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Cillian Lordan looks to be out of his depth lads, we should have exploited him alot more last night, but we were too far back he only had to deal with 1 player all night back 4 vs kieran o reilly they had alot of time to deal with things. Now lads wasnt kevin murray outstanding..
Couldnt agree with ya more, quality in the air, first to the tackle, heart on the sleeve kinda performance!!
thats cos he is somewhere he is appreciated ye should have looked after him more when ye had him
He got far too many chances under Pat Dolan. You can't get away with the likes of Coleman or Murray for too long, to be honest.Quote:
Originally Posted by ramsfan
We were atrocious, Mathews clearly doesn't know how to send out a team to break down a very defensive side, which is surprising as he must have seen a few teams do it to Longford. Two holding midfielders against a team with no intention of pressing for any length of time is a waste.
Kieran O'Reilly ran Lordan all over the place.
Kevin Murray was outstanding and was without a doubt the best player on the pitch.
My cousin came down for the match and was very impressed with Carey, Guthrie and Murray. He couldn't understand how City left them go.
Carey was injured at the wrong time; Horgan came through and I doubt many would debate that Horgan was a vital part of the back 5 that won us a league with the best defense in the country. No doubt that he has talent but is from an earlier era of players, e.g. Greg O'Halloran, Mulconroy.Quote:
Originally Posted by rambler14
Guthrie should've been retained, in my opinion, though whether he is able for pro football is obviously open for debate.
Murray isn't good enough at all and had plenty of time to prove it.
Don't confuse our toothless offence which has for the most part failed to score (bar O'Callaghan) against any team this season with an exceptional defense.
its pathetic, this business of saying we were defensive. we had just as many if not more chances than city. devine saved city again, the save on the line, the save on his left post, as well as the super save to prevent ramblers winning with a goal to the top corner in the last minute of play.
Of course you were defensive; you had more clear cut opportunities, I'll give you that, but that can happen if a team is dominating possession, they can get caught on the break. Case in point, Arsenal going two down to Bolton at the weekend. Unfortunately we didn't have an Adebayor on the bench, we had a Denis Behan.Quote:
Originally Posted by depor
I'm not denying ye had opportunities to win it that you didn't take, but if offered a point before the game ye would have taken it.
ye would have taken the draw too. and im absolutely certain mathews would, especially when he seen conor meades effort heading for the top corner in the dying moments:D
No we wouldn't; and if Mathews would, then it won't be long before he realises he is at odds with the support.Quote:
Originally Posted by depor
However, someone thought it would be a good idea to give him a nice 3 year contract, while the bank have given him the option to come back at any point in the next 3 years. Essentially, if he screws up, he'll be loaded. Not exactly pressure, is it?
Yeah but he's not going to do much damage without the ball.Quote:
Originally Posted by rambler14
As Gav said Carey was unlucky, Murray was a midfielder when he left City and Guthrie had Murray and Benno in his way.Quote:
Originally Posted by rambler14
Guthrie only left this year though.
He was on loan at Rovers then broke his leg and then went to Ramblers last season so while he was a City player he hadn't been around the club for a long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Risteard
He's improved a bit in recent games imo.
To be honest, i dont really listen a lot of the stuff said about him. I'll look at how he does and the role/impact he has on the game for myself and judge then. He does a great job and puts in huge effort, while other dont put in the same and not a word is said.Quote:
Originally Posted by Risteard
Someone people simply have it in for the guy and will say anything to get their point across to the point you could say they are lying. City fans have done that for years, always need someone to give out about.
lordan has done ok, never really saw him as a centre back but give him time he could be good
Lordan has fantastic pace, its why he was able to play on the right wing.
The foundation of the excellent Benno Murray partnership was Murray headed everything out of the sky and Benno chased after everything in behind using his pace.
I'm not suggesting Lordan is as good as Benno but a similar setup is working thus far. Some people do seem to have it in for him though for whatever reason. Ever since he came in during the intertoto run in '04 he's been invaluable to us
thought he was shocking in 04 and Greg should have played instead of him but anyway I think he's found his position at centre half. He's getting an extended run there something he's never got in any other position and is by far our best option as a partner for Dan. People forget that it took Benno a long time to settle into the position.Quote:
Originally Posted by SÓC