European Qualifying 2013.

[Real ale Madrid]

Sligo started slowly but seem to be coming into it a bit now.

[Charlie Darwin]

Why is the kickoff so early if it's not on TV?

[Nesta99]

Why is the kickoff so early if it's not on TV?

Was thinking the same. Due to the k.o. time i presumed it would be broadcast somewhere. Disappointing

[paul_oshea]

Molde seem to be very good on the counter-attack, pacey.

[paul_oshea]

...0-1

mcmillian made a couple of mistakes before that.

[CuanaD]

Just seen on Twitter Sligo Rovers have denied Extratime.ie a press box spot. Thats a disgrace. A site who cover the LOI week in week out and Sligo dismiss them probably for some billy bigtime reporter who never goes to LOI games. Disgrace

Well they are there now, so it looks like that was sorted out (?) :
http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/105/2015/19692/1/


cr4p - 0:1 down

[Charlie Darwin]

Reading the Extra Time updates talking about how well Sligo were doing, it made it inevitable really they'd concede right on half time.

[Straightstory]

Yes, the inevitable 'goal just before half-time'. I don't feel good about this one.

[Straightstory]

Some info on the goalscorer: http://www.extratime.ie/player/11116682/daniel_chima-chukwu/

[adamd164]

The league's coefficient is rapidly going south.

[Sheridan]

Flatlining in the league and out of Europe - Baraclough nervously clutching his neck, I'd say.

[Charlie Darwin]

Can any Sligo fans give an indication of how they played today? From the ET live tracker, it seemed like they were making an effort to retain possession and creating space on the flanks like you'd have expected Cook's sides to do, but from what I've seen of Sligo this season they've reverted to a much more direct, English-style gameplan under Baraclough.

[JC_GUFC]

Too lazy to check it out myself so relying on fellow nerds:
When was the last time a LoI club didn't win a tie/match.

[shellyriver]

Can any Sligo fans give an indication of how they played today? From the ET live tracker, it seemed like they were making an effort to retain possession and creating space on the flanks like you'd have expected Cook's sides to do, but from what I've seen of Sligo this season they've reverted to a much more direct, English-style gameplan under Baraclough.

Where to start?

Something that can only resemble a 3-5-1-1 formation in the first half! 4-5-1 in reality.

In the first half, Rovers sat back, played deep - crazy stuff - Molde crept into game and knocked on door three times before well taken goal from their Nigerian striker, after school boy error from Evan McMillen was very ropey in first half.

Why Keane and Djalili didn't start is baffling.

Why Henderson started is bizarre.

Why Elding managed to stay on for 90 minutes is ridiculous.

Why David McMillan was played as a right winger and taken off whilst Elding was kept on was pathetic.

In the second half having picked up pace, got Keano and Djalili on we got back to the old successful formula down wings, we were all over Molde but the problem is we have not attacking midfielder and lazy 'hit man'.

Dav played a blinder as did Peers.

Molde are nothing special, Rovers just gave them too much respect in first half, suckered with late first half goal and despite loads of 2nd half possession didn't have cut to get the necessary.

This game was just typical of Baraclough's ponderous style of play - tentative, safe and unambitious, in short boring - nothing like the swashbuckling days of Paul Cook, with goals a plenty.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

We played quite well. Especially second half. First half they had more chances but most of them (including the goal) came from mistakes by us. Think it took us a while to realise they weren't that good and once we did were well able for them. They were nowhere near as good as the Ukranian crowd we played 2 years ago.

Still hard to see us winning over there mind. Needed to get a goal tonight I thought.

They were a lot more direct then us but their centre forward was brilliant at holding the ball up. Not having all our wingers fit at the moment is killing us. Djiali made a difference when he came on.

Joey superb again.

[Charlie Darwin]

Where to start?

Something that can only resemble a 3-5-1-1 formation in the first half! 4-5-1 in reality.

In the first half, Rovers sat back, played deep - crazy stuff - Molde crept into game and knocked on door three times before well taken goal from their Nigerian striker, after school boy error from Evan McMillen was very ropey in first half.

Why Keane and Djalili didn't start is baffling.

Why Henderson started is bizarre.
The defense confused me a lot, seemed like you had three centre halves starting and then either Davoren or Conneely in midfield, which I thought would leave you vulnerable on the counter, which seems to have been what occurred.


Why Elding managed to stay on for 90 minutes is ridiculous.

Why David McMillan was played as a right winger and taken off whilst Elding was kept on was pathetic.
That surprised me as well. From the ET reports, it seemed like Lynch and McMillan were bossing them on the right, but then McMillan was the man sacrificed when you were chasing the game.


Molde are nothing special, Rovers just gave them too much respect in first half, suckered with late first half goal and despite loads of 2nd half possession didn't have cut to get the necessary.

This game was just typical of Baraclough's ponderous style of play - tentative, safe and unambitious, in short boring - nothing like the swashbuckling days of Paul Cook, with goals a plenty.
That's what I don't understand about Sligo. You walked to the title last year, albeit with a few slip-ups that can happen when you play a relatively open game. This season, you have been much more predictable, which worked when Elding was bullying defences but after the first round of games teams started to figure you out. Even the game in Tallaght, I couldn't believe you got anything out of a misfiring Rovers side.


We played quite well. Especially second half. First half they had more chances but most of them (including the goal) came from mistakes by us. Think it took us a while to realise they weren't that good and once we did were well able for them. They were nowhere near as good as the Ukranian crowd we played 2 years ago.

Still hard to see us winning over there mind. Needed to get a goal tonight I thought.

They were a lot more direct then us but their centre forward was brilliant at holding the ball up. Not having all our wingers fit at the moment is killing us. Djiali made a difference when he came on.

Joey superb again.
I suppose the Norwegian league is attractive for players like Chima looking to jump to a bigger European club, which is something Ireland has never been able to do. It's a pity because from the sounds of it, Molde aren't really that impressive. Sean South will probably revoke my LOI pass for this, but I hope you can give them a really good game in Norway and perhaps the more direct style can nick a goal or two.

[shellyriver]

This season, you have been much more predictable, which worked when Elding was bullying defences but after the first round of games teams started to figure you out. Even the game in Tallaght, I couldn't believe you got anything out of a misfiring Rovers side.




Baraclough has chopped and changed, brought in players of questionable ability (in fairness Dajalili has come on lately and McMillan should work out if played in the correct position).

In the old days, Cook simply had the team playing their own game, terrorising defences, giving midfielders plenty of time, etc, - imo, most entertaining football in LOI by far.

In previous seasons, our problem was no quality striker.

Now we don't have midfielders of the quality of Richie Ryan and Quigley, along with playing a generally dull and disjointed brand of football.

That's not to say, we can't get a result against Molde, if and only if the players are permitted to take off the shackles, and Baracloughs sticks with the strongest 11 and plays them in the position they should - basics really but its not happening at the moment.

[Charlie Darwin]

Any chance of Richie Ryan going back to Sligo now he's been told he can leave? I was surprised he didn't thrive at Dundee United, he looks the equal of any midfielder in Scotland outside of Celtic. I wonder if Pat Fenlon might pick him up.

[roversforever]

Baraclough has chopped and changed, brought in players of questionable ability (in fairness Dajalili has come on lately and McMillan should work out if played in the correct position).

In the old days, Cook simply had the team playing their own game, terrorising defences, giving midfielders plenty of time, etc, - imo, most entertaining football in LOI by far.

In previous seasons, our problem was no quality striker.

Now we don't have midfielders of the quality of Richie Ryan and Quigley, along with playing a generally dull and disjointed brand of football.

That's not to say, we can't get a result against Molde, if and only if the players are permitted to take off the shackles, and Baracloughs sticks with the strongest 11 and plays them in the position they should - basics really but its not happening at the moment.

Think we could get beaten by 2 or 3 out there to be honest.Molde weren't overly impressive tonite but id expect them to have a lot more possession and attacking threat in the 2nd leg.Baraclough's starting side was a joke and his substitutions were equally bad.And not for the first time.Very negative coach in my opinion,a million miles from the Cook days.

[pineapple stu]

Why David McMillan was played as a right winger and taken off whilst Elding was kept on was pathetic.
That's not a good sign. McMillan was played on the wing for a spell at UCD and at Pat's; was never anywhere near as effective as when he played up front (being a striker and all). Martin was experimenting (was st the start of McMillan's second season), but it didn't work, which is fair enough. Pat's and now Sligo going the same route is a bit silly. It sounds like wanting to get your best 11 players on the pitch without worrying about the formation.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Only in Sligo could the manager who led us to our first league in 35 years be getting such criticism. I know that when I look over the time Barraclough and Cook was here that I'll remember what Barraclough did more. That day against Pats surpassed any penalty shoot out victory. Cook did a great job but it was quite easy to play with no shackles on when you started every season so badly that you were generally out of contention in the league after the first round of games. The one time we worked our way into having a small chance of winning the league towards the end Cook messed up team selection in Inchicore and played Blinkhorn up front instead Doyle.

[Dodge]

Why is the kickoff so early if it's not on TV?

Sligo's floodlights aren't of a high enough standard for UEFA. Their 3rd Rd Europa League tie with the Ukrainians 2 years ago kicked off at the same time


Too lazy to check it out myself so relying on fellow nerds:
When was the last time a LoI club didn't win a tie/match.

Last time a tie wasn't won was 1999-2000

1997-98 was the last time an individual game wasn't won

Between 1983/84 and 1999/2000 LOI clubs only won 2 ties, both in 1993/94.

Last season was the first since 2003 that at least 2 LOI clubs didn't win a tie

[shellyriver]

Only in Sligo could the manager who led us to our first league in 35 years be getting such criticism. I know that when I look over the time Barraclough and Cook was here that I'll remember what Barraclough did more. That day against Pats surpassed any penalty shoot out victory. Cook did a great job but it was quite easy to play with no shackles on when you started every season so badly that you were generally out of contention in the league after the first round of games. The one time we worked our way into having a small chance of winning the league towards the end Cook messed up team selection in Inchicore and played Blinkhorn up front instead Doyle.

Ok - at the expense of slightly derailing thread - Bara got the title, built on the work of not just Paul Cook but (spit) Sean Connor.

Cook choked that season not just at Inchicore but also against Derry at home re strikers. That said, he persisently played Danny Ventre so his footballing brain was suspect at times!

If Bara doesn't win the league or get a Euro win this season - it will have been a failure, in relative terms.

He simply doesn't seem to have a real masterplan and even against not a dazzling Euro side we have no inventiveness - its been like that all season. Last season, was last season, wawar etc.

I hope Rovers get a result - but this is four years on the trot (barring brilliant away Poltava draw) where we have underperformed.

[avvenalaf]

Great time for Barra as a man and I think he's good for the club but I think he's too conservative as a coach. Hearing his interviews after games lately and he's calling for the players to have more confidence in their ability and to go out and play but he's the guy who is putting the team out and sorting out the gameplan. However, don't forget that we were without three definite starters last night in North, Cretaro and Greene but we will be beaten over there - if we couldn't score in the Showgies, we'll hardly do so in Norway. Joseph Ndo is God.

[Sean South]

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4641/efkc.jpg

[Charlie Darwin]

I'm more worried about the grammar.

[oriel]

He seems to be making far too many changes to the side, especially in defence. I know some players are missing but this was a game you needed to have a settled team/formation in place, well in advance of the tie.

[poster]

Not sure if this has been covered already, but is Trabzonspor/Derry being streamed tonight?

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Not sure if this has been covered already, but is Trabzonspor/Derry being streamed tonight?

It's live on Setanta Sports 1 so there'll be plenty of streams going about as well I would imagine if you don't have that channel

[Charlie Darwin]

It's scheduled for 6 channels according to Wiziwig, presumably with Setanta Turkey as the host broadcaster.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLKFgy61Iqg

[MeathDrog]

Malmo 2 up against Hibs already. Just shows how well Drogheda did to hold out for more than 2 hours of football.

[Mr A]

Yeah but Oriel Park.

[White Horse]

Malmo 2 up against Hibs already. Just shows how well Drogheda did to hold out for more than 2 hours of football.

Yeah. Drogheda were a credit to the league over two ties.

Let's hope Sligo can do themselves justice in their second leg and that Derry can stuff the Turkish team.

[bullit]

Some good links tonight.
This one working well for me

http://www.webfirstrow.eu/watch/196123/1/watch-trabzonspor-vs-derry-city.html

[bullit]

Pure chaos in the Derry defence as the commentator said.Long night ahead i reckon :(

[bennocelt]

just knew their would be a goal when the commentator said they were coping well - ffs 1-0

[bullit]

Yep long night ahead,bad mistake by Doherty. 2-0

[gormacha]

Ouch. Not watching it, but wincing every time a Derry twitter update flashes up.:/

[bullit]

Hell of a strike by McDaid. 2-1 Gowann Derry!

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Great goal by McDaid. 2-1 but they nearly concede straight away

[bullit]

Get in Derry 2-2

[pineapple stu]

2 all?!

[bennocelt]

stopped watching after 2-0, maybe i should step away.........wow

[pineapple stu]

Linfield 1-0 up in Greece at half-time. St Johnstone won away to Rosenborg, where Crues (?) lost 7-2 last week. Zalgiris 0-0 at home against Pyunik at half-time.

[White Horse]

2-2.

Come on the Irish team.

[pineapple stu]

Own goal. 3-2 Trabzonspor.

[bluewhitearmy]

Even without Molloys touch it looked like Doherthy was jumping nowhere near the ball.

[pineapple stu]

Great free. Dunno what Doherty was doing though.

Three goals conceded before half-time, so it's probably a bit much to say if they keep it tight for the remainder of the game, they'd have a chance in the Brandywell, but if they can keep it tight for the remainder of the game...

[bullit]

Aye Doherty is having a bit of a 'mare.Punching everthing that comes near him.