Probably. You could probably go into any pub in Ireland and find some Unireh fans who didn't watch it but would tell you it was ****e anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
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Probably. You could probably go into any pub in Ireland and find some Unireh fans who didn't watch it but would tell you it was ****e anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Maybe it was. But as you can appreciate, I don't really care right nowQuote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Well done Cork City on today's win in a very hard fought game.
In a way i'm delighted that the match got a result and we didn't have to go to the dreaded pens shoot out to decide the game...
..or am i ;) (i was bracing myself for them tbh)
Despite the result going against us it was still a very good day out.
Congrats to cork. Well deserved for the last few years
With the final few minutes ticking by I was envisaging penalties being taken in front of us and dundalk winning. I was convinced that was going to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado
The goal didn't feel real, just waited for the offside flag or the ref to give a free out or something to ruin the moment.
Perfectly normal for real football fans to wish be embittered, hateful gits who wish nothing but the worst for every other team. But so long as they support my club they are still wonderful human beings.Quote:
Originally Posted by rebel
Commiserations to the Dundalk fans on here. Don't think ye deserved to lose over the 120 mins.
But watching that ball trickle over the line in the 121st minute of a cup final against your biggest rivals was unquestionably one of the highlights of my sporting life. What a moment. Magic.
I enjoyed the game, it wasnt silky football but it wasnt a mess of a game. Weather was good and will a little cold, with the lack of rain and wind it was a final played in perfet conditions. It was interesting t see what looked like fatigue kicking in but then periods of dominance still occurred. We have been a bit unlucky with scrappy goals or deflections plaguing us. Anyway congrats to Cork, on the balance of the last few years it would have been really hard not to have picked up silverware. Watching the ball tricle ver the line with hardly a minute to play was hard but i'd have taken it the other way obviously and not have given a damn!
I enjoyed Maguire's goal more than Banda's for some reason...Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
I was hoping for a 35,000 plus attendance: Two great rivals, decent weather, cheap ticket prices - and people still didn't turn up. I think we have to accept now that the only way Irish teams will make any impression on the fickle and supine 'Irish sporting public' is through doing well in Europe. It would be terrific if both Dundalk and Cork made the group stages of the Europa league next year. They both look well equipped to do it. Two fine teams.
That was tough to take. Fair dues to Cork for winning the cup. It's tough to do and I don't agree with the mentality of "it's only the cup". There aren't too many trophies to win and it's always a joy to win one. I know we celebrated like crazy after winning the league cup a few years ago and it pushed us on. It'll be interesting to see if Cork push on now from this.
On the match itself, I thought we were dominant in the first half without taking any chances and Cork came back we'll in the second half. Overall it was even enough. A lot of our players were dead on their feet as it went on. It's hard to recover from playing a high intensity match in sub zero temperatures a couple of days ago. I still think if we had a top class striker we would have won that game and would also have won the league with more to spare.
Just have two points on the game.
The first is do the FAI fine clubs for each individual flare let off. Could be an expensive game for both sides if so haha.
Also thought it was daft that the sign by the sponsors on the pitch after had FAI Cup Champions on it. Surely you're champions if you win the league and Winners if you win the cup.
Or maybe it's just me being pedantic
I must admit, I don't really get what you're saying there.......Quote:
Originally Posted by KBurke
As a neutral, with a slight leaning towards Cork because of the silverware already won by Dundalk, I didn't think it was too bad a game for a 0-0 up to the last minute. Certainly a lot better that a few Finals I have seen over the years. Both teams got the ball down and tried to play (beginning to sound like Giles) and while it wasn't a 4-3 cracker, I enjoyed it.
As for the attendance, I haven't seen the official attendance figure but it must have been bigger than some international games I have been at of late.
p.s. How do Athlone Town survive on 156 punters coming through the turnstile?. I am also saddened to see Waterford's poor attendance. I grew up in a LoI era when Waterford were the team to beat and got excellent gates ( http://www.extratime.ie/articles/178...e-final-story/ )
loved the rovers supporter on the 9 o clock news "we'll be here next year"
That's the optimism that brings us all out (and I mean all teams) every year for a new season.
Can't come soon enough.
Sad isn't it. The sporting public don't care about two domestic teams going head to head.Quote:
Originally Posted by Straightstory
It's Europe or nothing apparently.
The Dundalk/Legia game at the Aviva was a much bigger occasion, and that saddens me.
Oh you bastard, that's a year of counselling ruined.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
25k is a very good attendance and that figure compares well to cup finals in other leagues which are much better supported than the LOI.
Too much is made of attendance figures here. 26k is 5 times what a league game between these sides would get. Cork's brought more fans to this than their last 3 league home games combined. As did the champions.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
I'm guilty of doing it myself too, but going on about bad crowds only helps those who want to put us down anyway. Look at the stuff that happened that Monday with Pats v Cork and Longford v Dundalk. Longford actually had a good attendance for them but it was painted as a travesty.
A guy I work with went to his first game yesterday and enjoyed it. So did I (as a neutral). That should be promoted, rather than more whinging that won't help anybody.
Out of interest did you think the 26,400 figure was accurate?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
It wasn't the best of games, but congratulations to Cork. Tough for us to lose it in the last min of extra time, but that's how it goes. Thought Dundalk were the better side in the first half, but we probably didn't do enough to win the match.
Need to score to a win a game!Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
I think we should be charitable. Tired and emotional.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Funny nonetheless!!
Yes I agree. I haven't watched the full thing but hopefully he didn't say anything insulting towards Dundalk as ye don't deserve that. I didn't think it was such a great thing to do myself really, a bit undignified but he was well cut. Fair play to the Dundalk fans who have posted here congratulating us. That's what football is all about. I wish ye the best in the Europa League, hope ye get out of the group.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
That's what I felt, like enjoy the moment FFS Mark and don't be thinking about Dundalk.Quote:
Originally Posted by rebel
About right. I thought there was maore there last year but not much in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid
Last year they announce a pretty specific number. This time they fell back into the international team habit of round numbers.
Yeah - I didn't think there was more there then last year - maybe closer than I thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Still think 25k+ is an exceptional crowd.
Absolutely delighted to have won yesterday.
Congratulations to both City & Dundalk for leaving everything on the pitch.
It wasn't a great final but finals seldom are.
Good luck to Dundalk in Europe.
Do yourselves & the League of Ireland proud.
Two glimpses from yesterday which will live with me for ever.
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Was just scrolling through the posts here and was about to post my congratulations to Cork.
Then I seen disgrunteld's post, try and enjoy your win lad and get the Champions off your mind for a minute or are ya's that obsessed?
Yeah it's a bit silly in fairness. Lots of bitterness over on the orielweb forum as well. No need for it, I met a couple of Dundalk fans queuing for the dart after the game yesterday and we got on grand and wished each other the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcgonigle
Yeah to be fair a few dundalk fans came over to me to congratulate us which was very nice of them considering the manner of the defeat. The ones that were giving lip were probably the same ones that went out of there way to goad us in oriel in 2014.
I really don't get the fixation that people have about bitternessQuote:
Originally Posted by rebel
To me bitterness means a resentment over some type of unfairness or injustice. This is very different from being disappointed.
Anyone who was emotionally invested in Dundalk winning yesterday would likely be feeling disappointed at the outcome- this could range from being mildly discontented to be extremely devastated - this is not bitterness.
Fans over there are disappointed but bitter is something else. No one is disputing the result, Cork scored a fair and legitimate goal, we didn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by rebel
Oh Grow up and enjoy your victory. It's hardly bitterness in OW. More disappointment on the facts of the game and missed opportunitesQuote:
Originally Posted by rebel
Kettle pot black accusing him of being obsessed in such a condescending manner... when your own club had an official banner celebrating your league win last year that read something like " We won it in Talaght" - being gracious in victory or defeat costs nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcgonigle
Our club did not have anything to do with that banner, the kit supplier made it and displayed it at their function.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
If you are going to point the finger at others, get your facts right.
Oh dear the " we were only following orders " defence - the banner if I recall was used at your kit launch attended by players and management.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Still if you believe it was nothing to do with the club but only to do with your sponsor so be it, I'll leave it to others to decide their view
Did you not say it was an official club banner?Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack