Playoff First leg (scores)

pp_me129

So tonight will be the first leg of the playoff
Dundalk Vs Waterford United
For anyone Interested there will be live commentry on WLR

So Dundalk 0 Blues 2

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WLR Frequency?

Is it online?

Pighead

Was quietly confident of a Dundalk win as for the most part we've been playing great stuff over the past few months. However due to the fact that one of our best players(Finn) won't be available and that our form has slightly dipped lately I'm gonna go for a 1-1 draw(Hughes to score, obviously)

pp_me129

Link to listen
http://www.wlrfm.com/

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Kick off 7:45

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I wonder can I pick it up on a rayjo in Dublin.

Pighead

seansouth wrote:

I wonder can I pick it up on a rayjo in Dublin.

Try 95.8 LMFM They will almost certainly be covering it.

pp_me129

Match Commentry has just started

www.wlrfm.ie

pp_me129

1-0 blues

2 and half mins
Kenny brown

Pighead

Terrible start. And not wanting to sound like a bitter fcuker may I also say that Kenny Brown is a terrible name. Anyway C'mon Dundalk!

pp_me129

Half Time
Dundalk 0-1 Wateford United

Kenny Brown 2mins 30secs

Pighead

Dundalk hit the bar with a free just before half time. Still reckon they can get a draw out of this.

pp_me129

dandalk penalty

pp_me129

1-1 dundlak penalty

Pighead

Excellent! That gives us a bit of hope going into the 2nd leg.
pp_me129 you seem to be having a bit of trouble spelling Dundalk!

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Set up nicely for the second leg.

bohsman

Is this not a completely meaningless game?

gimmick

When is the 2nd leg? Friday?

Come on the Blahs.

Pighead

bohsman wrote:

Is this not a completely meaningless game?

Nope, there are ranking points at stake, the winner of the playoff will obviously improve their chances if they increase the ranking points.

That said the FAI could well have made this decision weks ago without bothering to tell anybody.

gimmick

From what I have heard, and subsequently read somewhere else, Waterford will be in the Premier Division next season come what may. So, for Waterford it is, supposedly, meaningless. But a win for Dundalk could be a huge difference maker.

Pighead

gimmick wrote:

From what I have heard, and subsequently read somewhere else, Waterford will be in the Premier Division next season come what may. So, for Waterford it is, supposedly, meaningless. But a win for Dundalk could be a huge difference maker.

Well if Waterford are guaranteed a spot in the Premier League then Dundalk are screwed as far as I'm concerned, the only other possible teams we could replace are UCD and Bray.

UCD are a well run club and theres no way the FAI will fcuk them out. Brays a closer call but they've got a decent ground and are on the dart line and have done reasonably well during their time in the Premier.

Personally I don't think any decision has been made yet and I wouldn't be too comfortable if I were from Waterford.

gimmick

One of the major things in Waterfords favour is location ie, being in Munster. The FAI/eL wont really want too many clubs around the same area. if Dundalk were to be admitted, that could possibly mean the following clubs are with the space of 100 kms of each other

Shels
Bohs
Rovers
Pats
UCD
Drogheda
Dundalk
Longford
Bray

And with the rest of the division being made up of
Cork City
Derry City
Sligo Rovers

It would look too balanced. But if Waterford were to be up there instead of UCD/Bray/Dundalk, it would at least make it look slightly more balanced. I dunno.

Pighead wrote:

I wouldn't be too comfortable if I were from Waterford.

No one would be

Pighead

gimmick wrote:

One of the major things in Waterfords favour is location ie, being in Munster. The FAI/eL wont really want too many clubs around the same area. if Dundalk were to be admitted, that could possibly mean the following clubs are with the space of 100 kms of each other

Shels
Bohs
Rovers
Pats
UCD
Drogheda
Dundalk
Longford
Bray

And with the rest of the division being made up of
Cork City
Derry City
Sligo Rovers

It would look too balanced. But if Waterford were to be up there instead of UCD/Bray/Dundalk, it would at least make it look slightly more balanced. I dunno.

Depends what the FAI wants I suppose. If they want a nice neat multi representative league then, indeed, Waterford are the obvious choice. If they want a team thats guaranteed bringing a decent away support to every game and with a structure in place to ensure they'll be competitive then Dundalk would seem to be the obvious answer.

gimmick wrote:

No one would be

Ha Ha!