LOI Fixtures 1st May - 4th May

[PartySaint]

Cork haven't improved at all this season in terms of playing style. They've been fairly awful to watch every time I've seen them this season. A few of their fans on twitter seemed to be really ****ed off with their playing style after the game today

[Ezeikial]

I would imagine Rovers and Dundalk would have the biggest budgets, probably in that order.

Last season Rovers had the fourth highest, but with Fenlon's renowned frugality this could not have dropped to 5th.

[Town Legend]

Hopefully Dundalk were making up today for not scoring at all next Saturday!!

[marty]

I doubt the budget is any higher than Cork, Rovers and Pats. So I don't know why you are bringing it up.

Although the result tonight might make us so called "heavy favorites" with all due respect it was only Bray. They were woeful defending set pieces and overall I never saw a worst Bray side.
There is still a long way to go. Plenty of time for key player's to be injured or lost to a foreign side

It's a public forum and I'm entitled as are you to bring up whatever I pleases! Was bringing it up after watching both games today,would imagine Corks would be level leith Dundalk's as they would have a simular income-would also see Bohs and Bray as been among the lower scale....Kenny and Long both doing very well.Unfortunately Caulfiend needs to have a look as himself as the Cork public will expect a title push after last year's finale.Still a long way to go so hopefully Dundalk won't pull away too much for the neutrals.

[Dalymountrower]

Poor stuff from both Cork and Bohs, don't think that the pitch can be blamed.
Dennhey usually gets worse abuse Nigel, from his Rovers days
Hopefully he and Anto Murphy are ok.

Cork are some distance behind Dundalk and Pats
On a par with Rovers I'd say, awful to watch.

[The Fox]

We played terribly in the last 2 games. Earlier games in the season, we were generally middling but we are definitely in freefall now. I expect Dundalk to beat us as they are class, but not by 8 without a fight at all. We were terrible from the kick off and last week was just as bad against a team that we should be at least doing ok against.
The squad is paper thin. The new signings do not have enough quality. David Cassidy is the only threat we have - last year we had Jake Kelly, Cassidy, Issy, Scully and Hughes to choose from. The previous year we had Marty Waters and Jason Byrne. that at least kept defences busy. We had 3 forwards on the pitch today and they didn't cause Dundalk any problems at all - they didn't even retain possession. In midfield we were missing Hanlon and Kelly, but we were overrun. McGlynn might as well not have played (indeed he should have been sent off against Galway, so his contribution has been questionable recently). All this means that the ball just keeps coming back at the defence and they were found wanting again today. McNally, an experienced defender has not led the way I had hoped he would - he certainly has not filled Websters shoes.
We have had no manager for a month despite the fact that the Chairman said on national tv that he had received cvs a month ago. I understand that 2 very experienced managers have applied - but they don't fit the age profile that the chairman has in mind!!
No one seems to know who owns the club - Mcgettigans have bought a percentage of shares was the latest that I had heard, but not an overall majority. The O'Connors have also got an interest and some shares are still retained by old shareholders - how true that is, I am not sure. Either way the current situation does not reflect well on whatever business people do own the club and I fear for our future.
Saturday nights haven't worked - the crowd and atmosphere was as bad as it gets against Galway, although obviously that is partially about how the team is playing.

We need an experienced manager this week and 5 or 6 quality signings in the window to have any hope. Otherwise I fear we will either rot in the 1st division or fold. We don't have the Devlin factor or contacts we had for most of the last 30 years to get us back up if we are relegated.

[PartySaint]

We need an experienced manager this week

Alan Mathews is free

[The Fox]

I heard that rurmour 2 weeks ago!

[Charlie Darwin]

That match in Dalymount was nowhere near as entertaining as the Soccer Republic highlights made it look. Liam Miller must be wondering why Caulfield signed him.

Some cracking goals scored tonight though. Horgan's one at the end of the Bray game was ridiculous.

[gufcfan]

On another point, some real classy Bohs fans making some lovely gestures to Billy Dennehy as he was being helped off the pitch after being nearly knocked out.

They were only asking him how many fingers they were holding up, to see if he was all right.

[sullanefc]

So what? Happens everywhere every weekend when home fans don't like an away teams player. If its applause and niceties you want then maybe footballs not for you.
Yes but rarely do you see that abuse for a player going off injured. It's kind of scummy behaviour really. Didn't think you would condone that stu?

[Charlie Darwin]

Yes but rarely do you see that abuse for a player going off injured. It's kind of scummy behaviour really. Didn't think you would condone that stu?
Football fans tend to be a bit dark. To be honest, I couldn't hear the chants and I assumed he'd gone off because he took one in the knackers and couldn't walk and that's what they were singing. I'll take any opportunity to stick a boot in on the bozos but this isn't really one.

[SkStu]

There's abuse and banter on the sidelines, but then there's a player who could have been seriously injured. Where do you draw the line in all fairness Stu?

Things like racism, slagging off dead relatives or clearly severely injured (broken bones, collapsing etc). Taking the **** out of Dennehy as he was walking off the pitch after taking a ball in the mush because he didn't get back his yards is more than fair game.

[sullanefc]

Keep it classy jackeens!

[SkStu]

Yes but rarely do you see that abuse for a player going off injured. It's kind of scummy behaviour really. Didn't think you would condone that stu?

What Charlie said. It's standard fare. Theres far worse that goes on on the terraces across the world for us to wring our hands over!

[SkStu]

Keep it classy jackeens!
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[Charlie Darwin]

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Have to say that made me laugh. You lot don't know how to run a club or sell a stadium but your inter-club niggle is alright.

[ger121]

That match in Dalymount was nowhere near as entertaining as the Soccer Republic highlights made it look.

Depends what your definition of entertaining is, as yours can be quite confusing!

[strikeforce]

So what? Happens everywhere every weekend when home fans don't like an away teams player. If its applause and niceties you want then maybe footballs not for you.
Footballs for everyone and maybe Bohs should change the name on that banner from Rebels to Bohs. Player was coming off with what was a potentially serious injury. I didn't see or hear the City fans doing the same when your player was out for the count. Personal matters should be put aside for things like that.

[Mr A]

I think in future the guideline should be that in the event of a player coming off injured there should be an immediate committee meeting among representatives of the home support to determine the appropriate response. Such chants or verbal barracking should be proposed and seconded and be passed by a simple majority in the case of somewhat serious injuries or 2/3s majority in the case of potentially very serious ones.

[osarusan]

Am I the only one for whom Soccer Republic doesn't play if Adblock is on?

And if Adblock is disabled, then the programme is plagued with ads (if you skip forward a bit, another 3x30 second ads)?

[Longfordian]

I think in future the guideline should be that in the event of a player coming off injured there should be an immediate committee meeting among representatives of the home support to determine the appropriate response. Such chants or verbal barracking should be proposed and seconded and be passed by a simple majority in the case of somewhat serious injuries or 2/3s majority in the case of potentially very serious ones.

Good thinking. I'd propose that where the extent of the injury has yet to be determined factors such as whether he's generally an annoying **** or he's wearing coloured boots also be taken into consideration in the committee's deliberations.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

I think in future the guideline should be that in the event of a player coming off injured there should be an immediate committee meeting among representatives of the home support to determine the appropriate response. Such chants or verbal barracking should be proposed and seconded and be passed by a simple majority in the case of somewhat serious injuries or 2/3s majority in the case of potentially very serious ones.

Seconded

[Martinho II]

Am I the only one for whom Soccer Republic doesn't play if Adblock is on?

And if Adblock is disabled, then the programme is plagued with ads (if you skip forward a bit, another 3x30 second ads)?

I have the exact issue when watchin soccer republic so had to disable ad blocker!