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oh right Dara didnt know ye didnt own Richmond ???
but what im saying is if something happens outside Richmond, then its inevitable that an "element" of Pats fans will be the first ot have the finger pointed at. Same would happen up here with us, or any LOI ground.
I know but what exactly can the club do about it?
Jennnings was poor for first & very poor for second. Thought the defense had no confidence in his decision making by the end - he is not the answer. Big problem was that we were overrun in the middle of the field all night. Conor does not cover box to box & Boco does'nt win the ball - didnt get up to help Faz & overall I was disappointed in him last night. If we dont get that sorted we are in BIG trouble, we just cant expect to be competitive without more physicality there. Turner or Hughsie please come back !!
On the positive side - Almeida very good, definitely fouled for the third goal. Jaime did well, thought Butler was good defensively (they took off Ryan) but agree Doherty needs to improve. Hate to be negative but thought defense overall was'nt bad & returning players wont sort out the midfield.
Just as an FYI, the clash of colours made the front page of the Independent's sports section today, albeit not the main story.
Made the back page of the Irish Daily Star. It seems our kit sponsor has threatened to take this one to the courts. The man has a short memory when it comes to Rovers and colour clash. A selective memory lapse I'd call it.Quote:
Originally Posted by brianw82
There are severe sanctions within the new FAI club license for any club that takes a legal route.
Anyway on to the game. I thought we were very poor in the first half, and although Sligo didn't create much it was no real surprise when you took the lead. We fell asleep at the free kick but the goal was taken very well. It gave us a much needed kick up the arse and we started to play ball and Jennings did well to keep you ahead at half time
2nd half we came out much better and scored 3 quick goals. Jennings seems to be wrong footed for 2nd goal, and your defence looked lost for third goal. After hat we seemed to sit back again and Sligo had a fair bit of possesion without looking too threatening.
Nothing they,FAI, can do if a private company who happen who produce our jerseys takes legal action , not as if its the club who mentioned legal action.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
To be honest we (Rovers) have to take alot of the blame as a quick phonecall the day before the game would have clarified any possible colour clashes and the black jerseys that we used at last years Pats away matches could have been dug out as an emergency.
As a Pats post previously mentioned Pats have had the same jersey design for ages at this stage.
Rovers have changed theres year on year for the last 16 years now, we put Man Utd's jersey policy in the hapenny place!!
Both kit supplier and Club sponsor the McSweeney Group are seriously considering legal action.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
How are the league going to sanction parties who are not directly linked with the league?
Plus it was the league who gave clearance for the particular jerseys to be worn in the first place.
A JOKE!
Its a league competition, and the row involveds Sligo. if you can't see how Sligo are implicated....Quote:
Originally Posted by Only1Rovers
Thought it was a decent enough match myself. Pat's were very disappointing in the first half, seemed to be unsure of who was taking responsibility in midfield. Fahey and Dempsey are similar players and neither seemed to want to do the dirty work. In the second half Dempsey sat deeper and reduced the influence of Boco (who had some fantastic touches). Jennings looked a liability under crosses, his positioning is shocking for a keeper at that level. I thought Raf Cretaro was man of the match for Sligo at right back. He was in front of me in the second half and he never put a foot wrong. Dempsey was the best Pat's player, the back four looked a bit shaky for Pat's, given time I'd say O'Cearuill and Harris will make a good pairing.
there is the thread for the colour clash http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=85119&page=7Quote:
Originally Posted by Guts&Glory
The same thing happened v Derry City last year up in the brandywell.Where Sligo Rover had to wear Derry Citys second jersey.I dont remember a big deal then.
Also happened in the Showgrounds 4/5 years ago when Rovers won't change where or 'Home' WHITE strip clashed with the away team's away kit. The away team that night had to wear a green strip which Rovers supplied from a local junior side. Not sure of the details but I remember it happening. Last Friday the shoe was on the other foot and we create a big fuss. Sic.Quote:
Originally Posted by red metal
Boils down to this IMO:
Sligo Rovers are to partly blame for not having the cop on to realise Derry and Pats wear red and white, therefore we should have a 3rd kit, be it green,black whatever
Pats are partly at fault for holding the game up, and not just wearing their away kit.
The FAI are partly at fault for not realising Rovers and Pats both wear red and white and not requesting Jako to supply Rovers with a 3rd kit.
Anyone remember when we playe Pats in cup in 2005 and we had to change to all white because Pats forgot their away jersey? ;)
Cup rules are different too. Home team changes... Its a mess tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by Rovers1
exactomundo! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
thought jennings made a few decent saves in the first half. yis seems to try and play some decent football. what is the general opinion of paul cook.
He's well liked by most fans. Especially for his honesty and he's upfront about things. I do think he got the tactics wrong on the night but he is still a young manager in terms of experience so I'm sure he'll learn from his mistakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by green army
At the end of the day really what's the point in playing the blame game? The real issue here is keeping the sponsors and kit supplier happy. Rovers play in red, how many other teams play in red (I'm too lazy to count) the logical solution when picking a second kit is to pick a colour which won't clash. White is a universal colour and almost every side have white in their kit so there's always a real chance of a clash. A neutral colour such as .... ?
I watch Man City last night on TV and their second colour is a type of purple. I thought it look good. We don't really have a second colour we can call our own so maybe we should have a poll here to determine what our second colour should be. A colour clash is something we should never have to endure again, it's not good no matter what way we look at it. Down through the years we have tried many colours, green, yellow, black, white, black and green, black and yellow, black and white. I'm sure there's others. Let's pick a colour where there is absolutely no chance of a colour clash and stck with it and let's get back to talking about the beautiful game instead of bickering about something as trivial as the colour of our shirts.
What else could he have done really? our 2 best defenders out through suspension, and ventre aswell who would be in contention for a start.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
i thought he was right to go with moore in the middle, it worked well in the first half, the got a couple of chances but alot of the time they were depending on the long ball from harris or o'cearuill and they couldnt get oast us, even up until the first goal i dont think they really threatened in the second half, it seemed to be going well with the formation
Never said there was anything wrong in defence. Moore didn't play well at all imo. It never really went well with the formation. Faz up front on his own was clearly not working and could be seen early on but no changes were made.Quote:
Originally Posted by feo123
if we didn't pack the midfield they might have thrashed us. I didn't think the tactics were too bad,defensive errors have nothing to do with tactics. The only mistake cookie made was he let us sit too deep after we scored and maybe rommy should have played in a slightly more attacking role.
Why do people bother posting up bullsh1t teams before a game? Its just stupidQuote:
Originally Posted by SRFCbrothelutd
i thought it was grand until the first goal. moore played well enough he's a player who you might not see as being fully involved and taking everybodys eye he's more likely to be doing good work which some people mightn't notice.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
getting beat by st. pats is no disaster by any means
Right, what was this 'good work' that he did that some people mighn't notice then? and is it you that can only see it or how does it work?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by feo123
Maybe he was one of the three lads who turned up to clean up The Showgrounds? That wouldn't have been noticed.
feckin hilarious!!Quote:
Originally Posted by avvenalaf
One game in and already pointing fingers! Give the team a chance foe f*** Sake.Next ye be calling for Cooks Resignation. Sligoman I have never heard you say anything positive yet.
In general or this thread? There wasn't much to be positive about in this thread. Maybe you will but I won't be calling for Cook to resign in the foreseeable future.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shiba
In general! Either your looking to abuse players who have left us (Hughes)cos its "part of game" get over it would you turn down 2 grand a week these players are professionals and follow the money its a short carreer for footballers at this level. Supporter ya rite, Steward haha!Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
I've no problem with Hughes turning down the extra money, of course I wouldn't. My problem is the fact that he didn't have enough respect to see out the remainder of his contract and instead chose to come up with a lame excuse to ensure he didn't have to play against his new team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shiba
You question me being a supporter? I don't have to explain myself to you so talk to someone who cares about you and your opinion.
positional play, creating space for players around him etcQuote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Lads, losing a lead, and giving up three in seven minutes is a bit rough, but look, we opened the season away from home, against one of the big-money title favourites, with three of our starting back four suspended...
As for the jersey problem, two words - Anthony Buttimer.
He gave Fahy a great elbow into the chest in the first few minutesQuote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
That is also true. With Jennings in goal and Peers and Coleman suspended I was always expecting a defeat away to Pat's, in fact we didn't do too bad given the circumstances. Saturday will be a better indication of the desired starting eleven with Brush, Coleman & Peers back[presuming they don't get injured in the meantime], not so sure if Ventre will make the starting line-up but we'll see. I think we can get a draw out of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fivesilver
anyone hear the story about why Brush was left out?Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
No, PM me;) I did hear he's definitely back Saturday though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovers1
hes had his chance is his words;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Supporters! Dont winge the whole time.Get over Hughes will.He was wrong with what he done as regards the Drogheda game no doubt. He did play for us after that and imo done alrite.Cook made the decision not to play him.Which is understandable too.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
You sound like a wee B**** who has been dumped, I take you dnt love me anymore.
Suppose to carrying an injury!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovers1