April 8-12 Fixtures

**White Horse** · 10/04/2016, 9:58 AM

Longford reminded me of ourselves in 2012. The thing that is different is that I didn't detect the same anger from the supporters.

Perhaps that has passed and the people who remain just accept their fate.

However, the rut that Longford is in can be fixed. We finished second in 2013.

**Ezeikial** · 10/04/2016, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by White Horse

Longford reminded me of ourselves in 2012.

That's exactly what struck me last night too.

It is not a nice feeling getting hammered 4-0 at home clear in the knowledge that the gap between the two teams is enormous

Originally Posted by White Horse

However, the rut that Longford is in can be fixed. We finished second in 2013.

The first step is to avoid relegation. Unless a miracle happens, the team that took the pitch last night have no chance of doing that.

**Town Legend** · 10/04/2016, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by dundalkfc10

Lads its only April!

We know it's only April but the majority of us had major doubts over the quality of our squad long before a ball was kicked. If you were in Longford last night you'd know we are in deep trouble already. Cork demolished us 6-0. We beat Wexford away in our first game, how we managed that I still do not know. Wexford dominated possession that night by at least 75%-25% and the only two chances we got we scored from. Bray drew with us in Longford and again we were lucky when a clearance from Cherrie hit O'Sullivan and rebounded into the net. The teams we had in the First Division in 2013 and 2014 would beat our current team. Our only hope is the break come July and that we can sign 6 or 7 decent players from somewhere. But we know that's not going to happen.

**outspoken** · 10/04/2016, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by White Horse

Longford reminded me of ourselves in 2012. The thing that is different is that I didn't detect the same anger from the supporters.

Perhaps that has passed and the people who remain just accept their fate.
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This is what worries me the most. Maybe the reaction would be different if that was bray we lost to last night but if we are going to even try and compete against the likes of cork and Dundalk when they visit CCS then maybe we deserve to go back to the boneyard.

**Martinho II** · 10/04/2016, 8:11 PM

Originally Posted by dundalkfc10

Lads its only April!

dont care. I have bein goin to matches since early 90s and like to think that I can judge a mood of a club.. we are a mess of a club on the field and off the field. there has never bein such a divide between the club and its supporters.. noone knows what goes on these days. no AGM since 09.

**Nesta99** · 10/04/2016, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by White Horse

POLICE were called to Derry's Brandywell Stadium on Friday night after trouble flared ahead of Derry City's clash with Shamrock Rovers.

It is understood that there were skirmishes just before Derry's game with the Dublin club with a small number of fans throwing bottles and stones at commerical and residental properties on the Lecky Road.

One woman who witnessed the incident, but who did not want to be named said: "The Dublin fans chased young Derry City fans through the Brandywell."

http://www.irishnews.com/news/northe...ram=ds12rif76F

Was it the same woman as quoted last time I wonder, poor little Derry fans involved

and those nasty Dubs. Maybe they though twice about chucking stones at buses after. Anyone who thinks that because a few of these Derry fans will quieten down now that they have been on a receiving end of a kicking is probably wrong. They will just have greater numbers next time round in attempt of retribution. There is some satisfaction that they might have been put in their box on Friday, hence a very rare time that the Rovers fans involved can avoid the usual riticism.

**White Horse** · 11/04/2016, 9:48 AM

Spoke to a couple of Cork City fans yesterday. They appear to be taking a home draw against Wexford ridiculously seriously.

A couple of weeks again, they were "champions-elect" after eeking out a win in Oriel Park. Now, everything is a shambles.

Are Cork fans always so up and down?

There is a long way to go and all teams are still finding their rhythm.

**El-Pietro** · 11/04/2016, 10:01 AM

Its a worrying result but I wouldn't panic.

We didn't wake up until about 60 or 70 minutes. I can't believe we didn't score more than once. We must have had 20 or more chances in those 20 minutes. For some reason Beattie was playing at right back, but was acting as an additional right winger. Dunleavy was pushing on at left back as well which meant we were overloading their full backs in 2 on 1 situations. We effectively had a 3-4-3/3-5-2 towards the end of the game with Bolger the third defender, and even he was in a relatively advanced role.

I thnk it was just one of those nights, our passing was a little off all night, I've never seen so many passes fall a yard or so behind the intended recipient. In the box things just weren't clicking for us. Our final ball let us down, but we were also unlucky in that nothing was fallign right for us.

Credit to Wexford. They surprised me, I knew that they had done well against Rovers and Dundalk but I still thought we'd get the three points at home relatively easily.

**D24Saint** · 11/04/2016, 10:31 AM

Any word on how the Finn park pitch is looking.

**nigel-harps1954** · 11/04/2016, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by D24Saint

Any word on how the Finn park pitch is looking.

How brown is muck?

**oriel** · 11/04/2016, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

Its a worrying result but I wouldn't panic.

I thnk it was just one of those nights, our passing was a little off all night, I've never seen so many passes fall a yard or so behind the intended recipient. In the box things just weren't clicking for us. Our final ball let us down, but we were also unlucky in that nothing was fallign right for us.

Credit to Wexford. They surprised me, I knew that they had done well against Rovers and Dundalk but I still thought we'd get the three points at home relatively easily.

From what I saw of the second half (when the stream finally worked) for Wexford v Dundalk, we were very lucky to get the win that night.

Still very surprised to hear Cork only drew though especially at home, but you get these games during any season, other matches you can batter away at teams and it just won't go in. As a poster said further above, it is only April.............for all teams.

**Sam_Heggy** · 11/04/2016, 5:18 PM

Originally Posted by D24Saint

Any word on how the Finn park pitch is looking.

Both pics taken today. Will probably cut up and be fairly soft but not bad for being under water 10 days ago.....

**nigel-harps1954** · 11/04/2016, 8:44 PM

Unbelievable.

Just unbelievable.

**Lim till i die** · 11/04/2016, 8:56 PM

Watched a bit of athlone shelbourne.

Long oul year ahead in athlone.

**White Horse** · 11/04/2016, 9:29 PM

Good result for Pats in Donegal tonight. Only 5 points between Derry / Dundalk at the top and Cork in 6th place.

Could be a very competitive league this year.

**nigel-harps1954** · 11/04/2016, 9:33 PM

Harps absolutely battered Pats. Brush made a howler for the first, second from nothing and it completely knocked the stuffing out of Harps.

Steep learning curve for this squad at Premier Division.

**nigel-harps1954** · 11/04/2016, 9:33 PM

Harps absolutely battered Pats. Brush made a howler for the first, second from nothing and it completely knocked the stuffing out of Harps.

Steep learning curve for this squad at Premier Division.

**TonyD** · 11/04/2016, 9:41 PM

Very happy with the three points, but I'm not fooled by it. Sounds like we weren't great again. We've a fair bit to do.

**D24Saint** · 11/04/2016, 9:41 PM

Don't know how harps didn't get something out of the game especially after their second performance but I'll take it, Goals change games Brush made a mess of the corner and it changed the game.

**Sam_Heggy** · 11/04/2016, 9:56 PM

Pats had all the ball in the first half but didn't trouble us.
Every time we got the ball into the box though Pats were all over the place.

Second half was one way traffic, how we didn't score is a complete mystery.

Not disheartened though, any points against the top teams are a bonus. Our league is v Bray, Longford, Wexford and Sligo. If we average out 11 points per series of games we won't be far off staying up, that has to be the aim.