LTFC beat DCFC 1-0

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28/03/2004, 10:05 PM
Martinho II

LTFC beat DCFC 1-0

This was an absolutly a horrible game to watch. The shels pitch was a disgrace-bit like ours vs bohs last season.We did not create as many chances as in the Bohs game. Our first shot was MR Bakers goal and WHAT A GOAL THIS WAS! A backheel from baker to keego and baker lets the ball bounce once and hits a fantastic volley to the net! An early contender of goal of the season imo!

The defence played fierce well and pruntinho gets better in every game he plays. Dillo and Paiso had a cracker of a game. But the players who were **** poor were kirbs who seems to have a confidence crisis and could not cross a ball to save his life! Keogh had a poor game and Keego was hardly in the game at all! Barrett played well. And as for Digger words cant descirbe my gra for this much loved character. I think for the Cork City game put Brian Byrne in for Kirbs and Garto for Keogh as Keogh is a bit slight of build.

We were blessed when a DC player attempted an unusual sortt of lob and it missed the town goal by inches!

Not the greatest of town performances but if we play that vs cork and win that I would be happy. Somehow that wont happen! :)
29/03/2004, 6:58 AM
Ringo

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Originally Posted by MARTINHO II

Our first shot was MR Bakers goal and WHAT A GOAL THIS WAS! A backheel from baker to keego and baker lets the ball bounce once and hits a fantastic volley to the net! An early contender of goal of the season imo!
:)

in fairness, i don't think there'll be a better goal this season. :(
29/03/2004, 9:13 AM
max power

what was the story with diggers shorts, they were almost around his neck??? where did the squad numbers from the bohs game go ????

much imporved performance compared to bohs, but shels have a lot to answer for with the state of that pitch, poor, pee wee almost got distracted making sand castles.......
29/03/2004, 12:43 PM
pineapple stu

What was the crowd like?
29/03/2004, 12:56 PM
Wiseguy

I hope this helps you Pineapple Stu.The crowd was made up of mostly men & women with some boys & girls making up the rest.
The crowd was very small maybe 6 or 700 tops and most seemed to be from Longford.The pitch was also a shambles and a poor reflection on Shels or whever is responsible for it.As for the match, well the less said about the match the better.I thought LTFC were crap.A very poor showing indeed but it's done and dusted so roll on Cork next week.
29/03/2004, 1:02 PM
validate

is der really any need to lay into kirby like that??? :confused: im sure ur not absolutly perfect at ur job every day either marthino II
29/03/2004, 1:06 PM
max power

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Originally Posted by validate

is der really any need to lay into kirby like that??? :confused: im sure ur not absolutly perfect at ur job every day either marthino II

were you at the game ?? and the bohs game ?? alan is not having a good start to the season and what was said above is not far from the truth, alan needs to spend a bit of time with yur man from the lucozade ad !!

on a seperate point, dessie baker did an interview on newstalk 106 after the game in which he said that Alan tried to sign him last season but it didn't go through and that at the end of the season we were the only club interested in him.....well i think we've signed a good one here and pauro i'll be hoping to hear the new chant in the coming weeks !!!
29/03/2004, 1:15 PM
Xlex

600 or 700 is very generous. We were in the New stand and you could not appreciate how small the crowd was if you didn't see it from there. wasn't even 100 in our section... 500, would be more like it...
29/03/2004, 1:16 PM
max power

were there some city supporters beside you xlex ??? i'd say they only had about 100 there at the most....good traveling support from de town
29/03/2004, 1:20 PM
validate

my point is dats his job and hes only human, we all have d odd bad day at work, only difference being is that his gets analysed by everyone and d average persons bad day isnt even noticed.
29/03/2004, 1:22 PM
Xlex

don't know. seamed to be more like relatives and club members rather than support... 50/50 really.

BTW noticed some Arnotts gear in the crowd... Target audience?

BTW2: I feal it was an absolute disgrace that DC players were drinking pints in the lounge in Shelbourne at half time and didn't make it out in time to see the second half kick off... hardly a sign of an enduring interest in their club.
29/03/2004, 1:26 PM
Xlex

From DCFC forum.

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Originally Posted by Ringo

About 450, all in one stand. Not a bad atmosphere. Saturday nights a bad night fo a game.
29/03/2004, 1:43 PM
Ringo

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Originally Posted by Xlex

don't know. seamed to be more like relatives and club members rather than support... 50/50 really.

BTW noticed some Arnotts gear in the crowd... Target audience?

BTW2: I feal it was an absolute disgrace that DC players were drinking pints in the lounge in Shelbourne at half time and didn't make it out in time to see the second half kick off... hardly a sign of an enduring interest in their club.

No DCFC palyers were in the lounge as far as i could see. Some of the supporters wear the same track suits, maybe those were the people you saw. John Gill wouldn't stand for that. Pitch was more like Dollymount strand. We had to move from whitehall, because of the UEFA licence, the pitch there is 100 times better.
29/03/2004, 4:42 PM
pineapple stu

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Originally Posted by Wiseguy

I hope this helps you Pineapple Stu.The crowd was made up of mostly men & women with some boys & girls making up the rest.

And how many arms/legs/pints did this crowd have? :D
29/03/2004, 4:51 PM
Wiseguy

And how many arms/legs/pints did this crowd have?

I lost count because people kept waving their arms about and confused me.

As regards Alan Kirby, i've said it already but i'll say it again, i think he is way off his best and other than a few of the remaining games of last season he has had a seroius and alarming dip in form.I hope it won't come to this but a spell on the bench might help him.
29/03/2004, 5:42 PM
Pauro 76

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Originally Posted by max power

pauro i'll be hoping to hear the new chant in the coming weeks !!!

Only got back yesterday so cant belieive i havent seen any games yet, hoping to make Section O debut for the season Saturday....! working on the chant tho..... and Max Power, day off 2moro so if youve nothing better to do, get some rants for the fanzine into us!!! :)
29/03/2004, 9:30 PM
Martinho II

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Originally Posted by max power

what was the story with diggers shorts, they were almost around his neck??? where did the squad numbers from the bohs game go ????

much imporved performance compared to bohs, but shels have a lot to answer for with the state of that pitch, poor, pee wee almost got distracted making sand castles.......

i heard from a relaible source today that digger was not wearing the right number on the jersey due to a mix up with the suppliers-it is also the reason why keegan was wearing a 28 -apparently the fai will not accept a squad system on the shirts without a name at the back. That would be the way I understand it.
29/03/2004, 11:23 PM
techs

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Originally Posted by validate

my point is dats his job and hes only human, we all have d odd bad day at work, only difference being is that his gets analysed by everyone and d average persons bad day isnt even noticed.

The problem with Alan Kirby is that it's not just one off day he's had it been quite a few..We all know that Kirby can turn on the style but of late he has had a serious dip in form..If he continues playing the way he has been I wouldn't be surprised if he was warming the bench..

Xlex harsh to say that about Dublin City players drinking at half-time, who were they?? The only time I saw Dublin City players at half-time was when they walked past me on their way into the dressing room and then just before the second half started a few went I saw a few going over to the main stand..
30/03/2004, 7:46 AM
Macy

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Originally Posted by techs

The problem with Alan Kirby is that it's not just one off day he's had it been quite a few..We all know that Kirby can turn on the style but of late he has had a serious dip in form..If he continues playing the way he has been I wouldn't be surprised if he was warming the bench..

You can't judge him on that pitch - Marty compares it to ours early last season, but ours was at least flat! It's going to cost Shels points no doubt.

Terrible game - I'd put the attendance at 300 max. I counted 75 in the new stand, and the main stand was very sparce (much worse than I thought when I was in there). CHF must be favourites to go down - they look like a first division team, all strength and physical presence....
30/03/2004, 8:05 AM
Xlex

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Originally Posted by techs

Xlex harsh to say that about Dublin City players drinking at half-time, who were they?? The only time I saw Dublin City players at half-time was when they walked past me on their way into the dressing room and then just before the second half started a few went I saw a few going over to the main stand..

well the few guys in the lounge at half time looked as if they were the players who didn't make the match day 16... If they weren't players then fine.... I apologise.
30/03/2004, 8:29 AM
Macy

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Originally Posted by Xlex

well the few guys in the lounge at half time looked as if they were the players who didn't make the match day 16... If they weren't players then fine.... I apologise.

Gotta say they looked like players to me as well, but couldn't name them so maybe they weren't....
30/03/2004, 12:26 PM
Ringo

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Originally Posted by Macy

they look like a first division team, all strength and physical presence....

To a great degree, thats what we are.Even our new signings have mostly come from the first division. Our wage bill is a lot smaller than most of the top first division teams.