QuoteUCD beat Longford 3-0 away last week. Longford beat Athlone 5-2 away the week before. We're at home to Athlone this weekend. Go figure...
UCD beat Longford 3-0 away last week. Longford beat Athlone 5-2 away the week before. We're at home to Athlone this weekend. Go figure...
An Away victory soOriginally Posted by pineapple stu
I'm staying well away from UCD. They never do me any favours. Having said that they should win as they're a much better side but definitely stay away from handicaps. 1-0 UCD.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
I'll probably take that 8/13 on Shels with Boyles. I know they screwed up away to Athlone 2 weeks ago but 9/10 times they'd have won it. Stupid sending off and a freak equalizer, not likely to happen again.
As usual, not the slightest hint of value on Fingal.They look to be getting it together at last, interested to see the handicaps, although -1 is likely to be 2/5 or so only.
Longford Town v Shelbourne
Not much more to be said on this. Longford have improved under Gareth Cronin, but only slightly. They've fallen to 2 successive 3-0 defeats to Fingal and UCD, and that luck is not likely to change against the league leaders, who got back to winning ways against Harps last week.
Backing Shelbourne @ 8/13 (Boyle sports) - 5 pts
Last edited by brianw82; 05/08/2009 at 4:50 AM. Reason: spelling
I want to back this but I can't due to two reasons. Our recent discipline problems have been a disgrace with 2 sendings off in our last 2 games for pettiness and it's cost us 3 points already with it nearly doing so again last week. Also our strikers aren't scoring. Hynes hasn't scored a single goal yet and I think Flood hasn't scored in 7 or 8 games now. Gooldluck, hope you win.
Last edited by Raheny Red; 05/08/2009 at 11:24 AM.
Who Cares?!
Hmmm yeah I was going to lump on this also, but am having second thoughts. Firstly, its hard to back against my own team. Secondly, Shels haven't been totally dominant lately, drawing with Athlone and only beating Harps by a single goal. And thirdly, we're due a result. Still might back Shels, but won't be going in too heavy I don't think.
If our defence sorts itself out and Ray Kenny has been taken out back and put out of his misery we can make life awkward for them. Hard to know though. Think I'm steering clear of this one anyhow.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
It's our midfield that has been winning the games for us recently, if you can stop them, or at least cut their chances in half you have a chance. While our defence is solid enough any striker with some sort of pace and creativity could easily cause us problems.
Who Cares?!
I'll give you that one.
They've won the majority of their games this season by the odd goal. Nothing unusual there.
I don't believe in this 'due a result' talk.
There are massive gulfs in quality in the 1st Division and I don't think these 'little things' matter so much. I was stung with the Athlone result as I said, but I'd do that bet again 10 times over.
You can't let sentiment get in the way of making money.
Valid point.
Fair enough. I still think it's possible we can get something from the game though. While I wouldn't be surprised to see us getting another 3-0 whipping, our general play hasn't been too bad lately, our defensive mistakes have been letting us down badly. All 3 goals last week against UCD were terrible goals to give away, all easily avoidable. If we manage to cut these silly mistakes out against Shels then I feel we have a decent chance of getting a point at least, leading to my reluctance to go in heavy on a Shels win.I don't believe in this 'due a result' talk.
There are massive gulfs in quality in the 1st Division and I don't think these 'little things' matter so much. I was stung with the Athlone result as I said, but I'd do that bet again 10 times over.
Or vice versa!You can't let sentiment get in the way of making money.
Again, we've (Rovers) been saying that all season. We're still giving away stupid goals week after week. There's no magic solution to it, and it's unlikely to change against the division's top team. If you were playing Mervue again, on the other hand...Valid point.
Fair enough. I still think it's possible we can get something from the game though. While I wouldn't be surprised to see us getting another 3-0 whipping, our general play hasn't been too bad lately, our defensive mistakes have been letting us down badly. All 3 goals last week against UCD were terrible goals to give away, all easily avoidable. If we manage to cut these silly mistakes out against Shels then I feel we have a decent chance of getting a point at least, leading to my reluctance to go in heavy on a Shels win.
Or vice versa!
lumping into waterford 8/13 away to kildare.
kildare won 3-0 last week i know but waterford are flying and kildare cant be improved enough to take anything from them
Bohs@1.72 vs Cork- 2pts
Rovers@1.83 vs Drogs- 1pt
Dundalk@2.74 vs Sligo- 1pt
Fingal -1@1.4 vs Mervue- 4pts
UCD -1@1.8 vs Athlone- 2pts
Waterford@1.57 vs Kildare- 2pts
Shels@1.63 vs Longford- 1pt
Will go for Fingal -2 if I can get a price on that.
Just did a .5 pt accy on the top 4 teams in the 1st division -1 against the bottom 4. No doubt at least 1 of them will feck up but it's small stakes so would be a bonus if it comes off.
Have a double on Shels and Waterford tonight at a bit better than evens.
#NeverStopNotGivingUp
UC fúcking D!
Posting Permissions
Bookmarks