Games Weekend 6th March

[sbgawa]

Premier Division .........Friday 6th................. Galway United v Dundalk........... Waterford v Bohemians................ Shamrock Rovers v Derry City.................. Shelbourne v St. Patrick's Athletic.............Saturday 7th............... Sligo Rovers v Drogheda United........... First Division .........Bray Wanderers v Athlone Town............ Cobh Ramblers v Cork City,,,,,,,,,,,,, Finn Harps v Wexford............... Treaty United v Kerry.............. Longford Town v UCD........Premier Division............ Monday 9th............ Shelbourne v Shamrock Rovers

[sbgawa]

A weekend where with two wins Rovers can be up the top of the division and happy out or be down near the bottom talking about a slow start.Derry have looked getatable and hopefully we can do the business tonight...Shels is a tricky one , id be happy with 4 points on the weekend solid start and then play away.Waterford v Bohs is a big game for both but Waterford after losing from 2 up in Derry need something. Shels v Pats is a tough call , i reckon Pats will fancy their chances but Shels are tough to beat.Cobh v Cork in Division 1 is an interesting one, hopefully Cobh can take something and stop Cork makinga procession of the Division

[TVFBLOCKF]

There's a game out west too!

[sbgawa]

There's a game out west too!

Inded there is and Dundalk will surely give you a game although it depends which Dundalk shows up, the lads that deserved a point in Tallaght or the guys that looked like theyed had a few pints in inchicore

[brendy_éire]

Derry have looked getatable and hopefully we can do the business tonight...

We are very getatatable. Can't keep a clean sheet, or take the lead in a match.
Winchester is out, so unlikely James McClean will be moved from his horrible #6 role. Dodgy keeper in goals too, you should hit as many shots as possible.
Only positives I'm holding onto at this stage is that we do score quite a few, and the match will be on grass.
Bit strange that it's on the Virgin match this week, isn't it?

[Nesta99]

Getatable, new word for me and I like and will use. If Dundalk can make this result stick it will be huge but so much more football to be played in ED Park. Home game advantage then v Waterford, another side that we may need to shade the head to heads. Watching the rugby so cant comment on the game itself and now Im in superstitious mode where if I watch 2nd half we'll fall apart....ridiculous but it will take a bit more for me to truly believe that we have that resilience shown previously continuing against a lot of future opposition.

[Nesta99]

So I did log on to watch the 2nd half so the equaliser was totally and completely my fault. I havent a superstitious bone in my body for 90% of the time, Dundalk FC though its almost OCD. But an improvement on the murphys law belief.

[Nesta99]

Ah here, I am now tuning out!! If we get a result I will have proven my belief....seeeeeee! Not a bad point. Disappointing to have let a lead slip, great character to get back level again. As long as we convert draws to wins when getting a run of games at home. But the concern is of course that draws are not enough to be safe, the difference between being knocking around the top end of the table and being kept mid table by others losing or dropping points.

[sbgawa]

Good win and great to see JAck Byrne playing so wellBig game for both Shels and us on Monday

[Nesta99]

Pats will have to be disappointed to cough up 2 goal lead but another late goal will please SK. Things are looking more like his last stint in LoI, even the late goals and top end of table.

[Shinkicker]

Bohs fully deserved their lead at half time, I fact they should have been 3 up at HT. A different Waterford came out in the second half and caused Bohs problems. Overall Bohs deserved the win, based on their defensive qualities

[Roones26]

Two very good attendances tonight per FAI Connect over 5,000 at Rovers and Shelbourne and two reasonably disappointing ones in Galway and Waterford

[nigel-harps1954]

Superbly entertaining second half in Finn Park tonight. Pitch is still in brutal condition, but both teams played out a superb half on it.

[TonyD]

Pats will have to be disappointed to cough up 2 goal lead but another late goal will please SK. Things are looking more like his last stint in LoI, even the late goals and top end of table.

We looked well on top after going 2 up, but between Shels stepping it up, and perhaps us easing up a little, it looked like we'd surrendered two points, and maybe even all three. To get the winner then right at the death was extra sweet. Second time in recent years we've done this to Shels at Tolka.

[Glen Of Aherlow]

We looked well on top after going 2 up, but between Shels stepping it up, and perhaps us easing up a little, it looked like we'd surrendered two points, and maybe even all three. To get the winner then right at the death was extra sweet. Second time in recent years we've done this to Shels at Tolka.

Great to be there to see Big Ryan get two . Thought Palmer coming off seemed to leave us a bit more open but yeah always great to win a game with a late winner

[legendz]

The pendulum is more negative than positive for Kerry. Two defeats followed by two draws. Winless. Basic mistakes. Had expected experienced players to cut out the sloppiness. The Kerry management and senior players have got to sort this out between them.
If they can turn things around as a group - two frustrating draws could be a slow burner towards a positive run but they have to make it happen. League wins are not going to be gifted from opponents.

[ontheotherhand]

James McClean is doing Derry no favours at all playing centre mid for 90+ mins. They are far less than the sum of their parts.

We still aren't really clicking, particularly up front, but there's some positive signs. Jack Byrne being one and Adam Brennan is great to watch.

If we had Gaffney fit we'd be flying but we are relying a lot on Noonan and he's just too young to lead the line.

[sessylU]

James McClean is doing Derry no favours at all playing centre mid for 90+ mins.

The best periods of the past two matches have been when he's uninvolved and absent (or has been subbed off). His notable involvements usually involve the wrong decision or forced pass. He breaks down attacks, but usually it's Derry's attacks he breaks down.

[Buckett]

He's a one-trick pony when he's on the wing, not a bad full back because of his stamina but completely lacks the intelligence to play in the middle of the park. Probably undroppable because of his salary and stature

[brendy_éire]

Probably undroppable because of his salary and stature

If that's where we're going to play him, he should be dropped. He's doing a poor job in an unfamiliar position, and we've better options.

Not great stuff from ourselves last night. Ed Beach was our best player, which says a lot. McGinty at the other end didn't have a save to make.

Lynch got some things wrong last night, but one he certainly needs called out on was bringing on Conor Barr on 70 minutes. He played a bit with Cliftonville and Ballymena, but that was his first start for us, and it's a big step up from the IL. He was responsible for giving away the penalty.

If I was to look for positives, Beach was good, and we didn't concede from play. A first for us this season.
Shels and Pats up next. Genuinely think we need decent performances in those games, or the pressure on Lynch might force POD into a decision.