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The ref was the star of the show in Tallaght tonight. The early red for Ryan McBride seemed bizarre to me and certainly wiped out whatever realistic prospects Derry had. Mikey Drennan's late red looked harsh. I am eager to see them again on SR to see if my first impression were correct.
Brandon Miele's goal looked so far offside even he was amazed not to be called back.
theres a blast from the past. where is gerry carr now?
Thought McBride's tackle was a leg-breaker, and the one from Clucas that led to Drennan being sent off wasn't much better. The fourth Rovers goal was hilarious. All in all, good performance but Drennan missing out Friday will be massive as we now only have McCaffrey, who's never started before, and Waters who's not a striker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
That Miele goal was incredible..absolutely fantastic.
Just saw this on Soccer Republic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
It was definitely a Rovers player that headed it on, and I didn't see any Derry player back - looked like a shocking decision, and also looked like Miele was almost going through the motions while waiting for the inevitable whistle.
A lovely evening out in Tallaght ruined by watching that. Massive shame - Peter Hutton under a lot of pressure now.
Originally I thought McBride's sending off was harsh, but after watching Soccer Republic it was a definite red. Stupid stuff.
No revision over the Miele decision - absolutely hilarious. No bearing on the game obviously, but Miele himself is even thinking 'the whistle is going to go any second'. A few minutes later the Rovers fans behind that lino gave an ironic cheer when he called an offside decision. The whole stadium knew he was 15 yards off. Bizarro time.
Ref told people that the Derry defender touched it (after Kenna's header forward). If he did then he's onside
Tough to say from TV whether he did or not. I don't think he did but I wouldn't bet my life on it. Luckily it didn't effect the result
(Oh and the sending off was deserved)
Ah sure if the ref said it then it must be right.
Was listening to Kevin Kilbane talking about the Henry goal the other day seeing as Delaney has brought it all back into the news and he was saying that the ref told him that 100% it wasn't a handball
Well he would, wouldn't he?
I'm just pointing out when the ref said. If the Derry lad touched the ball, then the ref is right and the player is onside.
But it doesn't really matter now
Head of Youth Development at Chesterfield.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Rumour is that Derry will be lodging a legal challenge with the FAI seeking multi million compensation- in support of their claim they'll be citing as case evidence the FAI's own €5m compensation from FIFA - based on that they're onto a sure thing !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Head of rioting at Chesterfield.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
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So who was playing as a Right back, when Gaul went to CM? Quigley?Quote:
Originally Posted by ATFC-1887
Dunican
Gaul Dunne Shortall Doyle
Chindea Burke Quigley Purdy Coughlan
S O'Connor
Ok i think i got it Friel came in at HT for Burke and Gaul moved to CM.
Pats and Bohs 1-1 after 33 mins
UCD 1 up v Shels
Wex Yths 0-0 Athlone
Any commentary on the Pats v Bohs game?
Wexford handed out over 1,000 complimentary tickets for tonights game according to their Twitter account and it's free entry to the ground for the night. It'd be great to see a few more bumper crowds down there as it's a great little club and would really like to see them thrive in the South East.
Are you allowed give out that many free tickets to a league game? Thought there were rules against that from the FAI.
Pats lads doing commentary on http://www.ustream.tv/channel/st-pats-live-commentary for anyone interested.
2-1 in Richer for Pats
UCD 1-1 Shels
Wex Yths 0-0 Athlone
Finished 2-1 to ucd. Mick Leahy with identical goals - header from two yards out after a crap corner was flicked on at the near post
Shels goal a cracker. Not a bad game of ball overall.
I know it's only first division teams, but there'll be no shortage of confidence going into the European games. Ten league games unbeaten now I think. Unrecognisable from the team that struggled at the start of the season
Weren't Cork stopped a few years ago?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Maybe this being a replay of an abandoned game made a difference
Daft not to allow it as a promotion
Pats fairly comfortable tonight, should have been 4 or 5, I'm not sure if Bohs just had an off night but they looked poor enough especially at the back.
Next time we play Bohs in the league it will be exactly 5 years to the day since they last beat us in the league
Agreed, we looked tired from the start.Missing leaders like Pender Murphy and Mulcahy tonight.Could have been 5-1 easily.Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
The tiredness was key I thought. Bohs competed in the first half but were chasing shadows in the second. Pats midfield in complete control
Lopes the only Bohs player to play well really.
Why did bohs agree to play Pats in the same week as Dundalk and Rovers?
I think that the FAI asked all clubs to Co operate in scheduling games to avoid clashes with Euro club matchesQuote:
Originally Posted by mcgonigle
Could have been worse, could have been Monday night.
We got one point from the Dalk Pats, Rovers games in the first round.We are on 3 for this round, so a result v Rovers will be a more than decent return.
I can see Pats pushing Dundalk all the way if Fagan ,
Forrester and Conan Byrne stay fit.
Conan is out for a few weeks. He didn't play last night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
We're too inconsistent, I don't think we'll be getting close to Dundalk unless they have a complete meltdown.
We were told we had to play on Monday night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
Bit of a farce that the FAI schedule matches for July, knowing that teams won't be able to fulfill them, then to re-arrange them with one week's notice.
Too much ground to make up at this stage unfortunately. We'd be doing very well to catch Cork.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower