Yoofs

We played well on Saturday in my opinion, definitely our best performance in the last 6/7 games anyway. Wexford didn't offer a whole lot going forward, and the 2 penalty decisions really were outrageously bad. When the team who are getting the penalties aren't even appealing for them and all look surprised when they're given you know the ref's had a shocker. We deserved to win the game but at the same time, huge credit to the players for dragging a point out of it in the end after the 2 big decisions went against us. We've got the 4 worst teams in the league for our last 4 games. If offered this position back in March with 4 games to go, I probably would have taken it. Still well in our hands.

I'd agree that prior to youths scoring their first goal it was our best footballing performance in about 6 or 7 weeks but as soon as youths scored we panicked and started playing this ridiculous hoofball rubbish. Players out of position all over the place, just the same stuff we've come to expect from TC down the years. Yes we did fantastically well to get a point in the end but I thought in the second half youths played far better football and looked way more lively than us so maybe your right in saying we need the week off and from what I'm hearing it will he a reserve XI tonight

TC in his post game was talking about giving a few young players a game and letting the crowd see what they're like. He was full of praise for Ger Pender in particular, said he was really excited about him. Not sure why he hasn't given him a run before now if that's the case. I'd say it'll be a mixed team as we've no game after this until Saturday week.

Won't bother starting a new thread on last nights game but here's my thoughts.

We gave pats a fantastic game in the second half with the arrival of Rice Salmo and Rhys into the midfield and only for their keeper we would have at least got ET. Tommo Morris was absolutely fantastic and no one deserved the goal more than him and to see him celebrate with section O was fantastic.

Down sides on the night, Glenn O'Connor was absolutely awful he has no pace what's so ever and offers nothing going forward, Id put Tommo Morris in there for our next league game and see how he goes. Peter Hynes assisted Pats first goal and may as well not have been on the pitch and while I was one of the first people on here to say this season that people shouldn't be giving him stick from the stands I couldn't blame any passionate town fan for taking a pop at him last night as his lack of effort was disgraceful and while Ger Pender didn't really impress he certainly hassled the defenders both on and off the ball so he deserves to take Hynes place for the remainder of the season.

Everyone was calling out for don Cowan to play up front and while I think that's exactly what was needed with pats playing so high up with slow defenders like Oman, he really was fantastic especially in the second half as he burnt the full backs every single time he took them on. Salmo made a huge impact playing higher up the park and that's exactly where we need him for the rest of this season with rice doing his job in behind.

Overall I thought it was a fantastic effort from the lads in the second half and if Tony is to include the likes of Morris and Pender between now and the end of the season it fills me with great confidence that we will get up. C'mon de town.

(Good to see a healthy attendance out too especially in section O who were superb second half)

Am I the only one who thought Morris wasn't that great? Everyone seems to be praising him to the hilt but both Pats goals came down his channel. He looked very slow too. He did add height to our back 4 which is needed alright, but overall I wasn't too impressed. Absolutely loves a hoof too.

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Originally Posted by De Town

Am I the only one who thought Morris wasn't that great? Everyone seems to be praising him to the hilt but both Pats goals came down his channel. He looked very slow too. He did add height to our back 4 which is needed alright, but overall I wasn't too impressed. Absolutely loves a hoof too.

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Not having a go but have to say I'm shocked I thought he was superb. The back 4 was carved open with ease for the 2 goals but a lot of that was down to us being so deep and the ball being played on the inside of Glenn O'connor who was done for pace. I thought Morris's played it out from the back superbly with some simple passes and the odd accurate chip pass forward, certainly no Chris dean diags from him.

I agree, if you want to be praised all you have to do is celebrate in front of Section O these days. I thought he was solid enough and put in some good tackles but he didn't look too confident on the ball. There was one or two times where he was under pressure to pass it back to Bennion and looked like he was nearly tripping over the ball and he also half volleyed it miles into the air twice when he had time to take it down and pass it.

I thought it was a decent performance for a fella who hasn't played all that much and i'd like to see both him and Pender more involved but no way would I put him left back, despite how bad O'Connor was last night.

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Originally Posted by outspoken

Not having a go but have to say I'm shocked I thought he was superb. The back 4 was carved open with ease for the 2 goals but a lot of that was down to us being so deep and the ball being played on the inside of Glenn O'connor who was done for pace. I thought Morris's played it out from the back superbly with some simple passes and the odd accurate chip pass forward, certainly no Chris dean diags from him.

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Actually was it him that made that through ball from our own half to Pender in the lead up to our goal?

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Originally Posted by Bosco

Actually was it him that made that through ball from our own half to Pender in the lead up to our goal?

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No that was Havo.

Actually think Pender looked decent. A bit raw but could definitely be decent backup. He was very isolated as well which didn't help his cause.

How did Conor O'Brien do? Is that his first proper game for us?

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Originally Posted by Longfordian

How did Conor O'Brien do? Is that his first proper game for us?

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yep that was his competitive debut along with Pender. I didnt think that much of him during game. He was very quiet I thought.

I thought O Brien was very good in bursts but was out of position and missing for a lot of the game, Rhys looked like he was on his own a lot of the time, but to be fair to O Brien what he did do was alright, I think he made their goalie pull off a good save,
mind you I was sitting beside a few people who thought he was very lazy, (imo he wasn't on his own there) I would give him another chance if by some miricle we are 3 goals up with 5 mins to play

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Originally Posted by Longfordian

How did Conor O'Brien do? Is that his first proper game for us?

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Forced their keeper into a top notch save after one of our best moves of the match, didn't notice him in the game overall it must be said but he did nothing wrong either.

LSC Final highlights:

http://irishsoccerleagues.com/leinst...ior-cup-final/

Editing is a bit out of sync but eventually it shows the two 2nd half goals