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Isn't Fagan small though? Flood is like 6ft and stick thin.
On our match, we were very poor. Pitch is still very bobbly with the rugby still going on. Spent most the match looking up. We badly need our injuries to clear up. Only 5 subs last night and everyone barr Sheedy who is 19 was an under 19.
Very disappointing to see Duggan sent off already. We may have to throw Prince Agyemang in at the deep end next week.
Great crowd down in cork, brilliant buzz.
Shame They have a team of hatchet men though. Disgraceful tactics.
Athlone 1 up in Sligo, Mark Hughes with a second-half penalty. Half an hour to go.
PP had athlone at 15-1! Given cookes good results v Sligo last year I took a punt ... Athlone now winning 0-1 ...... Come on athlone :)
That didn't last long. Maybe I just shouldn't post anything. It was Gorman with the penalty actually. Russell equalised.
Shamrock Rovers B still 0-1 up in Cobh. Daniel Purdy with a screamer apparently. Still wouldn't be surprised if these were the bottom two come November.
Damn 1-1 now
jaysis the junkies excuses have started already.Quote:
Originally Posted by desaintsno.12
nevermind, you have quigley to get youse out of a jam- he'll break his balls for youse!:loser:
Ach whats a few inches between kindred spirits!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
15-1 PP really dont do their work on LoI. If i'd spotted that myself i'd have stuck a few quid on. Its an amusing process walking into a PP office in North London and waiting for the reaction to the betting slip - "Airtricity league of what?... Droggheeda v Dundawlk wtf"
Lol I can well imagineQuote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Sligo 2-1
2-1 Sligeach, Evan McMillan. Sligo's title-winning season began with them going 1-0 down at home to Shels and they scored a last-minute goal through centre half Jason McGuinness...
It had crossed my mind Charlie. These are the kind of points we were digging out that season and failing to do last year - but of course it's not possible to read anything into one game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
That game against Shels was in Tolka. It was the game that Quigley got a red and ended up with a six-match ban. I can still see McGuinness's goal going in - it was like slow-motion.
Was that the game that the Sligo fans spat on the Shels winger?
No, we **** in his car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Keen2win
Hardly surprising since he's in Australia.Quote:
Originally Posted by disgruntled
Might have been. There's video evidence of him getting some abuse:Quote:
Originally Posted by Keen2win
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3I5XcsReT0
The reality of Mick Cookes' teams is a pathetic one.
If he put a bit more emphasis on getting his teams to actually playa bit of football rather than ridiculous time wasting and being "well organised" he might have a bit more joy and at least the fans might have a bit of entertainment.
His apologists will if course say that his teams need to play that way because they lack talent well it doesn't excuse it imo.
It's not like teams like ourselves or Pats are going to carve them open at every opportunity if they came out and played a bit. In fact, it might give opposition defences a bit more to think about.
He's lost in the dark ages as a coach.
Very frustrating isnt it - which is exactly the desired effect!
I'm sure it will improve by the time Sligo come to town :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by poster
You must be new to watching Pats so ?Quote:
Originally Posted by desaintsno.12
My mistake but they both look alike when they're on the ground & Fagan spend a lot of time down there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
He just couldn't stand up. At one stage in the second half he fell over with no one near him. Everyone started laughing.
I'm surprised the ref didn't have a word with him.
What you say about Dunleavy is true.
He was warned by the ref before being sent off.
It was just the inconsistency of the referee which got to everyone.
He was booking people for innocuous fouls & letting much worse go.
There was a nasty foul on Dennehy early on & the ref did nothing & late on a couple of Pats defenders had a go off O'Sullivan & again nothing.
Watching the League of Ireland you get used to inconsistent refereeing I suppose.
I was disappointed with Fahey as he never seemed to get into the game at all. I expected more from him.
Anywhere streaming the Rovers-Derry game? I'm out of the country!
You're missing nothing,its been very poor so far.Strange that shams have Finn,Mcphail,O'Connor,McGuinness on the bench?Bayly starting?The starting side looks weaker than what they had last season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Keen2win
Had the same thoughts myself. Rovers gone out with seemingly a weakened side. They're absolutely all over the place too. Very, very poor game.Quote:
Originally Posted by roversforever
Lots of talent on the shams squad but I wouldn't fancy Croly to get the.best out of them, very open league but there is more chance of Athlone finishing last than us top .
I wasn't impressed too much by either side today. Derry edged it, but arguably Rovers seemed more dangerous. The selections were interesting to say the least. Teams are going to get at Derry in the air I feel.
Sheppard also on bench, very poor affair, how long will Croly last especially when Fenlon is hovering in the background?Quote:
Originally Posted by roversforever
I can understand what Derry did, to put young bodies, defensively minded going for the draw. And then keep the guns for second half, to play the counter if they were up, or to keep doing the same but lest time.
But there is no reason for Croly to bench McPhail and McGuiness, I can understand that maybe Finn it's not in form yet and that he prefer McCabe and Waters on the wing... But Bayly for Mcfail???!!! Are we crazy? Cornwall for McGuiness???
I don't understand it. In fact i thought when they signed those two that they were going to play in B team...
Did not get a chance to watch the game today on tv, but from following on twitter it seemed a poor standard of a match. This happens a lot with live games, especially at start of season. While it is early yet, it looks like it could be a very open league which I think along with the ultras/fans displays is one of the strong points of the loI.
Finn and Sheppard are still struggling for fitness and McPhail has had a few issues too. Cornwall didn't play instead of McGuinness, O'Connor did and he justified his selection until his injury.Quote:
Originally Posted by Briuk
That was an appalling game and a really poor advert for the league. RTE screwed up by not showing the champions on the first week. The league should have begun last Friday when there was no underage 6 nations on, Friday night on TV. As for the match, Rovers looked clueless. Croly has gone from one extreme to the other: last season was all about passing the ball around midfield for 90 minutes and getting nowhere near the goal, this year it's all about hoofing it up as quick as possible. Derry were utterly dominant in the air and we just kept whacking it at them expecting something to change. It's a shame because whichever Brennan we signed this time looks a real player - him, Finn and McPhail could be a very good unit.
Derry looked the hungrier side throughout. They pressed well and played the game in the part of the pitch where Roddy likes to see it played, i.e. 40 yards above it. They looked fairly limited throughout but they're well-drilled and have plenty of pace on the counter. Apart from a couple of defensive errors, Rovers never looked like creating any meaningful chances against them, and they shut down the midfield completely. I know it's only the first day, but you'd hope for the league's sake that both teams find a bit more rhythm over the coming weeks.
There's a very obvious benefit to clubs underestimating crowds.Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
Not saying Cork did it but it goes on.
Of course some clubs go the other way and overestimate too, depends on whos running the show and what way they want to run it really.
Only LOI fans were watching it. Any floating football fans were watching Man City/Wigan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
****e game. They happen.
you are suggesting we are a team that use ugly tactics ? :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by disgruntled
good chap
Pfft. I thought the first half was very poor but that it improved a bit in the second half. We looked very vulnerable defensively in the first few minutes but improved as the game went on. It was disappointing to concede the goal but it was coming.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
What?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
That beard, for one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Judging by the commentary, I reckon they think Shamrock Rovers are champs, and have been every year since independence: "Historic victory looming for Derry." "That equaliser has spared Croly's blushes." etc WTVeryF?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
If a club was minded to cook the books and hide a certain amount of income in order to pay players under the table or whatever, then under-declaring crowds could be helpful. Since match tickets are not subject to VAT the incentive is lessened, but not gone. Clubs in the UK are liable to VAT, so the incentive there is bigger again.Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
Commentary was shocking altogether. Stephen Alkin is probably the worst commentator in the history of football commentary. Rico is a disaster too. Some of the cringe they were coming out with was awful. Poor miscued shots trickling wide receiving "OOH, that was agonisingly close".Quote:
Originally Posted by gormacha
To paraphrase Alan Hansen, they'll win nothing with skids.Quote:
Originally Posted by Briuk
That was only on pay per view I thought?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Incidentally, I saw Paul Osam after the match, decked out in full Rovers regalia, along with his son. I always knew he was a Hoop At Heart.
I thought the programme was a bit disjointed. At the start it jumped between LOI and the ROI team. Hopefully as it progresses it will have more structure to it.
Had to laugh when Peter Collins asked Richie Saddler about Sligo Rovers and Saddler started talking about unrest in Shams' dressing room.