Great performance Drogs, dreadful substitutions and roddy thinks the second leg is in Russia. Let's hope RTE send him out there to cover it and leave him there
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Great performance Drogs, dreadful substitutions and roddy thinks the second leg is in Russia. Let's hope RTE send him out there to cover it and leave him there
Boll0cks to the moral victory stuff - Drogs could have won this. Doolin being a complete minnow.
BTW, did anyone else hear Pat Morley say it was Deja Vu again? :D
Barrett was a bizarre introduction. Why bring in a player who plays exclusively on the burst when they needed someone to hold it up? :confused:
Was it just me that heard Roddy say Drogs will face a tall order out in Russia?
:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by alkev
Tool of the highesy order Rico about to chin him
I'd pay rico to chin him it would make great TV
K obviously being a sligo fan some things are lost on you, but Ukraine was once part of Russia and it really really ****es them off to call them that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovers Maniac
Moral victories are for losers eh? did Drogs win the match ? you shouldnt be proud one way of another your ****ing team isnt playing and it could be a long time before they do in europe unless you class Derry as a Euro adventure.
if you seen good defending from the Kiev centrebacks well im not really suprised we usually score 4 vs you i would imagine you then post on foot saying your defence was great :confused:
kdjac
Gartland, Ewing and Cahill played brilliant tonight. Really stood out for me. I think out in Kiev they'll lose, Kiev will score all those chances they missed today in their own back yard. Can't see any hope for Drogs.
I thought Ewing was and always has been crap (although his kicking is pretty good.) What happened to Vilmunen? Much better option.
Thoroughly enjoyed the game. Totally disagree that Drogheda could have won it. I never thought at any stage that they were threatening to win it. Zayed was muck, if a lone forward is playing so badly, there ain't a chance of winning. It could have been a landslide if it wasn't for awful finishing by Kiev and some unconventional saves by the keeper. I think Cahill was honest enough at the end to say they rode their luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by sonofstan
Jaysus , I sound like Roddy. :eek:
Drogheda could have avoided defeat but being honest they could have lost by an awful lot more. There was no doubt there was an absolute chasm in class between the two sides but Drogheda put it up to them and let them know they were in a game. I know it is predicatable that Roddy is going to say something like he did after the game but in fairness i would have the same feelings myself. We should hold off on the cheerleading until we see how the second leg goes.
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Drogheda gave themselves an outside chance of progressing further in the Champions League with a magnificent performance against the Ukrainian giants.
Taras Mykhalik shot Kiev into a 23rd-minute lead, but Ollie Cahill was denied by keeper Oleksandr Shovkovsky and the Boynesiders had two penalty claims for handball turned down.
Adam Hughes eventually levelled with a header immediately after half time and Drogs keeper Jamie Ewings made some magnificent saves to keep Paul Doolin's men level.
But Oleksandr Aliev had the final say with a terrific strike in the 86th minute.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/...ynamokiev.html
kdjac
Not on this thread you're not.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
In any case, not sure how relevant that is in the long-term, other than being a statistically insignficant data point in terms of our overall coefficient ranking.
What we do know from tonight is that unsurprisingly Ukranian football is still considerably stronger than ours, but Drogs gave it a good lash. They never really had much chance of going through, but that doesn't take away from their good performance.
lol are those trick questions :D Being a Pats fan i thought you be used to the meaning of moral victory !Quote:
Originally Posted by kdjaC
i told you i'd give you time to listen to the analysis :D
God when does school start back
i bet you cant wait, I bet your Power Rangers bag is packed. Sadly i dont think they do "realism" in primary so ehh there is a god and santy does exist.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovers Maniac
0-0 away, drogs wont lose by much and Kiev dont really need to attack.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ceirtlis
kdjac
As a neutral, thoroughly enjoyed the game although not the weather or the tiny seat pitch on the Connaught Road stand (I'm 6'5"!). Drogs could have got the draw at least.
Collins is a bluffing gimp masquerading as a straight-talker. I just can't believe so many on here rate him as a pundit.
Kiev spent €8,000,000 on a Croatian international last week. Ukraine has a population of 50,000,000. They get about 70,000 for Champions League group stage games, which they've reached in 10 of the last 11 years. Get real, Roddy, you knobhead.
LMAO off don't to say anything at all you are doing it all by yourself :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kdjaC
Sorry can't write a longer reply i am on the banter with that cracking result tonight, summer football has all been worth it :D
**** off you Sligo bogger. Of course it's not been worth it for you minnows. But we let ye in the league, isn't that enough. You get your big day out in the city.
Yeah, tar all Rovers fans with the same brush. That'll really endear your ideas to people.
Are you free for bookings? Some comedians have cancelled at the bulmers festival you would be a shoe in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovers Maniac
Summer football is worth it for the teams that can afford to pay their PROFESSIONAL players every week.
kdjac
Cork City founded 1984 who let who in the league ;) Sorry anyway way too busy saving my club from going out of business, we are not in the habit of letting out club die up here or giving our ground to the bog ball association, still your probably happier the men with sticks have an extra place to play :)Quote:
Originally Posted by anti dub
lads stop distracting from the point at hand and bore off, tit for tat is tiring.
Only saw the second half due to gaelic training, but was very impressed with how organised Drogheda were, I think thats the most organised I have seen an Irish team in Europe. Having said that they were chasing shadows at time, and the gulf in class was there to be seen, especially in the tight situations and the quick one-twos. Another thing that ****ess me of is these Irish lads are pros now, and getting paid well for it, how come they are ALWAYS weaker than the opposition, especially in one on one situations, no excuse for that when they have all week to bulk up the upper-body muscle in the gym. Definitely happy to see the application of concentration the whole time(well 45 mins i saw at least ;) ) , as it was severly lacking in EL teams in Europe in years gone by. The only thing I will say was in relation to tactics/manager decisions, Chicken Kiev attacked down the left time and time again, and made space for the right winger by drawing out droghedas defence to the left, doolin should have been bringing on a defensive left-sided winger/midfielder to stop the wave and wave of attack down that side. Drogheda will be punished a lot easier out there on a wider pitch. Any manager could have seen where the main threat was coming from and should have done something to stem it.
Very disappointing to think that with all the Pool, Celtic, United supporters that go across the irish sea, wouldn't even go to watch an Irish soccer team in Europe. That place should have been full tonight.
Its over as a contest, 2 or 3-0 now, whoever thinks its going to be any different hasn't a clue, we have seen it all before.
Well done drogheda and upsetting ye didnt get the draw.
Actually a little birdy told me you were having issues doing that ;), don't worry you are only new to seeing professional footballers at your club and understanding they need to be paid every week :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kdjaC
No, that wouldn't please me actually, there is only football.
What sickens me is to see your chairman on telly begging for a return to winter football, using summer footie as a scapegoat because you haven't been run properly. The league has made huge strides on the european stage in past years. We're climbing right up the coefficients table. So **** ye, go back to junior football if you want to play in winter.
Oh, and in 24 years Cork City FC have won the league and cup the same number of times as SRFC have in 80. And that's to ignore every other club who have represented Cork. So shove it.
Good post Paul, Drogs had very little foot hold on the game and were much smaller in frame as well. Regards for the crowd the only Dublin team that gets a crowd are Bohs, the Dublin public don't care about the clubs. Maybe Shamrovers will pick up when they get out to Tallaght as they will attract number from Clondalkin and Ballyfermot as well as Tallaght. I am nearly sure i hear Rico saying that the moral victory in Europe did not count anymore recently on MNS maybe but seems to have changed his mind tonight.:oQuote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
For the 2nd leg score Please see the Kdjac post about Drogs losing but the score being 0-0 out there :D
24 years god that is amazing for you is that a record :D?Quote:
Originally Posted by anti dub
We'll still be here next month anyway.
sligo rovers have never played junior footballQuote:
Originally Posted by anti dub
sligo rovers have won the league the exact same amount of times as cork city
sligo rovers is situated in sligo a town with a population of about 1/10th the size of cork and its suburbs.
sligo rovers are going through a tough time and we don't all follow our chairmans views on summer/winter soccer. i love summer soccer,seing good football ongood pitches in good weather is a joy to behold.
way to kick us when we're down
I actually would like to apologise. I sympathise with Sligo's (mostly decent) support base, but I have a rather severe migraine, and this clown was bugging me with his digs on Drogs tonight and summer football. It would be a disaster for anyone who cares about Irish football if Sligo were to go down.
That would be the Mocking Bird.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovers Maniac
Anyway, no issues with paying players at Pats.
More than anything I thought it was a really great game of football played at a very high tempo.
I suppose you could say it was a fair result although Drogheda played very well, especially in the second half.
I thought Zayed played considerably better than he did for Drogs against Derry. Every player from Drogheda upped their performance level significantly but I suppose that is to be expected in European football. Richie Baker worked exceptionally hard tonight.
I suppose Roddy did make some valid points but it's almost as if he was hoping that Drogheda would lose.
If I was in Dublin I would have been at the game. From shots of the Jodi stand, I didn't see many jerseys from other EL clubs. Any approximate attendance figures? 5,000 sounds very low.
Dynamo were too quick in the first half, their movement was just at another level compared to Drogheda. They scored a poor goal in terms of defending, at least let them outplay you and tap it in, always hard to recover from that.
The 2nd half was a bit even to be fair, although Dynamo did have a lot more shots, they did not really threaten the goal enough for a team of their quality. Drogheda pressed them and got into them, and again, gave away a silly goal.
I thought Ewing was hit and miss tonight, did save a few goals at times but the goals that went in were his fault to be honest, he did look a little out of his depth at times.
Maher and especially Gartland were brilliant, played to their max. Keegan was really good in the 2nd half, broke up a lot of their attacks.
Drogs will do well to lose by a goal out there, I would think.
apology accepted...Quote:
Originally Posted by anti dub
i only saw the second half as well,but was rather impressed,kiev are a big team and it would have been a rout a few short years ago as put by one of the pundits,can't remember which....the ties dead but hopeflly we'l see another decent show by drogs
Ballyfermot is a 10-minute (or less) walk away from Richmond :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovers Maniac
muppet :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by anti dub
Drogheda did well considering the opposition. Hope Celtic get Kiev, cause Im dead sure they would beat them at home too.
Some people on this site are unreal if they are actually were expecting a result tonight. Kiev was a huge step up in class, and the fact that Drogheda made a come back should be something to celebrate.
As fior the match itself, Zayed was useless, and seemed to be always in the wrong place at the wrong time. I thought the substitutions were a bit strange, and cahill (who had a good game) should have been taken off as he was well kanckered with 20 mins to go, he was giving the ball away to many times in the centre of the pitch
The goalie was well dodgy, some good saves with his feet, but you can imagine a defender would be ****ing himself with Ewing behind him.
And the Kiev centre backs looked bad. Also did anyone notice how many times Drogheda won high balls against Kiev - that is their weakness.
Very open game.
RTE's commentary was hysterical at times.
Kiev were given a lot of time on the ball and had an extra swagger about them.
Ewings (if I'm not mistaken started the season as third choice with Drogheda) was at fault for both goals, but he did make a couple of good saves.
Disappointing Drogheda couldn't get the draw but looking forward to seeing what they can do out in Kiev next week.
Isn't it a fair reflection on how well Drogs did and how well the league is doing to say I'm gutted for them. To lose 2-1 to a team of Kiev's european pedigree and be disapointed shows that Irish football should no longer be seen as whipping boys but should be shown some respect.
IMO it's down to summer football, a debate for another day.
Drogs fans should be proud of their players and club. They're a credit to the league. Feck the begrudgers.
Can't see them going through now but miracles have happened before, best of luck to them and to Pat's and Cork, let's all get behind them.