QuoteSurely Derry would've won a European trophy if Roddy was manager?
Well done St Pat's. I didn't watch the game but the RTE radio commentary made it sound better than what some people are saying it was actually like.
It was a fine occasion, but a poor game -> somewhat compensated for, by the fine occasion. Well done to Pats, not a bad 2nd half of the season for them
I suppose Fahy will be considering a move to .... Dundalk for example.
Surely Derry would've won a European trophy if Roddy was manager?
Well done St Pat's. I didn't watch the game but the RTE radio commentary made it sound better than what some people are saying it was actually like.
Nobody knows us, we don't care
That's complete nonsense, to be fair. Derry played the only tactics that had any chance of working - they set out to spoil the game, kill the tempo and stop Pats getting into any sort of rhythm, then pepper them with long balls. If Derry had set out to attack the game would have been over a lot quicker than it was.Originally Posted by brendy_éire
You can all feck off, we gave you 2 great finals already, it's our turn.
Unbelievable day it was.
Here on a technicality.
Poor game but that happens, derry only played when went one down, huttons tactics were poor in my opinion. On a positive I thought the rte coverage was excellent. Especially liked cunninghams role (really gave it a big match sense) and McDonnell is a fantastic pundit.
By far the best cup final there's ever been. Not even in question
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I liked the bit where the ball trickled and trickled and then broke Derry hearts
Put me in mind of a goal we conceded in the promotion relegation playoff many moons ago.
Congrats to St Pats. A few people mentioned to us that they'd quite like to win the cup when we were there.
#NeverStopNotGivingUp
100% on this point. RTÉ take a lot of flak for their coverage of League of Ireland, but the coverage of the whole day on Sunday was absolutely top notch. I've seen a few people on Facebook give out about George Hamilton and Brian Kerr too, which I found mind-boggling, as I thought the commentary was great compared to some of the second rate tripe that has been spurned out during league games.
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Watched everything yesterday (and parts of it hundreds of times!) and agree it was top class throughout.
Kerr during the game was as neutral but if you begrudge him celebrating at the end, then you really don't understand what that win meant to every Pats fan
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Brian Kerr is an absolute legend of a co-commentator. He's extremely knowledgable, insightful and entertaining, at any level. It was a pity he exiled to the graveyard shift at the World Cup... I don't think there were too may commentator's on BBC/ITV who could casually drop in '...when I watched Korea's friendly against Vietnam' or comment on where some Russian bit part player usually plays for Rubin Kazan. He always good for a quality onomatopoeic comment... "Ronaldo got a bit of a doosh in the back there", "the lad Berezutsky gave him a little dunt as they went up for the ball"
We were never going to win really.
2014: Wore 2015 jersey = LOST
It should be pointed out that I hummed and hawed about getting up to the attic to root out my Derry scarf from 2012 and I didn't bother. Sorry lads.
DID YOU NOTICE A SIGN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...?
Ah you should have done that, while you were up there you might have found a programme from the last time Shels were good.
Oddly bitter comment? How hungover are ya?
None of my Shels programmes are in the attic. I usually commit them to the annual cleansing-pyre to erase the awful memories of the season just past. ****-all good that that's done for us.
DID YOU NOTICE A SIGN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...?
Hard to believe it's over 50 hours since Pats last won the cup
Long live the hoodoo voodoo!
I wouldnt begrudge any Pats fan their moment, even if it was at our expense. If we were to lose a cup final, Pats is one team that didnt bother me as much
A discussion on the cup final on Off the Ball between Ger O'Brien, Roddy and Stuey Byrne descends into farce: http://www.newstalk.ie/player/podcas..._Ger_O39Brien_
It was farcical before it began.
I have developed technique for reminding myself to ignore him. Something I shamefully, briefly, forgot to do this year
I'm sharing in the hope, I can help someone else.
Take a deep breath. Repeat to myself "His opinion doesn't matter. Junior was a suitable replacement for Madden, in his opinion"
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