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SeanDrog
04/04/2014, 9:54 PM
Don't get me wrong - I'm delighted to be second but seriously doubt we will be there at the end - given the size of squad a mid table would be great.
But who knows lol
It's just great to firstly put daylight between us and the relegation group firstly
Drogs have had a decent start, no doubt about that, but they have played 4 sides already that will finish in the bottom half. They def look to be an improved side on last year, but there is a long way to go.
5 sides.
Don't get me wrong - I'm delighted to be second but seriously doubt we will be there at the end - given the size of squad a mid table would be great.
But who knows lol
It's just great to firstly put daylight between us and the relegation group firstly
Raise those expectations. We're going to win the league.
Skinner was unbelievable in goals for Athlone tonight. Super (and completely unexpected) goalkeeping performance. Enjoyable match with more good football from ourselves. If we keep that style up throughout the year, I think we'll be grand.
No it's not too early.
Once the talk of off field antics starts its usually self fulfilling aftet that.
Charlie Darwin
04/04/2014, 10:13 PM
No it's not too early.
Once the talk of off field antics starts its usually self fulfilling aftet that.
What's that now?
I think somebody could have made a killing if they'd bet on Cork and Drogs running away with the league after five weeks and Sligo second from bottom.
pineapple stu
04/04/2014, 10:18 PM
Can we ban injury time maybe?
Cost us three points already. If we ignore the two points we won in Bray in injury time of course.
Should have had the game wrapped up earlier, but credit to Limerick for coming back; they probably deserved the draw for pinning us back for the last 20 or so.
Awful crowd, even by our standards. No idea what happened there!
strikeforce
04/04/2014, 10:34 PM
Cork tore rovers apart tonight and the high intensity game they play is a joy to watch. 3 top strikers out and we're top of the league is brilliant. I know its early in the season but all the knockers of CCFC can start eating their hats. Johnny C knows how to get the best out of any team he has managed and this current team is no different. They just keep on going for the whole 90 plus minutes and always challenge for every ball.
limunlim
04/04/2014, 10:35 PM
It was my first time in the bowl. I don't understand why students aren't offered tickets for a fiver. If you did that and had a few reps on campus and some link up with a local bar for after, surely there would be a few hundred more every week
NeverFeltBetter
04/04/2014, 10:46 PM
It is a lovely little ground when the weather is right.
Charlie Darwin
04/04/2014, 10:46 PM
It was my first time in the bowl. I don't understand why students aren't offered tickets for a fiver. If you did that and had a few reps on campus and some link up with a local bar for after, surely there would be a few hundred more every week
Is there a minimum price on student tickets set by the FAI?
White Horse
04/04/2014, 10:49 PM
Worth looking at again.
http://f1.thejournal.ie/media/2014/04/horgan-2-2.gif
pineapple stu
04/04/2014, 11:28 PM
Is there a minimum price on student tickets set by the FAI?
Student offers have been tried anyway.
And beer promotions are banned on campus. Not sure if a link with Kiely's would count as a beer promotion though.
Dalymountrower
05/04/2014, 7:30 AM
Bray desevedly ahead at half time last night against ten men.Cue half time team talk and they came out for 2nd half with ten behind the ball.Bohs deserved the point.
Dreadful refereeing and lino performances
Pablo Escobar
05/04/2014, 7:36 AM
Cork tore rovers apart tonight and the high intensity game they play is a joy to watch. 3 top strikers out and we're top of the league is brilliant. I know its early in the season but all the knockers of CCFC can start eating their hats. Johnny C knows how to get the best out of any team he has managed and this current team is no different. They just keep on going for the whole 90 plus minutes and always challenge for every ball.
Calm down. It was 1 game. Yes, we deserved to win, but it's still only worth 3 points and the league is only 5 games in. We're on a great run but it has to end somewhere, just hopefully not next week.
strikeforce
05/04/2014, 9:02 AM
Calm down. It was 1 game. Yes, we deserved to win, but it's still only worth 3 points and the league is only 5 games in. We're on a great run but it has to end somewhere, just hopefully not next week.
Read my post properly Pablo...... And I am very calm.:cool:
nigel-harps1954
05/04/2014, 9:03 AM
Shelbourne could well go straight back up this season. Easily the most organised team we've played yet. Saying that, it was never a 2-0 game and Harps wouldn't have been undeserving of a point had we got it.
Decent crowd in Tolka, even if there were a couple of young fella looking to cause a row.
White Horse
05/04/2014, 9:35 AM
That's Goal of the Season sorted.
http://youtu.be/z7JH6ckS8mg
Longfordian
05/04/2014, 9:58 AM
Shelbourne could well go straight back up this season. Easily the most organised team we've played yet. Saying that, it was never a 2-0 game and Harps wouldn't have been undeserving of a point had we got it.
Decent crowd in Tolka, even if there were a couple of young fella looking to cause a row.
Thought they were very well organised against us too though we dominated them for around three quarters of the game and missed a few great chances. They'll be right up there, this league is going to be as much of a dogfight as ever. They may struggle if they get injuries though.
BonnieShels
05/04/2014, 10:02 AM
Shelbourne could well go straight back up this season. Easily the most organised team we've played yet. Saying that, it was never a 2-0 game and Harps wouldn't have been undeserving of a point had we got it.
Decent crowd in Tolka, even if there were a couple of young fella looking to cause a row.
At least we can put that talk that we have some sort of Cork City bias to rest now.
Charlie Darwin
05/04/2014, 11:59 AM
That's Goal of the Season sorted.
http://youtu.be/z7JH6ckS8mg
There'll be plenty of better goals scored this season.
TonyD
05/04/2014, 12:01 PM
That's Goal of the Season sorted.
http://youtu.be/z7JH6ckS8mg
Don't think so. Great finish I'll grant you, but the game was over at that stage and Pats had given up. We were poor(to put it mildly) last night, even at 1-0 up I was worried. We can only improve and I think we will. Very silly from Brennan to get sent off after the final whistle.
Ezeikial
05/04/2014, 1:08 PM
even at 1-0 up I was worried. We can only improve and I think we will.
Understandable as the first goal was against the run of play. Apart from a 10 minute spell in the 1st half and maybe 5 mins in the 2nd half Dundalk dominated and outplayed Pats.
It's hard to know in what measures it was due to Dundalks excellence or Pats inepititude
Very silly from Brennan to get sent off after the final whistle.
Silly, indisciplined and unprofessional - but not very surprising.
Maybe Buckley should have seen that his head was gone and subbed him off
On a different note it was good to hear that at least some Pats fans retain a musical sense of humour - I enjoyed the Sultans of Swing classic "Where's my jumper" on the tannoy last night.
White Horse
05/04/2014, 1:49 PM
There'll be plenty of better goals scored this season.
The league is full of 36 pass moves finished by a cushioned volley.
Then again, last seasons winner was an average goal.
Ezeikial
05/04/2014, 1:58 PM
There'll be plenty of better goals scored this season.
Maybe there will, maybe not.
But only the truly miserable would be unable or unwilling to acknowledge the excellence of that team goal
El-Pietro
05/04/2014, 2:07 PM
Understandable as the first goal was against the run of play. Apart from a 10 minute spell in the 1st half and maybe 5 mins in the 2nd half Dundalk dominated and outplayed Pats.
It's hard to know in what measures it was due to Dundalks excellence or Pats inepititude
Silly, indisciplined and unprofessional - but not very surprising.
Maybe Buckley should have seen that his head was gone and subbed him off
On a different note it was good to hear that at least some Pats fans retain a musical sense of humour - I enjoyed the Sultans of Swing classic "Where's my jumper" on the tannoy last night.
Sultans of Ping.
OldNassau
05/04/2014, 2:24 PM
Athlone are five matches without a point, where will they pick up there first points? With Bohs, Derry, Limerick, Pats, Dundalk and Bray to complete their first round, it is not looking good. UCD in 2013 had only four points after eleven games.
adamd164
05/04/2014, 2:35 PM
Sultans of Ping.
They're LOI fans too!
Pablo Escobar
05/04/2014, 2:44 PM
They're LOI fans too!
Themselves and the Frank and Walters are all Cork City fans. I often meet Ashley from the Franks, who's a former neighbour of mine, at Turners Cross.
Understandable as the first goal was against the run of play. Apart from a 10 minute spell in the 1st half and maybe 5 mins in the 2nd half Dundalk dominated and outplayed Pats.
It's hard to know in what measures it was due to Dundalks excellence or Pats inepititude
Silly, indisciplined and unprofessional - but not very surprising.
Maybe Buckley should have seen that his head was gone and subbed him off
On a different note it was good to hear that at least some Pats fans retain a musical sense of humour - I enjoyed the Sultans of Swing classic "Where's my jumper" on the tannoy last night.
Hard to argue with any of that. Dundalk got in and about Pats and didn't let us play. I think the Quigley experiment has failed. With an extra body in midfield instead of him we might have done better. Too many longer balls last night, and then trying to play in dangerous areas at the back at times. I was surprised to see Chris Forrestor come off, as I thought he was probably our best player on the night. I'm trying to look on the bright side though. It's still early days, and we didn't exactly get off to a flier last year either.
(Oh, and it's the Sultans of Ping btw. I'm only just getting the joke now. There was something about Stephen Kenny losing a jumper last year wasn't there ?)
White Horse
05/04/2014, 3:08 PM
Hard to argue with any of that. Dundalk got in and about Pats and didn't let us play. I think the Quigley experiment has failed. With an extra body in midfield instead of him we might have done better. Too many longer balls last night, and then trying to play in dangerous areas at the back at times. I was surprised to see Chris Forrestor come off, as I thought he was probably our best player on the night. I'm trying to look on the bright side though. It's still early days, and we didn't exactly get off to a flier last year either.
(Oh, and it's the Sultans of Ping btw. I'm only just getting the joke now. There was something about Stephen Kenny losing a jumper last year wasn't there ?)
I thought Pats missed Anto Flood hugely. He was very important in the "decider" last season. Playing Quigley in the midfield was never going to work. He simply does't put in the work to compete against Towell, O'Donnell, or Shields. Pats fans know they have a problem at centre half (not that we are perfect in that department). Foran is a liability.
Sometimes, a terrible result can be a good thing. Dundalk's hammering by Drogheda was a huge wake up call for us. Buckley is a good manager, he can put it right.
bennocelt
05/04/2014, 5:49 PM
(Oh, and it's the Sultans of Ping btw. I'm only just getting the joke now. There was something about Stephen Kenny losing a jumper last year wasn't there ?)
Actually its the Sultans of Ping FC:)
Charlie Darwin
05/04/2014, 5:56 PM
The league is full of 36 pass moves finished by a cushioned volley.
Then again, last seasons winner was an average goal.
It was a good goal but how many of those passes were incisive, two, including the cross?
ger121
05/04/2014, 6:36 PM
It was a good goal but how many of those passes were incisive, two, including the cross?
Not sure how important the number of passes that were incisive. If you retain the ball, the opposition can't hurt you. Dundalk were patient and waited for the moment for the space to open. What's impressive about the passage of play is that after holding on to the ball, they scored.
Charlie Darwin
05/04/2014, 6:45 PM
Not sure how important the number of passes that were incisive. If you retain the ball, the opposition can't hurt you. Dundalk were patient and waited for the moment for the space to open. What's impressive about the passage of play is that after holding on to the ball, they scored.
They retained the ball because Pats weren't pressing up the pitch. All they did was bounce it around the back four under no pressure with the occasional 1-2 into midfield and back to the defence. Bray could do that.
They retained the ball because Pats weren't pressing up the pitch. All they did was bounce it around the back four under no pressure with the occasional 1-2 into midfield and back to the defence. Bray could do that.
Come on Charlie, this was a goal where every outfield player touched the ball, it ran to 36 passes and we were playing the champions at home, not Bray......the game may have been over then, but it should still be considered a very good goal.
What's more important was our second half display and another brilliant goal earlier by Horgan when it was 1-1. This was a superb display overall, but we need to back it up with a win over Derry.
I also agree with another Dlk fan above, Pats will come good, Buckley is well capable of sorting things out.
Surprised not much talk on Sligo, that's a serious decline losing 4 in a row, are they a really that bad this season?
White Horse
05/04/2014, 7:18 PM
Come on Charlie, this was a goal where every outfield player touched the ball, it ran to 36 passes and we were playing the champions at home, not Bray......the game may have been over then, but it should still be considered a very good goal.
What's more important was our second half display and another brilliant goal earlier by Horgan when it was 1-1. This was a superb display overall, but we need to back it up with a win over Derry.
I also agree with another Dlk fan above, Pats will come good, Buckley is well capable of sorting things out.
Surprised not much talk on Sligo, that's a serious decline losing 4 in a row, are they a really that bad this season?
Don't mind Charlie. He spent last season telling us that Dundalk were no good.
White Horse
05/04/2014, 7:20 PM
I enjoyed the Sultans of Swing classic "Where's my jumper" on the tannoy last night.
Yes, great sense of humour from Pats.
Very clever and witty.
It was my first time in the bowl. I don't understand why students aren't offered tickets for a fiver. If you did that and had a few reps on campus and some link up with a local bar for after, surely there would be a few hundred more every week
Don't know about this year but the last two seasons they had a "Supporter's Club Membership Card" that would allow you to pay a fiver. Even though in theory they were sold (for some ridiculous amount like 10 quid), I got mine for free both years.
Charlie Darwin
05/04/2014, 9:17 PM
Come on Charlie, this was a goal where every outfield player touched the ball, it ran to 36 passes and we were playing the champions at home, not Bray......the game may have been over then, but it should still be considered a very good goal.
It was a very good goal, I just don't think it's really worthy of the hyperbole. For all the passes and whatnot, it was basically a three direct long passes that did it. And, like I said, Pats were just jogging around the centre of the pitch.
Longfordian
06/04/2014, 12:07 AM
Poor enough result for Town tonight but overall I think we'll lose feck all games this season. Pat Sullivan (especially) and Pat Flynn are cruising through games as a centre back pairing. We've missed a lot of chances by snatching at them. Davy O'Sullivan is in a personal war with the crossbar. Long way to go and I've seen little to be worried about from the others so far.
Charlie Darwin
06/04/2014, 12:46 AM
Poor enough result for Town tonight but overall I think we'll lose feck all games this season. Pat Sullivan (especially) and Pat Flynn are cruising through games as a centre back pairing. We've missed a lot of chances by snatching at them. Davy O'Sullivan is in a personal war with the crossbar. Long way to go and I've seen little to be worried about from the others so far.
Just wait until they both get sent off.
Longfordian
06/04/2014, 12:54 AM
Pat Sully has a couple of yellows to his name already but Flynn has been very well behaved. Honestly though they look like players that are well above First Division. Particularly Sullivan, playing at CB and walking it. We've let in one goal in 5 games altogether I think. Last year pretty much everybody scored against us.
Charlie Darwin
06/04/2014, 12:58 AM
But they are both Premier Division players. Flynn is only playing for Longford because he has a job in Dublin (same reason he left Rovers) and Longford train here, and Sullivan I suspect has work too. Still, both headcases in the right circumstances.
OldNassau
06/04/2014, 10:22 PM
Something a miss in Pats this year. They lost their talisman Conor Kenna to Rovers which has weakened their solid formation of 2013. Foran not the answer here. Quigley has joined their midfield and contributes very little workrate when the team is under pressure. Brennan also lacked the commitment it needs to battle and he becomes frustrated too easily. Cannot afford too many luxuries in a team. Dundalk on the other hand allow Towell to invent and Shields, Mounteney and O Donnell to graft and consolidate a good midfield backed up by Horgan who works and attacks at pace. Dundalk very impressive but Pats certainly lacking overall. Bring back Bisto!!!!
wonder88
07/04/2014, 12:14 AM
John Russell and Bisto Flood are a big loss to Pats. No one they have brought in can do the job they did last season. Hope Pats don't change their style of play too much, as they may come under pressure to go more direct as the season develops.
John Russell and Bisto Flood are a big loss to Pats. No one they have brought in can do the job they did last season. Hope Pats don't change their style of play too much, as they may come under pressure to go more direct as the season develops.
Can't see Buckley doing that no.
PartySaint
07/04/2014, 11:02 AM
Something a miss in Pats this year. They lost their talisman Conor Kenna to Rovers which has weakened their solid formation of 2013. Foran not the answer here. Quigley has joined their midfield and contributes very little workrate when the team is under pressure. Brennan also lacked the commitment it needs to battle and he becomes frustrated too easily. Cannot afford too many luxuries in a team. Dundalk on the other hand allow Towell to invent and Shields, Mounteney and O Donnell to graft and consolidate a good midfield backed up by Horgan who works and attacks at pace. Dundalk very impressive but Pats certainly lacking overall. Bring back Bisto!!!!
Dundalk seem to bring the worst out in Brennan, he was sent off in Oriel last season and put in a few challenges in the later game in Richmond which could have got him into trouble.
As a Pats fan as soon as we signed Brennan I knew he was going to pick up a few stupid red cards but the rest of the time he is superb so he more than makes up for it.
mcgonigle
07/04/2014, 12:24 PM
It was a good goal but how many of those passes were incisive, two, including the cross?
Can you link me to a goal that has 36 incisive passes?
ger121
07/04/2014, 4:49 PM
Dundalk seem to bring the worst out in Brennan, he was sent off in Oriel last season and put in a few challenges in the later game in Richmond which could have got him into trouble.
As a Pats fan as soon as we signed Brennan I knew he was going to pick up a few stupid red cards but the rest of the time he is superb so he more than makes up for it.
That's Brennan alright. At Bohs he could be superb one week and ridculous the next. Certainly divided opinion during his time at Dalymount.
Charlie Darwin
07/04/2014, 5:12 PM
Can you link me to a goal that has 36 incisive passes?
No, but I can link you to some that have more than two. I'm sure you can find them by yourself though.
White Horse
07/04/2014, 5:15 PM
No, but I can link you to some that have more than two. I'm sure you can find them by yourself though.
Charlie isn't too fond of this passing lark.
Big man up front, punt it up, and win the knock downs?
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