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Idu

LoBo wrote: »

janets_on_clubs which player are you?

I'm Iain

LeixlipRed

B-K-DzR wrote: »

I really enjoyed it but i have an awful lot to learn.

My biggest problem was positional and marking. I was never really sure how far i was supposed to push up/drop back/ mark. Guess that will come with more practice.
Fitness wise and the speed of the game are both higher than im used to but again this just takes some getting used to, practice and some hard work. Guess it's time to start running that pier again.

As has been said, the 6/7 aside game that im used to is completly different to the 11 aside but i can only see it making me a better player.

Des: I've managed to re-arrange what i had on saturday so i'll be there. Is there another of those fantastic map/bus combo's floating around please?

Where are you coming from? The 4,4a,11,11a,11b,13,13a and 19a all go by the sports grounds.

Savman

Savman

kaizersoze1980 wrote: »

Speaking of Judases...what time is the game against your team at on Saturday Sav :cool:

Meeting 2.15pm @ the pitch, KO 3pm. Allowing people gettin lost etc it'll easily be after 2.30 by the time we get warmed up etc.

This is a tough game to call, could go either way but I reckon Phoenix Rovers might nick it by a goal or 2 simply because we're in the business end of our season and judging by last night the Boardeaux sharpness isn't quite there yet.

LeixlipRed

I still cant get through to the sports ground about booking the pitch. Been ringing all day today and yesterday and no answer. They used to have an answering machine but that seems to be gone. I'll wander over before I head back to Leixlip. Hopefully there's someone there because that'll be the last chance I'll have to book it and pay

WeAreShels

I've a game at 1.15 in Cherry Orchard on Saturday so unless I'm taken off at half time and storm off, I probably won't make this one.

LeixlipRed

Des, did you manage to get through to DCU? The place was a ghost town when I was there today

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Nope, wtf?

I'll try all day tomorrow though.

Idiots not wanting money tbh.

Any other ideas lads?

LeixlipRed

It's bizzare. Last week they had voicemail. Now it just rings out.

Draupnir

If ya can't get the sports grounds in st clares try the sports complex on campus itself, they will surely know the story with the lads in st clares at least

murtagh

Wont be able to make it tomorrow.

LeixlipRed

Any luck Des? I'm going to the physio this evening about my injury. Let you know how I'm set for next week then.

Idu

is this on or what?

BKtje

I'm heading out at 6 and won't be home tonight so i kinda need to know if i gotta bring my gear with me or not.

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It's on.

Gileadi

Like donkey kong?

Idu

is anyone heading out from city centre/pearse street direction?? know what bus to get but not where to get it from or where to get off

BKtje

Same situation, don't know dcu at all so no idea how far it is/what it looks like.

LoBo

go here
http://mkmap.com/dublin

pick route 11 from the drop down and then follow it to near the end. It goes past DCU then left. The pitch we play on is further back that road before it turns left, you can see a few small pitches then a big pitch at the back (left hand side of ballymun road leading up towards DCU).

The label for DCU lists all the other buses that go there, the 11 goes up westmoreland st, there's also the 13 that's handy for pearse st cos theres a stop across the road from pearse st train station (westland row).

Oh and I won't be able to go tomorrow as I've to attend a baby's christening, thought it was on later but it ain't

Good luck and remember to get a penno against sav the cheating bastard!!

Draupnir

4,4a,13,19,19a all go from westmoreland street. You need to stay on until you see an esso station on the left and a park on the right. Sav marked it on a map so it shoulder be rocket surgery

Nunu

I got a lift back to Goatstown on Wednesday, think it was with Art?
He said to PM if I was looking for lift on Saturday.

Who should I be PM'ing? (haven't quite matched usernames to real names yet:o)

I'll be there anyway lift or no lift cos I can get the 11 bus.

Savman

Right, for the lads bussing it out or whatever, just get off at the bus stop right outside the "On The Run" petrol station at the start of the Ballymun Road. The Sports Grounds are behind the garage, the entrance is about 5 yards before the garage itself.

Impossible to miss tbh and with such a good number of buses I think this is a fairly easy pitch to find in comparison to some of the others we play on.

The garage is just opposite Albert College Park and is 1-2 stops before the main DCU campus stop, so if you ask a bus driver to "let you off at DCU" chances are you'll miss the stop.

See yiz then.

Fatmag

I won't be there, my ankle is fecked after the last night, Art

LeixlipRed

If its swollen and there's bad bruising on it Art then you might have damaged ligaments. I've done it a few times. Need to go to the physio or it never heals properly. You're balance will be shot.

Good luck tomorrow lads. Have work so won't be there. Went physio today about the injury I got v coffin Dodgers and I'll miss tuesday but should be back the week after.

Kiith

I dont think im going to be able to make this tomorrow lads. Somethings come up back home which i need to sort out. I think i'll be heading back around 4pm, but if its going to be any later, then i will come over. Buts its looking less and less likely. I'll let you know.

FrankGrimes

How are we doing for numbers Des?

BKtje

I'm really sorry guys but i got delayed coming back and am only just home. Won't be able to make it in time over to DCU, hope it goes well!

See you all on Tuesday.

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Apologies lads, apparently the text never delivered.



Anyway, we scraped a team together, and played 10-v-10 for a while, until our eleventh man arrived.

We would have won with a full strength, and if Sav could finish his dinner, we would have won today:D

4-2 to Phoenix.

Roll on the new season.

LeixlipRed

Not bad result considering we only had that many out. Who scored for us? And the 20 who'll be playing next season? When are you cutting Milhouse???

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We had to borrow a couple of their players, one of them scored our first, Denis I think his name was.

And Shay scored

His first goal in the blue I think.

LeixlipRed

Fair play to Shay! Now all I need is to break my duck

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LeixlipRed wrote: »

Fair play to Shay! Now all I need is to break my duck

He's played three seasons though

Also, the pitch cost zero, lol, there was still nobody working there, so feck them.

I met some Bohemians superstars too.

Harpal Singh, Darren Mansaram.

I was nearly gonna ask them to play for us, but just couldn't bring myself to.:)

LeixlipRed

DesF wrote: »

He's played three seasons though

Also, the pitch cost zero, lol, there was still nobody working there, so feck them.

I met some Bohemians superstars too.

Harpal Singh, Darren Mansaram.

I was nearly gonna ask them to play for us, but just couldn't bring myself to.:)

Must be there week off or something. Bizarre. Those two wouldn't have added much anyway

LeixlipRed

What was the lineup btw? Mr I got myself banned from boards wants to know

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LeixlipRed wrote: »

What was the lineup btw? Mr I got myself banned from boards wants to know

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Karl

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Simon----Keith----Geoff----Michael

Eddie

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Shay--Jules

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Hendo

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Sav

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Denis

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We had to start with 10, so Shay was in with Keith, and Sav in the middle with Jules, I think, then Geoff arrived so we went like that ^^^^

Then one of their lads went off injured at half time, so we lost Denis and played 4-4-1 for a while.

Then we went 3-4-2 with Simon moving to Right midfield and Eddie up with Sav.

Savman

Decent game, but the turnout was shocking. 7 from a squad of 20+. I don't think, on this basis, we can afford to be cutting people from the squad.

It was 1-1 at HT and with a full strength side it would have been a proper test but as the game went on we really went to the dogs. The first league game is now 3 days away, here's hoping we don't get off to a sluggish start.

I don't think the group text thing is a valid excuse either tbh, everyone on Wednesday night knew there was a game as well as those who contribute here so the vast majority of the squad should have been kept in the loop from someone.

Anyway, I didn't have the best of afternoons but still glad to get the game of ball in before Tuesday. Well done to all who showed up, for 40mins we gave a good showing of ourselves.

Gileadi

Where was Harpal? Annoyed i missed him, think the chaps quality

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Gileadi wrote: »

Where was Harpal? Annoyed i missed him, think the chaps quality

Before the match when you lot were down on the pitch a whole squad of Bohs walked by me, they were training down on the grass. Some of Sav's lads are Bohs scum fans, they were chatting to them.

Looked like a reserve session tbh, I didn't see Fenlon or any of the other players I'd recognise.

Draupnir

glad to get the run but I'm a bit disappointed with how I played, shouldn't have let them in for their last two goals but I was feeling the hamstring at that stage so hopefully will do better Tuesday. Our passing game was excellent at times today, we just need to be a bit more direct going forward.

I also thought we did well when playing the ball out of defence into midfield without long ball

Savman

I'd say fitness and sharpness played a part toward the end, our shape was all over the place tbh. We may be able get another friendly with them after the current season ends in May, sure we'll play that by ear.

Anyhoo, I think anyone who played either friendly this week (or both) will be better for it come Tuesday.

Gileadi

Harpal only came on for about 15 mins last night, Mans didnt get on at all so yea i'd say it was just the reserves.


About the match, we did well enough for a good chunk of the match but we got sloppy towards the end, hopefully that will be cut out when we actually have subs and are that bit sharper/fitter

FrankGrimes

Agree with Simon - we played some lovely football in the first half and sprayed some nice passes about and we did lose our shape in the second half, but we were a man down, but on the bright side, we got another reasonable workout from it. Strangely, we had more clearcut chances in the 2nd half based off less possession.

Both teams are of a roughly similar standard so another friendly with both teams having their first 11 would be interesting. I think we'd win on astro and they might take it on grass.

I for one am delighted to have played the 90 minute training, 90 minute match, and this 60 minute match in the past week - really shook off some rust that would otherwise have been there on Tuesday. Downside is the shin problem has flared up very badly but hopefully they'll have calmed down by Tuesday.

Agree that the turnout of 8 was very poor. If theres problems with the O2 webtext service, we should probably go back to an opt-in approach where unless the person texts Des or posts on here, we assume they're not gonna be there.

LeixlipRed

A suggestion with the group texts would be if Des adds his own number to the list. That way if he doesn't recieve the text himself he knows it hasn't sent properly.