Some achievement in any league.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
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Some achievement in any league.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
It's a real pleasure to watch Colm Whelan at the moment. His linkup play is amazing and clearly a step above this level. Without the injuries you'd have to think he would be elsewhere by now but we'll take him for as long as we can.
Delighted for the lad. I remember hoping we’d sign him when he was still with UCD. He’s had a tough time with injuries so very happy to see him get a run of games and also find some of his old form.Quote:
Originally Posted by RealJohn91
Would agree with that, strange game in some ways, we could have won handsomely and could just as easily drawn it. Harps played quite well especially in the last 30.
A massive 3 points for us against Drogheda considering we flopped badly in our last 2 home games, and have 2 incredibly tough games next weekend (away to Pats and home to Bohs) which we’ll do very well to take anything from. 3 points closer to safety tonight.
At times tonight we showed we can play football, and when we do, we’re not a bad side.
Moses Dyer has been some signing for us, and delighted/relieved he finally scored at home as all his 5 previous goals have been in away games.
The league table is mad viewing at the minute - great to see!
Great win for Waterford after 7 losses in a row. The Block E ultra fans released a statement during week calling for more effort from players if they wanted to keep their support and had a Step up or step out banner before the game. The players seem to listen as they worked hard all night and deserved the win. Both goals were a bit scrappy as was Derry's late goal.
Derry were poor. 2nd time this season we have beaten them which isn't a great sign for a club who would expect to challenge for league.
I'm really surprised there isn't more talk about the manager down there tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by LTFC
At a loss to explain how we followed up our two best performances of the season with that tripe last night. So flat, no energy, weak shots on goal. And the defending....Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
The first goal was horrific to concede. Ball bouncing around the box, Maher in the middle of nowhere. I'd have no issue if he was dropped on the back of that performance.
At least we managed to score at the death, save a bit of face, and not let Waterford have their first clean sheet of the season.
Serious work needed between now and next week. It's bizarre that we're only three points off the top, mad league.
I think Buckley coming back into form has been a key factor in the turnaround from earlier in the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shinkicker
Same. From the outside looking in, he acts like a spoiled child and loves to blame everyone else and everything else rather than taking any responsibility.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
A look on Facebook shows that they're turning against him. Easy to see he wasn't manager last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
I thought they'd come good this year, I had them tipped to finish ahead of Longford and Harps.
With just 3 substitute breaks to use in a game to bring on 5 subs, that is incredibly thoughtless stuff to use all 3 within 4 minutes of each other, particularly so early into the game. Genuinely mind boggling stuff!Quote:
Originally Posted by LTFC
Their Twitter says it was a triple sub - I think the times on the app just reflect when the Kerry official added the sub. They made two more subs in the second half
Scoreline flattered Athlone last night, Treaty should have scored 3.
Treaty need to go on a run if they've any intention of reaching the playoffs.
Athlone were blunt up front. Everything Ben Feeney got was in the air and they were missing Dean Williams, Declan McDaid and Kyle Robinson.
The 3 subs after 15mins were all done together - one was injury enforced. The other 2 straight swaps (RB for RB and midfielder for midfielder), not even tactical or a formation change, just hauled 2 lads off, neither of whom were directly involved in the concession of first 2 goals or you would pick out as been the worst 2 on the field at that stage.
I would imagine change is coming fast -
The players body language says it all.
Fair play to Bray, some really good players with potential there. Billy O’Neill on the right wing looks very good. I would worry about them defensively though, last night could easily have finished 6-4.
The Pat's banner at the gamewas both inspirational and un Pat's like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
A collectors item.
Any picture of it Dalymountrower?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
It’s the lyrics of a Pats song that has been sung for decadesQuote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
It has been a long road for Kerry to get to LoI football. There probably has been a lot more patience than what would been tolerated elsewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
My own opinion is that Kerry need an experienced manager. How that is resolved and the make up of the management team can be altered with the budget available - not sure what to expect there to be honest. I don't think Keith Long will be taking on Kerry as his next project!
Didn't know Pat's were wearing blue that long.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
"Kick the **** out of you" is a real traditional toe tapper alright.
National outrage as football song contains profanity!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
Is that the “when we’re away in the blue” song ? To the tune of “ Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”. If so, then I think the “kick the sh1t out of you” is in a footballing sense, and not a threat of violence. That’s the way I always took it anyway, and yes it’s been sung for years, though I haven’t heard it in a while. Pats away strip was always blue btw, as far back as I can remember. Not a fan of the sky blue strip at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
Give it to RoddyQuote:
Originally Posted by legendz
Men against boys tonight, particularly in second half from Dundalk tonight. Streets ahead of anything else I've seen in first this season.
Are Dundalk, or much of the squad still full time?
Yep they just training in the eveningQuote:
Originally Posted by LTFC
tt was a forty foot banner,Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
More embarrassing for Pats fans than anything else. But deflect away..
Thanks for that info Tony D.Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyD
I remember a green Pat's away shirt and a navy and striped away.Thought the sky blue was only over the past few seasons.
Pats deffo had navy away kits for a long time because it always resulted in us having to wear our away kit in Dalymount because for some reason they didn't have a third kit. Granted you often hear navy referred to as Navy blue so that's still a shade of blue I supposeQuote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
Mother of god man cheer up, your team just beat Pats at Dalymount for the first time in 3 years, try to enjoy it rather than being offended by a banner depicting the first few lines of a song that’s been sung for decades by Pats fans up and down the country and is nothing related to your clubQuote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
You must'nt know many Bohs fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
We are never happy!?
Sligo (and a fair few moaning posters here) got very upset against Dundalk last year for a banner in a similar vain (that had nothing to do with Sligo) last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Some people just love to offended.
So you don't get how the second person writing style works then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa
And for the record the main reaction was bemusement.
I remember that banner 'Dundalk will never die, but you will' (was 6 days and first game after near liquidation), the YOU meant all of us, and we obv will.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa
Nice comments, but Longford were more than a match for us in the first half, made it very difficult, second half diff story obviously, and could have been 4. FT training should all show, but the lead is still only 3 points, badly need to beat Bray at home in a few weeks time to re-open a big gap.Quote:
Originally Posted by LTFC
If something proper gives in the next game between Bray and Cobh (probably a Cobh win) if we win also, then going in to the Bray game with the opportunity to undo their 7 game streak then the psychological advantage swings back nicely. It could happen but Im planning for Bray to win 9 and us to lose our 1st.
I think first half was more a reflection of Dundalk being a bit off it - I got impression they had a right pop at each other at ht, and pulverised us in the second!Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Any idea what Dundalk are likely to spend this season - definitey a few premier div players and premier div wages in that team!
I had heard a amount circa 11k pw, and more and less. Its a good 1st Division amount but some of the thinking is to have players that can step up next season if promoted rather than total rerecruitment in a bottomles pit of wages. We are a currently in yoyo club territory.
That would probably be a wages bill, so probably around 800k for the club - and in your case gates of 2000 would give you match day income of over 600k so a very doable 200k to fundraise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
If we go up, gates will move from 2k current to 2.3k or so home fans (maybe 2.5) then add in most games 500 min away fans for half the visits, and its closing in on 3k, I think 2.7k was about the avg recent PD seasons.
One things for sure, we will need to replace half the current squad, and that won't be easy finance wise, but also heard investment will come in, again IF we go up.
To be fair, I'd say 11k per week is probably a combination of two or three other first division budgets put together.