Why were Waterford playing a youngg team? Surely it was an opportunity for them to test their first team out
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Why were Waterford playing a youngg team? Surely it was an opportunity for them to test their first team out
They decided to play the first team in their friendly Friday night instead.
Shannonsiders 2-0 Cobh, wasn't at it but sounded fairly routine against a weak team, nothing to really act as a barometer for premier division.
We've used our under 19s in the Munster Senior Cup the last few years no matter who the opposition is. Lost 3-0 to Wilton at the same stage last year. First team played Cabinteely on Friday - started well but then had a sending off and went to pot. Great experience for the under 19s. 17 year old up against Cummins did well, midfielders taking on McNamee, Morrissey, Keohane, Shepard, Sadler - very good for them. Buckley got what seemed a nasty injury getting his foot stuck on the astro. Paul Martin in goal for the Blues had a stormer - he's the twin brother of John, midfielder in our first team. Very happy not to concede from play and to battle well against the champions. First team are away to Cobh on Wednesday so there was no chance of them being involved.
Still seems odd , a full run out against cork would have been a good test.
Friday: Bray 0-3 Wexford FC. Good performance by Wexford with the 3 goals coming in the 1st half. Nasty challenge by the Bray left back on Conor Sutton, which hopefully hasn't ended his season. Bray were absolutely terrible and I would suspect they will be in trouble from the start
Waterford's friendly on Friday night they played a first choice 11 the sending off was avoidable, the new lad Stanley Opoku Aborah booked for the foul and then gets his marching orders for mouthing at referee not a debut to remember, in all fairness he looked good in thee short time on pitch and played significant part in goal. Cabinteely missing four first team starters and coming out on top 2-1. Not bad for Cabo lost 1-0 to St Pats and then 4-2 to Dundalk in previous two preseason friendlies. First division could a tight call this season!
Mouthing back Sean Grant! The lad hasn't researched our leagueQuote:
Originally Posted by GC13
Wasn’t at the game but a number of people reported have said Stanley was fouled no free was giving, then Grant gave Wexford the free booked Stanley. Of course frustration took over he’d words with the ref. Grant done what he does best made a b****x of the game and sent him off.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldyouth
I’d say something if it was a red from a bad challenge, But in a friendly he should of told Rennie to take him off or he’ll be sent off. Even a former Waterford manager whom isn’t fondly remembered, moaned on twitter at the lack of common sense by the ref and current manager in the LOI
I don't think your friends were at the game either ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sulywaterfordfc
UCD 12-0 Coláiste Stiofán Naofa.
Take that, First Division! :)
They're a college team FFSQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
They both are. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Dublin, clue's sort of in the name.Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickccfc
Oh dear.. I was joking, obviouslyQuote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
It's kind of hard to see where the joke in your post is in fairness?
Really? Both being college teams.. Never mind
A League of Ireland team against a secondary school. Shocking altogether.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Rovers won on pens last night in the Atlantic Cup after a 0.0 draw.
Webster sent off.
Anyway,
We played Bohs last night and lost 2-1.
Sam Verdon seems to be our main man this year, some very very good play by him and a lovely finish for our goal with some beautiful build up play. I thought we came into the game as time went on and made a few good chances. Bohs were worth the win though, they hit the crossbar a couple of times, and some decent saves by our two keepers kept them out for most of it.
Happy enough with the performance, but we really really need a striker.
David McAllister sent off?Quote:
Originally Posted by disgruntled
Well it was in the colleges league, so that was kind of taken as read tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by patrickccfc
That's under appeal as a case of mistaken identityQuote:
Originally Posted by disgruntled
It's a strange result as CSN are usually pretty strong. They're managed by Liam Murphy and it's not too long ago that Shane Long used to be in their line up. He used to even score goals for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Close. He was penalised for a foul, but then Grant gave him the first yellow card because he didn't feel Aborah was paying close enough attention to him when he was scolding him :) Aborah then stupidly told him where to go and got a straight red card.Quote:
Originally Posted by GC13
Oh, thought it was a pre season friendly.. my badQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Dundalk FC 1-1 Shanghai Shenxin
Colleges league games are what UCD mostly use for pre-season friendlies.Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickccfc
So it was effectively both
Following Dave McAllister's red card in the pre-season friendly against Dalkurd in Portugal, Johnny Ward offers some interesting observations on Rovers aggressive approach
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Things, clearly, need to change in 2018 if Rovers are to launch a challenge for the title, as befitting their resources and history. So the video of another mass brawl, emerging from Tuesday night’s friendly game against Dalkurd, is not exactly encouraging.
Again, McAllister was chief villain, as he aggressively confronted an opposition combatant, despite not being involved in that series of play. In McAllister’s defence, Dalkur had just committed two pretty questionable challenges within seconds of each other; still, what is the bloody point of all this nonsense? (Rovers’ Twitter feed, for whatever reason, made no reference to the red card later given to McAllister!)
http://leagueofireland.ie/index.php/...lers-brawlers/
Thanks EZ I miss the odd article on Rovers but can always rely on you :)
Start Quote from article: In so many ways, Stokes – whose father barred the Queen from visiting his Fairview boozer lest the temptation overcome her during her historic 2011 visit – fits the bill at the modern-day Shamrock Rovers. Bradley has made some astute signings – think Lee Grace, Burke and Greg Bolger – but unless his players behave like professionals, they have no realistic chance of winning the title this season. End Quote from Article
MOD EDIT: Broken bottle nonsense deleted.
Nothing whatsoever, but that's the trouble with todays world, every half wit with an internet account is a "Journalist"Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrufil
He makes a few relevant points but its let down by his lack of ability to string a cogent argument together
This is the internet age.
Ye do realise Johhny Ward is actually a full time sports journalist for years & does LOI weekly with Dan McDonnell?
With regard to the point he made, maybe he didn't put it across well but basically he's saying Rovers need to get a grip on their discipline and adding another absolute head the ball to their squad just might not be the best way to go about it.
Missed him on the Pullitzer list :)
A lot of what John Ward writes is well reasoned but it must be pointed out since Pat Flynn booted that Bohs player up the Swiss right under the East stand in Mick O Neill's last year Rovers players never really showed the spirit and fight that has to be a given every time you put on a hooped jersey. That fight and passion was there for the first time last season since Mr Flynns lump up the backside. So now we have learned how to kick and tackle we just need to learn when it is judicious to do so. If Bradley can do this and finish closer to the top then it will be a good season, do i think he can, not sure tbh. Its gonna be an interesting season.
Travelled back in time. Of course I meant Cabinteely 🤫🤫Quote:
Originally Posted by oldyouth
MOD EDIT: Broken bottle nonsense deleted.
Even as a 'joke' - if you said this about any other woman in the world you'd be banned for life from this forum.
Cobh 0 Waterford 1 last night. Rory Feely with the goal.
So....Michael O'Connor played for Finn Harps tonight against Sligo.
What??Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Hardly the same guy that Burnley and then Rotherham were supposed to be trying to sign for 6 Figure sums?
Well...unless Ciaran has another brother called Michael?