Weekend 31st MAy to 3rd of June

[pineapple stu]

UCD v Bray made up for our last home game v Harps being a cracker...

Controlled possession well at times without ever doing anything threatening

Think the first shot on target came from Bray in the 90th minute

[Nesta99]

Doom merchant was expecting a later Derry winner. I really dislike this rugby like emptying the bench, Derry making 4 subs last 10 mins. I will admit that if Dundalk had the bench of Derry or (injury free*) Rovers I wouldnt moan too much but swapping out almost half a side ruins the tactical nature of team selection and subs imo. If a sub is doctor required head injury change then it should not count as a sub. Beyond head injury it isnt player welfare, squad rotation is for that etc.

Derry lacked urgency and intensity, have a vastly superior and experienced bunch of lads and yet hardly laid a hand on Dundalk. Hoban's biggest contribution was a professional foul near the end killing a Dundalk break. Maybe his heart just wasnt in it!

Gullan added to the missed sitter list 2nd half, O'Kane was a frection off sneaig a shot inside the post - outright chances mean nothing but if they did its was 4-1. Not the performance of title challangers nor relegation fodder and maybe just maybe Im allowing a glimmer of hope that we will build on tonights composure, attacking intent and make the great escape more par for the course!


*fantasy football stuff

[Calcio Jack]

Back to 6 behind ....its the hope that kills you

It’s the injuries that kills you…. Any idea why Byrne didn’t play ?

[sbgawa]

Injured supposedly.
Couple of weeks is what I heard

[Nesta99]

It’s the injuries that kills you…. Any idea why Byrne didn’t play ?

Yawn!

Injured supposedly.
Couple of weeks is what I heard

No way...sure when he is back all will be fine...

[TonyD]

Pats got away with one tonight. Stole three points really. After Galway equalised It looked like they were more likely to get a winner, and even after Pats took the lead at 2-1 they still came back and hit the bar. We didn’t compete well enough with them. Still, a win is a win and all that. As I said beforehand, really badly needed that.

[joey B]

Poor enough game in Finn park but an important win and clean sheet for us ,Wexford huffed and puffed but created very little,the most important thing for us is to keep Tony McNamee and David Cawley fit,an altogether better team with them in the side….

[da bishop]

First win in 15 for Tommy Barretts Treaty in what was for most part a complete borefest,not that the home teams performance matters given the need for a win but it was very poor,Longford were just awful offered nothing throughout and badly missed Hery in midfield.Big positive for Treaty was Curran returning off the bench.

[Shinkicker]

Has been fine for me the whole time?

Didn't start for me until the replay of the Bohs goal.

[ger121]

UCD v Bray made up for our last home game v Harps being a cracker...

Controlled possession well at times without ever doing anything threatening

Think the first shot on target came from Bray in the 90th minute

I was planning on going to this tonight. Think I saved myself a decent drive by the sounds of it.

[thebronze14]

Wexford had the worst miss I have ever seen. An open goal from one yard out. It was inexplicable how it didn't go in! Thought it was a reasonably entertaining game. Both sides had a few decent chances. Big win for us

[Joe Strummer]

It’s the injuries that kills you…. Any idea why Byrne didn’t play ?

Groin strain i think...

[placid casual]

Looks to me like it'll be a Louth shootout for the relegation spot.
Drogs are not good at all, and dundalk have a fighting chance( still 2 more games against Rovers so that's 4 points guaranteed anyway!). Even with one man and his dog playing in central defence for Rovers, Drogs only hope was one of the pinball in the box occasions they could muster up going in, from their delap like throw ins.
There isn't a player on this godforsaken island that comes close to Graham Burke in terms of sheer skill and the ability to keep hold of the ball, and young O'Sullivan at left back had a really encouraging game

Duffer was wrong about shels, we don't hate them ,we just don't rate them very much

[Shinkicker]

Didn't start for me until the replay of the Bohs goal.

From what I saw after the Bohs equaliser, Bohs were the better team until half time. The second half was very stale, until Almond got between two defenders and a keeper to poke in the winner. Say no more!!!

[Shearer]

Deserved win for Treaty tonight.

Be difficult to back it up on Monday with more bodies missing, looks like Ben O'Riordan suspended.

[joey B]

Fine win for Sligo in Tolka Park....
and it must be satisfying for Keith Long to beat Bohs again,Waterford flying on their return to the top division....

[nigel-harps1954]

Wexford had the worst miss I have ever seen. An open goal from one yard out. It was inexplicable how it didn't go in! Thought it was a reasonably entertaining game. Both sides had a few decent chances. Big win for us

Yeah I thought it was a fairly entertaining game too. Plenty of chances at both ends and game flowed fairly well without too many dull spots.

That miss by Wexford was beyond unbelievable though. It was so much harder to miss than it was to score.

[sulywaterfordfc]

Personally I’m very happy with how our season is going. We couldn’t have asked for a better first half of season to be honest. Europe talk is very premature as it’s still a long way to go. To be sitting in fourth with two games in around over the top 3 and 15 points ahead of bottom and 13 ahead of the play offs is fantastic for us as a newly promoted, as ultimately the main aim will be survival.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Oxford must have some group of goalies if McGinty can’t get a look in. Outstanding again tonight. Three excellent goals tonight in the game and a great win with our ever decreasing squad.

[joey B]

Since Dundalk shipped 5 to Sligo on the 4th of March they haven’t conceded a goal at home,7 clean sheets in a row,mad stat for the team bottom of the league ….