Official Match Thread Derry 1-1 City

**NorthoftheLee** · 09/10/2003, 12:22 PM

hopefully we'll get something from this...we need to be beating the likes of Derry whose confidence can not be good at the moment.

We need to open up a gap on St Pats...are they being made play on Friday?....could be an advantage as they have to be wrecked after last nites game....shels to beat bohs too hopefully...i think at this stage shels probably have the league..most consistent team in it. maybe second is still up for grabs...optimism is great

any way back to the game........

my starting 11..

----------------Devine------------------
Hoggie---Murray---Coughlan--Woods
Colin T---Greg-----Bennett---Kearney
----------Doyle-----George-----------

I know Colin has being playing great in the middle, but we're stuck for options really......our squad is not that strong....

subs......Colin P., Casey, Murray, Carey, Behan, (Nwánko??)

**Gary** · 09/10/2003, 12:40 PM

Games like tonight are ones that need winning. i reckon we have been playing well-ish, lately and should over power a cráp team of Brits quite handily.

Ditto on the team selection with NOTL, but he will prob start Murray again, and put behan on as centre half or something equally stupid.

**Ruairi** · 09/10/2003, 12:52 PM

Originally posted by Gary
team of Brits

City should win.

3-0 I'll go for.

**razor** · 09/10/2003, 12:54 PM

Behan is a trier and there's no doubt about that but i'm seriously beginning to doubt that he has the ability to do the business at LOI level.

I mean, he might take quite well to centre half.

thecorner · 09/10/2003, 2:41 PM

georgie supposed to be out with a thigh strain

**pconnor** · 09/10/2003, 2:56 PM

I hope that Cork stuff Derry tonight by 2 or 3. We (drogs) were up there last week and had no trouble getting through their defence, had a few decent chances. Derry are crap in the air, which is no good for a long ball team. They created nothing at all from corners or free kicks. What i'm saying is that if a the Drogs can get through them in Derry (we've been crap away from home) then Cork should have no problem.

You owe us a favour lads, after all we did roll over and let you stuff us by 4 at the cross. BTW is O'Flynn out at the moment?

**NorthoftheLee** · 09/10/2003, 3:04 PM

Originally posted by thecorner
georgie supposed to be out with a thigh strain

corner...dont be saying things like that please.....

**Colm** · 09/10/2003, 4:01 PM

Originally posted by thecorner
georgie supposed to be out with a thigh strain

He's probably just doubtful!

I'd also go with the same team as notl. We've not got much in Derry in recent times but I think, going on the contrasting form of both teams, we should win tonight.

**pete** · 09/10/2003, 4:17 PM

Pats win last night now means no euro spot for 4th place. Looks like 3rd be only tot cup place now so City need to hang onto Bohs with a win tonight.

**SÓC** · 09/10/2003, 4:20 PM

Originally posted by pete
Pats win last night now means no euro spot for 4th place. Looks like 3rd be only tot cup place now so City need to hang onto Bohs with a win tonight.

You sure Pete, coz if Pats win the cup and finish 3rd wouldnt we get the inter two bob cup spot? Or maybe Pats would take the UEFA spot and St. Francis would take the intertoto place

**pete** · 09/10/2003, 4:25 PM

Originally posted by SÓCcfc
You sure Pete, coz if Pats win the cup and finish 3rd wouldnt we get the inter two bob cup spot? Or maybe Pats would take the UEFA spot and St. Francis would take the intertoto place

Doh! meant to say 4th only good for Toto spot but of course that not correct either.

Think this is what menat to say:
Bohs cup win would almost guarantee us some european football assuming we don't collapse & let Longford or Waterford past us...

**patsh** · 09/10/2003, 4:35 PM

Originally posted by SÓCcfc
You sure Pete, coz if Pats win the cup and finish 3rd wouldnt we get the inter two bob cup spot? Or maybe Pats would take the UEFA spot and St. Francis would take the intertoto place

Would Longford not come into this at all, given that they would be runners-up in both cups?

Thing that worries me most is that it's the games we should win are the games we don't win....

**niamh** · 09/10/2003, 4:56 PM

When was the last time City won in Derry. We don't play well up there. They are always tough games esp now they are fighting for their Premier lives and City are not the most consistant at the minute. If City play well they will win and win well....that's my opinion.

I just hope for the guys that made the trip that it is not another sit back repeat of last time with a Troy to blame last minute winner