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While the young lads shouldn't have been allowed to walk past the cameras, you do indeed get that at gaa grounds all the time. I see it ever week when intercounty players are being interviewed on pitch after the matchQuote:
Originally Posted by wonder88
Cheers Joey - appreciatedQuote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Indeed, see here - a TG4 interview of Mayo's Tom Parsons (with people in the background cheering, waving and even a kid in his da's arms mock-shooting himself in the head with a toy gun, ha) after his county beat Tyrone in Omagh - from just the other weekend: https://www.facebook.com/HumansofGAA...9570827828345/Quote:
Originally Posted by Philosophizer
Yeah, one superb save in particular from Clarkie in the second half, from an Ian Birmingham shot. How w didn't score from a couple of those goalmouth scrambles in still a mystery to me the following morning. Alex O'Hanlon practically ended up sitting on the ball at one stage when it looked easier to score. Going to be a tough season for us, no doubt about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
Excuse me. Harps had two shots on target. There was a weak effort in the first half. We were denied a completely stonewall penalty by Paul Tuite who had a nightmare game. Vemmelund should have been sent off and Harps were not the only physical side by any means, Dundalk gave every bit as good as they got.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Bus load of teenagers all caused trouble in the town. Around 10-15 of them stopped by the Gardai using fake ID's in a pub on the main street. Took 5 cops to separate them all beating the heads of each other outside the door.Quote:
Originally Posted by shep
There was a few lads arrested later on outside the shop next to the ground. It was definitely isolated to this one bus load of lads though, not one of them seemed to have any bit of Dundalk FC attire on them either.
Cheers for that. Couple of us are thinking of doing an overnight for our game up there.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
We've not played well yet. Maybe 30 mins here and there. Bohs, Pats and Bray finish off this series for us, and we start Series 2 with Harps, Galway, Drogheda and Shamrock Rovers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Candystripe
We've had serious injuries too. Bolger, Beattie, Campion, Dunleavy all absent or just back on the bench from injury in the case of Beattie. John Kavanagh has had injury issues too. It's all about squad depth. Still issues in central defence in terms of quality and cover, and if Maguire got injured then we're ****ed.
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Originally Posted by Trevor Carey
The really positive thing for Cork is that they haven't really clicked yet. Even in games where they are poor, like in Tallaght, they are getting three points.
There is always the risk that Maguire will want away in the summer but, unlike Bradley, I don't think Cork are a one man team.
A lot of suspicions of offside surrounding Dundalks second goal last night..
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Originally Posted by ger121
I'd def stay in Balybofey guys, you don't want to be driving 30 mins at 10pm or so. Good few of us stayed in Jacksons hotel last year, perfect spot and very reasonably priced, nice beer garden too, 10 min walk to the match. Balybofey might be small, but it has a nice feel to it, nice few pubs around.
Agreed. I'd be surprised if we won the whole first series. Its certainly possible, but football never goes the way you expect it. I'll be delighted if we can get to 9.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pablo Escobar
Good photo, but it will depend on where McMillan and the defender was when the ball was played in. We'll see it on Mon night. Heard Harps denied what looked a more than decent pen shout though?Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Not using it as an excuse, but the weather in the two away games to Harps and Rovers was shocking. Two huge wins there under the conditions. We must be favourites to win 11/11 in Series 1. Though the next 3 games are difficult, and everyone will be out to stop the run now. If we somehow do, the start to Series 2 looks very favourable to keep the run going.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Home twice to Dundalk, Derry and Bray is good for us - those 3 look like the 3 challengers.
With almost 12,000 through the gate in the past two home games, Caulfield might be able to add to the squad in July.
Just watching the game back there, Adrian eames reckoned we were singing "stand up for the champions" quite clearly weren't.
Think our timing was a bit off for our minutes applause in the 5th minute, was actually in the 7th.
Got a bit lucky with the second goal, should've been a free to derry in the build up.
Very pleasing to get 3 goals. We weren't up to much in the first half but certainly upped it in the second.
On the road now next 3 games, away to Limerick in the EA sports cup in between 2 trips to Dublin
"Good photo" is very polite!Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
It is a technically very adept picture alright. But it tells us literally nothing about the offside.
Will wait for the video, but it all went very quickly, so I'd be surprised if McMillan was able to steal a couple of yards so fast.
We were indeed denied one of the most blatant penaltys you'd see all year. Given a free out, for which I still can't get my head around. Tuite gave the free from 20 yards away and the linesman didn't flag at all.
He's two yards behind the last man.
That's less than a second. Less again if the Harps defence were running out. Very easy done.
The photo shows literally nothing other than a good finish.
I would tend to disagree. From the photo, there's a number of things:Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
1) It doesn't show a good finish. If you were to guess where the ball is going to go, you'd say it'll bounce off his shin and over the defence the wrong direction.
2) The linesman is a good 3 or 4 yards behind the last man and trying to catch up. He'd never have caught any offside in any case.
3) The position of Gartland suggests that people were running in, and not out.
4) Kilian Cantwell is well behind the rest of his defence and most likely the cause of an offside not given.
You can argue all these things and more but the simple fact is that this still photo proves nothing unless it includes McMillan and the player passing the ball at the moment the ball is passed.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
After all the compelling evidence and balanced observation from Nigel, I have revised my view to reflect the realisation
that Harps were robbed and were fully deserving of a 3 goal victory
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Originally Posted by Yossarian
Thanks for your considerations, but I haven't said anywhere that it proves an offside. It simply adds to suspicions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
At the time didn't think McMillan was offside our defence was just crap and he nipped in and scored an easy goal
Ah stop Nigel. If a photo not taken at the time the ball was played can add to your suspicions of offside, then you're actively looking for it to be offside.
The photo is in fact utterly redundant in deciding anything about the offside. We don't even have the least indication when the last pass was played.
Not sure what to make of Athlone. Keeper fumbled a shot through his fingers within the first minute, made a great save a minute later, was dodgy for a while after that but by the end was man-of-the-match. Their defence was practically non-existent; never seen a defence as badly organised and maybe doesn't reflect too well on us that we only managed four. But up front, they could play a bit and caused us problems.
Maybe 6-3 would have been a fairer reflection of the game. They'll - entertain this season.
24 goals conceded with 12 scored in 7 league and 1 cup game so far this season.
Strange decisions according to Ash at 2-1 down where he takes right full off then brings on a centre midfielder and drops other centre mid to right full. 3-1 down takes off attacking midfielder and puts on a right full.
Colin Fortune as manager 2 games with 2 wins, 3 goals scored and 1 conceded. He gets replaced and Monsanto takes over. 6 games with 5 defeats and 1 draw. 9 goals scored and 21 conceded.
It's not just the defeats either it is the manner of them. Unorganised, no passion, like a team with eye on other things. Could see a totally foreign team on the field after transfer window of it all lasts that long.
Crowds getting very small and the real hardcore boycotting games etc. Not looking good from the outside and no information coming out from the club in any form
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Good coverage Alan.
And more players to announce they are off tomorrow if what I'm seeing online is correctQuote:
Originally Posted by Battery Rover
If it is on the fans Facebook page I would take it as likely to happen as they would know a lot of the players and would have ear close to ground. They are the true hardcore support that would have been to all games both home and away before the boycott.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
One of the players parents actually tweeted it. Said a few players had had enough after the subs made the other night and would make an announcement todayQuote:
Originally Posted by Battery Rover
They're the only team we can actually beat so I hope Ricardo and co keep fighting the good fight.
Would you say it's Cork's first series to lose?Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Rovers are gas. No surprise we conceded from a free kick at the end - Bradser seems to have them training to defend set piece in clown shoes. Still think we'll click at some point but might be too late to get anywhere near the top three by then. Only consolation is that there's no other outstanding team outside Cork and Dundalk.
I'm half expecting us to beat Bohs and Pats, get a big crowd in for Bray and then **** it up. I know Bray are having a good season but they have a terrible record in Cork. Two wins ever. I think in 1992 and 2013 (Thanks Tommy Dunne) so if we won ten and lost to Bray that would sting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
But in all seriousness, we're rolling right now and it wouldn't be a total surpris if we won every game from now until Dundalk in June. No one until then (Bray aside) looks like they could get anything from us (unless Rovers get an actual real life manager before we play them).
At the same time, teams will sit in deep and look to frustrate us. Seani only needs a half a chance which is good but he'll get a knock or something at minimum eventually. Failing that he can't stay in this form indefinitely. Something could go wrong in any game and if we lose our momentum who knows what happens. The other problem is with every game e win the pressure to win the next one grows.
Eventually a slice of luck won't go our way, or teams will figure out a way to play against us. We also haven't been blowing teams away, at lest until the last couple of weeks (and against Galway who look poor) so there are plenty of ways this streak could end. Enjoying it while it is here.
They should get 3 points in Dalyer anyway. Bohs are missing half their team at the moment due to injuries and looked poor at home to Pats 10 days ago. I suppose they haven't the biggest budget so once a few injuries stack up they're very depleted.
The Pats game on the other hand is less predictable. Against Bohs, Pat's put in the best performance i've seen from them in well over a year, but then the performance dropped again against Limerick last week. It just depends what Pats team shows up on the night.