QuoteFor an LOI team to cause a big upset in Europe they have to be near perfect for 180 mins, playing at the peak of their limits. If stupid things like that happen, you haven’t a hope.Originally Posted by niallsparky
Good performance for 170 mins tho.
More or less kicked a man in the arse chasing him half way between the Istanbul box and halfway line.
For an LOI team to cause a big upset in Europe they have to be near perfect for 180 mins, playing at the peak of their limits. If stupid things like that happen, you haven’t a hope.
Good performance for 170 mins tho.
Can't complain about the final result but it's a shame about the red card ending the game as a contest with 15 minutes left.
Pat's gave it a good go. Enjoyed watching their games in Europe this year.
Would wonder how much of a difference Palmer could have made. After 20 minutes they lost the ability to hold onto the ball for any period of time.
Bolger been stealing a living for years. Criminal to come on with fresh legs and then get done for a stupid straight red.
Pity but we were just beaten by the better team. Could have scored but against a team of Istanbul's quality you need to take all of your chances. Bolger's sending off was semi-comical but it's a shame that Keena didn't bring the Istanbul player down a second earlier. Still I'm proud of the team's performances in Europe this year, brilliant performances in every match including tonight, now we need to bring that performance level into the League.
A valiant effort from pats, the Turks were very wary of the pacy pats winger's who caused some problems but Pats struggled a bit in midfield. Thought it was gonna be a peno before they scored,and bolger leathered yer man when a quick drag back would have been sufficient.
Have a sneaky feeling Rovers will draw these guys in the conference league
Last edited by placid casual; 28/08/2024 at 8:32 PM.
Not sure if it's even accurate but it was put to Kenny on the Pats socials that 3 wins and 2 draws is the best run an Irish side has ever gone on in Europe? Not bad going if so, or even if not.
Basaksehir are obviously a much better side and we were going to have to ride our luck to come away with something. We did that at times defensively but not offensively, a couple of big chances spurned in the first half and then Bolger absolutely killed any chances with his absolutely preposterous red card.
It's a run that shows the potential of the squad all the same. I'm not expecting much for the remainder of the league season but hopefully we make the most of it that we can.
Bohs did 5 games in a row with 4 wins and a 1 draw a couple of years ago....
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
The Pats interviewer seems to be under the impression that we won away in Lichtenstein. (I’ve heard him repeat the “two away wins” line in a couple of interviews.) Unless I’ve serious memory loss it was a draw, meaning that it’s 2 wins and three draws.
Good effort tonight, but it just wasn’t to be. We had a golden chance to take the lead with Mason Melia, and you need to take those in these kind of games. Still we were in the game until the sending off. Proud of the lads.
Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.
Cheers lads, it sounded like it couldn't be true alright!
Although it's 3 wins (Sabah x2 + Vaduz home), 2 draws (Vaduz away + Basaksehir "home") and 1 loss (today).
Good effort by Pats this year, playing in 3 rounds in Europe is impressive and not every year an Irish club will do that.
They most likely won't make europe next year, but they should look back on this year with their heads held high in that scene.
No hangovers now lads on Sunday, you need to win, you have my full support.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), first Irish club to win points in a group stage in Europe (2016).
Double
Last edited by oriel; 29/08/2024 at 11:02 AM.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), first Irish club to win points in a group stage in Europe (2016).
One tbing it really brings home for me is what a calamity it is for Rovers to have ****ed this league away this year with the biggest squad and budget by far.
Making Group stages is next to impossible without the Champions route.
We need to get our budgets under control for next year as beating a team in the PO round for the conference is exceptionally tough if you even get that far.
Hopefully we can maximise the monry this year and get a decent squad on the pitch for next year.
Whoever wins the league between Shels and Derry this year will be the worst champions in my living memory with the lowest points total so unless they strengthen significantly will be there to be beaten.
Could be the widest open league in years next year.
Pats , Rovers (younger and fitter hopefully) , Derry . Shels probably in that order
If Derry win the League, I could see them spend big in the off season (they have the money with or without CL) as the conference league group stage at a minimum should be every LOI champs plans now
Yep, my mistake. (And after calling out the Pats interviewer for getting it wrong
Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.
These things are happening a lot, it must just be spur of the moment, Gavin Cummiskey in Irish Times last week mentioning the chance of Pats making the group stage, made reference to it was only done only '3 times' previously by Irish Clubs, Rovers x 2 and Dundalk under SK in 2016, maybe his thinking was SK could do it a second time to make it 4 Irish clubs in total when it would have been 5, as it was also done in 2020 which he failed to mention.
Amazing how these things get past Editors, plus there were some really good games in that 2020 group stage, Dundalk losing 4-3 away to Rapid Vienna was probably the highlight, should really have got a draw there, and possibly a momentous win if McCarey wasn't in goals, also scored twice v Arsenal, but end of the day it was still 6 defeats in the group.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), first Irish club to win points in a group stage in Europe (2016).
Were you not around for Dundalk's last day surprise league title win in 1995 under Dermot Keely? Not a lot of glamour in that team, and had former Down GAA player Peter Withnail upfront and scoring for a few months when down to bare bones' Think we won 4 or 5 of the last 6 games to win the league, won it by a point in the end, Derry were clearly the better side that season, but fluffed their lines away to Athlone.
Wasn't a single Dundalk player in the team of the year either.
Last edited by oriel; 29/08/2024 at 11:32 AM.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), first Irish club to win points in a group stage in Europe (2016).
Well, Rovers are in there (and for a second I thought it was Brian Kerr at the beginning).
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