LOI in Europe 2011

**pineapple stu** · 03/11/2011, 6:08 PM

3-1. Super free from Dennehy. Just as Dolan was ****eing on about omens and how both Rovers' goals so far were in the first five minutes of the second half.

**BonnieShels** · 03/11/2011, 6:09 PM

Cracking free. Come OOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!

**pineapple stu** · 03/11/2011, 6:11 PM

Killer making a massive difference, just like when he came on against Kazan.

**Stevo Da Gull** · 03/11/2011, 6:16 PM

Sheppard and Kilduff have given the defence nightmares here. Dennehy has been hit and miss.

**BonnieShels** · 03/11/2011, 6:21 PM

What a pathetic statement from Dolan there re Sheppard that he goes down well as if it's a virtue for anything other than a prostitute. Pathetic commentary.

**Real ale Madrid** · 03/11/2011, 6:28 PM

Really hate to make the statement as he gives 110% but Murray just gets exposed far too often, Rovers are a much more solid unit when Oman plays.

**pineapple stu** · 03/11/2011, 6:29 PM

Really wasteful finishing from PAOK. Could have had 5 or 6 by now; instead, Rovers are still fighting. Need something soon though to set up a good finale.

**Stevo Da Gull** · 03/11/2011, 6:29 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

What a pathetic statement from Dolan there re Sheppard that he goes down well as if it's a virtue for anything other than a prostitute. Pathetic commentary.

I do hate that from commentators. I remember when Ireland played Spain at the WC in 2002 the commentators were lamenting how easily the Spanish went down, but were full of praise for Damien Duff 'being clever and winning free-kicks' when he wasn't drawing fouls, he was diving!

**pineapple stu** · 03/11/2011, 6:32 PM

Dodgy continental keeper doesn't like it up 'im!

**SkStu** · 03/11/2011, 6:48 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Dodgy continental keeper doesn't like it up 'im!

he's greek - im pretty sure he does...

**born2bwild** · 03/11/2011, 8:35 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

Just in the door and saw the score.

Cripes.

Were the lads on the beer the week or what?

What was the general play like outside the goals?

Yeah, I was at the match tonight and Rovers looked really sluggish - one or two definitely looked like they were suffering the after effects of a week on the lash.

Sives was dire, as was McCormack. Even Dennehy looked very ordinary. Thompson was, plain and simple, a liability. It was not looking good at the break. MON's tactical and personnel changes shored things up (puzzled as to why he took McCabe off, though)

**BonnieShels** · 03/11/2011, 8:47 PM

Thompson was woeful tonight.

I wanna put it down to end of season yadda yadda yadda but he has been no 1 since August. He needs to sort it out. Rovers need to strengthen in that dept. He's just not good enough.

**pineapple stu** · 03/11/2011, 8:57 PM

Malm� and AEK Athens both lost tonight, so at least there's still three teams on zero points.

**ger121** · 03/11/2011, 9:05 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Malm� and AEK Athens both lost tonight, so at least there's still three teams on zero points.

Plus Maribor lost again, which prevented them closing the gap for Slovenia in terms of the coefficient.

**BonnieShels** · 03/11/2011, 9:08 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Malm� and AEK Athens both lost tonight, so at least there's still three teams on zero points.

I love the way we Irish strive for a chink of light in any dark cloud! *cough*

**mypost** · 03/11/2011, 9:27 PM

Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani

Belgrade away was a freak result that went to their head.

Well at least it was a result on the pitch, and not in an office.

**placid casual** · 03/11/2011, 10:02 PM

3-0 and not even half time. Delighted this will put them back in their place and stop their delusions of grandeur they had. Belgrade away was a freak result that went to their head.

its Illusions of grandeur we have at Rovers. Ilusions. got that.

your ignorance seemingly knows no bounds.
perhaps thats what has you living in sweaty-land.

**BonnieShels** · 03/11/2011, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

Well at least it was a result on the pitch, and not in an office.

Leave our beloved Mons out of this.

**dfx-** · 03/11/2011, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani

3-0 and not even half time. Delighted this will put them back in their place and stop their delusions of grandeur they had. Belgrade away was a freak result that went to their head.

I was watching my team play in the Europa League at home tonight a week after winning the league. It's not going stop anything or put us anywhere. Just so you know.

Thought the second half was a cracking game. PAOK fans were easily the loudest and best travelling fans in Tallaght. Will no doubt put the plastic uninterested Spurs fans to shame. Kilduff gave Rovers an outball instead of passing it around at the back which will only lead to disaster when teams push up on Rovers like Sligo, Derry and Rubin have done before. Murray and Sullivan were outstanding with Sives probably not fit. Dennehy good, Sheppard had the measure of the full back and there were two dodgy slightly mental keepers on the pitch.