QuoteFor first 20mins I thought Harps seemed decent & the 3-0 score line at HT was very harsh but the 2nd 45mins was beyond a shambles.
How many of this Harps squad are on 2 year contracts?
Our unbeaten run continues 7 from 7.
You would expect that win should kick start Waterfords season.
For first 20mins I thought Harps seemed decent & the 3-0 score line at HT was very harsh but the 2nd 45mins was beyond a shambles.
How many of this Harps squad are on 2 year contracts?
Originally Posted by Bunny Kelly
7 on 2 year deals,I’d have varying opinions on how good the 7 are,the keeper is one and up until tonight he’s been grand,had a bad one tonight though …DaSilva,Harris,Rainey,Flood,Keogh and Lynch are the others,I’ll reserve judgement on them till we see how the season pans out….,
Last edited by joey B; 31/03/2023 at 10:05 PM.
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
drogs are a much better football side than us. they have some really tidy players but they died off a bit in the 2nd half. draw fair in the end. we'll do well to not finish 9th
That was a painful experience. We'll call it character building for a young squad..
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Even the slightest of doubt on Dave Rogers?
Don't worry, about a thing, cos every little thing, s'gonna be alright.
Shamrock Rovers- Where trophies are won and envy is scarce
I think the positive lift pre match was for Rovers with Dundalk not having Hoban playing. He drives everything we do and John Martin is a very poor substitute. Rovers have players of a similar level to come on, we don’t.
On the game I thought you could see Rovers were playing at a high level and may have won anyway, but the red card completely killed it as a contest. I thought it was very harsh, the two players both were high but Benson got there a fraction earlier than Grace. The whole Rovers bench leapt up and that influenced a poor ref.
The end result may have been the same but it was over as a contest after that.
The players Rovers could bring on compared to us showed a huge difference in the strength of the respective squads.
No, I think the majority of Harps fans can see what we're trying to do with a very young team and a very small budget. Knifes aren't out just yet. Apparently the Waterford commentary team on LOITV seemed to suggest Rogers was under pressure now, which I can't understand where they managed to pull that from.
Long way to go yet this season, but we're doing okay. To call it an off-night would be an understatement.
Full team and management came right over to the away fans at the end to apologise as well. Poor Tim Hiemer was in tears as well. He's been very good so far but had a dreadful night tonight in goal.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Looked like 2 harsh red cards in the Premier division games tonight….
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Even by normal standards, the level of referring in the league has been abysmal so far this season.
Bang on!
A tune that Ive not taken to in Oriel I have to say, too Bob and Bohs for me! Enjoy your win PC, Dundalk were well put to the sowrd and I know you love us. One swallow doesnt make a summer mind and Derry must be a slight worry still even after a 1st win of the season.
I havent seen the red card in Oriel but did see the 2nd yellow in Tolka, slowed down its easy to say there wasnt enough contact between Barrett and McGonigle but on the spot at full pelt it could well look like Barrett caught McGonigle with an elbow/arm to the face, can see why the ref might have pulled a card, could even have pulled a straight red. Barrett was totally focused on the ball, basically won the wrestling match to get in front and did have an arm across the face and it was milked by McGonigle clutching his face on the deck. There are enough really questionable ref decisions that would nearly have you think they were on commission for cards, I dont think this is cut and dry at all. Doesnt change the vaild point Duff made post match!
Strange for Benson to do us any favours at all but his karate kick attempt wrapped it up for us. Not sure what anyone could complain about based on what I saw but I'll have another look at whatever angles come out. Looked like he flew in studs up and with his head completely turned away from the ball. Mad thing to do. I like Benson and know he isn't a malicious type but I thought it was a red immediately as did the ref who went for the card straight away. Not sure he even saw the few Rovers staff standing up from the bench. The Shels red is a disgraceful decision though.
Could have been 5 or 6 in the end although Dundalk started both the first and second half very well I thought. They've some very tidy players. Malley looks like a find.
The Dundalk LoI commentary team is also very good. Fair dues to them there. Very balanced and a good dynamic between them.
I was delighted not to see Hoban in the team. As Yossarian said above, Dundalk are far weaker without him and John Martin ain't a striker.
We are staying up.
21 leagues and 25 cups.
That Bob song has been going around op a while and well before Bohs stole it!
You wouldnt know that though.
Finn Harps actually played well for first 25 minutes or so and we were no better in that part of game than in previous home games. Roland Idowu got a brilliant goal then and 2 goals just before half time wrapped it up. Finn Harps keeper was poor for 4th and 5th goal. Great start under Keith Long.
Benson on LOI Weekly going n about his great goal scoring record against Shams was always going to come back to bite him
Enjoyable game on RTE. Would have fancied Shels to get back into it (awful miss at the end of first half) without the red. Disgraceful decision. Refs should be certain that what theyre doing is correct but as always they’re way too quick to reach for their pockets. Not helped by so many players in the league going down holding their heads at every opportunity going. Unfortunately no one ever seems to want to do any retrospective action for diving etc so there’s no real deterrent.
I'm not one to defend to referees in the LOI they are awful but their job is becoming increasingly challenging the the laws of the game moving towards non-contact sport and by more and more players in this league exaggerating/feigning injuries. The Barrett/McGonigle one last night was a perfect example of what is going on for something that would not have even been a free kick a decade or two ago with the ref also falling hook/line/sinker for the theatrics
The Leinster Senior League needs a strong Bohemians
Shels got a bohs player sent off with the same play acting so goes around comes around I guess.
Managers and players need to stop play acting after every tackle and then we can look at the refs.
Several dives by shels tonight, Malloy and the other ginger lad falling over was ridiculous.
Derry did a couple too particularly the wide players.
I thought we were very poor last night must be said although have to account for conditions and the state of that pitch in Tolka - not sure how it is so bad?
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