Joy to watch Devoy do his thing.
Hopefully this will be the difference in the 2 ties today, Bohs taking one of the many openings they've created while on top in the first half.
Experience takes on a whole different meaning when it’s a straight knock out game compared to a league where form tends to play a bigger role, when the pressure is on the team with more experience has an edge. You could see during the two matches that Sligo were the better side but when it came to the crucial moments in from of goal from defense and attack that FH’s experience really told, do you think FH would have conceded the goal Sligo conceded on half time, not a chance! It’s just one of those games sadly.
Bohemians really need to get a second and put these guys away, you can tell just from the moments they have that they have it in them to put a chance away if given even a sniff.
I think the league is improving overall, players better coached, fitter, more professional in prep etc. The issue is that other leagues are developing quicker and mainly through proper investment in the game. The Icelandic FA, with government money, have really been driving development of facilities. In some cases over developed grounds for the sort of crowds, but for player development facilities some amazing work done over 10-15 years. Here its still piecemeal, clubs doing things themselves irrespective of years an oppressive association where self interests ruled (never mind the wider grassroots and junior game), and struggles for funding - just to state the obvious lol. In many ways the league being stable, kind of, in ranking is an achievement in itself when all is considered. Doesnt dull the hope and then disappointment. We talk about getting favourable draws in Europe every year but tend to forget that we are a plum draw for other leagues.
There is undoubtedly a learning curve playing in Europe, the old game management nugget that domestically we'd bemoan as cheating and diving. FH were doing plenty of riling up the Sligo lads, elbows, digs, knocking the ball away, and the Sligo lads were getting frustrated by it. Its not a reason for a poor result, but it did contribute. Dundalk learned the hard way, carried in to our domestic game and then the guile of Chris Shields eg was a top moaning point on here weekly.
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Hopefully that's that now
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Quality limbs from Bohs fans there in fairness to them!
I know from speaking to an Icelandic fan who lives in Ireland about the comparison between the leagues was saying that he thought the Irish league has better players but Icelandic team are better organized, and tbh over the 3 games played you can see that being true, you would never see an Icelandic team concede the kind of goals that Sligo/Boh’s conceded.
Bohs go through they could be back playing BCD if their 'singing' fans refuse to comply with instructions. At minimum the numbers wont be allowed if even allowed use the Aviva.
Like a basketball game this match now!
Bohs far too open here for my liking. Maybe they want to stretch Stjarnan, but they get one back and their tails are up!
I'm far too lazy to go searching, who do Bohs play next?
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
Jaysus do you want to get me started again.....
I am always a miserable old git, doesnt take away from the issue mentioned mind. No I dont work for NPHET, I wish as they had it easy!!
Enjoyed that game, apart from a spell in the 2nd half where they looked like they could let Stjarnan get a foothold in the game, it was dominant and made it count. Sligo didnt when they were on top. However it has happened there are 2 LoI sides in QR2 and 1 in QR3. I think we'd have taken that. In terms of collective finances its worth what about 10-12 back to back league titles so far!?
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