Indeed, see here - a TG4 interview of Mayo's Tom Parsons (with people in the background cheering, waving and even a kid in his da's arms mock-shooting himself in the head with a toy gun, ha) after his county beat Tyrone in Omagh - from just the other weekend: https://www.facebook.com/HumansofGAA...9570827828345/
Yeah, one superb save in particular from Clarkie in the second half, from an Ian Birmingham shot. How w didn't score from a couple of those goalmouth scrambles in still a mystery to me the following morning. Alex O'Hanlon practically ended up sitting on the ball at one stage when it looked easier to score. Going to be a tough season for us, no doubt about it.
Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.
Excuse me. Harps had two shots on target. There was a weak effort in the first half. We were denied a completely stonewall penalty by Paul Tuite who had a nightmare game. Vemmelund should have been sent off and Harps were not the only physical side by any means, Dundalk gave every bit as good as they got.
Bus load of teenagers all caused trouble in the town. Around 10-15 of them stopped by the Gardai using fake ID's in a pub on the main street. Took 5 cops to separate them all beating the heads of each other outside the door.
There was a few lads arrested later on outside the shop next to the ground. It was definitely isolated to this one bus load of lads though, not one of them seemed to have any bit of Dundalk FC attire on them either.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
We've not played well yet. Maybe 30 mins here and there. Bohs, Pats and Bray finish off this series for us, and we start Series 2 with Harps, Galway, Drogheda and Shamrock Rovers.
We've had serious injuries too. Bolger, Beattie, Campion, Dunleavy all absent or just back on the bench from injury in the case of Beattie. John Kavanagh has had injury issues too. It's all about squad depth. Still issues in central defence in terms of quality and cover, and if Maguire got injured then we're ****ed.
The really positive thing for Cork is that they haven't really clicked yet. Even in games where they are poor, like in Tallaght, they are getting three points.
There is always the risk that Maguire will want away in the summer but, unlike Bradley, I don't think Cork are a one man team.
A lot of suspicions of offside surrounding Dundalks second goal last night..
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
I'd def stay in Balybofey guys, you don't want to be driving 30 mins at 10pm or so. Good few of us stayed in Jacksons hotel last year, perfect spot and very reasonably priced, nice beer garden too, 10 min walk to the match. Balybofey might be small, but it has a nice feel to it, nice few pubs around.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), first Irish club to win points in a group stage in Europe (2016).
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#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), first Irish club to win points in a group stage in Europe (2016).
Not using it as an excuse, but the weather in the two away games to Harps and Rovers was shocking. Two huge wins there under the conditions. We must be favourites to win 11/11 in Series 1. Though the next 3 games are difficult, and everyone will be out to stop the run now. If we somehow do, the start to Series 2 looks very favourable to keep the run going.
Home twice to Dundalk, Derry and Bray is good for us - those 3 look like the 3 challengers.
With almost 12,000 through the gate in the past two home games, Caulfield might be able to add to the squad in July.
Just watching the game back there, Adrian eames reckoned we were singing "stand up for the champions" quite clearly weren't.
Think our timing was a bit off for our minutes applause in the 5th minute, was actually in the 7th.
Got a bit lucky with the second goal, should've been a free to derry in the build up.
Very pleasing to get 3 goals. We weren't up to much in the first half but certainly upped it in the second.
On the road now next 3 games, away to Limerick in the EA sports cup in between 2 trips to Dublin
Will wait for the video, but it all went very quickly, so I'd be surprised if McMillan was able to steal a couple of yards so fast.
We were indeed denied one of the most blatant penaltys you'd see all year. Given a free out, for which I still can't get my head around. Tuite gave the free from 20 yards away and the linesman didn't flag at all.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
He's two yards behind the last man.
That's less than a second. Less again if the Harps defence were running out. Very easy done.
The photo shows literally nothing other than a good finish.
I would tend to disagree. From the photo, there's a number of things:
1) It doesn't show a good finish. If you were to guess where the ball is going to go, you'd say it'll bounce off his shin and over the defence the wrong direction.
2) The linesman is a good 3 or 4 yards behind the last man and trying to catch up. He'd never have caught any offside in any case.
3) The position of Gartland suggests that people were running in, and not out.
4) Kilian Cantwell is well behind the rest of his defence and most likely the cause of an offside not given.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
After all the compelling evidence and balanced observation from Nigel, I have revised my view to reflect the realisation
that Harps were robbed and were fully deserving of a 3 goal victory
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