Even a large club wouldn't be too worried with a 3-3 draw away from home in the first leg. You have three away goals and no deficit to overcome in the 2nd leg. It leaves Dundalk not having to lose at home to a team who couldn't beat them at home to progress.Originally Posted by dancinpants
Look I don't care about petty point scoring between clubs in the league. We would have lost the game if we were over there I've no doubt. I don't have any issues with Dundalk, its an issue with the league in general. I was desperate for ye to win tonight like I am for every LOI team that plays in Europe but the fact is the league can't move forward and be taken seriously until we consistently start to beat these kind of teams. Fair enough it was a trip into the unknown but Dundalk were 2-0 up, their extra fitness and quality should have come through in the closing quarter (which was the argument made for summer soccer) and instead they caved in. Look at the result for Luxembourg other represenative (albeit against a good Danish side) if you think this is a good result.
I'm seeing another Shelbourne v Hibernians Malta in the 2nd leg tbh.
No worse than any other LOI club has had at one stage or another
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+ 0.125 to the co-efficient. Possibility of +.125 or .250 next week . . . they obviously let their foot off the gas but they'll be that less likely to do it next week - when it matters.
No one said anything of the sort, but why all the drama?
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He never said it was worse than any other team has had, he just said its a bad result which im sure you can see that it is
Here on a technicality.
He also then said that he could see them losing the 2nd leg, despite not having seen a single second of the Luxemburgers...
Others called it an embaressment and a disgrace.
All reactionary OTT bull****
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We lost to a team that was trying to lose.
You can't get worse than that.
No he didnt...
Here on a technicality.
Guys, a little perspective needed. Look at results right now and it's all a bit surprising. A sub-strength Sliema went to Sibenik and got a 0-0 draw. Sibenik are consistently good and have had some smashing results in pre-season. Dundalk could have held on but they're in great shape for the return leg. I'm seeing more Shels-Hajduk from 2004.
Stu I know that Dundalk will beat them at Oriel...and probably will comfortably. But that doesn't detract from the fact that they threw away 2 goal league against a bunch of part timers in Luxembourg of all places. Therefore its still a bad result in my book.
No drama, no frills just saying its a bad result.
oops PartySaint got a little ahead of myself there.
They had an off day. Second leg will be straight forward for Dundalk. Big crowd, a pitch the opposition wont be confident with and 3 away goals. Nice position to be in.
Say nothin til ya hear more!
But it's not a bad result, it's disappointing given they were 2-0 up, and decent given they were 3-2 down with 15 mins left.
It's their first time in Europe in how many years?
People also seem overly optimistic about rovers chances, given it's also their first time in Europe, in a while, and the logistics involved in wherever they're going.
Especially as the other Luxembourg representatives lost 6-1
Kom Igen, FCK...
Oh yeah, and bohs would humps Randers
Perhaps it is over-reactionary and from a Dundalk point of view they're still in the driving seat to progress but the longer the game at Oriel stays at 0-0 the more nervous it'll get for Dundalk. They could have saved themselves a lot of hassle and perhaps have rested some key players in the latter stages of the game next week by winning tonight and lets face it Dundalk need to take advantage of any chance to use their squad as it doesn't have the same strength in depth of others. I didn't see one second tonight but the fact the Luxembourg side scored three goals in under 15 minutes suggests they could cause Dundalk problems.
orande b@stards...Oh yeah, and bohs would humps Randers
agree with all this. I think its a decent result all things considered. Plus Dundalk themselves are going through a rough patch formwise and are missing their first choice keeper and Melligan. Gregg was at fault for the third goal. Based on the result today its likely they'll comfortably win through the home leg.
People are overreacting in stating its bad or embarrassing for Irish football. Given everything else there is to be embarrassed about, this doesnt even register.
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