We could also spend less money than Bray.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield
This is the League of Ireland. "Simple" never comes into it.
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We could also spend less money than Bray.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield
This is the League of Ireland. "Simple" never comes into it.
This time two years ago I was heading to Waterford with very little hope in my heart. I don't need to tell UCD and Galway how big this game is. Just look at the fortunes of Dundalk and Waterford since then.
Thanks for the clarification but I was thinking more along the lines of how UCD will win a match against a team that hasn't mentally gone on holidays or is in the Aviva.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield
If that's the case with Russell, can't see us signing him. Pity.
Think Galway will be back in the premier after a two nil win tonight , don't think UCD will have the heart to go to Terryland (old money) and win.
Do away goals count?
I was told on Monday no.
Away goals DO NOT count. Nerves are shot to pieces and still 3 hours to kick-off
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Happy Halloween
Is Bobby Ryan still knocking around?Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry
Weather has dried up for last 2 hours in Galway, so should help the crowd numbers. 3k would be a good turn out I think, people have to be realistic, brilliant if it is more. Got text earlier from a mate in Tallaght, so there is a good buzz around the game for sure. 2-1 for home team please.
Any radio streams?
http://tunein.com/radio/Galway-Bay-FM-958-s6496/
Coverage seems to be split between the match and the Connacht eggball :(
Cheers dunny
Galway 1 up at half time
1-0 Galway, Shanahan
You would think that'll be that. Love Galway as a place to go, fond memories of NUIG back in the day.
Galway confirmed on their twitter 2890 the attendance, terrific crowd
A UCD goal would make an interesting last 30 mins
2-0 gfc
2 nil Galway
3-0
Welcome back to hell UCD
3 nil
3-0
Alex Byrne
Absolutely delighted for Galway, amazing achievement to get promoted the first season back and good to see Tommy Dunne being the man to do it with them
Well done Galway. A promotion earned on the pitch this time.
Congrats to Galway FC!
Congrats Galway. A dream first year back in the LOI.
No handy games for me next year :(
Agree with every word of this. Tommy ended up on something of a sour note at CCFC, but he's a decent man and still learning as a manager.Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickccfc
He'll never be forgotten for taking the helm at City when he did, and for winning us the First Division title in such dramatic circumstances from a spot where we had been double-digit points behind Shels.
Plenty of City fans remember his positives for the club, though others insist on harping on about the negatives.
Anyway, this is a famous night for Galway, Big congrats to them, and looking forward to the trip there already!
Well done Galway. Most of our lads seem to think Galway were the best side they played this year. They had a really good Mervue side from last year as a good nucleus and with a few good additions they've really progressed as the season has gone on.
Tight and tense game till Shanahan's goal just before h-t, that was the big moment of the contest. During the last 20m of game Galway missed 5 at least good chances. Did not hear a crowd figure given out, the PA was ropey all night, but that twitter figure; 3k looks accurate to me. Great to get into the top division and well deserved by a likeable bunch of players.
Noticed at the end of the game Colm Horgan celebrating with his parents and family including Daryl; not a bad sporting week in that household at all.
Not nice for the relegated clubs, hope a few new teams join the 1st division or maybe 2 promotion places guaranteed out of it. However it is not all bad there, nice style of soccer played and the referring was better than the prem division.
Trying to start up a bit of rivalry again now ye are back up? :o Great to see Galway FC get into the Premier Division for the first time, handy trip and points. Good to see them get promoted on the pitch too, rather than with a DVD like Galway United did.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olander
Dunne is a spoofer though, hard to pick between him and Cousins as to who will be sacked first next season.
What are you ****ing on about you looper? Imagine being that much of a weirdo. Horrendous windup attemptQuote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Have you seen Galway play this year?Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
UCD were shocking last night - 2-0 down and they take off a winger and put on a defender. Absolutely bizarre. Dunne had us playing lovely stuff, on the ground, a real joy to watch. Ended the season with 9 wins in 11 games (drawing the other 2) - he has been a great manager for us, looking forward to seeing what we can do against the top sides.
Dunne a spoofer? We played the best football I have seen since back in the early 90's. If we keep the core of our team and tempt a few lads to come home, we'll have a decent season next year. We're under no illusions for what lays ahead next season. There is a huge gap between the 2 leagues quality wise and our aim will be simply avoiding relegation, but we'll fear no one.
Dunne is a spoofer in fairness.
Show me a football manager who is not a spoofer and I will show you a bag of Choc Ices
First off - congrats Galway. Better team over the two legs by a distance. I think ye've done your penance for the DVD crimes and hope ye do well in the Premier.
That said, ye will need to improve. As with the first leg, one of the poorest teams I've seen all season. Basic ball retention was awful at times. I don't know how Galway stand with regards signing other players - are ye particularly limited by local players? Or could ye sign a few experienced LoI heads and convince them to move? - but without improvement, that team will be in the play-offs in 12 months' time (assuming Bray field a team of five-year-olds and people paying for the fun of a place on an LoI team). But I'm sure ye will improve.
Dunne is a spoofer alright. Prior history at UCD and Cork will tell you that.
Thought the ref was poor - and I don't usually give out about refs. But this guy had no concept of the advantage rule whatsoever. Was ridiculous at times. The best was when he called back a two-on-two attack for Galway to give them a free on the half-way line. Farcical stuff like that all night.
But WoodquayBoy's post above only touched on the briefest bit of the worst part of last night. Yes, 2-0 down, ye took off a winger and put on a defender - and then went 4-2-4, hoofed the ball up front for the rest of the night, thereby bypassing our two best players.
But worse - on 47 minutes, with the tie still not entirely over, we took off our only starting forward. Why on 47 minutes? Why not half time? What was to be gained from those two minutes? Was the sub not ready? I don't know.
But it got better - we then stuck a ****ing centre half up front! For 40+ minutes, chasing our Premier Division survival, we take off a forward and stick a centre half up front, while our best player (Benson) is practically playing in centre half.
And more! We then went 3-4-3, with the centre-half flanked by a midfielder and a winger up front! With a ****ing forward on the bench having been subbed off!
Or maybe it was 3-5-2, with a centre-back and a midfielder up front and two wingers playing at being wing backs. I just don't know. And God knows what the players thought.
I have never seen anything like that before. Needless to say, the centre half won a few headers and did little else aside.
Could have been 5 or 6 in the end; obviously we had to chase the game, which left holes at the back, and after the second, heads were gone entirely. Only some poor finishing by Galway let us off the hook in the end.
In the end, we were relegated by a point. You could look back at Athlone's equaliser in September - the rest of a goalkeeping fumble - and blame that. Or you could look at Bray signing four players in the transfer window and then not paying them, while we turned down players asking to sign back because our budget was spent and blame that.
But any team who takes off a forward to put a bloody centre half up front for 40+ minutes in the most vital game in the club's history in years has no business being in the Premier.
Best of luck to Galway next season. Been through the wringer, and great to see ye on the rise again. Will see Mr A and Ash and - are there any other First Division fans? - next season. We'll be the ones with pitchforks and fire.
Such bad a windup that you respond using choice language and calling sligoman a looper and weirdo...caught hook line and sinker:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Olander