Latest 11/9 (2 matches)

**the-blue-harp** · 11/09/2008, 9:36 PM

fair fecks to fingal!

**Longfordian** · 11/09/2008, 9:44 PM

Originally Posted by Battery Rover

Which means we have to arrange another fixture for a week night.

As if it isn't hard enough to survive the last time we last played a game at home on a weekend was against Kildare on the 19th July and seeing as the Fingal one is going to be moved it will be the 11th October against Shelbourne before the next one.

That's harsh alright, it's hard to get people out at the best of times but especially midweek when there's little to play for. The Champions League will be starting soon too.

**Battery Rover** · 11/09/2008, 9:50 PM

Just thought as well I have a match sponsor for that one and they specifically requested a Saturday night game

**stamullendrog** · 11/09/2008, 10:05 PM

wouldnt be running down pats off the back of tonight.probably had one eye on next week thinking they would cruise it and i reckon that sporting side is decent enough by 1st division standards.anyone get the pats line up

**gael353** · 11/09/2008, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by the-blue-harp

fair fecks to fingal!

why? a team with a big if not the biggest budget in the first division? a team almost made up entirely of prem div players? Id give them credit for motivating themselves to play week in week out with one of the worst supported clubs ever on a par with another one man solo run thing Dublin City.

**Dodge** · 12/09/2008, 8:35 AM

Sporting are rubbish too. Worst team we've played all season. Definitely no premier standard. we gifted them 3 goals (and not sure the equaliser was a penalty either). wait until you see the first goal on TV. As bad a goal defensively as you'll ever see. Joe O'Cearuillhad the single worst performance I've ever seen in a pats jersey. Harris was shocking too.

We put out probably as strong a team as we could but if all fit, a max of 4/5 players would be playing. If Fahey, Quigley and Gavin don't play in berlin its going to be a long night. Quigley was kicked in the air by Robbie Doyle inthe 90th minute. An absolute shocking attempt at a tackle. Dreadful stuff

**Rovers Maniac** · 12/09/2008, 8:38 AM

Was at the game really enjoyed, if you were there you would not have been able to tell who was premier and who was first. Sporting got a deserved draw.

**BohDiddley** · 12/09/2008, 8:52 AM

Pats might be a bit depressed after last week, but that's no excuse to let down the whole league against this shower of chancers.

**Dodge** · 12/09/2008, 8:55 AM

Originally Posted by BohDiddley

Pats might be a bit depressed after last week, but that's no excuse to let down the whole league against this shower of chancers.

WTF? Strangest post on here in w long while. Which si saying something giving the amount of freaks and geeks we have here

**boris** · 12/09/2008, 11:15 AM

good to see all the good will towards a football team with a serious team of investors behind it. and sure what would any thread be without some limerick negativity. support is above average for the first division. fingal operate on a budget lower than most premier clubs other than ucd maybe, so a good result against big club. looking forward to the replay.

**BohDiddley** · 12/09/2008, 11:31 AM

just blame fingal for everything!!!!!

That's not a bad default position.

While clearly it is difficult for shell-shocked Pats fans to digest, at a time when the LoI is on its knees, a club that is essentially some alderman's pet project and that represents a bizarre local administrative unit where no one actually lives is the last thing the game needs.

**Dodge** · 12/09/2008, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by BohDiddley

While clearly it is difficult for shell-shocked Pats fans to digest, at a time when the LoI is on its knees, a club that is essentially some alderman's pet project and that represents a bizarre local administrative unit where no one actually lives is the last thing the game needs.

You're right. Pats drawing away to fingal is probably the worst atrocity ever committed to the league. We should all just kill ourselves now and put an end to this misery

**Olander** · 12/09/2008, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

WTF? Strangest post on here in w long while. Which si saying something giving the amount of freaks and geeks we have here

Hey! leave the ucd lads out of this . they are just "different"

**BohDiddley** · 12/09/2008, 1:09 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

You're right. Pats drawing away to fingal is probably the worst atrocity ever committed to the league. We should all just kill ourselves now and put an end to this misery

It's about dignity, really.

**the-blue-harp** · 14/09/2008, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by gael353

why? a team with a big if not the biggest budget in the first division? a team almost made up entirely of prem div players? Id give them credit for motivating themselves to play week in week out with one of the worst supported clubs ever on a par with another one man solo run thing Dublin City.

its their biggest result to date, so fair play to them! why not!

**skitz3** · 14/09/2008, 1:49 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

WTF? Strangest post on here in w long while. Which si saying something giving the amount of freaks and geeks we have here

WTF? Most defensive post on here in a while which is saying something given (That G-I-V-E-N, Bill) the amount of Derry and Cork fans on here

**stamullendrog** · 14/09/2008, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by boris

good to see all the good will towards a football team with a serious team of investors behind it. and sure what would any thread be without some limerick negativity. support is above average for the first division. fingal operate on a budget lower than most premier clubs other than ucd maybe, so a good result against big club. looking forward to the replay.

why didnt the fingal county council take an exsisting team under there wing and help them out with a new ground(cough shels cough) than putting another team into the already over crowded dublin market

**HarpoJoyce** · 14/09/2008, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by stamullendrog

why didnt the fingal county council take an exsisting team under there wing and help them out with a new ground(cough shels cough) than putting another team into the already over crowded dublin market

The short answer to say, ask them. they have a number of avenues of communication you may try.

Just to be clear. It is agreed that a local municipality Fingal CC, is investing in Irish football. That a good place to start on common ground.

They are practising a healthy European model of investing and promoting sports in their local community.

Sporting Fingal FC are using an historical and important Dublin venue, regular. Good again, more agreement I hope.

Sporting Fingal's initial intention was to begin with an 'A' Division side. The Reserve/Support/Third tier Division, unfortunately through circumstances outside their control and juristiction a place in the eircom First Division was offered. Their ambition and confidence was a contributing factor in accepting that place.

UCD AFC have lost tangible assets to Sporting Fingal.

Fingal CC invest in their area and you cannot expect them to reach outside that.

(I will keep the '5 portions of fruit a day' and 'eat more fibre' arguments in reserve for later)