League of Ireland in Europe 2017

Shels played Rosenborg too in relatively recent times, although it was a bit further back in time in 2001.

Shels lost the first leg at home 3-1 and drew the second leg 1-1. It was in the second qualifying round of the Champions League.

A highlights reel from the home leg here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXw9WRChvnY

Rosenborg also met Bohs two years later at the same stage of the same competition and won the first leg in Dublin 1-0. They went on to win the second leg 4-0, however. Stephen Kenny was managing Bohs at the time too.

Dundalk will be the fourth LOI opponents Rosenborg have ever played, according to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenb...otball#Matches

Found some further nostalgia on YouTube...

An RTÉ News preview of the 2003 Bohs-Rosenborg game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFBMTUf1qzI

Rosenborg's goal against Bohs in the first leg:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RgctbgUo3M

And the goals from the second leg, which ended 4-0 to Rosenborg:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysPVEIV1xpA

Supposedly, Dundalk's scouting report on Rosenborg was found on the road-side in Lucan yesterday: https://www.facebook.com/AirtricityL...13722818641650

https://media.balls.ie/uploads/2017/...t-report-3.jpg

https://media.balls.ie/uploads/2017/...t-report-2.jpg

https://media.balls.ie/uploads/2017/...t-report-1.jpg

I'm not sure how much of it is now in the public domain - I've only seen the above three pages - but it was a bit careless of whoever was carrying it as it could potentially give away Kenny's game-plan.

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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Supposedly, Dundalk's scouting report on Rosenborg was found on the road-side in Lucan yesterday: https://www.facebook.com/AirtricityL...13722818641650

https://media.balls.ie/uploads/2017/...t-report-3.jpg

https://media.balls.ie/uploads/2017/...t-report-2.jpg

https://media.balls.ie/uploads/2017/...t-report-1.jpg

I'm not sure how much of it is now in the public domain - I've only seen the above three pages - but it was a bit careless of whoever was carrying it as it could potentially give away Kenny's game-plan.

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It's embarrassing from Dundalk and I guess Kenny is livid cause he's not like that! .... Wasn't something like this happen last year as well? ... think it was in the Europa group stages?

Gartland is Dundalk weak link based on last years Europa League matches - he cant be messing with the ball at the back!

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Originally Posted by swinfordfc

It's embarrassing from Dundalk and I guess Kenny is livid cause he's not like that! .... Wasn't something like this happen last year as well? ... think it was in the Europa group stages?

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Kenny said yesterday all Dundalks info is on USB sticks, so that is bull**** that it was found on the road

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Originally Posted by dundalkfc10

Kenny said yesterday all Dundalks info is on USB sticks, so that is bull**** that it was found on the road

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Items on a USB stick would never be printed off.....ever!

The claim made on balls ie is
"It's 100% legitimate and essentially tells any Norwegian journalist or scout for Rosenborg, exactly how Stephen Kenny is going to play."

I have looked at the 3 pages and it tells me very little of how Dundalk are going to play, apart from get close to Nick and yet another goalie who saves some and lets in others.

unless the other pages had better stuff on them I don't think the "scout" had much to offer.

For me, it's a fake. Why would a players agent and current club be listen on a scouting report of the players current club?

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Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

For me, it's a fake. Why would a players agent and current club be listen on a scouting report of the players current club?

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I've seen proper scouting reports they are far far far more complex than this. Defo a fake.

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Originally Posted by sbgawa

unless the other pages had better stuff on them I don't think the "scout" had much to offer.

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There are no other pages.

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Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid

Items on a USB stick would never be printed off.....ever!

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I should have added both Kenny and Martin Connolly have said these are fake!

General view around town is we will line up
Rogers
Gannon
Gartland
Verrmuland
Massey
Mountany
O Donnell
Benson
Duffy
McEleney
McMillian

O Donnell's fit, so everyone expects him to start instead of Shields.

Possible he will go Shields instead of Mountany and put McEleney wide and push Benson to number 10.

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Originally Posted by swinfordfc

Gartland is Dundalk weak link based on last years Europa League matches - he cant be messing with the ball at the back!

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Ya he got caught a couple of times last year and he was lucky a couple of other times. Barrett looked a bit inexperienced too.

This game wont be over after the first leg though.

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Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Ya he got caught a couple of times last year and he was lucky a couple of other times. Barrett looked a bit inexperienced too.

This game wont be over after the first leg though.

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Because there is 2 legs!

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Originally Posted by swinfordfc

Gartland is Dundalk weak link based on last years Europa League matches - he cant be messing with the ball at the back!

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Even though Rogers has kept a lot of clean sheet recently, i'd put him in the same bracket as Gartland. His limitations are exposed when he plays at European level. He made a fair few errors last year in the European games, as he did with Sligo when they played Rosenborg.

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Originally Posted by dundalkfc10

I should have added both Kenny and Martin Connolly have said these are fake!

General view around town is we will line up
Rogers
Gannon
Gartland
Verrmuland
Massey
Mountany
O Donnell
Benson
Duffy
McEleney
McMillian

O Donnell's fit, so everyone expects him to start instead of Shields.

Possible he will go Shields instead of Mountany and put McEleney wide and push Benson to number 10.

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Both in bold have mainly played right side, I would not expect Mountney to start, I think he will play Duffy on the right and that he will start Connolly on the left, perhaps switching them during the game, so one change Connolly for Mountney.

McGrath should come on, and I expect Kilduff might be first used if we need to get some height in, Shields won't be far off coming on either.

Hope Dundalk can do the business. Feck knows the league needs a bit of good press after the Athlone and Bray debacle, regardless of peoples opinions on our sides progressing in Europe.

For what it's worth, I believe Gartland and Rogers are the two big weak links in the side too. For the life of me I can't fathom why a goalkeeper wasn't high up on the list of priorities for Kenny during the off-season or even during the transfer window, as I think Rogers is a total liability, but for now he'll have to stick with what's familiar.