If you include Bohs, Cork have 0 wins in 6 games between the top 5. Dundalk have 4 in 7. Pats 2 in 7 (both Bohs). Rovers 1 in 7 (Pats).
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If you include Bohs, Cork have 0 wins in 6 games between the top 5. Dundalk have 4 in 7. Pats 2 in 7 (both Bohs). Rovers 1 in 7 (Pats).
Pats haven't beaten any of the other sides in the top 4 in the league either.Quote:
Originally Posted by seand
Drew 2 lost 3
Still have Cork home and away and Rovers + Dundalk away, so it's not likely to improve too much
Limerick haven't beaten any of the sides in the top 4 this season either I don't think.
Or the 4 teams below that....or the 3 below that , apparently they played a 7 a side game in training and both teams lost
If you two are that awful, then it goes to show how bad Limerick are. Rovers were poor for 50 minutes but still should have won 8 or 9-1. North missed more chances than some strikers get in a season. Still, Nutsy picked probably his best XI (minus the unavailable McPhail and Drennan) and they looked like they had real focus. Lots to look forward to in the coming months.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dunny
It's just a low-tempo auto pilot for Limerick at this stage. Manager insists they can survive, be competitive, social media begs people to show up and support the team, lose playing badly, insist they played better than the scoreline suggests, repeat.
I think Drogs at the Market's Field was the big moment. A win there might have galvanised the squad, got a few more in the doors. But now it's just loss, loss, draw, loss, loss and the manager seemingly being held above reproach by the people in charge.
So after seeing the footage its clear that the penalty was given should have been a free out, and for the one on Mountney is interesting. To me it looks like Benno gets a touch, and then mountney starts falling, then theres a tangle
HMmmm? 1st pen GIVEN 50/50.Garts goes down late maybe a foul.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
2nd pen not given 100% a peno so ref equals both and thats the way it is in the LOI.Ref tries to level itl out!
Neither were a peno
Second is a clear peno watch it again he clips his back ankle
I thought that too.Quote:
Originally Posted by seand
The Cork players seemed to take the opportunity to play some football for a change. I always thought that they are a much better side than Caulfield allows them to be.
I can't understand why Cork fans allow him to hold back their team. Misplaced loyalty perhaps?
Dundalk fans seem very concerned about us with all their talk about our fans, our manager and our players.
1st one was a terrible decision. 100% no pen. However there was one just before it that was a stonewaller that the ref gave a free out for. Mountneys was a definite penalty. Ref was very poor all night and a total lottery with decisions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dunny
I think there's no doubt that the first one wasn't a penalty. I think the 2nd one is interesting. I think if we were awarded a penalty for that I'd consider it lucky. I can see why it would be given, but Bennett dind't make much forward momentum after he got the touch on the ball. No pen for me.
and there you are, talking about Dundalk fans. So you'll all level againQuote:
Originally Posted by CityRebel
It'd be pretty weird if they had nothing to say (in a thread about the weekend's fixtures) about the team they played
They seem more concerned about our fans, our manager and our players than the match itself. Which is understandable given that they rode their luck, got away with cynical diving, and were gifted a peno.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
He got them to within one win of a very unexpected league title last season and is challenging again this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
I'd imagine it's because of that more than loyalty
The swinesQuote:
Originally Posted by CityRebel
Fair play CR it took until almost August before you gave in and delved in to Corkie a self righteous post. It must have killed you to resist up until now! Cynical diving, well maybe Towell went down easy at one point, gifted a penalty and denied a stonewall one, we will take all the luck we can get! Were you up in Oriel for the game or judging the cynical diving, for example, based on Soccer Republic and Caulfield's ranting?Quote:
Originally Posted by CityRebel
From a neutral perspective the first penalty was never a penalty, and the ref then denied another that wasn't quite stonewall but would be given more often than not. A classic even up job. On the Towell issue, its plain to see that he made the most of the contact, but Caulfield should have a bit more cop on than to react the way he did. Getting dismissed for that incident was ridiculous. Every team in the league has players who make the most of things so the holier than thou attitude spouted by Caulfield is a bit rich.
To be fair to Caulfield, Meenan had done a couple of Greg Louganis impressions on that side shortly before the Towell free.
I was in Oriel. Towell spent most of the game rolling around on his arse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
European hangover!Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Rolling around on his arse or his back? The former sounds rather difficult, especially on astro.
Maybe he had a Gary Lineker moment?
Towell's "dive" was no more than O'Sullivan's to win the free that lead to his goal. Both made the most of it. Didn't see the whole game obviously but those two incidents were fairly similar
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Originally Posted by Dodge
Towells "dive" was not an isolated incident. As I mentioned up thread at one point he jumped into one of our players and then after making contact crumpled into a pile and the ref gave him a free. He was at it all game. Aside from the penalty it was his only contribution to the game.
I felt really embarrassed with all the diving and fouling from the cynical Dundalk players, when contrasted with the purity, sportsmanship and downright decency of the Corkonians
I think anyone who has read my comments on here over the past few years would say I try and give a balanced view where I can. Obviously everything I post will be tinted Green White and Red but I'm more balanced than most, particularly most City fans.
Towell has battered us in his last 5 or 6 performances. He was embarrassing on Sunday. I've never seen him play so poorly, and for a player of his ability to resort to play acting is really disappointing. For me it is up there with Akinades performance at Turners Cross in 2013 or 14 for Bray (can't remember when exactly) and a performance 4 or 5 years ago from Cretaro in the Showgrounds. We drew 2-2 I believe. Might have been an FAI Cup game. All three performances made me angry, Cretaros was probably the worst of the three, but Towell was up at that level.
Any issue with O'Sullivan going down easy for the free that lead to the goal?Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
I think that was an fai cup replay and if I'm thinking of the same game I believe we lost 2-1 AET.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Did anybody seriously believe a Cork player had broken the habit of a lifetime and actually fouled someone?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Oh ffs give over. Plenty of Cork lads at it too. Holohan for one and also flailing arms of o Sullivan.
Truth is for all corks supposed dominance they created f all because they had no creativity or intelligence to kill us.
If we played anyone other than Cork on Sunday we would of lost.
CityRebel, Calling CityRebel! Any further observation on the Dundalk performance, Dundalk fans' impression of the game, the slur of suggesting a Cork player may have dived never mind made a tackle...no?! Ah come on engage in a bit of debate, the bias is pure entertainment!!
EP I agree to be fair that you do present the most balanced perspective that is possible (for a Corkie)!
One of my favourite things about this forum is people constantly throwing digs at Cork City and their cynical tactics and nasty play.
Amazing we had the second best fairplay record in the league last year and we've had one sending off on the pitch in 20 games this year :o
Shussshhh!Quote:
Originally Posted by CityBoy
(One of your fellow Cork fans will lose the plot altogether! Do you not know that Cork City are the purest, most honest, non tackling team ever existed. Nobody has ever suggested Cork use cynical tactics and nasty play - quite the opposite!).
Of course not! O'Sullivan wouldnt go down easy according to Cork folk (I think O'Sullivan is a great player BTW)Quote:
Originally Posted by Louth4sam
He is a tank of a player and the type physical presence up front that i'd love to have as an option. With the width used by Dundalk and the quality set piece delivery a player like him would be a a right handful. Defending a corner with Gartland, Boyle, and O'Sillivan coming at you wouldnt be much fun! He is pretty mobile for a big chap and considering he is only a couple of years in LoI at 30yrs old his fitness was decent when Caulfield brough him in.Quote:
Originally Posted by dundalkfc10
He's only 5'10", but somehow wins loads in the air. A strangely unique player.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Well he is an awkward character knocking defenders about with his physicality. Good leap and positioning would make up for the 2 or 3 inches in height of the average target man. I've seen much taller players that were useless in the air (and those who would try to get a head on a daisy cutter).