LOI fixtures 22nd/23rd May

**White Horse** · 22/05/2015, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

Missed our game tonight, heard Horgan's second was a a brilliant move and goal.

It was a lovely move. Pats were much better than at Oriel in the first series.

They really wanted to lay down a marker. Dundalk had just too much pace and power for them. Dundalk were very wasteful though, should have scored 6 or 7 goals given the possession and chances that were created.

**Sam_Heggy** · 22/05/2015, 10:21 PM

UCD are a lovely footballing side, they'll not drop many points between now and the end of the season.
That being said, we gifted them 2 goals and missed a couple of decent chances.

Kevin McHugh is a class act
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=420407814807368

**nigel-harps1954** · 22/05/2015, 10:31 PM

Finn Harps best start to a league season in the history of the club. 12 games unbeaten and a superbly entertaining match in Finn Park.

Ruairi Keatings header for 1-1:

Kevin McHughs equaliser for 2-2:

**Dalymountrower** · 22/05/2015, 10:34 PM

Stunning save from Bray keeper at the end of a grim game.GBH committed by a variety of Bray players

Unconnected serious injuries to Pender and Anto Murphy will cause huge problem for Bohs.

**oriel** · 22/05/2015, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

UCD are a lovely footballing side, they'll not drop many points between now and the end of the season.
That being said, we gifted them 2 goals and missed a couple of decent chances.

Kevin McHugh is a class act
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=420407814807368

Nice crowd behind the goal there and nice to see the crowd in good voice. I'd love a trip up there next season. Jackson's is a good spot.

**Sam_Heggy** · 22/05/2015, 10:59 PM

Yeah, decent crowd, atmosphere was decent at times but mostly tense.
Too early to be talking about next season but, trips to Dundalk, Sligo, Derry, Dayler, Tallaght, Inchicore sound a hell of alot better than Cobh, Cabinteely, Wexford and Waterford haha.

**jinxy lilywhite** · 22/05/2015, 11:45 PM

Dundalk were fantastic tonight. Pats were poor but we made them look poor.

I shudder to think what is the bar for this team. We have been blessed with magical football for 2 and a half seasons. It definitely makes up for 19 mediocre years and 8 years in the abyss of the first division almost all worth while.

I am 36 years old and far too young to remember great sides bit this current one had to be considered as one of the best

**PartySaint** · 23/05/2015, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite

I am 36 years old and far too young to remember great sides bit this current one had to be considered as one of the best

This is certainly a great Dundalk side. Just too good for us tonight. If Rovers and Cork drop points again before Dundalk do it's game over

**PartySaint** · 23/05/2015, 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by Pablo Escobar

Cork City -v- Shamrock Rovers has been put back as Rovers got stuck in traffic on the N40 in Cork. They must have just google mapped that trip 😀 8pm is what I'm hearing,

Did Fenlon park the bus in Tallaght by accident?

**Dunny** · 23/05/2015, 12:39 AM

Brilliant 30 odd minutes of end to end action in the 1st half of the Pats/Dundalk match tonight,probably the best i've seen in the LOI in a fair while and then Browne just ruins it with his sending off!Dundalk had just hit the front around about that time and were hitting full throttle but Pats were still well in it until Browne's oafishness took over.What a dope.That young lad McGrath for Pats is a diamond of a player but Horgan was the man tonight,getting better with every match.
Dundalk now 1/4 to win the league.

**Johnnie C** · 23/05/2015, 1:01 AM

Couldn't believe the abuse that Billy Dennehy starting getting from some home 'fans' before he was subbed. He had an off night like 90% of the team but in his last home game he got a hat-trick. Some fair idiots for support. Then after he was subbed Desperate Dan launched two of his trademark missiles into the main stand with time running out.

**Spudulika** · 23/05/2015, 5:14 AM

That atmosphere up in Donegal is great. Would love to see Harps back up top! Would be a tough place to go for a match (as a team).

**placid casual** · 23/05/2015, 8:10 AM

Fair play to dundalk -they can only beat whats put in front of them.
But this seasons fare really does emphasize to me the lack of quality in the league at present.
it has to be the poorest season in some years

A limited but spirited Bohs side are 4th in the table!
2 negative managers like Fenlon & Caulfield fighting it out for 2nd place by drawing their way there!
sligo & pats are muck, and the rest are losing most games against the top 3/4.

hopefully Europe can bring some sunshine to this otherwise dull league -dundalk followers excepted

**White Horse** · 23/05/2015, 8:47 AM

Originally Posted by Dunny

Brilliant 30 odd minutes of end to end action in the 1st half of the Pats/Dundalk match tonight,probably the best i've seen in the LOI in a fair while....

That 30 minute spell in the first half showed how good LOI football can be.

Both sides comfortable on the ball, constantly looking to create, and incisive attacking players looking to penetrate.

It was top quality.

**White Horse** · 23/05/2015, 9:05 AM

Struggling to even catch his breath, never mind a Dundalk player, Browne was given a second yellow card for fouling Richie Towell.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/mhmhcweysnid/rss2/

I felt sorry for Browne last night. How did Buckley think that someone so slow and unfit would be able to cope with the power and pace Dundalk have?

**TonyD** · 23/05/2015, 10:08 AM

[QUOTE=White Horse;1820444]Struggling to even catch his breath, never mind a Dundalk player, Browne was given a second yellow card for fouling Richie Towell.

Was surprised Browne started last night after Lee Desmond had played so well against Rovers recently. We were well beaten. Might have been able to come back with 11 men, (though Dundalk were on top before the sending off) was never going to happen with 10. Very disappointing night for us. Next week in the cup is huge now.

**Charlie Darwin** · 23/05/2015, 11:07 AM

Couldn't believe it when I heard Browne was sent off. Not that he'd been sent off but that he was playing at all after the way Hoare and Desmond have been performing.

**nigel-harps1954** · 23/05/2015, 11:50 AM

Another video from Finn Park shows a top drawer point-blank save from Ciaran Gallagher just before half time to keep scores 0-0. Turned out to be a crucial save. Serious hush around the ground before this was hit such was how tense the match was.

Also, the most scrappy three seconds of football you'll ever see.

**sulywaterfordfc** · 23/05/2015, 2:54 PM

Poor game in tolka last night with an equally poor attendance. Both teams set up to draw but Shels unfortunately won the game with a peno in the second half. It was a clear peno but despite that the ref was awful on a couple of occasions the ball deflected out for a corner where the linesman gave the right decision a corner but ref opted to give a goal kick and ignore he's assistant. He was very inconsistent with he's decision making. There was just two shots from open play in the game which reflects how poor the game was. In fairness to the 40 or so Blues fans they didn't stop signing throughout the game. Our best chance of scoring was through a set piece and nearly every delivery was poor and gave nothing to the players in the box to attack.

First of three aways on the trot going be an expensive three weeks for the club.