To our Cork City friends

**SeanDrog** · 08/04/2009, 12:40 PM

so what did you make of drogs last night?

I know we lost but I am still confident about staying up as Mathews does seem to be getting them to play better as each week goes by. I know we ar ebottom but 3 of these were against Cork / Bohs / Derry, we were unlickly against Shamrock Rovers and could have beaten Bray is luck was a bit more on our side on the night. Really think if we can just stay in touch by mid season then we will start getting results. Great to have barrett back and I hear that T. grant may well be coming back soon (when the IL is over). For the type of situ swe are currently facing i think T. Grant would be perfect.

**Rovers Maniac** · 08/04/2009, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by SeanDrog

so what did you make of drogs last night?

I know we lost but I am still confident about staying up as Mathews does seem to be getting them to play better as each week goes by. I know we ar ebottom but 3 of these were against Cork / Bohs / Derry, we were unlickly against Shamrock Rovers and could have beaten Bray is luck was a bit more on our side on the night. Really think if we can just stay in touch by mid season then we will start getting results. Great to have barrett back and I hear that T. grant may well be coming back soon (when the IL is over). For the type of situ swe are currently facing i think T. Grant would be perfect.

Cork City have their own forum on foot.

**SeanDrog** · 08/04/2009, 12:53 PM

they do indeed but I felt the second part of the post was more for general viewing and I hated to waste two posts when they could be fitted into one.

**BohDiddley** · 08/04/2009, 1:33 PM

Originally Posted by SeanDrog

so what did you make of drogs last night?

I know we lost but I am still confident about staying up as Mathews does seem to be getting them to play better as each week goes by. I know we ar ebottom but 3 of these were against Cork / Bohs / Derry, we were unlickly against Shamrock Rovers and could have beaten Bray is luck was a bit more on our side on the night. Really think if we can just stay in touch by mid season then we will start getting results. Great to have barrett back and I hear that T. grant may well be coming back soon (when the IL is over). For the type of situ swe are currently facing i think T. Grant would be perfect.

There has been a running assumption that Drogs are prime candidates for the drop. I agree that they will not go down as easily as some seem to think. They had plenty of fight when we played them.

**bellavistaman** · 08/04/2009, 1:57 PM

Cant see drogs going down personally

**thischarmingman** · 08/04/2009, 2:06 PM

I've been impressed by Drogheda's resiliance but of the other teams at the bottom I think Sligo and Dundalk will get better and Bray are old hands at being more than the sum of their collective parts whereas I just can't see Drogheda improving much at all.

**Longfordian** · 08/04/2009, 2:34 PM

Drogs will definitely be looking to sign players in July. I'd say Alan Mathews has a few lined up aleady. Of all the teams at the bottom they had the least time to get a squad together so he had to take who he could get. I could see him shipping out a few and bringing in better quality. I think if they're in touch at that stage they'll have a good shot at staying up.

**pineapple stu** · 08/04/2009, 3:39 PM

Originally Posted by BohDiddley

They had plenty of fight when we played them.

So did we in the first series of games last season, and they've a very similar style squad to what we had last year (our central defence, no forwards). The longer they go without a win, the harder it'll get.

**micls** · 08/04/2009, 3:58 PM

Looked solid at the back but offered very little going forward. I think ye'l struggle to score and lose a lot of games 1-0 unless ye get a striker in in the window.

I think ye need to finish in at least 7th to stay up because if ye end up in a playoff then I think any of Shels, Fingal or Waterford are stronger on paper.

I can't see that happening though.

**Umberside** · 08/04/2009, 7:56 PM

Originally Posted by SeanDrog

so what did you make of drogs last night?

I know we lost but I am still confident about staying up as Mathews does seem to be getting them to play better as each week goes by. I know we ar ebottom but 3 of these were against Cork / Bohs / Derry, we were unlickly against Shamrock Rovers and could have beaten Bray is luck was a bit more on our side on the night. Really think if we can just stay in touch by mid season then we will start getting results. Great to have barrett back and I hear that T. grant may well be coming back soon (when the IL is over). For the type of situ swe are currently facing i think T. Grant would be perfect.

The first win is essential. The longer ye go without it the more of a chance ye'll finish last.

**A face** · 09/04/2009, 8:28 AM

Originally Posted by micls

Looked solid at the back but offered very little going forward.

I'd agree in general but there were times in the first where it looked they might put a few good attacks together. Its early days yet to be honest.

**tiktok** · 09/04/2009, 11:31 AM

I thought you were very poor in the first half, team, improved in the second half [though we did sit back and act scared] but the team looked out on it's feet after the exertions of Friday. I'm struggling to think of a team who'd finish below you at the moment, Dundalk look like they'll struggle a bit, but Galway and Bray look very solid though. I think you're favourites to drop.

A team might do you a favour by incurring a points deduction or going out of business?

**WindmillWarrior** · 09/04/2009, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by tiktok

A team might do you a favour by incurring a points deduction or going out of business?

Haha, God bless the LOI eh!

**corkboy360** · 09/04/2009, 1:14 PM

Hard to say considering the conditions. I was convinced we would have the usual Cork City 0-0 Drogheda but it was not to be

..Both sides were poor but as I said already the conditions did not make it easy ball slipping fast away from players..Also I heard Drogs fans were very vocal from someone else could not hear them personally.

**razor** · 10/04/2009, 8:18 AM

Originally Posted by corkboy360

I was convinced we would have the usual Cork City 0-0 Drogheda but it was not to be

not even The Pity could miss from there.

**Umberside** · 10/04/2009, 9:29 PM

Originally Posted by razor

not even The Pity could miss from there.

Denis Behan?

**corkboy360** · 11/04/2009, 5:11 PM

Originally Posted by Umberside

Denis Behan?

He said PITY not USELESS

**paudie** · 12/04/2009, 7:03 PM

City completely dominated up to scoring. After that the game was pretty even with both sides having chances.

Ye're not bad but City should have killed the game off after scoring but typically didn't.