LOI fixtures 15th, 16th March

[Ezeikial]

Is everything ok Ezeikial, I was tabbing down waiting for the dig, nothing ?


All good, thanks for checking.

Normal service will be resumed on sight of next Bradser interview

Just for the craic, I went looking to check out Bradsers utterances on Jack Byrne and was amazed to find that he was actually talking some sense



“The pleasing thing for us is Jack fits in with the group, works for the team, he’s getting better.
“I’ve seen him play for years and I know there is more to come.
“We spoke when Jack came in about leaving his ego at the door and working for the team.




“When you come back to this league, you have to respect it. It’s a tough league and you need to work before you get anything else. It was the same when we got Graham Burke. We had the same conversation.
“Jack is a really level-headed guy, he wants to win so much and he’s *passionate but it’s about understanding about what comes before his quality and that’s hard work.
“You just have to understand that in this league, if you don’t work, teams will outwork you.
“That’s the No 1 thing he’s brought to us and he’s playing off the back of it. He’s brilliant. And he’s brought that to the table in abundance.
“He’s getting better and better. You have to remember that Jack, since he left Oldham in August, hasn’t played a lot of football.
“So every game he’s getting his legs, he’s feeling more confidence.”

https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/3877972/stephen-bradley-jack-byrne-ireland-call-up/


No bombast or pomposity at all - it's like he has done a media course with Terry Prone!

[Calcio Jack]

Just for the craic, I went looking to check out Bradsers utterances on Jack Byrne and was amazed to find that he was actually talking some sense




https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/3877972/stephen-bradley-jack-byrne-ireland-call-up/


No bombast or pomposity at all - it's like he has done a media course with Terry Prone!

A second positive post about Rovers in a couple of days - one has to be mildly amused at the slowly creeping smell of fear as bets get hedged

[sbgawa]

Doubt that with a full midfield to come back I doubt there is any fear. I think EZ has grown bored of himself.
I welcome the change, he occasionally has a point.

[Ezeikial]

A second positive post about Rovers in a couple of days - one has to be mildly amused at the slowly creeping smell of fear as bets get hedged

It is more a case of bemusement that the renowned motivational speaker has curbed his bizarre media utterances on this occasion - I suspect not for long

The positive to Shams topping the table currently is that the hallmark Rovers hubris and arrogance is likely to grow even further, reaching an almighty crescendo before the inevitable fall back to earth.

As shgawa regularly intones - 'its the hope that kills ya'

[sbgawa]

I did say that a leopard never changes his boring trolling spots but I still have hope for him.
But its the hope that kills you.

[Calcio Jack]

[QUOTE=Ezeikial;1995372]It is more a case of bemusement that the renowned motivational speaker has curbed his bizarre media utterances on this occasion - I suspect not for long

The positive to Shams topping the table currently is that the hallmark Rovers hubris and arrogance is likely to grow even further, reaching an almighty crescendo before the inevitable fall back

And now bet hedging in both directions.....
QED

[desaintsno.12]

Waterford deserved to beat us on Friday, but they seem fairly average. Luckily for them, we are truly awful and not improving in any way whatsoever.

[Kingswood Rover]

Mmmmm some evidence that Mr Bradly is now thinking about what he says so thats positive also some evidence that he is learning his trade as a football manager which tbh was hard to see over the last few seasons. Great chance of finishing within 10 pts of Dundalk perhaps even runners up on what we have seen on and off the pitch so far this season KOH

[marinobohs]

Bohs in particular. As a part-time team the run of 6 games in a 17 day period is likely to hit them hard.

Going ahead away to Dundalk next Friday without Dan Mandroiu and Darragh Leahy might seem like an unlikely call, but they would be arguably no more likely to pick up the points with them in the middle of a difficult run of 2-games-a-week in April. The fatigue involved for part-timers could actually lead to more dropped points, especially as it will be their third away trip in 10 days

....Anyhoo, back to fixtures, Yes, I suspect Bohs would much rather go ahead on Friday night.The fixture pile up is a complete joke - 6 games in 17 days ? WTF ? an insult to the league by so called administrators that couldn't give a flying f*** about our league, clubs or players.

[sbgawa]

Its a brave call to go ahead without arguably our two best attacking players against Sligo, win and its a great call , lose or draw and it will be a bad one, Finn Harps are a different prospect at home.

I still think its the right thing to do, Dylan Watts looks good every time he comes on and whats the point in having a squad if you don't use them.
I would think other teams are looking at it this a.m

[joey B]

The benefits of playing the game out way the negatives for me,obviously for us playing Rovers without Byrne and Clarke is welcomed and will also alleviate the fixture congestion the FAI seems determined to burden clubs with,for Rovers its a great chance to open a gap early on and as has been said they're not short of options in that area.
Are we expecting many Rovers fans to travel?

[sbgawa]

i think there will be a good crowd up, a lot of talk from people who wouldn't travel often.

[PartySaint]

Pats are in a relegation battle. It looks like a case of 'just got out and play lads and work it out yourselves' from Kenny. Awful stuff.

Waterford fans, the first half was the best we've played all season, that says it all.

[Ezeikial]

Its a brave call to go ahead without arguably our two best attacking players against Sligo,

I presume you mean Finn Harps (or do you mean dropping Vojic and Watts to the bench against Sligo?)

[Dalymountrower]

Pats are in a relegation battle. It looks like a case of 'just got out and play lads and work it out yourselves' from Kenny. Awful stuff.

Waterford fans, the first half was the best we've played all season, that says it all.

Pats in a mid table " battle " as per usual. Not a huge amount between Bohs, Pats , Derry. Waterford and Cork are a shade better, Sligo a shade worse. Harps and UCD doomed.
Rovers and Dundalk down to the wire for the title. No surprises this season.

[RathfarnhamHoop]

Brandon Kavanagh called up to U21s now. Harps game will probably still go ahead but we're looking pretty bare in midfield now.

[marinobohs]

Pats are in a relegation battle. It looks like a case of 'just got out and play lads and work it out yourselves' from Kenny. Awful stuff.

Waterford fans, the first half was the best we've played all season, that says it all.

Bit early to be writing the season off at this early stage:D new manager and a few new players were always liable to take a while to gel. I appreciate that expectations had been raised (possibly too highly) on back of new signings and that average start not what many expected. I would expect Pats to improve as season goes on, doubt you will have to change that signature just yet ;)

[sbgawa]

I presume you mean Finn Harps (or do you mean dropping Vojic and Watts to the bench against Sligo?)
My punctuation could have been better, I meant brave call to play the next game (against harps) without the two best attacking players against Sligo.

[sbgawa]

Brandon Kavanagh called up to U21s now. Harps game will probably still go ahead but we're looking pretty bare in midfield now.

We will need a few of the 19s to fill the bench but I would still go ahead

[micls]

Aaron McEneff, Greg Bolger, Ronan Finn, Dylan Watts.....

Bare?!!

[Ezeikial]

We will need a few of the 19s to fill the bench but I would still go ahead

I doubt it.

Harps, who have not won in 7 matches conceding 14 goals, are highly unlikely to be able to exploit the modest disruption to the Rovers team or the bench. Brandon Kavanagh hasn't started a league match this season; Sean Kavanagh and Dylan Watts should seamlessly replace Clarke and Byrne from last weeks starting eleven.

Even the bench won't require many inexperienced players if Ethan Boyle and Dean Dillon are fit to sit on it alongside the likes of Bone, Vojic, Coustrain and Pohls

[RathfarnhamHoop]

Aaron McEneff, Greg Bolger, Ronan Finn, Dylan Watts.....

Bare?!!

Only 17 senior players with those 3 gone and that's assuming everyone's fit again so yeah pretty bare.

[placid casual]

"Do not operate heavy machinery whilst reading this thread"😴😴😴😴.
Anyways,......
Glad that Rovers are seeking to strike whilst the iron Is fairly warm in playing harps on Friday- just hope the lack of BPITL Byrne playing in midfield won't impact their ability to break down a determined harps team. The chance to go 7 points clear Is an obvious target to aim for.

After all the hoo-haw about pats challenging, it's a bit early for pats fans to be howling relegation fears , surely. Harry needs time to get it right. Just remember Bradley was under serious pressure this time last year but turned it around, relatively speaking.

[Nesta99]

After all the hoo-haw about pats challenging, it's a bit early for pats fans to be howling relegation fears , surely. Harry needs time to get it right. Just remember Bradley was under serious pressure this time last year but turned it around, relatively speaking.

You do like Harry PC! ;P

[micls]

Only 17 senior players with those 3 gone and that's assuming everyone's fit again so yeah pretty bare.

You said pretty bare in midfield. You're not, by any reasonable standards.

Youll have 3 great starters and one of them on the bench, who would get in the first 11 of the majority of teams in the league.

Acting as if that is bare is an insult to reality.

If you have to have a youngster or two on the bench, big deal?!

[sbgawa]

17 senior pros including 2 keepers and Ethan boyle is probably still not fit.
I think we are pretty bare in terms of cover if anyone picks up a knock in training but I think we are right to go ahead. I think some of the other matches should have gone ahead as well.
What's the chance that in mid April with the crazy amount of matches that injuries and suspensions will leave most teams short of a few starters.

I'd expect all 4 of Finn watts mceneff and Bolger to play provided they stay fit, that's a great midfield.
Harps took points off dundalk and in Finn park are no pushovers. It's a SHOULD win game but I'm taking nothing for grsnted

[joey B]

What a build up this game on Friday is getting on here, should we just forfeit and give Rovers the points!!!!!!!

[RathfarnhamHoop]

You said pretty bare in midfield. You're not, by any reasonable standards.

Youll have 3 great starters and one of them on the bench, who would get in the first 11 of the majority of teams in the league.

Acting as if that is bare is an insult to reality.

If you have to have a youngster or two on the bench, big deal?!

What do you mean one on the bench? Everyone you named will probably be starting. We'll most likely have a middle 5 of McEneff, Bolger in the centre, Watts out right Finn behind the Striker and Carr out left. That leaves Coustrain a winger and Bone who has mostly played defender this season as midfield cover provided they're all fit. That's pretty bare.

[sbgawa]

What a build up this game on Friday is getting on here, should we just forfeit and give Rovers the points!!!!!!!
Nope, and we've nothing else to talk about, imagine how bad it's going to be on Friday:).
The soccer republic 30 minutes highlights on Monday will be good :)

[Nesta99]

You said pretty bare in midfield. You're not, by any reasonable standards.

Youll have 3 great starters and one of them on the bench, who would get in the first 11 of the majority of teams in the league.

Acting as if that is bare is an insult to reality.

If you have to have a youngster or two on the bench, big deal?!

Come on some perspective lads!? Its Dundalk thats pretty bare in midfield. This mini break couldnt have happened at a better time. We've had a centre-half, a left fullback, playing in midfield, and a centre midfielder playing right midfield on his only his 2nd first team start in 2 years and one guy playing carrying a groin injury we are that stretched. 9 midfielders out one way or another, some definitely not match fit and rotating the least injured players. Hanging in there isnt too shabby as it was a worry the way things were looking. Its given McGrath the chance to really shine and he too isnt fully injury free. When these lads get a rest prior to April's crazy schedule and are in better shape I think our below par performances will improve. Benson and McEleney with some luck will be back during the Summer then too.

[sbgawa]

You've a lot of injuries, all the more reason bohs should look to play. Flores and McKee are decent replacements but not at the mceleney standard

[Nesta99]

We've yet to see what they can really do. I doubt too many are up to McEleney's level when he is on form. He has been a bit inconsistant though and drifts in and out of games. A good injury free run and he will hit form i've no doubts. It's in European games that he can really make the difference with the quality he adds to the team. When we get all players back fit its going to be a headache trying to figure out our best combination in midfield. Horses for courses I hope where we can change players that are best suited to face the opposition game by game. Kenny was very reluctant to change players or tactics no matter what so it will be interesting to see if Perth will switch things around. Like not neccessarily having a best 11 but putting out the 11 most suited to that game if that makes sense. VP seems more pragmatic than SK. He has obviously learned a lot under Kenny but maybe has also picked up experience where he'd have changed things when Kenny would stick. Subbing Flores in the first half of a game is an example, where Kenny probably wouldnt have made the change so quickly.

Its like having an annoying mini off season at the moment lol. When we have games every 3 or 4 days I will be wishing for a week or two break...

[desaintsno.12]

Bit early to be writing the season off at this early stage:D new manager and a few new players were always liable to take a while to gel. I appreciate that expectations had been raised (possibly too highly) on back of new signings and that average start not what many expected. I would expect Pats to improve as season goes on, doubt you will have to change that signature just yet ;)

As i said before , Its early, but there has been zero signs of improvement on day 1. Nothing to suggest he is turning things around. Clueless rubbish, week after week with probably the third largest budget.

[sbgawa]

4th surely

[desaintsno.12]

i know cork have 36 players but i reckon our budget is very very close to theirs. Probably 4th though yeah.

[marinobohs]

i know cork have 36 players but i reckon our budget is very very close to theirs. Probably 4th though yeah.

I would still be fairly confident of pats finishing in the top 4 (probably 4th). with a new manager that wouldn't necessarily be the worst outcome, hardly Harry's fault that some pats fans lost the run of themselves before a ball was kicked.

[oriel]

You've a lot of injuries, all the more reason bohs should look to play. Flores and McKee are decent replacements but not at the mceleney standard

A lot of injuries is an understatement, Dundalk have been operating with a MF without Benson and McEleney since week 2, and the entire MF 5 who played in the cup final for the Waterford win, even now its still 4 of them out, and 2-3 long term.

Key injuries will happen to all clubs, the ones with the bigger and better quality squads will obviously hope to cope better, still no guarantee though for those who can come in will do a good job. In Dundalk's case Murray has been outstanding, I don't see him losing his place when the others come back, Flores has done well too in the other game he started (Waterford) after a disappointing start v UCD.

How clubs manage players in these situations is also important, and as others have said, what Rovers have still left in MF, is nothing to complain about.

I'd look at another club though who will hope to challenge, Cork City, their first 11 is decent, but not sure they could cope without the excellent Morrisey and also Buckley in the middle ?

Waterford would appear to have decent back up though in comparison.

[sbgawa]

Rovers have 20 players in the first team squad compared to 25 in DFC (thats just checking your website) .
That is a budget issue, Bradser has gone for quality in signing McEneff and Byrne rather then fill out the squad with replacements for all the guys who left.
I agree with that approach,our best hope is that our best 11 is as good as DFC and hope to be lucky with injuries (which we have been so far) if we had the number of injuries that DFC have at the moment we would be Donald Ducked.....and thats without suspensions kicking in.
When McEleney and Benson come back with the others DFC will have a very strong squad that will allow for rotation.

[SkStu]

What a build up this game on Friday is getting on here, should we just forfeit and give Rovers the points!!!!!!!

Typical Harps... bending over for Rovers!

[sbgawa]

Who will be on the bench for Harps from a managerial perspective?
Am i wrong or is Oliie and both of his side kicks suspended?

[joey B]

Who will be on the bench for Harps from a managerial perspective?
Am i wrong or is Oliie and both of his side kicks suspended?

Keith Longs doing it for the night,was free for the weekend and we're mad for a win !!!!!

[Mr A]

Apart from our kitman I think our bench will be at full strength, at least initially.

[sbgawa]

i was quite near Ollie in Tallaght when he was sent off, he had a right good laugh with the Rovers support around him.
He's hard not to like
Tomas Connolly was getting dogs abuse as well.

[sbgawa]

Keith Longs doing it for the night,was free for the weekend and we're mad for a win !!!!!


Ouch :) now thats just mean

[GCdfc]

A second positive post about Rovers in a couple of days - one has to be mildly amused at the slowly creeping smell of fear as bets get hedged

Ez has always worn a hooped jersey under his Dundalk one....like most Rovers fans that wear them, it only gets shown when they are temporarily top of the league :P


Btw, was only joking about Ez having the hooped jersey.

[Ezeikial]

Ez has always worn a hooped jersey under his Dundalk one....like most Rovers fans that wear them, it only gets shown when they are temporarily top of the league :P


Btw, was only joking about Ez having the hooped jersey.

True..



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I'd look at another club though who will hope to challenge, Cork City, their first 11 is decent, but not sure they could cope without the excellent Morrisey and also Buckley in the middle ?


Not many saying we'll challenge this year unfortunately, but I'd agree our cover is fairly weak. I'd still be confident enough of top 3, but most were writing even that off.

We've a large squad officially but a lot of them are young lads coming through, or MLS standard players were having a look at on little to no wages.

We'd majorly struggle with an injury to Morrisey or McCormack. Buckley we have more cover for. We do have Comeford who can play there and O Connor has played there but they wouldn't be near the same quality.