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Originally Posted by sbgawa
Yep, good suggestion for once - scratch off both league championships and any other with 18 games or less
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Originally Posted by sbgawa
Yep, good suggestion for once - scratch off both league championships and any other with 18 games or less
Our next two games are against a flying Waterford and in oriel park so the 8 point lead could be down to 2 very quickly. I'm counting no chickens yet.
If we do win the league this year the timing is fantastic with the introduction of EL2 (supposedly).
I wouldn't have thought it could possibly have been sweeter but listening to rivals saying it's devalued would manage the impossible and make it even sweeter. :)
Ah now, two dirty take trying to kick lumps out of each other... Sure it's only teams using the ref as an excuse for being dirty themselves 😛Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Wasn’t too many dirty tackles in our game. I’d class some as meaty tackles and others simply as mistimed tackles.
I blame harps for setting a bad example for the rest of the league.
I do think this years league has been devalued, more due to the suspension than the shortened season. But would I care if Dundalk won it - not even the tiniest bit!
Not angry, just being realistic, Dundalk had every opportunity to win the league, 3 points gap was nothing, plus we had Rovers at home, we blew it, our own fault, can have no complaints.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
If the league was over 33 or 36 games, I don't think we would have caught them after the self-destruct month of August.
All clubs knew it was over 18 games when it re-started.
It's quite clear it's a joke of a league this year, even Rovers fans know that. It will be funny to watch Bradley celebrating like an idiot when it's over, as if he's actually achieved a real league title. They've won the league because of Covid, and wouldn't have won it over 36 games.
They've just jumped into 1st by default because Cork and ourselves have imploded over the last couple of years. Rovers aren't actually much better than they were pre 2019.
Still, it's extremely valuable to them because of Europe.
The good thing from our point of view is it'll keep Bradley in a job for another couple of years, so it will be easy to get back on top if we can get our house back in order.
Fairly big claim there. What do you base the latter on? Cork and Dundalk were already on the slide before covid tooQuote:
Originally Posted by The Lilywhites
Based on 1 game away in Tallaght or a cup final peno shoot out? Domestically there was little to suggest a slide up until the restart. Change in setup and tactically from SK days yes for sure. That said I think Rovers and Bradley have improved each season and this could have been very close run. I wouldnt be so certain how things would have have panned out over 36 games as suggested. Same implosion may have happened anyway but i dont think to the same extent. Ye only have to consider the changing fortunes of Sligo, in particular, for evidence that the suspension impacted both positively and negatively on teams. I would never have considered Pats at risk of relegation but they are close to that battle.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Ryan Connolly doing a good job of refereeing the Game so far.
How do I hook this into my veins :)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lilywhites
Please God we win the league if it's like this now it's going to be glorious if it actually happens.
Only a complete bitter numbskull would actually believe that rubbish, but your not one of those, are you lilywhite.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lilywhites
We get it, your team are on the slide, and the realisation that your clubs recent success was built on sand is finally dawning on you all in oriel pk.
We can,at least agree on one thing.
We both want Bradley to stay in the job for the foreseeable future.
Poor Stuff. Darren Cole saved us again with one of his specialist goal line clearences.
On to Pats on Friday.
Hard to know if harps are happy with a point there. Puts them ahead of cork which is the main thing but could have had 3
Harps manage to the bookings down to a mere 3.
That’s the football that got Devine the boot first time around. Deckyball v2 hasn’t had an upgrade. Woeful.
Points aren't much good, should have been 3,Kogler missed a couple of really good chances, we defended much better than we have been although Derry were pretty toothless.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Yeah I watched it , u could have had 3 for sure but at least the point put u ahead of cork. The head to head is building up into a big one.
It's already over, everyone knows that. Rovers fans will be creaming themselves when they get the trophy, but nobody else cares at this stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
As I said, the only value it brings is Europe, which is huge, but there'll always be a massive asterisk next to 2020.
Enjoy yourself though, it'll be at least a decade since your last real title, and what is it, 3 titles in 33 years, so even this sham title is obviously a big deal to Rovers.
Rovers moved into 2nd after Cork imploded last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
We won 4 of our first 5 games this season before Covid. Wouldn't say that's on the slide.
Even now if it was a 36 game season we'd catch Rovers.
Keep up the bitterness please it's Great to see.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lilywhites
I think I'll screenshot one of these and use for my phone wallpaper, bring a random smile at any point in the day . In two games time we could be 2 points clear no one is calling this yet. Next two games are massive. Like I said imagine if we do win , it will be an explosion of lemons...
Ye were already 3 points behind Rovers at that stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lilywhites
European form is a good guide when league opposition is as crap as UCD and Harps, and in that regard Perth's Dundalk were clearly going backwards.
And the sure sign of LoI success of course is that the graduates were swapping Dundalk for Rovers.
You can think Dundalk would have caught up over 36 games, but you can't remotely say it as fact, especially given yizzer form since the break.
Maybe Rovers won't win a title for another ten years, but will the near-bankrupt club with the senile Yank in charge stop them?
o rlyQuote:
Originally Posted by the lilywhites
if nobody cares why are you taking time to comment about it?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lilywhites
why is it a devalued title just cause there are less games, every club had the same amount of games so it does't make a difference if it was a 36 or 9 game league.
I'm not a Shamrock Rovers fans but the sour grapes in your posting are unreral
3 points with 31 games to play, having lost 3-2 to them to a late goal on their own patch.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Come on now!
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Originally Posted by pineapple stu
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Originally Posted by sbgawa
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Originally Posted by placid casual
It's amusing to see the usual suspects start their lap of honour early - and some even claiming being inspired by bitterness!!Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
It reminds me of some St Pats fans claiming how their team were inspired by the 'We are the Champions' singing in Oriel Park after the 2-1 home win in June 2013.
Maybe a long celebration is appropriate for a short season title win
Actually celebrating early is exactly what I am saying I am not doing ,, in fact I've made the point that with our next two games against a flying Waterford and a trip to oriel an 8 point lead could be down to 2 very quickly.
Yup. Hardly conclusive evidence for you to say that ye were certainties to win a 36 game season, is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lilywhites
Or if you're saying that's not evidence enough for a slide, then you've left out a good chunk of my argument.
Logical debating was never your strong point, was it?
I'm hardly on a lap of honour with three points separating the top 5, and a match this week against a side who've already beaten us 5-1 :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
We pray for you at this difficult time ezekiel. 😁
Some Dundalk fans are embarrassing. 18 games will decide the League Champions. Crying like teenagers saying it's not a proper league is nonsense. Take the defeat like a man and look towards winning the title backQuote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Whos nearly backrupt? Call out his other ****e he posted but why sprout nonsese or have you seen the clubs accounts or owners accounts recently?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Well said on both counts,
I don't see Peak6 throwing their hat at it on the basis of not winning the league (if that is what happens) they hardly expected to win the league every season forever.
Bill comes across as a bit of a loon but there are proper people involved in Peak6 and they just invested in Northern Ireland.
Whether they invest to the same level in the squad is a question depending on what European trophy they are going for.
Even if they did pull out they are hardly just going to walk away without at least trying to offload the club for a fee and having it on its knees doesn't help that process
Wait - have Peak 6 bought into another club now ?Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Yes, I've seen the club's accounts recently. They're here on the Dundalk website in fact, and were in the news at the time because the loss for 2019 was €1.25m, and euro cash left was €625kQuote:
Originally Posted by dundalkfc10
Extrapolate forward one year, with no gate receipts, and it's not a healthy position at all.
Dundalk fans handling this well I see.
Just getting a chance to reflect on the weekends action and I've never been more disappointed to have an unbeaten league season against Derry. That's two draws that should have been two wins.
A disappointing week for Harps all in, really. Threw away points in Sligo and really should have won that game yesterday. What could have been four, or potentially six points, turns into one.
It's nice to be off the bottom of the table, but I can't help but feel that a lack of clinical finishing is really costing us a place higher up the table. Stephen Folan and Dave Webster were superb at the back against Derry.
Two massive games for us coming up against Shelbourne and Cork that could well define the season for us.
It'd be an alternative reality if Dundalk fans werent grumbling! There is something to be said for showing dignity in adversity but i'd be worried if sniping had ceased...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
So you consider yourself one of "the usual suspects"?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Perhaps your penchant for Rovers, combined with your fixation with on own logic makes you one of the more unusual suspects