Fixtures 11th September

[brendy_éire]

Matches up tonight in the Cup:

Bray Wanderers v Killester, 19:45
Derry City v Cork City, 19:45
Longford vs Sheriff YC, 20:0
Dundalk v Sligo 19:25

First Division:

Wexford - UCD, 20:00

Would guess there'll be no need for replays, with Bray, Cork, Longford and Dundalk winning. Can't seem to find replay dates, but can I assume it'll be Monday?

Massive game in the First too. Really a must-win for UCD if they've to have any chance of winning it.

[outspoken]

Matches up tonight in the Cup:

Bray Wanderers v Killester, 19:45
Derry City v Cork City, 19:45
Longford vs Sheriff YC, 20:0
Dundalk v Sligo 19:25

First Division:

Wexford - UCD, 20:00

Would guess there'll be no need for replays Longford .

Lol we're sh1t.

[Acornvilla]

And seeing as Sheriff are the greatest footballing side in world football, we haven't a chance.

[Bray Head]

It's going to be a horrible night looking at the rain forecast so shocks could be on the cards.

[outspoken]

It's going to be a horrible night looking at the rain forecast so shocks could be on the cards.

The awful conditions will suit us if anything. Hopefully the pitch is nice and boggy so we can hoof it plenty 😂

[patrickccfc]

It's going to be a horrible night looking at the rain forecast so shocks could be on the cards.

So ye might actually beat killester? Lol. Don't know about us tonight, depends which city turns up, the one that beat pats 4-0 or the one that lost 3-0 to rovers. Lose this game and our season is over

[gustavo]

Good feeling about this one

[patrickccfc]

1-0 down ugh

[Nesta99]

Good feeling about this one

I have a bad feeling that at minimum this is going to a replay....ok just scored so I take it back for now!

2nd was a bit fancy by Kilduff.
3rd was a nice neat turn and finish from Finn. Sligo havent played that badly really but Dundalk have been clinical!

Sounds like a poor enough crowd which will prove Rovers stance probably with the dreadful weather and game on TV meaning a lot have stayed in to see the game.

[gustavo]

Ah here

[Acornvilla]

Hon the Town!

3-1 now, judging by updates we've had almost all the chances, but Sheriff scored a mad 35 yard one at the stroke of half time.

[nigel-harps1954]

Pretty dominant by Dundalk all round but Sligo were horrendous. Wouldn't fear them at all in any potential play-off if it were to pass. Richard Brush is a bloody awful goalkeeper. He should have saved at least, being generous here, two of those goals.

Cracking finish by Kilduff though, worthy of any stage in world football.

[nigel-harps1954]

Wexford take a step closer to the First Division title. 1-0 ahead in Ferrycarraig against UCD with less than five minutes left.

[Nesta99]

Sligo have improved nigel so imagine how they were previous. Wasnt there an Irish League player who scored a similar goal that was shown every where and I think nominated as one of UEFA's goal of the year?

[Acornvilla]

Sligo have improved nigel so imagine how they were previous. Wasnt there an Irish League player who scored a similar goal that was shown every where and I think nominated as one of UEFA's goal of the year?
Matthew Burrows for Glentoran it was I think.

[Briuk]

Sligo is two classes above any team of First Division. At the moment in my opinion the only teams that could lose in the PO are Drogheda and Longford
Today Dundalk played amazing

[nigel-harps1954]

Sligo is two classes above any team of First Division. At the moment in my opinion the only team that could lose in the PO is Drogheda
Today Dundalk played amazing

If that display tonight is Sligo improved, then I'd hate to have seen them earlier in the season. Regan Donelon wasn't good enough to get into Harps squad earlier in the season and he's playing week in week out for Sligo now.

I'd fancy Harps chances against that side and Harps are no mean shakes either.

[Sam_Heggy]

Regan Donelan showed flashes of quality but he was up against Ciaran Coll to play left back so any chances he got we left wing. Ciaran is the best left back in the 1st Div by a long way imo and would easily be premier quality. One of the few players we have that could make the step up.

[White Horse]

Cracking finish by Kilduff though, worthy of any stage in world football.

Still trying to understand why Liam Buckley wouldn't give him a game.

[Dunny]

Dundalk wiped the floor with Sligo 2nd half.Delighted to see the return of the Shieldsayy who was phenomenal and huge credit to Meenan who pulled Sligo apart in the 1st half but it was a great team shift tonight like....

[outspoken]

Far from a fantastic display particularly first half when our midfield kept sitting off and were eventually punished. Great start to the start of the second half and that wrapped the game up for us but even if we get bray at home in the semis we need to up our game 10 fold

[gustavo]

If that display tonight is Sligo improved, then I'd hate to have seen them earlier in the season. Regan Donelon wasn't good enough to get into Harps squad earlier in the season and he's playing week in week out for Sligo now.

I'd fancy Harps chances against that side and Harps are no mean shakes either.

Would you fancy your chances against a team that drew with the runaway champions away in a game that mattered more?

[oriel]

To be fair Sligo competed in the first half, but thought we were excellent in the second half though, Shields was superb all night.

Dreadful night to even think about going out, but as always it's so much better watching football live.

[geysir]

It's always a good evening when I can watch Dundalk via satellite, this evening they were superb considering the conditions.
They are shaping up to be a 3 in a row team .... at least.

[pineapple stu]

Killer's goal last night for those who missed it -

GhKHae2o2BI

[Dunny]

Killer's goal last night for those who missed it -

GhKHae2o2BI
Cracking goal!He had an overhead that smashed off the bar against Sligo last week.he's always looking and that't what i like about him.

[pineapple stu]

So it looks like -

Rovers - Miss (bit harsh maybe - never broke through the first team I think)
Kildare - Hit
UCD - Hit
Rovers - Miss
Cork - Hit
Pat's - Miss
Dundalk - Hit?

Strange career alright. Not sure what happened at Rovers/Pat's

[White Horse]

So it looks like -

Rovers - Miss (bit harsh maybe - never broke through the first team I think)
Kildare - Hit
UCD - Hit
Rovers - Miss
Cork - Hit
Pat's - Miss
Dundalk - Hit?

Strange career alright. Not sure what happened at Rovers/Pat's

Pats didn't play him and Rovers didn't provide him with quality service.

[jinxy lilywhite]

Terrific performance from the town. We had Sligo chasing shadows in the 2nd half. Into the next round, semi final don't care who we get but a home draw.

What happened in Derry with some cork fans being denied access

[sullanefc]

Watched the 2nd half of the Dundalk v Sligo game. The winning of the match for me was the relentless Dundalk pressing game. They seem a very fit team. Sligo could not control the football and kept coughing up possession which Dundalk capitalised on.

I don't think the pitch or the weather helped Sligo in their attempts to control the football. They couldn't get to grips with the pace of the ball on the deck and seemed unsure underfoot. A dry night on a grass pitch may have suited them better but it was quality pressing by Dundalk.

[mcgonigle]

Watched the 2nd half of the Dundalk v Sligo game. The winning of the match for me was the relentless Dundalk pressing game. They seem a very fit team. Sligo could not control the football and kept coughing up possession which Dundalk capitalised on.

I don't think the pitch or the weather helped Sligo in their attempts to control the football. They couldn't get to grips with the pace of the ball on the deck and seemed unsure underfoot. A dry night on a grass pitch may have suited them better but it was quality pressing by Dundalk.

They played on the same watered pitch the previous week. Result was down to the performance of Dundalk nothing more

[White Horse]

What happened in Derry with some cork fans being denied access

That is a long way to go to be denied entrance.

Were they plastered?

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

If that display tonight is Sligo improved, then I'd hate to have seen them earlier in the season. Regan Donelon wasn't good enough to get into Harps squad earlier in the season and he's playing week in week out for Sligo now.

I'd fancy Harps chances against that side and Harps are no mean shakes either.

Feeling is mutual Nidge. If we end up in the playoffs I hope it's Harps we're playing.

[patrickccfc]

Think I might've taken a replay the other night and good we now have a home tie to attempt to make the semi finals. Anyone know when the draw is taking place?

[outspoken]

Sligo would hammer seven shades of sh1te out of harps, I don't think you realise the step up in tempo between the 2 divisions at all, well that would come of course after harps lads had kicked 8 shades of sh1te out of the Sligo players first. Then again mad Mick V Ollie could be great to watch.

[jinxy lilywhite]

Think I might've taken a replay the other night and good we now have a home tie to attempt to make the semi finals. Anyone know when the draw is taking place?

Monday morning at 8:30am. On Rte radio 1

Numbers I assume would be alphabetical.
1 Bray
2 Cork/Derry
3 Dundalk
4 Longford

[oriel]

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Watched the 2nd half of the Dundalk v Sligo game. The winning of the match for me was the relentless Dundalk pressing game. They seem a very fit team. Sligo could not control the football and kept coughing up possession which Dundalk capitalised on.

I don't think the pitch or the weather helped Sligo in their attempts to control the football. They couldn't get to grips with the pace of the ball on the deck and seemed unsure underfoot. A dry night on a grass pitch may have suited them better but it was quality pressing by Dundalk.

The conditions and surface was the same for both. However a huge contribution on the winning of the game was the performance of Chris Shields, possibly his best in a Dundalk shirt and only recently matched when we played away to Cork in April. His work rate cutting out all attacks, feeding the MF and attack was quality all night.

He has to be the most improved player in the country, yet he is still not guaranteed a start. The choice is between him and O'Donnell (who was suspended the other night) it's always nice to have options, as O'Donnell offers a more attacking role but I can't think of anyone who has pushed on more or is better in the role that Shields plays in the league.

[Martinho II]

That is a long way to go to be denied entrance.

Were they plastered?

saw it somewhere online that it was on the instructions of CCFC security! no idea of why?

[White Horse]

saw it somewhere online that it was on the instructions of CCFC security! no idea of why?

Must be lads who are banned from Turners Cross trying to sneak in to away games. We usually send a member of our security team to away games for that very reason.

[brendy_éire]

Must be lads who are banned from Turners Cross trying to sneak in to away games.

Apparently the lads in question aren't banned from the Cross.
Noticed our stewards at the gates had sheets of papers with photos on them. Thought it was unusual.
Not sure what the craic is with the fellas, but Cork obviously knew they were travelling to Derry just to get turned away. Poor form.

[D24Saint]

Still trying to understand why Liam Buckley wouldn't give him a game.

meh while I do think he should never have been sold while we had no other striker available in general I do think that he is overrated as a footballer.

[Charlie Darwin]

Kilduff was as bad for Pats as he was for Rovers. There's a grain of truth to Rovers not creating enough chances for him, but other strikers were given fewer opportunities and did more with them. He's started well at Dundalk, as he tends to, but I'd wait a bit longer before casting judgement.

[mcgonigle]

meh while I do think he should never have been sold while we had no other striker available in general I do think that he is overrated as a footballer.

Fits in perfect at Dundalk so, we only sign under and overrated players.

[White Horse]

meh while I do think he should never have been sold while we had no other striker available in general I do think that he is overrated as a footballer.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/sep/14/best-goals-week-neymar-edinson-cavani-paulinho-norwood

[Ezeikial]

There's a lot more to come from Ciaran Kilduff, says Dundalk boss Stephen Kenny


http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/theres-lot-more-come-ciaran-6440043

[seand]

Kilduff's done well enough for Dundalk so far, but he still has a lot to prove. Kenny has a good record (at Dundalk anyway) of getting the best out of players that other clubs dind't want.... Boyle Massey Meenan Towell Gartland Gannon O'Donnell McMillan (Arguably Hoban, Finn and Shields fit into this category too)

[Ezeikial]

Kilduff's done well enough for Dundalk so far, but he still has a lot to prove. Kenny has a good record (at Dundalk anyway) of getting the best out of players that other clubs dind't want.... Boyle Massey Meenan Towell Gartland Gannon O'Donnell McMillan (Arguably Hoban, Finn and Shields fit into this category too)

There might be some debate about Kenny getting the best out of Ronan Finn to date, but Chris Shields is probably the player who has made most improvement under his guidance. Hoban is right up there as well

[Dunny]

Haven't been on-line much this week,have read through this thread and may have missed it - but what reason was given for the Cork fans who traveled to Derry being refused admission to the Brandy?

:confused:

[Nesta99]

Haven't been on-line much this week,have read through this thread and may have missed it - but what reason was given for the Cork fans who traveled to Derry being refused admission to the Brandy?

:confused:

Refused admission? Sure they were locked out sure!

[Dunny]

Locked out,refused admission,not let in.thrown out before they got in - still not getting the story here.i'd be raging if it was me.