GUFC v UCDD

[Tir Oilean]

Well we have improved over the past while but we dont do so well against these guys at home (that could be said for any team in the league at the moment). I predict we will win but it will be close. I hate playing UCDD but I hope this is the game that we change our luck against them. A win brings us clear of the drop zone and will be a huge psychological boost for the team to help us drive on to safety.

[GuisaSaigon]

We need to approach the game positively If we play with the same intensity we showed against Derry in the Semi Final we will win, no question.
Jeff needs to keep the lads in the same frame of mind. Its important that the fans play their part and create a bit of an atmosphere too.
UCDD will be no pushovers, they are probably our stiffest opposition out of the bottom 4, we can't be complacent.

[Claret Murph]

When I look at this game in the cold light of day i edge closer to a draw more than anything else . Why one might say as I think it will be important for UCD not to lose so i see them parking the bus in front of the goals for the whole game with the hope of nicking one on the break . Again if we score in the first 20 minutes they will have to come out and thus leave holes at the back and we could go on to win the game 3-0 which reminds me that our first win in the league was in August last season so here hope that we get it right on the night .

My score will be 0-0 I hate to say .

[SalvadorSanchez]

When I look at this game in the cold light of day i edge closer to a draw more than anything else . Why one might say as I think it will be important for UCD not to lose so i see them parking the bus in front of the goals for the whole game with the hope of nicking one on the break . Again if we score in the first 20 minutes they will have to come out and thus leave holes at the back and we could go on to win the game 3-0 which reminds me that our first win in the league was in August last season so here hope that we get it right on the night .

My score will be 0-0 I hate to say .

I really can't see UCD coming out and playing positively because they've had big problems scoring, I still think if we play Glynn and Jorgensen, we can get something because we'll have the option of trying to play through them or letting Jay O' Shea bomb in crossses... 2-0 I'd say

[corbyeire]

i hope for a 1-0 win - but watching derry i felt that we werent going to score - ive seen it so often this season - when gufc have a purple patch sure we create chances but we dont seem to finish

o sheas crosses are great but we dont have a big man up front - for all the crosses corners and free kicks how many headers had we on target

jorgensen didnt win one header the last day

[Sumac]

jorgensen didnt win one header the last day

But I doubt very much that he was bought for his arial ability. He looks like an intelligent player, makes good runs, creates space for others . Also a high ball played straight up the middle should be won by the centre half. He is the man attacking the ball.
I like the look of jorgensen. I think we have good attacking options now with Jorgensen, Russell, Daisy and Vinnie. Also allows us to move Russell back to midfield if necessary. Jay O Shea looking very good on the wing, Iarlaith looking promising on the other side. Foley struggling a little a this level but wholehearted as anyone. McCullogh playing well at left back, Kenna not doing too bad. Fitzgerald and Lester improved since Kenna came. Connelly has struggled in the last 2 games, Still young but could do with Alan Keane coming back and getting match fit. Rogers playing his best for Utd
In an ideal world could have done with keeping Deegan and getting another solid defender
Still looking a lot more promisimg that 2 months ago

[Tir Oilean]

Foley struggling a little a this level but wholehearted as anyone.

He didnt struggle on monday night in fairness. And his passing was good too

[corbyeire]

a huge blow if russeller is out as reported on .net

[GuisaSaigon]

Connelly has struggled in the last 2 games,
I wasn't in Ballybofey but he was most peoples man of the match, he didn't have a bad game against Derry either. Got caught out for the 1st peno but that will be a good lesson for him. He has to start at RB IMO. Kenna should stick to CB or the sidelines.

[GUISAUltra]

seamie did have a very good game in ballybofey and he covered up a lot of mistakes from the centre halfs

[SalvadorSanchez]

I wasn't in Ballybofey but he was most peoples man of the match, he didn't have a bad game against Derry either. Got caught out for the 1st peno but that will be a good lesson for him. He has to start at RB IMO. Kenna should stick to CB or the sidelines.

Agreed! Kenna can handle CB as it doesn't take the same pace and he should have enough guile to make up for the pace... Conneely should get the rest of the season to fight it out with Alan Keane for the right back spot, he was unlucky for the peno and the second goal was a slip while he was up supporting the attack which could happen to any player. he's one for the future and he seems confident on the ball going forward so I say give the boy a chance....

[gufct]

Hopefully the Sporting Mad Public will get off their collective arses before its too late. 1-0 Jesper the Great to score.

[Tir Oilean]

Well you wont make a fortune tonight unless you chose who scores a winning goal! Jesper 13/2 to score first.

www.paddypower.com/bet?action=go_fb_event&ev_id=1176856&category=SOCCER&disp_cat_id=&ev_class_id=49

[GuisaSaigon]

Jorgensen to score 1st, United to win 2-0 40/1 ;)

[GUISAUltra]

jayo to score anytime and us to win is 13/2. not to bad. with russell to do it its 17/2 but its hard to know if he'll be playing

[pineapple stu]

If it's odds you want, try UCD to miss a penalty at 22/1. We're brutal at them!

[GUISAUltra]

this has been the first game in a long time that we've been less than 2/1 so it'll be interesting to see how we react as favourites. also really hope we dont give away another penalty. 2 in one game is enough to last til the end of the season

[Sumac]

this has been the first game in a long time that we've been less than 2/1 so it'll be interesting to see how we react as favourites. also really hope we dont give away another penalty. 2 in one game is enough to last til the end of the season

And heard should have had one given against us in Ballybofey

[GUISAUltra]

it was a definite foul but i honestly thought it was just outside the box. it could have been inside but tbh i didnt have a great view

[Tir Oilean]

it was a definite foul but i honestly thought it was just outside the box. it could have been inside but tbh i didnt have a great view

Your very honest there Ultra!

[Maroon 7]

Dreadful night. We lose at home yet again and Harps win away at Shams to top it off.

Just as we seem to be getting back on track we shoot ourselves in the foot.

[Tir Oilean]

Ya it always happens we are jinxed. UCDD were atrocious tonight. We outplayed them for chunks of the match with just 10 men.

[geezer]

why oh why do Galway Utd always give full games to newcomers with exotic sounding names and not a lot to show for it, why is glynn on the bench is he injured?. Why did jeff not stick with the same back four he had on monday night, how in gods name does someone like fitz continue to be picked. Who was fitz waving at in the stand before ucd lashed the ball in the net for the second goal. At the same time again like last monday you couldnt fault them for effort we had loads of chances in the first half but the new guy just doesnt look to sniff around the 6yard box like a real striker. Its crucial points we need.

[Mr Maroon]

I don't see how you can blame Jorgensen. He was left upfront on his own for almost all of the match despite the fact when needed to score.

[Tir Oilean]

He had a fair few chances so far just hasnt got the ball in the net. Glynn is the man to score them he should start the next game

[geezer]

not blaming him, or anyone just frustrated i suppose, i still dont think he will
be prolific from what i have seen he doesnt have that killer instinct he pulled out of two one on ones against harps and derry whereas dupuy would have took head and all off the keeper. He got a lot of ball fed into him tonight to be fair to mccullough, conneely and murphy but couldnt seem to do a lot, and also im always intrigued that utd do this regularly based on the word of someone else who knows little about our league. Id prefer to see flahert/glynn but maybe glynn is carrying an injury i dont know tbh. The lad still deserves games maybe from the bench though for a few. A local lad would never get the luxury of going straight in for full games, dont get me wrong its early days yet. I also thought we were unlucky not to at least get a draw, but will someone please drop fitz

[eamo1]

Lads,ive said it before but ill say it again,im seriously thinking of packing it in all together,how many games have been ruined by poor refs????If we lose to a better team becuase they outplayed us then ok but losing a game like this due to 2 brutal decisions and loads of other bad ones is so disheartening.
The winner was offside,came off a UCD player then fell to another UCD player in a blantantly offside position.he then took a shot,was blocked and then knocked in.And as for the Red card then if that was a red card so were 3 tackles by UCD's number 10.Lester wasnt the last man either.
Yes we couldnt score even when on top but if was 11 vrs 11 tonight im quite sure we would have at least drawn,aaaaaarrrrghhh,ok,rant over.

[Tir Oilean]

Twas a red card offence Eamo. Cant say anything about the offside cos I was in the old stand. But it has to be said that we are not getting ant decisions from refs at all.

[tribesman78]

I can't understand why Kenna made changes to the team tonight. Lester is not a good enough defender and an average midfielder. And yes it was a red card. Jeff has not got the pace for right back and in fairness conneely looks like he is going to be a very good player. Fair enough he got caught bad against Derry but the peno was harsh and he got no support when he was robbed for the second goal apart from that he was excellent against Derry.

Murphy was a disgrace tonight, ok he scored the goal but done f all else throughout the game and doesn't seam to link up at all with Russell. Tonight's game was suited to Foley style of play. UCD ran through midfield. Jorg was quite good i thought holds up the ball well but yet again support was not coming quick enough from midfield.

Rodgers needs to look up and start throwing the ball out to the wings or play it from the back, long balls up to lone front man all night???

Fitz just not good enough and certainly not captain material. O Shea tried hard and played well, Davoren tightly marked but done alright. Russel not best night but Murphs didn't help him one bit. Felt sorry for Molloy, looked lively when he came on against Derry. McCullough was solid again.

All and all was Ref and linesman (near the new stand) ruined the game. Murphs disgrace, Jeff poor decision to change team from the Derry match. Going to be a though run in now.

[gordongekko]

I can't understand why Kenna made changes to the team tonight. Lester is not a good enough defender and an average midfielder. And yes it was a red card. Jeff has not got the pace for right back and in fairness conneely looks like he is going to be a very good player. Fair enough he got caught bad against Derry but the peno was harsh and he got no support when he was robbed for the second goal apart from that he was excellent against Derry.

Murphy was a disgrace tonight, ok he scored the goal but done f all else throughout the game and doesn't seam to link up at all with Russell. Tonight's game was suited to Foley style of play. UCD ran through midfield. Jorg was quite good i thought holds up the ball well but yet again support was not coming quick enough from midfield.

Rodgers needs to look up and start throwing the ball out to the wings or play it from the back, long balls up to lone front man all night???

Fitz just not good enough and certainly not captain material. O Shea tried hard and played well, Davoren tightly marked but done alright. Russel not best night but Murphs didn't help him one bit. Felt sorry for Molloy, looked lively when he came on against Derry. McCullough was solid again.

All and all was Ref and linesman (near the new stand) ruined the game. Murphs disgrace, Jeff poor decision to change team from the Derry match. Going to be a though run in now.


I can't understand why Kenna made changes to the team tonight.
They played Monday night and were tired

And yes it was a red card. Jeff has not got the pace for right back
Vinnys pictures on u tube seem to confirm this.

in fairness conneely looks like he is going to be a very good player.
He could not get near the mervue for the last few years?????

Fair enough he got caught bad against Derry but the peno was harsh and he got no support when he was robbed for the second goal apart from that he was excellent against Derry.
See last point

Murphy was a disgrace tonight,
Rubbish

ok he scored the goal
that’s more than the rest of the team did

but done f all else throughout the game and doesn't seam to link up at all with Russell.
He also should have had a peno

Tonight's game was suited to Foley style of play.
He is only good enough for the first division

UCD ran through midfield. Jorg was quite good i thought holds up the ball well but yet again support was not coming quick enough from midfield.
He is a striker and did not score yet again


Rodgers needs to look up and start throwing the ball out to the wings or play it from the back, long balls up to lone front man all night???
If he could keep a clean sheet I would be happy anything else is a bonus

Fitz just not good enough and certainly not captain material.
True

O Shea tried hard and played well,
We still lost

Davoren tightly marked but done alright.
Mmmmmmmmmhhhhhhhh im not sure about this

Russel not best night but Murphs didn't help him one bit.
Russells was carrying an injury

Felt sorry for Molloy, looked lively when he came on against Derry.
True

McCullough was solid again.
He is useless

All and all was Ref and linesman (near the new stand) ruined the game.
You win some you lose some

Murphs disgrace,
Rubbish.

Jeff poor decision to change team from the Derry match.
They were tired after the derry match and needed a change

Going to be a though run in now.
True

gg

[pixiehead]

They Played Monday nite and where tired :eek:

Oh for Fook sake their pro players with every thing available to them on a bloody plate!!! Are you mad man!!!

This was the last chance we had for a turn around. Its all over now IMO
Hello First Division !!!!:mad:

[HarpoJoyce]

On behalf of many of the UCD football fans who were able to make it to Terryland tonight I want to thank everyone at GUFC for the warm and hospitable welcome we got. UCD fans were treated well before, during and after the game, thanks again.

The good start helped us in the end result, but for many at UCD we believe we need a good head start against Galway 'cos they'll just chip away the points anyway.

Good luck for the rest of the season.

[gufct]

Thanks Harpo it was a pleasure meeting you again pity all UCD fans werent like you.

[SalvadorSanchez]

I can't understand why Kenna made changes to the team tonight. Lester is not a good enough defender and an average midfielder. And yes it was a red card. Jeff has not got the pace for right back and in fairness conneely looks like he is going to be a very good player. Fair enough he got caught bad against Derry but the peno was harsh and he got no support when he was robbed for the second goal apart from that he was excellent against Derry.

Murphy was a disgrace tonight, ok he scored the goal but done f all else throughout the game and doesn't seam to link up at all with Russell. Tonight's game was suited to Foley style of play. UCD ran through midfield. Jorg was quite good i thought holds up the ball well but yet again support was not coming quick enough from midfield.

Rodgers needs to look up and start throwing the ball out to the wings or play it from the back, long balls up to lone front man all night???

Fitz just not good enough and certainly not captain material. O Shea tried hard and played well, Davoren tightly marked but done alright. Russel not best night but Murphs didn't help him one bit. Felt sorry for Molloy, looked lively when he came on against Derry. McCullough was solid again.

All and all was Ref and linesman (near the new stand) ruined the game. Murphs disgrace, Jeff poor decision to change team from the Derry match. Going to be a though run in now.

You nailed it Tribesman.... we need to play Russell for the first hour and then bring on Murphy (who can score goals) together they weaken centre mid because they don't bully other teams and don't tackle hard, I'd have to say I 'd be much happier with Lester or Foley in there to toughen up the midfield, we also need to get a centre back in or to take a chance on Fenn in there because Fitzgearld is a liability in there. banana is more commanding in the box, talks to his back 4 and has much better distribution than Rogers, as for Conneely and Glynn not starting..... crazy

[Mr Maroon]

You nailed it Tribesman.... we need to play Russell for the first hour and then bring on Murphy (who can score goals) together they weaken centre mid because they don't bully other teams and don't tackle hard, I'd have to say I 'd be much happier with Lester or Foley in there to toughen up the midfield, we also need to get a centre back in or to take a chance on Fenn in there because Fitzgearld is a liability in there. banana is more commanding in the box, talks to his back 4 and has much better distribution than Rogers, as for Conneely and Glynn not starting..... crazy
How can anyone still think playing Lester in midfield is an option?

[Claret Murph]

Well hard to cap that's already been said .
I did think that UCD really took the game to us which was a shock I must say , we were burned by their pace and Mahon had done his homework and found that our back 4 were so slow even I think I would have had a chance for beating them in a race and the last time I knocked a ball was when I stood on the garden rake . We did look bettter when Conneely came on after 12 minutes but by that time it was all up hill .
UCD were the better team on the night again they were given a goal from the off and we were down to 10 men but hey that's life .

[GuisaSaigon]

Lads,ive said it before but ill say it again,im seriously thinking of packing it in all together,how many games have been ruined by poor refs????
Thinking the same myself Eamo, I've had it with these morons of referees we get every week. Hanney was a disgrace and should be banned again after that performance.
I thought Kenna got the selection wrong from the start, but we were up against it with that clown of a ref, no matter what team we had out.

The FAI need to sort out these useless referees, they are turning people off going to games.

[Tir Oilean]

My father goes to the odd game in Terryland and cannot understand how people can watch the game with the poor standard of refereeing, you expect the odd blunder but the consistent dodgey calls he says make it too frustrating for him to bother going regularly

[pineapple stu]

Hanney was a disgrace and should be banned again after that performance.
Watch the video; it was a dive, not a penalty (though as you know, I was sure it was a peno at the time). First call was irrelevant as you scored immediately anyway. Clear red, neither of our goals were offside; the ref got all the major calls right I think.

[Olander]

the ucd defender left a trailing leg, he stopped murphy from going around him. clear penalty :rolleyes: if you obstruct a player its a foul. course you would say that though. if it happened to the taxdodgers you would be jumping up and down!!

[pineapple stu]

Actually, if you look in the eL forum about it, you'll see that only Galway fans think it was a penalty. When you throw yourself in as acrobatically as yer man did over the trailing leg, the ref's always going to call a dive, even if it wasn't.

[Olander]

actually, i dont care what bitter limerick or dundalk fans think.:) it was a simple call, like lesters sending off. if you leave a trailing leg like the defender did and obstruct an attack its a foul. big surprise that dope kojak didnt see it tho... :rolleyes:

[pineapple stu]

So Dundalk, UCD, Limerick and Pat's fans all unanimously agree it was a dive, but you know better?

Look at it again. He jumps before getting to Evan and rolls in a dramatic ball. A dive.

Funny to hear Galway fans around me complain about a dive when Timmy was poleaxed late on (twas your third yellow; could easily if a bit harshly have been a red)

[Olander]

Look at it again. He jumps before getting to Evan and rolls in a dramatic ball. A dive.

Funny to hear Galway fans around me complain about a dive when Timmy was poleaxed late on (twas your third yellow; could easily if a bit harshly have been a red)
iv looked at the video, and im not convinced by your argument. "evans" leg catches murphy, his knee to be precise.

also how in gods name is that funny? student humour? :confused::o

[pineapple stu]

Ironic maybe. You call for a dive where there clearly was a nasty foul, and call for a nasty foul when there was a dive. And then call the ref incompetent.

The player didn't even bother protesting the call. He knew what he'd done.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Pause the video at 1:57 and you will see that there is no trailing leg and no contact. The attacker jumped/dived into the defender.

[wonder88]

That ref was worst than useless, no wonder the league of Ireland can't improve its standard. why didn't we start with the same back four as against Derry. Still if we win in Cobh we can still get out of this mess.

[SalvadorSanchez]

That ref was worst than useless, no wonder the league of Ireland can't improve its standard. why didn't we start with the same back four as against Derry. Still if we win in Cobh we can still get out of this mess.

Here's hoping..... at least it's not in "Fortress Terryland" ;)

[Sumac]

Individual errors are costing us this season. This usually occur in the first or last few minutes or just after we score.
Should be a safety first attitude in the first 10 minutes of home games. Nothing stupid and at least we are still on level terms when teh game settles down.
This was a very bad result for us and could be very costly. I see Henderson is firing up Cobh by saying that Utd don't rate them. Not sure where he got that for but he is trying to use it to his advantage

[corbyeire]

gutted - finding it harder and harder watching the same mistakes over and over

harps result was a huge blow too