Cork City 3-1 Dublin City

[TommyT]

Fenn and Flynny looking his brilliant best.

In one of Sundays craploids Gill was slabering on about Fenn and O'Flynn's ''physical prescence'', not something I'd associate with either of them even if they are very good players, given he signed up half of Kildare County to prepare for the coming season you wonder how much he knows about the PD.

[tiktok]

Let's not get too carried away.

The crowd was about 6000, which is great, but it won't last after what was a pretty poor spectacle.

Fenn took ages to get into his stride, he seems to lack pace, but if the partnership with Flynn works we could be onto a winner, some great moments and promising.

Our midfield was pretty poor IMO, considering who we were playing and their injury troubles, we allowed them way to much possession, and they ran long stretches of the first half.

Murphy played OK, his two footed lunge late on that Jim O'Neill missed (at least missing stuff was one thing he was consistent on) was crazy, and his distribution went from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again.

On the whole, a decent (but expected) home win in front of a very good crowd. We played some good football, but little of it was by design, we pretty much relied on the long ball and by-passed Doyle, Kearney and George in Midfield.

And wind-schmind, Devine made a balls of the goal and his distribution is still woeful.

I still came away happy though, and we are top of the league. So I guess job done.

[Eric]

According to the Sunday Star yesterday there was only 4,420 at he X friday night!!! Don't know where they got figure from because I thought there was a lot more there than that

[eoinh]

According to the Sunday Star yesterday there was only 4,420 at he X friday night!!!

Sure the main stand holds 3.500 and that was full.

[Éanna]

one bit of criticism regarding last nites game

while there was spats of football, the ball was also in the air a lot.
there is no point in having a player of georgies talent in the middle of the field if they arent gonna use him properly

think you're spot on there. we have to learn to keep the ball on the deck. I think getting benno back in the team would really help that- he knows how to pass the ball out from the back. as for the game I thought it was a very encouraging start. the team will take time to gel and when it does I reckon we'll have a good pop at the league. crowd was about 6000 I'd say- very encouraging!

[pete]

Capacities:
Donie Forder - 1800
Derrynane - 1100
St Annes - 3000
Shed + other - 1600

Overall capacity = 7500 so base your estimates on that.

[liamon]

Well, the www.fai.ie report puts the crowd at 6,500.

fai report

[razor]

We did what we had to, just about.
Thought Joffy and Fenn were excellent, Kearney came more into it in the 2nd half. Danny Murphy looks like a nutter, can see why he has amassed the reds.
Reminds me of another Danny "Tiatto" from Man City the way he steamed in.

Thought we gifted the opposition too much possession.
Not convinced about our centre midfield or our defence.
We won't crucify Mick for one error, hes saved us enough times.
Dan Murray hoofed it a bit too much for my liking.
But as I say its early days and we have 3 points and top of the league.