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Much better from Rovers against albeit an as usual well organised , motivated but limited Bohs ( not meant disparagingly ) who were well up for it - also good to see common sense re away fans being allowed in as it’s adds so much to the atmosphere- overall Rovers should of easily won by 2 or 3 nil and Bohs will claim they should of had a peno just before HT to make it 1-1 at the break - highlight/s of the night were some of Burke’s flicks and back heels and of course Gaffney’s goal
Aren’t taking our chances,hit the post and missed a one on one before conceding,gonna be a long season if we don’t start finding the back of the net….
Bohs were poor , about as comfortable a 1 nil as u can get.
Rovers missed a couple of easy chances to be more comfortable but to be honest it's all about 3 points in the derby. I'd have taken a **** performance and 3 points
Was on way to Dublin so went to Shels v Dundalk instead.
Draw fair result, Shels didn’t really get going up front and Dundalk prone to the odd clanger at the back. The peno award was bizarre, looked like the Shels player was trying to keep hold of the ball or something, Dundalk keeper interviened and a peno came out of nowhere - he got his hand to the shot but it was strong enough to go in.
Good crowd, bar back open.
Was a poor game in Tallaght. We were woeful in the first half, a lot better in the second, but didn't really create much. Badly missed Promise up front. Just annoyed to lose to such a soft goal, Talbot was all over the shop in the first half. Had a nice seat by the halfway line and it's much better over there than being stuck in the corner.
Big game against Shels now on Monday, I see they got a decent result.
Very tough game as it often is in Finn Park. I’m delighted to get out of the game with three points. I think Git was motm , when he is on form he is unbelievable. It’s great to see Eoin Doyle off the mark eventually. I wouldn’t be wax lyrical about us so far this season but we are motoring along ok.
Very good first half from us. Not good at all second half. Drogheda missed a penalty and had a few other chances. Missed Lyons as you’d imagine he would have been on the end of some of the ones that flew across the goal. Buckley and and McDonnell off injured and both limping after the game would be a worry with 2 big games this week. Still we have a much better squad this year and didn’t need to bring Bolger on.
Fair play to the Drogs fans. Sang the whole way through the second half.
Waterford struggled to a 2 1 win over Wexford. Penalty given to us from a corner early on. It wasn't clear what is was for from the stand. Junior scored but Wexford equalised from a nice free kick soon after. Phoenix Patterson scored after starting and finishing a nice move so 2 1 at half time.
Wexford dominated near the end and came close a few times and Waterford fans were glad to hear final whistle.
Big game now on Monday night away to Cork.
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I thought Rovers were very average tbh against a very average team. We have not clicked yet and last night it was a very much we are not gonna loose performance. In the 2nd half we stood off Bohs and let them get some belief. Our bench made a huge difference and i thought Towell and Cotter brought that physical engagement to Bohs that we were missing and we cruised from there till the end of the game. Not Sure about Sean Hoare, would Ronan Finn be better there with Cotter starting???. One other point Bohs have always been adept bringing the game to Rovers by getting around the back or having a nice inside pass of our wide defenders, nothing in that department last night seems to be a lack of pace in the team up front.
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Originally Posted by trevy
I thought Waterford were dreadful, Morris is such a conservative manager, he cost his side 2 points last week & should have again last night
What’s going on in Treaty poor by club to call game off an hour before Ko
Surely the knew it was in difficulty before that it make a mockery of our league don’t accept the weather argument both cork and Galway get similar weather and no issues it’s was fine all day with little rain
Should clubs be hit with a fine or loss of points for been so unprepared for season start
Much relief around Tolka for Shels get that deserved draw with the late penalty, we are still lacking in final third and wasteful in possession at times but we can definitely compete. Considering the players Dundalk have they were mediocre all across their starting XI, O'Donnell definitely has a tougher job on his hands than what Clancy has at Pats
Shout out to Derek Tomney who is still as useless as ever, Dundalk should have had Bone and their keeper both sent off with straight reds and he bottled both decisions
I got the impression around Ballybofey that Harps badly need a win to raise moral. It’s been years since my last visit to Finn Park , a real tight old school ground. I was delighted the game went ahead with the weather last week , the pitch looked a bit heavy but held up surprisingly well during the game. The mon dog also has a rival in chipper van Loi wars , the Finn harps cowboy supper , battered sausage & curry chips. A greasy feed on a cold damp night.
Yeah we’ve no excuses really,we aren’t taking our chances and we’ve had numerous ones in every game apart from the Bohs game,giving away some awful goals aswell which is a bad combination,it’s a new team and time will tell how we shape up ….Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
Desperately need things to start going our way in front of goal yeah.
Schoolboy defending for both Pats goals and again issues up the other end. Mihaljevic looks a cracking player but he should have four or five goals to his name by now. Mahdy has been poor, and I'd fear Hery and McNamee are too similar to play together, and so one or both are ending up out of position every game.
Lack of depth in the squad already hurting us with both left sided defenders Donelon and Slevin having injury issues, and stuck with Jose Carrillo at left back, who has done well out of position to be fair to him.
Need to start getting points on the board fairly sharpish
Mad form down in Limerick pitch passed an morning examination if that was the case why another checkup? Wots the point in doing a morning one? Saw post on facebook from one of our committee members on Facebook hes not happy with the cancellation!Quote:
Originally Posted by Guitd
I wonder what the story was with the Bohs fans smashing up the cat and cage in drumcondra last night?
Bit random to go from a derby in tallaght to drumcondra to smash up a pub.
Hard to figure tbh. I don't even know why they would be upset , their board said recently that bohs didn't judge success by winning things so it's hard to figure why they would be upset at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by sundance kid
Maybe the guy running the cat and cage was serving non fair trade coffee ??? Gotta be a reason I suppose :D
Trying to move focus on to local rivalry at a level they might be able to compete?Quote:
Originally Posted by sundance kid
All Bohs have to say is the usual, that they aren't members and it immediately becomes a non-issue.
Rosmini Gaels fans, they wear red and black too. A GAA issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by sundance kid
Are you sure it wasn't some rogue Longford supporters?
Dundalk a little short on attacking ideas v shels on Friday. Wardy motm imo.Building here but it may take time and we're not good(ad
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sfans) accepting that.
The LEDP (who manage the place) statement on Markets Field: https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/s...medium=twitter
It's not the popular opinion. Someone at home tells me there's some manner of FAI inspection on Monday.
Yesterday's womens game against Cork City was postponed too. So that's three matches postponed now.
It's 4 if you count the pre season friendly moved to UL.
That's a benefit of summer soccer as we go further into the season pitches should improve.
Good thinking SBGWA theres a good few Longford Town fans unhappy with the conduct of the club in the transfer of Aodh Dervin to Shels. Yeah right!Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
This was your first goal scored at home and scrambled a draw, I would be looking more at your limitations if I was you ! Dundalk were not great but possibly should have won, still unbeaten too, but a poor game overall.Quote:
Originally Posted by total hoofball
Rumour at the weekend that Sligo's groundsman went AWOL pre-season and the club didn't realise the extent of the work required to repair the pitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
I think it is what he did rather than what he didn't do. There were two heavy spells of rain over the winter but apart from that it was a relatively dry winter.
Rovers again struggling away from home … lucky to be 0-0 at h/t…. Perhaps it’s the continuing chopping and changing every match but again looking like a group of gifted individuals but no cohesion
Harps can’t defend!!
Keena some striker
Shepherd with two phenomenal saves from towell and greener plus towell hits the bar, did enough to win comfortably without getting out of third gear. Having said that hooooban could have won it at the death. A point is OK as long as we follow up with a win against sligo. Nice to see Sean boyd score for shels.
Frustrating evening in Richmond. First half was a decent open game; lots of chances at either end but everyone bar Eóin Doyle had left their shooting boots in the dressing room.
Second on the hour from a poor clearance killed the game then.
Pat's doing well so not a disastrous result - but need to get something now from Bohs and (I think) Dundalk next up. Looks like Harps and Drogheda keeping us company at the bottom for a while at least
Way better second half and should of won what was a cracking 0-0 but nearly got caught again in added time…. Still a few gears for us to for us to go up …., makes Sligo match as you say a serious test….Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Sligo won at a canter tonight really,Keena took his goals well aided and abetted by some terrible defending.
We're really disjointed going forward and lack quality with final balls,the only high point was a fine finish from academy product Luke Rudden,a long season awaits us.......
Sounding a tad entitled there Calcio, maybe Rovers are not as far ahead of the pack as pre-season predictions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
That game could have gone either way, both hitting the woodwork, nearly a tale of 2 keepers (pray Mannus doesnt get a long term injury), Shepperd pulling off a couple of top saves. Rovers dont like the high press at all which is par for the course these days. You can see that bit of extra quality with the likes of Lopez and Lyons when needed but overall not enough from a bunch of others. It was hardly a surprise to see squad rotation by Rovers - the lads have to be kept happy after all but they should all be well drilled on the system for top players just to slot in. Byrne is obviously not fit yet. We coped well with the few changes also, a pity Bradley was out but there were some encouraging performances across the side. Great to see some basics done ell again like corners putting sides under pressure, pinged in alost under the bar rather than those awful looping ones to a back post. With a full hand to pick from and able to mix it up i'd not be too fearful of anyone. Pitch looked to have had work done. Feeling a bit like draw specialists but we're not too far away from turning draws to wins as its not as if we are sitting in deep.
Massive relief to get a point, we were abysmal again, couldn't string two passes together. Big changes needed in the team and approach or we will be toiling in the bottom half this season.