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imo he did, he went down in the box when rogers came out, even tho rogers got the ball, i think some of us felt he dived, altho i didnt i thought rogers got his hand to the ball first and ucd deserve a corner but instead a goal kick was givenQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Smashing game in Oriel Park tonight.
The team that Ian Foster has assembled has treated us to some great games this season, particularly the 2-0 win in Tallaght, the St Pats 0-0 (best no score draw I have seen for a long time), the super win over Bohs (with Bohs playing some excellent if non-threatening football), but tonight, particulalrly in the first half was very special football.
Dundalk made Shamrock Rovers look ordinary and the 2-1 scoreline gives a wrong impression. Rovers were simply steamrolled out of it, and in Tom Miller (clubs player of the month) and Stephen Maher (tonights MOTM) have a midfield powerhouse that almost makes Paul Keegan look timid by comparison (well maybe a slight overstatement!). Melligan, Faz and Fenn (how did you let him go Fenlon?) add finesse and energy in different measures. Gaynor is a nightmare for any defendor and the back four is rock solid (I wonder does MON still rate Dan Murray over Liam Burns?)
This is a team that is going places and doing it in some footballing style - I can't wait to take on Pats on Friday!
dan, McMillen got abuse from the first minute from 5/6 lads and it was because they knew him
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Originally Posted by Dodge
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Originally Posted by danthesaint
The 'booing' was sustained, so there had to be a reason for that. I remember now both Rodgers and D.McMillan going for the ball. McMillan lay on the ground for about 20 secs and then got up holding his chest. So maybe some more Pats fans profiled him as a player looking for a penalty. It grew after Derek Pender was carded.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
So maybe, maybe Dodge has small argument in what he says.
If it's any consolation UCD FANS booed Derek Pender for the rest of the first half, sheepishly. I ensured that continued a little into the second half (both the booing and the sheepishlyness). Next Match: BRAY.
The initial stuff was definitely personal. I was right beside the lads doing it. As I said, some sheep followed in but at no stage was he getting stick off more than 20 lads.
(Oh and it looked a definite penalty to me)
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Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Just think that's a pretty good assessment of Bohs at the moment, exactly what I saw last night anyway against Drogheda:)
If that's the case, I imagine some other Pat's fans later thought it was for diving for the peno and joined in (cos booing is fun). It was only after that that I noticed it anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Very enjoyable game; nerves added lots to it I'm sure. Reckon we could teach Inter a thing or two about defending. Been simply immense at the back the last couple of games. Great move for the goal too; 17 passes all told. Davey Mac couldn't wait to watch it afterwards.
Bring on the new club tonight, shouuld be a cracking atmosphere. Just a pity it's mid-week.
Sam, we need you to do us a wee favour....:D
Which one?Quote:
Originally Posted by Magicme
The one where you asked us to trash the place or beat Derry?
Beat Derry of course!!
We were very poor last night, as has been the case all season. Limerick deserved the win because we just didn't do enough to score. It was such a poor way to concede though. Deano lost his bearings from a corner and left Cahill an easy enough finish. Our bus had a couple of bricks thrown at it after leaving the ground.
Wexford One up Five minutes in courtesy of a penalty!
Derry 1 up, McLean
So is that our first ever league goal against Harps, or is it our 49th? :)
The ref is supposably loosing control of this game. 4 bookings even before a reported bust up on the way into the tunnel!
Which are the bookies paying out on?Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfc_1928
Heard something about this alright. Think it is known who one of the lads that did it is and he has only ever been to a handful of games. Not sure whats going to be done about him from here as i wouldn't know much about the goings on within the club but hopefully he's banned from Jackman and his name given to the Garda.Quote:
Originally Posted by GalwayRed
On the game, i thought it was a very poor Shels team, one of the worst ive seen. Even the team Shels had down here when first relegated put up a better fight. Shels didn't get going till the last few minutes of the game. Limerick fought harder and put in a lot of work. If Tierney had stayed on i think we might have even had another goal in us (even though Kelleher and Hickey did good jobs on there own relieving the pressure from the back), he was causing the Shels defence all kinds of problems.
Hopefully they'll be paying out on a Derry victory..............Quote:
Originally Posted by corkharps
McDaid makes it 2-0 to City.
Harps down to 10. Minnock sent off.
Cork City F. 1 - 0 Salthill D. FT
S. Fingal 1 - 0 Bray FT
Galway 0 - 0 Sligo FT
Finn Harps down to 9 men
Waterford 0 - 0 Athlone T. FT
Longford 0 - 1 Wexford Youths FT
Derry City 2 - 0 Finn Harps FT
New Derry, Old Derry? The more things change the more they stay the same. :)
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Originally Posted by dancinpants
We didn't half make hard work of Salthill tonight, Davin O'Neill scored with 10 left.
The Salthill keeper was MOTM, made a string of excellent saves including an amazing point blank save from Cummins near the end.
Jesus lads, ye must have offered the ref double money tonight.
The first time I have ever claimed a referee to be biased but that was beyond a joke tonight.
Firstly, McLean's first free was easily blocked by our wall, the ref calls it back, books walsh and moves the ball 2 yards more central to the goal and on the edge of the box.
Mclean celebrates by running at James Doherty and screaming in his face whilst his team mates tried to pull him away. On his way to his own half he launches at Mickey Funston, hitting him with his elbow flooring Mickey. The ref only books him.
This led to the nasty scenes at half time where both sets of players went at it in the tunnel. The ref stayed on the pitch out of sight so he doesn't have to see anything.
After picking up a soft yellow in the first half Minno picked up a pointless second yellow and left us at 10 men. McCallion makes the same exact tackle and yet only a free is awarded, no booking.
some of the decisions by the ref were downright disgraceful throughout the night.
The second for Derry came from an embarrassing mix up in our defence.
Matty Crossan was sent off in a tussle with a Derry defender in the Derry box during a Harps corner kick, both men were at it yet Matty gets a second booking and his marching orders.
Really ****ed of after tonight but it's amixture of the result and the fact that we just can't seem to create never mind score in a match.
The truth of the match was, had we played another 3 days we wouldn't have looked like scoring.
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Originally Posted by razor
If so, then perhaps the .......eh..good-natured banter ...from Limerick fans about his weight has spurred on his professionalism.
excellent point for Galway considering how many players we were missing. Shepperd was brilliant again and special mention to Tom King and our kepper as well. We need some of our injured players back asap as we only had 3 subs tonight. Terrible attendance again; 940 about 150 from Sligo I would say.
It doesn't help though when its the third Monday in a row we've been at home...and a Friday home game sandwiched in between. We don't have a home game til Friday 2 weeks now afaikQuote:
Originally Posted by wonder88
Walsh clearly ran out and blocked before it was hit. McClean was stupid celebrating the way he did, but he'll learn from it. Have to say it was a poor Harps performance. As you said, you could have played on and still wouldnt have scoredQuote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
You're right...Walsh did run out and block the ball but the ref should have made that tool McClean take it from the same spot as before not closer to the goal and more central as Sam said. I can't believe for the life of me why McClean was not sent off. It was bad enough going and celebrating like that but to then go and hit Funston and only get booked? Unbelievable! I've seen bad refs but he just takes the biscuit!Quote:
Originally Posted by City till I Die
Doesn't take away from the fact Harps were very disappointing and the only effort on target the whole game was directly from a corner :(
Well done Derry, keep it up.
Mickey funston was running around the pitch kicking lumps out of the derry players..also at half time as he was going of the pitch he pushed a derry player and then trip up a derry player, that is why the assistant ref ran into the area going into the changing rooms,i think a lot of people were surprised to see him come out for the 2nd half...also your man doherty was taunting young mc clean before the match that he would not score a goal tonight, so what does he do scores a goal so he went over to let him knowQuote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
As others have mentioned, Walsh clearly infringed on the free. In my view you don't get enough of them given.
McClean was over the top in the celebration, but Doherty might want to lay off the mind games. His tackling was right enough to shackle McClean.
Who was the player that collapsed in a heap near the centre circle away from the ruckus. Good to see McQ sprint 20 yards to get involved, sadly it was the most effective run he made all night......
As for Minno, he made a number of tackles and was expressed warnly by the ref both before and after he got the first yellow.
The last line on your post is very true, very very toothless Harps side.
Minno should never have been playing, he hasn't trained with the side never mind played in 5 weeks and even then he only managed a first half against Shels.
Doherty had McLean in his pocket, ye used to think Hargy was the dogs boll*x when he was a right dirty pr!ck in Muckerville yet when one of yer own players gets the same treatment it's ok for your players to attack him? McLean was doing nothing up until that in open play.
That player that "collapsed in a heap" was Mickey Funston, the player that got a slap from McLean on his way back to the half way line.
As for the infringment on the free, that's fair enough then so but why move it 2 yards to a more central position?
I suppose to get beat 2-0 by a side with over 3 times our budget is fair enough, you would expect Derry to win this division at a canter with the kind of money they are paying out. I was truely shocked to hear the Derry budget last night. I bet over half of the Premier Division managers would take your arm off for that kind of resources.
What is our budget? I've no idea btw.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
No, according to the Examiner the lad was called Forde, only looked about 15 and not the tallest but played superbly.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
Eh? Were you chatting to Philip O'Doherty last night?Quote:
I suppose to get beat 2-0 by a side with over 3 times our budget is fair enough, you would expect Derry to win this division at a canter with the kind of money they are paying out. I was truely shocked to hear the Derry budget last night. I bet over half of the Premier Division managers would take your arm off for that kind of resources.
If not, where did you get your figures from and what are they?
Excuses excuses......