Gartlan or Benson should have got MOTM i agree.Originally Posted by buzz442
Maybe he got player of the month for Oct & Nov because in our last 6 games
He was best player on field V Bohs,
2 assists V Sligo,
1 Assist V Waterford
Set up the league clinching goal V pats.
He also scored a wonder goal in the semi final V UCD to get us to the cup final.
Scored cup final winner
Do you need any more reasons?
He admitted himself he was poor enough in the final. Giving him POTM for November when that game was the only one seems silly. We've typically seen a different man of the match and player of the month for the cup final/November in recent years. MOTM is given in the moment and there's high emotion involved. That and the people picking MOTM are not generally the brightest. The writers have plenty of time to think about who is most deserving for the POTM and that usually is telling.
Patrick McEleney was awarded the SWAI award for Oct and Nov. Fully deserved on the basis of his performances over that 5 week period.
I don't recall there being a potm for November only previously.
I'd have them and Dundalk in a double in a second.
Yea that's a very impressive signing by Shels to be fair. Most of their other signings lately had been Bohs reserve players and/or older players, but Ryan Brennan is a serious player to be playing in the 1st Div.
Tadgh Ryan joins us from Galway.
Alan Bennett got POTM for November last year. The only game was the cup final and he didn't get MOTM!
Sam Todd signs back at Harps.
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Do you know who got MOTM?
Biggest signing we'll make in this off-season in my opinion. He's a cert to make the move to a big English club in the next year or two.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
I've vague memories of McNulty getting the Nov award possibly in 2016 when he also didn't get man of the match in the cup final, possibly Rogers got it for the game? I'd agree totally on McEleney shouild not have got man of the match for the final (he did def admit this himself), Benson was the best player on the pitch for me, saving his best game until the last match, Morrissey would have been in the running too before he came off injured.
#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).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League...the_Month#2018
McNulty won it in 2017, Benno in 2016, Towell in 2015. All just for November. I didnt' realise this was for Oct/Nov. That makes more sense that issuing an award for just November as has happened in the past.
https://www.jga.ie/news/276-alan-ben...h-for-november
https://www.jga.ie/news/263-richie-t...h-for-november
I'm sure if I spent the time I could find match reports giving the Men of the Matches. Mans of the Match? Mans of the Matches?
Gender neutral of the match.
So basically you were having a rant on something you never knew!
Welcome to the internet
Up to 2017 the award was specifically for November and by extension just for the Cup final. It appears they made a change for 2018, I welcome that change but was unaware that they had made this change for this year until it was pointed out.
Also, if you think this was a rant you should hear me talk at length about Ger Doherty!
Funny I just heard he may be heading to Cork.
#NeverStopNotGivingUp
Can he play right back?
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Already signed our back up keeper for the year. But it'd nearly be funny for the reactions.
Dundalk - Fyffes - Transfer Out !
What a brilliant 7 years service they gave, odd timing mind pre xmas, but that's business.
#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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