Derry v Cork on Monday evening

**lofty9** · 10/04/2007, 7:24 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Why do we need a Derry-born keeper ? The team's packed full of Derry people at the moment, and they're not exactly exhibiting much pride in the cause....

I don't give a feck where a new keeper comes from, just so long as we get a decent one.

We've had difficulty getting a keeper. Obviously if we have two quality keepers from Derry playing elsewhere they will be easier to bring to the Brandywell. If McCourt wasn't a Derryman he wouldn't be playing for us.That's where I was coming from.

You really are a pedantic so and so

**Soko** · 10/04/2007, 10:37 PM

In all fairness the first goal may have looked bad but it took a dreadful hop off a bad pitch. Terrible for the second goal and bad for the thrid

**dcfcsteve** · 11/04/2007, 1:07 AM

Originally Posted by lofty9

We've had difficulty getting a keeper. Obviously if we have two quality keepers from Derry playing elsewhere they will be easier to bring to the Brandywell. If McCourt wasn't a Derryman he wouldn't be playing for us.That's where I was coming from.

You really are a pedantic so and so

I don't agree Lofty. Just cuz you're form Derry doesn;'t necessarily make it more likely that you'd be happy moving to the club.

I reckon we'd have more chance getting a keeper elsewhere in Ireland to come to Derry than getting a Derry man settled in English football to turn his back on all of that to join us.

Don't underestimate how difficult it would probably be to pluck young players out of English football early in their careers to come and play for us.

That Coleraine keepeer sounds like he'd be worth a look at though !

**lofty9** · 11/04/2007, 8:09 AM

We were looking at O Hare before Forde returned. We'll just have to wait until July for some hope!

**razor** · 11/04/2007, 8:25 AM

Originally Posted by hoopy

Is no one going to give Cork a bit of credit for their performance?

, take a look at where you are, the Eircom League forum of foot.ie.
These things just don't happen here.

**Cymro** · 11/04/2007, 11:50 AM

On the subject of Gerard Doherty, while I'm sure he'd do a good job for Derry I have it on good accord that he's leaving to join Cardiff in the summer.

**pineapple stu** · 11/04/2007, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by Soko

In all fairness the first goal may have looked bad but it took a dreadful hop off a bad pitch

Maybe, although they pointed out on Setanta that he fairly wussed out of the follow up challenge.

**lofty9** · 11/04/2007, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by Cymro

On the subject of Gerard Doherty, while I'm sure he'd do a good job for Derry I have it on good accord that he's leaving to join Cardiff in the summer.

Gerry told me about this story that appeared in the Welsh press this week. He reckons its hot air and said if Alexander doesn't sign a new contract at Cardiff, Jones will go out and get an experienced keeper. He also said if there is contact with Cardiff he is not going to go there and be third choice keeper. He is also aware of the situation back home and the prospect of CL football.

**Soper** · 11/04/2007, 1:41 PM

Good on him. Dave Jones isn't any good at picking teams.

**Risteard** · 11/04/2007, 2:21 PM

For what its worth, 1 of the top 5 eL keepers sits on Citys bench.
We're very lucky to have kept onto him and will be in safe hands when Devine leaves.
McNulty should start against Dungannon actually if not Rovers. I think Mick hurt his arm in the Brandywell.

**Cymro** · 11/04/2007, 2:26 PM

Originally Posted by lofty9

Gerry told me about this story that appeared in the Welsh press this week. He reckons its hot air and said if Alexander doesn't sign a new contract at Cardiff, Jones will go out and get an experienced keeper. He also said if there is contact with Cardiff he is not going to go there and be third choice keeper. He is also aware of the situation back home and the prospect of CL football.

If it's Champions' League football he wants he might as well just stay at TNS. He's pretty much guaranteed Champions League football every year there as they are by far the best side in the League of Wales.

I'd like to see us go in for him to be honest, good keeper, have watched him a few times, most recently against Newport on TV when he had a solid albeit not too busy evening. He seems capable of match-winning saves.

Although we've got Gueret and Oakes they're getting on a bit and Gueret has not been at his best at times this year.
He played especially well against Liverpool a couple years back when TNS played them, so we know he can do it against quality opposition. Would be happy to see him at the Liberty Stadium as another Welsh Premier lad Owain Tudur Jones has done really well for us since joining from Bangor City.

**wiseman** · 11/04/2007, 2:50 PM

Originally Posted by skitz3

The crap himself and the players went through last year and they still managed to win the title,i don't think another manager in the league would have done that.

The players won that title themselves for themselves because of the way the club treated them and because they knew it would be easier to move on as champions. All they needed was a manager who would back them on and off the field. Stan could have done that job