Football this weekend 25->/07/08

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League of Ireland Premier Division action as the second series nears a close...
25 Jul 2008 Bohemians :cool:7:45 UCD Dalymount Park
25 Jul 2008 Galway United 7:45 Derry City Terryland Park
25 Jul 2008 Shamrock Rovers 7:45 Sligo Rovers Tolka Park
26 Jul 2008 Cobh Ramblers 7:45 Bray Wanderers St Colman's Park
27 Jul 2008 Cork City 7:00 St Patrick's Athletic Turner's Cross

What's the betting we draw with UCD again?

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24 July Dundalk -v- Monaghan United

25 July Kildare County -v- Shels
25 July Limerick 37 -v- Wexford Youths
25 July Waterford Utd -v- Longford Town

26 July Torpedo Franchise -v- Athlone Town

28 July Longford Town -v- Dundalk

Dundalk 1-0 Monaghan after 1 min

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Dundalk 2 up before Half Time

dsmythy

3-0, game over. Was to be expected though. Poor oul Monaghan can't travel at all.

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Both teams have 10 men too.

Pighead

Great result for Dundalk tonight. Looks like the blip is well and truly over. Pressure back on Shels and Waterford now.

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just in from oriel three goals and three pints of rats piss to accompany the goals (pighead gets it ) , two goals for the right back john flanagan , and penalty from Trevez.

We really need a striker though.

dsmythy

Pighead wrote: »

Great result for Dundalk tonight. Looks like the blip is well and truly over. Pressure back on Shels and Waterford now.

Go to Longford and win next and we'll make it official. Monaghan at home doesn't count really.

Pighead

dsmythy wrote: »

Go to Longford and win next and we'll make it official. Monaghan at home doesn't count really.

Indeed it doesn't but three wins and a draw away to Shels in our last 4 games is good enough for me.

Doubt Kildare can help us too much tomorrow evening although reckon Longford could be good enough for a draw against Waterford.

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Pighead wrote: »

Indeed it doesn't but three wins and a draw away to Shels in our last 4 games is good enough for me.

Doubt Kildare can help us too much tomorrow evening although reckon Longford could be good enough for a draw against Waterford.

Has Keith Dunne signed for Kildare yet ?

Pighead , How good for once was David Crawley tonight. I was truly amazed that that one trick pony was jumping hurdles by the end of the game.

DmanDmythDledge

4-5-1, park the bus and hope to God that we don't concede.:o:(

ibh

Sarge wrote: »

just in from oriel three goals and three pints of rats piss to accompany the goals (pighead gets it ) , two goals for the right back john flanagan , and penalty from Trevez.

We really need a striker though.

Flanagan is unreal in the air considering he's not tall. All about attacking the ball. He's a great goal contributor throughtout the season.

Like you said, still a little short on quality up front. Mulvenna is the future but i think we need another quality player to help him along.

No pints of rats piss for me unfortunately as i went straight from work and had the car with me..:(

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Sarge wrote: »

How good for once was David Crawley tonight. I was truly amazed that that one trick pony was jumping hurdles by the end of the game.

Every player has one good game in their career I suppose.

HOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFF!

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Des wrote: »

Every player has one good game in their career I suppose.

HOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFF!

Des , I can tell you that my eyes are bleeding and my fingers gone numb after writing that about David Crawley , I'm one of his biggest critics Des. I will say however if he recaptures the form of 2002 then we will go up. His set pieces are next too none.

I cant believe I wrote that .

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All he used to do in Tolka was play these aimless balls from left back to Richie Baker on the right wing, because there was a school of thought that Richie Baker was good in the air, and could take down the hoofs.

No. Didn't work.

I'm actually surprised Crawley isn't hoofing balls from Oriel to United Park for Baker to try and control.

Decent free taker though, I'll give him that.

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Des wrote: »

All he used to do in Tolka was play these aimless balls from left back to Richie Baker on the right wing, because there was a school of thought that Richie Baker was good in the air, and could take down the hoofs.

No. Didn't work.

I'm actually surprised Crawley isn't hoofing balls from Oriel to United Park for Baker to try and control.

Decent free taker though, I'll give him that.

Maybe he mixed up the two bakers , and that's why were looking at signing Dessie , Agreed with the free kicks and corner kicks the distribution from these is worth his place in the team.

Pressure no on Shelbourne big time , Des matter of interest what do you reckon of the sporting fingal been in with a shout as well.

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Sarge wrote: »

Des matter of interest what do you reckon of the sporting fingal been in with a shout as well.

Meh, they shouldn't even exist as far as I'm concerned. They bring nothing to the league.

dfx-

SectionF wrote: »

25 Jul 2008 Shamrock Rovers 7:45 Sligo Rovers Tolka Park

It should be no problem, but 3 wins at home in 12 months says it will.

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I would say Shamrock and Rovers are about the same level tbh.

bohsman

Craaaaaaawleeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyy. That Shels Longford game a couple of years ago was great fun.

So difficult to motivate myself to go to bed and get up again to go watch a game against UCD.

SectionF

bohsman wrote: »

So difficult to motivate myself to go to bed and get up again to go watch a game against UCD.

Top of the league if we win not good enough for you?

bohsman

Yea but its UCD and the chances of a boring 0-0 draw are so likely. Should be a good atmosphere for the rest of the season at least, we'll win the league for Kevin Hunt....

stovelid

dfx- wrote: »

It should be no problem, but 3 wins at home in 12 months says it will.

I fancy a 1-0 if PS sticks with the positive (end) line-up from Monday. Doyler should have another crack too.

Des wrote: »

I would say Shamrock and Rovers are about the same level tbh.

I'd say they're about the same club too.

dfx-

Des wrote: »

I would say Shamrock and Rovers are about the same level tbh.

Indeed, the level above Shels. [/obvious]

Rovers 2nd half of attacking players given the freedom to attack with Doyle, Amond, Purcell and Leech with Rice on the pitch would have no problem tonight, but if it's the other, nastier first half against Pats or bad Rovers down in Cork, it's a different story.

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stovelid wrote: »

I'd say they're about the same club too.

I wouldn't.

Shamrock.

Rovers

stovelid

Des wrote: »

I wouldn't.

Shamrock.

Rovers

Try this:

Shamrock rovers.

Sligo Rovers

'Shamrock' sounds like something people outside of Ireland would call us.

kerash

Pighead wrote: »

Indeed it doesn't but three wins and a draw away to Shels in our last 4 games is good enough for me.

Doubt Kildare can help us too much tomorrow evening although reckon Longford could be good enough for a draw against Waterford.

I hope thats true (about Longford), but based on recent form,I wouldn't bet on it:(

simonw

bohsman wrote: »

Yea but its UCD and the chances of a boring 0-0 draw are so likely.

Not with sharpshooter Matt Gregg on form!

Hopefully it won't be the borefest we're all expecting. Will that new guy we got off galway be playing? Deegan? and is he any use?

bohsman

Think hes suspended, Longford and Galway fans seem to rate him fairly highly.

Ronan|Raven

Pighead wrote: »

Longford could be good enough for a draw against Waterford.

I really doubt we are at the moment.

Ronan|Raven

Deegan was immense for longford last year. Was amazing for us in the middle.

galwayrush

Dare i predict another win for Galway United tonight.:cool:

galwayrush

Bollocks, 1 down after 5 mins:mad:

bohsman

We are top of the league! O Heary with a header from a corner.

bohsman

galwayrush wrote: »

Dare i predict another win for Galway United tonight.:cool:

Ouch, Galway 4-0 down.

Bohs 2-0 up, Brennan.

HalloweenJack

I've had enough of Rovers Rovers. It's a boring match.

galwayrush

bohsman wrote: »

Ouch, Galway 4-0 down.

Bohs 2-0 up, Brennan.

Total collapse at Terryland:o
This will guarentee crap crowds for the next few games.

kerash

Waterford 2-0 Longford, half time, not surprised.:(

stovelid

HalloweenJack wrote: »

I've had enough of Rovers Rovers. It's a boring match.

Whole game not much better. Hoops pretty flattered by a one-nil win. Moves us up to seventh.

hunter164

Forza Shelbourne!

Töpher

Hard fought win last night for Shels, Georgescu went off injured after half an hour with what looked like his hamstring, meaning we have one fit forward at the club - Dave Freeman. Impressive enough second half, but we were lost at sea for the first. Monaghan away on Tuesday will be a stern test of resources!

SectionF

Great game at Dalymount. Brilliant, brilliant performance by Neale Fenn: sheer class. Should have been 4 or 5, but Gregg made some good stops.

That's the first time I've properly enjoyed a game against UCD.

gimmick

By all accounts, Cobh were absolutely robbed last night. had a perfectly good goal disallowed. Awarded a penalty in the 82nd minute at 1-1, only for the ref to overturn it after the shamozzle calmed down a minute later. Bray then scored a winner at the death. Colin O Brien and maybe another was sent off after the game. They are not sure!!!

Henderson in his post match interview was said to be close to tears and asked "I wonder why the hell we bother?".

Eventful night at the pit!

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carrying on this thread ,

Shelbourne 0 - 2 Monghan

Thats a massive result for dundalk ,and it really is in our hands now.

Another massive result is

Athlone 1 - 1 Waterford.


DUNDALK TOP OF THE LEAGUE !!!!

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Also to top a great night off ,


Dundalk awared 250,000 for their youth acadmy building and wait for it


Dessie Baker has Signed for Dundalk now.

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Fúcking fúckity fúck fúck.

:mad::mad:

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Des wrote: »

Fúcking fúckity fúck fúck.

:mad::mad:

Muhahhahaha , My god des.

How that game might be the nail in the coffin for you guys.

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Sarge wrote: »

Muhahhahaha , My god des.

How that game might be the nail in the coffin for you guys.

Plenty of time left in the season, but the nail in our coffin will have been Leeds United's Rui Marquez as far as I'm concerned.

If we don't win this division, I'm taking a flight to Elland Road and taking him out.

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Des wrote: »

Plenty of time left in the season, but the nail in our coffin will have been Leeds United's Rui Marquez as far as I'm concerned.

If we don't win this division, I'm taking a flight to Elland Road and taking him out.

What ever about badly needing money etc but playing friendlies like that mid way through the season with some very important games coming up and then actually fielding a first team squad. Someone has to take responsibility for this Des .

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Sarge wrote: »

What ever about badly needing money etc but playing friendlies like that mid way through the season with some very important games coming up and then actually fielding a first team squad. Someone has to take responsibility for this Des .

We needed the 60k+, Leeds played for free.

Bisto shouldn't have played though, none of our first team should have played, the Leeds fans wouldn't have known the difference, and we wouldn't have cared.

kerash

I cant believe Dundalk are top of the league.
That is all.