Setanta Cup 2011

**dfx-** · 11/04/2011, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

You lot will love the Setanta re-broadcast. An early discussion where the co-commentator laughed and said "everybody knows there's only one Rovers, and it's Shamrock Rovers."

Alan Matthews of all people too....

Some debatable decisions from Kelly, like booking Kilduff for McCormack's foul, deflection given as a goal kick and the back pass that the Sligo keeper decided to pick up and we all carried on..

**Martinho II** · 11/04/2011, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

It's not an excuse but it definitely contributed. There's no way any team should be playing two competitive games only two days apart.

I thought Kelly had a poor game but he's a top-quality referee. The sending off was harsh but understandable. Sullivan was lucky that he was airborne when contact was made.

You lot will love the Setanta re-broadcast. An early discussion where the co-commentator laughed and said "everybody knows there's only one Rovers, and it's Shamrock Rovers."

and surprise surprise it was alan matthews who said that!

**sligo23** · 12/04/2011, 12:06 AM

Originally Posted by dfx-

the back pass that the Sligo keeper decided to pick up and we all carried on..

That touched off Kilduff after Foran passed it, Clarke okayed it with the lino before picking it up.

**EivissaPaul** · 12/04/2011, 4:56 AM

Did the Hoops not play on the Saturday in Sligo and win 1-0 and then on the monday night not have to travel to Lisburn where they won 3-0 ?? Really nice to see the sligo fans being open and honest.. fair play!! How did Ndo do tonight??? will be a really important player this season

**Charlie Darwin** · 12/04/2011, 5:15 AM

Not sure any Sligo fan used the Saturday-Monday turnaround as an excuse?

**mypost** · 12/04/2011, 6:38 AM

Originally Posted by harleyleeds

corner turned into goal kick was ridiculus but booking the wrong player was unbeleivable.

Someone give him a UEFA badge.

Originally Posted by Cuyahoga

Only half time. I expect Sligo to be much stronger in the second leg.

It will be our 9th time to play Sligo since March last year.

Don't forget, we were without Twigg last night. Sligo aren't going to win 3-0 in Tallaght. Tie is over.

As we know the finalists, next question is where is the final this year?

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 12/04/2011, 7:26 AM

Ndo was poor. They were all poor I would have said apart from Clarke. Cook was interviewed after the game and said it was the worst performance since he came to the club.

I thought I read somewhere before that the final would be in Tallaght if 2 teams from the south got to it

**Rasputin** · 12/04/2011, 8:12 AM

We havent played that badly in years, utterly woefull and deserved absolutely nothing, in fact we were lucky to lose only by 2, could easily have been 4 or 5.
Often we do be on here whinging when shams scab a 1-0 win and Mc Manus is out of this world, well this couldnt be any more different.
Shams actually played football tonight, they fought and scrapped for everything and created numerous chances, I think at one stage Clarke saved 3 1 on 1's in a row.
It was an embaressing performance for us, totally outclassed, like I said it has been years since ive seen us play as badly as last night.
We struggled to string any passes togethor, we never created any clear cut chances, we couldnt hold any possession, ashamed by that performance.
As with regaurds Kelly, usually I find Kelly half decent in comparison to the likes of Buttimer and Winters, but last night he was as bad as us.
I saw the red card clearly, never a red card and some very ropey decisions elsewhere.
But that and the fatigue arguement does not for a second excuse how so so bad we were.

**passerrby** · 12/04/2011, 8:48 AM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

I heard a passerby was rude to a Rovers fan. Is this true?

I never said a word honest

**WoodquayBoy** · 12/04/2011, 10:18 AM

I've seen Sligo twice this year, and while they play some cracking stuff, they are woeful up front for a team of their quality, and I would be stunned if they advance at this stage. They really need a couple of strikers as, from what I've seen, Cretaro and Blinkhorn are just not providing the goods. Maybe when Ndo has a few games under his belt it will make a difference, but they have to get in a striker in the July transfer window - and Foran and Peers to be their regular central-defensive pairing - if they want to challenge for the title imo

**gustavo** · 12/04/2011, 10:22 AM

Funnily enough McGuinness was missed last night. Foran didn't have one of his better games and I'd say that McGuinness will be first choice with Peers for a while now.

An Amond type goal poacher in July wouldn't go amiss

**hoops1** · 12/04/2011, 10:59 AM

Still alot of football to be played in the tie. Sligo more than capable of winning 2-0 in Tallaght

**Ezeikial** · 12/04/2011, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by hoops1

Still alot of football to be played in the tie. Sligo more than capable of winning 2-0 in Tallaght

Boylesports seem to disagree:
Shamrock Rovers 4/7 Dundalk 7/4 Sligo Rovers 16/1 Cliftonville 20/1

**harleyleeds** · 12/04/2011, 11:54 AM

[QUOTE=mypost;1476094]Someone give him a UEFA badge.

Doesnt he have one? Sligo should object and have the game overturned.

**avvenalaf** · 12/04/2011, 12:02 PM

That was more like the Shams I've grown to hate over the years. Tons of football and a real attitude. Our lads forgot that you have to earn the right to play your football and Shams were never going to give us that right on a plate. No more than what happened Rory at the Masters, we hope that this will not have long term psychological effects but it was nice to see Michael O'Neill letting them loose for a change and Finn's goal was a cracker. Second goal has to be the subject of an autopsy conducted by coroner Cook.

**dong** · 12/04/2011, 12:06 PM

I can't see us turning this around. We have never come close to that type of result before and I don't see it happening next week.
Definitely missed McGuinness. You can be the best ball player in the world but you need a bit of strength to play centre half and Foran was far too easily pushed off the ball for my liking.
Would agree as well that our lack of a natural striker is costing us big time. I'd like McGoldrick to get more of a chance in Setanta cup games.
Not all doom and gloom. I honestly don't think that we are as bad as we played last night. Shams were top notch, no doubt about it.

**hoopy** · 12/04/2011, 1:29 PM

Some good honest posts from Sligo fans about Rovers for a change, just for that we'll let you win the EA Sports Cup to be sociable

**redobit** · 12/04/2011, 3:16 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

You lot will love the Setanta re-broadcast. An early discussion where the co-commentator laughed and said "everybody knows there's only one Rovers, and it's Shamrock Rovers."

Id say he's been waiting a while to get that one in. Got the sack after the game against us last season when we hammered them 6 nil. The Rovers thing is good banter between fans, especially after a game in a bar or that, would have expected a little bit more professional from Matthews tbh. I'll be losing loads of sleep over this obviously.

**srfc1928** · 12/04/2011, 8:19 PM

We've had plenty of dodgy decisions go against us over the last few years when playing shams
but the better team by a mile won the match fair and square.