Dublin City's website at it yet again [Archive] - Page 2

pete

06/06/2006, 12:08 PM

I was late so didn't see the first 2 goals however most people said that they couldn't see 1st one crossing the line.

Both red cards looked stupid but justified.

Georges showboating lasted all of 5 seconds. I thought it was a bit childish but he was trying to entertain the away support.

BTW thanks to the security fella who let me in free at halftime - DC not gonna make much cash leaving people in free.

Keely should be a lot more concerned at less than 200 home support & inability of his team to string together 3 passes all game.

Maynard

06/06/2006, 1:31 PM

Just a quick word on a couple of things. Firstly ANYONE (and I mean ANYone) who thinks that Ronan Seery sits down and writes match reports for the DCFC website is just a fool. I mean seriously...

And secondly as far as feeling a need to round on the nature of the article, hold our hands up and beg for forgiveness on behalf of a website we have nothing to do with.:rolleyes: I may agree or disagree with what is contained in any given article posted on the website of the football club I support, but I certainly will not feel obliged to apologise/condemn or make any other such remarks about a piece of writing that has nothing to do with me.

If I am commisoned and paid to do a job of writing match reports for Dublin City FC then and only then, will I feel responsible to make some public mutterings on the issue.

Over and out.

NY Hoop

06/06/2006, 1:58 PM

i agree with peadar on that one. on a diffrent subject, if sh**m ro**rove*s fans dislike us that much then why do some of them attend our games reguarly.

:D :D brilliant well done seery. You wish.

Your comments in the guestbook a while back were richly entertaining!!

KOH

mypost

06/06/2006, 6:27 PM

Match report

the standard of referee that Dublin City and the decisions against them has had to live with borders on the shocking and manager Dermot Keely candidly admitted that in 37 years of involvement in the game this performance was right down with the worst of them.

"They are only part of the game and while big strides have been made, the standard of match official is really abysmal on occasions But that still doesn't make up for the decisions that have gone against us. This week it's me, but the common denominator is the match official and the game is suffering greatly as a result and it's time that people in authority stand up and do something about it."

Home Farm should be on their knees, thanking the Lord above every week, that they are just able to play in the PD at all this season.

pete

06/06/2006, 7:39 PM

"They are only part of the game and while big strides have been made...."

What strides would those be that Home Farm have achieved?

:confused:

DmanDmythDledge

06/06/2006, 8:16 PM

"They are only part of the game and while big strides have been made...."

What strides would those be that Home Farm have achieved?

:confused:
Keely was talking about the standard of refereeing. And btw, achieving promotion would be considered making strides.

KildareFan

07/06/2006, 5:26 PM

Home Farm should be on their knees, thanking the Lord above every week, that they are just able to play in the PD at all this season.

Why? If Rovers were any good, they had two games to beat them. Dublin got promoted fair and square, rovers fans should get over it and concentrate on trying to catch limerick :)

Roverstillidie

07/06/2006, 5:35 PM

Why? If Rovers were any good, they had two games to beat them. Dublin got promoted fair and square, rovers fans should get over it and concentrate on trying to catch limerick :)

when have we ever said we deserved it on the pitch? and if you were as reckless with your cash it would have been you

the issue is a club who never applied to join the league, crippled with debt, with no stadium and no plans to build or share one lecturing anyone on their affairs.

the fact the article is 100% correct is an irrelevance

Derek

07/06/2006, 11:13 PM

the issue is a club who never applied to join the league, crippled with debt, with no stadium and no plans to build or share one lecturing anyone on their affairs.

You must have asked the magic eight ball for this one.

PROOF please!

John83

08/06/2006, 9:48 AM

You must have asked the magic eight ball for this one.

PROOF please!
I'n not one to go around laying into you lot, but none of that is in any real doubt.

You took Home Farm's place in the league, so there was no vote to elect you to the league. Your financial status seems to be common knowledge - perhaps someone else here can actually produce the accounts. You don't have a stadium of your own, nor the money to build one, and renting isn't sharing.

I think the burden of proof is on you here.

Roverstillidie

08/06/2006, 11:15 AM

You must have asked the magic eight ball for this one.

PROOF please!

the points i raised:
-you never applied to join the league
-your CRO returns show phenominal directors loans
-you do not own a stadium
-you have yet to announce plans for a long term home

prove me wrong on any of the above and ill sponsor a match ball at your next home game.

micls

08/06/2006, 4:55 PM

why are you making a big issue of something that has nothing to do with you. if it does then how? you still would have been relagated cos of the dodgey dealings of your former club members.

The official club website of any EL club concerns all EL fans. If it is run unprofessionally it gives the idea that the EL as a whole is unprofessional to neutrals. All EL clubs rely on each other to survive

Roverstillidie

08/06/2006, 5:08 PM

why are you making a big issue of something that has nothing to do with you. if it does then how? you still would have been relagated cos of the dodgey dealings of your former club members.

your official website should not carry opinion content like that. its amaturish and against the rules. who can forget rockys bottle of jack daniels madcapped nonsense. your site sums up your club, a pie in the sky vehicle for one mans ego.

secondly, they werent members of the club, whover you refer to. we were illegally deducted points and hence CHF played us not pats.

and it is seriously ironic for anyone connected with chf to point the finger re finances and licencing...

Roverstillidie

08/06/2006, 10:40 PM

free speech is for fans forums or fanzines, not the official website or match programme. they were the rules you would have signed up to of you joined the league properly. and compare this fuss to the sh�tstorm rico caused with his comments or the irish times dedicating a page to selective quotes from our forum.

as i said before, i agree with the article by and large, its just in an inappropriate place. the website shouldnt just be rockys personal blog

the league didnt have the power to deduct points.

pete

09/06/2006, 8:55 AM

what happend to free speech? the person said what he felt at the time, i feel the article was spot on. if it was on any other site there wouldnt be such a fuss. also rovers were not illegally deducted points, you tried to fraud the league with false documents.

Its been pointed out many times how amateurish the Drogheda United website is & the eL hasn't done anything so nothing will happen to Home Farm.

John83

09/06/2006, 8:55 AM

the league didnt have the power to deduct points.
Are you still complaining about that? If they'd followed the rules, you would have been thrown out of the league.

Billy Lord

09/06/2006, 10:30 AM

John 83: you are correct. Rovers should've been thrown out of the league. Mind you, it was made clear to Merrion Square in advance of last season that Rovers had filed bogus returns that were clearly fraudulent (even to the untrained eye) and should never have been accepted in the first place.
So pardon me while I stifle a yawn when hearing about 'transparency' and the bright new future of the game in Ireland from people who contributed heavily to the shambles of the past.

Philly

09/06/2006, 12:14 PM

Keely on O'Callaghans skills;

"I think George O’Callaghan ought to learn a bit more respect. Against us on Friday, at one point he was over on the touchline bringing the ball under his feet and basically taking the p*** out of us. A big naughty, George. You should respect those you are playing against, regardless of their ability – or yours." - Dublin City manager Dermot Keely on Cork star George O’Callaghan.

micls

09/06/2006, 12:17 PM

Keely on O'Callaghans skills;

"I think George O�Callaghan ought to learn a bit more respect. Against us on Friday, at one point he was over on the touchline bringing the ball under his feet and basically taking the p*** out of us. A big naughty, George. You should respect those you are playing against, regardless of their ability � or yours." - Dublin City manager Dermot Keely on Cork star George O�Callaghan.

But sure he doesn't mention George was taken out of it when going forward a minute earlier. Its ok to show respect in that way we just have to get rid of the skilful stuff :rolleyes: Would suit Dublin City's style alright i suppose.

Can i just ask why there's such a long topic about this. Yes the report is unprofessional but iv seen far worse on the Drogheda website yet there hasn't been a topic about it.

Is it just cos everyone hates Dublin City or cos Drogheda are doing well

Philly

09/06/2006, 12:19 PM

Who do Dublin City officials curse when talking in the media?! It just looks really unprofessional. A bit of cop on is in order I think.

As for DCFC itself. They are in the Premier by merit and merit alone. Fair play to them. However, I do think that there is one Dublin club too many and if any had to be given the chop it would be them without a doubt. Shels develop good players and have loads of potential. Bohs have a great new stadium on the way and are a big club. Rovers are too big a club to throw out, whilst UCD (Dublin?) are great at developing players and have a move to the Belfield Bowl in the pipeline. Dublin City just feed off the other Dublin team's scraps and that is why they will always get promoted but never stay up. Also, is the club feasible financially?

Philly

09/06/2006, 12:22 PM

Can i just ask why there's such a long topic about this. Yes the report is unprofessional but iv seen far worse on the Drogheda website yet there hasn't been a topic about it.

Is it just cos everyone hates Dublin City or cos Drogheda are doing wellDrogheda's site is just a bit mad, but it is consistantly mad. Dublin City's site just has the occasional childish rant. Anyway, I doubt many people read it, so why get so bothered! As I said earlier, at least it was funny.

micls

09/06/2006, 12:24 PM

Drogheda's site is just a bit mad, but it is consistantly mad. Dublin City's site just has the occasional childish rant. Anyway, I doubt many people read it, so why get so bothered! As I said earlier, at least it was funny.

Id be more worried about a site thats consistently unprofessional to be honest but sure it only reflects badly on themselves for the most part. Imagine potential sponsors seeing these type of things

Poor Student

09/06/2006, 12:24 PM

Also, is the club feasible financially?

Their accounts suggest they certainly aren't.

ColinR

09/06/2006, 12:27 PM

Yes the report is unprofessional but iv seen far worse on the Drogheda website yet there hasn't been a topic about it.

Is it just cos everyone hates Dublin City or cos Drogheda are doing well

i used to stand up for the drogs site, when the reports started. they were different and occasionally funny (and true in a lot of respects - its description of belfield ;) ). but it is very unprofessional - especially considering the image the club has tried to portry of late.

However, there have been plenty of threads here that have mentioned this, so it certainly isn't the case that dublin city's is just being picked on

micls

09/06/2006, 12:30 PM

i used to stand up for the drogs site, when the reports started. they were different and occasionally funny (and true in a lot of respects - its description of belfield ;) ). but it is very unprofessional - especially considering the image the club has tried to portry of late.

However, there have been plenty of threads here that have mentioned this, so it certainly isn't the case that dublin city's is just being picked on

I know its been mentioned but has it gotten a thread as long as this dedicated to it......

Poor Student

09/06/2006, 12:38 PM

I know its been mentioned but has it gotten a thread as long as this dedicated to it......

You'll notice my thread went off topic pretty fast and wandered onto the validitiy of the claims by the article rather than its inappropriateness. There's also your usual "My dad is bigger than yours" Shamrock Rovers spat mixed up somewhere in there too.

micls

09/06/2006, 12:40 PM

You'll notice my thread went off topic pretty fast and wandered onto the validitiy of the claims by the article rather than its inappropriateness. There's also your usual "My dad is bigger than yours" Shamrock Rovers spat mixed up somewhere in there too.

Yeah i suppose. Was just wondering cos hadn't seen the same type of topic started in the case of Drogheda.

Philly

09/06/2006, 12:50 PM

Shamrock Rovers fans are going to have to have a big think-through when they fail to win promotion. Your are one of use now Rovers Mwahahaha...

Poor Student

09/06/2006, 12:51 PM

Yeah i suppose. Was just wondering cos hadn't seen the same type of topic started in the case of Drogheda.

It has happened in the past. Also, the thing originally said "Rhona's two big howlers" with the picture of her upper body. It seems to have changed now. I don't know if it was a bizarre coincidence or a borderline sexist headline.

Philly

09/06/2006, 12:54 PM

Here is my analogy concerning both websites. Drogheda's site is a pro. It is a professional clown. It doesn't try to look professional. So, when you go to the circus you expect to see stupid things - same goes for the Drgheda website. Dublin's website is more like the homeless guy on the street that has too much to drink every now and then and lashes out and complains to everybody that will listen to him. I know which I prefer.

NY Hoop

09/06/2006, 1:59 PM

You'll notice my thread went off topic pretty fast and wandered onto the validitiy of the claims by the article rather than its inappropriateness. There's also your usual "My dad is bigger than yours" Shamrock Rovers spat mixed up somewhere in there too.

No spat just funny that anybody associated with ICBINHF can slag off any club. Joke website for a joke club.

[Keely on O'Callaghans skills;

"I think George O�Callaghan ought to learn a bit more respect. Against us on Friday, at one point he was over on the touchline bringing the ball under his feet and basically taking the p*** out of us. A big naughty, George. You should respect those you are playing against, regardless of their ability � or yours." - Dublin City manager Dermot Keely on Cork star George O�Callaghan.]

For anyone who saw Keely play that is the funniest thing he's ever said:D :D :D

KOH

Philly

09/06/2006, 3:06 PM

NY Hoop

09/06/2006, 3:17 PM

Well I never thought I'd have somebody from the north side of Dublin correct me on spelling. And Rovers aren't going up this year. Too much complacancy /arrogance at every level of the club - from the fans to the management. They all think they are way better than the rest of the division. Limerick on the other hand keep their feet on the ground and I think that will help their cause a lot. How are Ger O'Brien and Shields doing by the way?

Eh what?? There is zero complacency from Scully to the fans. We know we have to do the business on the pitch. IMO he's doing a great job considering we have a brand new team and we've only lost once this year. There are still 26 league games yet. We dont think we are better than the anyone pal. If getting well beaten by us in front of your biggest crowd in aons gave you that impression think again.

Shields has done better on the wing and of all the players he wouldnt look out of place in the premier IF we get there.

BTW NH was right your previous post made no sense.

KOH

Mr A

09/06/2006, 3:18 PM

Philly- it barely matters what Rovers or Limerick do on the pitch, chances are the former will be promoted and the latter will stay down.

Incidentally- Dublin City deserve credit for being the only club in the league (that I know of anyway) to give the U21 league comprehensive coverage. It's the only place I can ever find tables.

micls

09/06/2006, 3:21 PM

Mr A

09/06/2006, 3:26 PM

Most clubs cover their own team fairly well- but Dublin have both league tables and all the results.

Incidentally the Cork site still has last year's table up. Hardly their fault though- as one lad at Harps has contacted the FAI a number of times to try and get stats and has got nowhere.

Dublin City seem to have all the tables etc off their own bat, and fair play to them for it- although of course we shouldn't have to rely on them!

WeAreRovers

09/06/2006, 4:29 PM

:rolleyes:

We think we are way better than the rest of both divisions.

Not to mention the rest of the world. Ridiculous misplaced arrogance is a hallmark of Shamrock Rovers FC. And we're very proud of it. ;)

KOH

anto eile

09/06/2006, 9:39 PM

As for DCFC itself. They are in the Premier by merit and merit alone.
theyre not. if they were there on merit they would ahve gotten into the league by starting in leinster junior league football and working all their way up the divisions like real football teams.if i won the euromillions could i just found a makey uppy team called dublin united and blag a way into the league and then claim were there on "merit". i doubt it

DmanDmythDledge

09/06/2006, 9:46 PM

theyre not. if they were there on merit they would ahve gotten into the league by starting in leinster junior league football and working all their way up the divisions like real football teams.if i won the euromillions could i just found a makey uppy team called dublin united and blag a way into the league and then claim were there on "merit". i doubt it
But were they not the same team that Home Farm used to be?

Philly

10/06/2006, 11:46 AM

Yes dmandmythdledge they are. And also, by merit I mean't that they won promotion to the Premier fair and square. That's why they are in the Premier and nobody can say they shouldn't be. It isn't a league of marketability, finances or innovation. It's a league of football teams and they deserve to be where they are.