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Yeah, there's a few videos knocking about that I don't have to hand at the minute.Quote:
Originally Posted by Philosophizer
Several videos of 'going down with your houses' being the general theme, being passed off as 'football banter' by Bohs fans on social media.
Largely young fellas taking part in it, who've never seen it, or will ever see the devastation it's causing in Donegal at the minute.
Has Bohs been the only club using that 'banter', or has it been happening elsewhere too?Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Not heard anything else in relation to the Mica problem mentioned from any other club anyway. There's scumbags at every club, a few lads looking for fights, or throwing stones at buses, and all that sort of craic, but Bohs are the only club who really seem to have a more board issue with their support aimed towards Harps. I can only assume it's due to the, largely happier, links with Shamrock Rovers support.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa
Is it just me getting old or does it seem that fanbases are getting more and more taken over by little scrotes who just want to say stupid **** and do stupid ****.
I think its a by product of the jump in attendances as well , a lot of new younger people coming to the matches on reduced ticket prices who are coming in gangs. These young whipper snappers bah humbug..Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
I see it at Rovers loads of 15/16 year olds only half interested in the match and then going doo lally and jumping the wall when we score.
A chance of a double on the table and you think Higgins will rest players?Quote:
Originally Posted by lofty9
I know it looks like a slim chance but far stranger things have happened in football. I'd be shocked if Higgins didn't want to roll up to Tallaght next week with something to play for.
And you were right. That team selection suggests they think the league is over.Quote:
Originally Posted by lofty9
Myler's done similar in Tolka interestingly. Five changes, two full debuts, and trust to not losing in Donegal I guess
Shels 1 up in Tolka,keeper will disappointed he didnt stop it......
Neil Doyle is Referee, it's over anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
Fairly typical of the game so far really. Two poor sides and we can't keep our feet for some reasonQuote:
Originally Posted by joey B
That could be a big goal for UCD.
It may make sense to relegate us and Shels for this dreck tonight and bring up someone extra from the First
It is wojus stuff
The draw is the same as a loss to us hereQuote:
Originally Posted by ger121
Not losing is good for morale and momentum. Keeps the mini run going.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Holding out for the draw here and again on Friday would virtually guarantee you the play-off, I'd have thought?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Well maybe. Not sure I'd count that as a big goal, but point takenQuote:
Originally Posted by ger121
We're three points ahead of Harps now. But two or three points ahead, we can't lose on Friday. And if we lose to Rovers (which we will) then Harps can still pass us out with a draw on Friday and a final day winQuote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
And that's the second star for all the Rovers fans here.
Never in doubt was it?
Congratulations Rovers.
You could beat a worn out Hoops to stay up yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
We haven't beaten them in ten years or something daft
It's not something I'd be banking on anyway!
Well done Rovers too; got there in the end
Thought UCD shaded the second half,pushed up on Shels and got their goal but lacked the quality for a winner,Friday will be intresting now,must win for us and must not lose for UCD.....
Congratulations Shamrock rvrs. Looking forward to next season's league already but cup final first to look forward too.
Not sure the point for us at Shels tonight counts for a huge amount, win at Harps Friday we get the playoff spot, draw and Harps have a chance by winning away to Drogs in final day as long as we lose in Tallaght. Ultimately, I think we probably both go down,but definitely advantage UCD
Have to say i am delighted to get it done tonight.
First team against Gent on Thursday , Reserves against Derry , first team away in Swedan and then whoever is left standing against UCD.
There is a million euro to play for in the two euro games that has to be first priority now.
When Rovers completed the 4 in a row in 87 if you told me between then and 2010 23 years we would win 1 more title (94) and not win the cup for 32 years i would have said impossible.
When Dundalk closed the gap in titles won to 17 to 14 when they won in 2019 i felt they were unstopable and on their way to passing us out......3 titles later and its 20 to 14 and i can hopefully shuffle off this mortal coil with Rovers still Irelands most successful club.
I dont like talking about the English game but anyone who lived through the 70's 80's 90's and saw Liverpool win the title in 89/90 and said they wouldnt win a title again for 30 years would have been certified.
Man United won the Premier league for fun until 2012/13 and havent won it since.
Tonight i'm hopeing that the obvious threat posed by Derry is enough to keep us focused as things can fall apart evry easily.
Rovers 80s team was the ground sale, Dundalks team was Kenny leaving and peak 6 going nuts, Man Utd was Fergie leaving.....things happen.
For tonight im going to enjoy it but i hope we keep working hard and mind things both on and off the pitch
Derry played like it was a dead rubber tonight.
As I said yesterday. The chase ended on Friday night, pie in the sky thinking after that.Quote:
Originally Posted by redarmyfaction
Well done Rovers. Won it easy enough.
Well done, Rovers.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
And I was immediately thinking the same thing as you sbgawa. Wil be very interesting to see how they perform in the remaining ECL games…
That's a fair enough summary there SB, Dundalk did win one more title after SK left, (2019) but everyone knew it was slipping in terms of dominance of winning leagues. May have won the cup in 2020 but this year is probably more a fairer reflection, 3rd or 4th. You can probably throw Cork City into the mix also, 2nd best team during 2014-2018 (and best in 2017), their decline was they simply ran out of cash trying to catch DFC who were spending EL monies from 2016, then underwritten by P6. Nothing last forever though and at least the hadnover figs by p6 end of Nov last year showed no debt and over 1m in the bank.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Congrats to Rovers, best team always wins the league. Would imagine Derry will give them a harder run next season, with DFC and Pats again fighting it out for best of the rest.
I know there's a big gap between Premier and First, but you'd have to imagine Cork should be able to be top half next season and throw a spanner in the works there.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
cant see that. we'll have a tiny budget and our team this year fell over the line to win it. personally dont think we've more than 4 players upto scratch for PD. id take 8th right now if it was offered.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
What’s the craic with the Preston North End link with Cork? Is there still a link or investment from over there?
Surely the budget would have to be not far off the non-European sides though? Even in the First, the crowds are bigger than Drogheda and Shels, plus probably Sligo and Bohs. One club city too - you can't be too far off those (plus Harps/UCD/Waterford) in terms of budget?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
Something still wrong with the way the club is being run if not, I'd have thought?
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Originally Posted by pineapple stu
we'll be closer to drogs than shels id imagine. bohs have been well ran for a while now and have good money in the bank we'd be nowhere near them. if waterford go up i could see their new guy throw some cash around. one thing is certain we wont be near a bohs/dundalk as an outsider for 4th-5th place.
those big crowds will drop off by may this year when we are struggling. wont be more than 2.5k through the gates imo
I had thought about including Cork but they won very little so arent really on the same levels as the other multipe winner teams, that being said they had the most spectacular fall.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
I appreciate Dundalk won another league in 2019 but from the outside looking in it was simply Kennys team winning the league with a passenger as manager before it all started falling apart.
I dont understand how your budget will be close to Drogs you will have probably 3 times the gate reciepts at least on them so unless you are carrying debts in from this season surely you will have more to spend than them. I cant imagine Comercial income at Drogs is more than CorkQuote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
Are Bohs all that well run now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
For all the money (Matt Doherty, decent Euro run) they've not won anything for more than a decade now, have gone backwards this year, and then sacked Long with no real succession plan in place.
I think you're being a bit pessimistic, albeit Cork do seem to have been really badly run for a few years now.