2019 Pre-season friendlies.

[pineapple stu]

QUB 0-1 UCD

Just cos we're different like that

Mahdy with the goal (Collingwood Cup first round)

[Longfordian]

Waterford 1-2 Bray Wanderers. Trialist I think for Waterford, Doyle and a late Ellis winner for Wanderers.

The Trialist brothers have been banging them in lately.

[Jack B]

Athlone the latest but by no means the last team on the receiving end of a total football masterclass from Pats. 3-0 tonight.

Hand over the league now.

[MattB11]

Glenavon 2-2 Harps, O Reilly and Harkin for us

[Longfordian]

Dundalk 2 Longford 2. I never read too much into pre season but we’re clearly too good for the First Division and it’s best for everyone if we’re promoted now.

[GCdfc]

Dundalk 2 Longford 2. I never read too much into pre season but we’re clearly too good for the First Division and it’s best for everyone if we’re promoted now.

Hope you’ve been working on a dvd full of bull. The licensing farce of a committee love it. Allegedly bad 90’s graphics is the only way into the premier divisionwhen you didn’t earn it.

[ToberonaTornado]

Dundalk 2 Longford 2. I never read too much into pre season but we’re clearly too good for the First Division and it’s best for everyone if we’re promoted now.

Decent enough game in oriel tonight.Dundalk decent in the 1st half and start of the 2nd.Subs had the usual impact of unsettling the original starting xi but Dundalk,well you'd think would have enough quality to counter that but it did upset how they were playing a bit.
Take nothing away from Longford.Decent passing side who look well coached and had our defence chasing their tails at times.A quid or two each-way on them to win the 1st could be a worthwhile punt.

[oriel]

Dundalk made a lot of changes, but I have to say Longford were decent tonight, this is two big results they have had in pre season, 3-1 win away to Cork and 2-2 at home to the double winners.

Friendlies maybe, but they obviously have a good set up about them.

[EatYerGreens]

QUB 0-1 UCD

Just cos we're different like that

Mahdy with the goal (Collingwood Cup first round)

QUB are only one game away from an Irish Cup quarter-final against another non-league team (Larne Tech Old Boys).

Do you know if they played their full squad ?

[EatYerGreens]

Derry hammered Ballinamallard 7-0 away tonight.

Quite a few new signings in the Derry team.

[oriel]

QUB are only one game away from an Irish Cup quarter-final against another non-league team (Larne Tech Old Boys).

Do you know if they played their full squad ?

I noticed this side last week on the NI goals round up, what a tremendous name, they should go to Switzerland for a pre season tour match against Young Boys (youths) !

[pineapple stu]

QUB are only one game away from an Irish Cup quarter-final against another non-league team (Larne Tech Old Boys).

Do you know if they played their full squad ?
I will profess to not having a great knowledge of the typical QUB squad I'm afraid... :(

I would imagine, like us, it was full-strength as far as the competition allowed (i.e. current college students)

Anyways, we went and lost 1-0 to UCC in the semis

[White Horse]

Dundalk made a lot of changes, but I have to say Longford were decent tonight, this is two big results they have had in pre season, 3-1 win away to Cork and 2-2 at home to the double winners.

Friendlies maybe, but they obviously have a good set up about them.

Longford are a very fit side. I was surprised at how strongly they finished the game. Karl Chambers was also excellent for them. They used him to nullify the threat from Michael Duffy and then brought him in central midfield when Duffy went off. Vey astute tactical approach to the game.

[RedorDead]

Bit late to the party but I was at our (Shels) game against Pats last Friday. Pats were **** hot. Look really organised and Mikey Drennan was different class.

From a Shels point of view, we were pretty average. Having said that, we were camped in our own half for most of the game, with aimless balls up toward Kilduff looking like our only outlet. I've been impressed by Dano McKenna though. He played in the middle of the park which is his natural position (Rather than RB where he said he played a lot with Bray).

[Ezeikial]

Longford are a very fit side. I was surprised at how strongly they finished the game. Karl Chambers was also excellent for them. They used him to nullify the threat from Michael Duffy and then brought him in central midfield when Duffy went off. Vey astute tactical approach to the game.

Neale Fenn next Cork manager?

[EatYerGreens]

I noticed this side last week on the NI goals round up, what a tremendous name, they should go to Switzerland for a pre season tour match against Young Boys (youths) !

As Alan Hansen would tell them, you win nothing with youth :D

[pineapple stu]

Well, the First Division title maybe?

[sbgawa]

So based on pre season form its Longford to win the first division after trouncing Cork 3 to 1 and battering Dundalk 2-2 and Pats to win the premiership with points to spare playing samba football.


I make it Murphy
Madden Webster, birmingham
Brando Splinter
Shaw Drennan Clark

Am i missing any more ex rovers , can Pats field a starting rovers 11?
If Pats draw Shels in the cup they should play it in Tallaght or Dalyer ...big crowd guaranteed :)

[Jack B]

Bermo too, though now that he's in his testimonial year for us I think it's fair to cleanse him of the mark his Rovers stint would have against him.

[sbgawa]

Bermo too, though now that he's in his testimonial year for us I think it's fair to cleanse him of the mark his Rovers stint would have against him.

Once a hoop always a hoop :) I'll add him in by edit.

[Hitman]

Once a hoop always a hoop :) I'll add him in by edit.

You should get that and a picture of Tony Grant as tattoos. Pig's head optional.

[Kiki Balboa]

Does anybody know if the Presidential Cup game is available to watch Live online?

[bennocelt]

I noticed this side last week on the NI goals round up, what a tremendous name, they should go to Switzerland for a pre season tour match against Young Boys (youths) !

Actually last season in the cup Old Boys of Basel did play the Young Boys of Berne, which I just had to go since its a fixture that nearly never happens. Young boys won, what with youth on their side, bit of crowd trouble at the game, all good fun.

[Martinho II]

Does anybody know if the Presidential Cup game is available to watch Live online?

isnt it streamed the same as last year I wonder?

[Seagull]

Bray 0-2 Boez.

[Jack B]

Pats 0-0 Drogheda. Decent enough performance despite the stalemate, more than enough chances to win it but between hitting the post and forcing some decent saves it wasn't to be. Played very much at a winding down pre season sort of pace. Rhys McCabe in particular stood out while Forrester still looks like it might take him a few weeks to get back into the swing of things, he had some nice flashes but was a bit lethargic on the whole.

Drogs looked solid but didn't trouble much going forward, open to being corrected but seemed like it was quite a young team out there tonight for them so they were impressive given that. Thomas Byrne once again showed he has all the talent but it's only himself that's holding him back. Ran rings around us at times but it tended to be well in his own half where he was dropping to receive the ball and then refusing to pass it. To the point where as the game went on some of the away support were getting on his back. He has enough ability to near enough carry a promotion challenge in the First Division on his own but you can't trust him to keep his head long enough for it to be a reality.

[Martinho II]

we lost 1-0 to sligo rovers tonight in ccs. how sligo rovers got their peno I never know!

we werent as good as we were in the 1st half.

[osarusan]

Limerick win 1-0 away in Cobh.

[joey B]

Athlone 2 Finn Harps 2

[outspoken]

Was in Athlone and Lognford today. Athlone will be much improved on last year, quite impressed with them but my God Harps were woeful. Fancy them to go straight back down. Sligo bang average but a very big and physical side. Will score plenty from set pieces. Expect them to struggle otherwise.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Poor game in Longford. Thought we were better team first half but Longford better team second half without really creating anything. Neither team created much really. Don’t see us as a big physical side. Dundalk will show us how far behind on those stakes we are on Friday.

[outspoken]

Poor game in Longford. Thought we were better team first half but Longford better team second half without really creating anything. Neither team created much really. Don’t see us as a big physical side. Dundalk will show us how far behind on those stakes we are on Friday.
Think a lot of players held themselves back tonight coz of the pitch. Very soft and lots of slipping could've easilly picked up a silly injury so easier off a bit. You've some absolute units in your side, can't be many bigger in the league than your numebr 6 at the back.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

He looks decent from the pre season games but will see how he handles Hoban on Friday night

[Martinho II]

Think a lot of players held themselves back tonight coz of the pitch. Very soft and lots of slipping could've easilly picked up a silly injury so easier off a bit. You've some absolute units in your side, can't be many bigger in the league than your numebr 6 at the back.

whos the no 6 btw for sligo ? wouldnt know any of sligos players at all now.. russell is back playing aint he?

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Dante Levrock. Bermudan.

Russell is registered I believe but didn't play any part of pre season

[D24Saint]

https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=8447

Sad little country at times. The football fans of eire won’t watch a real match but wet themselves over a mickey mouse friendly. It will a nice few quid for the club though.

[Ezeikial]

https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=8447

Sad little country at times. The football fans of eire won’t watch a real match but wet themselves over a mickey mouse friendly. It will a nice few quid for the club though.

Maybe the tickets were too cheap?

[marinobohs]

Maybe the tickets were too cheap?

Need more 'gouging' :cool:

[D24Saint]

Hopefully a ticket was kept aside for Minister Ross he likes to be seen at such events.

[Duggie]

i see the shed end in dalymount has got a bit of a makeover for tonights friendly over the weekend. this sort of sh1te annoys me so much. so if Chelsea were not coming to town would they have bothered to clean it up? probably not. it was volunteers as it happens which is great but like i say if finn harps were coming the dump of a shed would be fine?

[Dalymountrower]

It was the third clean up of that area by volunteers in the last three weeks, and we don`t even own the ground!

[pineapple stu]

UCD 0-11 Portsmouth this afternoon.

At least we filled the bench this time

[brendy_éire]

UCD 0-11 Portsmouth this afternoon.

At least we filled the bench this time

Kearns and Mahdy taken off injured?
Seems strange to put out such a decent side in a friendly when you're playing in the Brandy in two days' time.

[pineapple stu]

We had two subs against Harps remember.

We don't really have alternatives.

(Didn't hear what the subs were)

[Dalymountrower]

Plucky 1-1 draw for Chelsea tonight.

[D24Saint]

Plucky 1-1 draw for Chelsea tonight.

What kind of crowd ?

[marinobohs]

i see the shed end in dalymount has got a bit of a makeover for tonights friendly over the weekend. this sort of sh1te annoys me so much. so if Chelsea were not coming to town would they have bothered to clean it up? probably not. it was volunteers as it happens which is great but like i say if finn harps were coming the dump of a shed would be fine?

Chelsea must have played there a lot - it was the third clean up by volunteers.
Or you could be talking ****e.

[Dalymountrower]

What kind of crowd ?
Wasn't there ,but sold out.Debut for 14year old Evan Ferguson.Son of Barry.Some player for his age.

[Duggie]

Chelsea must have played there a lot - it was the third clean up by volunteers.
Or you could be talking ****e.

Well this was from the bohs twitter

Calling all #Bohs fans, some painting and tidying up needed at Dalymount Park ahead of Wednesday's friendly against Chelsea.

[RathfarnhamHoop]

It was the third clean up of that area by volunteers in the last three weeks, and we don`t even own the ground!

Weren't the other cleanups of the tramway end?