EA Sports League Cup 2011

**born2bwild** · 02/05/2011, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by sheao

This will be welcome distraction for all associated with City . Players id imagine will be looking forward to this one .
I'd fancy our chances given that we are at home. Also the fact that its cup football and that league placing usually stands for nothing .
This game could be used as an indicator as to where we are at compared to a side in the top half of the premier .

You don't need this match for that. Both Cork and Shels are better than Galway, Drogheda and UCD. Maybe St Pat's - Bray kinda level (probably better than them most days)

**Lim till i die** · 03/05/2011, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

How will you lose money? Expenses can't be that much per game surely?

200 people (tops!! unfortunately) at a tenner a head - Monaghans 35% - Match Officials - Ground Rental = Not a lot of change.

Only positive is it's a winnable one and could make a couple of bob from an away semi final against a Premier team, but then Monaghan destroyed us last year so meh.

**Hurt Locker** · 03/05/2011, 5:44 AM

Originally Posted by A face

Could be a nice one to put a few quid on cos no one will fancy us to get a result.

Only chance Cork have if Pats put out B team. I would be shock if they dont Prem league match much more important than mickey mouse cup.

**A face** · 03/05/2011, 7:10 AM

Originally Posted by Hurt Locker

Only chance Cork have if Pats put out B team. I would be shock if they dont Prem league match much more important than mickey mouse cup.

Fair enough, bring it on

**sheao** · 03/05/2011, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Hurt Locker

Only chance Cork have if Pats put out B team. I would be shock if they dont Prem league match much more important than mickey mouse cup.

Between league and European commitments, from our point of view Pats should hopefully put out a weakened side.

**sligoman** · 03/05/2011, 10:41 AM

Limerick or Mons away in the semis please, if we get there that is.

**marinobohs** · 03/05/2011, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by Hurt Locker

Only chance Cork have if Pats put out B team. I would be shock if they dont Prem league match much more important than mickey mouse cup.

I believe Derry are going to play a weakened team in the league to save players for the League Cup

**brendy_�ire** · 03/05/2011, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by marinobohs

I believe Derry are going to play a weakened team in the league to save players for the League Cup

We'll do it on the sly. It's time we won the LC again. It's been 2 years since we've won it. Completely unacceptable.

For the record, we'll lose money on this round as well. Only 251 people were at the UCD Bowl last night, it'll be half that for the LC game.

**Dodge** · 25/05/2011, 9:04 PM

Cork/Pats set for Monday June 6th (providing no replay in the FAI cup game that weekend)

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 25/05/2011, 9:13 PM

According to our website

Tues 28 June 8.00 EA Shelbourne v Sligo Rovers
Tolka Park

**DaveyPats** · 06/06/2011, 6:17 PM

Pats beaten by cork earlier 2-1 in cork.

**poster** · 06/06/2011, 7:09 PM

Did Vinny Escude play today? How has he been doing with Cork?

**sullanefc** · 06/06/2011, 7:17 PM

Originally Posted by poster

Did Vinny Escude play today? How has he been doing with Cork?

MOTM today. First time seeing him properly, as he hasn't been getting too many starts. Started today as O'Sullivan was out. Put in a good performance too obviously.

**El-Pietro** · 06/06/2011, 7:44 PM

Vincent Escude Candau was by far the motm today in his preferred role. It seems that when we play 4-5-1 or 4-2-3-1 with him in the hole as we did in pre season against Sligo and Bohs and for brief periods against Shels and others he is brilliant.

However hes lost in a 4-4-2.

City were the better team today and deserved to win, however not by a large margin. We competed well with Pats and ccreated the better chances. They had large spells of possesion but didn't create a whole lot although Mark McNulty made one very good save in the first half and a match winning double save at the death.

**Dunny** · 27/06/2011, 7:51 PM

Shels 1-0 Sligo HT
Ucd 0-0 Derry - second half just started

Jeff Kenna looks the worse for ware....

**Dodge** · 27/06/2011, 8:10 PM

He's doing his im,pression of Ray Liotta from the last 20 minutes of goodfellas

**Jofspring** · 27/06/2011, 8:58 PM

Shels 1-2 Sligo.

94th minute goal for Sligo and two sent off for Shels.

**Flexy** · 27/06/2011, 9:09 PM

3-0 Derry at the Bowl

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 27/06/2011, 9:43 PM

We were very, very lucky tonight. Poor first half. Shels scored with their first shot and we probably had had only one shot ourselves before that. Shels should have scored a second before we as they were catching us on the break a lot on the second half. I think Shels probably just got tired towards the end as once we scored we were pretty much all over them. Thought the ref was going to blow full time when Foran was making his run before he was fouled for the winner. Great free kick by Richie Ryan. Didn't think the straight red was justified. Rough tackle but thought a yellow would have been a right decision and just blow full time.