View Full Version : Week 26 - 26th Sept onwards
Fester
26/09/2013, 7:59 PM
Premier Division
Bray Wanderers - St. Patrick's Athletic
Bohemian FC - Derry City
Cork - UCD
Dundalk - Limerick
Sligo Rovers - Shelbourne
Shams - Drogheda United
First Division
Athlone Town - Waterford United
Mervue United - Longford Town
Wexford Youths - Finn Harps
Cobh Ramblers - Salthill Devon
Fester
26/09/2013, 8:00 PM
Saints 1 up HT
Fester
26/09/2013, 8:28 PM
Saints 2 up
Fester
26/09/2013, 8:41 PM
Now Bray 1 - 2 Pats
Charlie Darwin
26/09/2013, 8:45 PM
Ackernabi with the goal, according to Felix. Good player him.
Fester
26/09/2013, 8:54 PM
All over... Bray 1 - 3 Pats
ger121
26/09/2013, 9:14 PM
I know Dundalk have a game in hand but it's now Pat's to lose.
mcgonigle
26/09/2013, 9:17 PM
I know Dundalk have a game in hand but it's now Pat's to lose.
Has it not been that way for awhile?
D24Saint
26/09/2013, 9:34 PM
No thats just what Dundalk wanted everyone to believe.
Sheridan
26/09/2013, 9:51 PM
Sincere congrats to all St. Pat's fans. No-one would claim it was a vintage season, but they played very good football at times and you can only beat what's laid apologetically in front of you.
DaveyPats
26/09/2013, 11:08 PM
Has it not been that way for awhile?
Have to laugh at this. The whole 'Dundalk are under no pressure' thing is boring.
danthesaint
27/09/2013, 1:45 AM
Ackernabi with the goal, according to Felix. Good player him.
what? I thought the lad was dirt. He missed 3 sitters in the first game in the carlisle and he missed a sitter tonight which was ruled off for offside or a free out anyway, but chap looked poison against us anyway.
pineapple stu
27/09/2013, 6:39 AM
How come that game was on the Thursday?
(There's usually some random fun explanation!)
desaintsno.12
27/09/2013, 8:38 AM
How come that game was on the Thursday?
(There's usually some random fun explanation!)
Because Setanta said so
Dodge
27/09/2013, 10:07 AM
what? I thought the lad was dirt. He missed 3 sitters in the first game in the carlisle and he missed a sitter tonight which was ruled off for offside or a free out anyway, but chap looked poison against us anyway.
He's big and stong but he's not a good footballer. Was with Pats under 19s for a couple of years
Charlie Darwin
27/09/2013, 11:04 AM
what? I thought the lad was dirt. He missed 3 sitters in the first game in the carlisle and he missed a sitter tonight which was ruled off for offside or a free out anyway, but chap looked poison against us anyway.
Whistle was blown before the sitter he missed today, although he seemed to lack the composure to finish it anyway. His goal was a very tidy finish, he has strength and pace and has a decent touch. I was impressed with his defensive work as well - Pat's didn't get much luck on the left flank until he was pushed further forward in the second half. He's only 19 or whatever, his career is hardly over.
mcgonigle
27/09/2013, 11:36 AM
Have to laugh at this. The whole 'Dundalk are under no pressure' thing is boring.
Where did I say that? If we don't win tonight it's over, seems like pressure to me. My point was why is it now suddenly Pats to throw away and this not the case last week or all the other weeks they've been top?
Charlie Darwin
27/09/2013, 11:38 AM
Where did I say that? If we don't win tonight it's over, seems like pressure to me. My point was why is it now suddenly Pats to throw away and this not the case last week or all the other weeks they've been top?
Probably because they were level on points last week going into a game with a team they'd lost to twice already this season.
Ezeikial
27/09/2013, 3:02 PM
The Setanta commentators were gushing about the brilliant atmosphere last night (as you could hear loads of profanities in the background!). Meanwhile in today's Herald Adam Fitzmaurice says "there was a strangely muted atmosphere to the whole night".
adamd164
27/09/2013, 3:09 PM
The Setanta commentators were gushing about the brilliant atmosphere last night (as you could hear loads of profanities in the background!). Meanwhile in today's Herald Adam Fitzmaurice says "there was a strangely muted atmosphere to the whole night".
I've no idea what Will Downing was smoking last night (and I generally like him as he's a fan of the league), but there was zero atmosphere coming across on TV. It was incredibly muted for a competitive game.
But it's Bray so you know what you're getting when you decide to show it...not knocking the choice, Pat's games will rightly be shown given their position in the table. But there will never be an atmosphere at the Carlisle Grounds on a Thursday night.
pineapple stu
27/09/2013, 5:35 PM
Because Setanta said so
Oh. That's not much fun. I preferred Limerick's reason earlier in the season of "Preparations for the Bruce Springsteen concert at the weekend"
Bohs 1 up on Derry
Limerick lead in Dundalk
Cork 2-0 UCD
Sligo 1-0 Shels
Shamrock Rovers 0-0 Drogheda
Mervue 1-0 Longford
Athlone 1-0 Waterford
Wexford 2-0 Harps
Drogheda level
Bohs 2 up- could be massive for them
adamd164
27/09/2013, 7:56 PM
If Sligo get another goal or two here and narrow the goal difference, it'll set up an interesting game against Pats next week.
McBride sent off for Derry. When I saw Derry were a man down I thought it might be Rory "adds bite to the attack" (http://www.highlandradio.com/2013/09/27/derry-footballer-receives-suspended-sentence-for-assault/) Patterson.
Rovers 2-1 up. Wexford 3-1 up and Harps down to ten men.
Longford down to ten men now also.
Martinho II
27/09/2013, 8:28 PM
Longford down to ten men now also.
corrie treacy got sent off for us
monkey9
27/09/2013, 8:45 PM
We are the Champions playing around Oriel tonight?
Candystripe
27/09/2013, 8:54 PM
McBride sent off for Derry. When I saw Derry were a man down I thought it might be Rory "adds bite to the attack" (http:// www.highlandradio.com/2013/09/27/derry-footballer-receives-suspended-sentence-for-assault/) Patterson.
I see what you did there lol
On a side note Derry have been playing absolute p1ss since May!
Jofspring
27/09/2013, 9:05 PM
Our good record in league football against Dundalk continues. Gaffney has really hit form now with loads of confidence. Much needed for him after a shocking start to the season. Three great results on the bounce for us with Bohs, Bray, Shels and Derry to come.
dundalkfc10
27/09/2013, 9:15 PM
Fair play to Limerick, totally deserved the win.
That Gaffney has now scored 6 of the 11 you have against us this season
Dont think we had a chance all game bar Hobans header right on half time.
Yet again a referee ruins the games, for 20 mins in the 1st half every contested header was a free kick (he just made up which way to give it)
At least 70 Free Kicks during the game, which wasnt dirty at all game, id love to know how many free kicks there was.
gufc2000
27/09/2013, 9:18 PM
Congrats to Athlone, the First Divisions most devoted members have escaped. Great crowd of just over 2000 well. Roddy has done it again!
Good boost for the Midlands to get Premier Division football again too.
Yes, also extend my congratulations to Athlone Town FC, fabulous achievement.
Welcome to the PD.
geysir
27/09/2013, 9:23 PM
The 15 minutes of league fame was nice for Dundalk.
dundalkfc10
27/09/2013, 9:34 PM
The 15 minutes of league fame was nice for Dundalk.
Dundalk will be at least fighting for Europe next season
We have had a fantastic season no matter what happens from now till the end of the season
ger121
27/09/2013, 10:31 PM
Great result for us tonight! Probably our best performance at Dalymount all season. Another win should do it for us.
Ezeikial
27/09/2013, 11:33 PM
We are the Champions playing around Oriel tonight?
The 15 minutes of league fame was nice for Dundalk.
No fanfares and no despair around Oriel tonight.
Although it was a disappointing end to a brilliant odyssey chasing the improbable, the season is far from over for Dundalk. With a bottom half budget Stephen Kenny has assembled a team who have played attractive football and displayed commitment and resilience in abundance. A Europa League place remains probable and the FAI Cup Semi-final is imminent
Even in the unlikely event that Dundalk lost every remaining match through October the season has surpassed all expectations.
The future - both short term and in the next number of seasons - looks full of exciting possibilities
There's been a fair bit of sourness from various people about Dundalk doing well that I find amusing.
Delighted for Athlone as well. A great addition to the Premier Division.
Going to enjoy watching them and Roddy next year.
Charlie Darwin
27/09/2013, 11:43 PM
It's them Shamrock Rovers fans, I swear. If they're not waving umbrellas and sending in pensioners posed as Pat's fans to rattle gates, they're being sour on the internet.
mcgonigle
28/09/2013, 8:20 AM
We are the Champions playing around Oriel tonight?
Are you Anto Flood?
Congrats Athlone Town players, staff and supporters. One of the, if not the oldest clubs in Ireland back in the division they have waited so long for. Will be a great addition to the league. The attendance tonight shows that one of the really football towns still have the following that was there in the 80's after so long in the wilderness. Talking to so many supporters of the club in work yesterday, the attendance will be exceptional next season too.
Overthemoon
28/09/2013, 11:15 AM
+1 looking forward already to our first visit to your new stadium next year. Well done to all its great getting out of the graveyard!!
PartySaint
28/09/2013, 11:37 AM
Congratulations to Athlone. Looking forward to our trip down there next season, hopefully we go there as Champions. It's not over yet we still have tricky games where we have to pick up points.
Dodge
28/09/2013, 11:45 AM
With a bottom half budget Stephen Kenny has assembled a team who have played attractive football and displayed commitment and resilience in abundance.
bottom half budget. Snigger
Ezeikial
28/09/2013, 2:05 PM
bottom half budget. Snigger
At the start of the season the teams with a substantially bigger budgets were
Shamrock Rovers
Sligo Rovers
St Patricks Athletic
Derry City
Limerick and Cork were also generally acknowledged to have had bigger budgets
Stephen Kenny probably started with the 7th or 8th highest budget and was certainly ranked number 8 in the pre-season bookies odds.
Dundalk were expected to finish in the lower half of the table by most observers and will certainly have exceeded expectations by seasons end
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