Games Weekend 9th August

[ger121]

How many times do people have to be told that Lambert has no influence on the playing side of the club?

A blind man can see that he has a huge influence on the club, which the football team are very much a part of. If anyone think everything begins and ends with Fenlon, then they are in for a big surprise when he goes and nothing changes.

[sulywaterfordfc]

Just watched the highlights from last nights games to see the Bohs penalty being given for a foul clearly about a yard outside the box and Derry not given a first half penalty for a Dundalk player handballing it in the box with his arm held out from his body. Where’s the pages and pages of uproar and match fixing shouts on here and the days worth of tweets on those decisions? Or maybe one certain clubs group of fans are just massive children? Who knows :)

If Bohs scored the penalty and drew 3/3 there’d be uproar on social media. Fortunately they missed despite the incompetence from the referee, all its down is made the win all the more sweeter and it’s f**k**g hilarious despite the fact Bohs had the ref in their pocket and still f****d it up.. ?????

[Martinho II]

If Bohs scored the penalty and drew 3/3 there’d be uproar on social media. Fortunately they missed despite the incompetence from the referee, all its down is made the win all the more sweeter and it’s f**k**g hilarious despite the fact Bohs had the ref in their pocket and still f****d it up.. ?????

imo Keith Long was given a raw deal at Bohs and has the last laugh at Waterford. Have a serious chance of makin Europe now! Bohs for a club thats selling out every wk that wont happen any more if this continues.

[sulywaterfordfc]

Bohs have only won 15 of the last 50 league games since end of April 2023, the rot really started last season and momentum is accelerating. With a banana skin trip to Kerry, Shels x 2, Rovers, Pats in the next 5 games Reynolds has to get a number of wins from those games otherwise he will be gone and things could get uglier for the club

Majority of Bohs fans I could see be it on here, social media and anywhere else seemed to absolutely certain their problems early in the season were all down to Devine. Previous to Devine many Bohs fans were adamant that Long was the problem and he needed to move on. Obviously Reynolds has the knives out on him now but the tide is increasingly swinging against Fenlon

When I posted here earlier in the season as outsider it looked to me that there was a deeper underlying on the field problems with Fenlon's haphazard recruitment, declining amounts players migrating from their academy/U19s into the first team and right up to Lambert who while being a very smart commercial CEO looks to me he lacks acumen on the field who needs a really strong sporting director alongside him which Fenlon definitely isn't that

The hilarious part is, Long left/sacked after he was head hunted out by the fans…. now some are calling from him to be brought back. Maybe if Bohs fans stopped trying to be experts and holding higher expectations then the club is in a position to achieve. Things might settle down.

[RealJohn91]

The hilarious part is, Long left/sacked after he was head hunted out by the fans…. now some are calling from him to be brought back. Maybe if Bohs fans stopped trying to be experts and holding higher expectations then the club is in a position to achieve. Things might settle down.
Why didn't your fans run the fraudster and his family out of your club? I wouldn't be judging other fanbases in your position.

[Nesta99]

There might be a bit to run on that situation yet!

[joey B]

Sligo 1 up on Shels,absolutely dreadful from Sam Bone to set him up for it….

[total hoofball]

I just don't know what to think of that first half, top of the league scraping on average of a goal per game I've been scratching my head how we are still there.

Bone with an absolute horror show passing the ball across the 18 yard box to nobody but we still don't look like we are going to easily score even a goal per game despite signing Wood and Coote and Tulloch suspiciously still on the bench

[ger121]

The league nobody wants to win.

[total hoofball]

How many times do people have to be told that Lambert has no influence on the playing side of the club?
If you think Bohemian Football Club Chief Executive Officer Daniel Lambert has no influence on the playing side of the club then good luck to you

[RealJohn91]

If you think Bohemian Football Club Chief Executive Officer Daniel Lambert has no influence on the playing side of the club then good luck to you
No I don't think, I know. How would you? Oh and he's the chief operating officer. Try and get his title right at least.

[sbgawa]

The Chief executive officer of a football club has nothing to do with the football side of the club

.........its no wonder Bohs are adrift.

[joey B]

Treaty hammering Longford at Bishopgate,well in the mix for the playoffs and they’ll be above us very soon….

[Kiki Balboa]

Rovers are still going to win the league....

[ger121]

Rovers are still going to win the league....

I think so too.

[joey B]

Rovers are still going to win the league....

Sligo Rovers?!?!

[sbgawa]

Two massive matches tommorow against drogs and Thursday Celje. Two wins and season is seriously on.

[2 Year Contract]

Ellis Chapman is a lovely player to watch

[da bishop]

Treaty hammering Longford at Bishopgate,well in the mix for the playoffs and they’ll be above us very soon….

Victory expected ,scoreline a shock even allowing how poor Longford are as goals are scare in Treatyland.Given the quality and experience in this squad Treaty should have been seeing this scoreline more often.The Flansiro was a souless venue tonight saved only by the super strike that was Currans first goal.

[Shearer]

Two lovely goals for Enda Curran in his hat-trick tonight.

Grim enough for Longford, you'd have to feel for them but wouldn't shock me if they're back in the playoff picture next year - they're a steady Eddie in the First Division (except for now).

[Knocklyonhoop]

I can't see SOD getting that gig, he needs a year or more to work closely under a manager and take time to learn the trade.

As said before, Bohs are very lucky this season Dundalk and Drogs are as poor as they are, otherwise they could have been dragged right in, for all their modesty, I'm really not sure they can fall to 9th, stranger things and all that, but they would need to lose something like 3 or 4 of the next 5, then the Co Louth relegation crew win games, not sure that will happen.

Bohs have a couple of games in hand and are far better team than the Louth clubs. They ain’t even close to being in a relegation battle. Unfortunately

[placid casual]

I think so too.

Dunno if you're going to Bohs long enough Ger, but I remember way back when, Rovers were going for their 1st title under Michael O'Neill, and lost to Bohs at dalymount, leading to choruses from the jodi of "can you feel it slip away".
Rovers still have to do their thing and drag some consistency out of their ar$e, but if they do there'll be a chorus of that when Rovers play shels in September.

[Knocklyonhoop]

I think so too.


No. Shels are winning it this yr. we probably should have but I thin too many injuries and another round in Europe chasing €€€ . Even after tonight, Shels have it to lose with not enough matches left

[Jack B]

Shels have lost their best defender and best forward in the window, plus while Boyd is out also don't have a proper striker. Think I saw it said that Jarvis and Boyd account for half the goals they've scored this season or something, plus Bone isn't even close to a replacement for Molloy. I think they've enough of a buffer to see it out but they're certainly a weaker side now than they were when they built that lead.

[ger121]

Dunno if you're going to Bohs long enough Ger, but I remember way back when, Rovers were going for their 1st title under Michael O'Neill, and lost to Bohs at dalymount, leading to choruses from the jodi of "can you feel it slip away".
Rovers still have to do their thing and drag some consistency out of their ar$e, but if they do there'll be a chorus of that when Rovers play shels in September.

Going more years than I care to remember. Anyway, seen a fair bit in my time and I know when a side is running out of momentum deep into the race. Think Shels will be caught but by who. Should really be Derry when you look at the points difference and squad but then there is this team that have won it the last four seasons. And when you see them out of the corner of your eye getting ever closer, you think they’ll take you before the finish line.

[TonyD]

Going more years than I care to remember. Anyway, seen a fair bit in my time and I know when a side is running out of momentum deep into the race. Think Shels will be caught but by who. Should really be Derry when you look at the points difference and squad but then there is this team that have won it the last four seasons. And when you see them out of the corner of your eye getting ever closer, you think they’ll take you before the finish line.

I know Derry have been inconsistent, but I don’t think they can be written off by any means. Only two points in it, so it’s very much all to play for. Wouldn’t like to call it, but it would be pretty funny if Shels were to be caught now. I still think they are an average side, but in fairness it’s their doggedness that has kept them in front.

[joey B]

I know Derry have been inconsistent, but I don’t think they can be written off by any means. Only two points in it, so it’s very much all to play for. Wouldn’t like to call it, but it would be pretty funny if Shels were to be caught now. I still think they are an average side, but in fairness it’s their doggedness that has kept them in front.

Watching Shels last night it would be silly to write off Derry,they might even win it by default if Rovers don’t get their act together and Shels fall away…

[Jack B]

Not expecting much from Pats today. Anang keeps his place in goal, and Keena up front who only played 45 minutes on Thursday anyway, otherwise every single player has been changed.

[TonyD]

Not expecting much from Pats today. Anang keeps his place in goal, and Keena up front who only played 45 minutes on Thursday anyway, otherwise every single player has been changed.

That’s quite a risky strategy, if kind of understandable in the context of the European games. I still have an awful feeling that we’ll regret not finishing the euro tie on Thursday, when we had a gilt edged chance to do it.

[Jack B]

That’s quite a risky strategy, if kind of understandable in the context of the European games. I still have an awful feeling that we’ll regret not finishing the euro tie on Thursday, when we had a gilt edged chance to do it.

Ditto. Without sounding miserable, as happy as I am about the performance and win on Thursday I think it'll go down as a missed opportunity. Sabah left the door open in a way I can't see them doing at home.

Re: today I think the team is still good enough to get a result but just matches up terribly against Galway. They're an aggressive, physical side and what we've put out is anything but. They'll get bullied but that's some bench to turn to if we're still in the game after an hour or so.

[ger121]

Ditto. Without sounding miserable, as happy as I am about the performance and win on Thursday I think it'll go down as a missed opportunity. Sabah left the door open in a way I can't see them doing at hom.

Watch the highlights of their home game against Maccabi. These guys leave doors so wide open you could get a bus through it. Saw their league game too at home and they blew a 2 goal lead late in the 2nd half. They are good offensively but Pat’s can score there for sure.

[Jack B]

Watch the highlights of their home game against Maccabi. These guys leave doors so wide open you could get a bus through it. Saw their league game too at home and they blew a 2 goal lead late in the 2nd half. They are good offensively but Pat’s can score there for sure.

To be fair having watched the highlights of those games myself I should've used a different metaphor. :D Their keeper seems dodgy, similarly they look awful at defending set-pieces so there should be opportunities in that sense, they're evidently very strong going forward though which they didn't get to show properly having gone down to 10. That mixed with our away record has me sceptical, but in fairness we did play as well as we have all season so replicate that and we still have more than a chance. Was just one of those games where you couldn't help hut feel we could really regret not putting at least another couple past them.

[joey B]

Pats ahead against the run of play,fine strike from Mcclelland from outside the area…

[TonyD]

Pats take the lead with a nice strike from Jay McClelland, somewhat against the run of play it must be said.

[TonyD]

Why is Stephen Bradley doing 4th official at the Galway/Pats match ? ;)

[Acornvilla]

Pat's have almost rotated the entire team and winning. Incredible bench :D

Breslin, Elbouzedi, Forrester, Grivosti, Lennon, Melia, Mulraney, Rogers, Sjoberg.

[TonyD]

Pat's have almost rotated the entire team and winning. Incredible bench :D

Breslin, Elbouzedi, Forrester, Grivosti, Lennon, Melia, Mulraney, Rogers, Sjoberg.

Galway level, and you couldn’t say it’s not deserved. We need to get a hold of the ball. They have us struggling with balls into the box.

[Acornvilla]

Yeah, it's very one sided. Bad goalkeeping for the equalizer, pushed it exactly where you don't want it.

[Onapointoforder]

Galway level, and you couldn’t say it’s not deserved. We need to get a hold of the ball. They have us struggling with balls into the box.Galway are a very hard watch…

[TonyD]

Yeah, it's very one sided. Bad goalkeeping for the equalizer, pushed it exactly where you don't want it.

Yeah, Anang was poor for the goal. Point is a fair result I suppose. Surprised looking at the possession stats after the game that we had so much of the ball, didn’t feel like that watching it.

[oriel]

Very poor by the ref to disallow that Galway goal, no way the GK was impeded. Completely fair challenge.

[Buckett]

We were robbed there. I thought we were the better team. Nice goal by Pat's but he had a clear run in from midfield unchallenged. Nothing wrong with that disallowed goal. Anang looked very dodgy throughout the game. Kazeem, the rat, was terrible for Pat's.

[patsdad]

Very poor by the ref to disallow that Galway goal, no way the GK was impeded. Completely fair challenge.
100% correct decision. The Galway player backs into the keeper to push him away from the ball.

[oriel]

You must be joking, it will come to a stage where an attacker isn't allowed go near a GK, Pats very very lucky to get away with that. Should been a goal, possibly even a Peno, watch it back, Pats defender, has his arms around a Galway player almost on the line.

That's two Sunday's in a row now they have got key decisions going in their favour.

[Jack B]

It's 100% in line with every foul you see given in favour of a goalkeeper in every game across the world. Anang has hold of the ball, Hickey backs into him and forces him to drop it, no referee that sees that isn't giving it. Yoi can argue that the leeway keepers get is a wider issue with the game now but that's the reality of it.

Galway were the much better side in the second half and probably would have been worth the win but the idea that they were robbed off the back of that decision is fanciful for me.

[oriel]

It's 100% in line with every foul you see given in favour of a goalkeeper in every game across the world. Anang has hold of the ball, Hickey backs into him and forces him to drop it, no referee that sees that isn't giving it. Yoi can argue that the leeway keepers get is a wider issue with the game now but that's the reality of it.

Galway were the much better side in the second half and probably would have been worth the win but the idea that they were robbed off the back of that decision is fanciful for me.

What about the Pats player with one or possibly two hands holding the Galway guy? I can tell you, Pats were very lucky to get away with that, on the double.

[joey B]

Yeah, Anang was poor for the goal. Point is a fair result I suppose. Surprised looking at the possession stats after the game that we had so much of the ball, didn’t feel like that watching it.

Anang instead of pushing the ball away trys to catch it and pays for it,might be a lesson for him .....

[gufct]

100% a goal the Pats defenders reaction tells it all.

[Jack B]

What about the Pats player with one or possibly two hands holding the Galway guy? I can tell you, Pats were very lucky to get away with that, on the double.

I've watched it back and not even sure who you're referring to. I presume where Turner has his arm around a Galway player that is in turn backing into him, not competing for the ball. If you think that's a penalty then I'm not sure you can then with a straight face say that Pats' one last week was soft.

As I said, that's a free kick for the goalkeeper the world over. There's an example every week of a goal disallowed for the same or similar, I doubt you or anyone can find me many cases this season where they've been awarded. Off the top of my head I can think of a few we've had against us this season and I doubt you'll have seen me up in arms about it. I've seen Galway fans on social media bemoaning that they've now had several similar disallowed this season, that's not because you're being robbed or unlucky it's simply how the rules are enforced. It's soft but keepers are hugely protected now, that's how it is.

[joey B]

Drogheda level in Tallaght,cracking finish from James-Taylor .....