UCD v Rovers

**lifelong rover** · 29/03/2008, 10:17 PM

it was the worst display by any team that ive ever seen, With the exception
of 3 or 4 players Some of our team had no interest in being there, reminds me of the times with mr o brien now of galway. It is now time for paul cooke and
his team to show that they wish to earn their pay.

**deecay** · 29/03/2008, 10:19 PM

Lads theres no e at the end of Cook

**clubman** · 29/03/2008, 11:21 PM

Lads, yer losing the run of yourselves me thinks. Before you become judge and jury I think ye should look at both sides. UCD are not as bad as people make them out to be. Rovers have always found it very difficult to get a result when we play them. They played the spoiling game and played it damn well I must add. You have to give them some credit. No one expects the opposition to lay down and die so why all of a sudden should we expect to go to UCD and expect to come away with a victory? Our lads haven't as yet performed to the level this season that we should expect them to win comfortably at any venue. I've witnessed all games so far and although I think we have a decent side I also feel we will struggle and have to be honest I expected a game like the one we got at the bowl. UCD always have a hard working side and they competed very well all over the park. If Rovers thought they would be allowed to get the ball down and play 'pretty' football and the opposition would sit back and admire them then they were certainly surprised but I don't expect that was the case. On the face of it last night was a point earned and any point picked up on the road is a good one. The 'supporters' that booed the lads were exercising their rights but in my opinion they adopted the wrong option. I spoke with a couple of the players today and they were every bit as gutted as those that displayed their disgust. We travelled to the bowl with hope in our hearts but we left disappointed. Sometimes it's not good to display our true feelings. We'll be there again to support the lads when they pull on the bit o red so I think we should be as one and stay loyal. We have Cobh up next and after their great draw with Cork tonight now they won't be a push over either. It's a tough league we find ourselves in and it's going to be a hard struggle to survive. We want to survive to we have to try to get behind the players during the hard times as well as the good. I feel there will be a lot of bad nights but let's not lose faith.

**roversman** · 29/03/2008, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by clubman

Lads, yer losing the run of yourselves me thinks. Before you become judge and jury I think ye should look at both sides. UCD are not as bad as people make them out to be. Rovers have always found it very difficult to get a result when we play them. They played the spoiling game and played it damn well I must add. You have to give them some credit. No one expects the opposition to lay down and die so why all of a sudden should we expect to go to UCD and expect to come away with a victory? Our lads haven't as yet performed to the level this season that we should expect them to win comfortably at any venue. I've witnessed all games so far and although I think we have a decent side I also feel we will struggle and have to be honest I expected a game like the one we got at the bowl. UCD always have a hard working side and they competed very well all over the park. If Rovers thought they would be allowed to get the ball down and play 'pretty' football and the opposition would sit back and admire them then they were certainly surprised but I don't expect that was the case. On the face of it last night was a point earned and any point picked up on the road is a good one. The 'supporters' that booed the lads were exercising their rights but in my opinion they adopted the wrong option. I spoke with a couple of the players today and they were every bit as gutted as those that displayed their disgust. We travelled to the bowl with hope in our hearts but we left disappointed. Sometimes it's not good to display our true feelings. We'll be there again to support the lads when they pull on the bit o red so I think we should be as one and stay loyal. We have Cobh up next and after their great draw with Cork tonight now they won't be a push over either. It's a tough league we find ourselves in and it's going to be a hard struggle to survive. We want to survive to we have to try to get behind the players during the hard times as well as the good. I feel there will be a lot of bad nights but let's not lose faith.

Well said clubman so true

**pineapple stu** · 30/03/2008, 12:12 AM

Originally Posted by clubman

They played the spoiling game and played it damn well I must add.

I'm not quite sure how we played the spoiling game, to be honest, unless you mean we defended well. Sligo were the ones putting in a couple of strong challenges and picking up the bookings, which is usually what "spoiling tactics" are about. (Though obviously I'm not saying youz were employing them either).

It's a shame that, while most of your post is reasoned, you got lazy with this comment (and you're not the first to make it on this thread), and just pandered to a largely groundless UCD stereotype.

**deecay** · 30/03/2008, 12:23 AM

UCD are a young footballing side,they should'nt have that negative sterotpye anymore

**pineapple stu** · 30/03/2008, 12:31 AM

Shouldn't but do, unfortunately.

I mean, it's almost five years since we got rid of Doolin!

**Shedzer** · 30/03/2008, 2:07 AM

Have to agree with clubman! We have played bohs,pats and drogs in our opening games! We cant excactly have expected to take points from thse sides and imo anything we got from them would have been a bonus! Maybe we should beat ucd i dont know,but they have been difficult for us to play against especially away,some people are being too hard on the rovers players! I'm sure we will come good..

**sligoman** · 30/03/2008, 2:13 AM

Originally Posted by Shedzer

I'm sure we will come good..

So am I but that's still no excuse for such a lack of effort last night.

**clubman** · 30/03/2008, 2:08 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

I'm not quite sure how we played the spoiling game, to be honest, unless you mean we defended well. It's a shame that, while most of your post is reasoned, you got lazy .......

Not the first time I have been accused of being lazy.
I suppose with mature reflection I could have used a different term to that of 'spoiling game'. Believe me I ment absolutely no ill will towards UCD in fact I tried to give them the credit I felt they deserved for the game. I thought both sides cancelled each other out on the night and the result was a fair one.

**DmanDmythDledge** · 31/03/2008, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Sorry, what did you say?

Paul Byrne would score.

**Rovers fan** · 31/03/2008, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by feo123

no player goes out on the pitch and gives less than 100%, they all do there best

gerry carr said the players didn't have the right attitude against UCD. I wonder what he meant??

**Rovers1** · 01/04/2008, 7:34 AM

Originally Posted by Rovers fan

gerry carr said the players didn't have the right attitude against UCD. I wonder what he meant??

i wonder?!

**showgies** · 01/04/2008, 9:17 AM

Originally Posted by Rovers1

i wonder?!

Speaking of wondering...............I wonder why Cook didn't give the interview

**Only1Rovers** · 01/04/2008, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by showgies

Speaking of wondering...............I wonder why Cook didn't give the interview

Maybe he didn't have the right attitude....

**sligoman** · 01/04/2008, 1:03 PM

Judge stayed after training again today. I know ye may criticise him but at least he's putting in a bit of effort...just needs to show that in matches now.

**Fivesilver** · 01/04/2008, 2:50 PM

Originally Posted by lifelong rover;

it was the worst display by any team that ive ever seen

Lifelong? How old are you - 3?

**deecay** · 01/04/2008, 3:59 PM

Originally Posted by Fivesilver

Lifelong? How old are you - 3?

Exactly,wasnt to long ago we were a mid-table team in 1st div

**pineapple stu** · 13/04/2008, 3:01 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Belfield is a joke too, never in my life have I seen a steward asking fans to sit down

Incidentally, I asked about this on Friday and apparently the reason you were moved is because youz were standing up in front of the press box. The club don't really care if you stand, but the press asked for you to be moved, so they just put you down the far end of the stand and let you continue standing. Seems fair enough to me.