What a first season for Dolan

Neil · 20/10/2003, 8:34 PM

Where are all the clowns doubting him after the unlucky draws against Shels and W'ford?

With the squad we have Pat is doing a excellent job.

Keep it up.

**Counting Crow** · 20/10/2003, 8:54 PM

Spot on Neil.

Our performances / results this season have been excellent against the "Top Clubs":

- vs Bohs - W 1, D1, L1 - even split
- vs Shels - W0, D3, L0 - even split
- vs SPA - W1, D2, L1 - even split
- vs Longford - W3, D0, L0 - enough said
- vs Homeless - W2, D0, L1 - City ahead

Once we can get a handle on the minnows like Waterford, Derry, and the likes and learn from this this year we will be a force next year.

For a transition year this has been a success.

thecorner · 20/10/2003, 8:57 PM

also 2 wins away against 2 of the "big dublin" 4

pats away and

rovers away

**niamh** · 20/10/2003, 11:42 PM

I personally wouldn't say Pat has done an excellant job. He's done what was expected and better has to come next season.

**Macy** · 21/10/2003, 8:33 AM

Nice one, we're a big club!!!???!!!

Bring on the Derry minnows tonight....

**joeSoap** · 21/10/2003, 10:18 AM

Originally posted by Neil
Where are all the clowns doubting him after the unlucky draws against Shels and W'ford?

With the squad we have Pat is doing a excellent job.

Keep it up.

What about the contribution of Noel O'Connor? I believe he's responsible for a lot on the training field. How do the Cork fans perceive him?

**Colm** · 21/10/2003, 12:30 PM

Originally posted by Neil
Where are all the clowns doubting him after the unlucky draws against Shels and W'ford?

With the squad we have Pat is doing a excellent job.

Keep it up.

Totally agree, I was just about to post something very similar Neil.
All the people who were critisising him recently are very quiet now!

Pat Dolan's Rebel Army.

**Gary** · 21/10/2003, 12:37 PM

Originally posted by Colm
All the people who were critisising him recently are very quiet now!

U seem to forget that you were ranting and raving even more than me after the Shels game, so stop this holier than thou attitude Colm.

I had lost faith for a bit, but that was out of frustration of stupid tactics and throwing away winning oppurtunities. If we had won those matches, which we should have, we would be in a afr more better place now.
However, i never shouted Dolan out or anything, i just wasnt afraid to let my feelings be known, as certain ppl on this thread are.

A bit of squad strengthening and we will storm the league next season.

**The Donie Forde** · 21/10/2003, 12:40 PM

Originally posted by joeSoap
What about the contribution of Noel O'Connor? How do the Cork fans perceive him?

The general feeling on Leeside - and I'm open to correction here - is that O'Connor is tall...

Seriously, he's doing de biz and merits a share of the praise.

Donie

**patsh** · 21/10/2003, 12:59 PM

Originally posted by Neil
Where are all the clowns doubting him after the unlucky draws against Shels and W'ford?

With the squad we have Pat is doing a excellent job.

Keep it up.

I'm one of the "clowns" who gets p*ssed off with Dolans tactics, and here I am. Great result, am absolutely over the moon, and all that, but it doesn't change the fact that we sit back and let teams come at us, instead of trying to build on our advantage.
The "unlucky draws" would have been wins if we had stuck at it and kept the ball from the opposition.

Nice to see Rico saying that we are still in with a shout for the title. Pity about the appalling attempt at a highigts show again though. 2 City games, no goals and one not even mentioned.......

Neil · 21/10/2003, 1:10 PM

One way of looking at it is that they sit back.

Another is that there are some good teams in the eL and with our depleted squad we are doing well to hold them for so long.

**razor** · 21/10/2003, 1:21 PM

Originally posted by Neil
with our depleted squad we are doing well to hold them for so long.

Depleted Squad ?
Who are we missing apart from JOF ?
CPOB wasn't getting a game anyway and neither was Conor ?

Thats a very defeatist attitude.
Do you not think we are good enough to beat these teams ?

Neil · 21/10/2003, 1:28 PM

Depleted squad. Yes.

We have 32 players BUT half of them arent anywhere near good enough to win us a league.

Being brutally honest I think we need 2 new center-midfielders (even though Greg and CTOB are playing out of their skin), a winger or two, a striker and a ball-playing center-half. Get them, get rid of the dead-wood and we'll have the league next season!

**joe** · 21/10/2003, 1:34 PM

you make it sound so easy Neil!

**NorthoftheLee** · 21/10/2003, 1:35 PM

is that all Neill

i kno what you are saying........dont think we need that many player tho.......a couple of midfielders...........i see doyle and jof playing up front together.....george in the middle.....need someone to play alongside him and someone for the right side...greg and colin have been playing great lately.......a bit of competition and depth in the squad is what we need most......

**Colm** · 21/10/2003, 4:01 PM

Originally posted by Gary
U seem to forget that you were ranting and raving even more than me after the Shels game, so stop this holier than thou attitude Colm.

And who exactly was I ranting and raving about? because it sure as hell wasn't Pat Dolan. I can remember giving out like mad about Behan and K Murray and one or two other players but that was it.

The only critisism I have ever had of Dolan is his reluctance to play Benno. Other than that I have never felt the need to critisise Pat Dolan.
He's doing a great job so far.

Anyway Gary, I wasn't even refering to you when I made the original post. I was talking about a few other people who actually were muttering 'Dolan Out' "so stop this holier than thou attitude"!

**Peadar** · 21/10/2003, 4:05 PM

With a starting 11 of
Devine
Woods
D Murray
Coughlan
Horgan
Kearney
O'Halloran
C T O'Brien
O'Callaghan
Doyle
O'Flynn

We have the makings of a very attacking side who can also defend well. We've seen how good O'Callaghan is at tracking back so I'd have no fears of putting him out on the right.
Ideally we need a Kevin Hunt or Paul Osam type for the centre of the park but should be able to compete as we are.
Hopefully we'll keep this team together for next season and add to it a little. With no Euro2004 trips needed we could enjoy a few away games in the UEFA Cup.

**pete** · 21/10/2003, 6:40 PM

Originally posted by Neil
We have 32 players BUT half of them arent anywhere near good enough to win us a league.

If we had 16 players good enough to win the league i'd be delighted. I say if we had 8 players worthy of a league winning team be doing well.

City have too many squad players at the moment.

**RedX** · 21/10/2003, 6:50 PM

now now Neil...we are all City fans here

**Gary** · 21/10/2003, 7:47 PM

Originally posted by Colm
And who exactly was I ranting and raving about? because it sure as hell wasn't Pat Dolan. I can remember giving out like mad about Behan and K Murray and one or two other players but that was it.

Without getting into it now feen, u were bitching about alot more tha Behan and Murray.

Anyway, bring on the wknd eh?