Is City 2-0 Harps the FT?

[Peadar]

Anyone have any info on the game?

[shedboy]

seems to be going by aertel o'flynn in the 70th minute and colin t o'brien in the 78th minute. Oh happy days are here to stay!!!!

[cd_2002]

Match Report Here (http://www.soccercentral.ie/viewstory.asp?id=7966&mainheading=Eircom&viewstory=yes)

[Seanie]

NICE ONE! Now praying for a home draw - no team will want to travel to the Cross for a Cup semi. Alternatively could be a great away trip. First game back - can't wait

[razor]

One of the worst games I have ever witnessed in the Cross and by God I've seen some crap over the years.

They were marginally worse than us overall though they created as much as we did.

Mulconry was brutal and it was a crazy decision to ever try and slot him in left back, he can't play there.

Woods was non existent, hiding as he does, George tried too much fancy stuff on a night not suited to it.

I thought Carey, Cronin, Greg and Reynolds were our best players.

Murphy will claim master stroke with the substitution and then the goal but I thought he left it a bit too late and should have made the change at half time.

We are a fine weather team, I hope it clears up for Friday night

[eoinh]

crap match. a lot of terrible performances and the football wae dire. two nice goals though.

judging the first division by finn harps there is some gap in standards between the first and premier divisions.:mad:

[patsh]

Lads, were ye at the same match I was at?? Even though the conditions were dire, City at ALL times tried to play football, tried to pass the ball, and had some excellent moves. Hardly any hoofball or head tennis. It wasn't the best game ever, but it wasn't the worst. Mucky was bad, George was asleep but to say that Billy was non-existent means you must have been blinded by the rain. City had about 90% possession, and while there was a bit of over-elaboration on the ball, they were always looking for the opening.
Someone was complaining about negativity the other day, but this lads, I have to say, is moaning for the sake of moaning.
So not only must we win all our games, we must play like Brazil 1970 as well ?
Some good football, some bad football, great crowd, money in the bank and last four in the cup.
F*ck's sake lads, look on the bright side......:rolleyes:

[razor]

Billy is used to having a solid left back behind him.
This didn't happen last night and there were times in the first half where he was drifting infield with no interest in the ball.

I agree that we won and we can't be brilliant all the time and to be honest i'd have taken 1-0 last night but if we can't beat a lower first division team convincingly at home what chance do we have against the top teams.

Roll on the Scum

[dalo]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by razor
[B]One of the worst games I have ever witnessed in the Cross and by God I've seen some crap over the years.


Give it a brek man by all accounts it was swamp like down there. after all it's cup football it doesn't matter how you win once you win. winning is the bottom line, we won harps didn't.

roll on the cup. save the analysis for the league games

[patsh]

Originally posted by razor
but if we can't beat a lower first division team convincingly at home what chance do we have against the top teams.
Bohs 1- 1 City, 2 mins away from getting all 3 points in Dalymount ???
City 3 - 0 Shelbourne ??
City 3 - 1 Derry ????
Seems to me we have a decent chance......:confused:

[vssn]

All that matters is that we're in the cup semis. Conditions did not help the players. 2 great goals and we dominated the game. Roll on Friday night and lets hope it'll be drier.

[razor]

Originally posted by oddboy

Bohs 1- 1 City, 2 mins away from getting all 3 points in Dalymount ???
City 3 - 0 Shelbourne ??
City 3 - 1 Derry ????
Seems to me we have a decent chance......:confused:

Shels and Derry are mid table mediocrity.
We were haunted against Bohs.

I don't know maybe i'm being over critical in my old age.
But I do think we are good enough to merit a trophy this season.

With a home draw in the semis i'd fancy us to take any of the other 3 teams left.

[patsh]

Originally posted by razor


Shels and Derry are mid table mediocrity.
So who are the "top" teams then ??

We were haunted against Bohs.
So were Bohs. We could just as easily have won 3 - 0 there. Devine made great saves,which is what goalies are there for, Colin and J'OF missed chances, they were not saved.

I don't know maybe i'm being over critical in my old age.
Yep, I'd have to agree with you there......:D

[razor]

Originally posted by oddboy


Shels and Derry are mid table mediocrity.
So who are the "top" teams then ??

Bohs, Pats and ourselves would quite clearly stand out as the "top" teams this season so far.

We were haunted against Bohs.
So were Bohs. We could just as easily have won 3 - 0 there. Devine made great saves,which is what goalies are there for, Colin and J'OF missed chances, they were not saved.

Fine but Bohs created and missed far more chances than we did. We retreated into defence and let them come at us.
Though I suppose a point was ok in the end.

I don't know maybe i'm being over critical in my old age.
Yep, I'd have to agree with you there......:D

Fair Enough but thats what spending the last 15 years going to the Cross has done for me.;)

[dalo]

Originally posted by razor


Fair Enough but thats what spending the last 15 years going to the Cross has done for me.;)

jesus sake i know we are poor away but given the rubbish of last year this season so far has been a huge improvement on and off the field.

there is a long way to go yet in the season and losing in the semi's or getting exposed away from could kill us but cmom some of the footie has been super in particular the goals and rate of goals we are scoring.

don't be a miserable old bugger. enjoy it while it lasts. football is rarely perfect but some of the stuff at the cross has been pretty close.:D

[pete]

Only saw the highlights on tv (kinda wet looking) but John O'Flynns header was class & shows he a lot more to his game just pace & finishing - camera angle suggested ball came in behind him & he did very well to loop over the keeper.

Skippy & Johhny C were legends but more like goal poachers - John O'Flynns the most complete forward i've seen play for city in 12-13 years! Lennox should ouble his wages & add a couple of years to his contract!

Imagine how much in pure monetary value O'Flynn has been worth to city already this season!

[dalo]

Originally posted by pete

John O'Flynns the most complete forward i've seen play for city in 12-13 years! Lennox should ouble his wages & add a couple of years to his contract!

Imagine how much in pure monetary value O'Flynn has been worth to city already this season!

i saw flynn's goal and in terms of technique it was excellant. all his goals are generally marked by technicial (sic) ablity of the highest standard -his first goal against shels, the header last night, the goals against bohs where he showed great pace etc etc have all highlighted different facets of great centre forward play. also he has great temperment, pace, skill, speed, heading ablity etc. brian should give the guy whatever he wants and gunther should get a regular strike partner for him

glen crowe can't even touch this guy for talent.

[TheNorthsider]

dont know what game some of u were at but in my opinion taking all the conditions into account it wasnt a bad game two good goals and no hoofing consider that to some of the rubbish we were treated to over the last few years i find it hard to see why some people describe it as one of the worst games they have seen for a while in the cross

[dalo]

Originally posted by THENORTHSIDER
i find it hard to see why some people describe it as one of the worst games they have seen for a while in the cross


simple really it is because they go to a couple games every couple of years. often hear it from "regular" city "fans" who live in cork yet who when slagging off the team admit they went to a one game ayear (if at all):mad:

[eoinh]

Originally posted by dalo



simple really it is because they go to a couple games every couple of years. often hear it from "regular" city "fans" who live in cork yet who when slagging off the team admit they went to a one game ayear (if at all):mad:

well i go to a heck of a lot of matchs and i though it was fairly crapppy.
im usually slagged off at work for always going on about Cork City and natinal league football and about how good it actually is. i just think that last nighhts game was nothing to write home about. ill be there for the rovers game on friday. SO THERE:mad:

[Éanna]

I reckon people have pretty short memories. It was definitely our worst home performance of the season, but I think nerves and weather are more than justified excuses for that. fact is, we're in the semis, whether we deserve to be or not.

On a related subject, does anyone know why people were booing the team off at half-time. I think it was only a small number in the middle of the Shed who were responsible, but it was totally out of order.

Over the 2 games, I reckon harps were as good as us, but we won and thats all that matters.

[razor]

Originally posted by dalo



simple really it is because they go to a couple games every couple of years. often hear it from "regular" city "fans" who live in cork yet who when slagging off the team admit they went to a one game ayear (if at all):mad:

What rubbish !! Grow up boy will ya !!
People are entitled to their opinion on the teams performance without some Dublin based exile "claiming" they don't go to enough games.


:rolleyes:

[dalo]

Originally posted by razor


What rubbish !! Grow up boy will ya !!
People are entitled to their opinion on the teams performance

:rolleyes:

yes child!!!!!! but only if they go to regular matches. how could winning 2-0 in acup 1/4 final be a bad result. yeah the performance mightn't have been great but to say it was the worst city performance you have seen probably means you haven't been to too many games in the last couple of years :D

[razor]

Originally posted by dalo


but to say it was the worst city performance you have seen probably means you haven't been to too many games in the last couple of years :D

I didn't say that.
I said it was 'one' of the worst performances.
And by God i've seen some crap over the years but it won't deter me from going to support my team.
If what i've seen in the past hasn't put me off going by now then I don't think anything will.

And also it doesn't mean anything like what you are suggesting.
I have been and will continue to be a regular no matter what your small mind thinks.

Lose the "I'm a better fan than thou" routine, we are all fans here and are all entitled to an opinion.
We are not all going to agree all the time.
C'est la vie.

[Pablo]

Originally posted by razor


Lose the "I'm a better fan than thou" routine, we are all fans here and are all entitled to an opinion.
We are not all going to agree all the time.
C'est la vie.

well said. we are all on the same side here like!!

[dalo]

Originally posted by Éanna


On a related subject, does anyone know why people were booing the team off at half-time. I think it was only a small number in the middle of the Shed who were responsible, but it was totally out of order.



ah you always get knobs like that, you know the type of people who want gunther out and the like;)

seriously though i reckon the number of new city fans like razor will be in their droves now acting like they were always there, claiming winning 2-0 and getting to the cup semi is the start of things going downhill.

they should have been there when we lost to ucd at the cross or 0-3 to bohs or that whole awful end of season thing wheer we lost 5 out of 6 leage games etc etc;)

all the same eanna give them a belt with the bodhran next time they start booing:D

[eoinh]

Originally posted by dalo




seriously though i reckon the number of new city fans like razor will be in their droves now acting like they were always there, claiming winning 2-0 and getting to the cup semi is the start of things going downhill.

they should have been there when we lost to ucd at the cross or 0-3 to bohs or that whole awful end of season thing wheer we lost 5 out of 6 leage games etc etc;)


just because you criticise the team doesnt mean you are a newcomer. even if he was so what?
personally if you want to know ive been going to cork city matchs since the 84-85 season.

[dalo]

Originally posted by eoinh


just because you criticise the team doesnt mean you are a newcomer. even if he was so what?
personally if you want to know ive been going to cork city matchs since the 84-85 season.

ta me taking the michael :D of course you are right and i would like to welcome razor in first season as a cork city fan;)

one other thing if there is so many people who have been going to city games since 1985 as a lot of people claim why were crowds so awful ?

i started in 1992 going intermittingly and then as aregular as possible since 1997 when db took over

[patsh]

Originally posted by eoinh
personally if you want to know ive been going to cork city matchs since the 84-85 season.
Go way outta that, Hurley, Cork did not have grounds with nappy changing facilities in 84 !:D

Btw, if there's going to be a "my d*ck is longer than your d*ck" contest, start a thread of your own, so the rest of us can ignore it.......;)

[pete]

Originally posted by oddboy
Btw, if there's going to be a "my d*ck is longer than your d*ck" contest, start a thread of your own, so the rest of us can ignore it.......;)

Yeah why don't ye get them out lads & settle with who can p*** the furthest.

;)

[eoinh]

Originally posted by oddboy

Go way outta that, Hurley, Cork did not have grounds with nappy changing facilities in 84 !:D


unfortunately although i dont look it im 33!
ive still got all the programmes from that time and newspapers cuttings!!
i remember going up to belfield for a match against ucd by train and Terry Mcdermot sitting in a seat quite near to me. any female that went by he was trying to chat them up. he didnt get anywhere though!!!

[patsh]

Originally posted by eoinh
ive still got all the programmes from that time and newspapers cuttings!!
i remember going up to belfield for a match against ucd by train and Terry Mcdermot sitting in a seat quite near to me. any female that went by he was trying to chat them up. he didnt get anywhere though!!!
Methinks the lady doth protest too much.....:D

[eoinh]

Originally posted by oddboy

Go way outta that, Hurley, Cork did not have grounds with nappy changing facilities in 84 !:D



one other thing => how do you know my name is hurley!!!!!!!!:confused:

[pete]

Originally posted by eoinh
unfortunately although i dont look it im 33!

jeez & i thought i was old...

;)

[pete]

RTE typo (http://wwa.rte.ie/sport/2002/0911/soccer/cork.html)

you'd think they'd watch the highlights on their own news bulletin.

;)

[Éanna]

Originally posted by razor
I said it was 'one' of the worst performances.
And by God i've seen some crap over the years but it won't deter me from going to support my team.
If what i've seen in the past hasn't put me off going by now then I don't think anything will.

I think most of us on this forum are in the same boat. If last season didn't get rid of us, nothing will. (Unfortunately same may be true for Gunther :D )

[Mr_T]

"if we can't beat a lower First Divison team at home"

Where do you get off boy!!! Lower First Divison team me arse, we shoulda beat yis in Ballybofey and frustrated ye for 7o mins in Cork. We were runners up last season (which would have seen us in the Premier any other year) and are the form side in Div 1 this year having won the Div 1 Cup already. how does that define lower, you've obviosly not been followin this league very long.

I hate mindless put downs like this just cause we're in Division 1, we had a dozen or so fans down on the Tueday, Cork only had about 50 on the Saturday night in Ballybofey, and last time we met in the cup (and knocked yous out) ye had NO fans at the midweek replay in Ballybofey.

Of course you'll know that as you were no doubt in Finn Park last week.

tg

[razor]

Originally posted by Mr_T
"if we can't beat a lower First Divison team at home"

Where do you get off boy!!! Lower First Divison team me arse, we shoulda beat yis in Ballybofey and frustrated ye for 7o mins in Cork.
tg

Look buddy there are 12 teams in Division 1 Finn Harps are 7th, I don't know where you went to school but to me thats the lower half of the First Division table.