Rovers vs Shamrock

**dong** · 03/03/2010, 2:48 PM

Originally Posted by Brian Boru

I think we will win. ?1-0. We have the second best team (to Bohs). We should finish above the Shams. A strong start - unlike the last two seasons- is absolutely vital! Red Army....

I hope you're right man.
We have a team capable of beating the Ferret heads but over the course of the season they probably have better depth in their squad.

**Brian Boru** · 03/03/2010, 3:58 PM

Originally Posted by Well Red

Cannot completely agree that we should finish above Shams but no harm in being optimistic. Dont forget the ref factor that has always favoured the Hoops, from the youngest Sligo supporter to the oldest we all remember all the decisions that wrongly went to Shams. Not referee bashing but my mind is cluttered with wrong decisions over the years in this fixture.

Example : That cup game in the early 00s in Tolka Park when the ref awarded the penalty but inexplicably didn't send the Shams guy off. We were in the first division. We could probably start a thread about the decisions.

**Redkenrover** · 03/03/2010, 7:12 PM

Will we have a new jersey for the match on Saturday or are we changing this season?

**LondonRover** · 03/03/2010, 8:16 PM

I'm sure that someone on here said that we're sticking with the same home shirt this year.

**Mayo Red** · 04/03/2010, 7:53 AM

Can't wait for this game, I'll go with my head and say a 1-1 draw, it'd be great to beat Shams though! Hopefully the team gels fairly quickly over the first couple of games with all the new signings and we get the campaign off to a good start.

**red_away** · 04/03/2010, 2:18 PM

I dont feel as confident about the shams match as some on here, c'ville were very poor and shams wont allow all the space that we had on saturday and draw would be a good result - I also dont think the squad has the quality to challenge for second place either!

But what do i know....i just want to beat the shams b45t4rd5!!!!!

**gustavo** · 04/03/2010, 2:33 PM

Team news

Sligo Rovers have injury doubts over three players heading into their opening game of the Airtricity Premier Division against Shamrock Rovers on Saturday, kick-off 7.45pm.

New signing Gary McCabe has a hamstring knock, while Gavin Peers has a knee injury and Matthew Blinkhorn is also struggling.

Rovers started their campaign in the best possible fashion last Saturday by beating Cliftonville in the Setanta Cup 3-0 in the Showgrounds.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal for the club in the match and the Carlow man, along with Eoin Doyle, faces his former club in the highly-anticipated clash.

Supporters are advised to enter the ground early as a large crowd is expected.

http://sligorovers.com/index.php?opt...ews&Itemid=246

**prodsc** · 04/03/2010, 3:10 PM

Buttimer refs- he's one of the better ones AFIK, not in my Black book...yet!!

**avvenalaf** · 04/03/2010, 4:41 PM

Originally Posted by A.Dolan

Tell that to Derry fans, he robbed them in the 2008 Cup Final, its a real pity those Derry fans didnt get at him in The Showgrounds last season

Jesus, bad enough to get robbed once.....................

**redbuli** · 04/03/2010, 6:05 PM

Originally Posted by gustavo

Team news

Sligo Rovers have injury doubts over three players heading into their opening game of the Airtricity Premier Division against Shamrock Rovers on Saturday, kick-off 7.45pm.

New signing Gary McCabe has a hamstring knock, while Gavin Peers has a knee injury and Matthew Blinkhorn is also struggling.

Rovers started their campaign in the best possible fashion last Saturday by beating Cliftonville in the Setanta Cup 3-0 in the Showgrounds.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal for the club in the match and the Carlow man, along with Eoin Doyle, faces his former club in the highly-anticipated clash.

Supporters are advised to enter the ground early as a large crowd is expected.

http://sligorovers.com/index.php?opt...ews&Itemid=246

disappointing if peers and blinkhorn dont recover in time, anyone have an inside track on their chances

**Mayo Red** · 04/03/2010, 9:23 PM

Originally Posted by prodsc

Buttimer refs- he's one of the better ones AFIK, not in my Black book...yet!!

But as you know he wouldn't recognise your Black book anyways even if he saw it, the colourblind muppet. I hope our red stripes don't clash with their green hoops tomorrow night is all!!

**srfc1928** · 04/03/2010, 9:52 PM

Originally Posted by Mayo Red

But as you know he wouldn't recognise your Black book anyways even if he saw it, the colourblind muppet. I hope our red stripes don't clash with their green hoops tomorrow night is all!!

Mightened be a bad thing, we might get a few decisions !!!!!!!

**und2015** · 05/03/2010, 2:26 AM

What is Blinkhorn "struggling" with?

**gustavo** · 05/03/2010, 8:49 AM

Originally Posted by und2015

What is Blinkhorn "struggling" with?

An injury presumably

**Sean South** · 05/03/2010, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by gustavo

An injury presumably

**Fivesilver** · 05/03/2010, 3:56 PM

Anyone going to tweet this one for the exiles?

**Fivesilver** · 05/03/2010, 3:59 PM

Big if . . .

**und2015** · 05/03/2010, 9:00 PM

Results from today for those who don't already know:

Bohemians 1-0 Sporting Fingal
Bray Wanderers 0-1 Dundalk
Drogheda United 0-3 UCD
St. Patrick's Athletic 2-0 Galway United

Of course, none of this will matter if we go undefeated.

**srfc1928** · 05/03/2010, 9:28 PM

Really looking forward to this now.
Hopefully we have a large turnout even though the build up was pretty low key.
A win tomorrow night would go some way of putting to bed the cup final.
I hope the players realise how much the fans want us to beat this shower of ba$tard$.