Friendly Against UCC

[adamd164]

Next Tuesday night @ The Maradyke

[drinkfeckarse]

While the move to summer football has been a good one IMO such as helping in terms of European results, the downside is definately a lack of big names like cross channel teams for pre season friendlies.

There's only so many MSL teams you can play...

[adamd164]

We should try to get one of the 'big' Dublin clubs down for maybe next Wed.

[patsh]

We should try to get one of the 'big' Dublin clubs down for maybe next Wed.
Why?
We will have to see enough of them in the season ahead, and we, and they, don't want to "show our hand" until we have to.

[thecorner]

don't want to "show our hand" until we have to.

dont make me laugh

ours is the same hand we hand last season. think they all know our hand

[patsh]

dont make me laugh

ours is the same hand we hand last season. think they all know our hand
Really?
Different manager, coach.
At least two new players and some players who did not really feature at all last season back in the frame.
I guess you can look at the glass half empty if you want to, but things are not that bad, and that "same hand we had last season" would be gladly held by most of the managers in this league.

[thecorner]

Really?
and that "same hand we had last season" would be gladly held by most of the managers in this league.


never said it was a "bad hand" ;)

[Fair_play_boy]

Really?
Different manager, coach . . . . . . different hair styles . . . :D

[Fair_play_boy]

There's only so many MSL teams you can play...UCC just beat UCD in the Collingwood Cup final. They must be a strong side at the mo.

[pineapple stu]

UCC just beat UCD in the Collingwood Cup final.
Mainly our U-21s. But yeah, they seem to be a decent side of late, but probably no better than lower First Division?

[SÓC]

UCC just beat UCD in the Collingwood Cup final. They must be a strong side at the mo.

Yea quality team there at the moment. As per my sig they've won four in a row and 5 out of the last 6. They havnt left in a goal in 10 games!

The back four and the keeper (a former City underage player) are fantastic.

This will be a mighty good test for City

EDIT

Just found out it actually the UCC B team that City are playing. The B team have an important competition coming up. Pity it aint the Senior team

[adamd164]

My God.....we're playing UCC's B Team :eek:

Jesus...... that is really scraping the bottom of the barrel.

[Ruairi]

My God.....we're playing UCC's B Team :eek:

Jesus...... that is really scraping the bottom of the barrel.

It's not really about the teams we play, it's about getting 90 minutes action for the starting 11, to boost their fitness

[adamd164]

I know where you're coming from but jesus.....couldn't we get a tougher test?

[yan]

what time is kick off?

[Éanna]

I think its at 3

[yan]

first post says tues nite!!!

hope its not 3,some do work during the day!!! :p

[colblimp]

I think its at 3

What a ridiculous time to have a match in midweek. Not all of us are tax dodgers and I, for one, do not listen to The Levellers. :D I do have a first class degree from the University of Life though. Man!

[thecorner]

first post says tues nite!!!

hope its not 3,some do work during the day!!! :p

its on under the lights at 3am :D

[adamd164]

Yes 3 is the time (official site confirms this). The reason I said 'Tues Night' is cause that's what Rico originally said to the Echo.

[adamd164]

any1 else goin up??

[Ruairi]

Yeah.. dont fancy standing in the rain for 90 minutes though...

[adamd164]

The joys of being an eL fan :D
LOL!

It'll cheer me up if we trash 'em though

[Ruairi]

The joys of being an eL fan :D
LOL!



HA HA

looked outside before i went to work this morning, it looked deadly overcast, i said to myself "fcuk it looks like it's gonna lash for the match this afternoon.... i'd better bring a baseball cap..."

cause that'll keep me dry...
:D

[adamd164]

sure we'll be alright, isn't there a stand??

[patsh]

Any news yet?

[Gary]

2-0 City.

Behan and Tynan

McNulty

Greg (LB)
Derek
???
??? (rb) subbed for Lordan

Nwanko (middle)
Roy O Donovan (left)
Tynan (right)
Softic

Long
Behan

---------------

Derek clearly not match fit, putting a few stray balls around. Itll take a while to see him back at his best I suppose.

Crowd of around 100.

[patsh]

2-0 City.
Thats becoming quite a nice habit......

[James]

only 2-0!!!
against a UCC b team

RICO OUT :) :eek:

[Gary]

Thats not a full time score lads.

[tiktok]

3-0 now, an O.G.

far from a first team out as well

[daveh]

3-0 when I left,there was about 10 minutes to go.

[tiktok]

3-0 Ft

[ollie]

3rd goal was real quality :eek:

[SSS]

A few young fellas got a run out including Karl Caulfield and (I think) Conor/Colm O'Sullivan. A young centre back (Stephen something) also played - he appeared once or twice for the U21's last season.

I'm no fan of Tynan but he played quite well today.
Nwankwo, who I thought was a better player, was brutal altogether IMO. can't see him lasting under Rico.
Not much else really..

[James]

Conor/Colm O'Sullivan. ..

GOD NOOOoOoooooo :cool: :D

[GavinZac]

:D @ colm

roy did well, apary from trying to shoot from distance which was never going to work on a rugby pitch in the rain

[Counting Crow]

2-0 City.

Behan and Tynan

McNulty

Greg (LB)
Derek
???
??? (rb) subbed for Lordan

Nwanko (middle)
Roy O Donovan (left)
Tynan (right)
Softic

Long
Behan

---------------

Derek clearly not match fit, putting a few stray balls around. Itll take a while to see him back at his best I suppose.

Crowd of around 100.

Clearly City's starting 11 vs Harps :D ;) - should fool all the Harps and $hel$ scaouts at the game.

Also, 100 at the game.
How $hels and Dublin City would love a crowd of that size for their regular season gates!!!! :D

[pete]

Derek clearly not match fit, putting a few stray balls around. Itll take a while to see him back at his best I suppose.


You clearly haven't seen him play before ;)