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Yeah I would agree, first half was really positive, but no real creativity,. I'd like to see the same Bohs team play in 2 weeks when they have fully bought into the Reynolds style of play. Never so glad to see the keeper save that tap in from towel, and at least we scored a tap inQuote:
Originally Posted by Dermobohs
Horrific performance from Pats. Drogheda will be gutted they haven't won that, genuinely could have won 3-0 and it wouldn't have looked undeserved on the balance of chances.
Feel sorry for Keating at the moment, the guy hasn't a chance to make an impact. Daly has more credit in the bank than Clancy had but it's all looking very familiar, with Sligo on the bank holiday Monday to come funnily enough. He'll need to get things working extremely quickly but I'm not sure these performances are giving me much hope of that.
Great win for Harps in Limerick,easily our best performance of the season!
Higgins might have liquidated whatever remaining credit he had in the bank with that muck tonight. Disgraceful showing. Don't think we had a single shot on target. Galway had the two best chances of the match, both created by lumped clearances that somehow caught our centre halves dozing.
There's some big red flags - important players going missing; a total lack of urgency; zero plan B. But ultimately we've been chugging out a bunch of stinkers of this ilk every year under Higgins and it simply can't cut it anymore.
Treaty brought absolutely nothing to the plate tonight, the best they could have hoped for was a 0-0.
No coming back once Harps got their deserved winner.
Dreaful performance by Treaty. Edogun tore us apart and we created nothing all night.
Whatever about Dundalk and turnover of players, Higgins has a settled squad, a bunch of players that knew each other well before, off-field stability with massive budgetry potential and finally one of the leagues most consistant goal scorers so yup getting very hard to understand why Derry are not a lot better for reasons other than the managers limitations. Another very good coach that just isnt able to cut it as the main man? Its old, GAA like, but while there may be head coaches doing interviews etc. Its coaching and selection teams that may be key to some clubs' successes more than the rarer exceptional managers! Matthews/Croly will be an interesting combination to watch.
Decent performance by Rovers against albeit the most average Bohs team in years …. Really should have scored 5 or 6 in the second half…. Thought Dan Cleary was back to his best….. great occasion to see a proper ground full…. Downside was conceding so late and the ongoing game of WhersJack…. Getting a bit concerning that
O’Donnell must be on borrowed time,I’d imagine even a draw wouldn’t save him on Monday….
Cant argue with that ,as good an away performance as you will see,should have won by more and both Cawley and Mcnamee controlled the game from start to finish.Treaty clueless tbh ,hoofing the ball aimlessly all match and normal routes to goal from setpieces closed off due to brilliant defending from Harps,despite being outplayed Barrett didnt change the shape of the team.On the plus side still a good start to season for Treaty .Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Galway Utd were solid tonight, didn't let Derry create anything. Opposition teams can call us "Route One" or "Agricultural" all they want, as a promoted team it has to be done. We got the ball down at times and played some good football too, Derry were just so poor. Fat Pat Hoban couldn't even rescue them.
I enjoyed the Derry commentary team, they had their homework done and knew the Utd players. Most commentary teams in the league have no idea of the away teams, so credit where it's due, fair play.
Rovers looked woeful at the back most of the night but thankfully they were playing a bohs team who had neither talent nor heart for the fight once Rovers took control in the 2nd half. Bohs will do well to finish above galway this season if they give in that easy in their other games.
No Gaffney, Farrugia Clarke (until 10 mins to go) and no Jack Byrne(!?!?), but got the job done and I really like the look of Burns and Honohan I have to say.
Onwards to wahhherford on Monday full of easter egg Chocolate and safe in the knowledge that Dublin continues to be Green & White. Happy Easter folks!!
We look better than everyone in the first division and we also don't look good at all.
Last two games the opposition has managed to stifle us and limit out chances.
Results are all that matters and we have some young players being developed but overall I'm disappointed so far.
Would Stephen Walsh be playing for Ireland if he had of converted to a striker 10 years ago ?!?!?
Some turnaround for us in second half. Thought Bohs looked ok in first with creating anything.
honestly, disappointed that wasn’t 5 or 6 in second. Bohs just gave up
Have to disagree on the woeful at the back PC, granted the 1st 3 or 4 times they played out from the keeper was dodgy but after that they were comfortable Pico was excellent, as was Grace, Cleary much improved with young Josh Honohan getting man of the match. Whats the story with Bohs being so easily out muscled especially in the 2nd half...... very un Bohs like and Jack Kenny now beginning to shine.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
I think Walsh is best suited to being an impact sub. He's nearing the end now so can't do 90 minutes of being a pain in the ars€. The problem for us is that Karl O'Sullivan is playing up front, he's good, can hold on to the ball and bring others into the game, but can't actually do a strikers job, which is score. We've only scored 5 goals so far. I'm absolutely buzzing that we have 10 points though!
About as comfortable a win as you an imagine. I left when the added time went up as I wanted to get away home to my lo al and celebrate with a pint. Didn't realise bohs scored until I was sitting down with a pint. Greener loves a goal against bohs. Derry choking early and shels 7 clear. It's theirs to lose from here
Kerry are the league's current draw specialists. 4 draws in a row. The wait for that elusive home league win continues. Away to UCD next on Monday. Will be Kerry's first game in the capital. UCD neat Longford this evening. Longford visit MH Park next Friday.
They just look ropey to me KR, not switched on at all at the start of games. Pico doesn't look himself since coming back from AFCON and Cleary frankly looks a mess to me this season so far. They seem to be playing with the rightful arrogance of fourinarow winners but my little head just can't compute their lackadaisical attitude for some reason - I reckon we'll get found out big time in Europe again this year - I would definitely agree that Grace and new recruit Hononan have looked very solid.
Funny how we can all attend the same match and see things so differently as I thought Cleary was brilliant …. In fact I’d also go as far as to say Honahan was only our 4th best defender on the night!! Yet he was given the MOTM awardQuote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Think you are being a bit to negative PC. win our game in hand and we are second and playing without guaranteed starters in jack, Clarke, farrugia, mceneff, gaffney. We just need to stay in touch while we get players back fit
Our goal came from a lumped route-one ball from Mark Connolly that was cut out and played back up the pitch, so I would not be throwing any stones in that greenhouse of yours just yet. As you said, we had 2 shots on target, ye had one (that was blocked by Walsh late in the game). Maybe we deserve a little bit more creditQuote:
Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton
A good glass half full pint sbgawa - usually you are more its not over til its over.:pQuote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
I guess the point I was trying to get across was, that while it's ok to play poorly at the back when up against weak-as-pi$$ teams like boez, it won't do us any good when playing against proper team's in Europe,that's all. We definitely improved in the 2nd half tonight,but having been at every Rovers game so far this season, in my honest opinion,we've looked really poor at the back so far, particularly Pico and Cleary - I'm a massive fan of both,btw.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
It's a nice position to be in all the same, god can you imagine being a boez fan :):):)
Rovers have been going through the motions for a few seasons, they need a propper challenger to push them to their full ability and then to cope with the step up in Europe. Tbh the first 45 mins now looks like Rovers taking it handy and got a rollicking at HT and then showed what they should be doing all games week in week out. I did think Rovers were much improved at the back myself though Cleary has calamity in him
What's the craic with O'Donnell , Nesta. Are youse gonna fire him or what?
It's been said repeatedly since the season began but no UCD/patsy team in Premier means you'll need to keep your head above water throughout the season
The only thing standing between Rovers and a 5 in a row could be Shels.
Said it before the season and after it started, but we have a serious lack of quality players in that squad. I swear the defence has gotten worse since last season. Rennie has an awful lot of work ahead of him.
We've taken much heavier beatings in our time but it's hard to remember a worse LTFC performance than tonight. Diabolical.
How long will Hendo last?Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Frustrating defeat for Waterford at RSC. 3 games in a row without a goal now so we need to figure out how to get more support to Amond up front. Ref was poor. He let Sligo Rovers waste time without showing a yellow card but sent Sligo player off for something that was barely a foul. That decision incensed their players and bench.
Keith Long was also furious that a red card wasn't shown earlier in 2nd half for a foul on Waterford player just outside the box.
Looking at last season's tables and stats to compare and contrast, Shels and Bray had the most draws in 2023, with 15 and 14 respectively, but a quick scan of FAI Connect suggests neither had four consecutive stalemates, so it may be at least 2022 since anyone can match our dubious claim to fame! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
Shocking standard of football from both teams up in Drogheda last night. Must be some sort of record for most misplaced passes. Easily Jamie Lennon's worst performance in a pats shirt, constantly giving the ball away. He’s probably the most dependable player in the team so if even he’s having a night like that then you know you’re in for a long night. Pats looked totally aimless going forward
Finally worth noting that it was heartening to see Talbot back involved ….. we may be the fiercest of rivals when it comes to football matters but I like to think that when it comes to real world off field issues the LOI community cares for its ownQuote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
The Jersey pull looked a red but that said I haven't seen a replay and also we have been denied at least two more blatant ones this season at home, the actual red who knows what the ref was thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by trevy
Ye had lots of possession without ever looking like scoring, Among looked tired and there didn't seem to be a plan to supply him with ball.
Yeah we were really poor. Agree about Jamie Lennon, really had an off night. Kian Leavy seems to start every game flying and then tails off, he still looked our most creative player last night. We were hanging on to get that point in the end, and I honestly thought Drogheda were going to score. Big improvement needed on Monday, especially with Sligo going so well, and as for next Friday against the other Rovers, I dread to think ......Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Well saidQuote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Was definitely a red card. No way the defenders getting back were catching him. Good defensive display from us outside of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by redarmyfaction
Who knows! Most are calling for him to go, who would you bring in, can they rally what is considered a very weak squad and those up to it not cutting it, does the club have the resources to take the plunge (pardon the pun). I think we are in serious trouble and league position aside are absolutes favourites for automatic relegation. I dont see where things can be turned around right now bar that clubs above us help us keep in touch and there is a great escape. I did say before season start that Id be very tempted to take 8th in advance, and so far concern has panned out.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Fair play.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack