Fixtures: Weekend Beginning May 19, 2017

[AlanOB]

All 19.45 k/o, unless stated otherwise...

Premier Division (all Fri May 19)

Bray Wanderers vs. Bohemians
Cork City vs. Drogheda United
Derry City vs. Shamrock Rovers
Galway United vs. Finn Harps
St Patrick's Athletic vs. Sligo Rovers
Limerick FC vs. Dundalk

First Division (Fri May 19)

UCD vs. Cobh Ramblers
Waterford FC vs. Longford Town
Wexford FC vs. Shelbourne (20.00)

Sat May 20

Cabinteely vs. Athlone Town (19.00)

Have at it, lads.

You can also find live audio analysis of Dundalk's trip to newly-managered Limerick, featuring former LOI manager Noel O'Connor, at www.mixlr.com/limerick-soccer-live. Willie John Boland will take charge of the Shannonsiders for the final, final time! ;)

Elsewhere, Galway/Harps looks an important one at the foot of the Premier table, as does this evening's clash in Inchicore.

[wonder88]

Looking forward to the Galway/Harps game. Really crucial game for Galway as more wins are needed. Hope there is an improvement in the home support(not optimistic on this) in what in ways is more of derby game due to the close connections between the 2 counties, than the one against Sligo.
Another draw?

[pineapple stu]

Cork 4-0 up and a goal disallowed!

[SeanDrog]

Good grief .... I'm gobsmacked !!!

[SeanDrog]

I can hear the laughing in paddy powers from here about the guy that put a fiver in the drogs ... 😒😒😒

[thomas72]

Brendan Clarke sent off for Limerick after 20mins for deliberate hand ball outside the box def red card it absolutely ruined the game limerick were well on top up until that point.
Ended up given away a stupid stupid pen.

[DannyInvincible]

Aaron McEneff secures the three points for Derry against Rovers with a penalty in stoppage time. 3-1.

[nigel-harps1954]

Starting to look ominous for Harps. We can try and take whatever positives are possible, but we're relegating ourselves with stupid mistakes and not taking chances.

[ger121]

If only we could play Bray every week.

[pineapple stu]

Arse.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Brendan Clarke sent off for Limerick after 20mins for deliberate hand ball outside the box def red card it absolutely ruined the game limerick were well on top up until that point.
Ended up given away a stupid stupid pen.

Terrible shame. Really need to go for 3 in next match.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Really enjoyable game in Inchicore. Could easily have been 4-4

[nigel-harps1954]

Great to note that Ollie Horgan was sent to the stands for the second time in three games tonight.

[MattB11]

Aww yes more Ollie feat Rihanna from the press box next week

[El-Pietro]

15 wouldn't have flattered us. At 5 we took off Buckley and played with 10 for 20 minutes and then proceeded to miss 5 absolute sitters. Campion should retire his was so bad.

[patrickccfc]

Campion should retire his was so bad.

That lad couldn't score in a brothel. Had to laugh really those chances he missed just defied belief.

[oriel]

Mad stuff at the bottom, when Harps were 1-0 up they had moved temporarily up to 8th from the bottom, then back to the bottom at full time.

Good win by Dundalk by all accounts, heard 2nd and 3rd goals were quality, final one pleasing to see Gannon on the score sheet after almost 2 month lay off. We move up to 2nd and Cork increase their lead!

Still, I`m looking forward to their visit on Friday week, hopefully a nice start to the BH weekend.

[wonder88]

Big win, but this relegation battle has a long way to go yet. Vinny Faherty coming on made a big difference, even before his goal. I think fitness may have made a difference towards the end as Harps overall looked to have better technical players than Galway. Some of the passing from the home side tonight was really poor, and the small size of the squad could really start to hurt us soon. The 2 Derry lads; McCourt and Molloy having to go off injured was a key factor as well. Ref was poor. Great peno from Murray.

[mcgonigle]

Brendan Clarke sent off for Limerick after 20mins for deliberate hand ball outside the box def red card it absolutely ruined the game limerick were well on top up until that point.
Ended up given away a stupid stupid pen.

Ruined the game alright but not sure how you think Limerick were on top, game hadn't settled and neither team had done much.

[osarusan]

Good win by Dundalk by all accounts, heard 2nd and 3rd goals were quality, final one pleasing to see Gannon on the score sheet after almost 2 month lay off. We move up to 2nd and Cork increase their lead!

2nd was good, you cut us open down the right, perfect cross, powerful naer post header.

3rd was a nice move and pass behind the defence, but we were just wrecked at that stage, stretched and dragged all over the place.

[pineapple stu]

Ten goals separating four teams at the bottom

[joey B]

32 yellows and 1 red in 6 premier division games tonight, is that a lot or is it just me????

[Dalymountrower]

Bray are pretty crappy other than Connolly. Bohs battled and deserved the win
.Dinny 's first goal was a peach.

[Guitd]

32 yellows and 1 red in 6 premier division games tonight, is that a lot or is it just me????
Harps should have had a few more cards if not a few red , shower of kickers, shocking stuff can't play football ,horrible to watch ,and of course Ollie got his standard walking orders to the stand .

[WoodquayBoy]

Brendan Clarke sent off for Limerick after 20mins for deliberate hand ball outside the box def red card it absolutely ruined the game limerick were well on top up until that point.
Ended up given away a stupid stupid pen.
Limerick ref doesn't send off Derry keeper for deliberate handball against us 2 weeks ago; Limerick keeper gets sent off for same offence. Gotta love this league

[joey B]

Harps should have had a few more cards if not a few red , shower of kickers, shocking stuff can't play football ,horrible to watch ,and of course Ollie got his standard walking orders to the stand .
Yawn! You won enjoy it and give it a rest, lord Almighty!

[Olander]

Yawn! You won enjoy it and give it a rest, lord Almighty!
To be honest, he's right. Damien McNulty is a thug and not even related to a footballer, he chopped down Kevin Devaney on 3-4 occasions when the ball was nowhere near him and he should've seen red and he wasn't the only one at it either. The referee, who was very poor, encouraged Harps behaviour when he didn't start clamping down, booking them early on. Harps are an extremely cynical side, constantly time wasting, kicking the ball away, standing in front of frees, putting ten men behind the ball and basically looking for anyway possible to antagonise the opposition. It made the win so much more enjoyable. It's not hard to see why they're so undisciplined/dirty when they have Horgan and Hegarty on the line.

I felt Finn Harps deserved a draw on the balance of play, but we're obviously delighted at taking the three points. It was a very poor showing from us tonight, so it doesn't say much for Finn Harps, who look to be in serious trouble. Quality wise, they're the worst side to come to Terryland this year.

[ToberonaTornado]

Yep difficult to reply from this poor phone.
What I was attempting to say was keep an eye out for Sean Gannon's goal on soccer republic.
Hard to judge from last night's game where we are in terms of a comeback with the early sending off of Clarke
Dundalk guilty of overplaying and passing.
Delighted with that win though.

[pineapple stu]

Harps should have had a few more cards if not a few red , shower of kickers, shocking stuff can't play football ,horrible to watch ,and of course Ollie got his standard walking orders to the stand .
Piffle. Harps are the Cork City of the north, don't you know

[Nesta99]

Nooo Stu its everyone else in the league that are a shower of kickers that dont play ball not Cork...UCD out of the Premier for a wee bit and you go and forget the rules already as set out by CityRebel- any free given against Cork is a dive and anyone who fouls a Cork player deserves a straight red and a 10 match ban. As for the wicked ways of Dublin folk especially those journo types...its all a conspiracy against the rebels. Galway really are finding their feet now, fans and all with the how dare those Harps lads stand in the way and spoil the game for the purist hosts.

It is not good that Horgan is getting himself sent to the stands and banned, wouldnt it be a 3 match ban as its the second time? He isnt the calmist of individuals on the touchline even if he says that Harps are the worst team in the history of football and could end up with minus points. If the lads that went off injured are out for any length Harps will struggle but Horgan does know how battle it out when in the deep stuff. Hego is no mug either and will deputise grand with Horgan in the stands.

The 3 goals in 4 minutes in Turners Cross I will want to see Monday night - Pete Mahon must be livid. Dundalk werent all that good in Limerick it seems and 0-3 may not have been much of a reflection on the Dundalk performance. Big game and test on Tuesday night now. Bray result was unexpected. Rovers less so as Derry are getting over their slump. Its a bit couple of steps forward then one back for Shamrock Rovers at the moment. Pats looked to be pulling away from the dropzone but its is that close throughout (bar Cork of course) in terms of inconsistancy its impossible to call any games. Pats can stay ropey please until Friday week. Beat Derry and Pats look for both Rovers to be in form the next couple of weeks too - after the visit of Corkto Oriel there could be 4 points in it and then a couple of Derby games with Cork's confidence battered for the visit of their fierce Munster rivals...........not a hope!!! lol

[Jofspring]

Limerick ref doesn't send off Derry keeper for deliberate handball against us 2 weeks ago; Limerick keeper gets sent off for same offence. Gotta love this league

Nah last night was 100% a red as the ball was clearly heading over Clarkes head towards to back of the net and none of the defenders were going to get back and stop t. The Derry one as mentioned before had three defenders behind the keeper, one of which should easily have cleared it and no guarantee the shot was even on target. It definitely wasn't a like for like.

We weren't on top before he sending off but we were more than holding our own with Ogbene and Clarke causing trouble with their pace. When the red came and then the silly penalty we hadn't a chance.

[WoodquayBoy]

There was no Derry defender between ball and goal, one was level at best with Doherty. Anyway, old news at this stage, just raising it as an example of refereeing standards. But sure we are all well aware of them!
It may be coincidence, but Hennessy didn't ref a game last week after that Derry incident; and he didn't even get to run the sideline at a game last night. He is back for Sligo v Cork on Monday, maybe a 2game absence is normal, or maybe he was dropped because of his performance in EDP

[bluewhitearmy]

Nah last night was 100% a red as the ball was clearly heading over Clarkes head towards to back of the net and none of the defenders were going to get back and stop t. The Derry one as mentioned before had three defenders behind the keeper, one of which should easily have cleared it and no guarantee the shot was even on target. It definitely wasn't a like for like.

We weren't on top before he sending off but we were more than holding our own with Ogbene and Clarke causing trouble with their pace. When the red came and then the silly penalty we hadn't a chance.

Wasn't Paul O'Conor right there or was he much further away than I thought?

[osarusan]

Wasn't Paul O'Conor right there or was he much further away than I thought?He was on his way back but I don't think he would have been close to it.

[bluewhitearmy]

He was on his way back but I don't think he would have been close to it.

Ah fair enough then it was one of those ones where I just seen him after the fact.

[TonyD]

Really enjoyable game in Inchicore. Could easily have been 4-4

Yeah, I thought it was an entertaining game. We started really well and bossed the game early on, but Sligo came back into it. Lots of chances on either side, so a draw was probably fair. Gavin Peers went off injured at half time and I think was missed in the second half. Conor O'Malley made an outstanding save that led to the corner Sligo equalised from.

[AlanOB]

In-depth analysis of Dundalk's lesson on how to play against 10 contained within: http://bit.ly/2qI9rHr

[Mr A]

While McNulty did walk a fine line I didn't think Harps were any more cynical than Galway overall. Ollie was incensed because the ref missed a blatant free in the Harps, then awarded Galway one immediately after in a similar situation. Would be better if he kept the head obviously.

And for such a cynical team, Harps have had very few players sent off since promotion.

[sbgawa]

While McNulty did walk a fine line I didn't think Harps were any more cynical than Galway overall. Ollie was incensed because the ref missed a blatant free in the Harps, then awarded Galway one immediately after in a similar situation. Would be better if he kept the head obviously.

And for such a cynical team Harps have had very few players sent off since promotion.

Looking forward to tonight's game against Galway, our lads have been told the poor Galway boys don't like playing rough and have been a bit traumatized by those ruffians from Donegal. I think we are leading the red card count but I wish I could say it was for being tough out, moments of individual madness for us.

[sbgawa]

meant to "quote one of the Galway boys not you Mr A" feckin phones, feck

[Olander]

While McNulty did walk a fine line I didn't think Harps were any more cynical than Galway overall.
Don't be silly now.

McNulty should've been sent off, he didn't even disguise the fact that he was essentially going to kick Devaney up and down the pitch from the start. Devaney received no protection from a weak official.

O'Connor pushed Winn over the perimeter wall before half time even though the ball was already gone.

McAleer kicking out at Lee Grace when he ushered the ball out of play.

O'Connor, who was already on a yellow, punching the ball away to waste time when we were chasing the game. A clear second yellow.

Ciaran Gallagher, shouting in Murray's face before the penalty, then taking the ball off him, offering to hand the ball back, then throwing it away. Yet Murray was booked and not Gallagher? Hilarious that he cost you the game, by the way. What a numpty.

Persistent time wasting, even in the first half. Standing over the ball constantly (never punished by a referee who encouraged Harps behaviour in general).

Before McCourt hobbled off he clattered Devaney twice and should've been carded, he was booked for neither.

That's just off the top of my head. If you really think we were anyway near as cynical as Harps, you're deluded.

On the balance of play, you deserved a draw. But for behaving like shítebags and showing absolutely no desire to do anything other than kick our players after you scored bar a second half O'Connor chance, you deserved to lose and you're going down and that style of play won't be missed by anyone.

[EAFC_rdfl]

Don't be silly now.

McNulty should've been sent off, he didn't even disguise the fact that he was essentially going to kick Devaney up and down the pitch from the start. Devaney received no protection from a weak official.

O'Connor pushed Winn over the perimeter wall before half time even though the ball was already gone.

McAleer kicking out at Lee Grace when he ushered the ball out of play.

O'Connor, who was already on a yellow, punching the ball away to waste time when we were chasing the game. A clear second yellow.

Ciaran Gallagher, shouting in Murray's face before the penalty, then taking the ball off him, offering to hand the ball back, then throwing it away. Yet Murray was booked and not Gallagher? Hilarious that he cost you the game, by the way. What a numpty.

Persistent time wasting, even in the first half. Standing over the ball constantly (never punished by a referee who encouraged Harps behaviour in general).

Before McCourt hobbled off he clattered Devaney twice and should've been carded, he was booked for neither.

That's just off the top of my head. If you really think we were anyway near as cynical as Harps, you're deluded.

On the balance of play, you deserved a draw. But for behaving like shítebags and showing absolutely no desire to do anything other than kick our players after you scored bar a second half O'Connor chance, you deserved to lose and you're going down and that style of play won't be missed by anyone.

That is some list of stuff in fairness. O'Connor had to punch that ball, it was going to hurt his face otherwise. self defence all day long...
As for him pushing Winn over the wall, cop on a wee bit. there's hardly a yard between end line and wall, the two collided and over Winn went.
McNulty's was a yellow, any of his other tackles were tough but perfectly clean.
You should probably exaggerate Ciaran Gallagher's crimes before the penalty a bit more too, you are underplaying it big time.

Can you explain how playing ten men behind the ball is cynical? You mentioned that earlier on in this thread and it just doesn't make sense

[Olander]

That is some list of stuff in fairness. O'Connor had to punch that ball, it was going to hurt his face otherwise. self defence all day long...
As for him pushing Winn over the wall, cop on a wee bit. there's hardly a yard between end line and wall, the two collided and over Winn went.
McNulty's was a yellow, any of his other tackles were tough but perfectly clean.
You should probably exaggerate Ciaran Gallagher's crimes before the penalty a bit more too, you are underplaying it big time.

Can you explain how playing ten men behind the ball is cynical? You mentioned that earlier on in this thread and it just doesn't make sense

Oh ayeeee, they collided alright. O'Connor's arms collided with Winn's back.

Gallagher's crime? He's a shítebag. Which made it 10 times funnier when his cringeworthy attempt at mindgaming Murray failed, then he cost you the game in injury time. :cool:

10 men behind the ball isn't really cynical, it's just extremely negative and encapsulates your playstyle.

The worst thing is, we were so bad on Friday, we could've lost to a side as poor as you, if you actually showed any sort of positivity or ambition to get a second goal. You honestly probably would've got it.