Jaysus Stu there was no need for the lesson and then the sly dig around cup finals.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I still think it was harsh btw. So there. MLS be damned.
Good luck all the same.
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Jaysus Stu there was no need for the lesson and then the sly dig around cup finals.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I still think it was harsh btw. So there. MLS be damned.
Good luck all the same.
What's the sly dig? Tonight is a Cup final for us, and everyone knows anything can happen in a Cup final. I'm not predicting nothing.
I think any fan who doesn't know the rules and/or have an interest in learning them kind of waives any right to complain about refereeing decisions. So there. :)
"You should know that!" seemed to be a little reference to rovers in cup finals no? I'm very sensitive today. I celebrated that 1-1 like it was a win...in a tournament we could still progress in. Still, we'll take the few bob.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
And I think the best refs apply a bit of common sense in their application of said rules. I hope you get a good one tonight and the game isn't ruined by any over zealous application. Although if you're playing Harps that would usually work in your favour! Not sure about this current version of Harps...bit softer.
Ger, seriously mate, what happened to you ??Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
I agree completely with what your saying btw, it's just.... a little weird to read coming from a bohs fan ?
Gaffney should and probably will get POTY, but don't think he'll get Rovers fans POTY-That will probably be Alan Mannus. If Rovers don't win the league next year it'll be because him and/or Bradley have left. Irreplaceable.
I say it as I see it. I like my stats and his are the best in my opinion, along with his all round play. Doesn’t matter to me if the player wears hoops, red and black stripes or whatever colour.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Thought Pats should’ve been 2-0 up by the time Sligo were awarded a joke of a penalty. Barrett and Keena went shoulder to shoulder, Keena lost his balance and got straight back up to continue contesting for the ball. If you look at the replay he actually swiftly turns his head around about to berate the referee for giving a free out before realising he was awarded a ridiculously soft peno. After that I thought Sligo managed the game very well and pats looked all out of ideas in how to break them down. Never really got going after the goal
If Gaffney doesn't win POTY this year it's even more of a travesty than it was when he didn't get it last year. He's been the the best player on the best team for two years.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
The main reason I like Gaffney is because he obviously has the option of growing a s**t ginger beard, and he has chosen not to. For that reason alone he deserves player of the year.Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
Not to already get too far ahead of ourselves before the LOI European campaign ends for 2022 but Dundalk should be seeded for the first 2 rounds next year.
In terms of picking up a decent country co-efficient the most important games for the LOI are the first round or two of the ECL and also any points picked up in the ECL group stage.
Hopefully Dundalk can get a soft route to ECLQ3 before having a decent go at a team from a mid ranked league.
Dundalk need serious investment in their squad next season or they won't be in Europe for very long, irrespective of the team they may face. Hoban and Benson being available will improve them, they still need some decent standard of player in to make a mark in Europe. Getting European qualification might give them options with possible new signings but they still have to compete with pat's, derry and Rovers for those players I'd say. The seedings for Europe can be a false picture as well, so just because they have the historical seeding wont guarantee a dodgy side. They should get through one round at least you'd imagine.
Final group game just kicking off
Pohls in for Mannus (who is on the bench) is an interesting one. Slight knock or throwing him in for experience? Mannus has been an important player throughout so Pohls has a lot to live up to
Mannus has been playing with an injury for a while now so I'd imagine that's his season done. Hopefully a sign that he wants to start recovering for the next one!Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Roll on next season.
And there you see the reason why Rovers are so desperate to keep Alan Mannus for another year. Pohls isn't good enough for LOI let alone European competition. Rovers had started brightly enough, albeit its clear to see who are the better team.
Shirt tug without a yellow card there. Well I never Stu...
Agreed. Good save there thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Didn't see which incident that was, but Ferizaj absolutely 100% should have been booked. Let's draw a line under that.Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
Farrugia pulled their left wingers jersey outside our box. Free given, no yellow. Same as you'll see in games all over the world every week.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Was it the "Blatant and cynical hold stopping a promising attack" in the coaching video I linked?
Cos Ferizaj's was.
We disagree on what constitutes a promising attack I think! We can draw a line under that at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
But you also disagree with professional refereeing guidelines on what constitutes a promising attack, so...
Jays, big let-off for Pohls there.
Think he may have been a bit unlucky as he won the initial challenge only for a Djurgardens to get the second ball as well.
He's too hesitant he doesn't know when to come and he should be coming
Djugardens aren't anything special. There's a lot left there for rovers to go and prove themselves as worthy group stage contenders
Better performance away from home for Rovers. Something to take into next season. Think I predicted them to get a couple points/draws before the group stage commenced, so not too bad of a campaign in my eyes.
I don't think so. "the key here is that these considerations (speed and space) relate to a promising attack which has the possibility of becoming a goal-scoring opportunity, and not simply every forward movement."Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Are you on the edge of your seat when Sam Todd has the ball in his own half and goes past one man? Seasons must be rife with excitement.
Yeah, first solid away defensive performance since Hibernians, so that's something.
1 goal in 6 games is poor and will be a worry. They didn't really make the keeper work tonight I think, and similar could be said of previous games.
Did Djurgarden change their team around tonight? Heard the commentator say of their last sub that they were bringing on a forward they expected to start and taking off a guy they expected to be on the bench.
Still, an easy €4m, so the challenge is to build on that next season.
Literally the piece before that quote is -Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
This applies, and the video example is very comparable, so yellow card.Quote:
Speed – The player(s) is (are) moving forward with pace in their attack.
Space – There should be green space in front of the player with the ball to dribble, pass or shoot and/or green space in front of other attackers would could receive the ball.
Options – Either the player with the ball has options to take on a defender or has other teammates to which he could pass the ball.
Leave it go...
It was a fairly strong starting djugardens teamQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Decent performance from Rovers. But only one other team in ANY European Competition (group stage) this year has managed just one goal. (Copenhagen)
They did make some changes but only 2 of their squad had started all 5 games prior to tonight. It seems they have rotated quite a bit in Europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
For anyone that likes their stats, I saw something on Twitter earlier that they are the only unseeded side (from ECL Q2) to advance beyond the group stage. Maybe that changes after tonight’s other games but an excellent campaign for them so far.
True, but there are many teams who scored 2/3 goals and either finished on less points or the same amount of points as Rovers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Straightstory
The line I quoted is a clarification of those criteria. It was in no way a promising attack. If it was, every time a defender had the ball would be promising. The video shows a counter attack being stopped as he is breaking through towards the halfway line with multiple opposition players already out of the game whereas the Gent player was their last man, and wide on the right deep in their half. It's not at all the same. You picked the only video which has the attacker in their own half and they are in a far more "promising" position than the Gent lad.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Agree to disagree anyway. It was a stupid pull of the jersey and hurt us in the end.
Rangers scored a few on their way to a record minus 20 goal difference and zero pointsQuote:
Originally Posted by Straightstory
Starting today:Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
Widell Zetterström - Johansson, Danielson, Ekdal, Andersson - Finndell, Schüller, Eriksson - Asoro, Holmberg, Wikheim
Starting last league game:
Widell Zetterstrom - Johansson, Danielson, Ekdal, Andersson - Finndell, Schuller, Eriksson, Radetinac - Edvardsen, Wikheim
So two from their last league. And that's a strong league team.
No - the Gent player had gone past Feruzaj (before being cynically hauled back) and had space and options in front of him, so it's clearly not the case that every time the defender had the ball would be a promising attack.Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
Of course I did. Is that a complaint now - that the example I picked was too similar to Feruzaj? Yes, the video example is a more promising position, but that mean the Feruzaj example wasn't a promising attack.Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
I'd say let's take this to PMs but even I don't care that much anymore!Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Good luck in the playoff.
The LOI finishes the season in 36th. That's 3 really strong consecutive years put together. This is the little mini group we find ourselves in on the co-efficient table.
30th will be about our ceiling for the foreseeable but it's definitely a reachable goal.
29 Azerbaijan 2.375 3.375 2.500 4.375 3.500 16.125 1/ 4 30 Kazakhstan 4.250 3.375 1.000 2.875 1.125 12.625 4 31 Slovenia 3.125 2.000 2.250 3.000 2.125 12.500 4 32 Moldova 1.125 0.750 1.375 5.250 3.250 11.750 1/ 4 33 Kosovo 2.500 1.500 1.833 2.333 2.875 11.041 4 34 Liechtenstein 1.500 2.500 0.500 0.000 6.500 11.000 1 35 Latvia 1.625 2.250 1.375 2.625 2.750 10.625 4 36 Ireland 1.000 1.250 1.875 2.875 3.375 10.375 4 37 Finland 0.875 1.625 1.375 3.750 2.625 10.250 4 38 Lithuania 2.625 1.625 1.625 1.750 2.375 10.000 4 39 Armenia 1.500 2.750 1.375 1.875 2.375 9.875 4 40 Belarus 5.000 2.500 1.500 0.250 0.625 9.875 4 41 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2.000 1.500 2.625 1.625 2.000 9.750 4 42 Luxembourg 2.625 3.000 1.000 1.250 1.125 9.000 4 43 Faroe Islands 1.125 1.125 2.750 1.500 2.250 8.750 4 44 Northern Ireland 0.500 2.375 2.833 1.625 1.250 8.583 4
It flew by in the end. Wish we had a few more games.
With the WC coming up our European group stage only lasted for 56 days . In contrast, Dundalk's 2016 EL group stage went on for 85 days if I'm counting properly. 29 extra days to save for the away trips!
Good crowd in Sweden tonight all the same.