Premier Division fixtures 20/21 October.

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22/10/2017, 11:59 AM
sbgawa

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Originally Posted by MattB11

Pitch passed an inspection earlier on Friday then it rained from about 3 o clock onwards the ref landed carried out a pitch inspection and called it off , definitely amateurish on our part though we knew of the bad weather forecast and never closed the roof

Good one lol. In fairness to drogs their place is top class
22/10/2017, 12:14 PM
fieldofmarkets

You don't want to be opening and closing those stadium roofs too often. Sometimes they get stuck halfway and then you are really goosed.
22/10/2017, 12:23 PM
MeathDrog

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Surely the ref, not Harps, called the match off?

The ref deemed the pitch unplayable before the game of course. Could Harps have looked at any news outlets beforehand, took into consideration the amount of rain expected, their awful pitch and the length of travel for the opposition and saved the officials the hassle of making a call that everyone knew was going to happen?
22/10/2017, 12:23 PM
bluewhitearmy

I really like Cabos approach of taking the entire ground away, like one of those pitches that can be wheeled out in some stadiums.
22/10/2017, 12:26 PM
micls

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Originally Posted by MeathDrog

The ref deemed the pitch unplayable before the game of course. Could Harps have looked at any news outlets beforehand, took into consideration the amount of rain expected, their awful pitch and the length of travel for the opposition and saved the officials the hassle of making a call that everyone knew was going to happen?

You understand that clubs can't unilaterally call a fixture off, right? If it passed an inspection at 3, at that point harps have no control over it. They cannot choose to call off the game. Only the FAI can do that.
22/10/2017, 12:29 PM
MeathDrog

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Originally Posted by micls

You understand that clubs can't unilaterally call a fixture off, right? If it passed an inspection at 3, at that point harps have no control over it. They cannot choose to call off the game. Only the FAI can do that.

Fair enough I hold my hands up. I didn't know that and apologies. Unfortunate that it was called off.
22/10/2017, 12:36 PM
nigel-harps1954

We should all start calling off games because Met Eireann says it's going to rain a bit.

I'm sure Drogheda fans will recover from their 7 day long trek to reach the farthest corners of the country.
22/10/2017, 1:07 PM
bluewhitearmy

So will Harps be able to keep most of their squad together or are they at risk of losing many? Imagine McCourt will be out the door anyway.
22/10/2017, 1:41 PM
nigel-harps1954

Can't imagine us holding on to much of the squad. There's already plenty of rumours up here about who is gone and who isn't. We'll likely go out with a lot of young players next season.

Not sure about McCourt either. He may have options, but won't want to go too far from home either. There were plenty of rumours of a move to Sligo, but he'll certainly not travel up and down there for training, whatever about matches.
22/10/2017, 2:55 PM
Martinho II

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Originally Posted by sbgawa

Easy as pie handy bus route from town. Nice bar to have a pint in.

what is the bus no if you are going from city centre? made mistake of getting on 145 bus to Bray and getting off at Leopardstown junction. didnt realise its a good 40 min walk down to ground! handy for next year.
22/10/2017, 3:01 PM
Martinho II

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Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

Well if we had stuck with Ayunga and ye had kept Flaherty we would be way worse off

Vinny, McCabe and Sharkey are 3 excellent signings Lyttle made in the window.

One defeat in 11 since we last played Derry. At that stage if you told me that we could go to Drogheda last game knowing a point would make us safe Id have bitten your hand off.

the turning point for Sligo was that superb win over Cork City in turners cross. it wasnt too long after we knocked ye out of the FAI cup. Its some turnaround for ye. I thought ye were as good as down that night in CCS. massive congrats to ye. Ye have showed some battle and grit.
22/10/2017, 3:37 PM
sbgawa

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Originally Posted by Martinho II

what is the bus no if you are going from city centre? made mistake of getting on 145 bus to Bray and getting off at Leopardstown junction. didnt realise its a good 40 min walk down to ground! handy for next year.

Number 4 God down the road but there are loads t hat are in general area.
23/10/2017, 12:22 PM
EnzoScifo10

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Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy

I�d have driven him to Sligo myself. That�s not what we will be relegated

Maybe not but in 2015 I would have done the same, Faherty looked overweight and uninterested as he scored 2 goals (both against Galway) in 21 games for Limerick. He then scored 9 from the next 9 including another 2 against Galway. It just looked like an accident waiting to happen.
23/10/2017, 8:46 PM
brendy_�ire

Harps 1-3 Drogheda now. Was Harps 1-0 Drogheda at HT.

On a completely unrelated note, Harps half, Drogs full was 40/1.
23/10/2017, 8:58 PM
Straightstory

YES!!! Drogs win 3-2.
23/10/2017, 9:22 PM
Sam_Heggy

Mother of jaysus, is it possible to just accept a 3-0 loss, not show up and not get fined for Bohs match on Fri night???

Brutal.
23/10/2017, 9:32 PM
atfconline

No, we tried it last season.
23/10/2017, 9:34 PM
Mr A

Just make it stop. We're an absolute mess at this stage.
23/10/2017, 9:50 PM
MattB11

Can't see us staying up now
24/10/2017, 12:08 AM
Rover'n'out

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Originally Posted by Martinho II

the turning point for Sligo was that superb win over Cork City in turners cross. it wasnt too long after we knocked ye out of the FAI cup. Its some turnaround for ye. I thought ye were as good as down that night in CCS. massive congrats to ye. Ye have showed some battle and grit.

Thanks but a bit early for the congrats just yet. Have to get something from the game in Drogheda and certainly can't take anything for granted.

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