Derry 0-1 UCD

[DmanDmythDledge]

The problem may be elsewhere but the solution is at left back.

Are you suggesting that we have a problem in central defence?

When your best left back is a better centre half... you do have problems at left back.

No. You have problems if you have a player playing in a position he is poor in. The fact that he is a better centre half is irrelevent to his capabilities at left back.

For example what do we do if Kenna get's injured?

The same thing we would if somebody in any other positoin got injured- put in the next best replacement. Gallagher has played there and done well, Bermingham has come in and been solid, Alan Mahon can play there. You're making a big deal out of nothing.

[Schumi]

Are you suggesting that we have a problem in central defence?

Centre midfield. Tony Mac should play there rather than in defence.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Centre midfield. Tony Mac should play there rather than in defence.

Even though our central midfield would be better with Tony Mc playing there I think the team is better overall with Crowley CM, Tony Mc CB and Kenna LB.

[Poor Student]

Absolutely delighted with that result. While it might be going too far to say we outplayed Derry I think we shaded them for the first 70 minutes. We came under pressure towards the end particularly after the goal but that's only natural for the away team. Mahon selected his midfield well and substituted wisely. I thought Paul Byrne's link up play was great. He won a fair few headers and flick ons. Gregg was pretty solid again for the most part and I thought the centre back pairing did great in clearing our lines a few times. Conan put in another decent shift down the right. Fair play to the manager, he set out to snatch the win with his lineup and made the positive substitutions to grab it in the end.

Bermingham is not the answer to left back in my opinion. He wasn't woeful or anything but he missed a few headers and wasn't particularly inspiring. Not sure why Gallagher has drifted out of the picture.

You'll probably note we had a ridiculously strong bench. Three players capped at U-21 level and also 'B' level in Quigley's case. I think this is the strongest UCD squad I've seen.

[GavinZac]

You'll probably note we had a ridiculously strong bench. Three players capped at U-21 level and also 'B' level in Quigley's case. I think this is the strongest UCD squad I've seen.

The results certainly suggest that. How are other things going? Crowds? If UCD are successful, and say, qualify for europe this year, would you (the club) be attempting to build on that, or will it be business as usual?

[Poor Student]

The results certainly suggest that. How are other things going? Crowds? If UCD are successful, and say, qualify for europe this year, would you (the club) be attempting to build on that, or will it be business as usual?

Crowds aren't great but our last two home games were Waterford and Bray (teams doing badly) and we hadn't won a game this season before we played them. We have some fairly solid long term plans. We're meeting the FAI's grant and have hired our CPO fulltime, we have plans to establish a full time academy and we're moving to a better ground soon. With the way we're churning out players, if we lose a few more will fall off the conveyor belt.

[DmanDmythDledge]

The results certainly suggest that. How are other things going? Crowds? If UCD are successful, and say, qualify for europe this year, would you (the club) be attempting to build on that, or will it be business as usual?

Don't think the results suggest that just yet. Granted we've just beaten Derry who have been one of the best teams over the past few seasons but our other wins have been against Waterford and Bray.

Crowds seems to be up- average is around 900 at the moment, compared to 500 or 600 previous years. For example there was 744 at the Cork game when in previous years it would only be 400/500.

The club have very high (perhaps unrealistic) ambitions. One of our goals is to win the Premier Division every 5 years.

[Schumi]

The results certainly suggest that. How are other things going? Crowds?

Difficult to tell. The crowds for Waterford and Bray were terrible but they were played respectively on a bank holiday weekend and a Thursday and I don't think they can be considered representative and the Rovers game had a big crowd but loads of Rovers fans so again hard to tell. The Cork game had a better crowd than usual for Cork so maybe crowds will improve, it's too early to tell though.

If UCD are successful, and say, qualify for europe this year, would you (the club) be attempting to build on that, or will it be business as usual?

In terms of marketing, promotion, etc. I would assume so. Out CPO has been putting in a lot of work on this sort of thing and a successful season would only help that. In terms of improving the team, I don't know really. We're clearly not going to throw money we don't have at the team but a successful team will obviously be more attractive to players so we may not need to.

[GavinZac]

we're moving to a better ground soon.

I've never been up to belfield so this one interests me. Is there more info available?

[DmanDmythDledge]

I've never been up to belfield so this one interests me. Is there more info available?

We're moving to the Belfield Bowl, where the rugby team play at the moment. The club hopes to move in there before the end of the season. Some info here.

[Schumi]

Some photos I took There's another thread here too.

[GavinZac]

Some photos I took There's another thread here too.

photobucket is blocked at work, ill take a look at home later.

[pineapple stu]

The problem may be elsewhere but the solution is at left back.

Evan McMillan has done perfectly well at centre-back so far. No problems with Conor Kenna at left-back; certainly no problems or dilemmas (well, no bad dilemmas anyway) in the defence.

The Sun (was down the barbers...) gave Sammon man of the match and Bermingham 7, the best of the defenders. For what that's worth.

[DmanDmythDledge]

The Sun (was down the barbers...)

Don't which one I'm more surprised reading.

[Schumi]

Evan McMillan has done perfectly well at centre-back so far.

Prone to lapses though. The start of the Bray and Waterford game for example.

Don't which one I'm more surprised reading.