While it is a strange thing to say, I think it reflects his opinion on the rest of the league. The league is now effectively out of our hands and the other clubs appear incapable of taking points of Dundalk.Originally Posted by White Horse
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The bottom team came to Dundalk a few days ago and looked very capable of taking something from the game. It took a goal in the 92nd minute to get all three points.
There is a lot of football yet to be played.
I'm not sure what Cork players will make of Caulfield's resigned and defeated attitude.
If lowering supporters expectations was Caulfields intention, it appears to have worked.
The winning of the league is still in Corks own hands, even if you and JC don't believe it is possible
Cobb still in the hunt!! For second though so your theory still holds....
Marty
Cork leave out Bolger, Maguire, Dooley, and McSweeney.
A lot of teams have struggled in Wexord but Caulfield seems to be very confident of the three points.
McSweeney started,Browne injured in warm up.
Radio commentary -http://mixlr.com/wexfordyouths/
TURN YOUR VOLUME WAY UP TO 11
Wexford 0-1 Cork FT
Watched a fair bit of it via Trackchamp stream, which has one of the poorer quality ones in the league at Ferrycarraig. Cork weren't really overly threatened and probably should have scored another couple themselves. Wexford had two very good chances late on through free-kicks to get an equaliser but wasted both of them from good positions.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
https://youtu.be/kLxCX2H-fgo
Two things of note here.
1. We now appear to have two mentally broken goalkeepers on our books.
2. Our last four goals all came within roughly 29 seconds of each other.
Caulfield's motivational magic continues to confound
First Pablo Escobar was taken in, and now Greg Bolger seems to agree that the winning of the league is no longer in Corks own hands
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2016/...2-greg-bolger/Dundalk don't seem like dropping points. It's getting tougher for us. We need to win every game. We need to keep winning and hopefully they drop a few points along the way.
"We just need to stick in there and hopefully some team can do us a favour and take a few points off them."
Its literally not in our own hands. We could win every game until the end of the season and lose on goal difference. I suppose we could make up the goal difference but thats really unlikely.
I think Dundalk will drop points though, no team can win every game or virtually every game against all but one team.
Perhaps, Bolger and Caulfield are trying to goad/challenge teams to get something off Dundalk.
They might think teams are not applying themselves. That hasn't been my experience this season.
Or perhaps they realise Dundalk are a damn fine team and a six point gap is a lot, even if there is half a season to go and they have played a game less. Dundalk lost 3 and drew 8 in 2014; they lost 1 and drew 9 in 2015, so they won 55 of their 66 league games in those 2 seasons, and have won 15 of 18 this season, so their form is even better this year. It's not always about mind games, sometimes the facts speak for themselves.
and another one bites
I think myself that in the interests of Irish football dundalk should have to play off against us at the end of the season to decide who the best team in the country are.
If dundalk don't offer this fixture I think it will be fair to say we are and it will leave a giant question mark hanging over their three in a row in the history books to be honest.
Kinda surprised a Limerick fan would look for a play off.
#NeverStopNotGivingUp
We will win the league, mark my wordsdundalk will drop points, we just have to take advantage of it when they do. Dundalk are essentially 7 points ahead with the goal difference so reeling them in will be very difficult, but there is a bit more about us this*year so I don't think dundalk winning the league is a foregone conclusion tbh. In saying that, its hard to see past them winning it but there is a long way to go
I'd think of it more like a champions league final type set up than a play off. Would only be one game. In the aviva stadium. Maybe have an Ireland qualifier before it as a curtain raiser.
My thoughts on the playoffs are well known. Its really nice for a club like finn harps getting a go against the big teams. And I'm enjoying this year. On the one hand it's a pity for Irish football as a whole that we are not up there with dundalk hot on our heels at the top of the Premier. But on the other hand it's a real fairytale story for harps and it must be fantastic for the first division clubs to experience playing us.
Would you give you lot another chance to sing your favourite song I suppose.I think myself that in the interests of Irish football dundalk should have to play off against us at the end of the season to decide who the best team in the country are.
If dundalk don't offer this fixture I think it will be fair to say we are and it will leave a giant question mark hanging over their three in a row in the history books to be honest.
There isn't a lot between between the two teams this year. There was a big gap last year but Cork have invested well and it shows. No one in Dundalk is taking anything for granted.We will win the league, mark my words
I'm on record on this very forum saying the happy clappy children bringing full entrance fee paying non swearing non drink smuggling sitting down no smoking family friendly effort applauding nouveau fans who sang that night should have been dragged from their beds and shot in front of their families.
I stand over this opinion. I really can't stress it enough.
Luckily these "nice" people represent a tiny fraction of our fan base and would never dream of travelling to a game.
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