2017 Pre-season friendlies

**thomas72** · 18/02/2017, 5:13 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Cabinteely 1-0 Finn Harps

Kieran Marty Waters with the goal.

We're definitely going down and Paddy McCourt is the worst player in history.

Any truth he is 2 stone overweight?

**White Horse** · 18/02/2017, 5:47 PM

Originally Posted by thomas72

Any truth he is 2 stone overweight?

He wasn't while training with Dundalk a week ago.

**nigel-harps1954** · 18/02/2017, 6:08 PM

Originally Posted by thomas72

Any truth he is 2 stone overweight?

Depends what size of stones you're lifting.

**Charlie Darwin** · 19/02/2017, 2:35 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Cabinteely 1-0 Finn Harps

Kieran Marty Waters with the goal.

We're definitely going down and Paddy McCourt is the worst player in history.

I see Ollie's optimism has fed through to the fanbase again this year.

**nigel-harps1954** · 19/02/2017, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

I see Ollie's optimism has fed through to the fanbase again this year.

Look, we'll do well to win any games this year. If we were in the First Division, we'd only have the fourth highest budget. As it stands, we're miles behind everyone else in the Premier. We have to face realities here, we're in an uphill battle from day one. Cork will probably come to Finn Park and beat us, and we'll be looking up right from the word go.

**Dodge** · 19/02/2017, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Look, we'll do well to win any games this year. If we were in the First Division, we'd only have the fourth highest budget. As it stands, we're miles behind everyone else in the Premier. We have to face realities here, we're in an uphill battle from day one. Cork will probably come to Finn Park and beat us, and we'll be looking up right from the word go.

Love how you know all the first division budgets already. Ha

**sulywaterfordfc** · 19/02/2017, 1:10 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Look, we'll do well to win any games this year. If we were in the First Division, we'd only have the fourth highest budget.

Of a matter of interest who are the three clubs you think have higher budgets then Harps?
Personally looking at it I'd say only Waterford have a bigger budget possibly Longford. As regards the rest, Cobh and Wexford are more or less amateur, Cabinteely only bacame semi pro this year so I can't imagine they're handing out much more then expenses. And UCD have never been known to be spenders and are one of the few clubs whom look as though they try to spend within there means. As for Shels they haven't much of a pot to p*** in, so I can't imagine they're paying players much more then expenses. As for Athlone the less said the better this season. Look like they'll have a team of random non league players from numerous places in Europe.

Do Harps not have a few players on full time deals this year?

**bluewhitearmy** · 19/02/2017, 1:13 PM

Is Freddy Hall still on more money than almost the entire Harps team put together too as reported by Harps fans previously.

**nigel-harps1954** · 19/02/2017, 2:57 PM

Jesus....did people take that seriously?

**EAFC_rdfl** · 19/02/2017, 8:10 PM

Look they're obviously not experts in ollieisms!

**CraftyToePoke** · 19/02/2017, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Look, we'll do well to win any games this year. If we were in the First Division, we'd only have the fourth highest budget. As it stands, we're miles behind everyone else in the Premier. We have to face realities here, we're in an uphill battle from day one. Cork will probably come to Finn Park and beat us, and we'll be looking up right from the word go.

Like I said to you after the play off, enjoy the few moments in the sun because they would be brief. And here we are.

**nigel-harps1954** · 19/02/2017, 11:19 PM

Finn Harps will be fine this year. I'm going to have to start putting [sarcasm][/sarcasm] quotes in here from now on.

**joey B** · 20/02/2017, 12:05 AM

Christ if any response to Niges post were actually serious you've had a nightmare,tongues firmly in cheek lads!!!

**bluewhitearmy** · 20/02/2017, 12:50 AM

I have Harps as just losing out to Drogs for last safe spot tbh unless one of them play well above themselves but if McCourt has any of the old magic left you never know.

**sbgawa** · 20/02/2017, 7:31 AM

I think with the exception of Rovers , Dundalk, Cork Derry and Sligo any of the other 7 could go down.
People keep talking Bray up but as good as they were in the second half of last season they were as bad in the first...who will turn up on Friday ?
Equally Harps and Drogs with a run of form could surprise.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 20/02/2017, 7:57 AM

I wouldn't be putting us in a list of teams who are safe from relegation

**Sam_Heggy** · 20/02/2017, 6:00 PM

With 3 going down, Harps have to be one of the favourites to be in that 3. Finished 3rd from bottom last season and with all due respect, you'd imagine Limerick and Drogheda to be stronger than Wexford and Longford of last season.
Harps have added quality in Morrissey and O'Connor up front along with Cantwell, McAleer and Bonner. Losing Keith Cowan is a huge blow.
If McCourt is fit and is signed then he could be that bit of magic needed but with Ollie's style of play, I'm not sure where he'll fit in.

**D24Saint** · 05/07/2017, 9:10 PM

Beat Hearts one nil tonight in a friendly, good performance by us. It was great to have Killer back and Owen Garvan did well also. The new CB Jordi Balk looks the part.

**nr637** · 06/07/2017, 8:51 PM

Wednesday 5th July
St. Colmans Park @ 7.30
Cobh Ramblers 0 Norwich City 5
Att. 800

Well organised friendly, sponsored by Cork Red FM!

Cobh were 0-4 down at half time and were totally over run by Norwich, but Wes Hoolahan was the attraction and a great gentleman for all the young fans!