Cork v Drogheda

**Colm** · 28/02/2006, 12:33 PM

Drogs fans are hilarious! They really believe the sh!te that Doolin comes out with! Just think if they manage to win the cup again this year they will be as good as Longford, that's some achievement!

It was a poor game last night but there's no doubt that we were the better team even though we never really played to anywhere near our potential.
Drogs are terrible and won't do anything of note again this season.

**DruggyDrog** · 28/02/2006, 12:48 PM

Even allowing for the natural conflict of opinion from opposing fans, i have to say that some of the Cork comments are a tad crazy.

Firstly, yes, you won the game 2-0. Fair play, good 3 points to pick up. But you did not create ONE chance all day. A piece of individual brilliance from Behan (good player) and a deflected own goal won the game. While we didn't exactly cut ye open or anything, Robinson, Fahey and Bradley were all on the end of good moves only to shoot slightly high, while Gavin should have at least hit the target from Fahey's corner.

Neither side caught fire at any stage, typical 2nd match of the season, cork managed to convert their half chances, drogheda didn't.

Big deal, but fact of the matter is that Kelly is a bad ref when he's neutral, even worse when he's reffing a cork match. He didn't lose us the game, but he surely helped the cork cause more than the drogheda cause.

And Doolin under pressure?? Laughable, the cup win has, rightly or wrongly, bought him at least another season to do thisngs his way. No manager unde rless pressure at the moment.

**ColinR** · 28/02/2006, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Colm

Drogs fans are hilarious! They really believe the sh!te that Doolin comes out with! Just think if they manage to win the cup again this year they will be as good as Longford, that's some achievement!

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why do so many people think that most cork fans are unbelievably arrogant - see colm's post. what longford did was some achievement. in two years, their small town club won more than your club had in its first twenty years as the only club in the countries second largest city. that is some achievement, and i would be proud to match

Originally Posted by Colm

It was a poor game last night but there's no doubt that we were the better team even though we never really played to anywhere near our potential.

judging by the reaction of the neutrals on this board, it would appear that there is doubt about who was the better team. the neutral responses seem to make a lot more sense than either sets of fans who have contributed to the thread.

Originally Posted by Colm

Drogs are terrible and won't do anything of note again this season.

well if this proves to be as stupid a statement as the rest of your post, we might have another good season ahead of us

**daveh** · 28/02/2006, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by DruggyDrog

Firstly, yes, you won the game 2-0. Fair play, good 3 points to pick up. But you did not create ONE chance all day.

Thats an interesting one!!we won 2-0 and didnt create ONE chance in the process!!thats some sort of minor miracle is it?You were obviously watching the game with Alan Matthews or something!

**DruggyDrog** · 28/02/2006, 1:22 PM

Ok, daveh, point out any chances cork created??? There aren't any! Simon Webb, our left back, presented what can only be described as a half chance to Denis Behan. Only his brilliance meant that it resulted in a goal. No creating a chance from cork on that one. Then Jason Gavin was unfortunate to knock an innocuous cross into his own goal. Again, no sign of cork creating anything. Both your goals were 'created' by mistakes in our defence, the only two mistakes they made all night.

I applaud cork for managing to win the game, as you say it was 2-0, but I stand by my earlier statement, cork did not create one proper goalscoring opportunity all night (the fact that the ball ended up in our net twice does not necessarily indicate that cork created two chances).

**Risteard** · 28/02/2006, 1:25 PM

Every back-pass to Connor should surely be considered a chance. There was loads of them.

**pete** · 28/02/2006, 1:25 PM

Originally Posted by ColinR

why do so many people think that most cork fans are unbelievably arrogant - see colm's post.

Colm doesn't speak for all of us. We all not as arrogant as he is

**Dricky** · 28/02/2006, 1:29 PM

So if you use that rational, Drogs did nothing. We did hit the post twice which is about 10ft closer than any of Drogs 'chances'.
The ball in from Gamble created the Own goal, and you are right Behans wasn't a chance it was pure and utter brilliance.

**DruggyDrog** · 28/02/2006, 1:36 PM

Heart in my mouth for every back pass alright, at least it keeps everyone on their toes!!
Drogheda didn't exactly create a whole lot either. 2 shots from edge of area, Robinsons and Faheys, all as a result of passing moves up the park. Not calling them chances, but they were all our own work and just needed more compusure with the finish. Bradleys shot on the other hand was a clear chance, great pass from Fahey, good movement and control by Barrett, fine cut back to Bradley who only had the keeper to beat from 18 yards. The fact that he wasted it does not mean it wasn't a chance.

**daveh** · 28/02/2006, 1:42 PM

Originally Posted by DruggyDrog

Ok, daveh, point out any chances cork created??? There aren't any! Simon Webb, our left back, presented what can only be described as a half chance to Denis Behan. Only his brilliance meant that it resulted in a goal. No creating a chance from cork on that one. Then Jason Gavin was unfortunate to knock an innocuous cross into his own goal. Again, no sign of cork creating anything. Both your goals were 'created' by mistakes in our defence, the only two mistakes they made all night.

I applaud cork for managing to win the game, as you say it was 2-0, but I stand by my earlier statement, cork did not create one proper goalscoring opportunity all night (the fact that the ball ended up in our net twice does not necessarily indicate that cork created two chances).

Well we obviously differ in opinion as to what a goal scoring chance is but from my point of view anyway any goal thats scored,apart from some ridiculous own goals,has to be influenced in some way by the attacking team in the process,making it into a chance for them.I dont agree with this half-chance thing,if its a chance its a chance,obviously some are better then others but so-called half-chances are still goal-scoring oppurtunities.

For instance,would you say that gambles cross for the own-goal was not a chance?whenever the ball is played into that sort of area theres always a chance IMO........now that ive explained my "chance " philosophy my honest opinion of the game last night is that city played poor in the 1st half,improved in the 2nd half and were worth a 1-0 win,happy we scored 2 though.Drogheda played well enough throughout in fairness and I wouldnt have been complaining if we went in 1-0 down at half-time,so all in all a good win against an improved drogheda side who will do well this season

**DruggyDrog** · 28/02/2006, 1:53 PM

Fair enough daveh, can see where you are coming from. I'd be of the opinion that anything relying on an opposition mistake is not creating a chance. It was the creating bit i was focussing on, rather than the result.

It was a good 3 points for cork. I think both sides are still a fair bit off where they'll be in 2 or 3 weeks, and I think there was enough for both teams to take plenty of positives out of.

**ollie** · 28/02/2006, 1:57 PM

to be honest drogheda looked more like scoring until we scored but collapsed after that.that lad fahey looks handy.connor was a liability.He f�cked up a lot.what do ye drogs fans think of him?

**tiktok** · 28/02/2006, 2:03 PM

Originally Posted by DruggyDrog

It was the creating bit i was focussing on, rather than the result.

We made a few late on, but that was when you were down to nine men.

In fairness though,
Georgie hit the post with a free kick
Benno had a header on target from a free kick (granted there was no power behind it)
The ball was flashed across the box from a corner with O'Flynn and Bennett going close
O'Connor made a save from a long range Georgie effort (and one from Behan in the second half)
Gamble shot over (should have scored)
and that's just off the top of my head

There were few clear-cut chances for either side, Drogs shaded the quality of chances in the first half IMO, but it's a bit of a stretch to say we created nothing.

**Peadar** · 28/02/2006, 2:24 PM

Originally Posted by tiktok

There were few clear-cut chances for either side, Drogs shaded the quality of chances in the first half IMO, but it's a bit of a stretch to say we created nothing.

Drogs finishing was dreadful and Devine was never tested.

**tiktok** · 28/02/2006, 2:34 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Drogs finishing was dreadful and Devine was never tested.

agreed, but we're talking about chances created

**Peadar** · 28/02/2006, 2:37 PM

Originally Posted by tiktok

agreed, but we're talking about chances created

How many points do you get for chances created?

**Rochey** · 28/02/2006, 2:52 PM

to be honest drogheda looked more like scoring until we scored but collapsed after that.that lad fahey looks handy.connor was a liability.He f�cked up a lot.what do ye drogs fans think of him?

Definitly the best we have at the moment now Rogers is gone and I think that he's a decent keeper good shot stopper does need to work on taking crosses and delivering better kick outs. Definitly do not think he's a liability like cork fans would have you believe.

Cork fans total arrogance and laughable superiority complex is only matched in this league by their players. Get over yourselves!!

**Dricky** · 28/02/2006, 2:53 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

How many points do you get for chances created?

Not as many as winning

It was a good run out for both teams, Drogs in fairness have the chase everything attitude but that doesn't always work at times we really just went around them. They did congest midfield and closed space well and on Roy they put two men.

so to get 2 - 0 is good, I think on a wet pitch and another couple of months in it could of been a different match but it wasn't and as warm up go that was a good one.

Drogs played like it was a cup final but they always do. It's high risk but if it pays off they get a win. If it doesn't they mini implode.