LOI fixtures - Friday 28th July to Monday 31st July

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Originally Posted by sullanefc

Too many changes on the City team tonight. No Morrissey, no McCormack, no Bennett, a young CB (McCarthy) who had a mare, and a useless centre forward (Campion) who botched several good goal scoring chances.

Bohs fluffed 2 one on ones first half but scored from a stonewall pen 2nd half. Time wasting antics is what you'd expect in that situation. City not good enough to overcome them.

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Bohs made five changes as well.

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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Bohs made five changes as well.

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Ok. Good for them.

Sour enough!

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Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke

How did you all enjoy your first glimpses of Robbie Williams Esq, Cork ?

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I was waiting for him to do 'somethin Stupid' but I think he will have 'No Regrets' after it.

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Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke

How did you all enjoy your first glimpses of Robbie Williams Esq, Cork ?

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Some turnaround from Friday. I was trudging out to Tallaght fearing the worst on the back of a three game losing streak. Defeat out there would have thrown us well and truly back in the relegation mixer. But two wins in four days away to Rovers and Cork have us dreaming of Europe.

It really is a funny oul game.

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Originally Posted by Northsider

Some turnaround from Friday. I was trudging out to Tallaght fearing the worst on the back of a three game losing streak. Defeat out there would have thrown us well and truly back in the relegation mixer. But two wins in four days away to Rovers and Cork have us dreaming of Europe.

It really is a funny oul game.

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Yeah I was just looking at the table, mad what 2 wins has done for ye.

Next few league games have us coming up against teams fighting at around the bottom, drogheda, Sligo and harps. Very tricky games this time of year.

Outside distraction of an unbeaten season is gone, now let's get this title wrapped up, the sooner the better.

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Originally Posted by sullanefc

Bohs fluffed 2 one on ones first half but scored from a stonewall pen 2nd half. Time wasting antics is what you'd expect in that situation. City not good enough to overcome them.

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Seems that you and El Pietro were at different matches

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Originally Posted by El-Pietro

We should have been 3 or 4 up at half time. Really missed Sean tonight. Second half Bohs came out strong - we got back into it and then the pen. I honestly didn't think it was a pen, or even in the box but as I was at the far end I'll give the ref the benefit of the doubt. Bohs then resorted to delaying tactics as it their right and while we improved the ball just wasn't falling for us. We had a few chances late on but not high enough quality. Sadlier has a long way to go to get to the required level and Campion has a long way to go to find a club that will take him on.

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Good to see Georgie Poynton in such good form ahead of his return to Dundalk next season. His loan extension has worked out really well, delighted for him.

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Originally Posted by oriel

Good to see Georgie Poynton in such good form ahead of his return to Dundalk next season. His loan extension has worked out really well, delighted for him.

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A great kid with a great attitude, he'll be missed next season.

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Originally Posted by patrickccfc

Yeah I was just looking at the table, mad what 2 wins has done for ye.

Next few league games have us coming up against teams fighting at around the bottom, drogheda, Sligo and harps. Very tricky games this time of year.

Outside distraction of an unbeaten season is gone, now let's get this title wrapped up, the sooner the better.

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Can't understand why being unbeaten was a distraction, the league is won so the only thing left to achieve in it was to go unbeaten. I'd be very disappointed if I was a Cork fan won't get a better chance IMO

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Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Seems that you and El Pietro were at different matches

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Penalty aside I don't see a difference there. I said that I didn't get a good view and the highlights show I was wrong on the location of it at least. Having seen the reply I wouldn't call it stonewall but it was a silly tackle to be making in that area. Same category as the penalty in tallght this year. Don't give the opposition an excuse in those areas when your chance of making the tackle cleanly is so low. McCarthy is very young though and will learn. He did his leaving cert in June.

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Originally Posted by mcgonigle

Can't understand why being unbeaten was a distraction, the league is won so the only thing left to achieve in it was to go unbeaten. I'd be very disappointed if I was a Cork fan won't get a better chance IMO

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I'm gutted to lose the unbeaten run. We're most likely trying to put a positive spin on the loss. We'll never ever have a better chance to go unbeaten. We probably won a lot of games we had no right to win this season, and given the size of our squad and disruption to our team due to injuries its a minor miracle we got this far. 21 games is incredible to be fair. Horrible to lose it at home especially. Plenty still to play for, perhaps we won't win the league in the next week or two but we will win it with a good few games to spare. With the unbeaten thing out of the way no excuse not to put our full focus on the cups once we have the title wrapped up. Hopefully we can give the treble a good run but we have no divine right to either of them, and as Pats/Rovers well know Cup victories are not easy, no matter how badly you want them.

Thats not a dig by the way, just saying that no matter how good a team you have you can find it extremely difficult to win the cup and both teams had their droughts so desire was not an issue.

Bohs have scuppered a couple of unbeaten runs the last few years.

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Originally Posted by mcgonigle

Can't understand why being unbeaten was a distraction, the league is won so the only thing left to achieve in it was to go unbeaten. I'd be very disappointed if I was a Cork fan won't get a better chance IMO

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Well I suppose after every win we got the focus on going unbeaten intensified in the media. It is disappointing to lose it, and at home too. But I guess no one thought we'd get to 23 games to only lose our first game. Drogheda is a good game to bounce back in though, almost certain to go down you would think.

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Originally Posted by Nesta99

Bohs have scuppered a couple of unbeaten runs the last few years.

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Was it 2009, I think, bohs were on an unbeaten run from the year before and we ended it with a 1-0 win in Dalymount. Got us back I guess

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Originally Posted by Nesta99

Bohs have scuppered a couple of unbeaten runs the last few years.

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I remember they beat us on the opening day of the 2010 season too.

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Originally Posted by patrickccfc

Was it 2009, I think, bohs were on an unbeaten run from the year before and we ended it with a 1-0 win in Dalymount. Got us back I guess

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Bohs were also the only team to beat us in 2014 domestically in all competitions.

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Originally Posted by CityRebel

Inexperience at the back, it was a poor penalty to concede.

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Having seen it on Soccer Republic I thought it was a bit of a soft penalty. Akinade certainly went down very easily.

That run went a bit under the radar compared to Cork this season. Both away wins for Bohs and at a key time in their season both years. That said it was felt that Bohs were far the toughest team that Dundalk met that year with even a 0-3 win in Dalymount considered as one of the most blessed 3 goal wins you'd ever see. They would be in command of the chase for the 2nd EL place bar players out imo.

Just for a bit of balance, Bohs were the only team to lose to the record-breaking Galway team in 2011 as well.