Sligo could be 3 up here at HT,missing too many players through various reasons and Connolly went off hurt early on…
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Sligo could be 3 up here at HT,missing too many players through various reasons and Connolly went off hurt early on…
Pats have been awful today, getting the result was the main thing given the recent run of form but the performances are on a worryingly downward trajectory. The lack of a midfield is becoming more and more of an issue and it seemed obvious that it would even in the pff-season. Still and all, beat Harps at home on Friday and somehow we're still going to be holding 3rd spot.
The commentary were making a big deal about the foul for the penalty being outside the box, seemed in to me but I'd be more up in arms over it actually being a foul. McCormack seemed to buy it.
You’ve been listening to too much Shane Robinson. Pats were poor in the second half on Friday, but I don’t think it was due to lack of bravery.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Very poor again today against UCD. Blessed to get the three points really. Didn’t look capable of break8n* UCD down until a penalty and an own goal. We need to start playing better. Don’t know how Mark Doyle is getting so many minutes. He’s been very poor.
if clancy wants to keep his job mark doyle should be on the bench full time and mccormack should be starting.
Just talking to them and they said they figured it was outside the box watching the replay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
Them's the breaks at the bottom though
Won ugly , very ugly. Three points is all that Clancy can claim from that one. The Job was done so we move on to Friday v Harps.
First win in Carlisle grounds since 2015 when Aymen Ben Mohamed scored in 1-0 win. Our record against them normally is atrocious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Speaking of the devil the quality of Brays stream was terrible you could barely hear the commenators and dont get me started on the camerawork!
Waterford have only 1 point from their last 3 home games and could be in 5th tonight and are 9 points behind leaders Cork City so not where we expected to be and a lot of fans already want a change in manager.
Today was a better performance but still no points. Great goal from Healy to put Cork 1 up early on. Phoenix Patterson scored a super goal to level it in 2nd half but a few minutes later Gilchrist headed in a corner for what proved to be the winner.
We were better in the second half,unlucky not to score but it’s points we need and they aren’t coming…
Woeful Pats performance today, mad to think 7 clubs have earned less points than Pats so far this season given the performances
Rovers full value for the 1 nil, Dundalk came for a point with Hoooooban and McMillan on the bench but i always felt it was just a matter of time before the goal came as its hard to defend for 90 minutes
Beautiful through pass from Jack which Danny was able to tuck away with his first touch
Rovers starting to look very solid at the back again and Jack was picking out some nice passes, hopefullly he is coming into form.
With injuries and schedule I think the dice was rolled to keep it tight and maybe nick a goal. Bradley, Hoban and McMillan on late was last ditch stuff. For all the ambition in the world ye have to be pragmatic and playing a much better and experienced side ye have to give to gain and hopefully thats 3 points against Shels on Friday if not 1 tonight.
Well Wow, that was unexpected. Derry droping 5 points to Shels and Drogs and Rovers getting maximum 6 points against Pats and DundalkQuote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Some weekend for the Hoops
Rovers very polished tonight, some fantastic passing and really should have won by more. Jack Byrne was class this evening. Emakaku's best off the bench performance his direct running with the ball was a joy to watch from the top of the South Stand, any chance of another couple of thousand tickets for next Friday night please.
It was poor today in Finn Park. I’m starting to wonder if we’ll even make the playoffs.
A great point against the mighty Derry tonight, delighted with that, derry have a great squad and we battled hard with some great saves by Long (super keeper - shame he’s only on loan - serious talent). 6 games unbeaten for Drogs, Doherty deserves credit considering it’s basically a new squad (or as near as).
If we keep fighting for every point we should be ok this season, long way to go but so far so good.
Though hardly deserved a welcome 3 points for Treaty [only 4 ex Galway started tonight]Gifted a pen at the death,battled away all game as they do ,hoofed it all day as they do too,setpiece magic as they do.As for Wexford wuda,cuda,shuda.
It's starting to look fairly grim for us alright. Had a lot of hope for us coming into the season, but it's just not happening for us. Down an awful lot of players today through injury and suspension, but even at that, we could be there until next week and not manage to score.Quote:
Originally Posted by Finlay Harp
Referee had a good game though.
Would agree with this. I thought we played well, on the front foot, for the first 60 minutes or so. From then on it was all Derry, I'd say fitness and overall strength of Derry went a long way in taking control of that game, there's some big guys in that team.Quote:
Originally Posted by SeanDrog
Some good saves from Long alright especially the one in the first half. If he continues like that i won't complain about the amount of times he booted it for a throw in from kick outs.
Looked like a big crowd in too for a Monday evening.
Onwards and upwards.
Robbery in the Markets Field, as Wexford were better for pretty much the whole game, and could have had more goals. Then their centre-half horrendously misjudges a punt downfield by the keeper, and Armshaw is in on goal and taken down, and we score an injury-time penalty.
Great result, but were are so limited and lacking creativity. Wexford were actually really impressive up front. Doherty and Corcoran combined really well, lots of lovely intricate passing and movement that deserved better.
Big weekend for Rovers.
league looking like it could quickly develop into a top two, a bottom two and the rest bunched together sub groups
unbelievable stuff. beating a legendary gundalk team and a tim clancy crack pats outfit. some weekend alright. amazing stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Dundalk and pats compared to shels and drogs is clearly a tougher ask., so yes it was a good weekend, tx.
Any opinion on Derry?
Very composed, controlled win by the Champions. Dundalk were dire, although clearly missing their most effective players. Fatso Gartland got some sage employment advice from the Rovers crowd which he should probably heed.
As expected Derry don't look up to the challenge but I guess it's still early enough.
Danny was brilliant fir us tonight as was Aidomo when he came on. Hopefully both have a part to play on Friday against bohs.
That Shels defensive performance really was the stuff of nightmares that I've had a terrible sleep last night. All four goals were an embarrassing shambles Bohs and Keith Long must feel like they won the lottery with the pressure they had been under coming into that game. It's absolutely mental that same Shels team pulled off a win away to the league leaders in the Brandywell only 3 days earlier.
Forget about Tunde starting games for us , he's just about worth bringing on for the last ten or fifteen minutes when the opposition is getting tired
On another night Derry could have won but Drogs were very dogged. Derry came out of the traps slow enough vs their 2nd half efforts. They did get very frustrated and began complaining constantly to the ref and linemen in the second half and I suppose that’s the bit that differentiated them for me vs shamrock rovers - rovers have a better attitude (when we play them at least).Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
There was a hint of a superiority complex from Derry and Higgins post match interview gives the same impression to me - little respect for Shels or Drogs.
It’s starting to pan out that way. He is full of energy so let him run at the opposition in the last few minutes of a game from the bench.Quote:
Originally Posted by Glen Of Aherlow
He’s definitely not suited to a game where we have the bulk of possession and we trying to break teams down. He’s more suited to an end to end game, or where we’re counter attacking. He has pace and can be a handful, but I think we saw his limitations today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Glen Of Aherlow
It wasn’t though (outside the box that is) Contact was clearly inside. Whether it warranted a peno is another question. Not sure it did, but in games like that you’re thankful for any lucky breaks.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Fairy nuff. Like I say, I'd like another look at it (mainly because I thought it was soft; it didn't occur to me it could have been outside the area), but as Jack B was making the point of the commentators, I said I'd throw in that they were looking at the replay. Maybe not very well!
Other thing to note (which I missed as I was trying to beat the shop queue) was that Seán Brennan could have been sent off in first half injury time. Already on a yellow and seemed to go in with a heavy challenge. Didn't come out for the second half and that's maybe a small admission of guilt in itself! So possibly those two balance each other out.
But in general thought we played much better than Friday (even with all the changes) and the pitch was much better than previous weeks too, if still quite patchy in places, and that'll help us. Harps seem to be muck, so while we're cut away from safety, the play-off is still there, and that then is a one-off tie where anything can happen.
Yeah was one you wouldn’t see too often where the contact was in the penalty area and the player ended up falling outside the area
Speaking of dodgy penalties, I see the highlights from UCD v Drogheda on Friday are up. The penalty is at 0:50. But is it handball? Is it deliberate? Is it even in the box?
Clear as mud.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I will be honest - my first impression too. :)
But sure tis something to talk about until the next one
Same thing Harps fans would have told you. Incredible pace, super finisher, but suspect on the ball. If you're looking for someone to play on the shoulder, he's your man. He'll bag 15 goals in that role. But if you're looking for someone to hold the ball up, bring others into play, and control the game, you may forget about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyD
As a fan there’s nothing more frustrating than seeing your team give that sort of peno away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
In this case as mentioned it was just inside and a pretty soft foul but from the defenders point of view he should never even be giving the ref that sort of decision to make when McCormack is heading back out of the box
Drogheda Derry Highlights - nice goal from Derry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Ds09CfE8s
Wasn't in Waterford yesterday but very happy with the result. The draw with Bray feels like a real missed opportunity, but we didn't really deserve to win it. We were poor throughout and made what felt like a million unforced errors with our passing. The first division title seems like a three horse race now between City, Galway and Longford.
Super excited for the game in Cobh on Friday. Should be a huge crowd down from the city for it, our first real trip to Cobh since 2008. We drew both games down there that season I think.
Yeah, agree. Some Pats fans have a bit of a downer on him at this stage, I think he could be effective in certain circumstances. Yesterday wasn’t the game to start him though.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954