Massive massive result for us in Brandywell tonight , lots of players coming back from injury Danny North scoring, with Pats dropping points the way the fixtures pan out we could win next 7 and go head to head against Pats in inchicore for the title.
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Thought Gary Rogers and Kieran Djilali were different class.That penalty save could be massive.He also made a few other top class saves.And Djilali was awesome,the lad has a serious amount of ability,now he's showing why he was a regular with Crystal Palace.He could be the key for us in the run in.Originally Posted by dublinred
So with Shams now out of the race it looks like it's down to us or Pat's for the title.
Life without Rovers, it makes no sense...it's a heartache...nothing but a fools game. S.R.F.C.
The early goal pretty much finished all the plans and spreadsheets. At least when Robinson plays, the standard 85th minute Robinson for Chambers sub can't happen.
That is what has to change in the last round of fixtures. There's no point in trying to go to away and trying to get another 0-0 like at Richmond/Sligo/Dalymount/Tolka already this season and still finish fifth. He needs to show he can get a side to attack.
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The Model Club
Tell all the Bohs you know
that we've gone and won two-in-a-row
and it's not gonna be three
and it's not gonna be four
it's more likely to be 5-1.
Dundalk backlash commencing in 3...2...1
would rather nobody talk about us...its working so far...anyways this was always a year of stability...anything else is a bonus and theres absolutely no pressure on us or management so long may it last.
Big win for Athlone.
We were top of the table at the start of the week. So the fans tried to push for the big attendances by advertising the games a bit more, putting a lot more posters up and it worked.
All we needed was the players to respond as we got a decent crowd 2 games ago and drew 0-0 which resulted in us getting a smaller attendance in the next game.
We were the better team but Finn Harps were hard to break down and we played very predictably. We brought Curran on and Kelly in centre mid. And the goal came from both. Kelly ran at the Harps defence and played a great little pass into Currans feet and he slotted it into the net.
It was important we won there as I can see us improving our attendance again as a 0-0 would have lost a few people from the crowd.
Anyway I think we will run home and win the League from here. We are soo good at the back. Aidan Collins is the best centre back in the first division and Robbie Clarke has been solid anytime I have seen him. Its great now that we have a second or third option going forward in Curran and McCormack as we have no bother controlling games and we look like we arnt going to concede every game but teams park the bus and we get frustrating and lack ideas but Kelly, McCormack and Curran gave us differnt options today and won us the game when Gorman was marked out of it.
Dundalk performing way above budget and expectation. But its no shoestring. Not compared to at least 5 other clubs.
Dundalk are doing great, especially as this was looking like a hang on in there year, but with a good manager given support from the board and real team spirit, we're moving. Of course it could all go bang, as with anywhere else, however the club is going in the right direction. The budget is good compared to other clubs, but it's still being outperformed.
More like 4 I'd say. I would imagine we started the season with the 8th biggest budget.
Theres only 1 Stephen Kenny
The budget that Stephen Kenny is working with is minuscule compared to any other club in the top half.
It is probably 7th or 8th in the league. If there was a league table available for points won relative to budget there would probably be 10 clubs separating Stephen Kenny's current club from his last one.
Tommy Dunne sacked.
Any confirmation?
The ball is round and has many surprises.
Cork city twitter account.
http://www.thescore.ie/cork-city-par...20852-Aug2013/
Cork City part company with Tommy Dunne following Limerick loss
Stuart Ashton will take charge as his temoporary replacement as the search for a new manager begins.
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Dunne has stepped down as manager of Cork City.
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TOMMY DUNNE HAS left his post as manager of Cork City, it has today been confirmed.
The decision was made followingthe side’s 2-1 loss to Limerick last night, which leaves them in 7th place, just six points ahead of bottom side Bohemians.
A statement from the club read: “Cork City FC and first team manager Tommy Dunne have parted company with immediate effect.
“Tommy, who took the reins of Cork City FC in 2010 days before the season commenced, led the club back to the Premier Division in 2011. He guided City to a mid-table finish last season, with the club currently sitting in seventh position in the Premier Division table.
“Stuart Ashton will take over the role of caretaker first team manager on a week to week basis. Stuart, who first joined the club as a professional in the 1984 season, has over the last decade established himself as the country’s premier underage manager, having won every honour open to Cork City FC underage teams, most recently retaining the Under 19 National League and Cup double.”
Cork City FC Chairman Mick Ring added: “The board have not come to this decision lightly or hastily, and we are extremely grateful to Tommy for all he has done for us over the last few years. We will always remember his time here fondly and wish him the very best for the future, but we feel our decision is in the best interests of the club. We must now look forward to our upcoming FAI Cup game against Kilbarrack and mid-season friendly against West Brom.”
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Aidan Collins has been absolutely outstanding this season, dominant in the air and getting more and more composed everytime I see him.
Really hoping that Graham Kelly can add that little bit something extra in the centre of midfield, I feel its an area we are still relatively weak. James O'Brien is a really good player and needs support of better quality in the centre. Ian Sweeney's form has tailed off a little bit, I definately think he is more useful out wide or in an attacking support position rather than up front. Curran took his goal very well and looked very lively.
The bench looks really strong now aswell, it won us the game. Harps played very well, Kevin McHugh may be getting on in years now but his movement is still very good at this level. But we ground out the result which is a great sign.
As for the attendance, we saw some people at the game who have not been in years which is a great sign for the club. Folk in Athlone love their football, the older section of the support have seen the lofty heights and crippling lows of LOI football. Was great to see the singing for the team (and the team certainly responded to it).
Its been 18 years since we had premier division football so heres hoping we can get there for next season.
Last edited by Strongbow10; 03/08/2013 at 10:51 AM.
Not so sure lads,rumour around Sligo was that John Dillon was offered more money by Dundalk than he was by Sligo Rovers.Not saying your budget is anywhere near ours obviously but it might not be as shoestring as you think.
Just Pats & Sligo in contention then lads? You're obviously very confident of your trip to North Louth in a few weeks time.
You also ruling out Derry, one point behind you, same games played?
Last edited by oriel; 03/08/2013 at 11:07 AM.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), first Irish club to win points in a group stage in Europe (2016).
Thats always a good rumour to peddle when a player departs your club. I doubt many believe that Sligo wanted to keep Dillon but were outbid by a club who nearly went to the wall last season. Do you?
The Sligo budget probably somewhere between 2.5 to 3 times that of Dundalk.
Dundalk budget definitely "shoestring" in the context of league title challengers.
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