Limerick man for man have a far better backline than CobhQuote:
Originally Posted by oriel
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Limerick man for man have a far better backline than CobhQuote:
Originally Posted by oriel
a bit early in the seaon yet to judge that we have had five clean sheets in row, our defence is more resiliant that last year, to early to get a good indicater but it only 6 games gone, id wait till half way at least to gudge us, our anyone we could all boast, i heard a lot last year from some fans sayin were goin up only for it all to fall apart in th last series of games,Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
need the keano mantality in a team your not up till your up
9 minutes not bad young don :pQuote:
Originally Posted by don ramo
I meant on paperQuote:
a bit early in the seaon yet to judge that we have had five clean sheets in row, our defence is more resiliant that last year, to early to get a good indicater but it only 6 games gone, id wait till half way at least to gudge us, our anyone we could all boast,
Our defence is better
A comment as predictable as it is :oQuote:
need the keano mantality in a team
There's always been a big gap between the first and the premier division. There are simply not enough premier quality player sin the league. Like any club, Dundalk will recruit if/when they get promoted.
Of the sides I've seen Dundalk are the best, but Shels are gelling well now and have a lot of quality but are short on experience. I stick with my 1-2 of 1. Dundalk 2. Shels.
I hate saying it, but hoofing from the back is the way to go in the First Division. With poor pitches and most teams playing a pressure game playing sideways or backwards passes is asking for trouble. Obviously, Cobh were playing on Dundalk's artificial surface last weekend so they could pass it about in a bit more safety.
our team are always good passers, the pitch at coleman park is been watered like there is no tomorrow recently, probably for the areas they resoded, but i remember last year dundalks manager even said there surface suits us better than themselfs, i wouldnt mind an artifical suface in our ground, and LTID your old head should know paper means notin, if that was the case we shouldnt bother playin and give it to dundalk, i wouldnt make a comment sayin our defence is better cause we could concede 6 goals there next week,
and if ye do ill mention it :D
and the keano comment should have been limerick FCs motto last year, they were headin up there mid season, there fans couldnt stop boasting about it, untill we beat them in coleman park (while they were top) to start a 7 game losing streak,
ahh fond memeories of season 2006,
whatever happened to them i wonder
We reorganised ourselves so we don't end up threading water like a certain Queenstown club foreverQuote:
Originally Posted by don ramo
look who got called in for back-up, sorry but how many clubs have limerick gone through since the citys inaugeral season way back in 1937, cobh have had one formed in 1922 and entered the league in 1985, limerick 37 entered the league in 2007, and already think there the best,
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Originally Posted by don ramo
Well i wouldnt say we think we're the best but we have made a good start and we have huge potential but going back to that the number 37 tells you when senior soccer started and although Limerick AFC 1937 - 1977 became Limerick United '77 - 84 became Limerick City 84 - 92 became Limerick FC '92- 06 became Limerick 37. There is no doubt that all these guises of Limerick Senior soccer are the one club, only one or two berudgers and non educated foreigners think otherwise. We're boxing above our mantel right now and June cant come quickly enough :ball:
And in those 75 years the only thing of note your club has done is to give Roy Keane a game and take one of the Westlife lads on loan for a bit. What a proud history....Quote:
Originally Posted by don ramo
danny drew owned limerick fc and nobody can remember him selling the rights of it to limerick 37 our any limerick based consortium, he still owns limerick fc, limerick 37 was founded in 2007 fact but im sure you will dispute it after all there are two of ye and one of me, limerick 37 have won noting ramblers have won notin since we entered the league we know that and dont act stupid about it, previous teams in limerick between them 6 i counted above, won the league twice the first division once two fai cups three league cup and a few munster senior cups, great for them, them not you,Quote:
Originally Posted by gael353
limerick soccer whatever way the wind blows,
You talk as if I never went to Limerick FC games Don, with your them not you spiel. Anyway I'll be sure to look out for the Westlife appreciation wall when I'm next in your clubhouse, maybe you could ask Nicky for one of Westlife's platinum albums to hang in your club honours section?Quote:
Originally Posted by don ramo
ya no prob ill get him to sign one and ill mail it to ya
anyway back to the tread does anybody want to update there predictions, if not could a mod lock the thread, as it bacome a joke since the lim lads came on as usual, if they were able to stick to a point id be surprised
Jebus -whats the mood in the camp leading up to the game against us on friday ? Will there be a big crowd ? After hammering athlone 6-2, we`ve put in two very lack lustre performances v mons + cobh, both 0-0. I`d say you have a decent chance of getting something out of this game, put it this way, on current form i`d certainly not be unhappy coming home with a point.
It was 1-1 in the Monaghan game. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
I should say we are full of confidence, given the start we've had to the campaign, but to be honest, given the fact that you lot have made a better start, and that we never seem to get anything off you...ever, I'd say its more a cautious pessimism :oQuote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Limerick crowds vary on what the weather is like, what the local paper has said about us that week, and whether or not Coronation Street is up to much that night, but there will be a minimum 1,000 Limerick supporters there anyway I reckon, hopefully a lot more than that
The point I was making young don is that if your lot could hold Dundalk or anyone else for that matter scoreless then our lot should have no problem doing likewise if they play to their abilitiesQuote:
Originally Posted by don ramo
Big if I'll grant you........
Dunno about the camp but my mood is one of pessimism which only a visit of Dundalk can bring. Even very good Limerick sides (and this one isn't very good) never beat DundalkQuote:
whats the mood in the camp leading up to the game against us on friday ?
Jebus' post above pretty much sums up the physche of our "sports mad" cityQuote:
Will there be a big crowd ?
Having said that anything under a thousand and i'd be gutted
Thanks LTID and Jesus for that - alays interesting to hear a view from away fans. Holiday, dont know why i said 0-0 v Mons, I was even at that 1-1 draw !
Looking forward to the game tomorrow night! You able to go? Only found out this morning I would be able to and can't wait! :cool:
Person in "can't wait" to get to Limerick shocker :eek: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
I couldn't wait to get to Limerick for our game there this season either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
But then I had to ... cos we were in a car crash in Bird Hill :(
Missed the 1st half and the 2 goals ... but got there at half time and saw
the 2nd half.
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Originally Posted by Lim till i die
LTID - Looks like our spell of doom continues over you................if its any consolation we haven`t beaten Rovers in over 10 years in a Lge game, the only win being a 4-0 Fai cup semi final in 2002, then again that was a bit tasty
What was the game like ? heard crowd was 1,500 ?
1,514 was the official attendance. About 60-70 Dundalk fans I'd say.
followed by:Quote:
Originally Posted by finnpark
Tonights result:Quote:
Originally Posted by finnpark
KILDARE COUNTY 1-0 FINN HARPS
Yis had better hope kilkenny dont get a result tomorrow night!!!
dear o dear....
Was pretty entertaining stuffQuote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Your goal was ridiculously poor from our point of view. Basically our left back tucked in to defend a free and our left winger never tracked back leaving your right winger a free run in to square it. Real schoolboy stuff.
Second half we had an awful lot of the ball and an awful lot of territory but never really looked like breaking you down. Could have punished us on the counter attack a couple of times but for some good saves by our keeper.
Having seen everyone bar Shels and Monaghan so far I reckon ye will waltz the division tbh. Some good players and very well drilled. For our part, depending on what happens in July we will be comfortably mid-table, possibly challenging for a play-off IMO.
Crowd as mentioned above was 1514 with about 70 impecably behaved but clearly drunk Dundalk fans :)
Any of ye know who your no.6 was the other night. Had the decency to clap the Limerick fans for there efforts at the end before heading over to the Dundalk crowd. Fairplay :ball:
im on target for the top two alright, good win over shel last night, ther'e a hard team to play against i hope they dont get anyone in the transfer window could make things difficult in the second half of the season,
LTID - Thanks for your views there, as honest an account as are your posts ! I wouldn`t get too dispondent, there are still around 30 games left, this time last year we were mid table and seemingly going nowhere, so although we are 4 pts clear, its a very long ong way to go. However, with Finn Harps obvious collapse (FH Fans - this must be down to player attitude, as you have a very good team) and Shels now just a name, Athlone (Ash - its just hot and cold with you lot so far - when will the real athlone appear ?) - it leaves IMO Cobh and Lims our closest challengers, and remember its 3rd v 2nd for the play off final (v 11th in premier) this year so everything to play for.
ps dom ram - i told you cobh were the best team we played so far - our local rag said as much, your goals against will back this up - LTID - tighten up your defence and you`ll be top 3 no probs.
Not sure who our no 6 was in limerick, i`ll find out and let you know. PS re the drunken fans, maybe this was the shed bhoys on tours, they usually run buses to most away games, but maybe Liemrick was too far and they just made a bit of a day of it ? anyway glad they behaved.
Think the number 6 was paul marney the goal scorer, he was playing centre mid with williams and think he generally wears 8. I could be wrong though
Fair play to the Dundalk players for going towards the stand and applauding the Limerick supporters at the end-it was a nice touch. I taught the atmosphere was brilliant btw.....
I'd echo that fair play to themQuote:
Originally Posted by pearse4t3
Genuinely all comes down to July for us :ball:Quote:
IMO Cobh and Lims our closest challengers, and remember its 3rd v 2nd for the play off final (v 11th in premier) this year so everything to play for.
why what is happenin in july, ye lot keep sayin it, that only a hlaf way markerQuote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
We can strenghten our squad with a few players, two we have in mind in particularQuote:
Originally Posted by don ramo
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Originally Posted by don ramo
Well u see we have no real squad yet. we rused together 18 odd players but only 7/8 are up to scratch. To have 12 points at this stage of the season is a welcome surprise. So there are one or two junior players who can come up to LOI first division standard we should be signing and in July (senior transfer window) we will be signing a striker to two.
I must say I had a great time down at the game. The final whistle couldn't come quick enough to be honest. There was a lot of heart in mouth stuff in the second half but I thought we defended well and definitely derserved the win more than you did but it's true that we probably wouldn't have been too disappointed with the draw. You on some nice stuff for sale in the club shop, I particularly liked the Limerick 3:7 t-shirt.
P.S. Number 6 was Paul Marney by the way.
Limerick fans we excellent, fair play, hope us go up.... in play off obviously after we come 1st...
Great night out in Limerick aswell
While not considering myself a begrudger or a foreigner I should note that I think the above statement is completely false. This is a new club and anybody who believes otherwise is clinging to history for purposes I can't even fathom. Having just discovered this thread now this is my prediction (which may be edited to add some details later but for now will just be a list):Quote:
Originally Posted by gael353
1. Dundalk
^
^big gap
^
^(2-6 could finish in any order)
2. Athlone Town
3. Cobh Ramblers
4. Limerick 37
5. Finn Harps
6. Shelbourne
7. Monaghan United
8. Kildare County
9. Wexford Youth
10.Kilkenny City
In all fairness man your both a begrudger and all round awkward snarly b ollix of epic proportions ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sadloserkid
A very insightful comment. Dundalk fans had the privlege of seeing us play the only decent bit of ball we played all season, the first 50 minutes in Oriel.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Finn Harps fans are a sad and most of all confused bunch at the minute - we got the manager we all wanted, got most of our transfer targets, and had what preseason looked a good, well balanced squad, if maybe lacking a backup centre half and striker.
We looked decent and played decent football preseason especially against Derry and Galway and for half a match against Dundalk looked like we might be serious title contenders. We got a man sent off and Dundalk took three points when we deserved (even according to most Dundalk fans) at least 1. And since then we have been pure $hite playing the worst kind of hoofball (the kind that not only ain't pretty but also ain't effective).
Ask a Harps fan what went wrong and few have any kind of answer at this stage. If this team starts to play we could still have a respectable end to the season, otherwise God knows!
True true. However I'm also right. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
[QUOTE=Mr_T;671714]A very insightful comment. Dundalk fans had the privlege of seeing us play the only decent bit of ball we played all season, the first 50 minutes in Oriel.
Finn Harps fans are a sad and most of all confused bunch at the minute - we got the manager we all wanted, got most of our transfer targets, and had what preseason looked a good, well balanced squad, if maybe lacking a backup centre half and striker.
We looked decent and played decent football preseason especially against Derry and Galway and for half a match against Dundalk looked like we might be serious title contenders. We got a man sent off and Dundalk took three points when we deserved (even according to most Dundalk fans) at least 1. And since then we have been pure $hite playing the worst kind of hoofball (the kind that not only ain't pretty but also ain't effective).
MR T - I sincerely hope you do turn it around as this division is in danger of losing any competitive edge if we continue to pull away. The div needs a strong finn harps (+ athlone, limerick and cobh for that matter), all are more than capable of attracing decent crowds and all from football mad areas. I honestly thought harps would be our closest challengers followed by athlone, then cobh/limerick. Still time for harps to turn it around, but you need to sort it out and quick. The players you have are better than the last two results ? is it fitness issue do you think ?
I still say cobh are the best we have faced so far. (but i personally cant speak for limerick as i haven`t actually seen them play yet but heard from a few who have that they are also very decent)
No heart or determination in much of the squad if you ask me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_T