The second half in Tolka was crazy, players slipping and sliding and the ball moving unpredictably on the surface. A wet February is a terrible time to start the season.
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The second half in Tolka was crazy, players slipping and sliding and the ball moving unpredictably on the surface. A wet February is a terrible time to start the season.
Thought Sloggett was good in the middle. Smith was quiet enough but was almost like shels lined up 4-2-4 with Kabia and Shep high up on the wings.
Feckin pitch......
In fairness, I nearly felt sorry for the guy when Greener go a hold of him, thought Greener was gonna kill him and I think he thought that too, lad looked like he'd **** himself.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Enjoyable night in Tallaght
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAMA...ature=youtu.be
He's always at that, loves standing outside the post so he can pull off dramatic savesQuote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Seriously Talented player.Quote:
Originally Posted by Weatherman
Was my Dundalk potm tonight.
Smith wasn't great tonight but i think he will improve and prove himself.
Pretty gutted with that,we were well organised and looked untroubled for most of it,defended poorly for the goal but can't be too hard on them,if we can play like that for most of the games we'll be alright.
Thankfully no one was injured.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Nothing new about Pico being involved in disgraceful, horrific lunges
Definitely an improvement from last season.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Derry didn't play well but dominated the 2nd half. Stone wall penalty on the 2nd foul on Mc Donagh.
Derry will play better. Weather conditions were terrible for both teams and viewers.
You ever actually going to grow the **** up?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Took in Shels v Dundalk this evening for my first game in 2 years having been out of the country. Really entertaining game in an effort and blood + guts sense. Great to see Tolka “sold out”, even if most of the stadium was out of action, helped make a great atmosphere. Hopefully the crowds keep coming as it would make for a healthy addition to the league!
Shels : Bravely went with a 4-4-2 with the aim of playing direct to Kilduff and having runners off him (Kabia / Sheppard / Dobbsjoining in) Worked well in patches, mainly down to the momentum gathered from winning second balls. Shane Farrell was a lot more effective than Dobbs due to his pace. Deegan / Poyton were exposed as a 2 man midfield at times due to their mobility and amount of space they had to plug in. Sean Quinn / Ryan Brennan made a big improvement when them came on ( Brennan/Quinn/Deegan as a trio could be the best blend) Luke Byrne + Danny OReilly at CB could cause issues due to their size, conceding two from set pieces is an early warning! Alex O’Hanlon showed glimpses of why he was so highly rated as a kid.
Dundalk : Fairly disappointed in what I seen from Dundalk. Very industrial performance with 3 defensive midfielders playing. Sloggett is a good player but definitely should be playing deeper. More of a wrecking ball number 10 then a deft creative one (kinda like Jeff Hendrick) Perth finished the game with 6 defenders which could be seen as clever as they got away with 3 points, but it showed they were far closer to Shels than they should have been. Dundalk barely created a chance from open play and relied on set pieces again to make anything! Boyle and Gannon were excellent on a night that lent itself to bread and butter defending!
Conditions definitely played a role in the quality of the game so I expect both teams to improve as the season opens up and they get into more of a groove. Dundalk will need to improve for the Rovers game next week but Perth will rightly point to 6 points out of 6 as the measure. That logic is fine until they’re picked off in Europe.
Eloquently put as always!Quote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
If you disagree with the comment about Lopes feel free to say so.......
Pats probably going to have the league wrapped up by mid July
You don't actually deserve any better, you've shown with your posts that your a pointless WUM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Easy victory for Rovers in poor weather conditions against a hapless cork side. Not much if a workout to be fair, and would expect a different game against Waterford in Monday.
On that point fair play to Sligo for getting the game on in those conditions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Looking at the tackle again above it was certainly a red card because it was 2 footed mainly. But it wasnt as 'horrific' imo as you seem to see it. Dalling was a fraction off it being 50-50 in terms of competing for the ball even if that competition was not well controlled. I dont think he lined up the player and took him out which is when 'more than a red' is deserved. It was a tackle out of its era and punsihed accordingly - even 10 years ago we'd be debating whether it was a straight red.Quote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
I called it disgusting, which it was, not horrific, I never said "more than a red". Timing is irrelevant once you jump in studs up, two feet together, off the ground, that's disgusting to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Now if you could stop putting words in people's mouths and defending stuff purely because it's against Rovers that'd be great thanks.
Calcio Jack said that. It's not all about you.
Should reply to Calcio Jack then shouldn't he?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Well the season has started in earnest now that RH has had an angry fit...
Apologies though as yes I was replying to CJ and quoted the wrong post.
Season has started in earnest with Nesta making a bull**** incorrect statement then trying to deflect when called out on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Did Jonathan Speake I wonder?Quote:
Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve
Yeah he was at this last season too as I remember mistakes he made in goal for the same reasons!Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
The weather made a farce of the Waterford v Bohemians game last night with the ball blowing all over the place and driving rain. It was impossible to play decent football there. 2 goals before half time an own goal and a penalty which I thought was soft decided the game. Paul McLoughlin annoyed Waterford fans with his refereeing as seemed to use different rules for both teams and he was booed off at half and full time.
If i was Fenn I'd give him a severe kick in the hole. Completely unnessacery, pico was just clearing the ball , zero danger ,nothing happening. Brainless
Our pitch passed a pitch inspection earlier and no flooding on the pitch. Weather nice and dry here. Am very surprised as was resigned to game being called off as weather was cat the last week.
Touché!Quote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
Totally unnecessary. I half looked away as i thought nothing was going to happen only to hear the commotion. So I only seen it afterwards. I would like to think he would've been talked to about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Not long before that, it seemed we might've had a penalty. One of our lads, not sure who, had his legs taken from under him. Did you have a better view of that?
Yeah he wasn't touched, it was Byrne that slid in, and it was outside the box anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickccfc
You know what the fight in the Cork end was about after the red?
Ah thanks for clearing that up. Some were convinced.Quote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
Couldn't see from where I was what it was about. Seems like a scuffle between fellas from different factions of our support.
Good shoutQuote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
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He joined Derry City in August 1987. He was the 1987–88 League of Ireland Premier Division top scorer with 24 goals.[1][2] Six of these goals came in one game in a 7–2 win over Sligo in April 1988.[3]
Id fear for Bucko this season with that side. They started the game well but went out of it soon after. I was surprised by the changes SOD made but most of them worked apart from James Doona. In particular Rory Feely surprised me last night and Hale played very well. The best signing we have made had been Billy King a very exciting winger.
Probably sound weird after a 6-0 loss but I actually think cork should be okay this year, they're definitely not a containment team like they tried to be last night but going forward they looked quite dangerous at times in the first half and they weren't awful defensively. Played a front 3 with no real striker though which didn't work at all. The right back that went down actually seemed decent and a few others looked decent enough too.Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickccfc
Yeah awful start to the season from us againQuote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
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Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Disgusting, disgraceful, horrific lunge involving Lopes?Quote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
Look no further than this one involving Jamie McGrath
https://twitter.com/eirsport/status/1002641177223393281?lang=en
Get a ****ing life you sad soulQuote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
I used the word ‘disgrace’ not disgustingQuote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
You seem to be able to recognise a poor challenge on Lopes, but lapse into apoplectic rage and a string of invective when reminded that Pico is no stranger to horrific lunges on others.Quote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
Relax