Tonights Latest (Friday 25th April)

[dfx-]

Looked a beaten demoralised team at 0-1, one win from five at home, one point out of the last 12, one goal in the last four games, Sligo away next week, well beaten by Cobh. All the points gained early last season are not being collected this season and the squad isn't as strong as last season, who spectacularly fell away last season. Tactically being found out, second season syndrome is striking.

Big problems.

[Red&White Rover]

They were laughing at them and trying to join in their game of football.

Is that clear enough for you?

Jesus.

No they weren't. They were by themselves in the goal not trying to partake in the football. They did not go on to mock the SO. And they weren't laughing at the young fellas, they were laughing because they were drunk out of their skulls.

Look at it realistically FFS.

[Louth4sam]

If that is directed at me, then yes, I am nervously looking down the table. But it is the Premier Division table I am looking at.

How on earth can you look down the table when your rooted firmly at the bottom?

[Dunny]

If that is directed at me, then yes, I am nervously looking down the table. But it is the Premier Division table I am looking at.

Not for long!

[WoodquayBoy]

Hmm, ye said the same last season and, whoops, we stayed up, ye stayed down.
To be honest, I hope we get ye in the Cup, could put this boring argument to bed once and for all

[Dodge]

Surprised Murphy didn't get a free there. Seems to be the keeper always gets a free in those situations.One of the few decisions Kelly got right all game. Murphy basically dropped it.

Very poor game IMO. Both teams playing too long, and creating nothing.

[showgies]

They were laughing at them and trying to join in their game of football.

Is that clear enough for you?

Jesus.

The Special Olympic game was just preparing as these gob****es reached the goal mouth. I genuinely don't believe that they were aware of the game and it significance. Believe me I had the misfortune to stand near them and these boys were extremely drunk. They spent the first half either lying on the terrace or falling over the wall.

They got quite a bit of abuse from their own supporters when they were returned to the terrace.

I don't condone what they did but the presence of even one steward on the away supporters side would have prevented all this.

[Jicked]

God Rovers were brutal today, just long ball hoofed up field again and again in the second half. Really have been in awful form recently, and getting a win at Sligo is now vital to stop the rot.
Haven't seen the goal again but it looked like a mistake from Baz. Even if he got that right, Kelly was his usual desperate self, making sure he was the centre of attention as ever.
Scully has big work to do to sort it out, but I'd rather him in charge of that than any other LoI manager.

[eelmonster]

Hmm, ye said the same last season and, whoops, we stayed up, ye stayed down.
To be honest, I hope we get ye in the Cup ...

A draw against Galway would practically be a bye. What was the score in our last encounter (in Galway, less than two years ago)?

[thischarmingman]

*looks nervously down the table*

I think you'll be alright. Rovers started well and were unlucky to go behind. I was quite impressed by them but despite a decent start to the second half, their challenge fell away badly. I didn't think St. Pat's really turned up properly buy full credit to them, one up, away from home, playing poorly, they managed to avoid the temptation to sit back and still put men forward going for a second goal.

Rovers looked bereft of ideas in the second half and once they were down to ten they could have played until tonight and still wouldn't have scored. Scully probably should have made changes earlier but was hamstrung a little by the fact he'd had an enforced sub in the first 10 mins.

[Stato]

Scully probably should have made changes earlier but was hamstrung a little by the fact he'd had an enforced sub in the first 10 mins.

It was Pats who had the enforced sub after 10 minutes.

Alan Murphy did a great man-marking job for the hour he was on to keep Fahey out of the game. Other than that I thought Rovers were poor against a Pats side that had just one central defender (Paisley - man of the match imo) and quite a number of other big name injuries.

[razor]

For the first 20 mins I wouldn't expect anything less than for Cork to come out all guns blazing and thats what yis did and yis did play some nice football. But it wasn't "constant pressure", we had a few breaks and some possession. Its up to the away team to weather the storm innit? I thought we done that fairly comfortably really and then scored a goal that was somewhat against the run of play, yes. Sorry for scoring it and not following your script!
Of course then Gamble got the red. That obviously knocked yous but I though for the rest of the game we were very good and very comfortable. We got our 2nd goal and created many many other chances which we squandered with terrible finishing and some good defending (MNS on monday should tell all).Bar a good start, we were terrible on Friday. First goal was an og and knocked us for six. I would have at least fancied us to get a draw with 11v11 but Joe was an idiot. Brutal defending again for the 2nd goal and it was a case of how many we'd lose by after that. We showed no real threat in the 2nd half, couldn't put 2 decent passes together.
Drogheda could have went for the jugular and won by 4 or 5 but their bad finishing and overall caution put pay to that.

[Sam_Heggy]

No they weren't. They were by themselves in the goal not trying to partake in the football. They did not go on to mock the SO. And they weren't laughing at the young fellas, they were laughing because they were drunk out of their skulls.

Look at it realistically FFS.

Why defend these gobsheens?

We have all said already how the stewarding was a joke. FFS stop defending this kind of behaviour, if the boys are going to make a donation to the SO then fair played, I hope they learn their lesson. We can all move on and stop going over the same arguments on here.

[sligored]

Why defend these gobsheens?

We have all said already how the stewarding was a joke. FFS stop defending this kind of behaviour, if the boys are going to make a donation to the SO then fair played, I hope they learn their lesson. We can all move on and stop going over the same arguments on here.

i hope this can finish it

all i can say that i as a supporter of sligo rovers unreservedly apologise for these two idiots and hope that they get what they deserve.
they brought shame and a fine on our club and it is no defence to say that the did not know the special olympics event was taking place.

If these two people have any morals they should initiate a fundraiser and present a sponsorship cheque at a finn harps game to the special olympics as an apology for what they done.

Sorry again but these two are the exception to the rule for sligo rovers supporters

[Dodge]

(Paisley - man of the match imo) and quite a number of other big name injuries.
Undoubtably. Was superb v Linfield too. Has really impressed this season, even at left back. Tough decisions to make for Johnny when all defenders are fit. Only conceded 2 in the league, one in the first 30 minutes of the seaosn with a completely new defence, and another when Clarkey kicked it straight to a Derry player giving an open goal. Haven't looked like conceding in most games (Setanta excluded)

[thischarmingman]

It was Pats who had the enforced sub after 10 minutes.



My mistake, :p

[Red&White Rover]

Why defend these gobsheens?

We have all said already how the stewarding was a joke. FFS stop defending this kind of behaviour, if the boys are going to make a donation to the SO then fair played, I hope they learn their lesson. We can all move on and stop going over the same arguments on here.

I'm not defending what they did. They shouldn't have done it, everyone knows that. What I am doing though, is setting the record staright.

A Finn Harps poster said that they specifically went onto the pitch to take the **** of the disabled people, and make a mockery of their game, which is unfair on the two lads. They were drunk out of their skull. Now obviously what they did was completely wrong and whatever, in excusable but to say they went on to specifically make a mockery of the special needs is wrong too.

[BelfieldHarp]

They were drunk out of their skull.

FHFC has a no alcohol policy. This is not, and has never been, enoforced. There is a group of lads at the town end who bring tins in at every home game. They aren't rowdy, and I have no problem with them, in fact they're usually the ones to keep the atmosphere going. However, rules are rules, and they need to be enforced. These two eejits who ran onto the pitch either must have had booze with them in the ground, or else were drunk when they entered. Either way, they should have been prevented from entering by the stewards etc. Also, had there been proper stewarding they wouldn't have got onto the pitch in the first place. So the ground staff must take some of the blame.

Against Pat's, a few young fellas walked around in front of the home fans once or twice, chanting and generally trying to get a rise out of us. Again, the stewards shouldn't have let this happen.

Sooner or later, we will get a bigger group of visiting "fans" intent on causing trouble. And there will be trouble, unless the club sorts out stewarding.

BTW, I don't think the two who ran on were there to make fun of the SO kids, they just chose a bad time to come on, and in their inebriated state, decided it would be a good idea to try join in the game.