Sligo Rovers V Cobh Ramblers

[feo123]

many of ye coming up for it lads? will be a tight enough game i think

[don ramo]

last away game in drogheda around 50-60 traveled, would hope as many travel to sligo, ill be goin, r14 should make an appearance, and depor may head up also, see ye there, hopefully have scoop,

[rambler14]

hopefully have scoop

Now that i'm back on the pints make that scoops.:D

[don ramo]

Now that i'm back on the pints make that scoops.:D

i dunno you disappered fairly lively the other night;):D

[rambler14]

i dunno you disappered fairly lively the other night;):D

Thats because I needed to go number 2 and somebody was locked in the toilet.:D Too much information I know, but............you did ask.

[sligoman]

many of ye coming up for it lads? will be a tight enough game i thinkFeo, you drunk again, there's a thread here (http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=87017);)

[don ramo]

Thats because I needed to go number 2 and somebody was locked in the toilet.:D Too much information I know, but............you did ask.

:eek::D

[rambler14]

Alan Carey is out as is Kenny Coleman. Gutsie will face a late fitness test.

Carey will miss the Shamrock Rovers game too which is a disaster but Muckie will be able to cope at right-full for both.

[deecay]

Muckie will be able to cope at right-full
Good technical player?

[rambler14]

Good technical player?

Better than good;)

[ramsfan]

rambler14 is definitely the best judge of muckie as he folows him round, r14 i bet you are regretting every telling us that story:D

[rambler14]

r14 i bet you are regretting every telling us that story:D

Everytime someone mentions it I die a little inside:D

[6yardpunisha]

Everytime someone mentions it I die a little inside:D

and we will never forget to mention it, STALKER

[Sam_Heggy]

Big game for ye lads, I reckon a first win is on the cards but it won't be easy. The showgrounds pitch is supposed to be in worse state than ours so good football will be out the window. This will suit Sligo at the back as their centre half will clean up anything tossed in the air.
The defence will have to deal will 2 very good strikers but, with the pace ye have at the back that should be a big help.

[showgies]

The defence will have to deal will 2 very good strikers but, with the pace ye have at the back that should be a big help.

They won't need pace to deal with Faz and Judge:p

[bellavistaman]

how is faz doing this year?

[showgies]

how is faz doing this year?

Fairly quiet this season, not sure how much the Drogheda episode is affecting him. Probably needs a goal or two to get going.

[feo123]

we've only had 4 games, so......

[bellavistaman]

reillys out due to suspension

[MojoPin]

since when?

[depor]

reillys out for the rovers game next week, at the start of the season the list of suspensions said that he will miss the 6th game which is rovers next week. maybe its changed but that was the story then.

[Only1Rovers]

I think the result (3-1) flattered us a little.

Some good players on your squad, Kearney looks like a lively player.

The Cobh goal after 2 minutes was well worked.

[sligored]

poor game. henderson certainly gets involved . he lost the plot when ye were 2-1 down with 15 mins to go and got a free kick just outside our box with a strong wind behind ye. one of your players tried to take a quick free and lost possession straight away. he will have an earache the whole way home.
in fairness until we scored the 3rd goal ye had a few chances to draw level but we scored 3 sloppy goals down to terrible defending.
ye looked bright enough up front and held your own in midfield.
if ye could beef up that goalie he will be a ringer for reina.

[MojoPin]

mccarthy was great last year..... but is he costing us big time this year?

i wasnt at the game but looks like something is up

[rambler14]

mccarthy was great last year..... but is he costing us big time this year?

i wasnt at the game but looks like something is up

He was at fault for the 2nd goal due to his poor postitioning and he could easily take the blame for the first goal too simply because he didn't come out for a cross.
The 3rd goal was a pure definsive mistake, we had 2 chances to clear it and each time the Ramblers players made a mess of it.

There was about 20 people from Cobh there + Tom the Gom.:D

Again we never took our chances, Cummins missed an absolute sitter in the 2nd when it was 2-1, which should have got us back in the game.
Defending cost us. We were trying to walk the ball out all night and it wasn't working. We played it over the top once and the Sligo players hadn't a clue what to do.

Why is so cold in Sligo? I mean the sun was shining all day and when we stepped into the ground the temperature dropped about 10 degrees. It started to snow on the way home like.:D

[bellavistaman]

Very worrying result being honest. We have to start taking chances from what i heard we had more chances, just not going to get away with it in the prem. Still though, lets stay positive, long way to go yet

[forza rovers]

I think the result (3-1) flattered us a little.

Some good players on your squad, Kearney looks like a lively player.

The Cobh goal after 2 minutes was well worked.he was on trial with us during the summer but moved to waterford

[deecay]

Poor game,seen a few Cobh jackets around the place and from where I was standing I seen a group of maybe 10-12 standing in the Jinks Ave stand,I assume they were Cobh.Well done to ye who travelled,yer keeper is class

[MojoPin]

yer keeper is class

sarcasm? :cool:

[don ramo]

Poor game,seen a few Cobh jackets around the place and from where I was standing I seen a group of maybe 10-12 standing in the Jinks Ave stand,I assume they were Cobh.Well done to ye who travelled,yer keeper is class

he can be, wasnt that good last night, he can be very indecisive sometimes, once he sorts it out well be doin ok,

wasnt the greatest of games, we scored with 5 mins it was a good goal from a throw-in murray made his way forward and got his head to it, first goal conceded bilko shouldnt have had a problem clearing from what i saw, but it went out for a corner, with the wind behind it there player didnt get much contact but got just enough for the wind to do the rest, second and third goals should also have been cleared easily, sligo deserved the three points as they took there chances, we dominted the second half and had the chances to get at least a point but for all the lads hard work the final ball was utterly useless, mucky had i can say without doubth his worst game in a rams jersey, john kearney and himslef had to be taken off, and it was a right decison by hendo, i think we got 3-4 bookins,

i think this game showed how much we lacked depth in the squad and we need to strengten in defence badly, carey, murray, gutrie and meade are top class, but if any of them are out especially carey the difference is seen, he bosses the defence brilliantly and thats why hes captain, but its noticeable when hes missing, coleman can slot in, and mucky when needs be but i would consider them midfielders more than defenders, we need some quality players, we have players, they play ther best but there still young and will learn a lot, and should be good in 2-3 years time, but that wont do us as were here now,

i dont think the midfiled is bad, we have options but one or two players can play better they played well aginst city but not so great last night im hopin they start to get the consistency needed soon, we have rovers then pats i would be happy with a point from those games, but after that we have ucd and bray, i would be expecting 6 points, if we cant beat those 2 we dont deserve to be here,

in sayin all that, as i said we played well in the second half and dominated it, we held the ball well and are able to pass it around, but its just that final ball is killing us, we'll have reilly back next week and mikey passed out this week (i think) so hopefully he will come back shooting,

once the lads take there oportunities well do well, at fulll strenght were a match for any team in the league, we just lack depth,

[Rambler1]

He was at fault for the 2nd goal due to his poor postitioning and he could easily take the blame for the first goal too simply because he didn't come out for a cross.
The 3rd goal was a pure definsive mistake, we had 2 chances to clear it and each time the Ramblers players made a mess of it.

There was about 20 people from Cobh there + Tom the Gom.:D

Again we never took our chances, Cummins missed an absolute sitter in the 2nd when it was 2-1, which should have got us back in the game.
Defending cost us. We were trying to walk the ball out all night and it wasn't working. We played it over the top once and the Sligo players hadn't a clue what to do.

Why is so cold in Sligo? I mean the sun was shining all day and when we stepped into the ground the temperature dropped about 10 degrees. It started to snow on the way home like.:D Wasnt at the game but surely we have to make allowances for half the defence missing has to impact on a keepers confidence and decision making ...

[rambler14]

Wasnt at the game but surely we have to make allowances for half the defence missing has to impact on a keepers confidence and decision making ...

But he's like that in every game.

[bellavistaman]

But he's like that in every game.

thats very harsh, he wasnt like that last season, he wasnt like that last week. Having two new defenders in front of ya, under the age of 23 if obviously going to affect him. Ya swear hes a bad keeper lads, hes not and if anything is just going through a dip in confidence, stop being so negative.

[rambler14]

But it seems to be every second game with him. Even last season he had his moments.
Fair enough he wasn't like that last week but he was like that the week before and then vs Galway he was good and vs Harps he was erratic too.

He's not consistent and seems to be a closet striker. He'll take any chance he can get to go outside the box like.

He needs to beef up and somehow get a bit taller then I have every confidence that he will become the best keeper in the league. Also need to work on his kicking. He had a few daisycutters up in Sligo that he just about got away with.
If he had his own designated goalkeeping coach then i'm sure the above is possible.

[drinkfeckarse]

I think as has been mentioned, having a small squad is going to hurt us. We were haunted last year with injuries where the first XI almost picked itself every week. You can't carry that luck forever and it's showing already. I said before the start of the season that confidence would play a big part in the team staying up so a good start was important. We didn't get it.

If we don't get that first win soon it's going to be a long season unfortunately IMO :o :mad: Don't like to paint a doom and gloom scenario but it needs to happen quickly now.

[rambler14]

That guy Seamus Coleman playing right-back is a class act. Had John Meade and Davin in his pocket all night.

[bellavistaman]

how could a left back have our left back in his pocket, some overlapping by john meade if that the case

[rambler14]

how could a left back have our left back in his pocket, some overlapping by john meade if that the case

He was playing right-back(edited) and any time John overlapped he took the ball off him.

[feo123]

seamie was class as always. if anyone brings the ball into the corner only one man will come out with it....coleman. he will be in england before too long

[rambler14]

seamie was class as always. if anyone brings the ball into the corner only one man will come out with it....coleman. he will be in england before too long

Is he only 18?

[bellavistaman]

to be fair to john meade now this is the third game out of 3 youve said he's "been in players pockets", im not having it. He might have been this weekend but im getting the feeling your being overly critical to him this season to be fair.

[depor]

a win against rovers and i think we will stay up. then theres the game away to pats who are on fire. 3 points from the next 2 games would be good. there is no doubt about it, we must beat harps twice, ucd, galway, and bray if we are to stay up.

[feo123]

no, 19 since about september. very level headed aswell one of the quiet lads in the squad

[rambler14]

to be fair to john meade now this is the third game out of 3 youve said he's "been in players pockets", im not having it. He might have been this weekend but im getting the feeling your being overly critical to him this season to be fair.

Have I? I didn't realise that.
I think John has been great this year, he was poor up in Harps and all he couldn't do up in Sligo was get past Coleman. But other than that I thought he's been fine.

"been in players pockets" is a common football term so don't get worked up bella. I'm a John fan, and I always have been and always will.

[bellavistaman]

im far from getting worked up.

As for "a John fan", good god!:D

Im well away of the term also.

[rambler14]

game out of 3 youve said he's "been in players pockets", im not having it.

Sounds like your getting worked up to me, but I meant no harm.

Seeing as this is were all the activity is...........Does anyone want to help with the posters?????? Take a few off my hands like!

[6yardpunisha]

Have I? I didn't realise that.
I think John has been great this year, he was poor up in Harps and all he couldn't do up in Sligo was get past Coleman. But other than that I thought he's been fine.

"been in players pockets" is a common football term so don't get worked up bella. I'm a John fan, and I always have been and always will.

Mucky is off the hook so:D

[rambler14]

Mucky is off the hook so:D

I only said that to stop bella going off the hook. He's good but not Mucky good:D

[6yardpunisha]

I only said that to stop bella going off the hook. He's good but not Mucky good:D

ooooooooohhhhhhhh, bella's gona get ya:cool:

[gaffer33]

ooooooooohhhhhhhh, bella's gona get ya:cool:

HA,:D:D