Pre-Season Fixtures

**pineapple stu** · 31/01/2018, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by patrickccfc

Really? Both being college teams.. Never mind

Well it was in the colleges league, so that was kind of taken as read tbh

**sbgawa** · 31/01/2018, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by disgruntled

Rovers won on pens last night in the Atlantic Cup after a 0.0 draw.
Webster sent off.

That's under appeal as a case of mistaken identity

**Pablo Escobar** · 31/01/2018, 1:50 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Well it was in the colleges league, so that was kind of taken as read tbh

It's a strange result as CSN are usually pretty strong. They're managed by Liam Murphy and it's not too long ago that Shane Long used to be in their line up. He used to even score goals for them.

**bluemovie** · 31/01/2018, 4:04 PM

Originally Posted by GC13

Waterford's friendly on Friday night they played a first choice 11 the sending off was avoidable, the new lad Stanley Opoku Aborah booked for the foul and then gets his marching orders for mouthing at referee not a debut to remember, in all fairness he looked good in thee short time on pitch and played significant part in goal

Close. He was penalised for a foul, but then Grant gave him the first yellow card because he didn't feel Aborah was paying close enough attention to him when he was scolding him

Aborah then stupidly told him where to go and got a straight red card.

**patrickccfc** · 31/01/2018, 4:27 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Well it was in the colleges league, so that was kind of taken as read tbh

Oh, thought it was a pre season friendly.. my bad

**GCdfc** · 31/01/2018, 4:27 PM

Dundalk FC 1-1 Shanghai Shenxin

**pineapple stu** · 31/01/2018, 6:02 PM

Originally Posted by patrickccfc

Oh, thought it was a pre season friendly.. my bad

Colleges league games are what UCD mostly use for pre-season friendlies.

So it was effectively both

**Ezeikial** · 01/02/2018, 10:01 AM

Following Dave McAllister's red card in the pre-season friendly against Dalkurd in Portugal, Johnny Ward offers some interesting observations on Rovers aggressive approach

Things, clearly, need to change in 2018 if Rovers are to launch a challenge for the title, as befitting their resources and history. So the video of another mass brawl, emerging from Tuesday night’s friendly game against Dalkurd, is not exactly encouraging.

Again, McAllister was chief villain, as he aggressively confronted an opposition combatant, despite not being involved in that series of play. In McAllister’s defence, Dalkur had just committed two pretty questionable challenges within seconds of each other; still, what is the bloody point of all this nonsense? (Rovers’ Twitter feed, for whatever reason, made no reference to the red card later given to McAllister!)

http://leagueofireland.ie/index.php/...lers-brawlers/

**sbgawa** · 01/02/2018, 12:01 PM

Thanks EZ I miss the odd article on Rovers but can always rely on you

**Scrufil** · 01/02/2018, 12:12 PM

Start Quote from article: In so many ways, Stokes – whose father barred the Queen from visiting his Fairview boozer lest the temptation overcome her during her historic 2011 visit – fits the bill at the modern-day Shamrock Rovers. Bradley has made some astute signings – think Lee Grace, Burke and Greg Bolger – but unless his players behave like professionals, they have no realistic chance of winning the title this season. End Quote from Article

MOD EDIT: Broken bottle nonsense deleted.

**sbgawa** · 01/02/2018, 1:09 PM

Originally Posted by Scrufil

Start Quote from article: In so many ways, Stokes – whose father barred the Queen from visiting his Fairview boozer lest the temptation overcome her during her historic 2011 visit – fits the bill at the modern-day Shamrock Rovers. Bradley has made some astute signings – think Lee Grace, Burke and Greg Bolger – but unless his players behave like professionals, they have no realistic chance of winning the title this season. End Quote from Article

MOD EDIT: Broken bottle nonsense deleted.

Nothing whatsoever, but that's the trouble with todays world, every half wit with an internet account is a "Journalist"
He makes a few relevant points but its let down by his lack of ability to string a cogent argument together

This is the internet age.

**colonelwest** · 01/02/2018, 2:53 PM

Ye do realise Johhny Ward is actually a full time sports journalist for years & does LOI weekly with Dan McDonnell?

With regard to the point he made, maybe he didn't put it across well but basically he's saying Rovers need to get a grip on their discipline and adding another absolute head the ball to their squad just might not be the best way to go about it.

**sbgawa** · 01/02/2018, 3:42 PM

Missed him on the Pullitzer list

**Kingswood Rover** · 01/02/2018, 4:13 PM

A lot of what John Ward writes is well reasoned but it must be pointed out since Pat Flynn booted that Bohs player up the Swiss right under the East stand in Mick O Neill's last year Rovers players never really showed the spirit and fight that has to be a given every time you put on a hooped jersey. That fight and passion was there for the first time last season since Mr Flynns lump up the backside. So now we have learned how to kick and tackle we just need to learn when it is judicious to do so. If Bradley can do this and finish closer to the top then it will be a good season, do i think he can, not sure tbh. Its gonna be an interesting season.

**sulywaterfordfc** · 01/02/2018, 5:34 PM

Originally Posted by oldyouth

I don't think your friends were at the game either

Travelled back in time. Of course I meant Cabinteely 🤫🤫

**Straightstory** · 01/02/2018, 6:00 PM

MOD EDIT: Broken bottle nonsense deleted.

Even as a 'joke' - if you said this about any other woman in the world you'd be banned for life from this forum.