4-2 away from home with 9 men.
Crumbling.
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Nine points from the bottom with the next four games against Sligo, Pats, Shams, and Dundalk.Originally Posted by wonder88
When Stephen Kenny was sacked by Rovers the club had 40 points from 24 league games (average 1.67 per match) after losing to Bohs. Now after another Bohs defeat, Trevor Croly's team have 36 points from 25 league games (average 1.44 per match). Is Hoops supporter still relating to the "potential" of Croly?
I've never liked him, I still don't, but he's a good man manager and gets the maximum out of his players if they work with him. It's very admirable what he's done with Athlone this year. Just don't let him influence budgetary decisions.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
I would, if I had the power, never let that man anywhere near the club. I'd have Scully back first.
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All very winnable especially the Dundalk game.
I predict 8 points and 21 goals.
That was the one game i was worried about. Mervue are a good side but for us to win away from home with 9 men (majority of the game with 10) is brilliant. Ref was absolutely shocking and as for yer man who went down for 5 mins after being stroked if anything by skinner. Main thing is 3 points in the bag. Ours to lose
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Regret far more the fact we had a chance of getting Kenny.
Just when fans thought we couldn't get much worse, tonight happens...
We were AWFUL. Resounding boos at FT, not something I condone but understandable given how completely muck we were - and we've been muck at home for sometime.
Devine's coming under a bit of pressure now. Perception is shifting from perceiving the current form as a dip to seeing the initial run of results as punching above our weight.
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Yous were very impressive against a good Tranzonspor side. I'd put it down to too many games rather than lack of quality.
was it worth owing us compo for griffin then...looks like we got a better deal in signing hoban as his replacement!
Harps league campaign over in August. Disappointing to say the least. Waterford are the best side I've seen this season in Finn Park however. Harps certainly deserved something from the game but it wasn't to be. Waterford will easily dispatch of Longford in the play-off.
I guess we'll just have to settle for a cup win up here....
Athlone had a good crowd supporting them in Mervue last night. How realistic is an average home gate of say 1500 in the Prem Div if they go up ? and would this allow them to say match the likes of Cork, Limerick, Drogheda in terms of the wages the can pay players? Maybe the new fans Athlone have are just following a winning side and would stay away if results were less impressive than they are now (which is likely)
Their attendance will depend entirely on their results. If promoted but then start pulling a Monaghan like Roddy's last foray into the top tier, they'll plummet. If they are more like Limerick they'll find a stable high three figure of regulars.
Last edited by NeverFeltBetter; 17/08/2013 at 1:06 PM.
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That about sums it up. We are now paying for the intensity of pre season training which allowed us to physically dominate teams in the forst round. Reaping the harvest now with injuries all over the place. Having said that, if we had equalised in the first half, I wonder what would have happened. Dundalk are what any Stephen Kenny team will be, confident and well organised. We have lost four league games this season and three of them have been to the two teams above us so we are where we should be in the league. Don't think Dundalk will catch Pats though unless any of Browne/Kenna/Russell get injured.
Rovers should really have hammered bohs last night , but croly has the team set up to defend. needs to learn fast or he'll be out of a job.
not great from bohs fans giving zayed racist abuse after the game was over.no need for that kind of mornic behaviour.
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Goals change games and Sligo certainly dominated in the later part of the first half .
Stephen Kenny's introduction of Chris Shields for John Dillon was the main 2nd half game changer (Shields has been outstanding over the last 4 games). Dundalk dominated the second half and thoroughly deserved the victory
Pundits, supporters, and the bookies have consistently been dismissing Dundalks chances, with Paddy Power even quoting Dundalk as 3rd favourites behind Pats and Sligo this morning.
Pats are in the driving seat, but Dundalk are relentlessly in pursuit taking 19 from 21 points since the start of July
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Dundalk were noticeably the fitter team as the game wore on. I was surprised to see Sligo fading.
Two horse race now do you think ? Or is it too early to write off Sligo and/or Derry ? Fantastic run of results from Dundalk btw. I must confess I've been one of those who kinda expected them to falter eventually, but it looks like they're in it for the duration now. September 20 at Richmond is shaping up to be quite a game.
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