Sporting Fingal v Bray Wanderers

Lamper.sffc

Sporting Fingal v Bray Wanderers Playoff. (Two legs)

Games to be played this Friday 13/11/09. 7.45 kick off (Morton stadium, Santry)

and the following monday 16/11/09 in Bray

Hopefully this combined with our FAI cup final on the 22/11/09 in Tallaght against Sligo will prove to be the start of something big for our club.

I invite all who would be interested to come along to Morton to see us hopefully get one step closer to top flight football and again follow us to Bray for the return leg there on the monday.

Should be a great tie and you can pay in at the gate.

Paulw

I'm looking forward to these games, especially after beating Bray 4-2 recently. Hopefully this time Fingal won't concede 2 goals.

Looks like it won't be great weather for the games, so anyone attending should wrap up well.

Busy sporting weekend ahead.

GLaDOS

C'mon Bray

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Come on Bray.

The OH is from Bray, so I hope the do very well in this game.

Paulw

Des wrote: »

The OH is from Bray, so I hope the do very well in this game.

But, being realistic ... do you think they'll do well?

Whatever about Shels last night, I think against Bray it would have been easy enough (for either team).

GLaDOS

Paulw wrote: »

But, being realistic ... do you think they'll do well?

Whatever about Shels last night, I think against Bray it would have been easy enough (for either team).

We can always hope

Des, from a Shels point of view, would you rather Fingal win, so that you have a better chance of promotion next year?

antomorro-sei

Fingal will murder Bray over two legs... unfortunately

Bray away is some trip! But I doubt they'll do anything in the Playoffs. Reckon the AGG score will have a difference of 4 or 5 goals, in favour of Franchise.

Paulw

antomorro-sei wrote: »

Fingal will murder Bray over two legs... unfortunately

Bray away is some trip! But I doubt they'll do anything in the Playoffs. Reckon the AGG score will have a difference of 4 or 5 goals, in favour of Franchise.

Have to agree there. I think the goals will flood in, scored by Fingal. I can see Conan Byrne getting a few, and maybe get him the Golden Boot. He's not far off now, I think it's 2-3 goals only.

antomorro-sei

Paulw wrote: »

Have to agree there. I think the goals will flood in, scored by Fingal. I can see Conan Byrne getting a few, and maybe get him the Golden Boot. He's not far off now, I think it's 2-3 goals only.

Yup, I may go too these two games.

Himself and Shaun Williams both look like quality players.

Lamper.sffc

ScienceNerd wrote: »

We can always hope

Des, from a Shels point of view, would you rather Fingal win, so that you have a better chance of promotion next year?

Was just going to ask the same. Come on Des you know you want us to win really. Deep down inside you have a beautiful and growing affection for our club, which is built on a blossoming respect for what our club is trying to achieve.

I pushed it too far didnt I

:P

DSB

I can answer straight off and say I'd prefer if Fingal went up. My love for Shels will outweigh my hate for Fingal by miles and miles.

doonothing

Come on Fingal!

SligoBrewer

Where are all the fungus fans growing out of?

Come on Bray, it won't be the same league without a trip to the windiest ground in Ireland.

GLaDOS

SligoBrewer wrote: »

Where are all the fungus fans growing out of?

Spores?

dsmythy

antomorro-sei wrote: »

Fingal will murder Bray over two legs... unfortunately

Bray away is some trip! But I doubt they'll do anything in the Playoffs. Reckon the AGG score will have a difference of 4 or 5 goals, in favour of Franchise.

Paulw wrote: »

Have to agree there. I think the goals will flood in, scored by Fingal. I can see Conan Byrne getting a few, and maybe get him the Golden Boot. He's not far off now, I think it's 2-3 goals only.

I hope the players don't go into the game with the same attitude. A draw at Morton caused by over confidence and suddenly it doesn't look so straight forward.

Come on Fingal!

Paulw

dsmythy wrote: »

I hope the players don't go into the game with the same attitude. A draw at Morton caused by over confidence and suddenly it doesn't look so straight forward.

They're taking it very serious. They are focused on the task in hand (unlike me, who is looking towards the cup).

I think the plan is to rack up as much as possible at home. So many games in a short space of time that have to be played in such a short space of time. If they can build up a good home score difference, then I guess Liam may rest a few key players for the Cup final.

Top division football will mean a lot to Liam and the club, so that will be a high priority.

fh041205

Was it Jake Kelly who was s/o against Drogs. Will he be banned for this game on Fri?

Bray just need to pray that Foran and McCabe are back because they look awful without them. Don't rate Dave Mulcahy as a cb either.

SantryRed

Come onnnnnnnnn Fingal. Shels are all I care about and I'd much rather play Bray next year.

Lamper.sffc

SantryRed wrote: »

Come onnnnnnnnn Fingal. Shels are all I care about and I'd much rather play Bray next year.

Would make more sense for shels fans to want us to go up alright.

Lamper.sffc

I wonder, will this match be under threat from the weather. The second half of the day is to get really bad, with high winds and rain.

gimmick

Never thought I would want to see Bray and UCD in the Premier again, but here we are.

Saint_Mel

Shaun Williams might regret making comments in the Indo interview ...

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/williams-wants-out-of-pub-league-1941055.html

"Obviously it would be heartbreaking to get this far and to be pegged back for another year, it'd be terrible.
The First Division is like a pub league compared to the Premier Division.

If Fingal lose will that make him a pub league standard player.

Fingal should walk it ... but a lot of people thought the same last Saturday

Paulw

Lamper.sffc wrote: »

I wonder, will this match be under threat from the weather. The second half of the day is to get really bad, with high winds and rain.

I'd be more worried about the Monday game, especially with continued rain for the weekend. Tonight should be fine. The pitch in Morton Stadium tends to drain very well.

Lamper.sffc

Paulw wrote: »

I'd be more worried about the Monday game, especially with continued rain for the weekend. Tonight should be fine. The pitch in Morton Stadium tends to drain very well.

Im also thinking of the conditions that would hinder any good football to be played.

Lamper.sffc

Saint_Mel wrote: »

Shaun Williams might regret making comments in the Indo interview ...

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/williams-wants-out-of-pub-league-1941055.html


If Fingal lose will that make him a pub league standard player.

Fingal should walk it ... but a lot of people thought the same last Saturday

You mean the athlone game. We had our youth team out, complimented with a few reserves and two first team players who came of early in order to rest them. The result was not a true reflection of our team.

Paulw

Saint_Mel wrote: »

Fingal should walk it ... but a lot of people thought the same last Saturday

Ah come on, just because Athlone actually won and scored a few goals??

Remember, Fingal had 7 of the U20 squad out that night, and only 2-3 first team players, who came off early enough.

dyl10

I'd fancy Sporting Fingal obviously, but after seeing Bray a couple of times this year, I wouldn't put money on it.

If they come out with the right mind set, they are one of, if not the best pure footballing teams in the country.
Pity they couldn't get more of a mix in their team of youth and experience.

Should be cracking games anyway.

Pineapple stu

Just hope the date has nothing to do with it :eek:

GLaDOS

This is on TG4 for anyone interested

Bobalicious93

1-0 Fingal. Goal-line scramble, eventually put in. OG by the looks of it.

Terrible conditions this match is being played in. Pitch looks barely playable.

Racing Flat

Bobalicious93 wrote: »

1-0 Fingal. Goal-line scramble, eventually put in. OG by the looks of it.

Terrible conditions this match is being played in. Pitch looks barely playable.

SF will be gutted if it gets abandoned now. Be surprised if it finishes tbh.

MementoMori

Horrible conditions for a game but would be surprised if it was abandoned now given they are not that much worse than at the start

Conditions making a mockery of trying to play ball

Tis almost a hybrid of water-polo and football being played out there.

Great strike off the bar there.

Fair play to the nutterssupporters who turned up.:)

MementoMori

Didn't realise that Fine Gael had such a strong soccer team

Bobalicious93

2-0 now. Conan Byrne. Good goal, considering the conditions.

MementoMori

2-0 Ball into the box unmarker at the back post and a decent strike left the keeper with little chance.

The first goal was a real masterpiece of the foul weather goal mouth scramble genre with the Bray defender clearing the corner off the line and taking three deflections [Fingal forward(Casey), other Bray defender and Bray keeper] before trickling across the line.

Bobalicious93

Bray very unlucky not to get a goal there. First a shot off the bar and the rebound just evades the incoming forward, and the shot that does come in is saved excellently by Quigley.

MementoMori

Bray had a good chance there with a tasty strike from distance off the bar and then another good striker on the rebound but the Fingal keeper making a decent save on the follow up.

GLaDOS

FFS Bray, score!

MementoMori

Bray go close again with a bullet strike off the bar.

Fingal palying a risky enough game since the second goal sitting back very deep.

MementoMori

Weird there - looked like the keeper was at fault and the Fingal player didnt know anything about that.

applehunter

Farce of a game.

MementoMori

2-0 FT - A war of attrition in a sense that both sides were battling the conditions and pitch throughout. 2-0 scoreline probably a bit unfair on Bray as they had chances.

Tippex

considering how poor we were in the Semi and then in the second half on tuesday night against the drogs the performance of the lads tonight was great.

Gutted that we didnt score.

I really think we can give it a good go on monday evening. Don't fancy trying to get out of the first next season.

Paulw

Tippex wrote: »

considering how poor we were in the Semi and then in the second half on tuesday night against the drogs the performance of the lads tonight was great.

I really think we can give it a good go on monday evening.

I think the conditions suited Bray more than Fingal. If the pitch is even half decent on Monday, I think that Fingal will rack up a few more goals.

Lamper.sffc

Tippex wrote: »

considering how poor we were in the Semi and then in the second half on tuesday night against the drogs the performance of the lads tonight was great.

Gutted that we didnt score.

I really think we can give it a good go on monday evening. Don't fancy trying to get out of the first next season.

Yous had plenty of chances alright. On another night that game would have finished 2-2. Thank god for us that wasnt the case.
The conditions made the match a more even contest. We couldnt play the football we wanted to. I hope the weather doesnt play a part in the Bray home match.

Roll on Monday.

Pineapple stu

Bray were very unlucky , and deserved a draw or even a goal to take to Bray on monday. The conditions didnt help either team and im relieved that we finished 2 up ahead of the second leg. If Bray can get a goal back early in the second leg then they still have a chance but i think Fingal will have things boxed off and either draw or win by another 2 goals on monday.
Bray must take some credit for making our keeper the man of the match.

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Tippex wrote: »

. Don't fancy trying to get out of the first next season.

it'll be a very bad division, imo, with Bray and Shels the most sttractive teams, from a player persepctive, playing there. Simply because Shels are in Dublin, and, well, so is Bray

Derry will be like Shels in 07, higher-mid table at best.

Waterford will probably be strong, but it's between Shels and Bray.

HalloweenJack

I hope you're right Des.

DSB

If Derry are reformed as a new debtfree club, will they not have a bigger budget than us?

Pure Cork

Des wrote: »

it'll be a very bad division

So will the Prem.

At least I won't have to watch the likes of UCD and Finglas twice next season.

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Less of the Finglas slagging there mate