League cup 2014

[sundance kid]

Pretty sure that since moving to tallaght i've bought tickets for most, if not all, pats away and bohs away games from the rovers shop the week before each game. Even athlone away recently i got my ticket from rovers the week before the game.

[Nesta99]

Rovers fans spent years getting dicked around by clubs like dundalk and Pats who thought they could chance their arm for their biggest gate of the season.
The rovers board who are part of this fanbase simply refuse to co-operate with these clubs demands

you reap what you sow.

Are you referring to rthe catagorising of matches and charging a higher price for Catagory A? If so this was to cover additional security costs among other things while maximising income. Dundalk included Drogs Derry, Pats and Bohs as Category A also. Other clubs had similar systems of which Dundalk were considered Category A. If you are referring to the way Shamrock Rovers supporters are coralled and herded around in and out of grounds? Well unfortunately you reap what you sow!

Co-operation on advance tickets sales guages the level of security needed and prevents potental oppressive ott security arrangements. It allows vetting of the travelling scumbags by supporters who know trouble makers stopping them from aquiring tickets and preventing the Shams brand from being tarnished. Seems like a case of cutting off ones nose to spite their face. Tickets numbers available are hardly an issue, league wise anyway, the more the merrier!! I fail to see the problem for Shams board members bar cronyism and not wanting to be responsible for the prevention of some fans travelling!

[White Horse]

And it's green too.

[nigel-harps1954]

Looks excellent in there. Should look to have something like that permanently in there.

[patrickccfc]

And it's green too.

now rovers fans dundalk have been very good making ye feel at home with green seats, don't go breaking them now

[Charlie Darwin]

I think they're the same ones we had for the Europa League and Sligo had for a while. I assume there's only one temporary seating company around

[holidaysong]

Anyone know a LOI friendly bar in Dublin city centre that would be likely to show this game today (considering the fact Liverpool are playing at the same time)?

[jinxy lilywhite]

AFAIK Dundalk's allocation is completely sold out. Good buzz around town to with black and white bunting.

Here's hoping that our 50th senior trophy will be won today

[Cuyahoga]

Any one know a link to watch the League Cup Final ?

[IrishRossi]

Any one know a link to watch the League Cup Final ?

http://www.streamking.org/channel5.html
there you go

[Sheridan]

All the brouhaha about the temporary stand and there's about thirty people in it.

[colonelwest]

All the brouhaha about the temporary stand and there's about thirty people in it.

Near more stewards on it than fans! The normal away end and away stand allocation was full though.

Decent game, Dundalk sat back after getting the early goal, Rovers had a lot of ball but bar Sheppard didn't create much first half. Whatever Kenny said at half time obviously worked, we came storming out of the gates. May be the league cup but its a big win for us to get a trophy under our belt leading into the run in for the league.

No trouble as far as I saw in and around the ground anyway which is always a plus. Heard there was a small bit of bother pre match outside one of the pubs down the road but nothing too mad.

[White Horse]

The first half was the worst we played this season.

The sun caused havoc as Rovers played a lot of long balls and the Dundalk defence struggled to clear them. Kenny's decision to rest a few players may have been the decent thing to do as the players who came in to the side were the ones that got the team to the final. However, Rovers approached this game as it was the Champions League final, there was no messing about with their selection or desire. Fair play to them.

One we got the sun on our backs and Shields on the pitch, it was a different game. We really should have won by more.

[Calcio Jack]

The first half was the worst we played this season.

The sun caused havoc as Rovers played a lot of long balls and the Dundalk defence struggled to clear them. Kenny's decision to rest a few players may have been the decent thing to do as the players who came in to the side were the ones that got the team to the final. However, Rovers approached this game as it was the Champions League final, there was no messing about with their selection or desire. Fair play to them.

One we got the sun on our backs and Shields on the pitch, it was a different game. We really should have won by more.

Think the sun caused havoc for us in second half- amazed that neither keeper wore a cap.

Either side could easily of won it- not too much between the teams .

Most interesting point is the manner in which Fenlon has improved us after only a few weeks- remarkable when compared to the mess made by Kenny & Croly

Augurs well for rest of season but particularly next when Fenlon can bring in his own players with lots of money available to him- interesting times ahead

PS - congrats to Dundalk

[El-Pietro]

Why don't Rovers have a man on the back post? None for the game against us when Dan Murray scored from a corner either.

[Charlie Darwin]

Why don't Rovers have a man on the back post? None for the game against us when Dan Murray scored from a corner either.

No idea, presumably Fenlon has come in with his own ideas on how to organise for set-pieces and it's not working. We were generally solid defending them under Croly. I think that's four goals conceded from free set-piece headers in four games.

It was a poor enough game and Dundalk just about deserved the win for how they played after they went 3-1 up, but overall it was very cautious from both sides, which is no surprise given the previous six games between the sides. Kilduff's goal was a real beauty and McPhail in particular looks to finally be living up to his billing, and overall they look miles better than this time two months ago.

There were **** all people in the waste of money behind the western-facing goal but we knew that before the game.

[Nesta99]

Think the sun caused havoc for us in second half- amazed that neither keeper wore a cap.

Either side could easily of won it- not too much between the teams .

Most interesting point is the manner in which Fenlon has improved us after only a few weeks- remarkable when compared to the mess made by Twigg & Croly

Augurs well for rest of season but particularly next when Fenlon can bring in his own players with lots of money available to him- interesting times ahead

PS - congrats to Dundalk

The win obviously meant something to both sides and managers considering relative reaction/team selection. The ball over the top was killing us 1st half, i presume due to the sun - bit back at ye 2nd half type stuff. For Fenlon to go high hoof mix it up when the sun was in our face was the sort of on the feet thinking Croly lacked!
The temporary stand was a waste and if the view from the 'away' terrace is truely as bad as some claim why was it the vantage point of choice for shams fans with ground tickets? Away section drops down the list of things to sort in Oriel....blame SRFC, they rented their own stand and then boycotted it

[White Horse]

The ball over the top was killing us 1st half, i presume due to the sun - bit back at ye 2nd half type stuff. For Fenlon to go high hoof mix it up when the sun was in our face was the sort of on the feet thinking Croly lacked!

Fenlon got his tactics spot on. He saw we rested Boyle and had the sun in our eyes and went for the long ball. The only negative for Rovers was not going in at half time with a lead.

The temporary stand was a waste and if the view from the 'away' terrace is truely as bad as some claim why was it the vantage point of choice for shams fans with ground tickets? Away section drops down the list of things to sort in Oriel....blame SRFC, they rented their own stand and then boycotted it

Why did Rovers fans stay in the "terrible" away section? The new stand was in a lovely position, very close to the pitch, with lovely seats, and a viewing position. For those of us who want the club to invest in better facilities for the away fans, it was a real disappointment not to see the new stand full.

[Charlie Darwin]

Behind the goals is the worst spot on the pitch for me. The slight angle on the away stand is preferable, but then you have the problem of there being a stand blocking some of the pitch. My issue is more that everybody knew it wouldn't be needed but the mandarins built it anyway, paid for by the fans.

[Nesta99]

Behind the goals is the worst spot on the pitch for me. The slight angle on the away stand is preferable, but then you have the problem of there being a stand blocking some of the pitch. My issue is more that everybody knew it wouldn't be needed but the mandarins built it anyway, paid for by the fans.

The view is the same on the town end terrace stand side though it is a bigger terrace, but those closest to the stand would lose sight of part of the pitch. I agree, I prefer to watch a game from as central as possible. But there are many who prefer standing behind the goal and some of the most famous fan sections in football are beind goal stands. There were a lot of people behind the town goal. Second half a group did the old rovers favourite of moving after h/t and went in to the temp stand.