Games weekend 25th to 28th Feb

**ontheotherhand** · 27/02/2022, 6:57 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

Whats the point when it doesnt involve Dundalk.......

Sure half of Dundalk were on show in the Brandywell. You're the gift that keeps on giving. Wouldn't rule out it being your fans on the field either.

How you feeling about the team now after two games nesta?

**Nesta99** · 28/02/2022, 12:27 PM

Im more positive than I was after the Malone Cup and prior. That performance, friendly or not had me considering the real possibility of being in a relegation battle. The subsequent league games showed that there is quality in an entirely new team that should improve. So positive signs while recognising that every team is still getting it together. Some concern at full back and where top sides can punish us imo. But overall tighten things up, avoid injuries in a small squad and 4th is possible. All too early to really say much with confidence though over the years, maybe with the exception of Kenny's 1st team its as good a start from a new manager in terms of team performance - bar a few basic errors we could have 6pts but had enough fight not to have 0.

**joey B** · 28/02/2022, 7:44 PM

Harps really unlucky to be behind at halftime,been the better side in the first half but the 1 mistake from us punished….

**joey B** · 28/02/2022, 7:56 PM

And we concede in the first minute of the second half!

**pineapple stu** · 28/02/2022, 8:20 PM

UCD v Shels held up by a sprinkler malfunction

**D24Saint** · 28/02/2022, 8:28 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

UCD v Shels held up by a sprinkler malfunction

It certainly has poured cold water on proceedings.

**pineapple stu** · 28/02/2022, 8:29 PM

We put an upside down wheelbarrow on it.

The water came out a different sprinkler.

We put a wheelbarrow on that one too.

Problem solved

**pineapple stu** · 28/02/2022, 8:37 PM

8 minutes added.

The wheelbarrow was about five of them

**Jack B** · 28/02/2022, 8:44 PM

We're shocking. Forrester seems to be our only midfielder at this rate.

**joey B** · 28/02/2022, 8:49 PM

Dundalk were ordinary enough and ran out easy winners in the end,we were very wasteful in the first half should have went in ahead,Bradley looks far to good for this league though.....

**Calcio Jack** · 28/02/2022, 9:03 PM

Originally Posted by Jack B

We're shocking. Forrester seems to be our only midfielder at this rate.

Surprised to hear that…. You looked excellent in Presidents cup match

**D24Saint** · 28/02/2022, 9:08 PM

Originally Posted by Jack B

We're shocking. Forrester seems to be our only midfielder at this rate.

Id class that as a very concerning performance tonight. We were awful in the second half. I wouldn’t consider Bohs anything particularly impressive and we didn’t lay a glove on them in the second half. We badly need something extra in midfield and the RB Scott is rubbish. It’s set to be a big one on Friday a win and we can put the bad run to bed but a defeat and it could hit the fan pronto.

**ontheotherhand** · 28/02/2022, 9:11 PM

Jack Byrne.

**Jd2793** · 28/02/2022, 9:13 PM

waste of time for JB playing here, far too good.

**Jack B** · 28/02/2022, 9:15 PM

Originally Posted by Calcio Jack

Surprised to hear that…. You looked excellent in Presidents cup match

Thought the same myself but we've been miles off it in the last few days. Tbh I've been a bit worried by our squad for a while but there's still quality there, it's just terribly top-heavy and I can't believe we didn't get another midfielder in. Outside of Forrester we have a constantly inconsistent Jamie Lennon and little else, and are playing them with varying wingers in attacking midfield and looking awful in possession as a result.

Think Paddy Barrett has been a huge loss so far as well and would expect things to improve once he's back. The margins will be very fine from 3rd to about 7th or whatever so I'm not losing hope yet, but worrying all the same.

**sbgawa** · 28/02/2022, 9:27 PM

Jack Byrne unbelievable again tonight 3 games 4 assists and 1 goal, and replaced by Burke with half and hour to go in two of them.
The pass for the first goal tonight was absolute class and the goal was fantastic as well.
With him in the team we look impressive

**Finlay Harp** · 28/02/2022, 9:46 PM

Just home from Dundalk. On another night we go in two or three up at halftime. Dundalk more clinical in front of goal, something Harps were not. Second half we gave up.

**oriel** · 28/02/2022, 10:07 PM

FH def could been 2-0 up at HT, one cleared off the line, another hit the bar. I think when Bradley scored on 44 mins, it was possibly not only our first shot on target, was our first shot even close to goal!

Second half different story, never really had to raise it too much.

Bradley will def be in the nominations for Feb POTM, that's 4 in 3 league games now.

**pineapple stu** · 28/02/2022, 10:13 PM

Two similar 0-0s in four days for us. Neither a classic; there visitors in both probably the better team, though neither side really impressed, and in both games we looked to have had a clear penalty turned down.

Would like to see Whelan get a sniff of goal on Friday though

**2 Year Contract** · 28/02/2022, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by Jack B

Thought the same myself but we've been miles off it in the last few days. Tbh I've been a bit worried by our squad for a while but there's still quality there, it's just terribly top-heavy and I can't believe we didn't get another midfielder in. Outside of Forrester we have a constantly inconsistent Jamie Lennon and little else, and are playing them with varying wingers in attacking midfield and looking awful in possession as a result.

Think Paddy Barrett has been a huge loss so far as well and would expect things to improve once he's back. The margins will be very fine from 3rd to about 7th or whatever so I'm not losing hope yet, but worrying all the same.

The two performances over the weekend really did stink of having all the guns but with no bullets to use them. Shocking second half performance tonight, didn’t create anything.

Bohs were worth the win despite creating not a whole lot themselves but were organised which is all they had to be given the issues pats were having going forward. The goal was an absolute bombscare piece of defending by on loan Wolves RB Jack Scott who aside from the goal put in a particularly woeful performance throughout before being hooked for Abankwah who was an immediate improvement