QuoteOriginally Posted by sligofan4ever
Morrison...defender??
He was able to put away a decent free-kick and was one of the best wingers in the league while at Derry. Thats what we were really looking forward too, someone who could score from a free-kick.
Last edited by sligofan4ever; 05/07/2009 at 10:20 PM.
Coleman for Ireland
Morrison...defender??
We? Do you represent all of us now or something?
Life without Rovers, it makes no sense...it's a heartache...nothing but a fools game. S.R.F.C.
I think tonights game really illustrated the difference of having good full backs does to a team. It further illustrates how much we miss the attaking of Coleman and Butler. Boco was excellent and at times his link up play with Morrison carved chances.
Some of our play was crisp and creative, but yet again our finishing let us down, as did our decision making. Can anyone expain to me why Doherty did not pass to Kelly in that 2v1 in the second half? A truely woeful decision.
For a game between two teams in the bottom half, this was a entertaining affair, but it really is points dropped by Rovers.
I think it has been said before but I too think Turner plays exactly like Flannery, and it looks as if he has his pace too.
"Overwhelmed"
Lol at tht tbh. he played 10 times for derry. you would have seen him play once, if at all
Thought we did ok at times tonight, but in reality we have to be beating these sort of teams, especially at home. We really have wasted a lot of points this season.
As has been said, rommy at right back was the catalyst. Everything went through him and morrison. Tbh at first when seamie went, I didn't think he would be that big a loss, being a right back and all. But as this season has progressed it's become more and more evident how big a loss he has been, and to a lesser extent chrissie butler. Most of our attacks involved one or the other. Having boco at right back was such an advantage, and he played brilliantly. The new fella came more into in the second half, and hopefully that will allow boco to play at right back more often. Raf worked as hard as ever again, and took his goal very well. We actually did have quite a few chances. However, not for the first time this season (most noticeably awat to bray) we lacked urgency, and in the last 15 minutes it was drogheda that were pushing forward. Richie Ryan needs to up his game over the next few weeks imo.
Also why was morrison taken off. Granted he gave the ball away a few times, but he is a danger, and while kelly did good when he came on, he was never really gonna win the game for us (all though he could have had doc given him the ball!)
The defending for the goals was shocking (especially the first). It's ridiculous how reliant we are on peersie. The man's a legend. It's only when he's not there you realise how good he is. Deserves to be playing at a higher level imo.
I still think we are a better side than bray, drogheda and galway, but we need to start picking up points.
Next stop Vlazznia
Jim.
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He was injured.Lol at tht tbh. he played 10 times for derry. you would have seen him play once, if at all
Thought we did ok at times tonight, but in reality we have to be beating these sort of teams, especially at home. We really have wasted a lot of points this season.
As has been said, rommy at right back was the catalyst. Everything went through him and morrison. Tbh at first when seamie went, I didn't think he would be that big a loss, being a right back and all. But as this season has progressed it's become more and more evident how big a loss he has been, and to a lesser extent chrissie butler. Most of our attacks involved one or the other. Having boco at right back was such an advantage, and he played brilliantly. The new fella came more into in the second half, and hopefully that will allow boco to play at right back more often. Raf worked as hard as ever again, and took his goal very well. We actually did have quite a few chances. However, not for the first time this season (most noticeably awat to bray) we lacked urgency, and in the last 15 minutes it was drogheda that were pushing forward. Richie Ryan needs to up his game over the next few weeks imo.
Also why was morrison taken off. Granted he gave the ball away a few times, but he is a danger, and while kelly did good when he came on, he was never really gonna win the game for us (all though he could have had doc given him the ball!)
The defending for the goals was shocking (especially the first). It's ridiculous how reliant we are on peersie. The man's a legend. It's only when he's not there you realise how good he is. Deserves to be playing at a higher level imo.
I still think we are a better side than bray, drogheda and galway, but we need to start picking up points.
Next stop Vlazznia
Jim.
Lol at tht tbh. he played 10 times for derry. you would have seen him play once, if at all
Thought we did ok at times tonight, but in reality we have to be beating these sort of teams, especially at home. We really have wasted a lot of points this season.
As has been said, rommy at right back was the catalyst. Everything went through him and morrison. Tbh at first when seamie went, I didn't think he would be that big a loss, being a right back and all. But as this season has progressed it's become more and more evident how big a loss he has been, and to a lesser extent chrissie butler. Most of our attacks involved one or the other. Having boco at right back was such an advantage, and he played brilliantly. The new fella came more into in the second half, and hopefully that will allow boco to play at right back more often. Raf worked as hard as ever again, and took his goal very well. We actually did have quite a few chances. However, not for the first time this season (most noticeably awat to bray) we lacked urgency, and in the last 15 minutes it was drogheda that were pushing forward. Richie Ryan needs to up his game over the next few weeks imo.
Also why was morrison taken off. Granted he gave the ball away a few times, but he is a danger, and while kelly did good when he came on, he was never really gonna win the game for us (all though he could have had doc given him the ball!)
The defending for the goals was shocking (especially the first). It's ridiculous how reliant we are on peersie. The man's a legend. It's only when he's not there you realise how good he is. Deserves to be playing at a higher level imo.
I still think we are a better side than bray, drogheda and galway, but we need to start picking up points.
Next stop Vlazznia
Jim.
At wages of € 2,000 per week I would rather have Boco creating /scoring at the other end of the pitch on a regular basis even if the two new lads are decent.
€2,000 a week, are you for real?
Life without Rovers, it makes no sense...it's a heartache...nothing but a fools game. S.R.F.C.
Did he not create to 2 goals tonight??
I hope that's a typo..
I hope that's a typo..
No I can confirm it is not a typo.
Fact, Boco isnt on 2k a week
Anyways, we have 3 wingers Morrison, Cash and Doherty and for some reason Morrison gets more abuse than either of the other two.
Iv rarely seen Cash ever do anything out of the ordinary, bland is how id sum him up. He never contributes to the team going forward or even looks to be an option, goes missing for games on end
Doherty can be tidy and keep the ball but has no pace, is generally in and out of games much like Cash and when he gets the ball, does anyone really have high expectations? He might swing in the odd good cross but thats it
On the other hand Morrisin always looks to be on the ball, even if he is playing poor and has made prior mistakes. Has the confidence to have another go. Always feel there is a chance that he might beat a man and create something, changes things up a bit. He often takes the wrong option but his ability is far greater than most our other players. He can be frustrating but there is no way he should get the abuse he does from the crowd.
Ryan is the most pedestrian midfielder i have seen at Rovers that is supposidly meant to be a creative type player who compliments O'Gradys work ethic. Ya, hes the best passer we have, over 8 yards, but surely we need more than that. Offers nothing to attacks.
While im at it, Ventre and Keane need a divorce straight away, that is a calamity in the making there. Either one on there own may be ok with Peers or a ball playing centre half.
Kelly did well when he came on, would have had a goal id say if Doherty had squared him that ball.
We are seriously limited in quantity and quality of players at our disposal.
Ok, well i can tell you your wrong if you think he is on €2,000 a week and if you chose not to believe me frankly, i dont care.
We deserved a draw tonight .You have one hell of a player in Boco , youd be a very avarage side without him tbh as everything good came down that wing . Good point for usAll the best in Europe lads .Enjoy !
Welcome to foot.ie Rafa Benitez!!
Shedzer a committee member, member of the 400 club and one former player all advised me he was on € 2,000 a week and as you say if you do not believe me I do not care.
Since you claim to be in the know what is he on then?
Boco was class last night, setting up both goals and delivering the best cross i have probably ever seen in the showgrounds for the O'Grady goal, how he adjusted his body to get to it was simply outrageous. I thought Turner did ok lads, he is carrying a bit of wood for certain but i think he looks a better player than Parkhouse, shows better for the ball and seem to want to move more than Parkhouse did.
I think we need to get in a new midfielder urgent though, i think Ryan is a good lad but is very conservative with the use of the ball, often electing to pass square or backways, also passes more than having a go. There was an edge of the box shot on last night and he tried to slip in another player instead. O'Grady, hand and heart i don't think is up to it, battles very hard for the cause, but wins the ball and usually gives it away then. Fair play to the young Kelly lad had a good game when he came on and was positive, Doherty should have played him in. Overall a brutal game to not win, we need a big second half of the season as we are in big trouble.
Also how bad is Richie Winter i mean seriously, i could not see their peno but everybody that i talked said never was one, but the peno he tried to give us was laughable seriously fair play to the linesman. Winter is the worst ref inn the country i used to think he was bias against us but he is just a very poor ref.
Look lads this is public forum could you PM each other rather than talking about what players indivdual weekly wages are? Don't think it is fair on the lad, By the way Shedzer is spot on and your wrong G&G.
I think O' Grady didnt do that bad last night tbh. When he wants to play at his best he's brilliant, just like on thursday against Vllaznia, he never pulled out of any tackle and actually won pretty much any he went into. Without O' Grady our midfield would be running around like headless chickens as O' Grady is the leader of the midfield and the most experienced.
Totally agree with you on Richie Winter, how can he possibly be a referee ? when you compare Thursday nights referee to last nights referee, it just makes our officials look embarrasing, not to say the are anyways. I wasnt close enough to see the penalty shout early on, do ye think he was right giving a free-kick or should it have been a penalty ?
Coleman for Ireland
Boco is quality.
For a man that was so involved in the game last nite he didnt make one mistake.
Swap Boco for Richie in the middle (O Grady play a holding role) and let him run at the albanians.
Manager: Fergal, have you your boots with ya?
Fergal: Ya, I have them here.
Manager: Ah good stuff, well give them to this man so, he forgot his!
I agree that he was the best of the pair (himself & Ryan) on Thursday night, but that night we needed a bit of guile and vision and somebody to link the midfield and front players and we never got it at all and in my mind it has been missing all season. Apart from Morrisson's crosses we would not have scored from play if we were still there now. We never noticed it as much last season as we seemed to attack down the wings. Anyway that's just my opinion and i think we badly need one.
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