26th round LOI August 29th - 30th [Archive] - Page 2

Charlie Darwin

29/08/2014, 10:30 PM

Devastating tonight. Absolutely mind-blowing stuff.
Six wins from seven since Nutsy took over across the two teams.

Poor, poor game in Tallaght. Sligo were as bad as I've seen them in six or seven years. They were even better in the first game when Rovers tore them to pieces. Rovers were disciplined and professional and the defence looked solid for the first time in about three years, but it was awful hoofball from both sides.

MeathDrog

29/08/2014, 10:36 PM

With wifi lol

Btw Sean, nobody cares and they ain't gona start, I can recommend a few Metallica tunes to ease your angst..

Fairly childish to have a go at someone for talking about their team all the same. On a football forum of all places. :rolleyes:

Charlie Darwin

29/08/2014, 10:40 PM

Also, big day for Barry Murphy. 100th clean sheet in just 217 league appearance. For a goalkeeper who's never won the league, that's a phenomenal record.

Nesta99

29/08/2014, 10:47 PM

Fairly childish to have a go at someone for talking about their team all the same

Having a go or winding up a local rival?! and it worked i'm sure much to Dunnys amusement but sure a football forum is not a place for the touchy :D

Dunny

29/08/2014, 10:47 PM

Fairly childish to have a go at someone for talking about their team all the same. On a football forum of all places. :rolleyes:

Really?! That's two now lol

Give it up lads....

Charlie Darwin

29/08/2014, 10:53 PM

Having a go or winding up a local rival?! and it worked i'm sure much to Dunnys amusement but sure a football forum is not a place for the touchy :D
It's completely out of order. I for one have never seen a Shamrock Rovers fan act in such an undignified manner without an umbrella in sight.

MeathDrog

29/08/2014, 10:54 PM

Having a go or winding up a local rival?! and it worked i'm sure much to Dunnys amusement but sure a football forum is not a place for the touchy :D
There's slagging and then there's being a dick. Guess which box Dunny ticks.

Really?! That's two now lol

Give it up lads....
Mammy would be proud.

patrickccfc

29/08/2014, 10:57 PM

Ugh such louthmouths the lot of ye lol

oriel

29/08/2014, 11:08 PM

Normally I am quite conservative on football, but tonight was championship stuff from us. Losing 2-1 at HT it was hard to know how things would work out. Brave and correct decision by Kenny to take Byrne off and put McMillan on for the entire second half and changing to 4-4-2. Superb performance and two huge goals from McMillan. Great scenes at the end fans applauding the side off from both sides of the ground. 6 points clear. 7 with GD, 7 to go. It's looking very good.

I was very impressed with Bohs who really put it up to us, and their display was up there with Rovers first half earlier in the season as one of the few sides to really cause us problems at home this season. Limerick were decent too a few weeks ago in patches, as were UCD for a spell, but Bohs went for it last night.

The huge difference on this season v last is the quality on the bench. McMillan on at ht then scoring 2. Higgins coming on to pass it and slow it down (and tackle at last !) then McDermott to add the gloss on the win. Also players like Ward, Mountney and Rossiter in reserve just shows the strength.

Delighted with the win. Excellent nights work. However the pressure just moves on to next week with a very though away match v Pats.

Ps nice one Athlone.

dfx-

29/08/2014, 11:32 PM

Six wins from seven since Nutsy took over across the two teams.

Poor, poor game in Tallaght. Sligo were as bad as I've seen them in six or seven years. They were even better in the first game when Rovers tore them to pieces. Rovers were disciplined and professional and the defence looked solid for the first time in about three years, but it was awful hoofball from both sides.

Hard to believe what Coleman was doing. McMillan upfront from the start with North on the pitch and Cretaro on the bench. Then takes Russell off and leaves Cawley, Maguire and McMillan on. Openly booed by the visitors.

Excellent first half from Rovers, Sheppard played excellently as did Waters, Peers was the only one fighting. Second half was very poor, Kilduff and Robinson out on the right didn't work.

Charlie Darwin

29/08/2014, 11:48 PM

Hard to believe what Coleman was doing. McMillan upfront from the start with North on the pitch and Cretaro on the bench. Then takes Russell off and leaves Cawley, Maguire and McMillan on. Openly booed by the visitors.

Excellent first half from Rovers, Sheppard played excellently as did Waters, Peers was the only one fighting. Second half was very poor, Kilduff and Robinson out on the right didn't work.
Coleman has pretty much come out and said he's going to finish what Baraclough started and make Sligo a standard, direct British side, getting rid of Greene and Ndo and anybody with a bit of wit about to them. Insane to think that three years ago this was the side we thought were too fancy and compulsive to win a title. Rovers aren't much better but at least Fenlon has the excuse that he needs to make us hard to beat to have a chance at getting European football. You get the feeling Sligo are pretty much exactly where Coleman wants them to be, which is a waste of players with the ability of Peers.

Ezeikial

30/08/2014, 12:07 AM

Credit to Bohs for a top notch performance tonight - and two really excellent goals

Dave McMillan will be hoping his two match-winning goals and MOTM award will get him a start next week at St Pats.

pineapple stu

30/08/2014, 12:08 AM

Charlie Darwin

30/08/2014, 12:17 AM

Credit to Bohs for a top notch performance tonight - and two really excellent goals

Dave McMillan will be hoping his two match-winning goals and MOTM award will get him a start next week at St Pats.
Heard the two Bohs goals were screamers.

NeverFeltBetter

30/08/2014, 12:41 AM

Only team more useless than us at present are Cork. Not encouraging at all. Can well see Athlone staying up. Limerick next week followed by a hoor of a few games which could leave little to play for by the time of Drogheda on the final day.

Our defence is in bits and the rest of the team is looking very iffy. You could easily end up getting something out of that game.

Dunny

30/08/2014, 1:39 AM

There's slagging and then there's being a dick. Guess which box Dunny ticks.

Mammy would be proud.
Ah she is !

And being a dick? Take a slagging ffs like! Your club put up billboards in our town so relax yourself

SeanDrog

30/08/2014, 7:27 AM

Seventh, I think. Good season, if you can hang on to it. However, I expect Bohs to finish higher than you.

Yep 7th - if we beat athlone next week (not a foregone conclusion as corks result proves) I think that will be us safe.

Agree on Bohs improvement on their earlier season form - a good platform for them to build for next year - for me the top 4 doesn't look right without Bohs in it.

Our current form gives us great hope for a cup semi final.

Dalymountrower

30/08/2014, 7:33 AM

White Horse

30/08/2014, 8:38 AM

Best game ive seen this season last night in Oriel., cant remenber a cynical tackle.Two top class goals from Bobs , pressed Dlk all over the pitcb but ran out of steam 20 mins to go.

Bohs were outstanding in midfield, an area where Dundalk usually dominate. The FAI Cup replay did seem to take it's toll on Bohs in the last 30 minutes. It gave Dundalk the opportunity to get the quality possession in midfield that they lacked in the first hour.

If Bohs can keep that side together and add some pace, they could challenge next season.

pineapple stu

30/08/2014, 9:24 AM

Fairly typical that we can barely buy a goal, but all five goals in that match came from ex ucd players!

jinxy lilywhite

30/08/2014, 9:50 AM

Still buzzing from last from night. This is the rain why we go to loi games cheer on our team. Watching two teams go head to head.
Was really impressed with bohs that they gave it a right go and it nearly paid off.

Very hard not to get carried away with last night and other results going or way.

Next week is a tough one away to the Galacticos of St. Pats.

Nah Nah Nah Nah

30/08/2014, 10:14 AM

Ezeikial

30/08/2014, 11:11 AM

Next week is a tough one away to the Galacticos of St. Pats.

I am really looking forward to this one. Bohs showed the right attitude in having a go last night - I hope that the Galacticos show a bit more ambition then in the last meeting at Oriel.

It would be smashing if Dave McMillan gets some more game time - he was excellent for the 45 minutes he got last night

David McMillan�s 15th goal of the season could prove to be his most precious ever as Dundalk overturned a 2-1 deficit to beat Bohemians and take a huge step towards the SSE Airtricity Premier League title.
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/national-league/david-mcmillan-s-double-puts-dundalk-six-points-clear-as-cork-held-in-athlone-1.1912398

I am still chuckling about one eccentric Pats fan ranting about his limited talent - Maybe his 16th goal of the season is coming up next week?

Nesta99

30/08/2014, 11:54 AM

I'll be very surprised if Coleman is there next season. If he is can't see anyone wanting to sign for us or fans turning out in The Showgrounds to watch that style of football. While people can disagree over whether Barraclough should have been sacked the MC have seriously dropped the ball with this spoofer.

Awful game by 2 very poor teams.

Risky strategy having a guy dismantle a team only to get rid for another new guy to rebuild and wipe out another season with mid-table... the downward spiral started, reduced crowds and so on. Might actually be a better idea to stick and see as regardless of the style if results are happening then the crowds will stay with some sort of platform to kick on from. Still think Coleman was a risky appointment that was unnecessary imo.

oriel

30/08/2014, 1:00 PM

Best game ive seen this season last night in Oriel., cant remenber a cynical tackle.Two top class goals from Bobs , pressed Dlk all over the pitcb but ran out of steam 20 mins to go.
Astute subs from Kenny and league winning form to make that comeback
Hilarious stuff in the stand where errant Bohs fans were marched back to their stockade for having the temerity to celebrate our equaliser!,

The small group of bohs fans who wanted to watch the match from the top of the stand were politely asked to move to their designated area in the seating that is segregated in the front area of the stand. No big deal really and to be fair they eventually moved with no issues.

Two top class goals by bohs, almost replicas, both in top corner, Cherrie didn't move for either.

Ours subs definitely changed the match in the second half, no doubt about that, and they were the reason we got a deserved but very hard earned win.

WoodquayBoy

30/08/2014, 8:45 PM

According to Livescore, Eric Molloy scored for Youffs in 90th minute to snatch a 2-2 draw away to Cobh. That leaves us 3 points ahead of them with far superior goal difference and 5 games to go

Nah Nah Nah Nah

30/08/2014, 11:06 PM

Risky strategy having a guy dismantle a team only to get rid for another new guy to rebuild and wipe out another season with mid-table... the downward spiral started, reduced crowds and so on. Might actually be a better idea to stick and see as regardless of the style if results are happening then the crowds will stay with some sort of platform to kick on from. Still think Coleman was a risky appointment that was unnecessary imo.

Presently Coleman is creating the downward spiral you talk about though. No one wants to watch that sort of football consistently.

PartySaint

31/08/2014, 10:11 AM

oriel

31/08/2014, 12:47 PM

Just looking at Dundalks fixtures I see they play Rovers in Oriel with only a few games let, it would be a brilliant moment for Kenny if that's the game that seals them the title.

I'm glad Dundalk have pulled away from Cork, they're style of football is worthy of Champions, would have been horrible to see that Cork side win the league.

It would be nice but I'd say also a bit ambitious to be thinking way ahead of ourselves. There will still be 3 games left after Rovers at home, so we would have to win all our games before then, and also Cork to lose at least one.

Also that Rovers game will be moved for its Friday slot to probably a Monday night now as 3rd Oct is FAI Cup Semi finals. In fact we only have one Friday night home match left, Cork final game, end of Oct.

That might be a nice bank holiday weekend for Dundalk fans!

patrickccfc

31/08/2014, 2:49 PM

I'm glad Dundalk have pulled away from Cork, they're style of football is worthy of Champions, would have been horrible to see that Cork side win the league.

Yes dundalk have been the best team this year but whoever finishes top deserves it regardless of what style of football they play or tactics they use. I'm not saying this to defend my own team cos I would have no complaints if I was a fan of the team that "deserves" it

jinxy lilywhite

31/08/2014, 7:15 PM

Yeah any team that is first at seasons end deserves all the credit. Cork might be physical but it is effective for them and works.

PartySaint

01/09/2014, 7:51 AM

Yeah any team that is first at seasons end deserves all the credit. Cork might be physical but it is effective for them and works.

I 100% agree that the team who wins it deserve it, I'm just saying I'm glad that's going to be Dundalk ahead of Cok

poster

01/09/2014, 11:09 AM

Hard to believe what Coleman was doing. McMillan upfront from the start with North on the pitch and Cretaro on the bench. Then takes Russell off and leaves Cawley, Maguire and McMillan on. Openly booed by the visitors.

Cretaro hasn't played in a few months so Coleman was hardly going to use him for more than 20 minutes. Russell isn't fit either and was clearly struggling with fitness during the second half.

Agree about McMillan though, we're desperate with him up there. We need him back at centre half with Peers. Spillane is an utter disaster and is becoming more and more of a liability with every game played.

pineapple stu

01/09/2014, 12:20 PM

This is Evan McMillan who was playing up front?!

WTF?

poster

01/09/2014, 12:22 PM

This is Evan McMillan who was playing up front?!

WTF?

ya-hmmmmmmm.

TonyD

01/09/2014, 6:23 PM

This is Evan McMillan who was playing up front?!

WTF?

Played there for Bohs a few times as I recall

Dalymountrower

02/09/2014, 7:04 PM

Played there for Bohs a few times as I recall
Usually went up front for the last 15 minutes if we were chasing a game, dont remember him being selected to play up front from the off
WTF are they at in Sligo.All gone horribly wrong there since they shafted Barraclough.

poster

03/09/2014, 9:46 AM

WTF are they at in Sligo.All gone horribly wrong there since they shafted Barraclough.

We'd have signed five more less than average players if Ian was still in charge.

I'm not sure four defeats in 13 counts as things going 'horribly wrong.'

Nah Nah Nah Nah

03/09/2014, 10:55 AM

If you're happy with that "style" of football then good for you

poster

03/09/2014, 11:09 AM

If you're happy with that "style" of football then good for you

Previous to Bray away, we were playing some good stuff with two/three up top.

Playing McMillan up top on his own is a disaster, as I said here previously

redobit

03/09/2014, 12:54 PM

Usually went up front for the last 15 minutes if we were chasing a game, dont remember him being selected to play up front from the off
WTF are they at in Sligo.All gone horribly wrong there since they shafted Barraclough.

Not really. Granted, I wouldn't say things have got a whole lot better. If Barraclough had stayed we would still have a manager and players on decent wages, Bara would have added a couple more and we'd still be seeing an underperforming team. Under the new manager we have reduced the wage bill but are still getting some good - some bad performances. Everything that has happened lately is more about consolidation for next season imo.

jinxy lilywhite

03/09/2014, 5:42 PM

But your twoin and frooing has cost your team a place in Europe. Especially with rovers and pats underperforming.

poster

04/09/2014, 9:32 AM

But your twoin and frooing has cost your team a place in Europe. Especially with rovers and pats underperforming.

I really don't think we would have got there under Baraclough either.

We just haven't got the reserves thanks to poor signings from previous management.