Weekend games Friday 9th to Saturday 10th May

[sbgawa]

IS there a club in the division that feels they are happy?
Drogs probably still but anyone else?
We are top and i reckon are underachieving and should be 6 or 7 clear and need it with Europe coming up especially with Champions elect Derry not in Europe

[joey B]

I don’t mind SK in general but he’s chatting absolute twaddle there,I’d be very unhappy if my team put the ball out in the situation he’s talking about….

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[Another Bohemia]

I don’t mind SK in general but he’s chatting absolute twaddle there,I’d be very unhappy if my team put the ball out in the situation he’s talking about….

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I understand hes doing this to distract from the less than fantastic run of form pats have been on but its very ironic that hes compaining about sportsmanship when his Dundalk teams were masters of the dark arts and just this season vs Bohs in Dalymount the time wasting from pats was beyond belief. If I remember correctly Anto Breslins first yellow card was for time wasting at a throw in, in the first half! His second yellow was for crashing into Ross Tierney to stop a counter attack. Both cycnical cards in their own right. The ultimate irony is of course that Bohs won that game in the 97th minute and if Pats didnt waste as much time as they had been doing in the second half there wouldnt have been a 97th minute for Bohs to score in. If sportsmanship is dead Stephen Kenny put at least one of the knives in it.

Also isnt the general guideline now to play to the refs whistle and the ref has the power to stop the game at any point for injury?

[placid casual]

Manager has his own club's interest at heart shocker

[sbgawa]

Id shoot any player playing for me who stopped before the Refs whistle, 90% of the time the players get up and play on afterwards and it was just an attempt to buy a free or slow the game down.

[Nesta99]

I understand hes doing this to distract from the less than fantastic run of form pats have been on but its very ironic that hes compaining about sportsmanship when his Dundalk teams were masters of the dark arts and just this season vs Bohs in Dalymount the time wasting from pats was beyond belief. If I remember correctly Anto Breslins first yellow card was for time wasting at a throw in, in the first half! His second yellow was for crashing into Ross Tierney to stop a counter attack. Both cycnical cards in their own right. The ultimate irony is of course that Bohs won that game in the 97th minute and if Pats didnt waste as much time as they had been doing in the second half there wouldnt have been a 97th minute for Bohs to score in. If sportsmanship is dead Stephen Kenny put at least one of the knives in it.

Also isnt the general guideline now to play to the refs whistle and the ref has the power to stop the game at any point for injury?

It was game management!!:rolleyes: Couple of years of throwing good positions in Europe away through naivety and that team learned quickly and carried it in to the domestic game. Its infuriating when players feign injry and a pretty new aspect of the game that Im enjoying in general is refs waving away frees when players are rolling around holding a foot and then in total shock and hopping up when the whistle doesnt blow. Players do have a duty of care to their fellow pros and while they cant always get it right they'd have a good idea of what is a serious injury and should put the ball out. One incident stands out last season was Daniel Kelly pulling up with a hamstring on the Derry corner flag and Dummigan playing on but his own players shouting not to be an ass and put the ball out as Kelly was in trouble. It was obvious and different from the 'soft' free con where Id be roaring to play on. Keepers abusing the rules now as the game has to stop is something that needs to change - I dunno what, maybe a fecking time out call but at least it isnt BS of physo and stretching and then not a niggle after. It is absolutely SK deflecting attention from his team, its what he does except now its called out for what it is. Seanie falling over crisp packets was a legitimate complaint where buying penalties was beconing a normal part of the game - if it were one of my players manufacturing penalties from barely half chances would I grumble, nope!

[Martinho II]

It was game management!!:rolleyes: Couple of years of throwing good positions in Europe away through naivety and that team learned quickly and carried it in to the domestic game. Its infuriating when players feign injry and a pretty new aspect of the game that Im enjoying in general is refs waving away frees when players are rolling around holding a foot and then in total shock and hopping up when the whistle doesnt blow. Players do have a duty of care to their fellow pros and while they cant always get it right they'd have a good idea of what is a serious injury and should put the ball out. One incident stands out last season was Daniel Kelly pulling up with a hamstring on the Derry corner flag and Dummigan playing on but his own players shouting not to be an ass and put the ball out as Kelly was in trouble. It was obvious and different from the 'soft' free con where Id be roaring to play on. Keepers abusing the rules now as the game has to stop is something that needs to change - I dunno what, maybe a fecking time out call but at least it isnt BS of physo and stretching and then not a niggle after. It is absolutely SK deflecting attention from his team, its what he does except now its called out for what it is. Seanie falling over crisp packets was a legitimate complaint where buying penalties was beconing a normal part of the game - if it were one of my players manufacturing penalties from barely half chances would I grumble, nope!

I for one am sick of SK rants. If he spoke out about the amount of clubs that he walked out on I would be more interested. Just move on SK...