Roddy Collins planning an assault on the FAI Cup.
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Roddy Collins planning an assault on the FAI Cup.
Not as if the cup already hasnt a number of dents!
Rovers really do have the makings of a good young team and hopefully the patience of the fans remains to give our young manager the chance to blossom. Whatever you think about the team it is really refreshing to see some passion on the pitch, 5/6 red cards this season i see as a positive,, as a long time Hooper said to me at least "they are kicking people now they just have to learn when" Supporters really feel at least this group give a Fcuk. Against Derry we done alright and went chasing the game, one criticism of our manager though would be not telling our keeper to stay the fcuk put, we were having a right good go at that stage and would have had time for one more decent raid on their goal. I was really impressed by the fans reaction to the team at the final whistle cheering the team who had come over to the east stand. 1 nil last night with their keeper man of the match, so what, move on, Raging Bohs were beaten, Rovers Bohs final, now that would be special.
Limerick cruising against Cobh at HT. Negative appraisal misplaced.
Not the best game in bray but always nice to get through. Sadlier missed a pen but took his goal well a few minutes later. Very small crowd
Rather than focus endlessly on what Bradley says , you should reflect on how inarticulate Kenny is , he may be very successful as a manager but his interview skills are extremely poor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
It never ceases to amaze me how in a short one/two minute interview he can manage to pepper his comments with a litany of ".. you know.." , "..what l mean like you know.." ad nauseam and will regularly top and tail a single sentence with "..you know..".
And for the most part he never makes much sense as he comes across as being camera shy and it's almost like he's talking to himself - he could do himself a lot of good by going on a media skills training course, he's a smart guy and obviously leaves nothing to chance in preparing the team- pity he lets himself and by extension Dundalk down by being so poor on camera.
Anyway let's hope Dave Barry is never tasked with interviewing Kenny !!
Longford 4-2 Sligo AET
We're on the march with Fenny's army :cool:
We've had little to shout about this season so that'll do nicely to keep some bit of interest alive. Couple of new signings coming up with goals too, always welcome. Apparently Peter Hopkins had a great game, signed from Sheriff via Pats u19s I think.
Don't waste your time calcio he's obsessed. Take it as a complimentQuote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
You will anyway as you misread or misunderstand every post 🙄Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
I agree, Stephen Kenny doesnt seem the most comfortable with a microphone shoved in front of him. He often settles in to interviews after a minute or two. He seems more considered with his responses than anything else but one thing he doesnt do is throw things in like 'so called' like ye know. Bradley is bland on tv, i hope he is better in the dressing room or his players will be asleep. Croly was just too nice, Buckley ah sure look it, Caulfield look its tough like, Horgan we are awful, Ulster Senior League for us next season, Sheils the dugouts, the pitch, the bus, the colour of the changing rooms. I'm sure no fan could care less about the media ability of managers if there are trophies in the cabinet - Bradley could court the media like Roddy Collins for all Rovers fans care as long as he never got 'em relegated...Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Bluebell easily beat Sheriff 3-0 this morning.
Galway 1-0 down after two minutes against Killester.
Expected Sherrif to win that one
We were a thundering disgrace last night
Evergreen 0-1 Drogheda
Portmarnock 0-1 Pats
Killester 1-0 Galway
All into the second half now.
Unbelievably it was our first home win over ye since the 88/89 season.when we beat ye in 05 season it was in the showgrounds in league cup so its a massive relief to get the monkey off our back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Crowd was a disappointingly 667. I never saw a Sligo rovers fan base so subdued.
Jack Brady and peter Hopkins were the best players on the pitch.
4-0 Dundalk...came out of the traps flying,should have been 3-0 up at half time,survived one or two scares before comfortably seeing the game out..very impressed by the teams hunger tonight
Last 16 teams.
Cabinteely
Shelbourne
Shamrock Rovers
Crumlin United
Finn Harps
Cobh Wanderers
Athlone Town
Bangor Celtic
Cork City
Longford Town
Limerick
Bluebell United
Drogheda United
Galway United
St Pats Ath
Dundalk
Half the teams First Division/non-league. Serious opportunity to reach last 8 if the draw is favorable.
Cracking game performance and result.
Best performance of the season. And against a real top 4 side who lets be honest would've fancied a cup run.
Aaron mceneff is a sweet sweet player. If we could add someone to the panel who could win you a league he would be my man
Meanwhile, half the First Division (and some of the Premier too? Don't know is there a midweek round left) will only have game every other week pretty much till the end of the season. Utterly daft scheduling of the Cup this year.
Shelbourne away would be nice, for old times sake.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
My dream draw home to Cabo.
Either way one of my teams get through.
Excellent game in Oriel tonight.Two fully committed sides going at each other hell for leather for most of the game.The best first half of football i've seen in a while in the LOI.
Derry no pushover at all but we held our lines brilliantly when it was important for us to do so.Vemmelund was looking to score all match against his former side and was also excellent in his role at the heart of defence MOTM.
Duffy is a brilliant player,nw if he can add goals(he scored one but should have had more) he's going to top class for us.Mountney showed he's still a force to be reckoned with.Stevie O was class.
Really enjoyed that match.
Drogs in the next round please.(home or away)
Very good performance by Dundalk, second half was superb, Benson missed a sitter too, should really have been more. Derry had 2 good chances, one hit the bar, another prob should have scored in the second half, but overall it was relentless by Dundalk in the last 15, probably agree it was the best of the year so far.
Duffy was the standout player for me, he was electric down the left side, good crossing too and he earned his goal, unusual for Mountney to score even one never mind two, and the second was some effort, well worth a look tomorrow night. Vemmelund continues to impress at the back, seamless display and you get the impression he can get better too.
Derry definitely played their part in a good contest, it was by far from over at HT, only 1-0.
Anyone know when he draw for Round 2 - to be played in two weeks - is going to take place?
Soccer Republic tomorrow evening live on the RTE Player from 6:30pm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Enruoblehs
I agree that Stephen Kenny could significantly improve his media interview style and can come across as awkward and uncomfortable. This is particularly the case in short sound-byte type TV or radio interviews. I think part of this is related to his measured and considered approach to questions. It is rare that he will say something that was unintended.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
He probable considers substance to be more important than style - his longer more in-depth radio interviews bear this out and he tends to communicate his philosophy, thoughts and ambitions in a very interesting and informative way.
Although I understand that your post is a classic "whataboutery" deflection, do you really expect others to ignore BradleyBalls foot-in-mouth comments, John Caulfield when he says really bizarre stuff, or Kenny Shiels' madcap statements?
Looking at that the only teams I wouldn't fancy us having a chance against are pats, cork, rovers or dundalk. Please give us a favourable drawQuote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Interesting that you'd rate that as the best this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
It was a vastly improved performance from Dundalk compared to our earlier games this season. I think 4-0 was a little bit harsh on us, but when you defend like that, you can't complain too much.
I thought we were poor overall, Rogers had little bother him. It's not helped when we play midfielders at full back, but with our small squad, we have to deal with it.
You'd have to wonder why Dundalk haven't playing like that all season. There's real quality in that squad.
We've them at home next Sunday now, it'll be intriguing to see how that goes.
Wee side note, loads of gardaí in and around the ground, more than earlier this season. Seemed a bit over the top. They even had dogs with them, though one was sleeping, which gave us a chuckle.
Security always seems to be OTT at Oriel. We were held back for a ridiculous amount of time for our cup semi in 2015 and it only ended up causing trouble.Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_éire
Surely it was the shortage of crisps and minerals?Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Not quite every other week. We've three free weekends between now and the end of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
What would have made more sense would have been to schedule those cup weekends in with the international matches. That would make it easier for people to attend matches in Lansdowne and mean that people aren't missing club matches during international away games.
I've no problem calling a manager out when they say stupid things (ive called out Kennywhine myself over the whinging about not getting penalties amongst other things) but any fair interpretation of what Bradley was saying there was that 2 or 3 goals would have changed the result of the game but it wouldn't have changed the performance which is fair enough in my view. I was at the game and the performance was good , finishing was poor and you have to isolate the two things , sometimes the ball just wont go in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Anyway no doubt you disagree.
Good performance against Derry , they really are developing into our bogey team
Stephen Kenny cannot really change his speaking style. He is an awakward speaker and does hesitate a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
The only thing I would suggest is not to make any mention of the differential in penalties awarded compared with other clubs.
Other than that, Stephen Kenny is more than fine.
Completely fair point on speaking style, people can't change , imagine asking Roddy Collins to do a calm thoughtful constructive interview :)Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Cobh Wanderers at home please
With Bray Derry Sligo and Bohs all gone already its shaping up to be a good year for a "minnow"
If the draw throws up a few all Premier ties the last 8 could be very interesting.
Roll on 6:30
Yeah Rovers might even manage to win it this yearQuote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Overtime on a Sunday evening knowing there would be no trouble at all! There was always going to be loads gardai about! If trouble kicked off, it would still have taken them 2/3 minutes to get to it (even though it happens at same place anytime there is trouble)Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_éire
I literally couldnt believe it when the 3rd goal went in, Derry fans started leaving the terrace only to return a minute later as they were not allowed out..
Sort of the same issue, when in Galway last week for League Cup match..Group of 3 lads from town who drove over went to get into that new bar behind the goals at HT for a drink and were not allowed in, 2 mins later myself and my mate both in Dundalk gear walked straight in!