Fixtures - Series 19

[brendy_éire]

Friday

Derry City - Longford Town
Shamrock Rovers - Bohemians

Drogheda United - Athlone Town
UCD - Waterford United

Saturday

Bray Wanderers - Finn Harps

Limerick - Cobh Ramblers
Shelbourne - Cabinteely


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Should be an interesting one in the Brandywell tonight. Struggled against Longford earlier in the season, coming away with a 1-1 draw. We took a 5-0 defeat off Dundalk in our last match, whilst Longford put three past them in their last.
Does Cousins need to win/draw this to keep his job?
Odds are Derry 1/4; Draw 17/4; Longford 9/1. Great price for Longford, even if they've only one once all season.

[outspoken]

No cousins is here to stay sadly. We've a few new singings but no one knows anything about them so it could be a great night or a total disaster. Big night for Kenny Shiels IMO after his comments after the Dundalk game.

[ToberonaTornado]

Great save by Delaney for that pen from Miele.You'll hardly see a better save in any league!!
Alan Byrne sent off for Waterford :D Night made already.

[nigel-harps1954]

Is there any online stream of the Eir Sports coverage tonight?

[Yossarian]

Ridiculous challenge by Buckley to get sent off. He was on the ground sliding in for an age before the tackle.

Some lob by Kurtis Byrne. Entertaining first 25 mins in Tallaght.

[TheBoss]

Is there any online stream of the Eir Sports coverage tonight?

If you have KODI and Phoenix Add-on, then go Phoenix Sports -> Cosmix Sports -> Setanta Sport -> Link 2

[White Horse]

Entertaining game. Neither team can defend.

[Lim till i die]

That's an absolute stonker of a game in tallaght.

Bohs look absolutely desperate but shamrock are determined to let them score.

That shamrock job is an attractive one some decent youngfellas there if a manager has the balls to get rid of the dirt.

[passinginterest]

Most entertaining game of football I've been at in a long time. Had a bit of everything. Rovers defending is comical but they should push on and win with the extra man in the second half.

[L.T.F.C.]

I'd love if we could go a couple of games without getting lads sent off.

[Lim till i die]

Alan Byrne sent off for Waterford :D Night made already.

They've launched a GoFund Me for the €35 for the red card afaik.

[Eminence Grise]

Miaouw! And this month's prize of a saucer of milk goes West!:cat:

Sharp, very sharp!!

[nigel-harps1954]

If you have KODI and Phoenix Add-on, then go Phoenix Sports -> Cosmix Sports -> Setanta Sport -> Link 2

Excellent. I was kind of hoping to use my chromebook, but it doesn't support KODI and I'm not arsed with Linux on it.

Also, the whole backwards way of chromecasting KODI from phone is just a nightmare too.

Great to be able to watch it though in some way that isn't those brutal trackchamp streams.

[Town Legend]

I'd love if we could go a couple of games without getting lads sent off.

I think we'll win the bad disciplinary league well before the third round of games!

[White Horse]

Every time I watch Rovers, I realise how grateful I am that the club I support never employed a Brennan.

[passinginterest]

Massive change of atmosphere in Tallaght with Fenlon gone. Obviously helped by the fact it was the derby game, but even the team seemed to be playing with far more positive intent. There's still huge problems to be worked out on the field, the defending was shambolic at times against 10 men, but there was positive signs and it'll be interesting to see if Bradley can stay on and keep faith with the youngsters.

[Charlie Darwin]

Well let me just tell you I found that rather satisfying.

Enough about my pint though, what a result!

[placid casual]

quite a "hectic" game in tallaght last night.
Rovers deserved to win, but the openesss with which we played might lead to some high scoring games from here on in.The young guys in the Rovers team coped well with the derby atmosphere, and seemed to revel in it.

akinade is a hard guy to stop, and him going off blunted any attacking threat that bohs had.

we wouldnt have had that kind of game with Fenlon in charge , so we are seeing the positives already.:D

[pineapple stu]

Peno for UCD inside the first ten minutes last night - though I thought a red card now wasn't issued if a goalscoring chance was denied but there was a genuine attempt to play the ball? Maybe Alan Byrne was unlucky to be sent off, even if he did come through the back of Ryan Swan when about to tap home into an empty net from six inches. (And knowing Swan's form of late, that mayn't even count as a definite goalscoring chance)

One lad commented after that we wouldn't get another penalty now unless it was absolutely stonewall. Ended up with three penalties - two for us and one for them.

Bit worrying that Waterford basically matched us while down to ten men for 80 minutes. But a win is a win. Big game in Cobh next week now.

[A N Mouse]

Peno for UCD inside the first ten minutes last night - though I thought a red card now wasn't issued if a goalscoring chance was denied but there was a genuine attempt to play the ball? Maybe Alan Byrne was unlucky to be sent off, even if he did come through the back of Ryan Swan when about to tap home into an empty net from six inches. (And knowing Swan's form of late, that mayn't even count as a definite goalscoring chance)

One lad commented after that we wouldn't get another penalty now unless it was absolutely stonewall. Ended up with three penalties - two for us and one for them.

Bit worrying that Waterford basically matched us while down to ten men for 80 minutes. But a win is a win. Big game in Cobh next week now.

The new rules started to be applied in end of season international friendlies in lead up to Euro's. Presumably won't be introduced here until next season.
Edit: Though you'd think it could be applied as a clarification

[pineapple stu]

You could be right actually. I remember Liverpool playing a Finnish team in Europe in the early 90s when the backpass rule had just come in. But it wasn't introduced to the Finnish league yet as they ran summer soccer and the rule wasn't coming in there until the end of the season. So the Finnish team had two different rules at the same time depending what tournament they were playing in. Probably the same here alright; the same foul in the europa league the day before would only have been a yellow.

[Azrob Spooh]

The new rules started to be applied in end of season international friendlies in lead up to Euro's. Presumably won't be introduced here until next season.
Edit: Though you'd think it could be applied as a clarification

You are correct, the season started under the existing Laws and the recent changes will not be implemented in the LOI until the 2017 campaign.

[Dalymountrower]

quite a "hectic" game in tallaght last night.
Rovers deserved to win, but the openesss with which we played might lead to some high scoring games from here on in.The young guys in the Rovers team coped well with the derby atmosphere, and seemed to revel in it.

akinade is a hard guy to stop, and him going off blunted any attacking threat that bohs had.

we wouldnt have had that kind of game with Fenlon in charge , so we are seeing the positives already.:D
Yeah, we always had a chance to equalise at 2-1 down with Akinade playing.
Very poor defending from both sides.We started the game with four centre half's and three forwards, crazy formation.
Actually thought that Rovers better when they beat us in Dalymount,although I appreciate that nothing positive can be admitted about Fenlon's reign.
Kept back 40 mins after the game, then herded on to a Luas that had Heuston as it's last stop, it is such a pain in the ass to attend this fixture,

[Martinho II]

I'd love if we could go a couple of games without getting lads sent off.

thats one thing Cousins is good at - our disciplinary record has being terrible year on year since he was in charge!

[bennocelt]

Peno for UCD inside the first ten minutes last night - though I thought a red card now wasn't issued if a goalscoring chance was denied but there was a genuine attempt to play the ball? Maybe Alan Byrne was unlucky to be sent off, even if he did come through the back of Ryan Swan when about to tap home into an empty net from six inches. (And knowing Swan's form of late, that mayn't even count as a definite goalscoring chance)

Bit worrying that Waterford basically matched us while down to ten men for 80 minutes. But a win is a win. Big game in Cobh next week now.

Seen on twitter that there was a bit of a kerfuffle between a Waterford fan and a UCD steward? Bit mad if so......of all places......hear or see anything Stu?

[pineapple stu]

Yeah, a Waterford fan was kicked out alright. No idea what happened though.

[thomas72]

Limerick 2 Cobh 0

[nigel-harps1954]

Absolutely brutal game in Bray. One goal was always going to separate the sides. Up there as probably Harps worst performance of the season.

[KR's Post]

Bray dominated for 60 mins. Jaysus Horgan changed lads around like there was no tomoro!! Mad. Thought we just about deserved it. Harps couldn't handle Dillon Connolly like wrxford two weeks ago. 5 clean sheets in s row for us.

[nigel-harps1954]

Bray dominated for 60 mins. Jaysus Horgan changed lads around like there was no tomoro!! Mad. Thought we just about deserved it. Harps couldn't handle Dillon Connolly like wrxford two weeks ago. 5 clean sheets in s row for us.

I don't think Bray really dominated anything. Harps were just really poor, wasteful in possession and really sloppy overall, especially in the final third. Harps had the larger share of possession of the ball, but sloppiness really killed any chance of getting anything from the game.

[KR's Post]

I was disappointed by Harps. Really thought they'd offer more. Nice run we are on and Tim Clancy and Conor Kenna will form a nice partnership

[Lim till i die]

Youngfella got the top of his finger chopped off by a seat last night.

Legal eagles who's baby is that??

First Division Champions 2016 Limerick FC - Rent the ground.

LEDP - own the ground.

Pinnacle Homes - Keith Woods diy company that the ledp hired to install the meat eating seats

[Charlie Darwin]

Youngfella got the top of his finger chopped off by a seat last night.

Legal eagles who's baby is that??

First Division Champions 2016 Limerick FC - Rent the ground.

LEDP - own the ground.

Pinnacle Homes - Keith Woods diy company that the ledp hired to install the meat eating seats
I blame the clubs up in Dublin for not marketing their clubs enough.

[patrickccfc]

Youngfella got the top of his finger chopped off by a seat last night.

Legal eagles who's baby is that??

First Division Champions 2016 Limerick FC - Rent the ground.

LEDP - own the ground.

Pinnacle Homes - Keith Woods diy company that the ledp hired to install the meat eating seats

I blame the lack of crisps in the shop, poor fella was starving I'd say

[outspoken]

I blame Tony cousins

[NeverFeltBetter]

Sean Russell?

[Lim till i die]

Lads this is deadly serious.

If the youngfella had lost the top of his head instead of his finger we'd have a fatality.

Typical LoI see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil in this thread.

[sulywaterfordfc]

Seen on twitter that there was a bit of a kerfuffle between a Waterford fan and a UCD steward? Bit mad if so......of all places......hear or see anything Stu?

The person whom tweeted it was reporting on the game and soon after tweeting it, he tweeted and apologised while deleting the two previous tweets and said a steward overreacted to a song by the Blues fans.


Yeah, a Waterford fan was kicked out alright. No idea what happened though.

Wasn't there myself but haven't heard anything about this and I've asked people that were at the game and by all accounts it didn't happen.

[pineapple stu]

Hm. Well, one of the club officials (not a steward) went up to get involved, which is usually bad news - so if the guy didn't get kicked out, it was on appeal.

But as I say, didn't really see what it was for.

[marinobohs]

I blame the lack of crisps in the shop, poor fella was starving I'd say

I heard Pat Fenlon was seen in the proximity and we know he is responsible for ALL the ills of LOI. (although watching his teams often leaves the desire to cut off ones own head)

[marinobohs]

quite a "hectic" game in tallaght last night.
Rovers deserved to win, but the openesss with which we played might lead to some high scoring games from here on in.The young guys in the Rovers team coped well with the derby atmosphere, and seemed to revel in it.

akinade is a hard guy to stop, and him going off blunted any attacking threat that bohs had.

we wouldnt have had that kind of game with Fenlon in charge , so we are seeing the positives already.:D

Yea, better team won.Buckos moment of madness killed any chance Bohs might have had.Defending was shocking from both sides, which kinda made it fun to watch but shams very comfortable in the end.

Shocked to hear of the passing of Tony Eustace RIP. a fanatical hoops man but a very decent guy and true LOI fan. condolences to all his family and friends.

[brendy_éire]

Brutal match in the Brandywell, just dreadful stuff.
Not that I'm complaining, a 4-0 win will do rightly.

Longford looked awful, it has to be said. Created nothing and there were so many mistakes, including giving away two penalties (which could have been four really). They're bound to go down, playing like that.

[Martinho II]

I have accepted our fate ages ago. Was at the game and it was shocking stuff. I only went up as I know I wont be in the Brandywell again for a long time unless we met in the cup.. club is a shambles supporters club is in a mess the board is a mess no cohesion anymore! its like the early 90s all over again when i first went to matches with low crowds!