So.....there were a few games played tonight?
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So.....there were a few games played tonight?
Yeah, apparently. But mostly the LOI Blog's twitter was hacked.
"Highlights" included reports of a horse on the pitch in Waterford, a rapist on the pitch at Richmond and then a bunch of porny retweets.
Wait - is that true or is that you being Mr A?
That's hilarious if so.
Absolutely nothing at all happened in Dalymount, bar one moment of genius from Benson when a 20-yard curler hit the post, after a lovely flowing passing move.
But it ends a run of 25 months without a 0-0, so I suppose we can't really complain much.
Still, two games recently where we haven't managed a sniff of goal despite playing against ten men for an hour; slightly worrying.
I am being Mr A. But it's also true.
Some Shels fans caused a bit of trouble in Waterford apparently. They acted up on their trip to the CCS too, broke seats and threw flares on the pitch. Shelbourne got fined over it. They apparently had a number of meetings with their supporters aimed at trying to prevent that element acting up again but it doesn't sound like it worked.
One of the most cynical things I have ever seen on a soccer pitch at Richmond tonight - in the very first minute Dan Murray kicked Christy Fagan hard - no attempt to play the ball, a quite clear intention to injure him. Which duly happened, and that was Fagan's game over. The normally card-happy Sutton inexplicably chose not to show a yellow, and that set the tone for Cork's approach for the rest of the half.
Took in the Pats-Cork game. I was a couple of minutes late so I missed the Fagan incident, but thought Cork were very unlucky to come away with nothing. The penalty looked like a total dive from Bermingham. Can't say Cork were any more physical than Pats, just Pats got away with more as the home team. Sutton was oddly reticent to use his cards though, for once.
Serious alarm bells ringing in Limerick right now.
Delighted with that win tonight, Cork a horrible team. I gave then the benefit of doubt after the first game of the season but to be playing like that 10 games later is horrendous. Kicked anyone that moved and started to time waste after they scored in the 15th minute.
They played much better football under Dunne, if they had a Dub in charge this season he would have got the sack by now for the football they play.
That Cork team are horrible, they really are. Thought it might have been a once off when we played down in Cork, but they showed again that their main tactic is to kick the opposition,terrible carry on. Thankfully I think they will finish well outside the top 4
Blatant penalty according to the report on RTEQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Might have looked different from the media gantry but from the other side of the pitch it looked like Bermingham fell before Lenihan got near him. I might be wrong though, it happened quite quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
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Originally Posted by PartySaint
Haha well according to a neutral at the game, quoted below, we were no more physical than ye and ye got away with more (as ye did in the first game this season). We played better football under Dunne? Hahaha :DQuote:
Originally Posted by desaintsno.12
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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
It Cork fans are happy to watch that every week then fair play, other clubs fans opinions don't matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by CityRebel
I'm going to guess tho that when Cork start falling down the table there might be a good few complaints about the style of football they play from the natives.
What style is that, going out to attack and win games?Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
Rod after last nights game, pressure?
http://www.londonderrysentinel.co.uk...feat-1-6051167
Really ? You genuinely like the style of play ? Not questioning that they go out to win , but it's atrocious football to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by CityRebel
Hack the team with the ball (preferably with studs down the ankles or kick the ankles) and hoof it forward as quick as possible when you have it. It's been effective up to a few weeks ago. I reckon you will start to slide now though and as you do and lose more games, the way they play will be more of an issue
Sounded very hard luck on Cork, especially after pulling it level so late, but you can't switch off for a minute. This season I'd say the league leaders might change every second week. It's definitely getting very tight at the top.
What did you see re the sending off? Looked to me as if both players fell over each other?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Ithought UCD had more ambition when playing against the eleven men.Two quality saves, one from each keeper, Benson hitting the post and Jayo missing a sitter at the end,that was about it.
That's fantastic.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
We go out to attack, we can put together some nice passing moves, hardly what you'd call atrocious. By all accounts we weren't at our best tonight and got punished. Pats fans seem to have this notion that we hack teams with the ball which is absolute rubbish, even the neutrals disagree with ye. Fagan got injured, nobody wants that to happen but that's football, we've had only one senior striker fit since the start of the season because the other three were injured, get over it.Quote:
Originally Posted by desaintsno.12
I was down that end, and my first reaction was that it was a red, albeit a soft one. I thought there was contact, and if there was, then it was a red. I think neither player was helped by the back-spin on the ball; the ball definitely changed direction, and both players reacted to that, which probably knocked both off balance a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
No quibbles with the rest of your summary at all though. Awful game. We had something like ten corners in the first half (mostly against 11) and one in the second half (against 10)
Have to look on it as two points dropped really.
He didn't get injured all by himself though. A blatant and cynical kick from Murray, who then proceeded to do the same to his replacement, Daryl Kavanagh. How he didn't get booked earlier in the game is a mystery.Quote:
Originally Posted by CityRebel
Ah so you weren't at the game, feel free to keep telling us how you played so.Quote:
Originally Posted by CityRebel
Cork fans singing 'I'd rather be a Paki than a Dub' that's good for them.
Ye were whinging about the same things after the first game this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
Some of ye would get offended by a gust of wind. Ye really are a sensitive bunch. :D
So you weren't even at that the game. Ah that explains it.
Come back to reality Dodge, even the neutrals think ye're spouting rubbish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
How would you know? You weren't there...Quote:
Originally Posted by CityRebel
So you think that kind of singing is ok?Quote:
Originally Posted by CityRebel
How would I know the neutrals think you're spouting rubbish? Because I read their comments and articles, and none of them match the whinging coming from the Pats fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Your argument ended as soon as you said you weren't there.Quote:
Originally Posted by CityRebel
We have no reason to make this up, you are no where near title contenders and haven't beaten us, this isn't sour grapes or rivalry issues.
Cork will finish 5th or 6th.
We played Cork twice this season, and twice they played a horrible brand of football and cyclically kicked us all night. They weren't tackling hard, they were kicking, bit if a difference. If they were hard tackles I'd say fair play, but that wasn't the case.
Did that really happen?Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
What did the stewards do?
Give it a break CityRebel. Defending racist songs and challenging people on a game you weren't at. You're not really coming out of this smelling like roses...
Didn't hear it inside the ground. Was on Emmet Road though. Group of 15 or so young lads. Lasted for about 30 seconds or soQuote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Disgraceful carry-on. I thought those days were over.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Still ignoring the comments made by neutrals then that ye matched our physicality? Ye came out with the same rubbish after the first game this season, where your players were cynically play-acting all night. By all accounts we didn't click and play as well as we could last night, but we go out to play attacking football and win games.Quote:
Originally Posted by desaintsno.12
Patently not true, from having seen Cork in the Bowl. Ten men behind the ball for most of it; didn't even pretend to play football in the second half.Quote:
Originally Posted by CityRebel
Seriously, maybe the neutrals are right, maybe the Pat's fans are right, but as you weren't at the game, people are perfectly entitled to ignore your opinions.
We had to play with 10 men for over an hour against ye, apologies for not turning it on like Brazil :DQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Just like you have ignored comments on you seemingly condoning the chanting? Opinions on how teams play are allowed, opinions on if rascism is out of order are not imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by CityRebel
Against the side with the worst defensive record in the league, ye could at least have risked one man up.Quote:
Originally Posted by CityRebel
So you'll forgive me laughing at your comments that Cork try to play football.
Sorry, but from what I've seen of Cork, I'll agree with the Pat's fans on this one.
And as for dismissing racist chanting like you have...