How ironic is that coming from a Youths fan?Quote:
Originally Posted by ForzaForth
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How ironic is that coming from a Youths fan?Quote:
Originally Posted by ForzaForth
it was but i think they managed one proper chance in the second half, might have been morrow who played a nice ball into the box, but the bray defender made an excellent block.Quote:
Originally Posted by centre mid
i have no idea who was is in midfield for bray, looked very poor though..ciaran martyn is a good midfielder, a bit like a frank lampard of the loi arriving late in the box as he did tonight but he's not one to get on the ball and dictate a game imo. when you have two midfields where neither two men demand the ball it leads to a terrible game. just my opinion. i might be being a bit harsh, afterall i was watching diego in action for werder bremen against udinesie during the week just before i went out.
I'd agree with most of that. Wexford defended from the front right from the start and really unsettled our side. They were controlling the game long before they scored. No real stand out performer- just a very good, solid team performance.Quote:
Originally Posted by ForzaForth
We definitely lacked leadership- I said something similar to somebody during the course of the game. Needed somebody to take charge and settle everyone down. Our captain barely opened his mouth all night.
Fair play to Wexford- definitely deserved the win. Great away support too.
UCD's average age tonight- 18Quote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
Wexford's average age tonight- 26
Yep, fair enough summary. Youths defended very well and hassled us at every opportunity; deserved the win. The fans need to come up with some more original songs though - "Did you get your homework done?" - YAWN! :oQuote:
Originally Posted by ForzaForth
The defeat will be good for us though; give the lads a kick (such as they got at half time, leading to a much better second half) and we can kick on from this, I think.
Really? Interesting stat. Thought Wexford looked fairly big alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge
2 fans got onto the pitch and got straight back off...Quote:
Originally Posted by exiled_gufc_fan
See for yourselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by MickNolan
Galway United v Rovers Highlights
High definition - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEpBKXDfujM&fmt=22
Normal quality - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEpBKXDfujM
Twigg's first was a quality header. Second definitely had a touch of offside about it. Third was just bundled home.
And from what i can see.. 2 FansQuote:
Originally Posted by gufcfan
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Originally Posted by exiled_gufc_fan
Eh? Where's the pitch invasion?:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by gufcfan
Anyone with half a football brain would realise our problems stem from two wingers(Kearney and McGlynn) who cut inside too often, therefore offering no width and confine the play too much.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishultra
Also if you think we only had one chance in the second half you obviously left early.
But given your posting history I'm not surprised....
lol, i wondered when the legendary foot.ie bitterness would pass by my way.
not once did either of your two midfielders demand the ball or look to do anything with it, it was constant up in the air stuff, i would have expected a lot better from Derry, not a patch on Bohs anyway. If Bohs played Bray they would teach them a footballing lesson, Derry looked marginally better than Bray and that was mainly in the physical department.
maby not what you want to hear but its fact. you have a long way to go before you are league champions again.
There was none, just two young lads ran on and were promptly removed again.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Well if Roddy said it,I mean he`s always on the money.As for thanking Bray Im scarlet for ya:DQuote:
Originally Posted by sonofstan
I agree completely. But not because of centre midfield. Our lack of wingers and slow centre halves will be our undoing.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishultra
And we'll see how Bohs do against Bray on Friday. I'd be surprised if many teams teach Bray "a footballing lesson" this season.
I'd agree. although it's already looking as if it will be us and youse neck and neck for the season, I'm not convinced there's any huge gap in quality between us and the rest.Quote:
Originally Posted by OneRedArmy
We rode our luck outrageously last season, and i'd be the second to admit - after Fenlon? - that the margin flattered us; we were good, but not that good. A few things went our way that just shouldn't; the robbery in TC, the peno out in Belfield, Kalonas showing up at just the right time.
We've a weaker squad this year, in my view, or at least weaker than the one we ended up with: Burns and O'Donnell will be missed more and more as the season goes on, especially with possibly 10-12 more matches (CL and Setanta). Ndo's great, but he's also potentially a sick note in waiting. All our strikers are 30ish - we badly need some youthful pace up front.
Derry have only really lost McGinn, and Kearney's not a real replacement - I reckon you'll chase us the whole way. After that, there's a big pool of mid-table teams (basically, everyone except Drogheda) who'll take points off each other, and nick a few from us and Derry as well.
As for teaching footballing lessons - it was noticeable last season that all our best performances came against the better sides; if Pat's or Cork or last years Drogs put it up to us, then we respond well - less so against less imaginative teams. so no, no 'footballing lessons'
I have no idea what game you went to- it was a very good game to watch. We were excellent in the first half, some of our passing and movement was terrific. And Bray were full value for their point. It did become more hoofball in the second half but that was more to do with Bray closing us down far quicker and us having to clear more often.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishultra
Agree with all the previous comments about our width though McGlynn did have a good game and showed some nice touches. Jennings should be made to spend the whole week practising his kicking although I'm reluctant to blame him for the Bray goal without seeing it again as I think it may have taken an awkward bounce on the way in.
We won't win the league this year: when we're good, we're excellent and we can tear teams apart, but it doesn't happen often enough and we have a total lack of options. When Bray regrouped last night, closed us down faster and quickened their tempo it meant we couldn't pass them out of the game as we had done earlier so we went to plan two- hoof it to Farren/Stewart. Our last 4 games have included a home defeat, a home draw, and an away draw. Just not good enough.
Derry played some good football last night. They passed it around brilliantly in the first half. Their goal was well-worked and Stewart's chance in the first half, where Gray knocked the ball all the way across pitch, was another one. Bray also had a few good passing moves. Admittedly, the second half did have a lot of hoof-ball.
Derry do have a very good side and, dare I say, they are a better footballing side than Bohs. However, Bohs last season were incredibly efficient and they could finish teams off consistently or they could scrape a victory. I don't think Derry can do that as much.
Limerick 3 Kildare County 0.
First goal was a glancing header from an inswinging free kick that made it in at the far post. Second was a penalty. Third was an own goal from Baba Issaka - he chested an outswinging cross back to where he thought the keeper was, but the keeper had come out to catch it.
Kildare were very poor - no midfield presence at all, and never troubled us at the back. Limerick got in behind them all night, and should have pressed more.
Att. 457 (I think)
Perhaps they should rethink the Wexford Youths name then..Quote:
Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge
A bit high with average age of Youths. It's 23.55. Adding the likes of Holden and Breen has helped to bring up the average age, only three teenagers in the Youths starting eleven.Quote:
Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge
Holden - 29
Breen - 30
White - 22
Russell - 27
Flynn - 24
Sinnott - 23
O'Loughlin - 23
Kearney - 19
McCurtain - 19
Keohane - 18
Doyle - 25
That's going by the DoB's on the Youths website.
Still I'd imagine that's older than people expect, it's easy to forget that this is the third season for most of these guys so even the ones who were only 18 starting out are 20-21 now, it makes a big difference in terms of physical strength.