2022 FAI Cup

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Originally Posted by sbgawa

still think it was riddiculous to allow long sign 8 or 9 players in the july window and then sack him.

Massive oppurtunity now for Rovers or Derry to get into what looks like a weakish semi final draw.
Famous last words :)

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It was ridiculous. Based on the first 20 minutes of this game, you won’t be long following us out of the cup.

Just watching Derry game .McGonigle breaks a goal drought dating back to May and he gets into double figures now.

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Originally Posted by ger121

It was ridiculous. Based on the first 20 minutes of this game, you won’t be long following us out of the cup.

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You could be right. Rovers need to kop on and prioritise the league over Europe in the next few weeks. Nothing more important imo. Closely followed by the cup and it looks like we are blowing that.

Shocking deciosn by the ref. Game over

It's difficult to know what's more derisory.
Patchings peno or Rob Hennessys existence on earth

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Originally Posted by sbgawa

Shocking deciosn by the ref. Game over

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Not quite...long way to go yet

Derry have been a penalty away from being tagged as Cup favourites.

Patching hit bar for the second time today, though.

Top two teams in a fai cup quarter final and the fai put probably the worst ref in the league in charge.

Are we looking at upsets in every quarterfinal so?

Hennessy has been absolutely awful every time I've seen him. We are very poor again today but he's ruined the game now.

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Are we looking at upsets in every quarterfinal so?

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Not sure this is an upset? Derry would have been favourites to win at home.

Well certainly they're the lower-placed of the two teams

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Well certainly they're the lower-placed of the two teams

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I wish they were playing like it.

I dislike Hennessey as much as the next man but that's a peno and a red. Grace is the wrong side, clips McElenhy's heals and puts his forearm through his back

Derry were favourites in the betting market just before the game fwiw…..

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Are we looking at upsets in every quarterfinal so?

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Dunno about that. I expected Treaty to beat ucd, shels to beat bohs and derry to beat Rovers. Only shock was dundalk but they've been abysmal the last couple of weeks so maybe that's no shock either.

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Originally Posted by placid casual

Do you think that the dundalk players emerged at kick off, saw the size of the away support and thought "well if they're not bothered, why should we"?

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I wonder if the Rovers players in Derry thought the same.

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Originally Posted by sbgawa

still think it was riddiculous to allow long sign 8 or 9 players in the july window and then sack him.

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Honestly starting to look like the worst thing Long did in his reign was sign those players. Hope I'm wrong and some manager gets more out of them but they look awful. I would've been pro Long but he looks like he lost his mind with these signings.

The rovers away support is a good reflection of what's happening on the pitch. In fairness most of the regular away supporters were in gent on Thursday.

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Originally Posted by placid casual

Dunno about that. I expected Treaty to beat ucd, shels to beat bohs and derry to beat Rovers. Only shock was dundalk but they've been abysmal the last couple of weeks so maybe that's no shock either.

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I don't know - we were in good form, winning away to Galway and then beating Dundalk

Probably helped that the lower-ranked sides were all at home