Games Friday 6th to Saturday 7th March

[sbgawa]

Friday 6th
St Pats v Cork City 19:45
Waterford V Derry 19:45
Finn Harps v Dundalk 20:00
Bohemians v Shelbourne 20:00

Wexford v Galway 19:45
Drogheda v UCD 19:45
Cabinteely v Shamrock Rovers II 19:45

Saturday 7th

Sligo v Shamrock Rovers 20:00


Cobh v Athlone Town 19:00
Development Team v Bray 19:30

[sbgawa]

I fancied Finn Harps to get a result in Cork and while Dundalk should win it won't be easy.
Rovers up in Sligo have been very poor but hopefully like Bohs and Dundalk so far this season we can get the monkey off our backs.
Bohs v Shels in the battle for supremacy on de nort side should be a good match.

[Nesta99]

All interesting games for different reasons even at this early stage. Pats need to be winning at home to Cork. Waterford and Derry will wan to start showing consistancy of results, hard one to call. Dundalk will want to put things right after Friday night but Harps are a different prospect than last season especially at home, lets hope they have an off day and Dundalk build some GD. Shels have had one of the better starts for a promoted team and Bohs have been a bit hit or miss with results, Will be a feisty affair with a draw written all over it. Sligo are looking in trouble already unless they suddenly throw off the shackles - if they try to contain rather than play Rovers they will be beaten, if they take the game to Shams ye never know but could be a hiding no matter. Its going to be a congested midtable with 3rd to 8th or 9th if Cork build confidence all going to be taking points against eachother.

[D24Saint]

Anything other than a win v Cork on Friday would represent a disaster of a start to the campaign. It’s amazing to have such an important game so early. I think SOD has to get a settled team and start picking up goals & points to keep morale in the stands up.

[joey B]

Start of a tough March for us,not expecting any points in the next 2 games against the 2 best teams in the league but hopefully we can give a good account of ourselves....

[sbgawa]

Start of a tough March for us,not expecting any points in the next 2 games against the 2 best teams in the league but hopefully we can give a good account of ourselves....
Have you caught the Ollievirus

[joey B]

Have you caught the Ollievirus

Ollie's full of positivity compared to me!

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

We wee decent enough against Bohs I thought but this will be a serious step up from anyone we've played so far

[dong]

Can see a 2 or 3 nil defeat for us. The games that will define our season will come after that and you could easily see us with only 3 or 4 points after the first series of games.
A lot depending on an unknown entity of a striker and a squad full of injured full backs and no wingers.
I watched Shams v Bohs with over 7,500 in Tallaght. We are being left behind in fairness.

[Bohs11]

Looking forward to putting $hel$ back in their place tonight! In all seriousness, think the bookies have the odds wrong for this, and it'll be much tighter than they're giving them credit for.

[D24Saint]

Think the bookies are in Cheltenham mode as the FGS betting for our game was a bit strange aswell. If I was a neutral the 3/1 draw price looks decent.

[sbgawa]

Looking forward to putting $hel$ back in their place tonight! In all seriousness, think the bookies have the odds wrong for this, and it'll be much tighter than they're giving them credit for.

You could find yourself in seventh place after the weekend with 4 of the teams above you with a game in hand as well.
This is a big match tonight in terms of what is going to be a very tight league,.

[dundalkfc10]

You could find yourself in seventh place after the weekend with 4 of the teams above you with a game in hand as well.
This is a big match tonight in terms of what is going to be a very tight league,.

They could be 13 behind with half the season gone and still finish 11 points ahead of the 4 teams.

Nonsense to be talking about been so many points ahead/behind after 5 games (4 games for some)

[sbgawa]

They could be 13 behind with half the season gone and still finish 11 points ahead of the 4 teams.

Nonsense to be talking about been so many points ahead/behind after 5 games (4 games for some)


I don't think its nonsense to say the league is going to be incredibly tight and the head to heads between Dublin rivals are important.
Obviously its too early to be looking at things but starts are important, a few games in and pressure starts to come on.

Super goal by Flores the other night btw made it a memorable night for everyone

[pineapple stu]

WTF is going on in Drogheda?!

[CorribsideSteve]

It'd be nice if there was a stream for Eirsport 1 that was not prohibitively riddled with popups. Thank goodness for the oportunity to bask in the radiance of trackchamp camerawork that is Skorlive.

[Weatherman]

0-0 HT here at Richmond. Not much to report apart from a Forrester free kick well saved by McNulty. McGlade has the beating of an out of Position Dean Clarke who's playing RB. Ochieng for Cork best player on pitch so far. Doing everything simple but effective. Rennie holding the ball up well but needs to start doing it a bit more to bring the players around him into the game more.

[D24Saint]

0-0 HT here at Richmond. Not much to report apart from a Forrester free kick well saved by McNulty. McGlade has the beating of an out of Position Dean Clarke who's playing RB. Ochieng for Cork best player on pitch so far. Doing everything simple but effective. Rennie holding the ball up well but needs to start doing it a bit more to bring the players around him into the game more.

Shocking game of football two rubbish sides.

[SkStu]

I don't think its nonsense to say the league is going to be incredibly tight and the head to heads between Dublin rivals are important.
Obviously its too early to be looking at things but starts are important, a few games in and pressure starts to come on.

im convinced you have a red jersey on under the green and white hoops!

[Scrufil]

Must have been a right battle in Richmond park, ye needed a Unionist Monarch to win the game for ye!

[D24Saint]

Must have been a right battle in Richmond park, ye needed a Unionist Monarch to win the game for ye!

Battle of the (useless) B******s

[sbgawa]

im convinced you have a red jersey on under the green and white hoops!

Na , just winding up, happy for u tonight, would love to see shels go straight back down

[joey B]

Dundalk didn't have to be great to hammer us tonight,were 2 up at half time doing very little tbh,a class outfit just but not the games that will determine our fate this season.

[Weatherman]

Shocking game of long ball in Richmond but a moment of brilliance from Lee Desmond to pick out Billy King in acres of space, who finished superbly past McNulty, gave Pats the 3 points. Shocking decision by the ref not to even card the Cork Forward who came on, after he left Younger unconscious after a collision. Baffling really. Pats grew into the game 2nd half and full value for their win. Cork offered no threat

[D24Saint]

Cork offered no threat

In fairness they had two very good chances.

[brendy_éire]

Two cracking goals from Waterford in the RSC.
The last coming on 94 minutes.

Hard to complain, poor stuff from ourselves. Looked unable to string a couple of passes together. Waterford looked lively enough. I know they lost the previous two at home, but they'll be in no bother playing like that.

[outspoken]

WTF is going on in Drogheda?!

I called a hammering on the show this week, UCD gave 3 or 4 of the goals in the 7-1 to Dundalk by getting caught playing out from the back and against Cobh last week they were caught in possession several times and Drogs were stewing off that defeat to Longford last week having had 20 shots and come away with nothing. Hammering was always on the cards here

[Nesta99]

WTF is going on in Drogheda?!

What apart from being a general kip?

[D24Saint]

What apart from being a general kip?

Irish tribalism encapsulated in a sentence.

[oriel]

Dundalk didn't have to be great to hammer us tonight,were 2 up at half time doing very little tbh,a class outfit just but not the games that will determine our fate this season.

I only saw the last 30 mins on skorlive and it was 3-0 up at that stage. Seemed DFC were already only using 3rd gear, think that's the first defeat at home for FH for 6 months or so? Been a decent home spin of results and without doubt the reason you stayed up last year.

Might head up for the summer away game, always liked the trips up there, something special about Balybofey.

[D24Saint]

Might head up for the summer away game, always liked the trips up there, something special about Balybofey.

Great trip , the only thing from experience I’d book a refundable room in Jackson’s at least two out of our last four games up there have been called off.

[joey B]

I only saw the last 30 mins on skorlive and it was 3-0 up at that stage. Seemed DFC were already only using 3rd gear, think that's the first defeat at home for FH for 6 months or so? Been a decent home spin of results and without doubt the reason you stayed up last year.

Might head up for the summer away game, always liked the trips up there, something special about Balybofey.

We've had a great home record recently but kind of goes out the window when the likes of Dundalk and Rovers come to town.
Thought we were worth a goal first half but you will always be punished by Dundalk unfortunately,on a more positive note cracking couple of goals for Waterford!!!

[ToberonaTornado]

Dundalk didn't have to be great to hammer us tonight,were 2 up at half time doing very little tbh,a class outfit just but not the games that will determine our fate this season.


I only saw the last 30 mins on skorlive and it was 3-0 up at that stage. Seemed DFC were already only using 3rd gear, think that's the first defeat at home for FH for 6 months or so? Been a decent home spin of results and without doubt the reason you stayed up last year.

Might head up for the summer away game, always liked the trips up there, something special about Balybofey.

Hoban's v. early goal definitely give us a great boost but Harps in the 1st 20 mins were on fire and Dundalk looked a bit flat footed trying to deal with them at times - but as the game wore on we took full control and won with some ease.Set-pieces Dundalk indeed!:rolleyes:(as some here referred to us in previous weeks posts)
Always enjoy my trips to Ballybofey,decent wee town,great fans and decent pubs make the long journey worth while.

[Finlay Harp]

I thought 4-0 was a bit harsh. Dundalk a different class but in parts we played well.

[Nesta99]

Irish tribalism encapsulated in a sentence.

Yup! and they love us too..

[joey B]

Waterford's winner was an absolute wonder strike,beautiful,beautiful goal......

[PartySaint]

So far this season I’ve seen

Pats
Waterford
Sligo
Shels
Cork

All pretty poor teams with Sligo being the worst.

Nice to get the win last night. Dundalk will hammer us next week.

[ThirdManRun]

Second time seeing Shels last night, first time seeing Bohs. Both very very average teams.

If Morris doesn’t recognise when to add a third midfielder and replace one of the strikers when the momentum shifts away from the 4-4-2 they keep starting with then Shels will struggle. 4-4-2 worked well in the first half but was blatantly obvious that the first Bohs goal was coming. Too late to change make a change!

Bohs are as they have been for the last couple of seasons, industrious and agricultural. Twardek the difference between the two teams, looks a very good player.

Overall the standard was very poor which is worrying for the league given both teams have started well and picked up points. How bad must the other teams be?

[Jack B]

Was expecting a more open game last night but Cork didn't really come to play outside of the odd counter attack here and there (which almost paid off for them to be fair). Though previous results on the road for them this season might have changed their approach.

I thought we were alright, the second half especially we played some good stuff. The problem is obviously that we're blunt going forward which doesn't bode well when we're playing a side content to sit in, as we have done for 3 of 4 games so far. The goal was a quality sequence of play from players who have the ability to do it though, so hopefully it's just a matter of it clicking for us. Particularly when Benson is back who is obviously a big miss at the moment.

[the 12 th man]

Was expecting a more open game last night but Cork didn't really come to play outside of the odd counter attack here and there (which almost paid off for them to be fair). Though previous results on the road for them this season might have changed their approach.

I thought we were alright, the second half especially we played some good stuff. The problem is obviously that we're blunt going forward which doesn't bode well when we're playing a side content to sit in, as we have done for 3 of 4 games so far. The goal was a quality sequence of play from players who have the ability to do it though, so hopefully it's just a matter of it clicking for us. Particularly when Benson is back who is obviously a big miss at the moment.


Thought it was a really poor game.Pats were by far the better of the two teams but as alluded to the toothless issue is a big problem.Couldn't believe how poor Cork were other than Joe Olewu who put in a man of the man performance for them and they should really have got an undeserved equaliser on two occasions which were their only 2 chances in the whole game.

[Martinho II]

Our game v bray failed a pitch inspection due to unplayable pitch. BTW I have never stayed over in Ballybofey at all yet. Is there much to do there?

[nigel-harps1954]

Our game v bray failed a pitch inspection due to unplayable pitch. BTW I have never stayed over in Ballybofey at all yet. Is there much to do there?

There's pubs.

[D24Saint]

There's pubs.

Don’t forget the chinese restaurant, sustenance is important.

[SeanDrog]

None thread related but don’t want to start of fresh one for a small question.

I’ve never been to Rovers in Tallaght - is there a specific entrance for away fans?

[Longfordian]

Assuming you're wondering about the First Division team, there was in theory for the B team games in 2014 anyway.

[pineapple stu]

There's pubs.
You could call it the Longford of the North

[SeanDrog]

Assuming you're wondering about the First Division team, there was in theory for the B team games in 2014 anyway.

Yep - thinking of going next Saturday for the 3pm game.

[Longfordian]

I recall being a bit surprised there was segregation but in fairness it was just the other end of the stand so no big deal.

[D24Saint]

You could call it the Longford of the North

At least Longford has a pub with a parrot , Seamus in Valentines tries to entertain.

[sbgawa]

McLaughlin strikes again.