Tonight's gamesTonight's - 16 August

**Calcio Jack** · 17/08/2019, 7:01 PM

Originally Posted by marinobohs

Or shams could stop posting crap and expecting everyone else to accept it as “fact”

Is that your view or the BoEz group view ?

**joey B** · 17/08/2019, 8:34 PM

Shelbourne look as good as promoted,Longford in for a long slog in the playoffs..

**Martinho II** · 17/08/2019, 9:57 PM

it would be a help if the shels fans behaved themselves. they destroyed 13 of our seats in the away end in front of the guards and they fired cans onto the pitch when they scored. they wrecked a pool table in one of the pubs in longford before the game.

win or lose shels fans are a disgrace and I safely bet you that they will get away with the damage caused to the ground cos the FAI were afraid of them.

we were a total disgrace ourselves and didnt deserve a point at all as we let shels bully us on the pitch. mind you the first goal for shels has being proven to be offside.

I think our tactics were completely wrong and I dont fancy us in the playoffs and will get battered by Bohs in the FAI Cup. I think Neale Fenn has a lot to answer for too. his tactics baffled our fans!

**marinobohs** · 18/08/2019, 1:17 AM

Originally Posted by Calcio Jack

Is that your view or the BoEz group view ?

Can you confirm Shams are going to stop posting crap ?
In your own time.... 😁

**Charlie Darwin** · 18/08/2019, 2:21 AM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

Mahdy is developing and he's just not that effective as a centre forward. He's only figured so much due to Davis' injury earlier in the season and departure. He may be our top scorer but in the land of the blind the one eyed man is king. I don't think the complete gutting of the squad in midseason can be understated. We've never had our squad disassembled midseason like that. We had one outfield sub in one match. We had sustained a bad run of losses but we were rarely outclassed. The complete collapse has taken place after the raft of departures. I wouldn't focus too much on the Portsmouth result, it was a friendly utilising U19s and U17s. Pineapple would have a better idea how many of the title winning/European U-19 squad are in the current senior team. I think Kearns was one.

Skinner was the 19s keeper that year afaik. Kearns' development has probably surprised everyone since. Scales and Collins were the centre-halves that year and there were a few lads like Corcoran who have since left. Simon Power has obviously gone on to England but most of that team haven't really continued in football.

**TonyD** · 18/08/2019, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

Don’t know about against the run of play as Romeo had missed a sitter about a minute before that. We were abysmal in the second half though and got what we deserved. Just kept giving the Ball back. Really need something in centre midfield to go with Cawley.

Granted, but I still think we had far more of the play in the half. In fairness to Sligo you did have a couple of really good chances in the second half as well, even though we were generally on top.

**pineapple stu** · 18/08/2019, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Skinner was the 19s keeper that year afaik. Kearns' development has probably surprised everyone since. Scales and Collins were the centre-halves that year and there were a few lads like Corcoran who have since left. Simon Power has obviously gone on to England but most of that team haven't really continued in football.

Kearns was the keeper by the time the Youth League came around - but the Youth League is strange because the team that qualified were too old to play by the time it came around.

The Youth League team still reached the semis of the U19 league that year - lost in a bat**** crazy semi against Pat's; 7-5 or something silly like that - and we were in the semis again last year. Of the Youth League team, Kearns, Dignam, Farrell, Boore, Farrugia, McDonald and Ryan were all in the squad at the start of the season. So at worst, we had two golden generations, but I don't think ThirdManRun's point that a golden generation basically covered for managerial decisions stacks up. A golden underage generation is a managerial decision in itself in terms of signing those players.

We've had lots of golden generations before, but ultimately a whole team can't jump from 19s to the Premier, which is kind of what's happened with so many players either departed or injured. The best UCD teams have always had players stay on after college - think the likes of Tony McDonnell, Alan Mahon, Alan McNally and so on, who played ten seasons - and you then introduce 2/3 new players each year. But we can't afford that any more.

**disgruntled** · 18/08/2019, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

it would be a help if the shels fans behaved themselves. they destroyed 13 of our seats in the away end in front of the guards and they fired cans onto the pitch when they scored. they wrecked a pool table in one of the pubs in longford before the game.

win or lose shels fans are a disgrace and I safely bet you that they will get away with the damage caused to the ground cos the FAI were afraid of them.

we were a total disgrace ourselves and didnt deserve a point at all as we let shels bully us on the pitch. mind you the first goal for shels has being proven to be offside.

I think our tactics were completely wrong and I dont fancy us in the playoffs and will get battered by Bohs in the FAI Cup. I think Neale Fenn has a lot to answer for too. his tactics baffled our fans!

He does have you well up the table & in a shout for promotion.
There are some Cork City fans who want to see Fenn at Turners Cross

Maybe its because he was a decent player back in the day for us.

**Martinho II** · 18/08/2019, 7:51 PM

Originally Posted by disgruntled

He does have you well up the table & in a shout for promotion.
There are some Cork City fans who want to see Fenn at Turners Cross

Maybe its because he was a decent player back in the day for us.

for last while since our form collapsed we have being playing three at the back which is ok against weaker sides but not the stronger ones.. in hindsight now I think its too early for us to go up. Drogheda and Shels were knocking on the door last season so I dont think Shels will have their own way yet considering these two have to meet for the final time soon!

**seand** · 19/08/2019, 8:30 AM

Originally Posted by thebronze14

Some man, chatted to him in McGowans a few times back in the day...hadn't seen him in years but happy to see he was still about after tbe first match of the season. As for our match, we were comfortable until the needless concession of the first goal and the sending off. We needlessly went into self destruct then it could have been any score. Was a free shot really and with the ucd game doesn't feel like much damage was done

I thought Harps looked decent before the first goal. They looked confident and were happy to play football. The first two goal were atrocious defensively. Harps should be comfortably clear of UCD, you would think, it's hard to see them making up the points on anyone else though.

**sbgawa** · 19/08/2019, 11:55 AM

Good win on Friday in Derry
Hopefully follow up tonight in Waterford
Academic in the context of the league at this stage but finishing strongly is important.
I'm hoping we can lose no more ground between now and season end that way i can spend the winter hoping that next year will be our year.

A strong finish and starting next season with Jack Byrne still in the squad will give me some of that "hope" that normally kills you.

**Onapointoforder** · 19/08/2019, 1:06 PM

UCD lost 16 out of 20 before July 1st and 6 out of 8 since July 1 - so no change there. There may be plenty of new faces on the pitch, but the same old manager

**Ezeikial** · 19/08/2019, 1:49 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Good win on Friday in Derry
Hopefully follow up tonight in Waterford
Academic in the context of the league at this stage but finishing strongly is important.
I'm hoping we can lose no more ground between now and season end that way i can spend the winter hoping that next year will be our year.

A strong finish and starting next season with Jack Byrne still in the squad will give me some of that "hope" that normally kills you.

It's hard to imagine anything other than a comprehensive win for Rovers tonight, as Waterford are on a diabolical run of form. Since the Blues defeated St Pats in early May, UCD are the only other team they have beaten in the league.

A win tonight for Rovers would be their first back-to-back league wins since beating Cork in Tallaght in May.

Since then Rovers have managed only 12 points from 8 games. After tonight Rovers will have another 8 league games until the end of the season

Maybe Jack Byrne is some sort of footballing Messiah, but Rovers recent record is not exactly the stuff to inspire dreams

**placid casual** · 19/08/2019, 2:34 PM

Fair play to ye doing all that research. You must really love Rovers.

**Martinho II** · 19/08/2019, 2:47 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

it would be a help if the shels fans behaved themselves. they destroyed 13 of our seats in the away end in front of the guards and they fired cans onto the pitch when they scored. they wrecked a pool table in one of the pubs in longford before the game.

win or lose shels fans are a disgrace and I safely bet you that they will get away with the damage caused to the ground cos the FAI were afraid of them.

we were a total disgrace ourselves and didnt deserve a point at all as we let shels bully us on the pitch. mind you the first goal for shels has being proven to be offside.

I think our tactics were completely wrong and I dont fancy us in the playoffs and will get battered by Bohs in the FAI Cup. I think Neale Fenn has a lot to answer for too. his tactics baffled our fans!

in clarification to that post it has being pointed out to me elsewhere that there was no pool table wrecked in a longford pub. apologises to any confusion and anger caused.

**Mr A** · 19/08/2019, 2:59 PM

In fairness, one can see how people might think parts of Longford have been wrecked by someone.

**sbgawa** · 19/08/2019, 3:33 PM

Originally Posted by placid casual

Fair play to ye doing all that research. You must really love Rovers.

Thats the thing about stats, i don't care enough to go doing the reasearch but from memory ,,,,,,,,,

Since then Dundalk have played 6 games in Europe without winning a match and scoring 2 goals, they have zero more European games until the end of the season.
Maybe Vinnie Perth is some sort of footballing Messiah, but Dundalks recent record is not exactly the stuff to inspire dreams.

**Nesta99** · 19/08/2019, 4:55 PM

I beg to differ, 6 games in Europe for a LoI club is the stuff dreams just ask any Waterford fan and suggest that to a Dundalk fan c2012 and there would have been some fit of laughter!! The €1mil+ this year isnt too shabby for no wins and only 2 goals! Brings us damn close to breaking €10mil in prizemoney since 2014. We cant complain too much tbh

**Ezeikial** · 19/08/2019, 6:04 PM

Here is one from memory....

While Rovers have managed 12 points in the last 8 games, Dundalk have won 22 points

Dundalk's record is pretty sound thanks

**sbgawa** · 19/08/2019, 7:07 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

I beg to differ, 6 games in Europe for a LoI club is the stuff dreams just ask any Waterford fan and suggest that to a Dundalk fan c2012 and there would have been some fit of laughter!! The €1mil+ this year isnt too shabby for no wins and only 2 goals! Brings us damn close to breaking €10mil in prizemoney since 2014. We cant complain too much tbh

Would have thought you'd see my refusal to fish as a positive

Should be a good match in oriel tinight