Glentoran v Shelbourne

Nowhere to get anything to eat for Shels fans,What type of club are they running. :mad:

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Originally Posted by D2 Red

Nowhere to get anything to eat for Shels fans,What type of club are they running. :mad:

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Was there no Burger van on the terrace to the right,there was for the Setanta Cup game.

Nope. Nothing. At all. Not even a dead rat.

Yes, sorry about the lack of eating facilities there. Typical Glentoran amateurism.

Regarding the next leg- d'you know something? I think it's great that we're being written off. It just takes the pressure off us, and it also means that you boys might just get a wee shock next Wednesday night. I'll be there, and I'm looking forward to it.

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Originally Posted by Poor Student

By the way can any Glens fan give us an estimate of the crowd?

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2810 is on the Glens website.

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Originally Posted by LFC in exile

By the way, hand ball is not a yellow card offence. Hoolihan was booked for unsporting behaviour (he handled it to stop a quick counter attack). The Glens lad handled it to bring it under control, that's just a free kick.

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Hmmm...interesting take. To be honest (and I can't really remember the exact details now), my impression at the time was that he stuck out his hand to control the ball. I think also that, had he not done that, the ball would have gone past him to a Shels player, in which case, it falls under your first heading and he should've walked. Though as I say, I can't remember the incident that well now.

Well done Shels, great result for the League.

Forza, you are completely deluded. Shels completely played you off the park and you were incredibly lucky not to have lost 3 or 4 nil. Saying otherwise is just a lie.

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Ah, it looked an elbow now alright.
Should have been booked after one and he wouldn't have done it again. In any case, that would've made it 8 on 10.

On the subject of conning the ref, McCallion dived to get Stuart Byrne booked in the first half as well.

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Interesting... Parkhouse should have been red carded and McCallion acting up... what's the connection? Both ex Derry City players.... :D

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Originally Posted by ShelsTim

Forza, you are completely deluded. Shels completely played you off the park and you were incredibly lucky not to have lost 3 or 4 nil. Saying otherwise is just a lie.

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Maybe so ... but anything can happen in fairness, Shels will have to be on top form.

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Originally Posted by A face

Maybe so ... but anything can happen in fairness, Shels will have to be on top form.

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No denying that, it's still all to play for, but Shels need to go out to attempt to win the match in Tolka.

Well done on the result today btw :ball:

The truth's in the middle. Shels are a better side, the European results of the last years prove that, but I do get the Glens' fans point. With equal fitness the gap would have been closer. Like Slash/ED says, the IFA should consider summer football as well.

BTW, I don't think we'll see Steve Williams under the bar again soon... Dean Delaney had almost nothing to do, but then a few minutes before time a header from close range right in the cross, and he managed to save it... BRILLIANT !! I don't think Fenlon will take Delaney out again in the near future, he's getting better and more confident every week. Not to mention the strikes he can start up with his drop kicks.

Delaney has been incredible. He is so solid and safe, quick off his line, commanding and a good shot stopper too. Terrible for Williams though he was off form this season.

Yeah, and saying he lost his place in... a League Cup game vs Kildare...

But fair is fair, it would be absolutely injustice to Delaney to take him out of the team now. Like he's playing now, he's by far the best gk in the Eircom League (sorry Cork...)

Yeah, and also, we know if there's an injury we have as good a number two as anyone around who can come in.

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Originally Posted by Gerrit

Yeah, and saying he lost his place in... a League Cup game vs Kildare...

But fair is fair, it would be absolutely injustice to Delaney to take him out of the team now. Like he's playing now, he's by far the best gk in the Eircom League (sorry Cork...)

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How quickly you forget David Forde's performance against you (twice), which has basically been the way he has played all season.

Fordey, Fordey!!!!!!

An article in the sun today proclaimed Forde the best keeper in the league. Been fantastic anytime I've seen him. But I've seen more of Deano ;) :D

To be fair, we should wait a few months before calling Deano the best.

True true.

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

2810 is on the Glens website.


Hmmm...interesting take. To be honest (and I can't really remember the exact details now), my impression at the time was that he stuck out his hand to control the ball. I think also that, had he not done that, the ball would have gone past him to a Shels player, in which case, it falls under your first heading and he should've walked. Though as I say, I can't remember the incident that well now.

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He did stick out his hand to control the ball. If he didn't it wouldn't have been deliberate and therefore not even a free. But the context of the two incidents were different. Hoolihan's was more cynical - it was killing an attacking move - unsporting conduct. With the Glens lad, just because it was rolling to a Shels player doesn't matter. Shels weren't attacking or gain significantly from the ball coming to their player so it is handball but not unsporting behaviour.

Mmm...I dunno. Sticking out your hand to control the ball when it's going to an opposition player can only be to gain an advantage surely? I think he was about 10 or 15 yards outside his own penalty area - around that area, you'd have to consider an attack possible, unlike, say, the opposition penalty area?

Anyway, doesn't matter now - he wasn't sent off and Shels still won.