that’s a disappointing crowd in Tallaght no ???
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that’s a disappointing crowd in Tallaght no ???
I had a bet with a mate there wouldn't be 4000 there. Terrible might weather wise and a school night plus on TV. Probably twenty to 30% of our crowd normally is kids
Dundalk 3 down in half an hour
Seems that the effort in Tallaght was a blip, we are in trouble already imo!!Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Too much uncertainty and change behind the scenes has weakened your club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
We have the gale for the second half as well
Pádraig Amond seems to be what Pat's might have hoped Eóin Doyle would have been.
Mental league so far.
We are beyond bang average. Sligo will be looking forward to us coming up next Friday. We need Clarke farrugia or byrne / mcaneff back ASAP. Derry don't look to great either
Rovers have had 3 fairly guilt edged chances,Derry have had a couple too but not as good as Rovers ones….
Jesus Christ, Pats keeper is horrendous. He can’t start another game. Should be hooked at half time. We were poor enough, got ourselves back into it, and then he goes and does that.
Shocking first half from Bohs, have offered absolutely nothing
My post somehow deleted but in summary Shels winning another game so far that the opposition have the better of and that's mental for Dundalk being 4-0 down at halftime when they and not Sligo had the night off in Friday
3rd goal in Oriel was great fun, Boyle admiring his tackle and stood there pointing that he got the ball. Sligo picked up the lose ball and put it in the net. Talk about not playing the whistle! 2nd was a keeper blunder, is some mitigation with conditions and view obsecured, am I allowed used the pitch as an excuse too where the ball skidded up late? 1st and 4th caused by the dreaded high defensive line and either lacked pace to get back of were just flatfooted. I have always felt that you cant rely in officiating enough in LoI to play a very high line with the offside trap. Playing with a gale hasnt been of any help, if anything the ball hanging playing in to the wind has had more impact with defence and keeper caught between dropping deeper or keeper coming to claim. At 0-2 in the conditions it wouldnt have been over but with the added blunders it obviously is. If Sligo add any more than 1 second half then O'Donnell is definitely favourite for the sack.
But I had banked on the tradition of not being relegated too recently....Quote:
Originally Posted by redarmyfaction
One crazy man has weakened my club!
Has there been a lot of goalkeeping howlers in the last couple of years, or is it just more TV footage showing them up?Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyD
Waterford keeper last week. Cork and Bohs shared howlers last year, and the Cork keeper got sent back home. Healy for UCD was prone to a couple. Abibi at Dundalk of course. Even Mannus at Rovers wasn't great in the European games (bit of a higher level I guess)
Probably more too (edit - as Nesta cites a keeper blunder in Oriel) - don't remember anywhere near as many 20 years ago, say.
Dundalk change keeper at half time. This was already like a bad preseason fixture...
1st away win for Sligo since May it seems and will be first league win in 8!? They really were on a bad run that Cork can rue that 6 pointer game v Sligo in Cork last season.
How's the view from down there, see Athlone and Longford from there can ya?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
I’ll see your o donnell and raise you Deccy , hasn’t a clue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
I can! I have openly said that if 8th was called preseason id have been very very tempted! You are picking the wrong Dundalk fan to wind up! I also happen to be the one that suggested that Sligo may be underestimated and are most dangerous when seemingly most quiet. Still if the gauntlet has been thrown down I will thoroughly enjoy the season's jousting!! Sligo havent needed to be very good to beat Dundalk so I wouldnt see it as a major statement. We will be bottom tonight right behind the champions as things stand.Quote:
Originally Posted by redarmyfaction
Completely expected tbh. When we keep signing players that are semi.permanantly injured it has to catch up on you. Only hope we have is that the rest of the league are as bad as they were last year.
Derry may just have turned that corner tonight.
We have been astonishingly poor, increasingly so by the game.
Friday against Dundalk should be a fun one. The job security derby at this rate.
And now Burke is off.
Good to see Pico back at least.
Bottom of the league with Dundalk .
Still think we will climb out though but got tonget lucky with injuries going forward
And yeah not to mention despite wanting to give him the benefit of the doubt initially I think Pitaluga looks well on course to be potentially the worst keeper we've ever had.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
And my prediction of climbing out of it didn't take long :)Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Could be worse, there's a fine view of Longford and Athlone down here! Remember tradition trumps all....signigs, players, injuries, nope its about the tradition of not being relegated since whatever year!
Terrible performance. Waterford were well worth the win. Can't believe how bad we were in the 2nd half, awful awful football, loads of aimless balls to no-one. Shocking from the keeper for Waterford's 2nd, thought at first he dropped because he was hit by the falling defender but he had dropped it before then, his kicking was really poor also. But some of our more experienced players need to take a long look at themselves after tonight also. Forrester was dreadful, his shocking defending cost us the first goal and he was non-existent for the second half. Joe Redmond was poor for the third and has looked a bit out of form so far this season. Really, really bad stuff so far from us.
Enjoyed the Rovers/Derry game,both teams tried their best to play on a really heavy pitch,Higgins will be tearing his hair out not to win though,I think he had every CB he has on the pitch at the end and still conceded from a high ball into the box,fine header from Poom all the same…..
Annoying. If the last couple of years told us anything, it's that we need every single result. Having said that coming from behind twice to get four points against tough opponents - particularly in Tallaght - is very encouraging.
The league looks like it's going to be dog-eat-dog so eight points from 12 and no defeats with five injured midfielders - you'd take it.
Jaysus just saw the pats keeper in Waterford. What was he even thinking??
Should be another full house in the Showgrounds on Saturday.
Absolutely shocked how awful we are so far. The tactics are a disgrace, no effort to play football its national league stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by kksaints
Indeed just the usual case of a team raising their game against usQuote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Jesus dundalk keeper for the third was potentially worse
Ref in Rovers v Derry was poor, Lee Grace should have been given second Yellow in first half for putting his hand on Refs chest, gave out yellows for nothing, thought Derry peno was soft but If we got it I wouldn't complain, Derry goal was very obvious hand ball, but again you take what you get, Poom's equalizer was all down to Burns, but overall it was a tight game, Derry played better but the ref ruined it
Dundalk making four subs by the start of the second half says a lot
Also made six in total - concussion sub one of them?
That 2nd goal we conceded from a Weir free kick not far from the halfway line was a joke. Not a single touch and in it goes. As for Grant’s defending for the first… We’d be worse off this season if it was not for Clarke.
Tuned in to the coverage after our game. I thought VM did a good job, gave plenty of time to analyse the game and showed highlights from around the league. Much better than RTE.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
I know the feeling well! All those Burke red cards busting a gut to get a result against a formerly dominant Dundalk is proof positive that teams do indeed try harder, too hard at times, to turn over the top ranked side in the country. CJ its as old as football itself all over, not just Shamrock Rovers....:D:D I could understand if you had just won a 1st league in a long time like 4 years ago or so, but after 4 in a row you should be used to this, not moaning about any side that makes an effort against you. As I have said before, you really have stepped in to the Cork fan breach - are teams allowed tackle against Rovers these days?Maybe thats why all the starmen are crocked...Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
totally agree. It seemed to be great coverage I dipped in and out from LOI TV but afaik they dedicated over three hours to the match.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thewhitepele
Shels cleanly top of the Premier Division for the first time since the final whistle of the final night of the 2006 season, after the long interval of those years I'll take that after 4 games into the season especially as we haven't been great in any of the 4 games
Almost a carbon copy of the Sligo match Galway most of the ball but they had nothing in the final third and we dug out another 3 points. We are defending way too much so won't be able to keep that up too many physical battles and poor ball retention will catch up with us maybe the improved pitches as the season goes on will suit our style
Galway are now on of three teams along with Waterford and Sligo we have played tipped to be in a relegation battle and all 3 teams have looked well ok for Premier Division level I really think this may be the tightest Premier Division possibly ever from 3rd right down 10th and nobody is safe