Games weekend Friday 18th to Tuesday 22nd

**redarmyfaction** · 18/04/2025, 8:52 PM

Big goal for Bohs, bottom of the table starting to look competitive, six defeats on trot for Waterford, relegation and Munster Derby on Monday for them.

**Jd2793** · 18/04/2025, 9:03 PM

thought city did well for 70mins of so but dropped off too much in that last 20 mins. youd expect more from bohs with the players they have. we are in big big trouble though. need a win monday and again vs sligo.

**ger121** · 18/04/2025, 9:06 PM

Beaten the 3 teams below us in recent weeks, so that is something.

Some result by Sligo.Waterford look in free fall. Long might be a goner.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 18/04/2025, 9:06 PM

Great to get a win and a clean sheet. Waterford awful. Really should have beaten them at home as well.

**legendz** · 18/04/2025, 9:11 PM

The First Division is currently shaping up to a 4 team mid table battle for the final two playoff spots. Longford, Athlone and Kerry in danger of being cut adrift.

**Bohtastic** · 18/04/2025, 9:12 PM

Jaysus, we were poxed to get 3 points from Cork tonight. James Clarke should be starting every week - he gives us so much. I'd be anxious that he'll go to another team that gives him the starting place he deserves.

**Another Bohemia** · 18/04/2025, 9:30 PM

Originally Posted by Shinkicker

Second half all Bohs and the subs changed the game. Delighted MCManus scored he's had a tough time recently and took his goal very well. Overall Boys deserved the win but only jjuuussst about. But a win is a win

McManus has been one of our better players recently. I've often felt Tierney and Devoy can be hit and miss this season but so far for every game he's played McManus has played well. Glad to see he's returning to the form that had clubs in the UK looking at him.

**2 Year Contract** · 18/04/2025, 9:30 PM

Thought Burke was outstanding for rovers first half but Pats left too much space in behind for him and rovers kept picking him out over the top and he forced Anang into some excellent saves. Second half though he did very little, whatever tactical message Kenny got into the team at half time seemed to nullify his threat most of the time. Second half was Pats with a lot of the ball in rovers half but not creating much by way of clear cut chances. Thought Forrester, Lennon and Redmond were excellent throughout. Brilliant desire and mentality to get the equaliser after conceding so late. A draw probably a fair result.

**joey B** · 18/04/2025, 9:32 PM

Enjoyable game in Finn Park,horrible night for football but both teams gave it a right go,Dara McGuinness looks to be a player that might be good enough for a step up,great pace and a good finisher,pleasantly surprised with us so far and 5 unbeaten now�

**Shinkicker** · 18/04/2025, 9:48 PM

Originally Posted by Another Bohemia

McManus has been one of our better players recently. I've often felt Tierney and Devoy can be hit and miss this season but so far for every game he's played McManus has played well. Glad to see he's returning to the form that had clubs in the UK looking at him.

We rely too much on Tierney and Devoy and while they are special talents, if the opposition are watching them we should be exploiting other areas of the pitch.

**2 Year Contract** · 18/04/2025, 10:06 PM

Just watched the highlights of the games on YouTube. Sweet Jesus that embarrassing picture quality for the televised game in Drogheda. Every ground in the country had the rain and didn�t have the same issue, but for the tv game to have an obscured picture throughout due to raindrops on the camera was shocking.

Elsewhere Waterford's coverage having no sound from the ground and the commentary sounding like it was coming from a walkie talkie was also tinpot stuff

**nigel-harps1954** · 18/04/2025, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by joey B

Enjoyable game in Finn Park,horrible night for football but both teams gave it a right go,Dara McGuinness looks to be a player that might be good enough for a step up,great pace and a good finisher,pleasantly surprised with us so far and 5 unbeaten now�

McGuinness had a fairly slow start in his first game or two but has really settled in and wouldn't be in the least bit surprised to see a Premier Division side take a punt on him next season. Real quality young player.

Another game where Harps could have scored a real bag full. Hiemer pulled off a couple of saves and Harps missed a couple of great chances. Allowed Kerry back in to it when we could have been out of sight in the first half, but credit to Kerry for their battle shown too. It was an enjoyable game in horrible conditions.

**patsdad** · 18/04/2025, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

Thought Burke was outstanding for rovers first half but Pats left too much space in behind for him and rovers kept picking him out over the top and he forced Anang into some excellent saves. Second half though he did very little, whatever tactical message Kenny got into the team at half time seemed to nullify his threat most of the time. Second half was Pats with a lot of the ball in rovers half but not creating much by way of clear cut chances. Thought Forrester, Lennon and Redmond were excellent throughout. Brilliant desire and mentality to get the equaliser after conceding so late. A draw probably a fair result.

You�ve saved me writing a post as you are spot on in every respect.

**outspoken** · 18/04/2025, 11:42 PM

A bad bad Friday for Longford in more ways than one. Seeing a lot of posts and comments online from traveling fans about heavy handed treatment from the stewards.

**Nesta99** · 19/04/2025, 12:05 AM

Can we get a few of those stewards on loan for the shed side in Oriel?

**trevy** · 19/04/2025, 6:05 AM

Dismal display from Waterford tonight. 2 0 down after 10 minutes and any chance of getting back in game in 2nd half ended with a red card and then our keeper dropped a corner for Sligo to make it 3 0 a few minutes later. A lot of fans left then but those who stayed saw the visitors get another goal late on. It's our worst run of form since 2007 and Keith Long is under big pressure now.

**Jack B** · 19/04/2025, 7:23 AM

Byrne, Burke, Redmond and Anang the stand out players for me in Richmond last night, which maybe says something about how the game went. Rovers were excellent for much of it but seemed to lose steam for a good portion of the second half and Pats came back into things, albeit largely not creating very much. The kind of game that makes me continue to be sceptical that we can actually win the league, but important not to lose it all the same.

**Jd2793** · 19/04/2025, 9:39 AM

long gone from waterford going back to bohs seems inevitable at this stage

**osarusan** · 19/04/2025, 9:44 AM

Good point to pick up against Dundalk last night.

They had all the ball for the first 80 minutes, and passed it around nicely, but didn't create as much as I expected.

Only in the last 10 minutes did we stop just protecting the final third and actually try to put them under a bit of pressure, which we did more successfully than I thought we'd be able to.

**CorribsideSteve** · 19/04/2025, 9:54 AM

Disappointing result last night. The weather was absolutely atrocious. It was, at times, a barely playable match, given the conditions. The beautifully manicured Terryland pitch was a sad sorry sight at the end of the match. Added to that, the ref had an overwhelming desire to book everything that moved. Derry just had too many answers for Galway last night. Cracking goal by Benson. He still has quality left in the boots. The dreadful start to the second half was too much to come back from, even with the late consolation goal, as the damage was done by then. Good fight and effort from the lads under such circumstances. Hopefully that's the worst ref performance of the year, but that's probably na�ve.