LoI Fixture 6-7 April

**dundalkfc10** · 06/04/2018, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

id imagine it was a reflection on the entire conversation rather than that specific line about creating chances, McDonnell is anything but na�ve.
We will see tonight I guess.
Hopefully it will be a good game that makes the league look good.

Hopefully if Rovers score the cameras will keep away from their fans pitch invasion (looks bad) which usually happens, still laugh when I think of them on the pitch in Tallght after a goal the night Richies penalty won the league.

**Ezeikial** · 06/04/2018, 1:01 PM

Better than 5/1 available on a Rovers win tonight (28/5 with Marathon). That seems very generous, although almost tripling your money for a draw is a tad more realistic (143/50 with Marathon). Not much of a return in 4/6 odds on a Dundalk win
https://www.oddschecker.com/football...hamrock/winner

**oriel** · 06/04/2018, 1:22 PM

Originally Posted by dundalkfc10

Hopefully if Rovers score the cameras will keep away from their fans pitch invasion (looks bad) which usually happens, still laugh when I think of them on the pitch in Tallght after a goal the night Richies penalty won the league.

That was good alright, but nothing compared to 'umbrella man' on the pitch running at the Pats fans in Richmond Park, must be 5 + years ago now.

**brendy_�ire** · 06/04/2018, 1:37 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Game off in Finn Park.

Not terribly surprising, the pitch wasn't in the best of states on Monday night and it's been a miserable oul day here.
Pity, as it's one of the few Harps game I could have made, with us playing tomorrow.

No concerns for the pitch in Sligo tomorrow, nah?

**nigel-harps1954** · 06/04/2018, 3:16 PM

Originally Posted by brendy_�ire

Not terribly surprising, the pitch wasn't in the best of states on Monday night and it's been a miserable oul day here.
Pity, as it's one of the few Harps game I could have made, with us playing tomorrow.

No concerns for the pitch in Sligo tomorrow, nah?

Hasn't stopped raining without any decent break in weather since yesterday evening. Huge puddles of water on the pitch. Most of it would drain off alright with all the drainage work done last year, but you'd still be left with a pitch in very poor condition. Right call made. The inspection lasted all of two or three minutes before the guy comes up into the clubhouse and says "it's grand alright, if you want a game of water polo".

Nightmare for us though, that's our fourth postponement of the year already and two home games to be refixed for weeknights against Longford and Galway now.

**sbgawa** · 06/04/2018, 3:29 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

There is a larger piece of the interview on the Shamrock Rovers site but still nothing from Bradley to indicate that Rovers will take a "positive approach"

Greg Bolger offers a more realistic assessment

http://www.the42.ie/greg-bolger-inte...40062-Apr2018/

I think you are over analysing this....I doubt McDonnell decided to make it up that Bradley promised a positive approach ....maybe he did

**Ezeikial** · 06/04/2018, 4:07 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

I think you are over analysing this....I doubt McDonnell decided to make it up that Bradley promised a positive approach ....maybe he did

No over analysis at all, just this

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

I've never considered Daniel McDonnell naive, but I am struggling to get how he concludes there is any indication of Rovers taking a positive approach tonight based on the quote he has reproduced in his Indo piece

**Charlie Darwin** · 06/04/2018, 4:37 PM

If anybody would know what Bradley is thinking at any given moment, it'd be Ezekiel.

**micls** · 06/04/2018, 7:00 PM

We're 1 up in waterford. Dundalk rovers is a good game so far.

**Ezeikial** · 06/04/2018, 7:28 PM

Right now Bradley is thinking Rovers are the better team

**micls** · 06/04/2018, 7:37 PM

Not much in it. Both teams have had their spells. Bradley would be the happier I'd imagine.

**GCdfc** · 06/04/2018, 7:46 PM

Originally Posted by micls

Not much in it. Both teams have had their spells. Bradley would be the happier I'd imagine.

Not at this moment in time, but that may change.

**MattB11** · 06/04/2018, 7:53 PM

Jesus that rovers keeper

**pineapple stu** · 06/04/2018, 7:54 PM

What a shocking goal.

Commentators rightly giving out about the keeper, but don't know why the defender left it either. Communication problems for sure.