LOI Week 19 fixtures

**Pablo Escobar** · 12/07/2014, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

Cork have UCD home next then I think including Dundalk at home they enter a good few challenging matches, but they have done well, no doubt about that.

1st Aug Cork v Dlk should be great match.

We're 14 months unbeaten at Turners Cross, but no doubt the Pats and Dundalk games will be big tests. There's a few interesting weeks coming up, no doubt.

**gufcfan** · 13/07/2014, 12:02 AM

**El-Pietro** · 13/07/2014, 9:39 AM

Originally Posted by oriel

Cork have UCD home next then I think including Dundalk at home they enter a good few challenging matches, but they have done well, no doubt about that.

1st Aug Cork v Dlk should be great match.

Dundalk and Pats at home back to back, then a few tricky enough (Bohs and Athlone away among them) games before Shamrock Rovers come to town th first week in September. That run of games will go a long way to deciding whether we are really contenders or not.

**Pablo Escobar** · 13/07/2014, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

Dundalk and Pats at home back to back, then a few tricky enough (Bohs and Athlone away among them) games before Shamrock Rovers come to town th first week in September. That run of games will go a long way to deciding whether we are really contenders or not.

While having shown plenty of resilience thus far, I still don't believe we're going to win it. I can see us dropping points in the run of games that you spoke of and as you said, it may go a long way to deciding the title.

**adamd164** · 13/07/2014, 10:38 AM

Agree with that, but there's some tough games to come for Dundalk too. They still have Pats, Sligo Rovers, ourselves and Shamrock Rovers away.

Those games will go a long way to deciding whether they can win the league too.

**patrickccfc** · 13/07/2014, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

Dundalk and Pats at home back to back, then a few tricky enough (Bohs and Athlone away among them) games before Shamrock Rovers come to town th first week in September. That run of games will go a long way to deciding whether we are really contenders or not.

We have tough games ahead but I'm not gona look past the ucd game, I know we should win but ucd can be tricky as most teams know and then we have bohs away which is never easy.. if we win those then those games against dundalk and pats will be massive

**adamd164** · 13/07/2014, 3:58 PM

UCD 1-0 Sligo, full time.

Sligo must be putting everything on Europe.

**atfconline** · 13/07/2014, 4:05 PM

Damn you Sligo!!

**pineapple stu** · 13/07/2014, 5:00 PM

Big big win for us. But I think it has to be said that Sligo more lost that game than we won it. Shocking composure in front of goal. But we were due some luck. A debutante up from the inters got an assist within ninety seconds too. And Ayman back on the bench after injury. Things maybe finally looking up for us.

**Candystripe** · 13/07/2014, 5:02 PM

Patrick mc eleheney show at the Brandywell. Unreal first goal and the second was pass of the season from Patterson with a beautiful lib over the keeper.

HT 2-0

**paykanti** · 13/07/2014, 5:11 PM

Is it just me or has Pat never been talked about in the same breath as the Towells and Finns of this league? I only realised he's just 21 the other day too. He's surely got to be on for a move to England if he keeps this form up.

**Yossarian** · 13/07/2014, 6:55 PM

Good win for us today. Rovers were poor,didn't really create much and only for our own lack of a killer instinct it would have been a much easier win. Still the win was the most important thing.
Poor enough crowd from Rovers aswell but we had a good crowd up.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 13/07/2014, 6:57 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Big big win for us. But I think it has to be said that Sligo more lost that game than we won it. Shocking composure in front of goal. But we were due some luck. A debutante up from the inters got an assist within ninety seconds too. And Ayman back on the bench after injury. Things maybe finally looking up for us.

That's the composure we've shown all season in front of goal. The highlight being Maguire blocking Conneelys goalbound header in injury time. Thought UCD played some nice stuff whenever they did get the ball but we had it for most of the game.

Really looking forward to seeing Bensons miss again!

**Dalymountrower** · 13/07/2014, 7:00 PM

Big win for Dundalk, dont think Pats or Rovers capable of challenging for the title.Between you and Cork at this stage

**Ezeikial** · 13/07/2014, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by placid casual

The game tomorrow at Tallaght will tell its own story-

How right you were on that part

**PartySaint** · 13/07/2014, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by Dalymountrower

Big win for Dundalk, dont think Pats or Rovers capable of challenging for the title.Between you and Cork at this stage

Dundalks title now, they'll have it wrapped up by early September. By far the best team in the league this season.

**Charlie Darwin** · 13/07/2014, 11:09 PM

Awful game in Tallaght only lit up by a couple of moments of magic from Dundalk. It was never going to be a good game with two defensive teams playing on the counter-attack, but it was truly poor. Dundalk were cruising with an eye on the European tie, and once they went 1-0 up Rovers were barely bothered trying to get back into it. Sickening. A few of those players can't leave the club soon enough because they won't be missed. Best of luck to Dundalk for Split.

**pineapple stu** · 13/07/2014, 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

That's the composure we've shown all season in front of goal. The highlight being Maguire blocking Conneelys goalbound header in injury time. Thought UCD played some nice stuff whenever they did get the ball but we had it for most of the game.

Funny, I and those around me were full sure that our keeper touched that wide. Was amazed when we were given a goal kick.

Benson's miss was a shocker alright. Did the hard work and fluffed the tap in. Fortunately it didn't matter in the end (unless we go down by one goal of course)

**Ezeikial** · 14/07/2014, 12:25 AM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Awful game in Tallaght only lit up by a couple of moments of magic from Dundalk.

New signing Donal McDermott contributed most of the moments of magic in his 30 minute debut.

If he can consistently deliver the class he exuded today over the rest of the season then he can add serious further impetus to the Dundalk title challenge.

Overall, Dundalk were no great shakes today, but then that was not required against a very lacklustre Rovers side. Long live King Croly!

**oriel** · 14/07/2014, 8:09 AM

Rovers were the only side to cause us problems at home all year so this was a very important win. By all accounts that was an excellent contribution by McDermot who came on for 30 mins or so making his debut. His arrival might see some of the other first team squad slip down the pecking order, but you always need quality options if you are going for a league title.

It was also very well managed by the club with the timing made for Hoban's minor surgery, he missed a key game v Pats but with the break coming up shortly after it was perfect timing. We then had the luxury of taking him on as a sub away in Lux, then scoring the winner yesterday proves what a top player he is.