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Originally Posted by Martinho II
Name and shame - these need to be ran out of Leitrim (lest they breed).
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Originally Posted by Martinho II
Name and shame - these need to be ran out of Leitrim (lest they breed).
Agree with Martinho dundalk fans were extremely friendly and for that reason Id go back again (I go to every game but from a less regulars point of view). I think some people have gone over the top in criticing. Yes the view and the seat in the away end are awful and the steps were pure slippy even though it was a dry day that's my biggest concern really don't know how someone hasn't broke their neck there yet. But let's remember our away end is also uncovered and has no toilets unless we hire portlaoos and a chip van isn't usually in operation for away fans so really we'd want to stop digging a hole for ourselves becuase we have a big job on our hands hosting rovers this weekend and I think everyone is hoping security isn't totally over the top as has happened in the past. As for dundalk holding us back after the game yes it was totally unnecessary given our bus was Right outside and that fans had mixed wonderfully before the game and at half time but i think it's something we may get used to in the premeir and lets just say a few hooligans had attacked us after the game Wed be asking why the stewards hadnt moved them on before letting us out, only thing I'd say is the stewards were very reckless with the moving the barriers, I nearly broke my leg off one becuase of the idiot steward pushing if out of the way without looking to see if anyone was in the way first.
You shouldn't of been in the way ;)
Jaysus lads, crisps and a mineral? This is not a GAA match. There were no hawkers from Moore Street selling chocolate bars or lads flogging headbands either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
The players ruined the game. Absolutely terrible game of football.Quote:
Originally Posted by MeathDrog
Neither side deserved to win the game. Bray missed 3/4 fairly routine chances to go in front before Drogs scored a break away goal which was very poor from Bray's point of view. How Joe Gorman stayed on the pitch for his waist height challenge is a mystery.
both sides need to do a lot better if they want to have any chance of staying up this year.
Terrible game - none of the players could cope with the wind at all. It was dire. (I found myself counting how many of the lights on the floodlight pylons on the far side of the pitch weren't working: eight out of twenty eight).Quote:
Originally Posted by MeathDrog
Nothing a million euro grant from the government wouldn't sort out :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Straightstory
Statistically Dundalk picked up 60% more than the average points per game at home last season.... and 70% more than the average away. Massive advantage, obviously. Don't make me type the word fact in upper case.
So Dundalk who like to play football on the ground were statistically better away from home than at home on the plastic pitch, I think that basically tells it's own story on how bad the pitch actually is.Quote:
Originally Posted by seand
I've played on plenty of Astro pitches in LSL games and whilst I've never played in oriel it certainly looks worse than any of the one's I'd have played on. I don't think it is an advantage to Dundalk as they like to play it on the ground.
What it does do is unease away defences due to the odd bounce of the ball which is probably something the Dundalk defenders a more used to.
In my opinion, the better results away from home are related to two factors; teams not parking the bus to the same extent, and the players being less nervous than in front of expectant home fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Couch Potato
The quality of football served up by Dundalk in Oriel Park over the last two seasons was the best I've seen in 40 years of going to Oriel Park.
Lights are missing 2 seasons now, the front wall facing the Bowling Alley is condemned and needs replacing. (yes, another wall ready to collapse)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Kenny has always preferred a counter-attacking style too, I think, which works best when the opposition are the ones trying to force the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
My issue with the pitch isn't that it gives Dundalk an advantage, just that it's ****e. I think it probably helps less footballing teams more often than not.
We talk about marketing the league to non LOI fans if any new fans had been in the away end of Oriel last friday, they will never be back. The view was ****, the facilities less than basic and then being kept back at the end and the stewards not having a breeze as to why we were being held back. Unless its a cup semi final I wont be heading back to Oriel Park in a hurry.
No bloody crisps either.Quote:
Originally Posted by ltfc_2004
Look at the number of goals you scored at home. And if you ever get bored, take a look at how many of those goals look eerily similar, long balls that defenders don't deal well with, Horgan and Meenan reacting quicker to the bounce and breaking into space.Quote:
Originally Posted by seand
Looks like you've been bored enough to look already.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Have you ever considered that maybe Dundalk were just a better team than everyone last season. I don't recall the pitch being much use to us during our disastrous season in 2012.
El Pietro's News Flash - Dundalk are a long ball team!Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
If you read my posts from the final game of the season you'll note that I said nothing other than Dundalk deserved to win the league as they were the best team over the course of the season, and on the final day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yossarian
But to say that the pitch has no impact is ridiculous.
Nothing wrong with 3/4g pitches either, the ones in the IL are decent.
They're still whinging.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yossarian
Dundalk won the league because they got two more points away from home than Cork. Home record was the same.
not whinging, not complaining. Dundalk won the league because we couldn't take a point from our three games.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Every teams pitch is to their advantage! Some are long, some are short, some are wide, some are narrow, some are bobbley, some are flat. That's why it's called home advantage. Now can we end this broken record until the Pats game?Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
How about we now talk about how Dundalk only seemed to water (for the 15 mins before kick off that I seen ) the end they were attacking the other night! :shock:
Of course the pitch has an impact - probably practically, but certainly psychologicallyQuote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
According to Liam Buckley, Keith Fahey would not play on it and Colin Healy is alleged to have opted to sit out the first Oriel Park league meeting last season (that's the 4-0 one).
Managers and players, aided and abetted by media punters and internet posters have created a growing myth surrounding it - long may it continue.
Although it's boring at this point - this continued whinging actually adds to the psyshological impact on visiting teams
They wouldn't have known which end they were attacking first half though? Unless the toin coss was fixed. Probably was knowing bloody Dundalk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Town Legend
http://foot.ie/threads/198735-Dundal...86#post1807786Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Whatever. I'm sick of it now anyway.
Soccer Republic soon on RTE2 and according to the blurb on RTE -
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Peter Collins is joined by Alan Cawley, Stephen Kenny and Stuart Byrne to preview the opening round of fixtures in Ireland's SSE Airtricity League.
They knew who was going to win the toss?Quote:
Originally Posted by Town Legend
Funny I noted at half time at the FA Cup game tonight at Old Trafford only one end, that Arsenal would be attacking, was being watered at half time. I was debating whether to drag it up by mentioning it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Town Legend
Jaysus ye Dundalk boys are easily wound up :rolleyes:. The sooner one of the Dublin clubs win back the title the better for ye cos one week in as defending champions and yer biting back at any small remark :laugh:
Dont see it as a bite, twas an observation relevant to the comment but no matter.
Funny alright. The last time I was in OP they watered the end that the away team would be defending in the SH. And Utd water the end that they will be defending in the SH. So who's right? LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
It's in the rules that you have to water each area of the pitch evenly. I know we once watered the side James McClean was running on a few years back. Presumably got told off for it as we didn't do it again.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThePrisoner