April 1st/2nd Fixtures

**outspoken** · 01/04/2016, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

They were shocking in Finn Park last week too. Mystery how it was only 1-0.

There was four of them in Ballybofey last week too. FOUR.

Hard to get people out to CCS to watch a team playing so poorly let alone Donegal. If Dundlak travel well next weekend we could be looking at a 50:50 split

**Charlie Darwin** · 02/04/2016, 12:53 AM

Alright game in Tallaght. Galway weren't great, we were great either but slightly less not great than them. Great to see Trevor Clarke on the scoresheet and Miele is a class act - if we still have him next season it'd be a huge achievement.

**trevy** · 02/04/2016, 7:09 AM

I'm not sure whether the comment about RSC pitch is April Fools joke or not but it won FAI pitch of the year in 2013 and has been regularly praised for it's quality by visiting managers. It just rained very heavily all day and was waterlogged so it's no big deal that a game is called off.
Ridiculous number of bookings in Dundalk Derry game and 2nd yellow for McCormack was not even a foul. If anything he was fouled! It's not helped by players surrounding referees calling for cards which happened for both sendings off.

**sullanefc** · 02/04/2016, 9:23 AM

Dundalk are very good at playing the referee to be fair.

**Ezeikial** · 02/04/2016, 9:47 AM

Originally Posted by trevy

It's not helped by players surrounding referees calling for cards which happened for both sendings off.

Agreed - it is poor form, even if it is understandable in the heat of the battle.

Sutton is an odd ref - on once occasion Dundalk had a clear advantage, but he whistled for a free and booked the Derry offender and then later in the game he let play carry on and came back several minutes later to issue a yellow card.

That said I suspect that a review of the match footage will show that Sutton was correct about most (maybe even all) of the yellow cards!

**Dodge** · 02/04/2016, 9:56 AM

He wasn't right about the McCormack 2nd yellow as it wasn't even a foul

Harsh on Shields too obviously but the McCormack one was a joke

**nigel-harps1954** · 02/04/2016, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by outspoken

Hard to get people out to CCS to watch a team playing so poorly let alone Donegal. If Dundlak travel well next weekend we could be looking at a 50:50 split

Longford to Ballybofey is only a 2 hour drive. 2 and a half on a bad day. Longford have the easiest travel of any support in the whole league and no excuse for 'long journeys'.

**joey B** · 02/04/2016, 10:21 AM

Sutton is a terrible referee,didn't see the game but after seeing him ref the Sligo v Harps game recently I am not suprised by the reports of his performance not a Scooby doo does he have!

**Town Legend** · 02/04/2016, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Longford to Ballybofey is only a 2 hour drive. 2 and a half on a bad day. Longford have the easiest travel of any support in the whole league and no excuse for 'long journeys'.

Section O have fallen out with the board, the board have fallen out with Section O, Section O are fallen out with themselves. It's all a shambles at the CCS these days!

**White Horse** · 02/04/2016, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by joey B

Sutton is a terrible referee,didn't see the game but after seeing him ref the Sligo v Harps game recently I am not suprised by the reports of his performance not a Scooby doo does he have!

I really enjoyed the first half. Both team were playing well and it was great tactical battle between two contrasting set-ups.

The song half became the "Sutton Show" and revolved around his seemingly random bookings.

I went to Oriel to watch a football match between two teams. The ref is supposed to be an officiator not a participant.

**outspoken** · 02/04/2016, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by Town Legend

Section O have fallen out with the board, the board have fallen out with Section O, Section O are fallen out with themselves. It's all a shambles at the CCS these days!

Think more is being made of that on here than by the group itself. The truth is the numbers simply aren't there anymore. Nigel is right we are positioned ideally for travel but if even the Die hards aren't excited to go to home games you can't expect to be filling busses to away games

**Town Legend** · 02/04/2016, 11:48 AM

I think the thing that's disheartening to all the die hards is the way TC has gone about things this year. After a decent finish last year all the talk was about pushing on and breaking into the top 5. But TC, instead of improving the squad decided to do it with younger untried players and its backfiring big time.

**outspoken** · 02/04/2016, 1:57 PM

Originally Posted by Town Legend

I think the thing that's disheartening to all the die hards is the way TC has gone about things this year. After a decent finish last year all the talk was about pushing on and breaking into the top 5. But TC, instead of improving the squad decided to do it with younger untried players and its backfiring big time.

Yep totally agree with you, in fact you wouldn't mind as much if he came out and said look we need to cut the budget so we may have a younger squad this season but to claim we are trying to build on last season by bringing in untested players for experienced pros is just iterating. Also on attendances, I don't think there's ever been a greater disconnect between players and fans. Due to the lack of social media and PR the club are doing, nobody knows anything about the players whereas down the years the club has so many personalities like Digger, Lavine, Prunty and Kirby and people came out to watch them as much as anything. You talk the average punter on the street and the only thing they can tell you about Town is that ''they are all dubs''.

**Nesta99** · 02/04/2016, 2:53 PM

Originally Posted by sullanefc

Dundalk are very good at playing the referee to be fair.

Nah! Refs turn a blind eye due to being tired of the likes of Caulfield in their ears aggressively for 90mins every game. While the home dugout in Oriel is slightly nearer the 4th official Kenny certainly didn't use this ridiculously claimed advantage. Sheils saying he couldn't see the match properly as a result of the dugouts position - well he neeeds reminding that teams change half after 45mins and any advantage or disadvantage swings. I hope this all he has to worry abut this season!

**oriel** · 02/04/2016, 3:55 PM

Thought a draw was a fair enough result last night between Dundalk and Derry. It was a decent match, Dlk definitely the better side in long parts of the first and for the last 15 mins, but Derry took control of the MF for a good period in the second half, esp when Shields went for his second yellow, careless by him, but deserved.

Looking back at the sending off for McCormack, for that challenge he didn't deserve a yellow.

Derry definitely an improved outfit, Patterson is a huge improvement up front for them, and they reminded me a bit of Bohs last year, no reason why Derry can't challenge for a euro spot.

Dundalk need to get sharper up front, that's only 1 win in 3 now at home.

**Martinho II** · 02/04/2016, 4:32 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

They were shocking in Finn Park last week too. Mystery how it was only 1-0.

There was four of them in Ballybofey last week too. FOUR.

I had no idea of away crowd there but thats an eyeopener thats for sure! with the **** on the pitch this year people are holding on their cash to what they think of the important matches they should go to where we have a chance..

**Martinho II** · 02/04/2016, 4:36 PM

[QUOTE=Town Legend;1864666]Section O have fallen out with the board, the board have fallen out with Section O, Section O are fallen out with themselves. It's all a shambles at the CCS these days![/QUOTE

Dalymount park is way closer than Ballybofey and yet we couldnt run a bus. there was people that used to go on the bus that do not go on it any more.. I dont know why the supporters club had to stop buses as I think more people would have went on it if they knew it was supporters club that was runnin it. its that bad at the moment that senior supporters committee members dont go to away matches any more and that says a lot! no offence to our lads that do a sterling job trying to organise buses but thats my take on it.

**outspoken** · 02/04/2016, 5:23 PM

[QUOTE=Martinho II;1864722]

Originally Posted by Town Legend

Section O have fallen out with the board, the board have fallen out with Section O, Section O are fallen out with themselves. It's all a shambles at the CCS these days![/QUOTE

Dalymount park is way closer than Ballybofey and yet we couldnt run a bus. there was people that used to go on the bus that do not go on it any more.. I dont know why the supporters club had to stop buses as I think more people would have went on it if they knew it was supporters club that was runnin it. its that bad at the moment that senior supporters committee members dont go to away matches any more and that says a lot! no offence to our lads that do a sterling job trying to organise buses but thats my take on it.

No offence but that has nothing to do with it Marty, I ran the busses on behalf of the supporters club and last season they even chipped in when we were short for some games. It's not a section O bus, it's not a supporters club bus it's just a fecking bus for anyone who wants to take it. Don't see what difference it makes what it's branded as. The simple fact is we don't have the numbers at the moment, nothing else to it.