Kilkenny Vs Cork City

[A face]

Kearney at the start of the second.

[thecorner]

0:2 kearney again

[A face]

2-0 to City : Kearney

[GavinZac]

any idea who's playing? is roy getting a game?

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This is taken from www.corkcityfc.ie

Starting Line-Up:
Devine,
Horgan, Bennett, D.Murray, Murphy,
Woods, O'Brien, Gamble, Kearney,
Doyle, O'Callaghan.

[thecorner]

full time 0:2

[colblimp]

Although this is a good result for City, I still don't feel we've had a real test in our pre-season friendly campaign. I just wish we'd been able to play an English side, look at all the Premiership teams who weren't playing today.

I'm just concerned that we haven't had a 'real' game, been pushed as it were.

Any comments, anyone?

[GavinZac]

Although this is a good result for City, I still don't feel we've had a real test in our pre-season friendly campaign. I just wish we'd been able to play an English side, look at all the Premiership teams who weren't playing today.

no premiership team is going to come over here as a favour. it'd cost the club money to get them over. and as we know, expenditure is baaaaad m'kay?

[Storysham]

No Flynny again, sup, is he injured?

[Storysham]

no premiership team is going to come over here as a favour. it'd cost the club money to get them over. and as we know, expenditure is baaaaad m'kay?

Half the reason dolan had to go, wanted real madrid to play us, they wanted 2 million match fee and every room in hayfield manor for 2 nights. pat wanted to pay it, brian didnt.

Im joking mods, before ye freak out and delete my post.
Too much policing here.

[Éanna]

and as we know, expenditure is baaaaad m'kay?
:rolleyes: Expenditure is necessary for the club to progress. Frivolous expenditure "a la Dolan" is pointless and damages the club and its chances of progress

[Counting Crow]

Starting Line-Up:
Devine,
Horgan, Bennett, D.Murray, Murphy,
Woods, O'Brien, Gamble, Kearney,
Doyle, O'Callaghan.

Folks - this is the first team for the start of the season. Everyone else is playing catch up, so baring injuries or significant loss of form the 11 above will be lining out for a while.

Interesting thought here, with Fenn impressing during the pre season games when he came on, I reckon Flynny has dropped to #4 among our strikers! :eek:

[thecorner]

Starting Line-Up:
Devine,
Horgan, Bennett, D.Murray, Murphy,
Woods, O'Brien, Gamble, Kearney,
Doyle, O'Callaghan.

Folks - this is the first team for the start of the season. Everyone else is playing catch up, so baring injuries or significant loss of form the 11 above will be lining out for a while.



nothing wrong with that team

flynny,fenn,nwanko,behan,o donovan,greg,derek all fighting to get in

[Counting Crow]

Agree Corner. Don't forget we have two excellent youg players also in Lordan and in particular Shane Long who is going to be a real star IMO.

[thecorner]

feck it,forgot about shane long....

we could put 2 fairly decent sides out now

[Éanna]

nothing wrong with that team

flynny,fenn,nwanko,behan,o donovan,greg,derek all fighting to get in
yeah, things are looking good IMO. And Rico said on friday that when the transfer window opened he'd be looking for one or two experienced players if available.

[adamd164]

No Flynny again, sup, is he injured?
Ya that's quite irritating TBH. What the fcuk is up with the guy? He's always injured...

[thecorner]

he'd be looking for one or two experienced players if available.

hopefully he will be looking for a defender and a midfielder....seem to be loaded with options up front

[Éanna]

yeah, Derek's a good signing in that regard, but we could do with a reynolds type player in the middle of the park

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we could do with a reynolds type player in the middle of the park


Well no harming in having another quality midfielder but we have yet to see the best of Gamble, if his distribution gets a bit better he should be good, and if he stands up to opposition a bit more, that is one advantage that a player like Reynolds has over Joe, if you are having any problems, he can just elbow someone in the face and that is problem sorted for another two minutes.

[thecorner]

midfield and defence are strong enough to cope but if any injuries this is where will struggle

could nearly afford to have 3 strikers injured and get away with it

p.s. isnt it great to be chatting about football :ball:

[Éanna]

Well no harming in having another quality midfielder but we have yet to see the best of Gamble, if his distribution gets a bit better he should be good, and if he stands up to opposition a bit more, that is one advantage that a player like Reynolds has over Joe, if you are having any problems, he can just elbow someone in the face and that is problem sorted for another two minutes.
Agreed. I think Gamble is an absolutely excellent player, I'd go as far as to say if we'd had him all season we'd have won the league, but Reynolds gives an extra dimension- a bit of nastiness that we don't really have

[Troy.McClure]

Reynolds gives an extra dimension- a bit of nastiness that we don't really have

Ya, we need a bit of a scumbag to get in there amoungst the opposition IMO. Gambles 'harsh but fair' though I think (but not a scumbag) and we'll prob see him improve again this season. How old is he? 22/23? The break should do him wonders coz he came in after the full english season last summer, he must have been wrecked at the end of our season!

[Gary]

I dunno Face, I thought Gamble was well able to look after himself when the going got tough. As far as I remeber he out-Reynoldsed Reynolds in the RSC last time. Hit him a crunching tackle early on, and wound him up a fair bit throughout he game.

Gamble is still a bit rough around the edges, but he will be a huge player for CCFC this season, if his form is continued.

[thecorner]

reckon in gamble we have finally found a replacement in reyolds as well

[Éanna]

reckon in gamble we have finally found a replacement in reyolds as well
He's a very similar player to reynolds, and a better one, but he doesn't have that much experience. When you look at our squad we do lack a lot of experience

[thecorner]

When you look at our squad we do lack a lot of experience


which is where hopefully derek will come in

colin t,georgie and woodsie in the middle lots of experience as well

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As far as I remeber he out-Reynoldsed Reynolds in the RSC last time. Hit him a crunching tackle early on, and wound him up a fair bit throughout he game.

What that the game where he got sent off right beside all the city fans .... yeah remember that game alright !! :D

But yeah ... its about (http://corkcityfc.ie/gallery/albums/CORK%20CITY%20V%20SHELS/normal_8.jpg) time that City gave as good as they get !! (http://corkcityfc.ie/gallery/albums/CORK%20CITY%20V%20SHELS/normal_9.jpg) when other clubs are getting away with murder.

[thecorner]

But yeah ... its about (http://corkcityfc.ie/gallery/albums/CORK%20CITY%20V%20SHELS/normal_8.jpg) time that City gave as good as they get !! (http://corkcityfc.ie/gallery/albums/CORK%20CITY%20V%20SHELS/normal_9.jpg) when other clubs are getting away with murder.

thats exactly the problem the last couple of years...granted georgie does it sneakily :D but we need to get a bit more aggresive

[Éanna]

thats exactly the problem the last couple of years...granted georgie does it sneakily :D but we need to get a bit more aggresive
thats been the way for a good few years. reynolds is the only midfielder we've had since patsy who could really mix it IMO

[Gary]

What that the game where he got sent off right beside all the city fans .... yeah remember that game alright !! :D



The 1-4 walk in the park game. Happy days.

[paudie]

I think Gamble playing the full season could be the key for us this year.

He played really well in the unbeaten run towards the end of last season. Not afraid to look for the ball and hang on to it.

Hopefully he'll be a bit like Fenlon and Doolin were with Shels.