Pre Season 2011

**The Lilywhites** · 21/02/2011, 12:07 AM

Originally Posted by Quayman

Dundalk beat Rock Celtic 4-1 today. Apparently Ian Foster came on in the second half.

Just a guest appearance according to Foster.

http://dundalkfc.com/news/110220_Foster.asp

**Lim till i die** · 21/02/2011, 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by Ash

How did Garvan play?
Did Big Mc get a run out?

Garvan has played a lot of pre season due to Peter White being injured.

Well able to tackle but general consensus is he's a bit green, tends to think "I'm a full back so my job when I get the ball is to belt it out for a throw as far up the field as I can"

And that's not the Limerick way.

Not being critical though, he's a youngfella like. I'd very much expect Peter White to be the starting right back though.

McCarthy looks pretty decent, played the second half today and has played in every pre season game, probably a starting centre half at the moment, had a bit of a hard time in Kilarney but the weather was shocking. Could be a very good player and no disrespect to Athlone or Longford but he'll probably benefit from having Paddy Purcell and John Frost either side of him.

**born2bwild** · 21/02/2011, 1:07 AM

Originally Posted by CSFShels

That Drogheda side is absolutely shocking.

Drogheda were, I'm sorry to be so blunt, S**T. I can only assume that the FAI was feeling charitable in letting them back up.
Having said that I still do not understand why the GAA match next door had 5,000+ attending while there were, tops, 300 in Hunky Dorys. Honestly.

**Lim till i die** · 21/02/2011, 1:11 AM

Originally Posted by born2bwild

Having said that I still do not understand why the GAA match next door had 5,000+ attending while there were, tops, 300 in Hunky Dorys. Honestly.

Twas a competitive game and Louth have a bit of a buzz around them since last year.

Caught the last ten minutes aswell, fierce excitement

**Dodge** · 21/02/2011, 7:41 AM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Cian Byrne
Mark Nolan
Ian O'Reilly
Stephen Last
Ronan McEntageart
Darragh Hanaphy
Mark O'Brien
Jack Flynn
Jamie Duffy
Dave Freeman
Darragh McNamara

Subs:
Keith McCarthy (GK)
Anthony Costigan
Colin O'Brien
Franco Georgyescu
Paul Motondo
Victor Ekanem
Derek Moran
Stephen Campbell

3 ex-Pats there. Freeman was awful when he was young. must be in 30s now? Been on downhill since 2003. Flynn was a promising youngfella but had his leg smashed in a challenge that caused another A team player to puke! Oviously hard to come ack from that. Costigan played about 4 times for the first tea over 3 years, including scoring the gal that knocked Limerick out of FAI cup in 2009.

None of them near good enough for Premier. At least Drogheda do aqctually look like they've mad the cutbacks they said they would

**monsexile** · 21/02/2011, 8:50 AM

McNamara played earlier in pre-season for us. Hanaphy has potential - scored every 46minutes for us last season as an impact sub - but looks like he's really been thrown in at the deep end for us.

**pineapple stu** · 21/02/2011, 8:51 AM

Is that the same Jack Flynn who played for us against Longford a couple of weeks ago so? Had assumed he had signed for us, but must have only been on trial.

Cian Byrne was with us as well; never made a first-team appearance (bar in a friendly against Hamilton) and retired from the game mid-season. Franco's been around the clubs as well - us, Athlone, Bray, Shels.

Looking forward to the opening day now.

**White Horse** · 21/02/2011, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by The Lilywhites

Just a guest appearance according to Foster.

http://dundalkfc.com/news/110220_Foster.asp

We better make sure he is contracted and registered.

Michael O'Neill might be interested.

**pineapple stu** · 21/02/2011, 12:22 PM

Latest results update so -

25/01 - Newbridge 1-0 Longford
26/01 - Waterford 2-2 Waterford Oscar Traynor
28/01 - Dundalk 2-1 FAI/F�S XI
29/01 - Cork 3-0 Cobh
29/01 - Limerick 13-0 Limerick A
29/01 - Harps 1-1 Sligo, Finn Valley Centre
30/01 - UCD 2-0 Longford
31/10 - Leixlip 0-5 Shels
01/02 - Killarney 1-6 Shamrock Rovers
02/02 - Cliftonville 1-4 Dundalk
04/02 - Cork 1-2 Shamrock Rovers, Musgrave Park
05/02 - Limerick 3-2 Mervue
05/02 - Salthill 2-4 Sligo
05/02 - UCD 3-1 Monaghan, Foster’s Avenue
05/02 - Bandon 0-3 Waterford
05/02 - Drogheda 0-3 Pat’s
06/02 - Harps 0-0 Derry (Harps win 4-2 on penalties)
06/02 - Donegal Celtic 0-2 Galway
06/02 - Dundalk 3-1 Muirhevnamor, Oriel Park
06/02 - Shels 0-2 Bray
07/02 - Shamrock Rovers 0-2 Celtic XI
07/02 - Phoenix FC 0-2 Sporting Fingal
08/02 - PSNI 1-2 Galway
09/02 - Salthill 0-4 Limerick
10/02 - Dundalk 2-1 Monaghan
10/02 - Longford 0-1 Derry
12/02 - Castlebar 0-7 Sligo
12/02 - Athlone 0-0 Pat’s
13/02 - Shamrock Rovers 0-0 Monaghan
13/02 - Donegal Celtic v Harps
15/02 - Loughgall 1-6 Derry
15/02 - Tramore v Wexford Youths
16/02 - Newry v Harps
17/02 - Dundalk 0-1 Limerick
17/02 - UCD 5-0 Mervue
18/02 - Cork 1-3 Sligo
18/02 - Longford 2-1 Pat's
18/02 - Letterkenny 2-2 Harps
18/02 - Shels 1-0 Rovers
19/02 - Waterford 2-2 Bray
19/02 - Derry 3-2 Dergview
20/02 - Drogheda 1-4 Limerick
20/02 - Clane 0-2 Shels
20/02 - Wexford 2-0 Galway
20/02 - Rock Celtic 1-4 Dundalk, Rock Celtic Grounds
20/02 - Swinford Town 0-8 Harps
21/02 - Institute v Derry
21/02 - Newbridge v Shels
22/02 - Glenavon v Galway
23/02 - Harps v NI Youths
25/02 - Bray v Limerick
25/02 - Rovers v Waterford
25/02 - Derry v Salthill
25/02 - Cork v Bohs
26/02 - Sligo v Galway
26/02 - Kilnamanagh v St Pat’s
27/02 - Kilnamanagh v Shamrock Rovers

**Red Army** · 21/02/2011, 12:28 PM

Bet you loved putting that list together?

**Predator** · 21/02/2011, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by baz-dcfc

Derry beat Dergview (IFA 1st division team) 3-2 tonight at the Brandywell, PMcElehenney x 2 and Graceson Scored

I heard that the defence still looks fairly dodgy from this game, but saying that, Dergview have a decent attacking side. Was that lad Johnny Lafferty playing for Dergview? That lad's a dynamo of a player. Surprised he's not playing at a higher level.

**Sam_Heggy** · 21/02/2011, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Predator

I heard that the defence still looks fairly dodgy from this game, but saying that, Dergview have a decent attacking side. Was that lad Johnny Lafferty playing for Dergview? That lad's a dynamo of a player. Surprised he's not playing at a higher level.

He was with us last season, scored against Longford in first game and done naff all else. Wanted too much time on the ball.

**Predator** · 21/02/2011, 1:02 PM

Strange, because any time I've seen him he's been quality. Maybe the IFA 1st Division is his level.
He scores a cracker at the 30 second mark in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoMEn...layer_embedded

**Town Legend** · 21/02/2011, 1:04 PM

Is the Longford Bohs game not going ahead tonight in Dalymount?

**Sam_Heggy** · 21/02/2011, 1:08 PM

Very capable player but he left us midway through the season claiming he found the step up in level tougher than he thought.
The IFA 1st is a poor enough standard, play is much slower and there is alot more time on the ball.

**Longfordian** · 21/02/2011, 1:44 PM

Originally Posted by Town Legend

Is the Longford Bohs game not going ahead tonight in Dalymount?

No talk of it being off on the Bohs forum anyway.

**SkStu** · 21/02/2011, 1:53 PM

Originally Posted by Town Legend

Is the Longford Bohs game not going ahead tonight in Dalymount?

its going ahead. Just a bad list.

**Sam_Heggy** · 21/02/2011, 2:00 PM

I somehow seem to be registered for Bohs texts updates. Got one today saying the game is on in Dayler and admission is €10, a tad steep isn't it for a pre-season kickabout?