a lot of hype about dines preseason,strong team,new players arriving with a new high profile manager,so whats happened here lads?its been a major disappointment surely and they still have a job on their hands to preserve div 1 status.
cup result
balla b 2 fairview b 0
a lot of hype about dines preseason,strong team,new players arriving with a new high profile manager,so whats happened here lads?its been a major disappointment surely and they still have a job on their hands to preserve div 1 status.
dont think they'l have much bother stayin up, as regarding the hype, I saw a few of their games early on in the season where they lost a few games by the odd goal, which set them back clearly, 3 or 4 keepers they've been using too which really doesnt help a team, It can unsettle a team i think. In sayin that from the game I saw a few weeks ago against sville, they have some excellent young players, and keeping them for next season I have no doubt they will be in the top end of the table.`Originally Posted by Fairkop
Ya Balla deserved their win to be fair. They were the better team in the first half could have been 3 up at the break but for some fine goalkeeping, View were very sloppy kept giving the ball away and balla took the lead after 20 mins and it was 1 nil H-T. View were the better team in the second half had all the ball and had a lot of chances but could have had 14 players on the pitch and still would'nt have scored. Balla looked like they ran out of steam after their first half performance but kept plugging away and got their second with 20 to go with their only chance of the second half but a good headed finish to be fair. Balla deserved it over all best of luck in the rest of the cup.
Having been involved in the last game Geraldines played, what struck me straight away was that despite having a half dozen very impressive young players i.e Eoin O Sullivan, Christy O Neill and the centre half lad, Jack(not sure of 2nd name), they were frankly all over the place positionally and seemed to have no real formation. They also lacked a bit of experience in the centre of the park someone to not only win ball, but set the tempo. We were 4-1 up after 15mins despite the fact that player for player they were every bit as strong as ourselves. With one or two 28-30 year olds and a bit more discipline they would do fine. But as for rest of this season I think they may be in trouble. I hope they survive as they have great potential and as I said some excellent young players. But as Alan Hansen once said ' You win nothing with kids'! We know he was wrong on that occasion but in Junior Football it happens to be true.
The Beautiful Game
I can see the Dines beating Balla and will stay up. For me it has to be Balla for the drop. 4 points behind with 4 or 5 games left. They need to win at least 3 and hope Prospect dont pick up any points.
Game was lost on the sideline - starting lineup not only baffled me but every other Fairview man in the ground.Best defender or player for that matter of fact on the bench??Moving wayne bolger out wide???Well done too Balla though as they were full value for there win aganst a toothless fairview
shane madden?
Ya I reckon if Balla lose to Geraldines then Balla are as good as gone and Dines will be safe. It would take a monumental collapse from Prospect for them to go down then, although Prospect have to play Summerville, Charleville and 2 other games (not sure who else they've got left).
As for promotion, it's all over, and has been for a few weeks. The only question is now who is gonna win the league? We will have a big say in it anyway as we have to play both Summerville and Wembley!
"It's not about winning, it's taking people apart that counts"
Prospect have to play Summerville, Charleville, Wembley and geraldines
That's a really tough run-in
"It's not about winning, it's taking people apart that counts"
only problem with playing balla is its on in the evening time and they will have all there players available as they proved against fairview last night
Good point. When they have everyone available they're a decent side
"It's not about winning, it's taking people apart that counts"
ya they have been unlucky to be where they are but the good thing is is that its in there own hands to stay up, really good players, the 1 thing that has struck me this year is the ammount of chances against most teams in the games i've seen thay have missed
Shane madden isnt a bad player but e's not Fairviews best player, plus he has been out injured for last 6 weeks and wouldnt have lasted 90 mins
Ya make that around 8-10 weeks. He was also injured for a couple of weeks before christmas too, the view have played two thirds of the season without him and have done very well in the games he did'nt play so they are used of been without him. You need to put away your chances balla did and thats why they are in the semi's.
Last edited by footymad; 23/03/2011 at 8:06 PM.
Stiill no excuse for view they had a big squad available on the night but too many players did'nt perform.
maddens an excellent centre half in fairness, would walk onto most teams in town if he was fit and able
ability wise this is probably true but his attitude leaves a lot to be desired in my opinion
Fact of the matter is he brings a presence none of last nights center halfs bring with his aerial ability alone.The 2 center halfs were ran ragged in the 1st half hour last night and tamely beaten in the air for the second goal despite balla having only 1 man in the box and fairview 3.
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