Limerick v Athlone

**Ash** · 21/03/2009, 9:23 AM

To say we were beaming is a bit much, but we were happy with a point and a clean sheet considering the pitch was woeful,
the ref was shocking and we were down to 10 men for the last 20 mins or so. We tried to play football on a surface that would
be better suited to rugby, or possibly trenches for the next World War.

I was also very vext that I didnt win the half time raffle

**oscar** · 21/03/2009, 9:25 AM

no one wins those raffles

its a big con

**harpin** · 21/03/2009, 9:33 AM

Originally Posted by Ash

To say we were beaming is a bit much, but we were happy with a point and a clean sheet considering the pitch was woeful,
the ref was shocking and we were down to 10 men for the last 20 mins or so. We tried to play football on a surface that would
be better suited to rugby, or possibly trenches for the next World War.

I was also very vext that I didnt win the half time raffle

We didn't do enough, thought changes could have been made sooner, I'd have thrown Dano up front, ye deserved the point. Cleary could have done a job for us last night is he another fallout from the Kerly saga

**Ash** · 21/03/2009, 9:51 AM

Originally Posted by harpin

Cleary could have done a job for us last night is he another fallout from the Kerly saga

Delighted to have him back, looked very comfortable in both defence and
midfield for us this season so far.

**gael353** · 21/03/2009, 10:08 AM

how dare any of you suggest that the half time draw is a fix

its all done above bord and if anyone would like to join either myself or kev b in the selling and "drawing" of the draw then please dont hesitate to get involved. Thought we were ****e last night. Athlone are the same but special mention to the ref who clearly didnt show any bias and was crap to both teams. The pitch issue isnt somthing limerick fc can do much about. although we have a full time pitch guy in there (ours as in limerick fc) he can do little to maintain the pitch when the owners the LDMC run a match a night on it for their own leagues. its a downside in being a tennant

**L37Ultra** · 21/03/2009, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by harpin

Cleary could have done a job for us last night is he another fallout from the Kerly saga

No he isn't. He is on co-op up in Dublin for eight months so didn't sign due to that.

**inmoscow** · 21/03/2009, 11:10 AM

what was att last night?

**osarusan** · 21/03/2009, 11:26 AM

626 was announced, but I thought a few more came in after that.

**Castletroy_Blue** · 21/03/2009, 1:25 PM

Originally Posted by Monkfish

Ewww students!

Originally Posted by LK37oldskool

Beggers cant be choosers

Very funny...

Shame about the result last night. Thought, along with the entire shed, that the effort from the sub (Dave Ryan?) from the far side had drifted into the top corner. Then there was the header over the bar, the header from the free kick at the start of the first half...the list goes on! Just wasn't meant to be - and had 0-0 written all over it for long periods of the match.

The two lads in the centre of midfield were nowhere to be found on a few occasions, and left the Athlone central partnership way too much room to collect and distribute the ball.

Can someone tell me, as i'm still trying to put names to the players, who the number 8 was last night? His set pieces are cracking!!

**harpin** · 21/03/2009, 1:30 PM

Originally Posted by Castletroy_Blue

Can someone tell me, as i'm still trying to put names to the players, who the number 8 was last night? His set pieces are cracking!!

Martin Deady

**Martinho II** · 21/03/2009, 1:45 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

Delighted to have him back, looked very comfortable in both defence and
midfield for us this season so far.

whos this cleary lad thats with ye this season ash??

**sadloserkid** · 21/03/2009, 2:08 PM

Originally Posted by Jofspring

The two lads are doing a good job but we need someone in with a gameplan for how he wants the team to play for the season.

Are they? We're more or less devoid of shape from one end of the pitch to the other to honest. McGuinness had maybe 2 saves to make including the one that led to his red card and Shanahan had maybe 2-3 more when he replaced him. Most of those were fairly routine too. Even allowing for the players out we created next to nothing.

Originally Posted by oscar

lads how come Mark Gough was in charge of this game,he is from Limerick after all,is this common practice in LOI,genuine question

I think it happens quite a lot, particualry in Dublin. It's not as if Gough is a hardcore, died in the wool Limerick fan anyway.

Originally Posted by L37Ultra

No he isn't. He is on co-op up in Dublin for eight months so didn't sign due to that.

Brian Clearly was no better than adequate anyway. Certainly he doesn't offer any more than Deady or O'Brien. No big loss.

**gael353** · 21/03/2009, 2:10 PM

Brian Cleary, from Ballinsloe, is in UL and played with limerick last year. Played all his previous football with the athlone under 21s etc. Started at left back for us last year and was woeful. but in the last half of the season (possibly with better players around him) he became rock solid. Doing co op in Dublin this year so friday night football was going to be a problem for him. (made it last night the gitt) Athlone play on saturdays so....

**oscar** · 21/03/2009, 3:44 PM

Originally Posted by gael353

The pitch issue isnt somthing limerick fc can do much about. although we have a full time pitch guy in there (ours as in limerick fc) he can do little to maintain the pitch when the owners the LDMC run a match a night on it for their own leagues. its a downside in being a tennant

well beggars can't be choosers gael,the LDMC are a joke plain and simple,they will do nothing for Limerick,they do nothing for the junior clubs,all they are interested in is making money,i wouldn't say there's a game a night on the pitch,more like 1 a week and the odd time 2,and come the end of the season there will be more with divisional cup finals being held there,the quicker limerick get their own ground sorted(with proper changing facilities)the better for them,Jackman is an embarrassment of a ground

**Boroman** · 21/03/2009, 4:52 PM

2 points lost if you ask me I thought we should of pushed another body forward for the last 15 minutes and piled the pressure on
I like this Deady lad,his delivery is first class

**Monkfish** · 21/03/2009, 7:04 PM

Poor game on a poor pitch made worse by a poor ref made even worse by the biggest shower of cheats and time wasters (Athlone) since Wexfords last visit.
No leadership on or off the field sooner we get Jason, Wayne and Yellow back in the mid-field the better cause last night was poor.

Danno had a good game though and thought Tierney put in a good showing.

That is all.

(God help us next week)

**da bishop** · 22/03/2009, 4:54 PM

poor show really,o brien and goggins out of their depth,tommy had a shocker and thought both centre halfs very poor despite athlone not creating much.no tactical change in formation even though athlone down to ten men.deady setpieces excellent but he is too light ,tierney the only bright spark.all we did was lump the ball up in the air and had a poor shape about us.no plaudits to the shed either,a few of us left it after hearing some disgraceful chants,no place for it really.