Positives/negatives

[thecorner]

awesome result.....we beat them at last


forget about fenn,get rid of him ..we have plenty of players that can do his job(be lazy around the pirch and hope to get away with it)

dan....ur still crap

now........
kearney...how the fok forest let u go i dont....awesome again tonite


gamble... we love u bopping a shels player(even though u missed real contact)

and lastly goes to georgie....

what a dive...he put his head in..make sure the shels b@stard gets sent off...they deserve it anyway

flynny set for a bit of time on the bench..cant ignore behans stake for a claim(2 in 2)

oh its so sweet beating the c*nts

[Counting Crow]

Trivia Question:
Q - Who is the only player to get sent off for butting another player into the arm pit?
A - Joe Gamble (Cork City)

FFS - He was no where near him.

Georgie's dive was class. He went down like a roll of lino.

Our very own Italian - Georgino O'Calliano. :D

To make matters even funnier, Fenlon lost the plot altogether after the game.

[Fair_play_boy]

To make matters even funnier, Fenlon lost the plot altogether after the game.I was sitting near the thug. He nearly pushed the fourth official over. That should have earned him a red card, and will hopefully cost him and his mercenary friends a right few bob.

[Counting Crow]

Wouldn't it be funny if they actually ended up making a LOSS out of the Setanta Cup as a result of the fines etc :D

Ya gotta laugh :D

[harry crumb]

Positive. Good Goal. Clean sheet.

negative. Poor pitch. No cover on St. annes end.

[Troy.McClure]

forget about fenn,get rid of him ..we have plenty of players that can do his job(be lazy around the pirch and hope to get away with it)

Thats harsh in fairness. He did ok when he came on and wasnt lazy but the game plan was thrown almost straight away when Gamble was sent off.

Still dont know why he was sent off, I was sitting near it and didnt see anything, didnt see anything on tv. At least George dived for the red card on him! No one did anything for Gambles one! + they reversed the free kick!

Has anyone got any theories on why the goal was disallowed? Thats 2 now for no reason! It couldnt have been offside (just like the Bray game).

[crc]

Has anyone got any theories on why the goal was disallowed? Thats 2 now for no reason! It couldnt have been offside (just like the Bray game).I saw the replay on tv3, no way was it offside, no idea why it was disallowed :confused:

[Schunter Netz]

The Corner chappie has a myopic view of the game, and of the players and officials performances. This could be because he can't see much from where he watches the game. Or it could be he simply drags his personal prejudices to and from the game. Fenn is a class player who gives the best of his considerable abilities when he plays, though that doesn't always include chasing lost hoofs across the pitch. Behan scored a great goal tonight but can't keep a pass within two yards of his feet. Richardson was furious with him and would have subbed him earlier but for the glorious strike. The over-rated Flynn will be back when his foot/hip/shin/back/forehead isn't quite so sore anymore.

As for Gamble's red card, I think the fourth officials rash rush onto the pitch actually caused the incident. He actually crashed into the back of Gamble before Joe approached the Shels player! What was he doing on the pitch, manhandling a player who, as yet, had done no wrong?? Intervening in a situation or creating one?

But positives...a fantastic, controlled performance that crushed Shels collective ego. This was no loss to a lesser team that they can easily remedy - it was a defeat to a team they will have to fear in the future. Priceless.

[A face]

To be honest ..... i'd have to agree about Fenn, the guy is brilliant. If we had a team of players with his skill, we'd be having no problems .... the guy is a legend. Lads, it is that kind of skill that i pay my money for, i really wouldn't be writing home too much about players hoofing it etc. ..... i much prefer players playing with the ball on the deck and entertaining the home crowd. even if the score is going our way, i still prefer it that way. Again ..... Fenn aint the problem, it is the rest of the team. He should not be penalised because he is skillful. The opposite infact.

He aint the fastest but that is not a crime. Where is pace lacks, his skill and passing, awareness and common sense more than makes up for it. He is dead right not to chase after dead balls. What fúcking good will it do ? As for chasing players down etc. .... he is more than putting in the effort there. He nearly bowled Stewie Byrne over the Derrynane tonight (i think it was Byrne, he was taken off soon after, could have sworen it was him) same as last friday night.

The guy is putting in a huge effort this season and it shows. Fair play to him and hope he keeps it up.

[harry crumb]

Fenn is brilliant. Imagine if Behan had Fenn's first touch.

I thought he did nothing wrong when he came on. Id say he thought he was offside for his chance cause time seemed to stand still.

We should play to Fenn's strengths(to his feet). Hoofing long balls is no good and only consumes energy for our forwards.

Neil Fenn..Neil Fenn...Neil Fenn :- Worst chant in the world :D

[ollie]

Neil Fenn..Neil Fenn...Neil Fenn :- Worst chant in the world :D

that accolade has to go to the denis behan chant.you just gotta laugh when you hear it. :D

[pete]

Fenn has class but was very poor on friday & no excuses for not at least having shot on target when through on goal yesterday.

Shel$ game was all about winning so thats the positive. Really didn't matter how we performed but considering the conditions footbal was ok in second half. Also great to win big game that was on tv as seems like its been a while. Defense looking real solid. Gamble and Kearney performing every game.

Negatives - Behans touch, Fenns lack of cutting edge, Weather, Poor crowd by our standards. Not convinced about Billy & little alternatives.

btw Linesman flagged 2nd goal offside, definitely didn't flag for push or anything. Not sure why but was only Bennet & someone else inside & no pushing in reply.

[niamh]

Trivia Question:
Q - Who is the only player to get sent off for butting another player into the arm pit?
A - Joe Gamble (Cork City)

lol. Very good.

As for Fenn. When he was through on goal with two minutes left, the chance to ensure a priceless win for the club....he blew it. Lost possession too easily and cannot run at all.
We all know the talent he has but it's been awhile since we've seen it...I'm thinking Intertoto Cup tbh...

[CharlesThompson]

Have to say, fair play to you last night. definately the better team won. Delighted to see Nutsy's world falling down around him. How Harris was not sent off for the assault on Gamble is beyond me, and obviously to have the free kick overturned and then Gamble shown the red card was a disgrace. Together with the second goal being disallowed only goes to show how far Oily Byrnes biscuit tin can stretch.

Can't really leave without mentioning Sylvester Stallo,.... ooops Georgie O'Callaghan. Great posture, commended the stage and fooled the ref. Although Cawley did 'stick the head in' George may have overreacted slightly. On any case, it was worth it just to see that poisonous little c@nt losing it. Cork for the Setanta!!

Btw, Bohs will beat you! ;)

[ollie]

Although Cawley did 'stick the head in' George may have overreacted slightly.



only ever so slightly ;)

[JackeenRebel]

Has anyone got any theories on why the goal was disallowed? Thats 2 now for no reason! It couldnt have been offside (just like the Bray game).[/QUOTE]

I was in line with Fenn and the lines man for the Bray game, Fenn was just offside, shame cos he was in a good position .. Although I agree, I cant understand why the 2nd v's Shels was ruled out??

[JDB]

lol. Very good.

As for Fenn. When he was through on goal with two minutes left, the chance to ensure a priceless win for the club....he blew it. Lost possession too easily and cannot run at all.
We all know the talent he has but it's been awhile since we've seen it...I'm thinking Intertoto Cup tbh...

I think you're being a bit harsh there Niamh. Behan missed a few chances before his wonder goal and his first touch isn't the best [not to mention his vision]........Fenn on the other hand has a great first touch, is a sublime passer and has great vision but admittedly he is a tad slow. I think Fenn is a perfect foil for Doyler or JOF up front: guile and pace... what a combination. Behan also proved last night that he is worthy of inclusion in the team.[Doyler also missed a great chance to "ensure a priceless victory when clean through" but I don't see any complaints]. We're lucky to have so many great players in our squad and there's room for them all I say.

Can we simply call a truce on slagging off our own players: this is a team game and not one of our players is without fault but as a team they're absolutley brilliant. Behan, Doyler, Fenn, JOF, Dan Murray etc will all win us games with individual contributions this year and they'll all make mistakes but it's the team/Squad that will win us the League and Setanta Cup. We need them all so let's get beind them all!! C'mon City.

[Ruairi]

Has anyone got any theories on why the goal was disallowed? Thats 2 now for no reason! It couldnt have been offside (just like the Bray game).

i reckon olly byrne had the linesman's arm on a string and he pulled it when the goal went in i reckon... :)

[patsh]

Dan Murray got a lot of stick over his stinker against Bray, and rightly so, but I thought he played very well last night, and played a captains part too. Criticism when he plays badly, but he should get some praise when he plays well.

[razor]

Btw, Bohs will beat you! ;)Not in the Setanta they won't

[CharlesThompson]

Not in the Setanta they won't


Fair enough, but I thought that that was obvious since we are not IN the Setanta Cup, but just for you Razor - Bohs will beat you (but not in the Setanta Cup).

Cork for the Setanta!!!!

[dcnags]

Dan Murray got a lot of stick over his stinker against Bray, and rightly so, but I thought he played very well last night, and played a captains part too. Criticism when he plays badly, but he should get some praise when he plays well.

In fairness he won some great headers and had a few decent tackles although he looked a bit shaky, especially trying to run the ball out of defence. Sometimes hes actually better off hoofing it!!

[footyfan]

Can we simply call a truce on slagging off our own players: this is a team game and not one of our players is without fault but as a team they're absolutley brilliant. Behan, Doyler, Fenn, JOF, Dan Murray etc will all win us games with individual contributions this year and they'll all make mistakes but it's the team/Squad that will win us the League and Setanta Cup. We need them all so let's get beind them all!! C'mon City.[/QUOTE]

Here Here..... Cant believe some people like to call themselves supporters with the amount of slaggin that goes on. Is there any other team that has fans on this website, that like to slag their players and other fans for that matter as much as cork city fans do.

SUPPORT

To argue in favor of;
To endure; tolerate,
To hold in position so as to keep from falling,
To bear the weight of, especially from below

Let this be a lesson to all of you who like to call themselves Supporters and then slag off your own club........

[razor]

Fair enough, but I thought that that was obvious since we are not IN the Setanta Cup, but just for you Razor - Bohs will beat you (but not in the Setanta Cup).

Cork for the Setanta!!!!
Let me bookmark this for future reference, Charles, just for you. ;)

[CharlesThompson]

Let me bookmark this for future reference, Charles, just for you. ;)

Oooops. Did I not say that I reserve the right to change my views on this particular issue subject to any reason I see fit in the future and will not be held accountable for any particular view not yet expressed with relation to various members of the Cork City FC squad and/or management which may arise out of unforseen circumstances and that these as of yet unsaid views not fit in with my wish for CCFC to win the Setanta Cup. In accordance with said view, I wish to unreservedly declare that this particular view expires on CCFC winning the Setanta Cup this year or in the event that they are knocked out before the final match in the tournament takes place and ends until further notice.

Thank you.

:D

[thecorner]

Dan Murray

because he's sh!t

[skitz3]

c'mon lads can you genuinely justify what georgie did.i mean he's an absolute joy to watch and in him you probable have the best midfielder in the league but that's a step to far regardless of who it's against

i mean if it was a shels player that done this i would be up in arms and would be calling for severe punishment by the club despite the fact he is one of our own players.

[adamd164]

c'mon lads can you genuinely justify what georgie did.
No, we can't, but Shels got lots of decisions their way and Gamble's red was IMO unjustified also.

[Éanna]

No, we can't, but Shels got lots of decisions their way and Gamble's red was IMO unjustified also.
spot on anti dub

[thecorner]

c'mon lads can you genuinely justify what georgie did..

georgie was dead right in what he done...how many times have shels kicked and grabbed players and got away with it

georgie saw an oppurtunity for payback and took it

fair play georgie

[Troy.McClure]

c'mon lads can you genuinely justify what georgie did.

Well if it was any other team other than $hel$, but the sadisfaction I got seeing Fenlon go ape was emmence to say the least. :D

[Fair_play_boy]

georgie was dead right in what he done...how many times have shels kicked and grabbed players and got away with it

georgie saw an oppurtunity for payback and took it

fair play georgieIt was a strange incident overall, IMO. Immediately before Georgie hit the deck, Billy linked with him down the right, and Georgie was over the ball, ready to cross, but not rushing into it. Cool out, like. Then this Shels thug takes the legs from under him. Not sure who it was, maybe Rogers, but not Creepy Crawley. Why would the thug try to bop him at that stage, when it was Georgie who would probably want to retaliate?
For me the positives of the game were:
1. We did not fall back to defend our lead. That is what cost us 2 points against Bray. :mad: Instead we went raiding for another.
2. The Shed sang their throats out.
3. Michael Devine did not have to make a save all night.
4. Glen Crowe jogging around for an hour, not doing much, then getting subbed. :D Dream team my a r s e.
5. Williams, a really good keeper, being beaten three times in the second half; the goal, the disallowed goal, and Doyler's header onto the bar.
6. (My favourite!) The faces of the Shels players when they realised that the ref was NEUTRAL.
The negatives
1. Regardless of how well Dan played for much of the game, you can not afford to lose possession when you are a defender. Captain or not, I think he has to go.
2. The build up to kick-off was muted.
3. My fellow Donie Forders were very quiet, even by their own hushed standards. :(
4. The size of the crowd. Another 3000 would probably have come out if the sun was shining. Not calling them sunshine supporters, . . . Actually I am.
5. The whistles in the shed were really off-putting. I can't understand why the stewards allowed this to go on. It could easily have affected players too.

[thecorner]

The negatives
1. Regardless of how well Dan played for much of the game, you can not afford to lose possession when you are a defender. Captain or not, I think he has to go.
.

anybody see at one stage in the second half a ball came down the wing...irs obvious dan called "dans ball" coz city players moved leaving dan on his own..then he jumped to head it and totally missed...WTF.


MISSED A TOTAL FREE HEADER AFTER CALLING THE BALL :eek:

[adamd164]

We Love You Georgie.... :D
Legend!!

[A face]

then he jumped to head it and totally missed...WTF.

Nail him to the cross and give him 40 lashes, how dare he miss the ball !! :eek: :D

[JDB]

because he's sh!t

Last season City had the second best defensive record in the league with 32 goals conceded [just 2 behind Bohs]. Dan Murray was ever present in the centre of defense and he chipped in with a few important goals too: 2 against Malmo in the InterToto and 1 against Drogs in a crucial end of season clash. He's had a shaky start this season but we still haven't lost a match, only conceded 1 goal and we beat Shels for the first time since Nov. 2002!! I don't think you're statement stands up thecorner nor is it helping City's cause. Rico will decide if Dan Murray is good enough to play in the team just as Pat Dolan did before him. C'mon City.

[FlyingColumnist]

First half, Danny Murphy had the ball, just as he passes it... legs hacked from under him... but the ball goes to Georgie so the ref waves advantage... just as Georgie passes it... legs hacked... ball rolls to Kearney... ref plays advantage... Kearney runs towards the box, in on goal.... legs hacked and bowled over... ref blows for a free... three City players on the ground from one passage of play. You don't need to feign injury playing these Orcs!

[kevincronin2000]

First half, Danny Murphy had the ball, just as he passes it... legs hacked from under him... but the ball goes to Georgie so the ref waves advantage... just as Georgie passes it... legs hacked... ball rolls to Kearney... ref plays advantage... Kearney runs towards the box, in on goal.... legs hacked and bowled over... ref blows for a free... three City players on the ground from one passage of play. You don't need to feign injury playing these Orcs!
even with the advantage rule the ref should have come back and booked all 3 players. :o

[Fair_play_boy]

First half, Danny Murphy had the ball, just as he passes it... legs hacked from under him... but the ball goes to Georgie so the ref waves advantage... just as Georgie passes it... legs hacked... ball rolls to Kearney... ref plays advantage... Kearney runs towards the box, in on goal.... legs hacked and bowled over... ref blows for a free... three City players on the ground from one passage of play. You don't need to feign injury playing these Orcs!Good post there FC. Another contender for post of the month!!

[thecorner]

Nail him to the cross and give him 40 lashes, how dare he miss the ball !! :eek: :D

dont mind him misssing the ball but when he was the pace of a snail on a zimmer frame.....thats the worrying part then