Ladies/Gentlemen, pre-match entertainment to be provided by messers beer and cider, still house on Thomas Street is a good place to start, 5.30/6 onwards, interested? Athlone as always are welcome to join in.
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Ladies/Gentlemen, pre-match entertainment to be provided by messers beer and cider, still house on Thomas Street is a good place to start, 5.30/6 onwards, interested? Athlone as always are welcome to join in.
Yep sounds good, it'll be half 6 before I'm there though. Will u PM me on your number there so I can give u a ring to see where ye are....Quote:
Originally Posted by Monkfish
Will do, might drop into the CIE club (if open) for a quick one before heading in aswell?
Oh ya, a very special guest arrived in the post this morning and shall be making his 1st apperance friday...
Jesus, Osarusans Japanese new born :eek: :eek: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Monkfish
What? Back on topic please!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
Hope we get a decent first crowd at this.
I appreciate that. Nice to feel wanted!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
who may this guest bQuote:
Originally Posted by Monkfish
A big bag of Columbia's finest! :) only joking ;) il give you a clue, its blue and white....Quote:
Originally Posted by young boy
Congrats to Mr Osarusan if im correctly reading between the lines here.
Thank Christ, I thought we'd have to put up with Colin P returning to Limerick for one night onlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Monkfish
Tis the child we want :eek: :pQuote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
Are you Father Joe in disguise? :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
Just want to say lads before you all get home from the pub thank you for the hospitality that all our supporters were shown on our visit to Jackman Park.
I also think the girl who was doing the supporters club memberships was shocked when this guy in an Athlone Town jacket walked up bought a fanzine and signed up for the supporters club :)
FFS a result would do in this section you peeps?
1-1 not bad i suppose, conditions were poor tbh!
4 from 6 not tres bad I suppose:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Monkfish
Not bad at allQuote:
Originally Posted by 3 Heroes
I would have took 2 points from our first two tbh
Interesting to see now will the crowds keep coming up. I mean we didn't win AND it rained. Bloody typical :rolleyes:
Thought Athlone were the better team after L37 scored. L37 struggled at midfield and never really held onto the ball for too long.
The keeper has good hands but needs to sort out his kickouts.
Ya the keeper must have been given the boots by Mooney when he left, allthough he looked solid enough in poor conditions.
Waters was good at times seemed to fade in and out but overall he did well.
The two wingers look like they cause trouble to defences in better conditions also, Rossi some nice moves just hope he doesnt over do it its Jackman not the Nou Camp.
Peter McCarthy looked up for it when he came on and seemed stronger than the two that started up front.
Back four looked soild allthough Heff skinned Nigel Keady and Athlone could have had a Second.
All in all not a bad result, Bad night Good crowd Some nice football and Two good goals what more could you want!
Keep up the good work Super Blues
And well done to all the supporters club, lads take a bow ye deserve it keep up the good work!
I wouldn't agree that they were two good goals. Athlone's was an awful goal for us to conceed. Really scrappy. Waters' free-kick was brill however. The midfield was a disappointment from the Cobh match and Joey Maloney looked off form. Rossi did really well I thought despite on ocassion over doing it slightly. The ref never gave him a break however. It was good to see Dave Ryan making an improvement in his handling but he has got to sort out his kicks. I was delighted to see Peter McCarthy do well when he came on. I was doubtful whether he would be up to this level of football but he showed that he would be in contension for a starting place. All in all things are looking very good for the team right now. 4pts already and hopefully another 3 against Kildare on Friday night would make an excellent start to the season. The one really good thing about watching Limerick this season is the type of football we play. A lot of credit must go to Ski for getting the team playing football as it should be played.
Oh, and the jerseys look great.
Who is the small lad that played centre midfield? Think he was no.6.
Didn't think he was interested at all. Never seems to want the ball and the game just seems to pass him out. Thought the same in the Cobh game.
Also thought the Athlone defense looked very poor and the two lads up front didnt seem to cause many problems.
Was a good result but i think they could do better with some changes.
hopefully on sale next weekQuote:
Originally Posted by Kerry Blue
our squad is small so changes can only be few and far between. Anthony Hayes is the lad in midfield and he did look a bit shell shocked tonight i agree but he is a good player. Id agree that the're back 4 were rattled and would you believe that one of them is on €650 per week :eek: They are one of the more experienced sides in the first division and will be amoung the top three IMO at seasons end
Anyone got a pic of them ? , I intended to go to the game but was sick all week and wasn't well enough when Friday came round :( .Quote:
Originally Posted by gael353
anyone with the attendance of the game
Think it was around the 1100 markQuote:
Originally Posted by scoobysham
Rating for each player, in my humble opinion :
7 D.Ryan - much improved, have confidence in him now! His kickouts before were very dodgy, now they’re more suitable to rugby, but at least he’s clearing the opposing strikers!
10 Finny – brilliant! :)
10 Purcell – brilliant! :)
7 Keady – I thought he was woeful last time I saw him but I take that back !
6 Molan – Good, but he has played much better before IMO.
7 Rossi – Put in a lot of effort, but frustrating because he lost possession so many times. He was trying to take on too many people, needed to pass sooner. In fairness, he wasn’t getting much support, and the Athlone defence were very good at closing down in numbers, any time he got the ball, there was three of them on him in seconds.
7 Joey Maloney (I think, was he no.7?) – hadn’t seen him play before, looks very promising
7 Waters – Brilliant free kick for the goal
4 A.Hayes – cant comment, didn’t notice him to be honest
4 D.Goldbey – likewise
4 (P. Moran was it, no.11?) – I cant stand players who stand there moaning to the ref while the game carries on around them :mad: someone have a word !!!
6 McCarthy – Useful when he came on
Just another observation, mid way through the second half we had a throw-in in their half, nobody showed for it – had to wait a good 10-12 seconds before one of our players showed an interest in it.
Particularly at a home game, as a fan I expect our guys to be up for it, to want the ball and show a bit of initiative, not expect someone else to do it.
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Originally Posted by KevB76
Would agree with all ratings there.
I think the problem of the throw in is simple.Hayes looks like a tidy footballer but not good enough imo. Its his job as a central midfielder to offer himself for the ball but i have not seen him to this in any game yet.
Moran and Hayes are two ex Athlone players only of last season so you'd expect them to be well known, also Goldby is from Galway and the guy marking him Frawley was ex Galway so they kinda cancelled each other out IMOQuote:
Originally Posted by 2legged tackle
dont think Rossi deserves a 7. he lost so much ball and gave away too many free kicks when athlone were under pressure and there was no need for it. give him a few games to get bk to league of ireland standard he should get better
Gael353,your signature states that L37 are playing Kildare 16th march.
Its on 23rd march,you might change it please.
I watched that game from the confines of the "shed" on Friday. On one side of me was a group of men discussing munster rugby throughout the match and behind me was a group of lads who only piped up with ridiculous moaning when the referee correctly penalised Limerick players for fouls, and in front of me was a gang of youg lads throwing hula-hopps at each other. It thoroughly added to my enyoyment of the match.....
Ya the family enclosure worked a treat alright, athmosphere was electric :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Roadend
Do you reckon anyone will mind if I stand there from the start this week?? :eek:
Doh :) thank you!Quote:
Originally Posted by smellyfeet
Don't start singing though, a lad outside of the shed attempted to start a Limerick chant and the munster rugby fans started laughing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
There'll be enough of us there to carry it off ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roadend
BTW the thought of a Munnnnssssssster fan laughing at someone singing :rolleyes:
Bleeding Munster Fans ..:mad: They are everywhere :)
Watch out, there's one BEHIND YOU :eek: :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnD
Ther conditions were poor on the night and to be fair it wasnt a great game. Limericks keeper needs to sort his kicking,most of his kicks went out for a throw in. The defence didnt have any real problems, Finnucane and big Purcell were superb. The wingers looked lively but the central midfield pair seemed to go missing, especially the small lad, No. 6?? Athlone looked very shakey at the back but Limericks strikers didnt cause them any trouble, which is a shame really because i think it was their most vulnerable part of the team. Athlone looked a very young side?? It looks like quite a good start for the Super Blues. Bring on Kildare County
first up i would like to say well done on the work the club has done at jackman more so behind the goal i never thought it was so big.
on the game it self limerick best position this season will be midtable or just below it they have the same prob as last season they cant pass the ball. or strikers are poor enough no pace centre halfs look strong. excellant turn out more so sine it was p*ssing rain through out the game. limerick also looked very dangerous from set pieces with the height of purcell and funnicaine causing alot of probs