QuoteAnother LOI season begins,another LOI game overseen by the abysmal hennessy in the middle. Middling start by an understrength Rovers against a who-knows dundalk.
Lilander is one of the worst players I've seen in this league in a while. Thank god for James Clarke. He's going to have a bad back if he has to carry us like that all season.
Another LOI season begins,another LOI game overseen by the abysmal hennessy in the middle. Middling start by an understrength Rovers against a who-knows dundalk.
Never called it a first 11. But are you saying that the side put out lacked familiarity with eachother, that there was a bunch of players that had little time playing or training together, full of new signings and debutatnts, promoted youth etc. Getting cranky early CJ, next you will be moaning about teams only putting in effort against Rovers! Anyway if Burke was available he'd have been sent off, Byrne would have been another injury prone players to go with Farrugia and Clarke, Greene was the right tactical introduction over Kenny if he had been on the bench, McEneff is too brittle yet to be in a battling game, Towell im not sre would have added too much more than what was available. Lopez is a star player but with the few counter attacks that Dundalk had, including the goal I dont know where he would have made a major difference, might have made a better atempt than Hoare for that chance but it was hardly a rearguard action where he excels at snuffing out chances when Rovers are under sustained pressure. It was simply going 2 up front that made the tactical difference 2nd half.Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Hennessy was awful but I'd take a point at half time. Hopefully a few back Forncett week
What did the ref get wrong? Bradshaw and Gullan yellows were soft, he rightly waved away penalty shouts. By usual standards it was an unspectacular performace that lacked controversy of note. Certainly both managers had little complaints post match.
What is it with Dubs and a need for a pitch invasion? Bohs fans ran on after their goal in the cup semifinal last year, Pats fans couldn’t stay behind the boundary wall when they score tonight. Is it some kind of fetish we don’t know about?
Was anyone carrying an umberella?
I’m saying the Rovers side/squad tonight was nowhere near to what it would be if all the players I mentioned were available ; tonight’s team my be more familiar to each other but many of them are squad members rather than starters ( I know Bradley as he is obliged says he trusts all the players).
What you say re injury prone players has some merit and we’ll over the course of the season see how that effects us….. at the moment it feels like we’ve a fantastic potential first team/squad but in reality too many missing on a regular basis . Still think we’ll easily win the league
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Bizarre Rovers think the Ref was against them - frankly embarrassing.
Eamonn Deacy Park gets a pitch invasion of children after every game. It can't be everyone else's fault.
Great feet from Hartmann for Sligo’s second this evening…
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Treaty United with a good 3-1 win over Cobh Ramblers, a scoreline that flattered the visitors.
Stellar performance from Treaty with standout performances from Thomas Considine and Robbie Lynch to name but two.
1,926 a cracking crowd.
There’s a difference between kids going on to the pitch after a game, and grown men going on to the pitch during the game.
Ref wasn’t an issue tonight. Rovers were poor going forward. A bit better when Watts came on but didn’t create over the 90 to deserve the win. Don’t care who was out, that match day squad should be good enough to beat that Dundalk squad, but on the night, they weren’t.. still, day 1 and will get better.
thought Dundalk were well enough organised sitting back and will feel it was a comfortable point. Presume they’ll get better as players get to know each other / the system but can’t see them finishing close to European spot based on tonight. Accept its day 1 only!
And his side-kick was a defender too…
Some encouraging signs for Kerry despite a 2-0 loss away to the likely First Division runaway winners. Games against 3rd to 9th from last year will tell a lot more.
Yeah, was comfortable by the sounds of it, first night only etc but I think Treaty will be competitive in the best of the rest battle in D1.
Stephen Kenny Saviour, Leader, Winner, An Autobiography - In All Good Bookstores Now
I was thinking at the friendly in Finn Park that he likes rusty enough as well
Cobh were dire last night.
Not sure how their squad compares to last season, but the loss of Doherty is huge.
Wouldn’t be so quick to judge lander John, was playing on his wrong side I think. Anyway the passing from our whole team was awful not helped but not excused by that muckheap!
Clarke was trying and busy but guilty of giving it away as much as anyone, had a poor first half but finished strong. Was impressed by McManus and Flores gave his usual 100%.
A bad night but relieved to scrape a point.
Connolly HAS to start ahead of Grant who has done zilch since rejoining, should be nowhere near the team.
Devine out.
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