Game weekend 30th August - 1st September

[2 Year Contract]

Allegations of racial slurs from Pat's fans to Drogs James Taylor. Not the 1st time this season there's been racist abuse by the locals at Richmond Pk.

It’s alleged that there was a racial slur (singular) made by 1 person, not plural slurs by multiple fans as you’re suggesting.

No place for it in football or life in general and I’m sure the club will do all they can to deal with it, as they did in the incident when the 9 year old offender made a comment earlier in the year. It totally undermines the good community work that the club already does, particularly in terms of inclusivity such as participating in Africa day as well as using Richmond to host the local Multiculteral festival.

[2 Year Contract]

On the match, it’s been a long enough since I’ve seen as brain dead a piece of defending as Luke Heeney deliberately handballing a goalbound header on the line inside the first 30 mins, if there were 5 mins to play with the scores level then fair enough, but he gave his side a mountain to climb.

They got back into it through the peno but Pats immediate answer to that killed any chance of building momentum and the early goal in the second half killed the game. Could say this about most games in the last couple of months but Mulraney and Elbouzedi were superb on the wings and Forrester was top class again

[Jack B]

I heard people in Richmond earlier confidently claiming that there was nothing in the accusation, which I'm not sure how you can do really. Sincerely hope that either James-Taylor misheard or in the case that someone is guilty of it that they're dealt with appropriately.

Weird game otherwise given the red card, just made things a bit of a formality outside of the extremely brief period where Drogs leveled things. Have watched them a few times recently and they've been very impressive in a way that belied their league position, so was a help that they made things easier for us today in a way that they haven't and presumably won't make it for the remainder of the season.

[2 Year Contract]

I heard people in Richmond earlier confidently claiming that there was nothing in the accusation, which I'm not sure how you can do really. Sincerely hope that either James-Taylor misheard or in the case that someone is guilty of it that they're dealt with appropriately.

Weird game otherwise given the red card, just made things a bit of a formality outside of the extremely brief period where Drogs leveled things. Have watched them a few times recently and they've been very impressive in a way that belied their league position, so was a help that they made things easier for us today in a way that they haven't and presumably won't make it for the remainder of the season.

Yeah I’m seeing a good few people on Twitter that were on that part of the camac say that he was called a ‘useless c***’. And these are the same people that helped identify the young kid that made the comment 6 months ago so it’s not a burying the head in the sand thing either. I’m not saying the player made up what he said either but it could be a case of mishearing something

[joey B]

Just catching up on the weekends action but what is Heeney thinking doing that ? In the last 10 minutes of a game fair enough but a half hour is brain dead stuff…..

[D24Saint]

Yeah I’m seeing a good few people on Twitter that were on that part of the camac say that he was called a ‘useless c***’. And these are the same people that helped identify the young kid that made the comment 6 months ago so it’s not a burying the head in the sand thing either. I’m not saying the player made up what he said either but it could be a case of mishearing something

When such things happen it should be reported to the ref and then the authorities can do due diligence and get to the bottom of what happened. The trial by media approach isn’t right.

[ger121]

Pat’s going to be serious title contenders next season.

[Dermobohs]

Well done to the rovers away crowd, minutes silence observed and you could hear a pin drop in the ground.
Respect.

[joey B]

Pat’s going to be serious title contenders next season.

Looking at the other contenders and considering the manager you’d nearly make them favourites if they add well in the winter……

[D24Saint]

Pat’s going to be serious title contenders next season.

The expectations are they we will definitely be in the race. It will all depend on the players that come in and those that depart. He is an exciting young talent but is Melia ready to lead the line of a title winning side is another thing that will only be revealed in time. This year is only groundwork for next season but if we could somehow get a European place from what at one point was a car crash of a season would be miracle work by Kenny.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

The expectations are they we will definitely be in the race. It will all depend on the players that come in and those that depart. He is an exciting young talent but is Melia ready to lead the line of a title winning side is another thing that will only be revealed in time. This year is only groundwork for next season but if we could somehow get a European place from what at one point was a car crash of a season would be miracle work by Kenny.

Will Melia be there next season? Surely grabbing the attention of some teams in Europe

[D24Saint]

Will Melia be there next season? Surely grabbing the attention of some teams in Europe

Afaik the UK is the preferred destination and that’s not on the cards until the end of September next season. I read that Man City wanted him to sign last year and to play in the Belgian second division. The family rejected that offer and decided the best place for his development was staying with us. He is only on the first year of a three year deal aswell.

[Another Bohemia]

The expectations are they we will definitely be in the race. It will all depend on the players that come in and those that depart. He is an exciting young talent but is Melia ready to lead the line of a title winning side is another thing that will only be revealed in time. This year is only groundwork for next season but if we could somehow get a European place from what at one point was a car crash of a season would be miracle work by Kenny.

You do still have Aidan Keena and Zach Elbouzedi (since I've seen Melia played wide right as well) so Melias minutes can be managed next season. He's doesn't need to lead the line but if he's beating either of those lads for starting places he's doing exceptionally well and it doesn't mean he'll need to play every game as they are really good players at this level so you can rotate him in and out.

[TonyD]

You do still have Aidan Keena and Zach Elbouzedi (since I've seen Melia played wide right as well) so Melias minutes can be managed next season. He's doesn't need to lead the line but if he's beating either of those lads for starting places he's doing exceptionally well and it doesn't mean he'll need to play every game as they are really good players at this level so you can rotate him in and out.

It’s early days yet for Keena I know, but he’s been underwhelming so far. Maybe that’s down to lack of game time this season, but it would be a concern for me. I agree that we shouldn’t place too much burden on Mason Melia. Elbouzedi and Mulraney as two wide players is one genuine reason to be excited for the future. They look like they will cause teams a lot of problems. Mulraney is a different player since SK arrived, one of his main impacts n the team. Defensively we look better with Tom Grivosti back, and the midfield is coming along nicely. If we could keep Romal Palmer that would be a great signing. All in all, I’m definitely more than hopeful that we can be serious challengers next year. But then, I thought we’d mount a challenge this year, so what do I know ?;);)

[Another Bohemia]

It’s early days yet for Keena I know, but he’s been underwhelming so far. Maybe that’s down to lack of game time this season, but it would be a concern for me. I agree that we shouldn’t place too much burden on Mason Melia. Elbouzedi and Mulraney as two wide players is one genuine reason to be excited for the future. They look like they will cause teams a lot of problems. Mulraney is a different player since SK arrived, one of his main impacts n the team. Defensively we look better with Tom Grivosti back, and the midfield is coming along nicely. If we could keep Romal Palmer that would be a great signing. All in all, I’m definitely more than hopeful that we can be serious challengers next year. But then, I thought we’d mount a challenge this year, so what do I know ?;);)

With Keena it could be a sharpness or confidence issue. Took Georgie and Afolabi a bit of time to get up to speed with Bohs but once they started scoring it kept going. No reason to believe yet that won't be the same for Keena. Having said that if your keen to bin him off I'm sure Bohs would happily take him :D even if he didn't get back to his sligo form he is still a good option in the league and would mean you can manage Melias minutes. Even if it's a case Melia being the starter more often than not. It's rare in this league to have a great striker and a good back up. Some teams don't even have a good striker after all.

[2 Year Contract]

Far too early to definitively judge Keena at Pats. Yesterday was only his 4th start. He did well against Sligo and yesterday in terms of hold up play and leading the line on his own, although he didn’t really have a clear cut ‘you should be scoring there son’ type chance in either of those games however but hopefully he’s provided with chances soon. He was poor in the Galway and Sabah games but looked tired to me in those which is likely down to the fact that he’s only coming off the back of pre-season and players generally take a run of games to get fully match fit and sharp. Nearly any other minutes he had were cameos off the bench although he did well in his Istanbul away cameo considering the opposition and created a great chance for Kavanagh at the end.

[Dexy]

Meh, Mulraney hasn't actually improved that much. Zach has been unreal last few weeks, his efficiency and consistency is miles ahead of Mulraney. Keena was fantastic on his debut and great again last night, doing the hard yards and looking dangerous on his own up top. Ironically, Pats main problem is a **** week midfield and centre halves who've been much lauded but prone to mistakes...as happened again last night.