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Right lads, we have to come home with at least a point from this game so I'm expecting TC to go with 2 up front.


Team to start (if I was TC!) - Hunt, Pat Sullivan, Flynn, Tyrell, Powell, Shannon, Rice, Salmon, Cowan, Davy O'Sullivan, Shaw.

Just think a game like this could do with Pat's experience over Jamie's youth. KOC misses out cos he lacks the pace for the wing but it's a toss up between him and Salmo. Like Outspoken said I don't think Tyrell has done much wrong to be honest. I actually think CB suits him better than LB.

If if we go 2 up top I think we'll get a 2-1 win.....hopefully!

I'd be amazed if Limerick score a goal, they're far worse than you think! I'll be happy as long as we get any sort of win obviously, but 2/3-0 is what we should be aiming for.

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Originally Posted by Town Legend

Right lads, we have to come home with at least a point from this game so I'm expecting TC to go with 2 up front.


Team to start (if I was TC!) - Hunt, Pat Sullivan, Flynn, Tyrell, Powell, Shannon, Rice, Salmon, Cowan, Davy O'Sullivan, Shaw.

Just think a game like this could do with Pat's experience over Jamie's youth. KOC misses out cos he lacks the pace for the wing but it's a toss up between him and Salmo. Like Outspoken said I don't think Tyrell has done much wrong to be honest. I actually think CB suits him better than LB.

If if we go 2 up top I think we'll get a 2-1 win.....hopefully!

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I actually prefer Tyrell at left back even though he never played there until he signed for us 😂 but Id actually like to see Morris start this game if Pat Sull isn't going to play CB as he could offer a real goal threat from set pieces. If you offered me a point now I probably wouldnt take it but we need at least 4 points from the next 2 games.

I appreciate that you're the only one who's seen them Acornvilla but I'm always reluctant to write off a team this early in a season no matter what their results. They'll be targeting us as a game to get something from too. Any kind of win will be great.

The likes of Vinny Faherty and Paul O'Conor will be attacking threats for them so I wouldn't write them off at all. The thing that has disappointed me more than anything so far this season is the small support numbers we've had than I expected, atmosphere has been crap too. With all the problems going on at Limerick we need to get down to jackman and make it a home game for the lads.

Sorry to put a downer on it for ye lads but ye'll get a point at best out of Limerick on Saturday. Fair enough Limerick were stuffed down in Cork but the 2nd goal was never a penalty and the sending off was scandalous. Player for player you lot are as weak as Limerick/Bray/Galway and ye will get several thumpings this season make no mistake about that especially with Cousins still in charge. From what I can Longford still have a first division squad!

We've played the champions and favourites in our first two games and didn't get thumped! Keep dreaming lad!

Thinking about driving down Saturday, whats the parking like around the ground?

It's a long season my friend!

A long season for us to hand out a few thumpings. And I'm not your friend :cool:

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Originally Posted by daithi

Thinking about driving down Saturday, whats the parking like around the ground?

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Train/bus station car park is 5 min walk away if you can't find anything on the actual street (which is iffy prospect).

Limerick missing the only lad that has played anywhere near a prem standard player in their 2 games. if I was ye I would be very upset if ye didn't beat em handy enough.

Its LOI and you never know but if ye are anyway useful I can't see Limerick lifting their game enough to cause any real bother.

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Originally Posted by Town Legend

Team to start (if I was TC!) - Hunt, Pat Sullivan, Flynn, Tyrell, Powell, Shannon, Rice, Salmon, Cowan, Davy O'Sullivan, Shaw.

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the back four imo should be between deady/tyrrell left back then flynn,sullivan,jamie... powell was awful going forward v rovers, lost count of how many bad passes he made putting us under pressure plus jamie looked in good shape!

deady is a far better left back than a winger, he looked lost v rovers! think it was v drogs he played left back and was my motm, would like to see him get another chance there

People saying we had a Premeir squad all of last season now saying we are a first division squad, don't make me laugh. Our squad is stronger man for man than the likes of Bray and Drogheda but in terms of playing at this level yes we are still adapting and it will take time but to say our squad is as weak as Galway's considering we were over 8 points better than them last season and they've lost their best player really is laughable

I wouldn't be slagging off Galway or anyone else, I'm far more concerned with Limerick having signed back Jason Hughes, from what I've heard and read he will give our midfield plenty to think about

He's a defender isn't he?

I'm lead to believe he's a pretty good midfielder played for Athlone for a while but went back to Limerick, I suppose we will see on Saturday night

A very hard working midfielder, will look like a great player in comparison to what he's playing with, but will by no means be able to get Limerick a result on his own.

If Jason Hughes is getting people excited your in trouble. I wasn't slagging of bray or Limerick or Galway but to say their squads are stronger than ours is laughable

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Originally Posted by Longfordian

He's a defender isn't he?

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No, definitely a midfielder.

Longford's squad is better than it was last year. Limerick's is a lot worse. Galway's, though I haven't seen them yet, looks marginally worse. If you're looking at match-winners, Longford have more than either. That's not a guarantee of anything but they should certainly be looking to get at least a point in Limerick.

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Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke

No, definitely a midfielder.

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My mistake then I thought he was a full back for some reason.

How many of you are forsaking the rugby to visit me? :D

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Originally Posted by Longfordian

My mistake then I thought he was a full back for some reason.

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He played a little bit at right full but he is a midfielder.

well I don't know about the rest of you but I would rate that performance pretty badly on the positive side we didn't lose we got a point and made about 4 or 5 chances and scored 2 very nice goals, players marks out of 10 imo O sullivan and Shaw 8/10, O Connor and Flynn 6/10, Hunt 5/10 cowan first 25 mins 6/10 next 40 mins 2/10 the rest 3.5/10 at best,
maybe I'm expecting too much but to my eyes this starting 11 needs a major shake up all over the pitch

man of the match was the ref

Awful game on the worst pitch ive ever seen in the LOI. First half was nothing short of a disgrace from us but to our credit 2nd half we were a lot better and KOC pulled all the strings in helping us get it down and play the wide players in which got us 2 goals. Conor Powell has to be dropped after last nights display, the fact Willie Tyrell wasn't even on the bench is a joke, he'd be more use on the bench than Rossiter.

Davy O'Sullivan was superb last night will dig us out of so many holes this season. Bray is must win.

The Limerick lads surprised me in fairness to them, held the ball better, and moved it quickly in attack. our defense was all over the shop, and I think it would have helped to have some sort of height in the back to cut out Limericks high balls. We also had no game plan in the 1st half, Don kept looking dangerous until he overplayed the ball, his end product was dire. Limerick won most if not all 2nd balls, work rate was way up. Davy looked great, Shaw kept being hoofed at way too deep for him to have any real effect, we were way better in the 2nd half, and should have scored one of those two headers, and was it Shaw through 1 on 1 when he took too long to take a shot, and then got flattened?

Limerick didn't have many real chances, but their goals were good counters, with our marking and closing down abysmally. On another day we could have gotten 4 or more goals, but if you play like that you don't deserve to win.

Conor Powell was tremendously bad, caused us all sorts of problems and ruined a bunch of attacks, the game would likely have been different if anyone else was playing at left back.

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Originally Posted by Acornvilla

The Limerick lads surprised me in fairness to them, held the ball better, and moved it quickly in attack. our defense was all over the shop, and I think it would have helped to have some sort of height in the back to cut out Limericks high balls. We also had no game plan in the 1st half, Don kept looking dangerous until he overplayed the ball, his end product was dire. Limerick won most if not all 2nd balls, work rate was way up. Davy looked great, Shaw kept being hoofed at way too deep for him to have any real effect, we were way better in the 2nd half, and should have scored one of those two headers, and was it Shaw through 1 on 1 when he took too long to take a shot, and then got flattened?

Limerick didn't have many real chances, but their goals were good counters, with our marking and closing down abysmally. On another day we could have gotten 4 or more goals, but if you play like that you don't deserve to win.

Conor Powell was tremendously bad, caused us all sorts of problems and ruined a bunch of attacks, the game would likely have been different if anyone else was playing at left back.

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We gifted ye the first goal and the 2nd goal was a mistake by our left back, felt Limerick could have got 3 or 4 on the night and deserved to win, we were inviting ye to score from a cross as our keeper was petrified and on one occasion actually dropped his hands and let the ball fly past him but no Longford player reacted, he undoubtedly cost us 2 points.

It's been a while since we've had to listen to the nonsense of the Limerick fans on here! Hopefully it will only be the one season that their shambles of a club will be in the premier!

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Originally Posted by Keen2win

It's been a while since we've had to listen to the nonsense of the Limerick fans on here! Hopefully it will only be the one season that their shambles of a club will be in the premier!

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Hate to be the bearer of bad news but they've already been in it for two years.

The one season as in this season. I am aware they have been up for two years, hence my comment about it being a while!

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Originally Posted by Keen2win

The one season as in this season. I am aware they have been up for two years, hence my comment about it being a while!

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You lot are going to be involved in a relegation scrap with ourselves, Bray, Galway and possibly Drogheda and what's going to make the difference is injuries/suspensions and the know-how of the managers because there's really not that much between the squads. And if I'm not mistaken you lot have been whining about how poor Cousins has been tactically for a few years now so I hope for your sake the injuries don't pile up!

Don't worry, Cousins won't be around for too much longer once Roderick pops his head out of the sand......you heard it here first :D

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Originally Posted by Town Legend

Don't worry, Cousins won't be around for too much longer once Roderick pops his head out of the sand......you heard it here first :D

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I miss Roderick. He adds that bit of bluff to the whole thing:o

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Originally Posted by Town Legend

Don't worry, Cousins won't be around for too much longer once Roderick pops his head out of the sand......you heard it here first :D

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And thatl be the day I chain myself to the gates.

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Originally Posted by Town Legend

Don't worry, Cousins won't be around for too much longer once Roderick pops his head out of the sand......you heard it here first :D

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Heard he's got some Arab investors backing him.

Dillo to invest in the town !!!! who knew ;-)

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Originally Posted by Longfordian

Heard he's got some Arab investors backing him.

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Originally Posted by ltfc_2004

Dillo to invest in the town !!!! who knew ;-)

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Excellent Posts!! ;)