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From what I had heard it wouldn't cost much to get rid of him at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by wonder88
Seems we are great against the weaker teams but muck against half decent teams with more hunger.
We have now lost 4 out 5 games against the other teams fighting for promotion. Shocking record really.
Waterford deserved their win as we barely created anything.
Christ, we are being watched! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by bullit
Im not on the Twitter machine tho Dean.
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Four fixtures today,Sligo R v Bray W. live on RTé @ 3.45
SDG v WexfordYouths @ 7PM
Longford T. v Athlone T. @ 7.30
Finn Harps v Mervue U @ 8pm
3.45? wow
Surprised?Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
Didnt even know this was on TV. Something to watch now. :)
Thoroughly enjoyed last night's game, despite the relatively poor standard of play and terrible weather.
Went with a 4-3-3, strangely enough, with Eddie McCallion in midfield. UCD played well in spells, forced Doherty into a couple of cracker saves. Doubt they'll finish bottom this season.
Some banter in the stands too. Twigg, Turner, Sives and Jansson were behind us, Turner getting a good touch now. And then Éamon Zayed turned up.
Terrible attendance, horrible weather, poor football but a great night. One of those ones that make following the LoI brilliant.
*prompt*- start making some noise Sligo supporters ffs
New stand looks well.
If they filled in the two corners on that end now and had some sort of small terrace on the far end it would look fantastic.
Goal Byrne, mistake by Davoren.
EDIT: Excellent run and finish there by Alan Keane.
Another bad performance by us
Must say that was an enjoyable game. Sligo piled on the pressure late on and could have won it but overall Bray deserved at least a point. Sligo were below their best but Bray isn't going to be an easy game for anyone for the rest of the season. Bray defended well. Keane's goal was a bit too handy but they did the basics well and looked relatively comfortable for most of the game. Danny North didn't have his best day in a Sligo jersey.
Fair play to the Sligo fans for clapping Jason Byrne off (even at a stage when Bray were trying to run down the clock), really again showed today why he has been a quality player in this league for over a decade now, took his goal well and held up and laid off a lot of ball when Bray were struggling to get out. Really think he could have had another year at a top club in the league, he mightn't do much running but he is extremely streetwise and always a threat.
Must say the Showgrounds is starting to take shape nicely as well, hopefully developing the ground can be an enduring legacy for them from this strong period for the club.
Big game at Tallaght tomorrow. Pats can make a major statement tomorrow with a result. If Rovers lose I think the game is up for Stephen Kenny and it'll leave them with a mountain to climb to regain the title. If Rovers win it puts them back within 6.
H.T. - 0-0 between Longford and Athlone.
North should have won the game for Sligo. It was a bad miss. In a different code, if the Gooch missed a chance like that, I'd be shocked.
It said in the team news for Finn Harps/Mervue that Thomas McBride has been banned for 7 games for picking up his 2nd red card of the season. What did he do to warrant that, or is that an other crazy FAI rule? That's a quarter of the First Division season after all
Getting worse for away fans though. That away section is horrible. The cage/gate half way down the stand is completely unneccessary. The Showgrounds now has the worst view in the country if you're an away fan (or a home fan in the same stand, I suppose).Quote:
Originally Posted by abcd
I think there was some afters following his sending off in Limerick last week, don't recall all the details. I don't think he went peacefully though, may have payed inappropriate attention to a corner flag en route also.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufc2000
The view from the away section in Hunky Dunky park is terrible.Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_éire
Salthill 2-2 Wexford (res)
Finn Harps 3-2 Mervue (latest)
Longford 0-0 Athlone (latest)
5 minutes added on.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufc2000
As is Oriels.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dunny
QED there are poor views in the away terraces in LOI.
It was mentioned here after last week's games that he had apparently spat at a team-mate? Don't know if it was confirmed. He definitely threw a kick at a corner flag and got quite vocal at officials, team-mates and supporters on his way to the dressing room too.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufc2000
Also, come on Athlone, hold on, damn ye!
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Originally Posted by sadloserkid
They have. Looks like they weren't beyond half way in the second half bar a late chance to steal it, but they hung on. Nothing like papering over cracks SLK, nothing like it.
We were due a draw unfortunately. We need a proper goal scorer our strikers just don't score enough.
We are the same boat but I would reckon 3/4 more players to be signed during the week which will strengthen the squad in the areas we need.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Ye seem to be on the right track the same as ourselves. There might be some Premier Division derbies in the next couple of years which would be novel.
We might have an El Classico play off this season which would be a very tense affair.
Longford in the first match (just coz) and some revenge against UCD in the second.
Reckon Waterford have the edge for the third spot at the moment. I can see us finishing second to Limerick though, certainly.
I was speaking to a few of the lads down by that corner flag near the end of that game and they all said that MacBride spat at his own keeper. I think he was booked for the foul that brought the penalty, and saw another yellow for the spitting and "unprofessional conduct".Quote:
Originally Posted by sadloserkid
I wouldn't be too sure about the justice of the a 7 match ban, considering the overall length of the FD season and things that can happen in the heat of the moment, but it wasn't acceptable behavior.
I'd say he was abusive to the officials either on the pitch or after the match. Sounds like he lost the plot anyway.
Another horrible penalty given against us tonight, that's 3 poor decisions in a row, what have we done that's so bad to the officials?
Rhona Daly done our game tonight, had a very good 1st half, then gives a horrible penalty decision (our defender clears the ball, she deems it to be high foot even though Mervue guy's head was only 2 feet from the ground) and totally loses the run of the game (which was not a hard game to ref) pointing in the wrong direction for frees and realising her mistake and pointing in the other direction. A real pity, she was doing a really good job, getting most decisions right, then, she goes and gives everyone ammo to attack female officials.
Sam, you're a sound guy from all appearances on here but I don't think I've ever seen you agree with a penalty decision against Harps. They can't all be the wrong call all the time.
Whether he's wrong or not most times, tonight was the most bizzare penalty decision I've ever seen given in a football game at any level. She had a great first half as said, but completely lost the plot in the 2nd half. All over the place, and visibly so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
It wasn't a penalty in Limerick last week either. I had a good view of it. It was definitely outside the box and should have been a free-kick.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Longford sent us up a DVD of the game it clearly showed that penalty to be a bad call.
Most Limerick folk plus our players are 100% certain the penalty last week was a clear foul outside the box and never a pen.
Hopefully the dude doing the groundhopper video caught the incident for the pen last night, absolutely shocking, the Mervue manager turned and laughed to the boys on the bench in disbelief.
Believe it or not, that's 3 pens against us in 3 games and none of them should have been awarded.
p.s. Im not a sound guy, I just seem that way at times, just depends on what Meds Im on at the time :terror:
Rovers: Jannson, Sives, Rice, Powell, Oman, McCormack, McCabe, Finn, Brennan, Greene, Twigg
SUBS: Pieterse, Turner, O'Neill, Kavanagh, Hawkins, Gilbert, Dennehy
Pats: Clarke, Browne, Carroll, Flynn, Kenna, Bolger, Chambers, Jake Kelly, Russell, Flood, Dean Kelly
SUBS: Bermingham, Coombes, Hyland, Meenan, Murphy, O'Connor, Price
If we can paper all the way to the Premier I will upgrade my view of crack papering. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
Rovers 1-1 Pats FT
Currently 0-0 Bohs v Cork