Cork City FC

CHealy

I'll be heading along on Saturday but not overly worried about the outcome, at least it'll give us a test against a much higher level team than the likes of Cobh and Limerick.

Bohs on Friday is the big one, reckon we'll get well over 5 thousand for it again but the club need to start pushing it the minute the Dundalk game ends. From what I've seen in pre season, we are absolutely a better team than last year, so with that, I'll be bold and say we'll beat Bohs 4-0 on Friday week.

Shedite27

Plus Dundalk are minus Towell this season - should be as valuable as a new signing for us.

CHealy

Shedite27 wrote: »

Plus Dundalk are minus Towell this season - should be as valuable as a new signing for us.

Dundalk will be very strong again this year, but losing what, 25 goals last season and countless assists is going to have some sort of affect on them. Besides, we shouldn't be hoping that Dundalk lose players so that we can get to their level.

I think its going to be wide open this year, last season was a very poor one for the league, bar ourselves, Dundalk and maybe Rovers, there was little to no quality in the league. This year I think everyone is after strengthening, the strugglers will be Finn Harps, Wexford and Longford, but everyone else will take points off each other. I see another final day showdown on the way.

Pos087

City will be their about again this year but the league needs serious investment the best player in the league by a mile can't even make the squad of a championship club in England. All clubs and supporters need to pull together on this and put pressure on the fai. The league is in a very bad place besides city a few times a season the attendance is very bad.

.red.

How much are tickets for the cross lads? Are some games cheaper than others. My 6 year old asks to go the odd time and id love to bring him to a few games. Id loose my patience with him tho if i brought him the 40odd mile round trip, spent a few bob on tickets and had him ask to leave 5 mins after ko when his sweets are gone, just like the liverpool game last year.

hufpc8w3adnk65

.red. wrote: »

How much are tickets for the cross lads? Are some games cheaper than others. My 6 year old asks to go the odd time and id love to bring him to a few games. Id loose my patience with him tho if i brought him the 40odd mile round trip, spent a few bob on tickets and had him ask to leave 5 mins after ko when his sweets are gone, just like the liverpool game last year.

Maybe bring him too the family enclosure part and get involved in the chants and waving flags etc? Might help if the football doesn't entertain enough...... The adults cope with this by consuming copious amounts of alcohol before and after games

Paz-CCFC

.red. wrote: »

How much are tickets for the cross lads? Are some games cheaper than others. My 6 year old asks to go the odd time and id love to bring him to a few games. Id loose my patience with him tho if i brought him the 40odd mile round trip, spent a few bob on tickets and had him ask to leave 5 mins after ko when his sweets are gone, just like the liverpool game last year.

No categorisation, but tickets are a reasonable price at €15 for adults and €5 for children. If there were four of ye - two adults, two children - family tickets are €32, so a decent saving. Maybe you could bring along one of your young fella's friends and his parent?

I'd echo Mr Mac about the Family Enclosure. It's one of the best things about the club. Run by really genuine people and always viewed positively by fans, young and old, that go there. They give out sweets/rice krispie cakes etc., Corky the Cheetah is usually hanging around and they have drums, which they allow the kids have a go off. So, plenty to keep a child's mind occupied. At six years old, your young fella mightn't really care about the match, but he'll love the Family Enclosure.

rob316

Lads I'm going to City games 2 years regularly but I have no idea where the family enclosure is. Where in the ground is that? Thinking of bringing the small fella to a few games next season.

hufpc8w3adnk65

rob316 wrote: »

Lads I'm going to City games 2 years regularly but I have no idea where the family enclosure is. Where in the ground is that? Thinking of bringing the small fella to a few games next season.

Cornor of the main stand towards the St Anne's end. You'll spot all the kids with the flags etc up there

rmchmufc

the full game from Turners Cross today if anyone wants to see it. Or if you just want to see the goals go to 39:50 & 1:41:11, also the row just before half time is at 1:04:25

hufpc8w3adnk65

Great win today and nice too break JC's hoodoo over Dalk!

Worztron

Excellent result. Kudos to the lads. Great to start the season with a trophy.

gimmick

Dundalk didn't look like they were interested at all. But it was still important to win and a good performance. Had it not been for their keeper it could have been 6-7.

The most important thing is getting the Dundalk monkey off the back. Hopefully that bodes well for the season.

Bolger looked a class act. Just hope he can go a few games without being booked. Could easily have walked yesterday.

Beattie was like a man possessed when he came on. I think he will be very important for us.

Dooley looked OK also as did Browne and O Connell.

Bring on Bohs. Put in a performance like yesterday and the real season is off to a flyer.

SteelyDanJalapeno

gimmick wrote: »

Dundalk didn't look like they were interested at all. But it was still important to win and a good performance. Had it not been for their keeper it could have been 6-7.

The most important thing is getting the Dundalk monkey off the back. Hopefully that bodes well for the season.

Bolger looked a class act. Just hope he can go a few games without being booked. Could easily have walked yesterday.

Beattie was like a man possessed when he came on. I think he will be very important for us.

Dooley looked OK also as did Browne and O Connell.

Bring on Bohs. Put in a performance like yesterday and the real season is off to a flyer.

I disagree about Dawk not looking interested. You don't pick up 5 or 6 yellows and have a man sent off if you're not interested in winning the game, and Stephen O Donnell shouting in the refs ear all game.

Agreed Beattie was great when he came on, Dooley and Turner were both quite poor imo

ROY RACE

rob316 wrote: »

Lads I'm going to City games 2 years regularly but I have no idea where the family enclosure is. Where in the ground is that? Thinking of bringing the small fella to a few games next season.

:rolleyes:

CHealy

Dundalk were well up for it and when things weren't going their way they acted up, both players and staff on the sideline. Without getting too carried away, I think City are a much stronger team this season, some of the football on Saturday was fantastic. Of course, none of this matters if we dont beat Bohs on Friday night but Im as optimistic now as Ive ever been.

ROY RACE

Football on view by city was impressive check out the number of passes for the first goal

ShamoBuc

Good win. Clean sheet. Top of the league tonight! That will do nicely !!

SteelyDanJalapeno

Maguire was quality tonight

ShamoBuc

He certainly was, when you think of the players not starting tonight, we have some very good options this year.

hman231

Very good second half, once we upped the pressure it all started happening. I feel that the only downfall was the the passing and urgency wasn't there in the first half but its first game of the season but as the seasons wears on we dont want to get into scraps due to poor passing. I thought Bolger was unreal maybe deserved man of the match with some great moments Kenny Browne was decent too and Morrissey looks sharp. Looks like it'll be a good season ahead and tomorrows result between Bray and Dundalk will be interesting. But overall very happy and Derry next week will be a game where we must keep Patterson quiet as he has done some damage vs us before. Dealt well with Akinade too

Wilberto

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Good win. Clean sheet. Top of the league tonight! That will do nicely !!

I'm sure Galway will have something to say about that.



On the match though, as good as Maguire was, Bolger was clearly the outstanding player on the pitch, but typically poor 'expert' analysis on RTE (not that I was watching it on TV as I was at the game) meant that Maguire was awarded man of the match.

Great second half though after an absolutely diabolical first.

gimmick

Bolger was very good but the guy who gets the 2 goals is always getting motm. Every time.

Great 2nd half. More if that and less if the crap in the first. Lots of positives.

My god it was cold though. Only just warmed up.

topmanamillion

Wilberto wrote: »

On the match though, as good as Maguire was, Bolger was clearly the outstanding player on the pitch, but typically poor 'expert' analysis on RTE (not that I was watching it on TV as I was at the game) meant that Maguire was awarded man of the match.

One of your own Pat Morley gave it to him. As has been said it's difficult to argue with a 2 goal player getting MOTM. I think a few eyebrows wouldve been raised if he hadn't.

Worztron

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Maguire was quality tonight

No doubt Dundalk regret selling him to us.

hman231

We have some good wingers now which is very good maybe struggled in that department the last few seasons. Sure Bohs finished 5th last year so this is a very good win. Surprised to see Pats lose heavily to Galway who themselves have goals in them. I think Finn harps will stay up they're going to be some tough team to play

gimmick

Awful result compounded by Bolgers red. Could be 6 behind Dundalk already this time next week.

Pos087

Can't understand why we don't play 2 up front and go out and try to win every game. John seems to have it in his head lets not lose rather than go out and win. IMO every league in the world is won by teams who score the most goals not by ones with the best defensive record. We have a great squd this year with prob the higest quality in the league but our mentality will let us down again this year. Something has to change.

Attack attack attack

SteelyDanJalapeno

Was at the Cross on Friday and said that if Dooley and Turner should be on the bench, Beattie and Shep really needed to start tonight.

Don't understand the line up at all tonight, long balls into Maguire last week didnt work but we got away with it, did it again tonight and got punished.

ShamoBuc

I was hoping we would be more offensive away from home this year. Apparently not. Very disappointing given the squad. He really needs to go all out away from home against teams we are more than capable of beating.

CHealy

Same ol same ol, long season ahead lads. This time next week we will be 6 points behind Dundalk already.

ShamoBuc

Anyone else have some info on what happened to city fans last night? Echo reporting they were attacked by hooligans, probably not even Derry fans, City fans were allowed into a pub who brought down the shutters to keep them safe. No idea how serious it was , but it doesn't sound very nice.

greenman09

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Anyone else have some info on what happened to city fans last night? Echo reporting they were attacked by hooligans, probably not even Derry fans, City fans were allowed into a pub who brought down the shutters to keep them safe. No idea how serious it was , but it doesn't sound very nice.

From what I've heard it was wee runts who live outside the ground caused the trouble. Little b@stards have nothing to do with the club and cos rows every week with fans. And the brandy well being the brandy well having police In that area would only add to the sh1te.

gimmick

From what I hear it's the same "innocent" city fans who always find themselves in trouble at away games.

CHealy

gimmick wrote: »

From what I hear it's the same "innocent" city fans who always find themselves in trouble at away games.

Go away ya langer ffs, were you there?

gimmick

CHealy wrote: »

Go away ya langer ffs, were you there?

Nice :rolleyes:

No. Were you?

I've been told who was involved and it doesn't surprise me. Now that person may have been incorrect and if he was so be it.

CHealy

gimmick wrote: »

Nice :rolleyes:

No. Were you?

I've been told who was involved and it doesn't surprise me. Now that person may have been incorrect and if he was so be it.

No I wasn't there but Im not the one stirring ****. You are basing your comments on "I think I know who was there" which is beyond silly especially seeing as its City fans. Every report says it was local scuts who attacked City fans having a drink yet you see fit to bash City fans, well done Gimmick, I'm sure theres a job for you at the sun or the star.

gimmick

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deisedude

Going to first every city game tonight. Where is handy to park?

gimmick

deisedude wrote: »

Going to first every city game tonight. Where is handy to park?

Around Musgrave park should see you right.

hman231

Huge game today really important that we win as looking at the other fixtures, Dundalk playing wexford and rovers playing finn harps they could well both pick up all three points so we must be at it and get the goals

Worztron

hman231 wrote: »

Huge game today really important that we win as looking at the other fixtures, Dundalk playing wexford and rovers playing finn harps they could well both pick up all three points so we must be at it and get the goals

We are certainly getting the goals.

Worztron

Just 2 more needed to equal our record league win (7–0, 10 September 2011).

Worztron

Awesome win!

The_Kew_Tour

Cork were good but they were awful.

But 4 of the girls were very nice indeed and some lovely play. I reckon we could got 2 more if we really wanted to

ShamoBuc

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Cork were good but they were awful.

But 4 of the girls were very nice indeed and some lovely play. I reckon we could got 2 more if we really wanted to

Tell us more. :pac:

hman231

Great win and great for the goal difference too which is worth a point at the end of the year. Rovers and Dundalk looking really strong at the minute and slip ups like Derry away will be heavily punished. Dundalk Friday now is a massive game where we need a result if they win its a 6 point gap and even at this stage I wouldn't want to see that.

Paz-CCFC

Worztron wrote: »

Just 2 more needed to equal our record league win (7–0, 10 September 2011).

We've equalled our Premier Division record (6-0 against Bray in 2006; 7-1 against Limerick in 1993). Brilliant night's football. Really bounced back after Friday's disappointment. Roll on Dundalk on Friday. No reason we can't get something up there after the way we played against them in the President's Cup.

The_Kew_Tour

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Tell us more. :pac:

Goals not girls:)

gimmick

That was easy. Makes you wonder why Beattie didn't start the other games. Had he a knock or something? Great all round performance. Longford were awful. Not sure they got a touch of the ball in the CCFC box all night.

But you can only beat what's in front of you and City thumped them good and proper. Bring on Dundalk Friday. Though I'd bite someone's hand off for a draw right now.