Friday Night Lights

**Sunny Jim** · 03/05/2007, 8:46 PM

I think we'll win 2-1. We've had two losses in a row and I think Shelbourne could get the backlash. I'm expecting a good crowd too for the first game under lights, at least 1,500. Hopefully the atmosphere will be better than for the Sunday games.

**Raheny Red** · 03/05/2007, 9:47 PM

Originally Posted by Sunny Jim

Hopefully the atmosphere will be better than for the Sunday games.

Don't worry about that

- we'll make a difference

**brokenstar** · 04/05/2007, 12:24 PM

I'll hazard a 2 - 1 win too. The lads will be well up for this and will love to get the great start to the season back on track. Playing under the new lights on a friday night should draw a big crowd too and hopefully will inspire a good win for the youths

**Thunder-WYFC** · 04/05/2007, 3:23 PM

Headin out bout 7,can't wait for this onw

come on the yoofs

**passinginterest** · 04/05/2007, 3:44 PM

Thunder is your flag making an appearence?
I was looking out for it at the Kilkenny game but no sign.
I'm not going to make this one but I reckon at least a draw.
Hope there's a real atmosphere and a big travelling support (should be seeing as half of Dublin will be in Wexford for the weekend anyway)

Oh and be careful where you park! I see the club had to publish an apology to local residents as late arrivals were dangerously parked.

**Thunder-WYFC** · 04/05/2007, 3:45 PM

haha I'm not driving out anyway,getting a lift of a friends Da

Not bringing the flag tonght anyway-1/10 on to get robbed

**passinginterest** · 04/05/2007, 3:52 PM

The Shels fans that travel away are not that bad from what I know. Plus there's going to be over 1,000 other Wexford folk to defend your honour. Robbing flags and all that rubbish only goes on at the odd game in around Dublin.

**ForzaWexford** · 04/05/2007, 4:34 PM

A win here would be massive for us. Athlone and Kildare both have tough games (away to Cobh and home to Dundalk), so 3 points gives us a great chance of going fourth.

Having said that I've a gut feeling the game will finish 1-1. As long as we don't lose I'll be reasonably happy - we have to be realistic.

**Thunder-WYFC** · 04/05/2007, 9:48 PM

1-1 it finished then,em good atmosphere at the game.Shels Brigaid Dearg were quite good and finally a few of us have started to sing.

**ForzaWexford** · 04/05/2007, 10:29 PM

Yeah not a bad result in the end. Thought Shels looked a class above us for the first 20 minutes, they seemed to be able knock it around a lot easier and a lot more frequently than us. They hit the post fairly early on. Their goal right before half-time was a cracker too - from about 25/30 yards out. Dunphy might have been able to get across to it but can't really fault him for letting it in. Murphy was given way too much space and time on the ball. I thought he was the best player on the pitch.

Second-half started pretty much the same, but we soon got on top. They still had some chances but I felt we were putting on a better fight, and when the equaliser came it was deserved. Richie Fitzgerald took their left-full on and gave an inviting ball across the six-yard box.....which Collins smashed into his own net. One of the worst own goals I've seen ever. Apart form the fact he was standing on his own six yard box there was absolutely no pressure on him. He could have trapped the ball, turned around and drove it upfield. But I won't complain!

Fair play to the Shels fans too for travelling down, decent enough crowd and a good bit of chanting from them.

**passinginterest** · 05/05/2007, 4:41 PM

Any idea of the crowd figure? First game my dad has missed too so I've got no other reports on the match. Thanks for the views lads. A good result at the end of the day.

**brokenstar** · 05/05/2007, 9:25 PM

Yeah, cheers lads. My brothers were at the game but haven't seen any of them yet for an in depth report. Sounds like we gave a good account of ourselves. The usual slow start and the strong finish. I'll take the draw, it's another point on the board and fair play to the lads. Well done to Shels fans for adding to the atmosphere. Sounds like the Friday change is working already, it can only get better.

Another point, more lessons learned. Onwards and upwards Youths!!

**wexman** · 07/05/2007, 12:09 PM

shels are the best footballing side to come here to wexford so far. they were far the better team & id imagine they were v dissapointed with the draw. considering they were missing 6 first team players they made us look pretty bad at times. they knocked the ball around 4 fun & all we could do was chase our midfield give the ball away 2 easy.

**Sunny Jim** · 09/05/2007, 1:03 PM

Spot on wexman. Shelbourne were by far the best team I've seen so far. Best supporters too, made me laugh. By the way, I'm beginning to wonder are we ever going to score in the clubhouse end?