Games weekend 26th September

[D24Saint]

Has a chest infection apparently. The difference between him and Baggley is night and day.

I’m not a fan of Baggley but he hasn’t the worst pair of feet. His biggest problems are his total lack of physicality and his poor passing. They are very important attributes for a midfielder unfortunately. A team with a Barry Baggley won’t win league titles.

[dundalkfc10]

McEleney still playing with Ballymena but he's been a coach with Derry all season

Ballymena are only part time so I'd imagine he's a training with Derry most days

[brendy_éire]

McEleney still playing with Ballymena but he's been a coach with Derry all season

Ballymena are only part time so I'd imagine he's a training with Derry most days

He is, aye.
Ballymena manager Jim Ervin wasn't best pleased about it when it was announced, by all accounts. I get it, Fats could be getting off the team bus in Derry at three in the morning, then be up early to travel to Ballymena for a match. Not ideal.

He's on a part-time contract though, so can't really complain about him taking another job. Even if it's at another football club.

[Glen Of Aherlow]

I’m not a fan of Baggley but he hasn’t the worst pair of feet. His biggest problems are his total lack of physicality and his poor passing. They are very important attributes for a midfielder unfortunately. A team with a Barry Baggley won’t win league titles.

I wonder what our record is this season with Git in the team vs without him ?

[Jack B]

I wonder what our record is this season with Git in the team vs without him ?

I had a quick glance as it's an interesting question, and think this is more or less the record in the league this season with and without him (he's played the odd few minutes off the bench/gone off early in games which I counted as without him):

With:
9W, 6D, 1L

Without:
3W, 4D, 9L

In a couple of those losses without him (Bohs & Shels away) we were winning both while he was on the pitch and proceeded to lose them after he went off. Quite a stark contrast.

[Glen Of Aherlow]

I had a quick glance as it's an interesting question, and think this is more or less the record in the league this season with and without him (he's played the odd few minutes off the bench/gone off early in games which I counted as without him):

With:
9W, 6D, 1L

Without:
3W, 4D, 9L

In a couple of those losses without him (Bohs & Shels away) we were winning both while he was on the pitch and proceeded to lose them after he went off. Quite a stark contrast.

Thanks for that Jack , some difference ok and scary when you consider he's not getting any younger .

[sbgawa]

Thanks for that Jack , some difference ok and scary when you consider he's not getting any younger .

Big admirer of his andmy comment on the not getting any younger bit would be that hes not getting any slower either, it wasnt like he ever had pace TBF.
Id say the same thing about Burkey at Rovers , he will play on for a good few years as he doesnt use pace to do his work

[Glen Of Aherlow]

Big admirer of his andmy comment on the not getting any younger bit would be that hes not getting any slower either, it wasnt like he ever had pace TBF.
Id say the same thing about Burkey at Rovers , he will play on for a good few years as he doesnt use pace to do his work

Yeah true , but if you look at his appearance record , prior to this season he hardly ever missed a game and this season he's missed quite a few and you would imagine it's going to be that case that he will have to be rested a bit more from now on than he would have been previously

[sbgawa]

Yeah true , but if you look at his appearance record , prior to this season he hardly ever missed a game and this season he's missed quite a few and you would imagine it's going to be that case that he will have to be rested a bit more from now on than he would have been previously

Kenny should protect him a bit more, You generally dont see Burke start in matchs that we "should win".

[Glen Of Aherlow]

Don't think we have the options to replace him that Rovers have with Burke

[Nesta99]

I could be out on my own on this but there is a sense to me that Kenny plays Forrestor because he has to, not because he really really wants to for whatever reason. Maybe he sees him as injury prone or unreliable in some way. He does go missing at times but then turns a game on its head so worth his place but yeah its like he'd rather phase him out?? Maybe he is minding him, trying to build a resilience by playing him in non essential games.