I think it's worth repeating that it'd want to be, given we faced Iceland, Iceland, Wales (and lower half sides too), Estonia, Estonia, Luxembourg and Albania.Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
We got a very lucky draw this year. That will translate to a higher coefficient
The only thing embarrsing is that Rovers team will win the league again this year without much challenges from anyone else in the league.
Must do better folks.
Rovers need a few changes in personnel for next year to make a better fist of Europe.
Great support from the Rovers fans, and a great send off for Liam Scales.
We'll Never Die.
No, losing home and away to an Estonian side is also pretty embarrassing.
You keep telling yourself that. Another chance to bottle it again next year. A Bradserclass
I'd be keeping an eye on Galway if I was you mcgonigle, they look like they could be competitive in the relegation play off. Hope you don't bottle it
Having fallen to the relegation play off place and you have cheek to hector us about bottling …. Comedy gold that
Get the buckets ready.
Still out performed the so called standard bearers in Europe again. Rogers and Byrne rightly ripped into them.
Any take on the game or are you just happy to be the best of a bad bunch?
Empty Rovers tears out of them before sending them up please
Every Dundalk fan will admit we're a mess. Any Rovers fans brave enough to admit that they embarrassed the league twice in a week?
Good luck in the ECL group stages.
Embarrassed the league.....hang on to your pearls love.
I already said Rovers didn't do themselves justice....it happens.
At least we get to try again next year. Will u be in the league next year ?
That's the consensus here, by the pundits and in the media. They won't use the word embarrassing but when they are talking about the second placed team in a poorly ranked league with moderate resources I think you can read between the lines.Embarrassed the league.....hang on to your pearls love.
I already said Rovers didn't do themselves justice....it happens.
At least we get to try again next year. Will u be in the league next year ?
Keep the deflection up lads.
Deflection ....lol
Good luck in the relegation play off. Lol
How is abibi on taking corners ? As good as Rogers?
As good as Mannus on tonight's performance.
You're deflecting because the only responses you have to criticism is to point out that your team is better than mine and you're top of the league.
Thanks for the well wishes. Get a good night's sleep it won't hurt as much in the morning
First, despite the result, it's been a very good year in Europe for Irish football. The amount of wins this year is far higher than expected in what was supposed to be a weak league. Beating the teams from leagues around us is clearly positive, and in plenty of other years, those wins could have been draws or losses.
I was not able to watch the game last night and only seen the goal, but who was the midfielder tracking the goalscorer? I couldn't make it out in the wee clip I'd seen. Was it Gary O'Neil? The serious lack of pace was really surprising and thought it was nearly as bad as the goalkeeping.
For Rovers, how many of their players are contracted next year? For an old team, their transfer policy of bringing in oldish players on multiyear contracts was surprising. I think you could really make the point that the so many late goals for Rovers this year has papered over a lot of cracks in the squad.
With Dundalk imploding, and Rovers looking very old, this off-season suggests possible one of the most open opportunities for the 'chasing pack' to become real contenders since the end of the 2012 season. If there ever was an offseason to be extra aggressive (in keeping players or getting new one in) for Derry, Bohs, Sligo and Pats, it would definitely be this one.
I have been struggling to remember a worse League Champions performance in European competition over the last ten years than last nights debacle, Pats hammered 6-1 by Legia is up there , slightly better performance by Cork who were well beaten by a good Legia team in 2018.
Rovers (again) being beaten by another Baltic powerhouse, mighty Ekranas of Lithuania in 2013 stands out, although they did manage a plucky 0-0 draw at home.
(Cue Sbgawa and deflection squad referencing Bohs TNS/Icelandic part timers in the Europa League)
That's a bit harsh to compare Pats v Legia (when Pats drew the away leg but ran out of steam at home, conceding three times in the last ten minutes) to Rovers losing home and away to an Estonian team who'd never won both legs of any tie before this year, and indeed the LoI had only lost 1 of 16 previous games against Estonian teams (you won't need me to remind you who that was!)
We scored 50% from ten games against leagues ranked in the 50s (4 wins, 2 draws, 4 defeats) - is that "clearly positive"?
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Stephen Kenny a common denominator in a couple of the Baltic debacle.That's a bit harsh to compare Pats v Legia (when Pats drew the away leg but ran out of steam at home, conceding three times in the last ten minutes) to Rovers losing home and away to an Estonian team who'd never won both legs of any tie before this year, and indeed the LoI had only lost 1 of 16 previous games against Estonian teams (you won't need me to remind you who that was!
Every team is allowed a few bad games a season, i've said several times already Rovers didn't do themselves justice so i am not deflecting .
I am however enjoying throwing a few jabs at the feeder club supporters (Devoy on his way next reportedly) and the Relegation candidates whose supporters are revelling in Rovers losing.
I don't mind that though as i wouldn't like to see either win game changing amounts of money in Europe so would enjoy a PO defeat for them just as much.
Provided we win the league again our seeding next year should give us a great chance of giving group stages a real good shout.
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