D Duff's Shels get their first win, been coming as they have been unfortunate in their first two games. Good to see Wexford and Kerry get results tonight.
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D Duff's Shels get their first win, been coming as they have been unfortunate in their first two games. Good to see Wexford and Kerry get results tonight.
Big congratulations to Kerry FC on their first point in the LOI.
Cork fans were on to something when enraged by their players being tackled (2014-18 has been mentoned), Refs seem to be following suit these days, dishing out cards for tackles as if they were outlawed and sometimes for nothing obvious! 30 cards over 5 fixtures should jump out at the assessors even if not at the games.Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
Shocking stuff. Thoroughly inept from Pats. We actually had more of the ball, but never remotely looked like scoring, and as for the defending, if you can call it that !Quote:
Originally Posted by kksaints
Very good game in Tallaght Rovers played some scintillating stuff , got caught for two sucker punches by Derry , who took their two chances really well but aside from that never looked much of a threat …. Only mistake by us was starting Kenny ahead of Gaffney, as even though he scored I lost count of the number of times he lost the ball of gave a poor pass to break up a move.
Farrugia was brilliant but so frustrating as he beat Derry full back multiple times but failed to deliver one decent cross or shot.
Even Jack Byrne had a ‘fresh air’ from around penalty spot when it looked easy to score.
Based on tonight’s display Gary O’Neill is by miles the best centre half in the country ; not only defended well but strolled out of the defence and delivers some wonderful passes.
Finally after all the poor referee displays across the league since start of the season Neil Doyle was excellent.
So we’re now in the playoff position but I fancy after tonight that as John Giles likes to say we’ll give someone ‘a good hiding ‘ soon.
So we’ve given the contenders/pretenders a head start but we’ll be coming after you
As a Drog I couldn’t be happier with the start to the season :) Kevin Doherty manager of the month :)
Yes, was never a red, barged into by the following defender he bumped Wilson. Unfortunately the lad decided on the cheating route and fell as if shot holding his face.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shinkicker
Coward and cheat son.
Keith Ward should really have scored late on to make it 6 when he was clean through, so you are right it should have been more than 5.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
my god ucd were bad. could have been 6 or 7 and it wouldnt have flattered us. not getting my hopes up yet as they were so poor but good to be off the mark infront of 5k fans nonetheless.
cant believe that pats result. can any fans tell my why mark doyle is still starting for a club in europe? its an obvious blindspot. wont even bother banging my ben mccormack drum as ive not watched the game back yet
Red card in the Bohs was a shocker but we were pretty terrible tonight even before that. To be fair to Shels they're set up very well and won't let many in this season if they can keep that level of organisation.
Jaysus Pats. Good win for Galway, their aggressive scouting clearly paid off.
First point for us in an even game,Bray had the best of the first half and we shaded the second,impressive debut from Noe Baba ,kept it simple and passed and tackled well,an upgrade on our midfield for sure….
Point and an improved performance. That's the main thing. Positive steps
That was enjoyable, we might stay up after all. Pats were hilariously bad, not sure how they'll blame that one on SOD but I'm sure there's an angle.
Bad result for Bohs after the winning the league against us last week. Shame for Connolly, a karma red perhaps.
Definitely, given their form, Eamon Deacy Park would have been an unlikely venue to get off the mark, and you want to make your home ground a fortress, even if the next Tralee game is three weeks away.Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
Mounthawk Park is the worst ground I've ever been to.
It's actually a poor man's Whitehall if one can imagine such a thing.
Kerry are dirt.
Treaty will not be troubling the playoff spots this year.
Very enjoyable trip all that said :D
Felt we played into Shels hands by playing the game the way that most suited them. Scrappy and a bit helter skelter. The goal was from a poor clearance but it was well taken by Leavy. I reckon players fancy a hit from range against Talbot. Anyway, no real complaints, bar the sending off. Roll on Monday.
Surely there will be one legal inspired headline somewhere.-“ Lilywhites lay down the law as Saints fall from grace.”Quote:
Originally Posted by mcgonigle
Trying to think of a bigger more recent win v Pats, think there was that 4-1 away win in 2014 with the 30+ pass goal when Gannon scored, but even during that SK era games were fairly tight.
This was a hammering, and it almost total control at times, Pats almost asleep in so many areas, they had a great chance mind just before HT, a free that hit the post great effort probably deserved a goal, but christ apart from that they hardly laid a glove on Dundalk all night, they looked almost stunned as the goals kept going in.
Dundalk need to back this up with a result and hopefully 3 points v Shels at home on Monday. I made a joke to mates walking in, we need '7 points' from the 2 games, have to honest would have probably taken a point tonight as we looked just dreadful away to Bohs, despite what SOD about 'positives' in that game.
Anyway good to get off to the first win, but a lot of work ahead, that said the new signings starting to click, for me the guy on loan from WBA was excellent Rayhaan Tulloch. He got the 3rd around 50 mins, was clearly the MOTM, you could see he played at a much higher level, never mind the sponsors choice of Hoban, who to be fair did get off the mark at last.
Well we kept 11 men on the field and were the better team but fair play to Derry, they had maybe 2 decent chances and converted both. They missed O'Reilly badly in midfield I thought and struggled with our pressing and overlapping for long periods although they improved in the second half. Both goals involved pretty poor defensive errors by us but their second was very easy on the eye. Having even one centre half available might have stopped at least one of them. I thought we'd go on and win it 2-1 or 3-2 based on the balance of play and chances but Derry defended well in numbers and got the job done. We probably brought Gaffney on too late. Not sure what's wrong with him but Kenny isn't a suitable replacement on his own. Great finish by him though so hopefully he'll grab a few now.
I've criticized Maher's distribution before but it was good tonight for the most part. They've also got the hang of the dark arts already. Fans and players alike. Players dropping like flies with cramp and the fans managed to perfectly time throwing a flare on to the pitch to stop Trevor Clarke as he broke away on goal from a throw in.
We are still a long way away from our best but we are finding our feet a bit. Poom actually had an impact on the game which was good to see and Jack was up for it. We will click soon enough I think. Hopefully on Monday to start a run up the table.
A professional job in Tallaght. Took our chances and got in and out with minimal fuss. The kind of performance that we couldn't conjure at will last season. A few more of those and we'll be well on our way this year.
Will be delighted for us just to keep our heads and keep on trucking cause the rest of the league looks just a bit wacky...
Waterford were poor tonight and Galway deserved the win. Simple goal from header at far post from a corner decided it.
Waterford had only 1 decent effort in 2nd half when Eddie Nolan's header was tipped over by keeper. Frustrating 2nd half with a lot of yellow cards, fouling and timewasting.
I've been to Jackman Park. Have you? I've been to the Markets Field as well. Have you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
Shamrock Rovers kept the ball well last night and caused us a few problems especially down that right hand side with Farrugia going forward but on a whole we seemed to cope with it fairly well.
Probably got a bit of luck with Trevor Clarke missing the ball when Ben Doherty went clean through on goal. Good composed finish though.
Referee played a decent advantage for the Rovers goal with out midfield basically stopping expecting a free kick to be given. Kenny finished it very well.
Our final goal was similar to our goal against Cork with Graydon playing it across to Mcgonigle for a fantastic finish into the bottom corner. Patching got fairly lucky with losing possession and the regaining it. I'll take it though.
Those last 20mins I feel like I kicked every ball. Overall a battling performance from the boys without being overly great. Shamrock rovers will no doubt get better and hopefully with out numerous injuries aswell that we get better.
Enjoyable and in may ways fascinating game in Tallaght. Playing out from the back at times Rovers were putrid whereas Derry seemed to do it with less bother. It seemed to be the way the teams were set up with Derry better able to Press. Our first Goal against was a mortaller in terms of us not having 2 screening players given that we had only half a center half. Rovers did also have some brilliant wing play on both sides throughout the first half with Ferrugia and Clarke getting past the opposite with relative ease. Rovers should of been up at half time given their dominance. Derry were excellent in the 2nd half breaking up the play reducing the contest to a niggly scrappy affair. The Derry Goal in the 2nd half was a sickener from a defensive point of view with 5 players around the Derry player in that you could have put a very large round table into the space given in the box, sat the derry player down, tucked his napkin under his chin and said "now sir for your first course we have a really good scoring option and here is the ball on a plate" nobody near enough to get a block on the shot as our waiters weren't really waiters.
Missing our 3 center halves really has hurt us and all self inflicted. I looked like Ferrugia was struggling in the 2nd half as he kept having to stretch and Clarkie looked ******ed. Sean Kavanagh had a mare in the 2nd half. Any positives, its early doors, Jack looked good, I though kenny was ok and did not hide, he did make some poor decisions at times.
Higgins changed his tactics 2nd half with a really rare shape with Mcgonigle high left and Graydon at the right pressing. Oneill came inside with Patching centrally with Fats and Diallo behind them. Worked a treat. 1st half a shambles, so credit to them for that.
Students really poor last night in Cork, as bad as I've seen from them in 2 seasons. Defensively shocking all night, missing Todd badly, but the future has no Todd in it anyway as he is leaving in the summer. He played injured for the entire second half of last season,.and we are paying the price for that now. Hope he hasn't been physically destroyed by that and fully recovers and gets the move he deserves in the summer window
I've been to more league of Ireland grounds than you've had thoughts about pyramid structures.Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
Tell me this when you were at the above could you see the game? I rank people being able to see the game of football that they have came to the football ground to see as important. You don't, that's fair enough.
But there's no need to be a smarty pants.
I didn't realise on my trips to Markets Field that I was visiting the Bernabéu. Has the structural issue been resolved? Looking forward to visiting the Markets Bernabéu Field at the end of April.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
The Markets Field is an ill conceived cheaply done grotty mess.
But you can see the game.
In Mounhawk Park large sections of the crowd can't see the game.
It's the worst ground I've been to because large swathes of the Treaty fans couldn't see the game.
Not parts of the game like in some grounds
But all of the game
Mounthawk Park is unrecognisable from the last time I saw it. Great credit is due to all involved for getting it up to the level it's at
The level it's at is totally unsuitable for hosting even modest crowds like the one last night
That's all I'm saying.
Mounthawk Park is a district league ground thrusted into the League of Ireland. A gutter rat might struggle to understand. That's all I'm saying.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
Why can't away fans see the game? Where's the away section?
Now, legendz, a bit of friendly ribbing is one thing, but personal insults definitely cross the line!Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
Had St. Pats down as a possible title contender at the start of the season. Bizarre performance by them. I wonder if it is a one off, or what. They basically gave up after the 3rd, after barely putting amy effort in for the first 20min.
Dundalk looked a lot better. A fair bit more energy in the performance. Team looked properly set up and the new signings looked like they had some class too. Was worried after the first two games tbh. Can sleep easier now.
Fully understand your frustration Legz ,however you will in time learn that a certain section of what are now Treaty followers previously Limk fc followers have very short memories,and as is their want will deflect what should have been the real point of discussion ..the miserable performance last night on and off the pitch.i enjoyed my visit to Kerrys fc home ,good setup and saw everthing.Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
I didn't accuse anyone of being one. Just saying in general.Quote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
Fair play!Quote:
Originally Posted by da bishop
I've accepted the shortcomings of Jackman Park and the Markets Field. Limerick and now Treaty have had to cut their cloth.
The pyramid or pathway that was touched on, ideally going forward clubs like Kildare and CK can build at a level, and graduate to the League of Ireland when they have grounds of a certain standard. The league does need to move away from thrusting district league grounds into the league without adequate time to prepare and develop.
That's me alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by da bishop
Mr treaty
The ground isn't set up for crowds. People can't see.
It's a terrible ground because lots of the crowd can't see.
That's only my opinion. Yours is different. Grand.
Were’nt much better against Shels tbh but didn’t get punished for it . Needs to be major changes for next gameQuote:
Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa
Its a result and performance that could lead a lot of people talking and possibly be the beginning of a lot of pressure on Clancy- after that last night, they would need a quick bounce back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Glen Of Aherlow
Not just on this result, and granted its very early in the season, one weekend run of results can have a 6 point swing but I did think start of the season Derry into year 2 of their new team that this was the season they could properly have a go at the title. A maturing McEleney and Duffy in full swing, Patching with his passing and Dummingan for his versatility, and Connolly a rock at back, now where did we see all them before?Quote:
Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton
Joking aside, this is as good a chance any team will have had since start of 2017 to dethrone the champions and Derry are looking the part, but Rovers have a massive squad and quality in almost every position, so you would think they will be back into their stride quick enough, then we can all go back to talking about who will be the best of the rest again to get 3rd and see if 4th will be enough for last euro spot.
One thing for sure, its shaping up to be a very competitive season with only 2 from 10 currently unbeaten and one of them was expected, may still end up in play offs or close to, but then again........