QuoteNope, not in the slightest. Just thoroughly overjoyed to have finished ahead of that horrible little manOriginally posted by wws
obssesed with the bigger club
obssesed with the bigger club
Nope, not in the slightest. Just thoroughly overjoyed to have finished ahead of that horrible little manOriginally posted by wws
obssesed with the bigger club
Thanks for your usual unwanted contribution Macy. Nice to see you sticking up for your Junkie buddies!Originally posted by Macy
Congrats to Fat Pat for matching Gunther Murphy's first season achievements.... Great to see Cork finally turn the corner from their last manager's dismal record....
Champions!
gunther achieved more
fact
get over it
and get him back now!!
Where's the sticking up for them in that? More an observation of your double standards - Dolan has achieved exactly the same as Gunther did.... Infact, if you'd had Gunther's home record of last season, with some improvement in your away form you really would've challenged this year....Originally posted by Colm
Thanks for your usual unwanted contribution Macy. Nice to see you sticking up for your Junkie buddies!
Not sticking up for anyone, just think you lot are hypocrites...
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
our away form is better this season Macy, and, like Dolan, we're not looking short-term like Murphy did. The club as a whole is in much better shape than it was a year ago, Europe is just the cherry on top.
p.s. Call it hypocrisy if you will, but we just wanna be loved, and Gunther wasn't into that
what an idiotic comment macyOriginally posted by Macy
.. Infact, if you'd had Gunther's home record of last season, with some improvement in your away form you really would've challenged this year....
..
what the hell do you put some of the improvement in away form down too..
no more gunther..
pathetic macy
I see where you're leading with this wws. You reckon if you can persuade us to take Murphy back, we won't notice ye lot begging outside Dolan's door.Originally posted by wws
gunther achieved more
fact
get over it
and get him back now!!
Excellent: def quote of the dayOriginally posted by Éanna
You reckon if you can persuade us to take Murphy back, we won't notice ye lot begging outside Dolan's door.
All credit to your director of football though....Originally posted by James
no more gunther..
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
no surrender til he's goneOriginally posted by Macy
All credit to your director of football though....
BTW, Macy, if you look at what most of us were saying last year, it was that the guy is a great talent spotter but not a great tactician and that the role he's in now would be ideal. It was certainly just about the only credit I ever gave him
Remember now, wws, you and "Mr. frigging Know all" are supposed to be on the same side!Originally posted by wws
Mr friggin Know it all strikes again
The infighting in SPA has started already....
was beginning to wander what u were doing on the cork city forumOriginally posted by wws
obssesed with the bigger club
i guess u answered my thought
Interesting sense of perspective on view here. Cork fans delighted that they finished ahead of us, ignoring the fact that Shels and Bohs were light years ahead of the whole rest of the League. If finishing ahead of Pats is the height of your ambition, fair enough.
This thread started off by talking about Pats, so don't expect Pats fans not to respond. So here goes.
In our second-last game last year (coincidentally against youse) we ensured we avoided the play-offs. That was where Dolan had led us to. And after spending half of last season going "Dolan Out" you reckon we want him back? I don't think so pal!
As for this season, last April we figured it would be a transition year and so we'd be satisfied if we simply did better than last year. Fortunately, Eamonn Collins showed us that our expectations were too low.
He had to start by trimming the size of the squad to get the wage bill under control as our overdraft had got to silly proportions (a nice legacy of your precious Mr.Dolan). Apart from wages, we also have to devote time and money to improving our ground (not something Cork City have to trouble themselves with as they don't actually own one). And when the trained chimps in the OPW finally stop sucking their pencils, we'll be able to get the builders in.
So anyway, Eamonn put together a full-time squad of 24 players, all bar four of whom were aged 25 or younger. We began playing football again. Or at least it looked like what we thought football might be like - we couldn't really remember after enduring the route one / set piece combination that was the extent of Dolan's tactical repertoire.
In doing so, we won the League Cup and we got to the Cup Final by beating Bohs in what was probably the best match of the entire season, in a ground full to capacity and in front of a massive and admiring TV audience. Yes, we lost the final, but Charlie's enforced retirement five days beforehand was a tragedy that reverberated throughout our club in a way that you simply cannot fathom. In our second-last game this season we were challenging for European qualification.
Above all, there's a unity of purpose at Pats now that was sadly missing under Dolan. Creating that, and restoring the joy of supporting Pats is probably Eamonn's single biggest achievement.
So that's a transition season? Great. I know what it's a transition from. I can't bloody wait to see what it's a transition to.
Enjoy Europe. We'll be there soon.
Last edited by Dr.Nightdub; 29/11/2003 at 6:30 PM.
Revenge for 2002
Those in glass houses now there good Doctor. From what I hear Pats dont actually own Richmond either. Also City have to fork out for improvments to the Cross.Apart from wages, we also have to devote time and money to improving our ground (not something Cork City have to trouble themselves with as they don't actually own one)
Oh yea its Dolan's fault that they still cant pass for shíte and why ye just hoof it to Bird at every oppertunity. I suppose he asked Collins to play like that as a favour?
So anyway, Eamonn put together a full-time squad of 24 players, all bar four of whom were aged 25 or younger. We began playing football again. Or at least it looked like what we thought football might be like - we couldn't really remember after enduring the route one / set piece combination that was the extent of Dolan's tactical repertoire.
Well if bitching at each other and every sub snubing him on the day of yer biggest game of the year is unity there there'll be great unity up in Stormount this year
Above all, there's a unity of purpose at Pats now that was sadly missing under Dolan. Creating that, and restoring the joy of supporting Pats is probably Eamonn's single biggest achievement.
Oh no not them again
Its not, its just very pleasing.If finishing ahead of Pats is the height of your ambition, fair enough.
Har har har. We've spent a fortune on ground developments despite the fact that we don't own the ground. The only visible improvements in Syringecore in the lasy 5 years have been the concreteing of the Camac, so what other "improvements" are you tlaking about. If anything, its got worse. As for the overdraft, your chariman must be pretty damn stupid to have let it happen, ours wouldn't.He had to start by trimming the size of the squad to get the wage bill under control as our overdraft had got to silly proportions (a nice legacy of your precious Mr.Dolan). Apart from wages, we also have to devote time and money to improving our ground (not something Cork City have to trouble themselves with as they don't actually own one). And when the trained chimps in the OPW finally stop sucking their pencils, we'll be able to get the builders in.
I've heard this so many times, and its rubbish- unless Eamon Collins makes a decision that every time I am personally at a game he's going to play long-ball kick and rush crap. I've seen Pats 7 or 8 times this season and they have not been any better than they were before.We began playing football again. Or at least it looked like what we thought football might be like - we couldn't really remember after enduring the route one / set piece combination that was the extent of Dolan's tactical repertoire.
That joy and unity only disappeared when things weren't going so well. When ye were in witha shout of the league it was all rosy in the garden- fickle. And the bitching returned the minute ye lost the cup final.Above all, there's a unity of purpose at Pats now that was sadly missing under Dolan. Creating that, and restoring the joy of supporting Pats is probably Eamonn's single biggest achievement.
Sounds just like what we've been sayingSo that's a transition season? Great. I know what it's a transition from. I can't bloody wait to see what it's a transition to.
Fine. We'll let ye enjoy the inter toto while we're off winning thingsEnjoy Europe. We'll be there soon.
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