***Match Thread*** Tues 12/4 19:15 Wes2 -vs- SS Rovers

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Lads, the season starts tomorrow, with a big game to start with.

I'm very sorry about the last week or so, I've been busy in work and with some real life stuff too.

See you all tomorrow.


Clay - in
Conor - in
Keith - In
Gav - in
Jules - in
Ciaran - in
Martin - In
Gary - work
Eamon - College
Kenny - in
Cathal - in
Eoin - in
Collie - in
Anto -

helimachoptor

I'm in, ss will no doubt be challenging this year again so time to put a little distance between us early on.

LeixlipRed

I'm in. I think my bro is injured, just slight hamstring thing so he might not be there tomorrow night. He's iffing and butting now about signing up for the season now but I'll talk to you about it tomorrow Des.

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2-1 win, excellent second half performance lads. Goals from Jules and Conor, having been 0-1 in the first half

helimachoptor

Great second half performance lads and 3 points.
Another 3 needed next week.

LeixlipRed

Anyone got a link to the new league on astro? I can't find it on the site. Great performance tonight lads, those games when we've just the 11 will be vital this season.

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LeixlipRed wrote: »

Anyone got a link to the new league on astro? I can't find it on the site. Great performance tonight lads, those games when we've just the 11 will be vital this season.

I've just added it to the fixtures thread

Clicky

is that working?

helimachoptor

That goes to the winter season table Des, doesnt seem to be fixtures/league on the astro site yet.

LeixlipRed

Another league wrapped up, nice one

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helimachoptor wrote: »

That goes to the winter season table Des, doesnt seem to be fixtures/league on the astro site yet.

Oh yeah, I can see it properly when I'm logged in alright, weird.

I'll keep checking over the next few days and see what's what.

FrankGrimes

Great stuff lads, rusty first half and took a while to get used to the 3 in the middle system, but we really responded well in the 2nd half and Martin holding and breaking it down meant we got Ciaran and Collie on the ball a whole lot more. I can't remember us having 2 midfielders feeding striker to feet and wingers into the inside channels as many times as that in quite a while. And those moves were very incisive at times and gave us by the far the better of the play and the chances in the 2nd half.

Fair play to our defence and keeper in the 2nd half - we really shut them down and they barely had a chance in the 2nd half. Great to have turned the game around so effectively and hopefully that first half rust is behind us now cos we'll need to be fully switched on from start to finish in every game. Really good start though.

dfx-

I spotted that 4-5-1 in the first half and was wondering if it was a plan or something that just happened in the game. Boardeaux looked very panic-y or angry with each other, a lot of general shouting. The 4-5-1 meant Jules was very isolated and the ball came back a lot, but it did mean that their main threat of runs through the middle was stopped. Give and take..

A couple of times the ball was given away and they got very close but after settling down, Boardeaux came back into it and it was a pretty even first half. Second half everything seemed rosy again and the first 10 minutes was like watching a different side and it was the crucial period that was the difference between the sides. I thought in comparison to the other recent games against them, their only real threat was from deep set-pieces which is really interesting seeing the damage their runners made in previous games.

I also need my eyes tested - I thought the first goal deflected in off someone :eek: