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sean dohertys finish tonight was top draw.If thats a taste of whats to come this season,Sligo are going to be a force to be reckoned with.Quote:
Originally Posted by forza rovers
Doherty had a shocker apart from that goal though, hope that's not a sign of things to come. All our goals tonight were class, even Judge's offside one. Defence seems like a bit of a problem though.
A bit harsh coach.The players are finding their fitness and sharpness and all the new players have to settle in with their new team mates.I dont know what you thought,but i thought the pitch was very bobbly.I know its the same for everyone,but i thought all the players found it difficult at times.There is a long way to go and i think Doherty will be a success.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
The pitch is bobbly alright, has been for years so it's something the players will have to get used to. Don't want to criticise Doherty too much like as I know there's a good few new players settling in but just pointing out tonight he was below the standard required really, it was only a friendly though so doesn't matter too much. I hope he turns out to be a great signing, just didn't show much tonight, apart from the cracker of a goal.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry butler
The pitch was absolute muck, it really was a disgrace. It cost Boco a goal as the ball was bobbling like mad underneath him. If that was in the league, and we were under pressure, it could matter playing on what is such a poor surface.
Although, we are skint. :(
Pitch was poor alright,Faz made a few mistakes because of it and Dotherty also.Rolling it back to the keeper is not on till we get this sorted
About 400 at the game. Crap first half but we were very good going forward in the second. Middle of defence a problem and Foyzer will get at least nine games as Butler will get three straight reds if he plays like tonight. Keeper very impressive and Boco looks like the business. Harps have serious defensive problems but that's none of my business.
400? A guess? I would have said double that
while I'm bad at guessing attendances,I'm not that bad! I would have said there were about 700 thereQuote:
Originally Posted by avvenalaf
I wasn't that impressed by Jennings. He will have to learn not hit the ball first time on the dodgy surface though.
butler dosnt pull out either :) i like him, hes not bad on the ball and good in a tackle, doherty imo wasnt bad, was unlucky when his effort just went over in the first half, great strike for his goal too. murphy wasnt really in the game alot but he didnt get much of the ball played to him alot of it was down the left or through the middle. he's very good in the air though. jennings didnt have alot to do really a few crosses, couldnt do anything about the goals either from what i could see. ventre was much better when he went into the middle.
we could do with another friendly against at least a first division club though, no point playing carbury imo not worth it. need to play someone better than them! will be tough to get one this late though maybe
i like what i saw last nite. these lads have to get to know each other so i would not be to critical. the pitch is a disgrace. it was very soft and bobbley. at oe sttage faz got so frustrated i heard him shout f****** this pitch i cant play on it. that was in the first half. also cookie and gerry are continully complaining about it. i know people will say it is the same for both teams but the fact that we have a footballing side seems to be against us at home. hopefully as the weather improves it might get a bit better. i thought "boco" was brilliant. he looks like he can get goals for us and create them as well. i am really looking forward to seeing him play on a good surface. i though all the new players did well and thegreat thing is that as they become familiar with each other they will improve. if we get the rub of the green we are in for a very exciting season so everybody out there spread the word about the team and get more punters in and try and get financial support for the club.
Was told last night that unowho won't let them roll the pitch in case they damage the drains underneath. I despair.
I counted 48 in section one of the stand just before kick off. As the yanks say, do the math.
Pat Jennings- didn't have the best of games but he could impovewith time.
Chris Butler- looked decent enough but abit too hard into a few tackles.
Anto Murphy- didn't get much of the ball and looked abit slow but i think he will be good this season.
Alan Moore- did fcuk all that i noticed but i think he picked up a knock.
Mouro Almeida- looked like a good solid no-nonsense defender.
Sean Doherty- didn't have the best of games but its clear he has potential. took his goal well.
:ball:Romauld Boco- this is a player with class. he showd great ability and intelligence. the way he dropped off, held the ball up and brought players into the game was brilliant. he wasnt afraid to run at the defence either. hes one to watch.
Ross McLoughlin- linked up well with seamie but i think Clancy got in his way abit:D.
I think seamie is going to be even better this season. He looked good going forward against harps and with a years experience under his belt he could start to attract some attention from good clubs in england. Thanks be to god he signed a new contract!
Peers was very good too.
Doherty i wasn't impressed with. Granted it was his first game, but he'll need to perform better than that IMO to stay...
Boco is a class act.
I wouldn't judge him this earlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Red&White Rover
Third game;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Red&White Rover
Thought boco was outstanding,really looking forward to seeing him in the season ahead.on that showing id say he's as good as any player in the league!have to agree with sligoman and RW rover i thought doherty was very poor apart from his goal but im not about to start judging players yet.to be honest i didn't think butler was brilliant either....worth a place ahead of foyzer??im not so sure!but as i said lets give them a chance to show what they can do!also think i would prefer mckenzie at centre half instead of ventre.i know he's tough and gets stuck in but i don't see him as any more than a squad player.Overall though i feel the squad is a lot stronger than last season and it could be a very exciting season for us!
it is early to be critical of players plus the fact the pitch was so bad, but i thought Butler wasnt great, everytime he got the ball he knocked it long giving a lot of possession away,he looks like he lacks composure, or maybe Doherty didnt want the ball off him.
Bocu and Faz were very good, but are very similar in ways, both like to drop deep and collect the ball leaving us a little bit short up front at times especialy when the ball did go long
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Originally Posted by Red&White Rover
Give the lad time to adjust to playing football on a bog. We did see what he can do when he scored that goal so I think he will come good eventually.
Yeah. In fairness i'm being a wee bit harsh in retrospect. He needs more time in fairnes..Quote:
Originally Posted by SligoBrewer
Cant believe your judging this lad after half a game against coolaney,90 mins against Athlone and 67 mins against Finn Harps,who by the way has scored 2 world class goals and created the penalty at Athlone.Anyway keep slagging him off and when someone comes along and takes him away from rovers.Its a joke,dont you think our players look at the website.For gods sake hes been here 5 mins.Quote:
Originally Posted by roversforever
jerry butler=Sean Doherty? It's certainly indicating it by his posts.
Well we all have are favourite players dont we.However you must agree give the lad a chance.
Yes, and we are. We've just said he didn't play well on the night, none of us are saying we want him out or dropped, just saying he was poor and will need to improve if he wants to play with Rovers, that's all. Surely you must agree he didn't play great on the night? Look at it from an unbiased perspective and reply.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry butler
I'm definitely going to give him a chance and I'm not going to judge him on a game or two but that doesn't change the fact that I thought he was poor against harps. Clearly from his goal he has potential and hopefully if he can get used to Irish football and the sh1t playing surface he can become a fans favourite for us all and not just Jerry!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry butler
No problem lads.I just think cookie is building a real good football side and as stated by many on the site our pitch his poor and the talented lads are going to have to adjust accordingly.I do think on the better pitches away from home we can tear teams apart.
here we go again.....it was Faz 2 years ago, then choice, then manson, now it looks as if its doherty, dont know why ye had to pick him out of a bad bunch in the first half, about 2 players played well in the first half, then he scored a cracker in the 2nd half and played much better. i think he'll be a very good addition to the side and gives us good balance in the midfield
2 out of those 3 mentioned have been proven true and released by the club;). Like I said to jerry, nobody is picking on him or anything, he had a bad game and a few of us pointed that out. He didn't play much better in the 2nd half like you say imo, great goal but nothing else. He will have to improve, and I'm sure he will, surely you can admit that? Or would you be happy him playing like that the whole time[apart from the goal obviously]?Quote:
Originally Posted by feo123
Sligo Rovers vs Athlone Town Saturday 1st March Time to be confirmed.
Herad that alright,Carbury Fridays seems to be off
:D, told ya, that's a tenner you owe me now.Quote:
Originally Posted by deecay
I dont remember you betting me a tenner that Carbury might be off?
I said we were playing Saturday, you said Friday. Looks like you were wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by deecay
You said you wanted us to be playing Saturday,your just embarrsing yourself and your country now,im going to stop replying to so a childish poster
You said we were playing this Friday, wrong. Bye then!Quote:
Originally Posted by deecay
u want to have a read of my post before you go jumping in at the deep end.what i said was im not judging him and what's your first sentence...can't believe your judging this lad"!im not judging him at all,im saying he had a poor game but im not about to start judging people yet.anybody can have a bad game,therefore he will get the benefit of the doubt and will be judged over a period of time,same as any new player!Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry butler
My mother works with a fella who is fairly high up with Carbury and he said that he thinks the game is still on,Rovers havent told them anything different