Week 8/6 - 12/13 April

**patrickccfc** · 13/04/2013, 8:23 PM

4-3 to cobh now

**patrickccfc** · 13/04/2013, 8:29 PM

christ mervue have had three sent off.. 3rd keeper on now

**patrickccfc** · 13/04/2013, 8:30 PM

5-3 now crazy game by the sound of it

**nigel-harps1954** · 13/04/2013, 8:39 PM

Originally Posted by ATFC-1887

Wouldnt say we were terrible now.. Had much more of the play in 2nd half and played the ball around nicely at times. Sounds like sour grapes to me

Call it as you like, but if that's Athlone playing nice football, then there won't be too much to worry about for most teams in the division this season.

**nigel-harps1954** · 13/04/2013, 8:40 PM

Crazy stuff in Cobh too. Cobh are the highest scorers in the Division and Conor Meade is top goalscorer with 9 goals in 6 matches!

**Sam_Heggy** · 13/04/2013, 8:41 PM

8 goals, 4 penalties and 3 red cards all in a days work for LOI.

Boring league my arse.

**patrickccfc** · 13/04/2013, 8:42 PM

finished 5-3 mad stuff

**adamd164** · 13/04/2013, 8:49 PM

I would hope that the FORAS board aren't creaming themselves to extend Tommy '451's contract. Just home, thoroughly outplayed by a side who always looked like they had another gear in them.

We should be asking why a city with potential for a big LOI club such as ourselves can only muster that utter tripe.

**sligoman** · 13/04/2013, 9:34 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

That was a very strong gust of wind to knock a big man like Evan McMillan over.

Was definitely a penalty.

Well deserved win, Cork barely created anything. It's mental that Behan still gets paid to play football.

**adamd164** · 13/04/2013, 9:38 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

It's mental that Behan still gets paid to play football.

It was mental that he ever did to be honest. The man has conned a living out of the game. In some ways you'd have to just say fair play to him...!

**wonder88** · 13/04/2013, 10:16 PM

How many members are there on the Cork board? Tommy Dunne has had the managers job now for long enough to build a team that should be contesting at the top of the table. There is no point in getting rid of him now, but if Cork do not win a trophy and finish top 4 this year, they must make a change. A club with their level of support should expect better.

**marty** · 13/04/2013, 10:17 PM

8 goals tonight in Cobh,could have swung either way but with the sending offs it was always going to be Cobh.All sending offs were fair tbh as all 3 were one on one situations,C.Meade had 3 penos and a nice volley and another cracker from D.O Neill....early days but couldnt predict who will be where from what Ive seen this season.

**oriel** · 13/04/2013, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by adamd164

I would hope that the FORAS board aren't creaming themselves to extend Tommy '451's contract. Just home, thoroughly outplayed by a side who always looked like they had another gear in them.

We should be asking why a city with potential for a big LOI club such as ourselves can only muster that utter tripe.

To be fair Adam Sligo have rolled over most sides they have played this season and are miles ahead of the pack. Tommy wouldn't be my man for a manager, seems to play a reserved type of game, but he has you in decent state, nothing special granted but he did do a good job getting you out of the FD. I'm sure he's delivering on the budget that the Foras guys are providing, sounds like our scene, live within means, competitive, not exactly challenging, but def comfortable.

It can be a very dangerous game at times to spend more money, and try to push on, then what happens if results don't come fast ?

**adamd164** · 13/04/2013, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by wonder88

How many members are there on the Cork board? Tommy Dunne has had the managers job now for long enough to build a team that should be contesting at the top of the table. There is no point in getting rid of him now, but if Cork do not win a trophy and finish top 4 this year, they must make a change. A club with their level of support should expect better.

This season is essentially a write off for us already. Not based on points but on what's been seen on the pitch. Crowds will dwindle, revenue will be down and less funds will be available as a result. It's a vicious circle.

It was a terrible decision by the FORAS BOM to award him such a long contract, and they'll now have to deal with the fallout from that.

**Comic Book Guy** · 13/04/2013, 11:02 PM

Just in from the rams match, where do I begin! One of the weirdest games I've seen, even at 4-3 and 9 men I didn't feel comfortable, Mervue's 3rd was bizarre, a cross was caught by a violent gust of wind and blew into the ramblers net, so much so they barely celebrated the goal Mervue also had a penalty saved. Ok crowd but shocking weather kept the crowd down.
You certainly get your money's worth in Cobh!

**Lim till i die** · 14/04/2013, 12:26 AM

From what I can gather the only team to give Sligo half a game so far this year have been the SHINY new Limerick side playing to GIGANTIC crowds in SHINY Thomond Park

Power shift in Munster lol

**Lim till i die** · 14/04/2013, 12:36 AM

Theres always been a section of the cork support thats been delusional to beautiful mind like levels its in the cities dna.

Sligo rolled over Cork?

There isnt one player in the Cork team that would get in the Sligo team what exactly do you expect?

Cork deserve better?

Cork have no money...

Tommy Dunne has done a reasonable job with a reasonable budget, he won the first division and FORAS looking for a bit of stability gave him a new deal. Sack him in the morning (after going to the magic money tree to get his payoff) and is the new gaffer going to turn mark and kalen and ian and denis into title contenders?!

Of course not.

Cork have a mediocre budget paying for a mediocre team to do mediocre in the Premier.

Which is about where Cork City are at as a club at the moment.

**dong** · 14/04/2013, 9:21 AM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

8 goals, 4 penalties and 3 red cards all in a days work for LOI.

Boring league my arse.

Not boring, just poor quality. Really poor.

**adamd164** · 14/04/2013, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Cork have no money...

Tommy Dunne has done a reasonable job with a reasonable budget, he won the first division and FORAS looking for a bit of stability gave him a new deal. Sack him in the morning (after going to the magic money tree to get his payoff) and is the new gaffer going to turn mark and kalen and ian and denis into title contenders?!

Of course not.

Cork have a mediocre budget paying for a mediocre team to do mediocre in the Premier.

Which is about where Cork City are at as a club at the moment.

He's wasted a lot of money which could have been spent more wisely and made panic buys like Behan. His tactics are appalling - he played 1 up top v UCD at home in a game it took us til the 90th minute to win.

Coupled with that, his attitude stinks. In a preview of yesterday's game on the official website he literally said "era we'll give it a lash". Outrageous comment for a professional manager, did Jack Charlton ever even use that expression?!