Weekend Latest (w/e 11 March)

**hoopy** · 14/03/2011, 1:51 PM

Give Colinf a ring when you get a chance, just to make sure he didn't do anything drastic last night after his rant

**poster** · 14/03/2011, 1:59 PM

No,I'm still searching for the posts that say it was the refs fault.

**bluemovie** · 14/03/2011, 2:13 PM

Originally Posted by osarusan

Lock this please. It hurts my brain.

Mine too. I think the gist of it is either "Rovers will win the league and Sligo are sore losers" or else it's "Rovers play the best football and Shams are arrogant thugs". Wait, no, that's still confusing

**hoopy** · 14/03/2011, 2:14 PM

I misunderstood, reading this and other website comments from Sligo fans I didn't realise you were all just making a general point in slaughtering the ref and our fans. I had stupidly assumed you were just being your bitter selves and couldn't accept losing to us. My mistake so

**gustavo** · 14/03/2011, 2:26 PM

Twigg's fall looked like a dive to me.

Glad to see the Shams boycott of foot.ie going from strength to strength

**dfx-** · 14/03/2011, 3:32 PM

Originally Posted by bluemovie

Mine too. I think the gist of it is either "Rovers will win the league and Sligo are sore losers" or else it's "Rovers play the best football and Shams are arrogant thugs". Wait, no, that's still confusing

I think it's a great thread...the humour that can be had when Rovers win in Sligo is never-ending

**Sam_Heggy** · 14/03/2011, 3:37 PM

I still reckon Limerick were lucky to get out of Finn Park with a point.............................

**avvenalaf** · 14/03/2011, 3:44 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

I still reckon Limerick were lucky to get out of Finn Park with a point.............................

I agree, Sam, but if Oman had been sent off, it would have been different

**hoopy** · 14/03/2011, 3:52 PM

Originally Posted by avvenalaf

I agree, Sam, but if Oman had been sent off, it would have been different

Get that man a beer

**PartySaint** · 14/03/2011, 4:02 PM

On our indifferent start to the season, The first game against Clifftonville we dominated the game but just couldn't take our chances, Dominated the second game even more but that was to be expected as they were missing a lot of players and were perfectly happy to let us have the ball and just sit back ( they didn't have 1 shot in the whole game), The Galway game we were poor in the first half and despite talk of trying to plya a different style of football this season we hoofed it for the whole first half, Came out in the second half and played some really nice stuff and deserved the win

This is what I was expecting to see against Bray but every player to a man was poor even at 1 and 2-0, Twas the same hoofball we had seen in the first half against Galway

Personally im dreading Friday but living in the hope the team surprises me again and get a result out of the game

**MeathDrog** · 14/03/2011, 4:03 PM

Well that was a waste of 10 minutes of life scrolling through that last few pages of rubbish...

**Sam_Heggy** · 14/03/2011, 4:03 PM

Originally Posted by avvenalaf

I agree, Sam, but if Oman had been sent off, it would have been different

But who would want to wear Roddy's suit?

**passerrby** · 14/03/2011, 4:04 PM

Originally Posted by hoopy

Get that man a beer

this is not a laughing matter now if you want funny look at us now thats funny

**Ezeikial** · 14/03/2011, 5:39 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Yep - was surprised to see ye struggle against Galway (going purely on the score, mind). Are they any good?

Although Dundalk deserved to win it certainly was a struggle. While the performance was disappointing compared to the matches against Linfield, 2nd half in Glentoran, and against Rovers for the first half, there is no doubt that Seannie has this Galway team well drilled. I don't see them winning many games (especially away) but on their day will make life very difficult for most teams

**colinf** · 14/03/2011, 6:26 PM

some people saying davoran shold have been sent off for the challenge in the last minute...the ball was dead when he fouled kilduff. when kilduff knocked the ball by him, and onto the other shams player, the offside flag went up, so when Davoran fouled him the offside was already given so there was no foul.

twigg dived for the penalty too. quite clear to see.

**mypost** · 14/03/2011, 7:01 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

We always bring more than ye do to the Showgrounds(presuming you're a Bray fan?) so you're hardly far from a 'disgrace' yourselves. However, think of it from our point of view, we have a massive amount of games around the Dublin area. So with the number of games we play around Dublin, Bray wouldn't be high on the list for a lot of fans to go to (poor standard of game) so people will pick and choose which Dublin area game to go to as more than likely they cant make them all and Bray wouldn't be highly rated as I said.

There are 10 teams in the league, 4 of them are in Dublin. So you have just 8 league games in Dublin from 18 to pick and choose from.

The "standard" of game shouldn't come into it. 15,000 Sligo fans came to Lansdowne last year to watch a 0-0 draw with barely a shot on target. Bray games are the same as Galway games or Derry games, they're all 3 points to play for.

**SkStu** · 14/03/2011, 7:08 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

The "standard" of game shouldn't come into it..

of course it should.

If you have a limited budget, which it seems most fans would have, you are obviously going to pick the games that you think will be the most attractive.

**poster** · 14/03/2011, 7:16 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

There are 10 teams in the league, 4 of them are in Dublin. So you have just 8 league games in Dublin from 18 to pick and choose from.

It's not about what city the games are in, it's about the distance. Dundalk, Drogs, Bray, Pat's, UCD, Bohs and Shams are all around 2 and 1/2-3 hours drive from Sligo.
Also your point about the Lansdowne game, that was a cup final, all the sunshiners were out for that one no matter where it was the country and obviously the €10 to the new stadium was gonna be an attraction too.

**Longfordian** · 14/03/2011, 7:47 PM

LTFC 1 Athlone 0 at HT. Craig Walsh with a nice free kick, should really be three or four up.

**sligoman** · 14/03/2011, 8:44 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

There are 10 teams in the league, 4 of them are in Dublin. So you have just 8 league games in Dublin from 18 to pick and choose from.

'Dublin area' not Dublin city, please try and read the post before you answer it incorrectly. There is not much of a difference for a Dublin based fan going from Tallaght to Bray/Dundalk as opposed to a Sligo based fan going to Tallaght, Bray or Dundalk.

And if you think the standard of game doesn't matter to some fans then you're deluded.