Originally Posted by
pineapple stu
Just on that point actually, of the starting XI we would have been anticipating at the start of the season -
Kearns - suspended for 6 games for having bottles thrown at him
Osam - did his cruciate in pre-season; still not back
Collins - injured since the mid-season break
Scales - ****ed over by Bristol Rovers; missed a month and wasn't even training in that time so came back rusty
Dignam - injured
Farrugia - gone to Rovers
O'Neill - gone to Rovers
Molloy - gone to the US
McClelland - scored
Davis - gone to Derry
McDonald - injured since the break
Keaney came in as a new signing, but he was suspended tonight, and Doyle (captain) came off injured just before the second goal.
That's literally an entire team missing. Add in an opposition with a point to prove because we beat them last time - and played them off the park for the first 40 minutes in Dalymount last time too - and the result starts to make a bit of sense at least. Any team would struggle if they're putting out what's basically the 19s. (Though they might keep it to single figures!)