and Oriel isn’t?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa
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and Oriel isn’t?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa
Ah in fairness, that's the comment of someone who hasn't seen the Bowl pitch in its current state.
Teahan has been the one stand out this season, he has filled out a good bit since making his debut as 17 y.o. in Kerry’s first ever game 3 years ago. He has transformed physically this year though and anytime Kerry dominate periods of a game it’s usually him on top with his driving runs. Probably needs more composure with final ball but that will come. I expect he will move on to bigger things soon - hopefully we will keep him until end of this season though. There is no way this guy plays LOI without the advent of Kerry FC and the academy originally. Hails from GAA royalty in south Kerry (mother, uncle and grandfather all won all irelands) and father was an Irish basketball international.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Amechi on the other hand is an enigma - bundles of talent but games can drift by for him and not getting a look in currently but still with the club.
Harps pitch absolutely woeful tonight too while on the subject of pitches. As stated above though Harps could easily have won despite going down to ten. Outrageous tackle from Jordan, the lad is alright though thankfully. Referee was tragically bad all night. Longford didn't deal with the extra man well at all, kept booting it away and dropping deeper and deeper. Subs made zero impact which was very frustrating. Halwax with some outstanding saves. Could have won it on another day and could have lost it. All in all another incredibly hard working display. Got to be pleased with the start so far.
Outstanding result for rovers in galway, neverr expected it so makes it all the sweeter. We still look very average and can't seem to score goals but a win is a win.
It’s the defence that seems to have improved and therefore the results. You’ve never been a team to blow teams away 3 and 4 nil.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Did I read something about a new sprinkler system and pitch works starting now as you don’t have a game at home for nearly a month?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Agreed on Aziaya. Pulls off the odd wonder save but has awful distribution and let's in the odd clanger last night.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Yeah definitely a second yellow. No surprise they took him off straight away despite being one of their better players
So I believe. Whether it's true or not I don't know. But would expect it to be much better by the next time game alright, which is in MayQuote:
Originally Posted by ger121
Harps pitch is always woeful until summer time really. It's only now with decent weather it'll start to grow and improve. Same can be said of most pitches in the league really. It's the downside to summer football, you can't recover a pitch in the off-season.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
On this week's episode of goalkeeping howlers, absolutely crazy decision making from Chorazka to come rushing out of his goal for Sligo's second goal while Morahan was still there to cover or at least put pressure on Elding if he was to get the shot away. Evan Watts for Galway dropping a cross into the path of Gaffney with an open goal from 3 yards out being the other one
Waterfords keeper was shocking for Drogheda’s second goal aswell,Harps keeper didn’t cover himself in glory either for Longfords goal either…Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Just noticing how much better the games look with big crowds at games,Dalymount,Galway ,Derry and Pats all looked so much better with better backdrops…..
Yeah FP has been in good nick for a while. It was very bobbly last night though for whatever reasonQuote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Pats looked quite good for an hour against Shels, then the complete opposite thereafter. Melia, Elbouzedi and Kavanagh seemed to totally lose their legs at the same time (the less said about Mulraney full stop the better) which made it much easier for Shels to get out and start playing. Great save 1-on-1 from Anang to rescue a point, otherwise it was a game of largely half chances.
A shame Power got injured in the warm up as he fully warranted a long-awaited start. Wouldn't be surprised to see Leavy now come in as it hasn't been happening for a couple of our forwards despite being the top scoring side in the league.
If ever a game was made for Keena it was that one last night. With the majority of both side's chances being shots from 20-25 yards, he’s one of the most dangerous players in the league from that range with the power he generates on shots as he showed with his first goal against Sligo this season. Not only that but he holds the ball up and is better with his build up play than Melia is at this point in his career. The sooner he's back from injury the betterQuote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
Well done to Calum Flynn - first two LOI goals last night with right foot & left foot finishes. Also, a very good LOI debut by Ryan Butler for Wexford. Thought he was excellent. Cobh's sending off changed the course of the game.
Definitely not immune to criticism but the amount of criticism is low. I am frustrated by the constant failure to build any momentum. Hopefully the current management team can turn it around. I think a more experienced manager is needed from what I've seen so far over the last two seasons and this one so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
The season started off positive. (Before this week's points deduction.) The main problem against Dundalk and Bray was not taking clear cut chances. Apart from the Wexford game, the recent games have been frustrating to watch.
Not helped of course by the reluctance of the management to shake up the starting XI - granted, Gleeson and Kelliher have been injured, but Kevin Williams certainly seems to deserve a recall, and Brosnan's minutes have been fairly limited to date, perhaps shying away from benching some of the new arrivals?
What has Oriel to do with Belfield? If you have a bad pitch is it not allowed to criticise another, not hat you have to worry about playing on it this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knocklyonhoop
This season so far has shown plenty of good reasons to have an artificial pitch ... /s
How long will Aidan Keena be out for? If he was playing last night think Pats would ave won!
Job done at the Brandywell, but hard work made of it.
Cork scored with their first real attack, and Maher was partially at fault for not coming out to claim the cross.
Comical Cork defending for our first goal. Two players in a row headed the ball back towards the own net. Good overkick kick from Ronan Boyce to finish it, mind.
Our first goal from play in 703 minutes, and only our third player to score this season.
The introduction of Thomas and Whyte liven us up a fair bit, but it was Duffy, again, who got the second with a decent run off a break. Again, Cork defending could be questioned, and Troost was nutmegged for the finish.
Not a classic, but don't really care. New stand was looking well, though the empty seats left between the away and home supporters in the Southend stand felt unnecessary. Could have squeezed an extra couple of hundred in.
Not sure what to think of Cork. They were decent enough going forward, at times, but not sound defensively. Their fans are not hopeful for this season, but Sligo are looking like they might bail them out of automatic relegation anyway.
Keating will be a loss. Never a good sign when our own physio goes on to help a player as well.
Have you seen the pitch at belfield? As bad a farmers patch for pigs you'll never see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knocklyonhoop
How it passes any test for compliance is beyond me(see the Short highlights package on YouTube.
I love heading there for a match and extremely disappointed, rugby/gaa marking on pitch , not one jot of work done on the surface. Not even rolled , shocking beyond shocking
A game of two halves, we were the better side in first half but Rovers completely controlled the second half and having got the early goal from our keepers mistake didn’t give us a sniff.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Graham Burke usually causes us loads of problems but his passing was completely wayward on Friday. Cian Byrne did a great job for us in closing space on him.
Hopefully we bounce back with a win up in Sligo, a venue we have a shocking record in.
Rovers, I’m still not sure I can see that team going on runs they did in previous years… Then again while not playing well they’ve taken 10 points from last 12 and will gone third if they win their game in hand.
We've seen Dublin derbies called off over a bad penalty spot. How on earth that pitch in UCD is deemed safe is beyond me.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado
I wouldn't say we are in a false position, when you're bottom of the table it's for good reason. There is still a feeling between the fans that we can get results, even the losses against Waterford, Pats and Shels we could/ should have picked up points.
Bohs will be delighted to get the win but if they couldn't get a win last Friday they never will. Loads of suspensions and Deneham off early. 3 teenage substitutes and we finished with 6 teenagers on the pitch. If we can get our first team on the pitch and Waweru to come in and get a few then we defo have a decent chance of picking up points.
Obviously defensively things seem fairly bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by redobit
At the other end if you’re waiting for Wilson to come back you’re in trouble.
Most teams seem to have at least 2 or 3 starters out injured at the moment throw in all the suspensions to a squad like yours it’s relying on academy players really.
Nah, it really hasn’t. Some of the pitches are not good at the moment, granted, but they will improve over the next few weeks, whereas Oriel and the Brandywell won’t. Impossible to have a good game on those pitches.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa
Richmond Park was in great nick on Friday btw.
Was just about to post similar, artificial surfaces have improved a lot the last 10 years but still a long, long way coming close to grass surfacesQuote:
Originally Posted by TonyD
You look to be having serious injury worries at the minute. Plenty of lads going down with cramp/muscle injuries through the game on Friday night. Is that a regular occurrence for ye this year or was Friday a bit of an anomaly where you had some travel issues during the day, lads stuck on the coach for an extended period of time, had to miss a stop en route or something. I ask because you seem to play a very high tempo style of football and if cramps/muscle injuries happen like that in every match it's going to be a long season.Quote:
Originally Posted by redobit
I only heard rumours of a twinge on his hamstring but nothing official. Afaik its nothing serious like Palmer so hopefully its only a short stint on the sidelines.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
I see next weekend's DLR Waves matched has been moved to Carlisle Grounds from Belfield Bowl due to "maintenance".
I think they're relaying the pitch.
They are.
Didn't see any of it this weekend. Rovers fans, does Leon keep his place for Waterford? (I assume McGinty's is a 1 game suspension)
Not a regular occurrence. Denham was a big doubt leading up to the game. Ronan Manning probably hasn’t played 60 minutes in a long time so I’d say he just went down as it was his time to be subbed. Wasn’t treated I don’t believe. Just limped off. Conor Reynolds was the longest he’s played all season but was surprised to see him cramping up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Another Bohemia
Wilson scored 7 goals for us last season and probably only played about 40% of it. Poor at the start but certainly improved and was a big loss when he got injured.Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
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Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Linott also went off for you after five minutes of being a sub. Mad night for the injuries/cramp so! Yeah even if thats the longest Reynolds has played he also came on as a sub so it still wasnt the full 90. On the plus side I think you have a top quality player there in Elding. Looks very fast and direct so I wouldnt be surprised to see him off to the UK in the next couple of windows. Thats the type of player they love over there.
Looking like he'll be out for a few months. Not very fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II