Games weekend 11th to 14th March

[Northsider]

I wonder what the story was with the Bohs fans smashing up the cat and cage in drumcondra last night?
Bit random to go from a derby in tallaght to drumcondra to smash up a pub.

Rosmini Gaels fans, they wear red and black too. A GAA issue.

[sbgawa]

Are you sure it wasn't some rogue Longford supporters?

[ToberonaTornado]

Dundalk a little short on attacking ideas v shels on Friday. Wardy motm imo.Building here but it may take time and we're not good(ad
s
sfans) accepting that.

[NeverFeltBetter]

The LEDP (who manage the place) statement on Markets Field: https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/s...medium=twitter

It's not the popular opinion. Someone at home tells me there's some manner of FAI inspection on Monday.

[sidewayspasser]

Yesterday's womens game against Cork City was postponed too. So that's three matches postponed now.

[NeverFeltBetter]

It's 4 if you count the pre season friendly moved to UL.

[wonder88]

That's a benefit of summer soccer as we go further into the season pitches should improve.

[Martinho II]

Are you sure it wasn't some rogue Longford supporters?

Good thinking SBGWA theres a good few Longford Town fans unhappy with the conduct of the club in the transfer of Aodh Dervin to Shels. Yeah right!

[oriel]

Much relief around Tolka for Shels get that deserved draw with the late penalty, we are still lacking in final third and wasteful in possession at times but we can definitely compete. Considering the players Dundalk have they were mediocre all across their starting XI, O'Donnell definitely has a tougher job on his hands than what Clancy has at Pats

Shout out to Derek Tomney who is still as useless as ever, Dundalk should have had Bone and their keeper both sent off with straight reds and he bottled both decisions

This was your first goal scored at home and scrambled a draw, I would be looking more at your limitations if I was you ! Dundalk were not great but possibly should have won, still unbeaten too, but a poor game overall.

[oriel]

Some of the pitches in this league, jaysus.

Rumour at the weekend that Sligo's groundsman went AWOL pre-season and the club didn't realise the extent of the work required to repair the pitch.

[redarmyfaction]

I think it is what he did rather than what he didn't do. There were two heavy spells of rain over the winter but apart from that it was a relatively dry winter.

[Calcio Jack]

Rovers again struggling away from home … lucky to be 0-0 at h/t…. Perhaps it’s the continuing chopping and changing every match but again looking like a group of gifted individuals but no cohesion

[joey B]

Harps can’t defend!!

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Keena some striker

[sbgawa]

Shepherd with two phenomenal saves from towell and greener plus towell hits the bar, did enough to win comfortably without getting out of third gear. Having said that hooooban could have won it at the death. A point is OK as long as we follow up with a win against sligo. Nice to see Sean boyd score for shels.

[pineapple stu]

Frustrating evening in Richmond. First half was a decent open game; lots of chances at either end but everyone bar Eóin Doyle had left their shooting boots in the dressing room.

Second on the hour from a poor clearance killed the game then.

Pat's doing well so not a disastrous result - but need to get something now from Bohs and (I think) Dundalk next up. Looks like Harps and Drogheda keeping us company at the bottom for a while at least

[Calcio Jack]

Shepherd with two phenomenal saves from towell and greener plus towell hits the bar, did enough to win comfortably without getting out of third gear. Having said that hooooban could have won it at the death. A point is OK as long as we follow up with a win against sligo. Nice to see Sean boyd score for shels.

Way better second half and should of won what was a cracking 0-0 but nearly got caught again in added time…. Still a few gears for us to for us to go up …., makes Sligo match as you say a serious test….

[joey B]

Sligo won at a canter tonight really,Keena took his goals well aided and abetted by some terrible defending.

We're really disjointed going forward and lack quality with final balls,the only high point was a fine finish from academy product Luke Rudden,a long season awaits us.......

[Nesta99]

Rovers again struggling away from home … lucky to be 0-0 at h/t…. Perhaps it’s the continuing chopping and changing every match but again looking like a group of gifted individuals but no cohesion

Sounding a tad entitled there Calcio, maybe Rovers are not as far ahead of the pack as pre-season predictions.

That game could have gone either way, both hitting the woodwork, nearly a tale of 2 keepers (pray Mannus doesnt get a long term injury), Shepperd pulling off a couple of top saves. Rovers dont like the high press at all which is par for the course these days. You can see that bit of extra quality with the likes of Lopez and Lyons when needed but overall not enough from a bunch of others. It was hardly a surprise to see squad rotation by Rovers - the lads have to be kept happy after all but they should all be well drilled on the system for top players just to slot in. Byrne is obviously not fit yet. We coped well with the few changes also, a pity Bradley was out but there were some encouraging performances across the side. Great to see some basics done ell again like corners putting sides under pressure, pinged in alost under the bar rather than those awful looping ones to a back post. With a full hand to pick from and able to mix it up i'd not be too fearful of anyone. Pitch looked to have had work done. Feeling a bit like draw specialists but we're not too far away from turning draws to wins as its not as if we are sitting in deep.

[Northsider]

Massive relief to get a point, we were abysmal again, couldn't string two passes together. Big changes needed in the team and approach or we will be toiling in the bottom half this season.