I love going to games in Drogheda, atmosphere is always brilliant and great people around the club but walking into the jacks last night and seeing dozens of flys in it because it's that bogging is not a pleasant experience. I know they're limited in what they can do but at some point as a League we'll need to start enforcing some sort of standardsOriginally Posted by brendy_�ire
Brutal match in longford tonight. Two poor teams. Dixie Ferry with one of the misses of the season was about the only noteworthy thing that happened
Story of Dixie’s career so far unfortunately….
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Probably the two weakest teams in the division especially when it comes to creating actual genuine chances
Two very young teams. No great surprise they're both struggling.
Went up to Saratoga, where my horse naturally won.
It doesn't get called hoofball as it isn't usually in the sky but for a couple of months Harps have just banged the ball forward as quickly as possible over and over again. Very easy to read.
Considering the amount of players Harps were missing, and nine of the starting eleven being under 21 years old, a point is a decent return on the road.
We had been playing some nice football up until a few weeks ago. Delighted with the clean sheet as it was a very makeshift backline. We should be creating a lot more though. We started creating last 15 minutes tbf. Shaunie Bradley was excellent when he came on too
Big game tonight for Rovers. I expect to win and start to look like a league winning side
Not really a fair reflection as most teams are littered with young players. Bray and Dundalk both flying with a number of 17, 18 and 19 years playing most weeks.
The first division is the home of young players now, with only the really exceptional players getting a change in Premier Division these days.
Opinion of Harps being very direct was based off attending the Kerry and Athlone games, though to be fair the pitch was certainly a factor and the only time I have seen Finn Harps away from home this year was unfortunately at the other bobbler in UCD. The last fifteen of the Kerry game was also the most creative period as McAteer and McNamee, who can both play, were allowed the ball.
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Sean Hoare ! WTF. Does he know which team he’s playing for here ?
Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.
Bizarre incident there in the Shels game - Kearns letting an easy cross right through his hands, and then going down injured. Commentators reckon he might have done his calf and felt a twinge when jumping to claim the cross, which caused him to fumble it? Sub keeper was togged out and ready to come on, but Kearns is going to play on and Drogheda are going to drop everything possible onto his head.
Edit - now he goes off, after playing on another six minutes. So Healy replaces Kearns - as he did at UCD actually. Kearns was our keeper in 2018/19, and Healy from 2020-2023
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Kenny hasn't a clue how to set a team up to defend. Its like watching his Irish team play.
Week after week, defenders left isolated 1v1, 2v2 with no cover from midfield - normally being hit on the break.
So nieve, bordering on incompetence.
He needs to get a proper coach in next to him or he will struggle this season.
If they weren't such big names ... Duff and Kenny would be under pressure for their jobs.
4 nil Rovers after 70 mins, didn't see that coming but Pats have offered very little tbf
Pats taking a pasting in Tallaght ….
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
kenny definitely. no reason why a shels manager (whoever it is) would be under pressure after winning the league the season previous. they arent far off where they should be really.
He was given a 5 year deal. Cute enough to demand that where Bohs wouldn't when they approached him.
Alot of poor decisions by the ref in this Pats v Rovers game but if any Pats fan uses that as an excuse for losing, is deluded.
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