Games weekend 19th to 22nd September

[brendy_éire]

That was a strange Shels performance last night played most of it with little urgency before conceding a sloppy goal and we resumed it again after our equaliser seemed to be content with a draw.

Agreed. Felt Shels should have been much more urgent. For our part, I think we were actually wasting time to get the draw. I'm happy enough with it, but most City fans seemed annoyed at the result.
Not the most exciting game, but a couple of moments of notable quality.
O'Reilly's goal had great skill to get shot away. Initially, I thought he was just being cheeky sticking a leg in, but watching the replay, it was a lovely shot.
Sam Todd at the end of the first half had as good a last ditch tackle as you'll see all year. Certainly our most improved player this season.
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[Nesta99]

Some spoofing. Big budgets eh. Who in the Division do Galway United have a bigger budget than? Drogheda, maybe slightly bigger than Sligo. Definitely relative to Cork and Waterford. Clueless comment. You think we're able to compete with the likes of Pats who brought Mulraney back from the States where he was earning 5/6k a week in the MLS, Forrester etc. Pats blew us out of the water for Kazeem for example. Don't let that stop your waffling though.

Get over Caulfield, he can't hurt you anymore.

All together now.... Are you Cork in disguise.....

[WoodquayBoy]

Ouch that nearly hurt....if I havent moved on from DVDs....

This has long bemused me: clubs were asked to submit applications to be part of the top-flight of a NEW league structure being put in place by the FAI.
As part of that process, we submitted a DVD to support our application.
The FAI decided ‘yeah, they’ll do’ and that was that. The play-off at the end of the season had nothing to do with promotion, it was to assign points for final standing as one aspect of the criteria used for inviting teams to form a new top-flight.
It’s not our fault the FAI had their heads turns by a DVD. Anyone with even second level education would have been able to work that out by now.
But, you know, believe whatever you need to believe to keep you going

[Nesta99]

This has long bemused me: clubs were asked to submit applications to be part of the top-flight of a NEW league structure being put in place by the FAI.
As part of that process, we submitted a DVD to support our application.
The FAI decided ‘yeah, they’ll do’ and that was that. The play-off at the end of the season had nothing to do with promotion, it was to assign points for final standing as one aspect of the criteria used for inviting teams to form a new top-flight.
It’s not our fault the FAI had their heads turns by a DVD. Anyone with even second level education would have been able to work that out by now.
But, you know, believe whatever you need to believe to keep you going

You Cork lite lads are really hurting - TonyD you are a real sh1t stirrer you should apologise now for upsetting these poor fans! How dare you criticise their lovely players or cool calm and sophisticated manager.

[Stevie mac]

Lads that was 20nyears ago. Get over it

[placid casual]

These two bald lads walk into a pub, with a comb between them........

[Nesta99]

Lads that was 20nyears ago. Get over it

Where's the fun in that?

[nigel-harps1954]

Keep it on topic please and thank you gentlemen.

Leave your DVDs in the past and keep the thread to conversations about the games at the weekend.

[sbgawa]

Longford are producing a DVD of last nights match. Dundalk seem to be doing their best to keep the title ra e alive to be fair.

[Nesta99]

You heard Nigel sbgawa, behave!

[sbgawa]

😀 im on topic. Dundalk should get there but i remember us almost blowing the league from an unlosable position in 2010 (or was it 11). Ucd hitting great form and might even be favs for the play offs. Imagine if bray and ucd came up (i know it wont happen) a ten team.division with rovers, shels, bohs, pats, ucd, bray and drogs as 7 "dublin" clubs. 😀

[Nesta99]

Athlone under Buckley were romping the 1st Division one year and totally collapsed. Shels the year we were promoated in Station Road were in control when our season was over and then certaon Colin Scanlon upended their season. Galway should have been out of the 1st Division quicker and Dundalk well were well and truly stuck in the 2nd tier no matter what seemed to be thrown at promotion between managers and money - its is why when promotion was earned after so long that the (tongue in cheek!!!) DVD stuff is etched in to the soul. The Seanie season could have been won in September only for injury and Cork fell over the line in the end. So 6 oints from 12 sound great. I'm glad that includes Athlone which shoul be 3 points. But I wont relish having to go and win against UCD or Finn Harps, no bankers. I can see us having to go to Cobh needing a result to be sure of promotion. Yes the experienced heads could well have it done and dusted before Cobh but a young squad that havent experienced closing out a season is a little unsettling. The one thig about this side that is reminiscent of past Dundalk sides is that a setback has been followed up with a response. I dont think Im being a doom merchant, maybe a tad superstitious though, by not claiming promotion yet, i think its pragmatic to consider that we have put a bit of pressure on ourselves - lose to UCD and a bump in the road is a growing pothole! Its quite possible that by this time next week we'll have beaten UCD and promotion will then feel more like a formaility. I hope the pressure on Cobh is greater and that Bray put themselves in the picture.

[D24Saint]

������ im on topic. Dundalk should get there but i remember us almost blowing the league from an unlosable position in 2010 (or was it 11). Ucd hitting great form and might even be favs for the play offs. Imagine if bray and ucd came up (i know it wont happen) a ten team.division with rovers, shels, bohs, pats, ucd, bray and drogs as 7 "dublin" clubs. ������

Ahh here the thought of an away day in the Belfield bowl has ruined my Sunday. I really detest that ground.

[WoodquayBoy]

Ahh here the thought of an away day in the Belfield bowl has ruined my Sunday. I really detest that ground.

It’s probably the least kippiest of this years First Division grounds
It’s clean, decent view for fans, decent food & drink outlets, and plenty of nearby parking.

[placid casual]

Belfield is far and away my favorite away ground on the LOI.
nice view of the pitch, with a roof over one's head and polite people selling coffee and food to you when requested-If only some supposed big clubs would pull their finger out we could have a lot more like it in the league

[TVFBLOCKF]

He had one tonight where maybe he got the benefit if the doubt from the ref and got a free, but generally his handling on crosses is excellent.

We should have won tonight. Had the chances, Luke Turner in particular missed a sitter right at the death. Two point dropped. Special mention to the Galway players who were sitting behind the away dugout, a supremely annoying bunch. On their feet every couple of minutes screaming for decisions. They must learn it off Caulfield. Bit of handbags at the end too with some of the Pats supporters (Who really should have known better).

Players screaming for decisions! The horror!!

[D24Saint]

It’s probably the least kippiest of this years First Division grounds
It’s clean, decent view for fans, decent food & drink outlets, and plenty of nearby parking.

There is no doubt its a clean ground but Id find the lack of atmosphere can suck the life out of games.

[nigel-harps1954]

There is no doubt its a clean ground but Id find the lack of atmosphere can suck the life out of games.

The same can be said for about half the First Division grounds currently.

[TonyD]

Players screaming for decisions! The horror!!

Everyone expects appeals for contentious decisions. These guys were leaping up apoplectic every five minutes. I just found it a bit annoying, that's all. Seems to have ruffled the Galway feathers though

[TVFBLOCKF]

Everyone expects appeals for contentious decisions. These guys were leaping up apoplectic every five minutes. I just found it a bit annoying, that's all. Seems to have ruffled the Galway feathers though

Feathers very much unruffled. Judging by some of the Pat's fans reactions both here and on Reddit, it would seem that the ruffling of feathers may be closer to the Camac River.