LOI Series 5/6. Thurs 28/3 - Tues 2/4

**adamd164** · 29/03/2013, 11:07 PM

I was at the game in Tallaght, this is how confident I was that we'd concede...

**Longfordian** · 29/03/2013, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by gufc2000

Alan Matthews not too far behind either perhaps

Doubt if he'll get sacked soon as I believe they cut the budget significantly so expectations wouldn't be high. That said I don't think he'll be in charge in 2014, would say he'll retire for a while anyway. He doesn't need the money or the hassle, he has a good day job.

**gormacha** · 29/03/2013, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

Sounds like a bunch of awesome games in the second tier. Bohs/Sligo was rather dull.

Not sure I'd agree with that. Sigh.

**Acornvilla** · 30/03/2013, 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by gormacha

Not sure I'd agree with that. Sigh.

its been a splendid round so far!

**dong** · 30/03/2013, 10:18 AM

Croly must be coming under a lot of pressure now. I'd imagine a good section of the fans in Tallaght will have started to let their feelings known to him.
It's hard to fathom: He's an amazing coach, all the players couldn't wait to start playing with him in charge and crucially, McGuinness and Quigley are living a stone's throw away from their Mammies...?

**adamd164** · 30/03/2013, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by dong

Croly must be coming under a lot of pressure now. I'd imagine a good section of the fans in Tallaght will have started to let their feelings known to him.
It's hard to fathom: He's an amazing coach, all the players couldn't wait to start playing with him in charge and crucially, McGuinness and Quigley are living a stone's throw away from their Mammies...?

Until the sending off, they looked absolutely clueless as to how to break us down. Even after it they weren't producing much, they had half an hour against 10 men. But with us playing so deep it just took a stray ball in the box.

**nigel-harps1954** · 30/03/2013, 10:47 AM

Good entertainment in Mervue last night. Two penalties, one superbly saved by Ciaran Gallagher, redeeming himself for giving away a silly penalty in the first place. Kevin McHugh dispatching his penalty with sheer confidence.
Good to get a point in a ground that's never been kind to us.

**pineapple stu** · 30/03/2013, 2:00 PM

Conclusions from last night -

The Unmentionables aren't a great team, but they have Jason Byrne.
We're not a great team, but we have Dave McMillan.
I'd therefore suggest Dave McMillan for Ireland, but people don't seem to like UCD forwards playing for Ireland.
Even in the coldest late-March on record, Bray is still exactly as cold as it always is, which is quite interesting.
Darren Quigley is very funny when being sent for a ludicrous decision.
We're like Arsenal at times. In the bad, "why shoot when I can walk the ball into the net oops I got tackled kind of way"
On that basis, our ineptitude up front (Dave McMillan aside) balanced out the ref's ineptitude in giving us the penalty and a draw was fair.

Most bizarre aspect of last night was our opponents putting a winger in nets to face the penalty instead of bringing on their sub keeper. I think they claimed he needed the half-time break to warm up, so he wasn't ready to come on yet. Even given the penalty was about the last kick of the half, it was an utterly bizarre decision.

**fieldofmarkets** · 30/03/2013, 5:42 PM

Abroad this weekend, anything available to follow Limerick-Pats tonight?

**Town Legend** · 30/03/2013, 6:59 PM

Cobh 2-0 Longford after 10 mins!

**Town Legend** · 30/03/2013, 7:11 PM

Cobh 2-1 Longford

**Town Legend** · 30/03/2013, 7:52 PM

Cobb 3-1 Longford

Game Over!

**sligoman** · 30/03/2013, 8:16 PM

Originally Posted by fieldofmarkets

Abroad this weekend, anything available to follow Limerick-Pats tonight?

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/st-pats-live-commentary

**Longfordian** · 30/03/2013, 8:25 PM

3-3 in Cobh now. Ten left.

**nigel-harps1954** · 30/03/2013, 8:33 PM

Up to 48 goals in 16 games in the First Division. 4 goals a game average. Mental stuff.

EDIT: Make that 49! Well done Longford.

**Town Legend** · 30/03/2013, 8:38 PM

Limerick 0-1 Pats
Cobh 3-4 Longford

looks like my defeatist attitude worked! Great result coming from 3-1 down with an injury ravaged squad!

**sligoman** · 30/03/2013, 8:40 PM

Great win for Longford

**Longfordian** · 30/03/2013, 8:41 PM

What a win. Delighted with that, was happy to take the draw in the circumstances.

**Jofspring** · 30/03/2013, 9:04 PM

Pats better in possession of the ball but created nothing decent in front of goal bar one long range shot that hit the crossbar. We were slow in possession but missed two sitters. Didn't think it was a peno, didn't think our player even came in contact with the Bermingham and actually thought bermingham was going to be booked for a dive.

**TonyD** · 30/03/2013, 9:08 PM

Originally Posted by Jofspring

Pats better in possession of the ball but created nothing decent in front of goal bar one long range shot that hit the crossbar. We were slow in possession but missed two sitters. Didn't think it was a peno, didn't think our player even came in contact with the Bermingham and actually thought bermingham was going to be booked for a dive.

So, no change there then. Our lack of punch in front of goal is very worrying. Still, at least we got the points tonight. Good win.