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    Quote Originally Posted by patsdad View Post
    Our domestic form since the European games began: played 5, won 5, scored 16, conceded 0.
    And it’s 7 clean sheets in a row.
    Interestingly in those 7 domestic clean sheets in a row, Kenny hasn’t started the same back 4 in consecutive games once. The defensive solidity has been excellent lately regardless of personnel. If you include Europe then it’s 10 clean sheets in the last 13 and 2 of those games were against Besiktas
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    This Dundalk team is a different beast than the one which started the year.

    While its a bit less defensively solid, it is much more dangerous going forward, with many more options on the bench.

    17 goals in the last 3 games is some going.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract View Post
    Interestingly in those 7 domestic clean sheets in a row, Kenny hasn’t started the same back 4 in consecutive games once. The defensive solidity has been excellent lately regardless of personnel. If you include Europe then it’s 10 clean sheets in the last 13 and 2 of those games were against Besiktas
    The defensive solidarity has corresponded with Sean Hoares absence from the team. Coincidence ? I thought he was a poor signing, and wouldn't have him near the first team, bar in case of a dire emergency,
    Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.

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    Luke Turner has been good last few games.Next week against Derry another big game (granted all big this time of year)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa View Post
    This Dundalk team is a different beast than the one which started the year.

    While its a bit less defensively solid, it is much more dangerous going forward, with many more options on the bench.

    17 goals in the last 3 games is some going.
    The on loan striker from QPR Vaughan is making a big difference, putting him on as a sub, that's 3 in 2 games now. Dundalk's record equalling away league win, last one was v FH in 2016, i was it, lovely May sunny evening, well it was for us. The other biggest away win was 8-1 away to Sligo in 1987.

    Dundalk are 1/25 to win the FD now, 8 points clear and 12 goals better off hopefully get the job done next month, and the last game v Cobh will be just to pick up the trophy.

    Still think at least 6 new players are needed to be able to compete in PD and stay up.
    #DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), only Irish club to win a game / points in Europa League Group Stage (2016).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Onapointoforder View Post
    ye’d beat any of the first division sides fairly handily in a play-off
    We're only able to beat Salthill, and all of the 1st div hopefuls are better than that. We're going absolutely nowhere in a hurry. Completely rudderless.

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    JC runs out of ideas.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve View Post
    We're only able to beat Salthill, and all of the 1st div hopefuls are better than that. We're going absolutely nowhere in a hurry. Completely rudderless.
    Wondering is the decline down to Ollie H having to step down, maybe contrary to some popular views, but I think Caulfield is a decent manager, interesting to hear from Galway fans on why they thinks its gone pear shape recently.
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    Quote Originally Posted by oriel View Post
    Wondering is the decline down to Ollie H having to step down, maybe contrary to some popular views, but I think Caulfield is a decent manager, interesting to hear from Galway fans on why they thinks its gone pear shape recently.
    We played very well last night, much better than the last few months.
    Ollie is a huge loss. JC was really struggling to get us out of the First Division until he brought him in.
    At the same time that Ollie had to step back, we lost a few influential players, Byrne going back to Bohs, Hickey, Borden, Keohane being injured and Moses leaving.
    I think we'll end up in the play-offs but I think we'll win it and stay up. Fair play to that Longford lad that was on here saying how good Elding is, he's really taking his chance at Sligo and they probably deserve to finish ahead of us.
    Ollie Horgan, is there a LOI fan out there with a bad word to say about him? We can argue about formations and styles, but he's always been a genuine man and his interviews prove that.
    Worth mentioning his brother Marty, that passed away a couple of years ago, a school teacher in Galway. He had a big influence over a lot of Galway lads that played in the League over the last 30 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oriel View Post
    The on loan striker from QPR Vaughan is making a big difference, putting him on as a sub, that's 3 in 2 games now. Dundalk's record equalling away league win, last one was v FH in 2016, i was it, lovely May sunny evening, well it was for us. The other biggest away win was 8-1 away to Sligo in 1987.

    Dundalk are 1/25 to win the FD now, 8 points clear and 12 goals better off hopefully get the job done next month, and the last game v Cobh will be just to pick up the trophy.

    Still think at least 6 new players are needed to be able to compete in PD and stay up.
    Dundalk hitting the form button at the right time and was looking at the bench on Friday night and was the strongest I've seen all season. We actually didn't play to our full potential in the game imo but still it was so easy . need to continue this great run of form v Kerry next week which goes without saying
    We'll worry about next year's work when this year's is complete ✅
    Keep the faith, we're almost home 🤞🤞
    C'mon the town 🏁

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