Rovers vs Shamrock

Really looking forward to this one. After the positive result and display on Saturday i think we should be going into the game with a good bit of optimism. All the lads put in good performances especially imo Amond, Dillon, Blinkhorn, and Doyle and we have plenty of good options on the bench.

With (hopefully) a really big crowd and of course the Turner situation in the background it should be a fantastic night. Will there be any posters available for people to put up in their local areas? Really important to get a good turnout to cheer the lads on and set down a marker for the season with a good result. Reckon 2-1 to Rovers, Amond and Dillon with the goals.

Rovers are playing themselves?

Shams will be a totally different proposition to c'ville - there wont be the space for all the nice tricks and mistakes that happened on saturday night and shams will punish some of the slack defending that we were guilty of.

How much can we read into last Saturdays team selection when it comes to the Shams match?...especially in midfield,is Conor going to be a regular this season?...most positions pick themselves but centre midfield and left back im not sure about...Keane did well and Ventre was ok but u have to take into account the opposition...would much rather see Conor in there.

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Originally Posted by A.Dolan

I am frothing at the mouth thinking about this game, good crowd of Shams down and I cannot wait to see Blinkhorn get at Murray, wouldnt be susprised is the donkey gets sent off. 2-0 Blinkhorn and Amond

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You really should have got that tetanise shot after that young one you were with in Toffs. ;)

what time is KO?
Nothing on rovers website yet

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Originally Posted by A.Dolan

I am frothing at the mouth thinking about this game, good crowd of Shams down and I cannot wait to see Blinkhorn get at Murray, wouldnt be susprised is the donkey gets sent off. 2-0 Blinkhorn and Amond

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How dare you refer to Blinkhorn as a donkey.

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Originally Posted by kkontour

what time is KO?
Nothing on rovers website yet

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7.45 on ticket

Cannot ****ing wait for this. The off season is far too long for my liking. Don't know how its going to play out really. I don't think Shams are the "brilliant team" people are making them out to be and I think we are capable of beating them. Heart says 2-1 Rovers, head says 1-1.

i think almedia looked a bit rusty at times against cliftonville and their little number 9 made him look awkward. i thought we looked ok in the centre but nothing special. ventre was ok without ever doing a lot. i still feel we need real bite in there and someone with an engine.
amond looked good and shows he knows where to be inside the box to take chances. ryan actually impressed me he made some lovely passes but shams will be a total different game. if we stay tight at the back we can win but we must get stuck in and rough shams up. i would like to see us a bit dirtier this year as last season teams walked through us at times.
but it is positive to see us play so fluently last sat even if they had thier second string out. we should have won 6-0 really. looking forward to seeing the partnership up front blossom. hopefully amond sinks them dirty sham tramps

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Originally Posted by rovers100%

i think almedia looked a bit rusty at times against cliftonville and their little number 9 made him look awkward. i thought we looked ok in the centre but nothing special. ventre was ok without ever doing a lot. i still feel we need real bite in there and someone with an engine.
amond looked good and shows he knows where to be inside the box to take chances. ryan actually impressed me he made some lovely passes but shams will be a total different game. if we stay tight at the back we can win but we must get stuck in and rough shams up. i would like to see us a bit dirtier this year as last season teams walked through us at times.
but it is positive to see us play so fluently last sat even if they had thier second string out. we should have won 6-0 really. looking forward to seeing the partnership up front blossom. hopefully amond sinks them dirty sham tramps

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Spot on Rovers100%

This game has come too soon for Almeida. Would rather see Keane in there or Foran.
As for the centre mid, O'Grady has to come back in.

Cant wait for this one. Jeez I hate shams.

What most impressed me in the Cliftonville game was the performance of Richie Ryan, outstanding IMO.
Such a turn around from last season where he was desperate.
For the Shams game im going to have to call a draw 1-1, of course hoping for a win.

what are the odds for amond to score the winner?that would be brilliant

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Originally Posted by forza rovers

what are the odds for almond to score the winner?that would be brilliant

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Pretty slim, I'd say.

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Originally Posted by forza rovers

what are the odds for almond to score the winner?that would be brilliant

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You're nuts if you think that will happen...

as far as team selection goes, i imagine Cook will put try and put out the same team as the Cliftonville game, by the sounds of it Ryan did well in centre mid and will start against Shams, .. important game, our home form last season was really poor so a win opening day would set the tone for the season

Surely he cant play Ventre in midfield if he wants to play football and try to win the game..maybe use him left back and switch Keane to right back.

I think we will win. ?1-0. We have the second best team (to Bohs). We should finish above the Shams. A strong start - unlike the last two seasons- is absolutely vital! Red Army....

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Originally Posted by rovers100%

i think almedia looked a bit rusty at times against cliftonville and their little number 9 made him look awkward. i thought we looked ok in the centre but nothing special. ventre was ok without ever doing a lot. i still feel we need real bite in there and someone with an engine.
amond looked good and shows he knows where to be inside the box to take chances. ryan actually impressed me he made some lovely passes but shams will be a total different game. if we stay tight at the back we can win but we must get stuck in and rough shams up. i would like to see us a bit dirtier this year as last season teams walked through us at times.
but it is positive to see us play so fluently last sat even if they had thier second string out. we should have won 6-0 really. looking forward to seeing the partnership up front blossom. hopefully amond sinks them dirty sham tramps

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Have to agree about Ryan in fairness to him, and I have been critical of him in the past. He looks to have lost some weight too. I'm afraid Ventre offers little in midfield though and we wont be beating shams if he features there!

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Originally Posted by Brian Boru

I think we will win. ?1-0. We have the second best team (to Bohs). We should finish above the Shams. A strong start - unlike the last two seasons- is absolutely vital! Red Army....

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Cannot completely agree that we should finish above Shams but no harm in being optimistic. Dont forget the ref factor that has always favoured the Hoops, from the youngest Sligo supporter to the oldest we all remember all the decisions that wrongly went to Shams. Not referee bashing but my mind is cluttered with wrong decisions over the years in this fixture.

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Originally Posted by Brian Boru

I think we will win. ?1-0. We have the second best team (to Bohs). We should finish above the Shams. A strong start - unlike the last two seasons- is absolutely vital! Red Army....

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I hope you're right man.
We have a team capable of beating the Ferret heads but over the course of the season they probably have better depth in their squad.

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Originally Posted by Well Red

Cannot completely agree that we should finish above Shams but no harm in being optimistic. Dont forget the ref factor that has always favoured the Hoops, from the youngest Sligo supporter to the oldest we all remember all the decisions that wrongly went to Shams. Not referee bashing but my mind is cluttered with wrong decisions over the years in this fixture.

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Example : That cup game in the early 00s in Tolka Park when the ref awarded the penalty but inexplicably didn't send the Shams guy off. We were in the first division. We could probably start a thread about the decisions.

Will we have a new jersey for the match on Saturday or are we changing this season?

I'm sure that someone on here said that we're sticking with the same home shirt this year.

Can't wait for this game, I'll go with my head and say a 1-1 draw, it'd be great to beat Shams though! Hopefully the team gels fairly quickly over the first couple of games with all the new signings and we get the campaign off to a good start.

I dont feel as confident about the shams match as some on here, c'ville were very poor and shams wont allow all the space that we had on saturday and draw would be a good result - I also dont think the squad has the quality to challenge for second place either!

But what do i know....i just want to beat the shams b45t4rd5!!!!!

Team news

Sligo Rovers have injury doubts over three players heading into their opening game of the Airtricity Premier Division against Shamrock Rovers on Saturday, kick-off 7.45pm.

New signing Gary McCabe has a hamstring knock, while Gavin Peers has a knee injury and Matthew Blinkhorn is also struggling.

Rovers started their campaign in the best possible fashion last Saturday by beating Cliftonville in the Setanta Cup 3-0 in the Showgrounds.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal for the club in the match and the Carlow man, along with Eoin Doyle, faces his former club in the highly-anticipated clash.

Supporters are advised to enter the ground early as a large crowd is expected.

http://sligorovers.com/index.php?opt...ews&Itemid=246

Buttimer refs- he's one of the better ones AFIK, not in my Black book...yet!!

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Originally Posted by A.Dolan

Tell that to Derry fans, he robbed them in the 2008 Cup Final, its a real pity those Derry fans didnt get at him in The Showgrounds last season

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Jesus, bad enough to get robbed once.....................

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Team news

Sligo Rovers have injury doubts over three players heading into their opening game of the Airtricity Premier Division against Shamrock Rovers on Saturday, kick-off 7.45pm.

New signing Gary McCabe has a hamstring knock, while Gavin Peers has a knee injury and Matthew Blinkhorn is also struggling.

Rovers started their campaign in the best possible fashion last Saturday by beating Cliftonville in the Setanta Cup 3-0 in the Showgrounds.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal for the club in the match and the Carlow man, along with Eoin Doyle, faces his former club in the highly-anticipated clash.

Supporters are advised to enter the ground early as a large crowd is expected.

http://sligorovers.com/index.php?opt...ews&Itemid=246

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disappointing if peers and blinkhorn dont recover in time, anyone have an inside track on their chances

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Originally Posted by prodsc

Buttimer refs- he's one of the better ones AFIK, not in my Black book...yet!!

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But as you know he wouldn't recognise your Black book anyways even if he saw it, the colourblind muppet. I hope our red stripes don't clash with their green hoops tomorrow night is all!!;)

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Originally Posted by Mayo Red

But as you know he wouldn't recognise your Black book anyways even if he saw it, the colourblind muppet. I hope our red stripes don't clash with their green hoops tomorrow night is all!!;)

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Mightened be a bad thing, we might get a few decisions !!!!!!!

What is Blinkhorn "struggling" with?

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Originally Posted by und2015

What is Blinkhorn "struggling" with?

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An injury presumably








:D

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An injury presumably
:D

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Anyone going to tweet this one for the exiles?

Big if . . . :p

Results from today for those who don't already know:

Bohemians 1-0 Sporting Fingal
Bray Wanderers 0-1 Dundalk
Drogheda United 0-3 UCD
St. Patrick's Athletic 2-0 Galway United

Of course, none of this will matter if we go undefeated. ;)

Really looking forward to this now.
Hopefully we have a large turnout even though the build up was pretty low key.
A win tomorrow night would go some way of putting to bed the cup final.
I hope the players realise how much the fans want us to beat this shower of ba$tard$.

Agree lets beat the current shams franchise.