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Gaols are what we need and goals are what we got today. Just to beat that shower means a lot. I think Bohs would have won it without the sending off. We are on the same wavelength, supporting the same team wanting the same results.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dermobohs
Hardly a vintage performance from Bohs but a cracking goal to win it. Nervy at the end but I think that is because it's been so long since our last win and even longer since our last win where we were trailing! Hopefully now that Bohs have a settled back line a bit of defensive solidity will start to appear. We've had 7 or 8 different players play at CB, 4 at RB (2 of them are no longer at the club) and a few at lb as well. With that amount of chopping and changing the defensive struggles were inevitable. Up front I think Danny Grant is starting to rediscover his form from before he went to the UK. Rooney chips in with goals and assists (although I do think he's a bit limited from open play). Get a striker in and I think this team is well set up for next year. As for the end of the year if we can up the goal average closer to 2 a game there's no reason we can't go on a bit of a run.
Looking forward to the Pats and Drogs game now. The greedy fecker in me wants a nice 0-0 draw so Bohs add a bit of space between themselves and Drogs and pull Pats back towards us.
Think it was a very poor first half but only one side was ever going to win it.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebronze14
Tough viewing in Bray Friday watching that shambles of an effort from Treaty.Now tbf Bray were at it from the start setting the tempo and ran out comfortable winners easing up considerably in the second half..Treaty setup poorly ,midfield missing in action all game ,team littered with poor errors ,organisation and any sign of a game plan.Under Barretts tenure in senior football down here these results are,not altogether a surprise,loads of big defeats ...8-0 Dundalk,7-0 Shelbourne.plenty of 5-0s ,to mention just a few of many that come to mind.To insult the fans intelligence after it by claiming the team actually ...performed well... whilst also claiming the team is...overachieving...beggars belief.Treatys squad which is very experienced in terms of this division deserves better than this.
Badly needed win that. We played very well in spells of the game. It was a lovely goal by Melia that should do his confidence the world of good. In fairness Drogheda are a very solid team and one of the better ones that have been in the relegation battle in recent seasons.
Allegations of racial slurs from Pat's fans to Drogs James Taylor. Not the 1st time this season there's been racist abuse by the locals at Richmond Pk.
Not good to hear about the alleged racist abuse by Pats fans.
On the football matters, it seems clear now after Bohs win earlier in the day, and probably not a surprise to most, the relegation and play off spot will be contested from those of a Co Louth persuasion.
Huge game for Dundalk v Pats on Thurs, we probably didn't deserve to lose to Shels on Fri, but we did !
What a pity the season isn’t starting now. SK has St Pats motoring very sweetly. It’s a big ask to make Europe from where we stand now but it looks like we can carry our European form into the league which means it’s not impossible.
On the racism allegation, a lot of the fans who were in the area the Drogheda player pointed towards are adamant that there was nothing racist in the language thrown in his direction.
It’s alleged that there was a racial slur (singular) made by 1 person, not plural slurs by multiple fans as you’re suggesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
No place for it in football or life in general and I’m sure the club will do all they can to deal with it, as they did in the incident when the 9 year old offender made a comment earlier in the year. It totally undermines the good community work that the club already does, particularly in terms of inclusivity such as participating in Africa day as well as using Richmond to host the local Multiculteral festival.
On the match, it’s been a long enough since I’ve seen as brain dead a piece of defending as Luke Heeney deliberately handballing a goalbound header on the line inside the first 30 mins, if there were 5 mins to play with the scores level then fair enough, but he gave his side a mountain to climb.
They got back into it through the peno but Pats immediate answer to that killed any chance of building momentum and the early goal in the second half killed the game. Could say this about most games in the last couple of months but Mulraney and Elbouzedi were superb on the wings and Forrester was top class again
I heard people in Richmond earlier confidently claiming that there was nothing in the accusation, which I'm not sure how you can do really. Sincerely hope that either James-Taylor misheard or in the case that someone is guilty of it that they're dealt with appropriately.
Weird game otherwise given the red card, just made things a bit of a formality outside of the extremely brief period where Drogs leveled things. Have watched them a few times recently and they've been very impressive in a way that belied their league position, so was a help that they made things easier for us today in a way that they haven't and presumably won't make it for the remainder of the season.
Yeah I’m seeing a good few people on Twitter that were on that part of the camac say that he was called a ‘useless c***’. And these are the same people that helped identify the young kid that made the comment 6 months ago so it’s not a burying the head in the sand thing either. I’m not saying the player made up what he said either but it could be a case of mishearing somethingQuote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
Just catching up on the weekends action but what is Heeney thinking doing that ? In the last 10 minutes of a game fair enough but a half hour is brain dead stuff…..
When such things happen it should be reported to the ref and then the authorities can do due diligence and get to the bottom of what happened. The trial by media approach isn’t right.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Pat’s going to be serious title contenders next season.
Well done to the rovers away crowd, minutes silence observed and you could hear a pin drop in the ground.
Respect.
Looking at the other contenders and considering the manager you’d nearly make them favourites if they add well in the winter……Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
The expectations are they we will definitely be in the race. It will all depend on the players that come in and those that depart. He is an exciting young talent but is Melia ready to lead the line of a title winning side is another thing that will only be revealed in time. This year is only groundwork for next season but if we could somehow get a European place from what at one point was a car crash of a season would be miracle work by Kenny.Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
Will Melia be there next season? Surely grabbing the attention of some teams in EuropeQuote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
Afaik the UK is the preferred destination and that’s not on the cards until the end of September next season. I read that Man City wanted him to sign last year and to play in the Belgian second division. The family rejected that offer and decided the best place for his development was staying with us. He is only on the first year of a three year deal aswell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
You do still have Aidan Keena and Zach Elbouzedi (since I've seen Melia played wide right as well) so Melias minutes can be managed next season. He's doesn't need to lead the line but if he's beating either of those lads for starting places he's doing exceptionally well and it doesn't mean he'll need to play every game as they are really good players at this level so you can rotate him in and out.Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
It’s early days yet for Keena I know, but he’s been underwhelming so far. Maybe that’s down to lack of game time this season, but it would be a concern for me. I agree that we shouldn’t place too much burden on Mason Melia. Elbouzedi and Mulraney as two wide players is one genuine reason to be excited for the future. They look like they will cause teams a lot of problems. Mulraney is a different player since SK arrived, one of his main impacts n the team. Defensively we look better with Tom Grivosti back, and the midfield is coming along nicely. If we could keep Romal Palmer that would be a great signing. All in all, I’m definitely more than hopeful that we can be serious challengers next year. But then, I thought we’d mount a challenge this year, so what do I know ?;);)Quote:
Originally Posted by Another Bohemia
With Keena it could be a sharpness or confidence issue. Took Georgie and Afolabi a bit of time to get up to speed with Bohs but once they started scoring it kept going. No reason to believe yet that won't be the same for Keena. Having said that if your keen to bin him off I'm sure Bohs would happily take him :D even if he didn't get back to his sligo form he is still a good option in the league and would mean you can manage Melias minutes. Even if it's a case Melia being the starter more often than not. It's rare in this league to have a great striker and a good back up. Some teams don't even have a good striker after all.Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyD
Far too early to definitively judge Keena at Pats. Yesterday was only his 4th start. He did well against Sligo and yesterday in terms of hold up play and leading the line on his own, although he didn’t really have a clear cut ‘you should be scoring there son’ type chance in either of those games however but hopefully he’s provided with chances soon. He was poor in the Galway and Sabah games but looked tired to me in those which is likely down to the fact that he’s only coming off the back of pre-season and players generally take a run of games to get fully match fit and sharp. Nearly any other minutes he had were cameos off the bench although he did well in his Istanbul away cameo considering the opposition and created a great chance for Kavanagh at the end.
Meh, Mulraney hasn't actually improved that much. Zach has been unreal last few weeks, his efficiency and consistency is miles ahead of Mulraney. Keena was fantastic on his debut and great again last night, doing the hard yards and looking dangerous on his own up top. Ironically, Pats main problem is a **** week midfield and centre halves who've been much lauded but prone to mistakes...as happened again last night.