Another poor home result for Derry. Disappointing.
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Another poor home result for Derry. Disappointing.
I fear what Dundalk are going to do to us in the cup we were pathetic tonight.
Sorry lads. I dnt know where I got that from.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
And for the whoosh. I was going to say 'not sure if serious' but just went with it anyway.
Anyway good result
It's alright, hopefully Davy can hold on and we finish top of something :(Quote:
Originally Posted by peterc1992
Haha, sorry if it seemed snarky. I thought it was funny anyway!Quote:
Originally Posted by peterc1992
Looking like athlone will be coming up, would be a good addition to the league. Would be great to have longford up aswell.
Always thought there were too many Dublin clubs. Didn't think we'd revisit 2005, but hey, we might get a new board ...
Is the FAI ruling that bray cant be relegated still in force?
Athlone got Enda Curran from Salthill, and it is true that there is some potential there and I am glad that he is playing under a good manager. I was at the game tonight (missed 30m as I also had to go to a gaa match) but it was it nonstop action for the hour I saw. Good Athlone support there as well and they must have enjoyed their night, but if Mervue had scored their 2nd peno it could have been a costly bit of silly behavior by their keeper.
It was a terrific game.Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickccfc
Dundalk started very well and got a great goal.
Sligo then reacted as you would expect from the champions, they pegged Dundalk back for 20 minutes at the end of the half. I don't know how they didn't score.
Kenny then changed tactics at half time and it was Dundalk's turn to put Sligo under the kosh. Once Dundalk got the second goal, it was aerial bombardment time from Sligo. Dundalk just ate up all the balls that were pinged forward.
Once again, Dundalk finished the game fittest. Sligo were dead on their feet in the last 10 minutes. Dundalk could, and should, have scored another couple of goals.
Exciting times. Hoops are the clear leaders of the mid-table league and the bookies favourites for a top half league finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
If only Croly had kept Kilduff!
We have certainly benefited from that decision;) we could catch rovers yet haQuote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Fantastic atmosphere in Oriel park tonight and I believe that every one of the 3,000 or so there were delighted with the Dundalk performance and its the perfect advertisement for our next match next Friday against limerick in the cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickccfc
in relation to the pats match there is a lot of football to be played before then and we need to concentrate on them before we face pats.
Kenny made a masterstroke in the second half by bringing on chris shields for john Dillon. Dillon can be frustrating and slow at times. Shields got stuck in the middle, allowed towel and O'Donnell to push forward and balanced us on the wings with Meehan and Byrne supporting Hoban. shields fully deserved his goal too for the effort he put in.
but lads make sure you catch MNS on Monday for Hobans goal. Fantastic overhead kick.
sometimes I need to pinch myself were we are but when you have a man like Kenny at the helm and you let him do his job then you reap the rewards I believe
Another powerhouse performance from Dundalk tonight.
Ritchie Towell got the MOTM from local media tonight, but it could easily have gone to any of the usual suspects - Dane Massey, Stephen O'Donnell or Pat Hoban.
Sligo had their moments tonight and were unlucky not to get a goal back at 2-0 when hitting the post. But apart from the last 15 minutes of the first half, Sligo were outplayed and overwhelmed.
In the first three match of Series One, Dundalk collected 4 points, in Series Two in rose to 6 points, and in this final series 9 points have been bagged. This team shows no sign of letting up and is a credit to Stephen Kenny
Ya true, fully expect ye to beat ucd and drogheda to be fair, pats should beat bohs but then have a tough game against derry awayQuote:
Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite
The Louth derby will be a tough one, Drogheda are beginning to get a bit of momentum going.Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickccfc
We're not counting any chickens, just delighted to be battling at the top, after the awful 2012 season.
Depressing from us tonight. Absolutely brutal.
We're gonna catch the Rovers.;)
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sometimes I need to pinch myself were we are but when you have a man like Kenny at the helm and you let him do his job then you reap the rewards I believe[/QUOTE
Note to Rovers board
Do Limerick regret not even considering Roddy Collins for their managers job ?
Also the decision by the Shamrock R club to sack Kenny is looking more stupid as the season goes on. As an outsider it seem to me that a certain number of the players he had last season did not want to play for him. But due to the nature of transfer system we have now (and small pool of players available for a LoI manager) his hands were tied until the end of the year.
4-2 away from home with 9 men.
Crumbling.
Nine points from the bottom with the next four games against Sligo, Pats, Shams, and Dundalk.Quote:
Originally Posted by wonder88
When Stephen Kenny was sacked by Rovers the club had 40 points from 24 league games (average 1.67 per match) after losing to Bohs. Now after another Bohs defeat, Trevor Croly's team have 36 points from 25 league games (average 1.44 per match). Is Hoops supporter still relating to the "potential" of Croly?Quote:
Originally Posted by wonder88
I've never liked him, I still don't, but he's a good man manager and gets the maximum out of his players if they work with him. It's very admirable what he's done with Athlone this year. Just don't let him influence budgetary decisions.Quote:
Originally Posted by atfconline
I would, if I had the power, never let that man anywhere near the club. I'd have Scully back first.Quote:
Originally Posted by wonder88
All very winnable especially the Dundalk game.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
I predict 8 points and 21 goals.
That was the one game i was worried about. Mervue are a good side but for us to win away from home with 9 men (majority of the game with 10) is brilliant. Ref was absolutely shocking and as for yer man who went down for 5 mins after being stroked if anything by skinner. Main thing is 3 points in the bag. Ours to lose
Regret far more the fact we had a chance of getting Kenny.Quote:
Originally Posted by wonder88
Just when fans thought we couldn't get much worse, tonight happens...
We were AWFUL. Resounding boos at FT, not something I condone but understandable given how completely muck we were - and we've been muck at home for sometime.
Devine's coming under a bit of pressure now. Perception is shifting from perceiving the current form as a dip to seeing the initial run of results as punching above our weight.
Yous were very impressive against a good Tranzonspor side. I'd put it down to too many games rather than lack of quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton
was it worth owing us compo for griffin then...looks like we got a better deal in signing hoban as his replacement!Quote:
Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton
Harps league campaign over in August. Disappointing to say the least. Waterford are the best side I've seen this season in Finn Park however. Harps certainly deserved something from the game but it wasn't to be. Waterford will easily dispatch of Longford in the play-off.
I guess we'll just have to settle for a cup win up here....
Athlone had a good crowd supporting them in Mervue last night. How realistic is an average home gate of say 1500 in the Prem Div if they go up ? and would this allow them to say match the likes of Cork, Limerick, Drogheda in terms of the wages the can pay players? Maybe the new fans Athlone have are just following a winning side and would stay away if results were less impressive than they are now (which is likely)
Their attendance will depend entirely on their results. If promoted but then start pulling a Monaghan like Roddy's last foray into the top tier, they'll plummet. If they are more like Limerick they'll find a stable high three figure of regulars.Quote:
Originally Posted by wonder88
That about sums it up. We are now paying for the intensity of pre season training which allowed us to physically dominate teams in the forst round. Reaping the harvest now with injuries all over the place. Having said that, if we had equalised in the first half, I wonder what would have happened. Dundalk are what any Stephen Kenny team will be, confident and well organised. We have lost four league games this season and three of them have been to the two teams above us so we are where we should be in the league. Don't think Dundalk will catch Pats though unless any of Browne/Kenna/Russell get injured.
Rovers should really have hammered bohs last night , but croly has the team set up to defend. needs to learn fast or he'll be out of a job.
not great from bohs fans giving zayed racist abuse after the game was over.no need for that kind of mornic behaviour.
Goals change games and Sligo certainly dominated in the later part of the first half .Quote:
Originally Posted by avvenalaf
Stephen Kenny's introduction of Chris Shields for John Dillon was the main 2nd half game changer (Shields has been outstanding over the last 4 games). Dundalk dominated the second half and thoroughly deserved the victory
Pundits, supporters, and the bookies have consistently been dismissing Dundalks chances, with Paddy Power even quoting Dundalk as 3rd favourites behind Pats and Sligo this morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by avvenalaf
Pats are in the driving seat, but Dundalk are relentlessly in pursuit taking 19 from 21 points since the start of July
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Two teens arrested in Dublin brawl between football fans
Dundalk were noticeably the fitter team as the game wore on. I was surprised to see Sligo fading.Quote:
Originally Posted by avvenalaf
Two horse race now do you think ? Or is it too early to write off Sligo and/or Derry ? Fantastic run of results from Dundalk btw. I must confess I've been one of those who kinda expected them to falter eventually, but it looks like they're in it for the duration now. September 20 at Richmond is shaping up to be quite a game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial