Games 5th to 9th October

**oriel** · 06/10/2018, 9:25 PM

Pats really put it up to us last night, they were solid all over the park, I think we def deserved to get a result though especially after hitting the bar/post twice in the first few mins.

I was impressed though at how Pats were set up and on their work rate, but as always it was very pleasing to see Dundalk not deviate from their style and to keep passing and going forward right to the end, great move by McEleney who could have easily shot for goal, played a wonderful through ball to Hoban, lovely technique to control with his right and finish with his left.

We still would have won the league last night, if we had lost as Cork drew, but there would have been no fun in that !

**TonyD** · 07/10/2018, 6:07 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

Pats really put it up to us last night, they were solid all over the park, I think we def deserved to get a result though especially after hitting the bar/post twice in the first few mins.

I was very pleased with our performance, in a game where we really had nothing to play for, and the players would have had every excuse had we lost. Was pleasing to see the effort they put in. Having said that, if one of the two efforts that hit the post had gone in it could have been a different story. I actually think Hoban might have scored if Benson hadn't got in his way for the first chance.

**dong** · 07/10/2018, 9:29 PM

Congratulations to Dundalk. An excellent side who play the game in the right way.

**seand** · 08/10/2018, 9:05 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Well done Georgie Kelly; was in the Bowl two weeks ago to collect his First Division medal, and now gets a Premier Division medal as well.

Can't be too many have that double?

Quality trivia right there.... By my count 19 players have played more games for Dundalk than Kelly, so he'll comfortably make the cut for a medal. Not sure if it's a first in the league. Kevin Doyle managed to win League of Ireland and English Championship medals during the overlapping 2005 and 2005-06 seasons.

**marinobohs** · 08/10/2018, 9:53 AM

Originally Posted by dong

Congratulations to Dundalk. An excellent side who play the game in the right way.

+1.Best team in the League and deserved winners. Congrats to all at Oriel

**MattB11** · 08/10/2018, 6:59 PM

Shels already down to 10 men in Tolka

**MattB11** · 08/10/2018, 7:19 PM

Drogs goal, 1-1 on agg

**MattB11** · 08/10/2018, 7:23 PM

Shels down to 9 men

**pineapple stu** · 08/10/2018, 8:06 PM

2-0 Drogheda. All over now surely

**Longfordian** · 08/10/2018, 8:14 PM

I wonder if the likes of Moore, Kavanagh and Moorhouse are on 18 month deals? Those signings looked like an investment in getting promotion but clearly they didn’t pay off. Apart from Moore scoring a hat trick against us obviously.

**MattB11** · 08/10/2018, 8:21 PM

Shels level!

**MattB11** · 08/10/2018, 8:39 PM

ET in Tolka

**brendy_éire** · 08/10/2018, 9:21 PM

Penalties so. Would still fancy Harps to beat either side, mind.

**NeverFeltBetter** · 08/10/2018, 9:22 PM

Goes to a shootout. Quite the achievement to get that far from Shels. They won a shoot-out two weeks ago and all.

**MattB11** · 08/10/2018, 9:28 PM

Drogs win it

**thebronze14** · 08/10/2018, 10:28 PM

Drogs were very disappointing. Bad choices against a battling 9 man shels. Poor discipline cost Shels dearly. The first was too harsh enough yellows though but the second seemed a shocking tackle. Hyland was stretchered off. A good night for harps with it going to extra time. Can't take anything for granted though

**NeverFeltBetter** · 08/10/2018, 10:39 PM

Shels did the hard part, but not enough. How are they actually getting on, finance wise? The First Division still isn't anywhere you want to get too used to.

Switching my preference to Drogs. Longer away trip for me, but still doable!

**total hoofball** · 08/10/2018, 10:57 PM

Those 9 men in that 83 minutes put in the most gutsy organised display I've ever seen from a Shels team, textbook stuff for other teams as to how to achieve something with 2 less players. When the winning penalty went in some of the Drogheda players didn't even join in the celebrations and were straight over to the Shels players shaking their hands which was commendable

The decision to stick out a second yellow after 10 minutes for what didn't even look a foul without any prior verbal warning was BS from Tom Connolly. Other Drogheda players were up to persistent fouling throughout the match. Him and his linesman also failed to give even a free kick for Lyons lunging studs up over the ball minutes before English got sent off for his own ridiculous challenge.

**placid casual** · 09/10/2018, 6:19 AM

I was actually hoping to see shels back in the premier, believe it or not!
You can never have enough Dublin teams in the league, especially for a lazy ba$tard like me.
Still, I can condole myself with the fact that boez blew a chance to get to a cup final. It seems she wasn't wearing, after all 😁

**PartySaint** · 09/10/2018, 6:58 AM

Originally Posted by placid casual

I was actually hoping to see shels back in the premier, believe it or not!
You can never have enough Dublin teams in the league, especially for a lazy ba$tard like me.
Still, I can condole myself with the fact that boez blew a chance to get to a cup final. It seems she wasn't wearing, after all 

We have UCD back, let Shels stay there