As far as I know, we have a full squad this year.
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Where you at the match? I presume not, therefore you haven't got a clue.
We missed a lot of guilt edged chances and we also missed 2 penalties(over the 2 legs, if they where scored we would have went through).
If we got a Slovenian side this year, we would be confident of going through. They are no great shakes.
Can I ask, what did I actually say to get your back up? (going by the 'very rich' comment)
now who's being biased :D
The header that came off the bar was Pat's best chance. Ryan had a stormer for Pats, pulled off quality saves from Dunphy (twice), Duggan, O'Shea and Fox. Delaney missed 2 free headers from inside the 6 yard box and and O'Shea missed a sitter from the edge of the 6 yard as well. Anto Murphy also cleared off the pats line in the last few minutes. Think our keeper made good 2/3 saves, one from O'Neill and a great save from a Fahey free kick.
There was no original smack, he held his arms out to stop Kirby running any further, the same thing every centre half in the country does week in week out, Kirby went to the ground, ref played on, Kirby retalated by stamping on the back of Deans calf as they were running out. Brennan IMO was lucky, he was on a a booking at the time of his little bust up, as the 2 players were on the ground he got up faster and and pushed our player with his hands and knee at the same time pushing our player back to the ground. But he was never going to send 2 Pats players off playing against Bray.
On another note, what was up with Johnnie Mc after the game ? he absolutely lost his head with the Pats fans in the red seats !
I watched the highlights on TV actually. To prove I did, they scored a Matt LeTisser esq free kick.
You gave out about Dungannon and Glentoran, as if your in a position to preach, when your team doesn't even take Europe seriously.
We have been the last few years. It got to a point where Linfield/IL didn't believe they could qualify, so didn't try. Then Glentoran qualified and then Linfield qualified so now we take it seriously. My point originally was at least your league has a decent chance, we have no chance of getting decent co-efficients and like it or not Linfield are the most likely in IL football to be able to boost the co-efficients of IL football.
Also I think you know as well as I do, Highlights are hardly indicative of the actual match. I can assure you Linfield where a match for the Slovenian side, we just didn't have lady luck on our side this time.
There's actually a bit in passing about them in the current When Saturday Comes. They were relegated last year* in a play off against Bromma, a team who'd never been in the top flight before, who had average gates of about 1100 but who field something like 276 youth sides.
* - if you win the Fair Play and go down, you can still get into Europe, as with Ipswich, but if you win the Second Division Fair Play and go up, you can't, as with UCD a couple of years back.
1-0 Bohs against Waterford.
I'm not being Cocky. I am basing my views on Linfield playing the then top side in Slovenia. Who played at a good standard, but definately beatable. Linfield where unlucky last season, I think with the experience of last season would help us get through, as we now know we have nothing to fear from the Slovenians.
I'm not saying we are a dead cert, I am saying it is a winnable tie. Hardly a cocky attitude.:rolleyes:
Some great players sitting in the stand at Belfield - does Pete Mahon know:confused: :D
This is further proof, after the vicious assault witnessed by Shamrock fans in the cup game, that eyewitness accounts from supporters cannot be trusted. Or maybe that's just when Sligo are playing? I know when they played Pats they were the dirtiest shower of hoofers I've ever seen...;)