Series 3 2009

Just back from the match.

That was the finest 2 minutes of my life. The Brandywell erupted. Insane. I actually have a headache from roaring my balls off. Jesus. I can't get over it. There really is nothing like live football, with local people watching a local boy score a 90th minute winner. I had a season ticket for 2 years in the Stretford End when I was at Uni in Manchester. Not a patch on the Brandywell tonight. Not a patch.

Derry were ****, as were Cork. I think the Cork goal was offside (was standing perfectly in line) but they probably deserved a point. Those last 2 minutes could be huge at the end of the season for Derry. I am unbelievably happy. Nothing describes the sheer ectasy of tonight.

GET IN!

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Originally Posted by City till I Die

Unbelievable!! Brandywell erupted

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It was pure class! Haven't had a good bout of "lets go ****ing mental" in ages!

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Originally Posted by pól-dcfc

I actually have a headache from roaring my balls off.

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:eek:


And what would hurt if you had roared your head off?

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Originally Posted by sonofstan

:eek:


And what would hurt if you had roared your head off?

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My balls :( . It's like that reflexology craic.

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Originally Posted by pól-dcfc

My balls :( . It's like that reflexology craic.

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You have all that new age-y stuff up there now? truly, its an Alternative Ulster....

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Originally Posted by Umberside

I couldn't stand listening to Mathews doing an interview.

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Really?. Doolin's interviews have always been worse in my opinion. More excuses. He's always saying how hard it is, even when Drogs were winning the league he was complaining that they weren't getting any credit instead of enjoying being in that position.

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Originally Posted by Longfordian

Really?. Doolin's interviews have always been worse in my opinion. More excuses. He's always saying how hard it is, even when Drogs were winning the league he was complaining that they weren't getting any credit instead of enjoying being in that position.

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I never really listened to Doolin when he was doing an interview, mainly because what he said meant nothing to me. He's very bad at talking to the media, but I thought Mathews was also very negative.

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Originally Posted by iceman

According to LMFM Mansaram put his goal in with his hand - sholud have walked for it.

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Yeah we also thought he handled it, maybe was more ball to hand, but def looked like contact, anyway makes up for one of the penos we should have got v bohs, these things even themselves out over the season. Dlk played some good stuff, but based on tonights effort, its going to be a long season for drogs. 2nd half was a walk in the park for us.

drogs had a decent support up though, it has to be said.

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Originally Posted by pól-dcfc

It was pure class! Haven't had a good bout of "lets go ****ing mental" in ages!

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This ain't a dig at Derry City fans but supporters everywhere but that has to be one of the worst, most pathetic chants ever in football. Same goes for the likes of "what the f****** hell was that".

Had to laugh / cringe at Richardson and the commentator talking about the former's excursion to a Snow Patrol concert. "You're a man of good taste." :D

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Originally Posted by monzo

This ain't a dig at Derry City fans but supporters everywhere but that has to be one of the worst, most pathetic chants ever in football. Same goes for the likes of "what the f****** hell was that".

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This ain't a dig at Finn Harps, but you haven't really had anything to go mental about in a bit :(. Sometimes it's just appropriate.

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Originally Posted by monzo

Had to laugh / cringe at Richardson and the commentator talking about the former's excursion to a Snow Patrol concert. "You're a man of good taste." :D

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That was quailty

A few Drogs supporters removed from the ground tonight.

Limerick 0 Athlone 0.

Poor game on a bumpy pitch. Not much in it until the Athlone keeper was somewhat harshly sent off for a "last-man-back" foul with about 20 mins to go. Athlone defended well enough, but Limerick's Dave Ryan missed an absolute sitter - free header from about 6 yards out - with about 5 minutes to go.

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Originally Posted by Dunny

A few Drogs supporters removed from the ground tonight.

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By a Dundalk lynch mob or the Gardai?

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Originally Posted by sligoman

Looking forward to Doolin's excuse on MNS this week. Trying to blame it on last season was funny:D

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Lack of concentration seems to be the jist of it.

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Originally Posted by Dunny

A few Drogs supporters removed from the ground tonight.

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No they weren't.:rolleyes:

Pick that up on the scanner??

Once we went down to ten, that was it. We were woeful. Mansarams goal was handball but what can you say. Buttimer's fantastic.

Just back from the Waterford game. Cant believe we managed to sneak a win out of there. Had 0-0 written all over it. Was a poor match but when we brought Doyle on and moved Cassidy to centre mid for the last 10 mins we looked stronger. Was the same when we played Monaghan last week. Hopefully well do this from the start next week. Delighted with the result though.

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Originally Posted by pól-dcfc

Just back from the match.

That was the finest 2 minutes of my life.

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What a long time in football 2 mins is, I always thought that was such a cliché but tonight within 2 mins we went from losing a game, to drawing, to having a chance to win it, to draw. What a let down ultimaltely.

We were very poor in the first half, so poor. Great performance in the second half, great spirit.

The standard of officiadium was shocking tonight, there was at least two 50-50 balls tonight that were marginal decisions as to which way the free kick would go, yet resulted in yellow cards for Bray Wanderers players.

I think the first peno tonight was a desicion based on the referee trying to even things up (the second was a penalty, no question).

Gary McCabe was shocking in the first half but was the stand out player of the 2nd half, he tore Galway apart in the last 20 mins. He seem to have other things on his mind in the first half, which was dissapointing.

Unfortunatley it looks like Paddy Kavanagh has done ligaments tonight.

Trying to get my head around this!
We were solid at the back for about 80 mins. We were the home team but we looked like we were happpy not to lose this game.
We played the same formation as we did away to Wexford: 4-1-4-1.
We never looked like scoring as Willie John looked like he could not cope up front on his own. We pushed Cummins up front with about 15 mins to go to try an win the game but this forked up our very strong centre of defence partnership and we got caught with 5 mins to go. This was Shels only shot on target in the whole game(correct me if I am wrong). No come back then. Best for Waterford Murray,Carey, Cummins, Browne. Still say we need to sign a big centre forward and we need to be playing 4-4-2 if we do this.
So far I do not see Shels or Sporting Fingal as runaway leaders of this division.
Will be interested to see how we fare out in Athlone on Sunday week.

when was the last time UCD scored 3 goals in a league match :confused:



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