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Originally Posted by SligoBrewer
There goes that reports credibility straight away.Quote:
extratime.ie Man of the Match: Raf Cretaro
Raf was never as quiet, not all his own fault either
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Originally Posted by SligoBrewer
There goes that reports credibility straight away.Quote:
extratime.ie Man of the Match: Raf Cretaro
Raf was never as quiet, not all his own fault either
Would've given it too Boco, tought he was the most lively of our players when on the ball.
:mad:Very Very very very very very very bad night.
You have to hand it to those bucks. They came with a game plan and executed it brilliantly. When we had the ball they changed to a 5-4-1, their central midfielder filling in. Simple stuff, but we had no answer. Indeed we created 2 brilliant chances which Boco squandered, but really we didn't do near enough.
In the next leg they will beat us. They were very nervy in the first half, but in the second they seemed to settle and they showed us they could play. On their home turf they'll run rings around us. Laugh now some of ye but I'm telling you they will. The only positives at the minute is the fact I'm not going to Albania, decided to go to Oxygen instead, what a bloody good decision!:cool:
But fair fcuks to them though, Fortune favours the brave.
Shedzer sums it up for me. Had a few scoops after, nobody could justify a MOM, did Raf get it for scorin a peno?
Hope the lads give it all next week on that dodgy lookin pitch..you never know
I hope for a much better performance on Sunday against a better team...
You should never be allowed near the showgrounds again with such ****e like that. Even if we lose next week, I would far sooner be in Albania/Dubrovnik than at a ****ty music festival drinking a few cans.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Midget Gem
Whens the next time ya might get away on an away European trip again? Sure who cares.... have to see the king of leon again. thats soooo much more important.
its that type of ****ty attitude that infuriates me. and maybe if ya actually supported the players instead of abusing thenm at every given opportunity it would be more beneficial. i doubt you could do a better job than noctor did tonight.
Agreed we've waited 13 years for this too happen again and who knows how long it could be before it happens again, its not like Oxygen dosent come around every year.Quote:
Originally Posted by thesilverfox
Bit off topic here lads, but if anybody has pictures of the display in the Jinks could you/ye send them to forzarovers@gmail.com
Would be greatly appreciated.
well lads traveled up from galway to game just back now have to say ye were very unlucky not to be going away with a win tonight thought ye had enough posession and chances to have won 2 games ,but if morrison got the ball into box more often he was so fustrating to watch at times ,cash was poor as well.feel sorry for alan he was gutted after game ,best of luck next week its not over yet,,,ps ref was outstanding why could we not have a few like him in this league ,made good decisions strong and decisive even his lino flaged for frees he missed
have to agree there, was very impressed by the starndard of the officials. puts the ones in this league to shameQuote:
Originally Posted by Guitd
as for the match itself...gutted:( and can't really say much more
they were muck!and for a team that had not played a game since may they should have being hammered which was not good enough,their first goal the tackle should have being put in 20 yards earlier.other than that it was a great atmosphere
Paul Cook's post match reaction:
http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/2092/
Sorry it took so long putting them up couldn't get them onto the internet.......
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Not great photos but it gives you an idea of the place your all goin! Good Luck(You'll need it);)!
We bottled it.
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Originally Posted by srfc1928
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Cookie got it spot on. Sums it up perfectly. :o
The overall feeling I have is that it was a great opportunity lost by our team. Everything was in place for them: full house, great atmosphere and the showgrounds in great nick (sincere congrats to all of you who pitched in to help) but we left it behind us. With all the criticism of Morrison, at least he's not afraid to get on the ball and try to create something. Brush had so little to do it was amazing we ended up losing.
Great crowd. An awful lot of whingers though, constantly criticising fellas during the game and it's totally unnecessary and unhelpful. These boys have spent too much time watching Barcelona V Man Utd games on television. Fair enough, we were poor at times but the level of abuse was uncalled for. I wonder how many of them we'll see in the gate for Drogheda.
That's the disappointing thing for me , lots of guys around me who didn't speak a word only to criticise the lads .People walking out when the 2nd goal went in disappointed me too.Quote:
Originally Posted by dong2008
I still think we have a chance , There's no reason we can't go there and score twice , We offered more than them going forward and they'll be without their first choice goalie. With hopefully Gavin back too that'll make us stronger at the back.Fair play to all involved with the progamme and with the upkeep on the stadium,Both looked fantastic
You got it spot on Dong...while it was great that the Showgrounds was full and great credit to the Forza lads for the atmosphere in the 'blue' stand as it was called!!...i couldnt get over the attitude and abuse by some of the fairweather fans..they never backed the team and bitched and moaned all evening about players they obviously had never seen play before..i was in the main stand and cant say these people added any atmosphere...that to me was as disappointing as the result..fans back their teams NO MATTER WHAT and especially on big nites for the club...ur right none of them will be back Sunday night and only for we need the revenue i'd say good riddance to them...the Club and the players deserve better from the People of Sligo and surrounding areas...personally i cant wait to get back down on Sunday to get behind the lads for what is a MASSIVE game.........Quote:
Originally Posted by dong2008
Also Just want to say that great credit must go to all involved in having The Showgrounds looking so well last nite..well done folks.
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Originally Posted by gustavo
Couldnt agree more with the first paragraph, Rovers dominated the first half and still fought to try and get a goal at 2-0 down but just couldnt pull it off in open play because we couldnt deliver enough dangerous crosses. I know alot of people were dissapointed that keane missed the penalty, its just stupid to give out about it, he was under pressure after scoring an own goal early on. Vllaznia came here with a game plan, and so should we, there defense were nervous for alot of the game and now there 1st choice keeper is out so lets hope his replacement is sh*te :).
Nobody seems to have mentioned about the stupid substitution Cook made in taking Feeney off for Noctor...who was one of the players at fault for the 2nd goal. Feeney was doing grand so unless he was injured I didn't see the point in taking him off.
I was looking forward to this night for months and the whole thing was a big let down. The players just didn't do good enough, Vllaznia were useless yet somehow came away with a 2-1 victory. The players really need to look at themselves and see if they are professional footballers or not because if you can't motivate yourself for a game like last night in front of a packed crowd then take off our jersey and walk out the gate.
Peers being out was a killer. Leadership in the centre of defence was few and far between and imo it was the difference between the sides.
Spot on sligoman,feeney wasn't having too many problems and i think there was a few of us a bit puzzled by it at the time,its not just us saying it now after the event.I don't think the albanians are half as bad as some people here seem to think,we should have beaten them last night but i thought they showed in the second half that they can play and that would worry me ahead of the 2nd leg,especially if peers is out again.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Holmes was terrible,particularly in the second half. He didn't seem tuned in at all and could have cost us at least one more goal.
Anyway i don't like being to negative,lets forget about it now and hopefully see a backlash against drogheda on sunday.
With Matthew Blinkhorn and Dean Marshall looking likely to be Rovers players, will they be eligible to play in the 2nd leg if they are signed in time ?
I was gutted for ye lads last night. But dont forget that Vllaznia have played a lot more times in Europe than Sligo Rovers and were cute enough to play the game.
It was a pleasure being amongst the forza crew.. pity about the muppets at the back that were mouthy and roarin non appropriate abuse. The ground was immaculate and the program A1. I will be thinking of ye when ye are in Albania next week.
I hate cocky fans...
Thank you for your contribution.....please call again next Thursday night :cool::rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Vllaznia
If he's worse than yer over-weight first choice one, we'll have no problem;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Vllaznia
:Dit says the most ye got last season was 4kQuote:
Originally Posted by Vllaznia
I agree with Martinho. They were more experienced in European football. We were a but innocent like Shamrock Rovers were consistently in European football in the eighties. We gifted them 2 away goals.
That said the converted penalty and goalie sending off has given us a lifeline which I believe we'll capitalize on. The lads attitude in the last 10 minutes was magnificent. We need to be more defensive out there. Peers return and improved tactics by Cooke will limit them to a goal at most.
With a dodgy keeper and some early crosses we'll score. Hopefully, we'll score a second and then VIENNA here we come.
Rafa will score at least one of our goals. The most important thing is concentration on defence. As the GAA lads would say the goals will come.
Rugairi na Shligigh abu!!
They had one shot on goal all game, from 25 yards, and they still came away with two goals. Sometimes there's no justice in football.
The more I think about this the more I believe we can still make it through. It's a couple of days since the first game and I'm sure while most of us were disappointed by the performance there were positives. The main one being that Vllaznia are a mediocre outfit. They wouldn't be up there with Derry or Cork and definitely not Bohs so there's no reason we can't turn them over.
We need a bit of luck and to tear into them from the word go. I thought we lacked that bit of urgency that can make the difference. When we went at them with everything for just a few minutes they looked panicky. Of course they'll be more confident at home but they are no great shakes. It's up to Cookie and Gerry to get the right attitude out of the players. It's still possible in my eyes.
Best of luck to all making the trip.
I may be overconfident but i think that we will learn from the first game and put at least the 2 past them, if not more. They are absolutely rubbish.
If we sign new players in the next few days are they eligible to play?
Does anyone want a flight to Dubrovik on Weds , its the Aer Lingus from Dublin , I can't use it now so if someone wants to pay for a name change €100 they can have it , pm if interested or give me a call.
as far as i know the 2 new lads signed wouldnt be registered for this round of the Europa league.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boo_Boy
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Originally Posted by CarrickFan
I tought it was the first leg they wouldnt have been eligible for ?
Well i glad you said it Sligoman!Young noctor was terrible for the second goal just let his man cut inside and cross into the box school boy stuff. instead of just show him down the line.When we were chasing the game at 2 nil down Danny kept giving the ball back to them putting us on the back foot every time we tried to go forward.Danny should have been taken off instead of Feeney he,s better on the ball.For a pro footballer Dannys passing is shocking.I counted about 10 times in the last 10 mins he gave the ball away needlessly,But i think if we go out to albania with the right attitude we can get the result!I just wish we had a bit more belief about ourselfs!Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman