UCD 2 Longford Town 0, Waterford United 0 Derry City 1

[Quack]

We'll meet again
Don't know where
Don't know when
But I know we'll meet again some sunny day

Keep smilin' through
Just like you always do
Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away

So will you please say hello
To the folks that I know?
Tell them I won't be long
They'll be happy to know
That as you saw me go
I was singing this song

We'll meet again
Don't know where
Don't know when
But I know we'll meet again some sunny day

[UCD_4_Life]

I don't know how I feel about it now that it has actually happened...it hasn't really sunk in yet.

I suppose I'm nervous. Nervous as to how we'll bounce back or who'll leave (I'd be very surprised if Cawley stays, there are others too).

Hopefully it's the beginning of a new era though. Hopefully we can win the First Division next season and come back into the Premier with all guns blazing. The first thing that has to go is the whole "one year contract" deal. For every few grand it'll save us now we could've made a hundred last season.

[setanta]

The lowest number of points and the lowest number of goals scored BUT the 4th lowest number of goals against! What does that say?

[pineapple stu]

Pete Mahon is quoted at length in today's Irish Times - sounds very positive about the future. Cawley's gone, you can be pretty sure. Maybe McNally, Sullivan, Finn. Not a huge amount otherwise, but we'll know for sure in the next two weeks or so, with hopefully more news in the final Supporters' Club newsletter of the season. Since Pete Mahon took over, we're fourth in form in the league with the best defence by four goals. If he can find a forward (incidentally, I think we're bringing our scholarship scheme forward so we sign youngsters in March now rather than in July), we should walk the First Division. But where to find one is a different question - without one, we should make the play-offs, but it'll be much tougher.

[pineapple stu]

Incidentally, settle a bet - am I imagining things or was Tony McDonnell's goal a scissors-kick volley from the edge of the D?

Cawley's goal was absolute class as well - just like Kenny Dalglish's famous moment when he chipped the defence, ran onto his own pass and rounded the keeper, only Cawley scored too! Reckon the Goal of the Season award is slightly diminished in meaning after those two!

Incidentally, he dedicated his goal celebration to the fans afterwards - don't quite know if I'm supposed to be happy that he's dedicating taking off his top to us, but sure there you go. Didn't have the heart to ask him:

a) If it was a farewell goal
b) How he wasn't frozen celebrating like that and
c) If his dad knows he robbed his vest!

Best part of it was though that he was still putting on his jersey after Longford tipped off again!

[Aberdonian Stu]

And they were both contenders for goal celebration of the season.

[Schumi]

Originally posted by pineapple stu
If it was a farewell goal

I'd be surprised if it wasn't. I didn't see him afterwards or I would have asked him. I reckon he, Sullivan, Mc Nally and maybe Johnny Martin will go. That would still leave us with a team good enough to win the first division IMO.

Very disappointing to play Longford off the park and still go down but it's difficult to have any complaints after getting one point from our first nine games.

[UCD_4_Life]

Hopefully Mark Leech will get a good run. If he's as good as he looks he should get at least twenty goals.