LOI final round of matches - 30th October

[Dunny]

Darius Kierans assisted by Martin Connolly took over around June that year, the team was already in freefall and even avoiding the play off seemed a long shot at that point. Crazy to think 3 players who were regulars that season would win a title 2 years later, but 2 of them were playing out of position. Shields and Mountney were the central MF pairing. Cherrie was in goals. When Kenny joined, Shields eventually moved to a new role infront of the back four and Mountney moved to the right side.

I was looking through some old stats, always amazed me how our avg lge crowd was almost 1k that season, although the last few games of the regular season saw crowds drop to 250. The play off attracted 1,500, hard to imagine what the outcome would have been had we gone down, I'd say we might still be in the FD.
Matthews was being a bit of a cynical cnut at that time that apparently seen attendances fall to that level,was holding on for dear life to see what bones he pick dry regardless of what numbers were attending.Awful times then for the club.I always maintain that there was way more than 1500 at that play-off match v Waterford in OP btw,there was about 7 Drogs fans in the crowd that night in the shed along with a lot of other LOI fans all with their scarfs on.Once again GM was manipulating the attendance numbers for his own advantage.Bad,bad days :(

[Sam_Heggy]

So with Nathan Boyle definitely out, Kevin McHugh, Josh Mailey and Damian McNulty massive doubts and Raymond Foy a "concern" we're likely to be missing 4 or 5 of our starting team on Monday for the trip to Limerick.

Considering nobody gives us a hope with a full team, the optimism is not very high at the minute.

Still looking forward to the trip to Market Fields, the place should be buzzing.

[bluewhitearmy]

So with Nathan Boyle definitely out, Kevin McHugh, Josh Mailey and Damian McNulty massive doubts and Raymond Foy a "concern" we're likely to be missing 4 or 5 of our starting team on Monday for the trip to Limerick.

Considering nobody gives us a hope with a full team, the optimism is not very high at the minute.

Still looking forward to the trip to Market Fields, the place should be buzzing.

Anything at all can happen on the night the buzz of it all could make the Harps lads step it up to another level or our lads could freeze. While I don't think there would be many that would disagree that at this moment we have a bit more quality in our side than Harps it is by no means gonna be easy for us. If ye come to just sit back though it could be a dangerous game with the size of our pitch and the pace we have out wide it will be a lot to ask to let us come at ye most of the night.

Really looking forward to both games though crowds should be great at both. Extra terracing has now been opened in MF just to the left of the stand being used for the first time since we went back.

[Sam_Heggy]

I don't know about us sitting back and defending all night but we do like to counter attack.
With Boyle out though, our main striker is a huge loss as he showed with the goal v UCD.
Limerick have 6 or 7 players who would be easily starting in our side, but then again, so had UCD.

I don't see much more than 100 Harps fans travelling at most (more likely half of that) with it being Monday night but hopefully it'll add to a bit of an atmosphere.

[MeathDrog]

Are the playoff games on the box? They really should be if not.

[Jofspring]

Finn Harps event controller seems to reckon around 400 harps fans travelling.

[White Horse]

Are the playoff games on the box? They really should be if not.

+1

It would be a shame to stop TV coverage at this stage.

[Sam_Heggy]

Finn Harps event controller seems to reckon around 400 harps fans travelling.

If it were on next Friday I would have agreed but, with most people not knowing if we'd be traveling or not until nearly 10pm on Friday night, there's alot of folk who won't be able to make it.
There's only 1 bus load afaik but alot of cars.

The quick turnaround is a joke. We're like the walking wounded whilst some of the others have got a fair bit of stick from work for such short notice.

Surely an extra week wouldn't have killed anyone.

[patrickccfc]

If it were on next Friday I would have agreed but, with most people not knowing if we'd be traveling or not until nearly 10pm on Friday night, there's alot of folk who won't be able to make it.
There's only 1 bus load afaik but alot of cars.

The quick turnaround is a joke. We're like the walking wounded whilst some of the others have got a fair bit of stick from work for such short notice.

Surely an extra week wouldn't have killed anyone.

yeah very hard to get a good crowd down with only under 72 hours notice and with it being as far down the country as limerick. It is a joke really I mean surely there wouldn't be any harm having it Friday-Monday?

I don't know limericks injury situation, but as mentioned above harps potentially have a good few out which maybe could've cleared up if the game was on Friday. I know you can't base the timing of a game on one team's injuries, but would be great both teams at full strength.

[Martinho II]

If it were on next Friday I would have agreed but, with most people not knowing if we'd be traveling or not until nearly 10pm on Friday night, there's alot of folk who won't be able to make it.
There's only 1 bus load afaik but alot of cars.

The quick turnaround is a joke. We're like the walking wounded whilst some of the others have got a fair bit of stick from work for such short notice.

Surely an extra week wouldn't have killed anyone.

what is also overlooked is that the home team in the playoffs in the first leg will also lose out on programme sales as the turnaround is way too quick! that happened to bray in 2013 when we played them in the playoffs first leg! there was no programme produced in the carlisle grounds.

[Dunny]

what is also overlooked is that the home team in the playoffs in the first leg will also lose out on programme sales as the turnaround is way too quick! that happened to bray in 2013 when we played them in the playoffs first leg! there was no programme produced in the carlisle grounds.
From what i read on Twitter the lads at Lims were working on a programme for the play-off BEFORE Friday nights match!!

[gufcfan]

From what i read on Twitter the lads at Lims were working on a programme for the play-off BEFORE Friday nights match!!

Sure there wouldn't have been enough time to pull one together otherwise for Monday. Even if you have one ready for Monday morning, it's very short notice for the printers. GUFC programme gets sent off on Monday, for Friday. Or it used to at least.

[harps1954]

From what i read on Twitter the lads at Lims were working on a programme for the play-off BEFORE Friday nights match!!

And, if Harps had been at home tonight we too would have had a full programme for the game. A bit rushed, but everyone who contributes was on standby before Friday's game.

Our Cup game away to Longford was on a Friday night this year with the replay then taking place on a Monday night. We produced a programme for that game (it was actually printed on the Saturday) and was completely up to date with what had happened on the Friday, pics from the game in Longford, Managers views on the Longford game, etc. etc.

It can be done easily with a bit of pre-planning, etc.

[Martinho II]

And, if Harps had been at home tonight we too would have had a full programme for the game. A bit rushed, but everyone who contributes was on standby before Friday's game.

Our Cup game away to Longford was on a Friday night this year with the replay then taking place on a Monday night. We produced a programme for that game (it was actually printed on the Saturday) and was completely up to date with what had happened on the Friday, pics from the game in Longford, Managers views on the Longford game, etc. etc.

It can be done easily with a bit of pre-planning, etc.

had actually forgotten about that! have that program and you are dead right. clubs have no excuses any more!