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Stormington · 25-08-2017 2:06pm

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4 goals?? Jesus do ya think Seani is coming back?

Nah. He's been down the same bookies the Athlone Town lads use. Thanks for the tip.

Cape Clear · 25-08-2017 2:18pm

bot43 wrote: »

With regard to The Garry Buckley question, its a funny one. Like every one else, his constant game time has me scratching my head, but when he was out for a time prior to the break it was noticeable that he was not there. In a bad way. Is it that he just does the real grunt work which goes unnoticed and unappreciated? I can't put my finger on it.

But another thing to look at, he has scored 2 vital goals since Maguire left, against Galway and Harps. Without those 2 we would be 4 poinst worse off. His goal scoring contribution is decent and better than anything else from the midfield.

Currently our only goal scoring threat. Shep and Saddlier look spooked in front of goal at the moment. Maybe when Dooley comes back in the extra creativity might revitalise things.

ShamoBuc · 25-08-2017 9:44pm

Magnificent 7 !!!!!!!

1669 in attendance......poor Athlone, utter rubbish.

Wilberto · 25-08-2017 11:08pm

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Magnificent 7 !!!!!!!

1669 in attendance......poor Athlone, utter rubbish.

I can't decide if was us being good or Athlone being just pure awful. :pac:

To be fair to them though, their results on the pitch are probably the least of there worries at the moment.

Still though, a good confidence building hammering of some team is just what was called for!

Ragnar Lothbrok · 28-08-2017 11:31am

Wilberto wrote: »

I can't decide if was us being good or Athlone being just pure awful. :pac:

To be fair to them though, their results on the pitch are probably the least of there worries at the moment.

Still though, a good confidence building hammering of some team is just what was called for!

The fact that Campion scored two goals should answer that question

Although having said that, he inevitably managed to miss a sitter too.

ShamoBuc · 28-08-2017 7:50pm

Away to longford

Ragnar Lothbrok · 30-08-2017 2:52pm

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Away to longford

Not too bad a draw, could have been worse I suppose. I think I'll take a trip up there as it's a Saturday. Fully expect to win this one by two or three goals.

Then bring on Bluebell or Drogheda in the semis

ShamoBuc · 01-09-2017 9:47pm

Brutal. Totally deserved to lose. Our fixtures are crap for the next few weeks. Away in the Cup, no home game with Dundalk until whenever, away to limerick, possible away cup match.....Christ the next home game might not be till the Derry game .

bot43 · 02-09-2017 7:28am

We are a very poor side without Maguire and would be a mid table side this season without his goals.

The player I am the most let down by since the departure is Shepard. He has been a complete sack of crap every game since. Sadlier is no better than Gavan Hoolohan.

We had no tactics last night apart from hoof long. Our best passage of play came until our goal when it seemed we were getting back into it. Nope. Turns out Shams were just happy to see us pass it around and do nothing with it. They finished up the better side.

No complaints with the result but have grave concerns about this team and its management.

2 points dropped in our opening 20 games.

9 points dropped in the 6 since.

How was that allowed happen?

We will win the league this season. But we will fall over the line. There should be no triumphalism from the current squad. They won't have won this league. Sean Maguire won this league. I hope they all have his address so they can post their medals to him.

Worztron · 02-09-2017 9:58am

This spluttering finish does not bode well for next season.

Snaffles2014 · 02-09-2017 1:54pm

Worztron wrote: »

This spluttering finish does not bode well for next season.

Well you can put a lot right in the off season. Should just go back to basics, game by game, finish the job and go again for next.

NIMAN · 02-09-2017 1:59pm

Speaking as a Derry fan, I have to say I always thought Crok weren't in the same class as Dundalk.

Now of course someone will stick the league table up to say I'm talking nonsense, but having watched the two teams live I believe Dundalk are a far better footballing side, whereas Cork based their game on strength and effort.

Maguire appears to have been carrying the team for a while.

Hope that doesn't offend any of you Cork fans.

ShamoBuc · 02-09-2017 2:13pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Speaking as a Derry fan, I have to say I always thought Crok weren't in the same class as Dundalk.

Now of course someone will stick the league table up to say I'm talking nonsense, but having watched the two teams live I believe Dundalk are a far better footballing side, whereas Cork based their game on strength and effort.

Maguire appears to have been carrying the team for a while.

Hope that doesn't offend any of you Cork fans.

Why would it? I think you are right.

NIMAN · 02-09-2017 3:24pm

The wheels have really come off recently, haven't they?

Lucky you got such a lead built up.

boardsuser1 · 03-09-2017 11:00am

Does John Kennedy still run the family enclosure with Pat Sisk?

Long time since I've seen either, not at matches but in general.

Last time was a game at thomond park in 2014.

Shedite27 · 04-09-2017 4:19pm

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

Does John Kennedy still run the family enclosure with Pat Sisk?

Long time since I've seen either, not at matches but in general.

Last time was a game at thomond park in 2014.

John is fairly active on the BOM at the moment.... http://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/club-directory/

ShamoBuc · 07-09-2017 4:39pm

Away game v Limerick has been brought foward from Saturday 23rd to Friday 22nd.
Home game v Dundalk is now on Monday 25 September!

Could be really interesting Monday night !!!!

ShamoBuc · 09-09-2017 11:52pm

Into the semis and either Dundalk limerick or that other shower to play, hopefully at home.

Wilberto · 10-09-2017 12:05am

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Into the semis and either Dundalk limerick or that other shower to play, hopefully at home.

FYP. :pac:

You just know they're going to keep ourselves and Dundalk seperate.

Either that, or they might start to worry that we won't get past either of the other two and actually have us play Dundalk in the semis, but chances are we'll be kept separate.

ShamoBuc · 11-09-2017 8:08pm

Home to limerick, happy with that. Dundalk at home in their semi. Great chance of getting to the final for 3rd year in a row, hopefully not against Dundalk.

Wilberto · 11-09-2017 11:19pm

Told you. :P Clearly they gave us the easier tie as they were afraid we wouldn't get past Rovers either! :pac:

That said, we'll probably struggle against Limerick anyway!

ShamoBuc · 11-09-2017 11:21pm

We'll get over limerick but the final , I wouldn't be too hopeful.

ShamoBuc · 22-09-2017 9:48pm

Limerick started well, we gifted them the first but it was excellently finished. The second was very well taken while our best player showed that white men can jump when he got us back into it.
After that we huffed and puffed and took off the player who was moving the ball for us and tg4 at was that was that.

I am fully expecting Dundalk to beat us on Monday, I can't see us beating them given the contrasting league form.

ShamoBuc · 22-09-2017 9:51pm

' it was great to show John Caulfield what they are missing tonight....' gggrrrrrrrrrrrr

See you Friday fella!!

namloc1980 · 22-09-2017 10:19pm

Dundalk win on Monday and there'll be 8 points in it - 7 given they'll have a better goal difference. Epic collapse to be honest.

ShamoBuc · 22-09-2017 11:19pm

namloc1980 wrote: »

Dundalk win on Monday and there'll be 8 points in it - 7 given they'll have a better goal difference. Epic collapse to be honest.

8 points is 8 points. Goal difference doesn't matter. If Dundalk make up 7 more points on us....we still win.

boardsuser1 · 23-09-2017 9:01am

The whole collapse can't be put purely down to one or two players leaving.

What will the board say to JC in the close season though.

19 points clear and unbeaten at one point and now barely able to score let alone win.

NIMAN · 23-09-2017 9:26am

Corks collapse is even worse than ours (Derry).

bot43 · 23-09-2017 9:35am

Unless the frauds of players show some bollocks and put in a proper performance Monday we won’t win the league. Even if we do there should be no triumphalism from any of them. To a man they have been a disgrace since Maguire left. And not a single one of them deserves a medal.

And the manager must walk away at the end of the season. His absolute arrogance in not signing any sort of striker in July is haunting us.

Can we feel it slip away?

boardsuser1 · 23-09-2017 9:38am

NIMAN wrote: »

Corks collapse is even worse than ours (Derry).

You'd be on the ball there (pardon the pun).

As I said on twitter last night, it looks like Cork will win the title with a whimper rather than a bang.

They've had nothing to be proud of since July.

Ultimately the responsibility has to stop with Caulfield.

Yes he'll bring them a title and on paper it will look good, but will be overshadowed by a disastrous second half of the season.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 23-09-2017 9:41am

I've been saying it to myself with years but Sheppard is woeful, Maguire did wonders for him it seems

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 23-09-2017 10:58am

ShamoBuc wrote: »

' it was great to show John Caulfield what they are missing tonight....' gggrrrrrrrrrrrr

See you Friday fella!!

He’s right tho.

ShamoBuc · 23-09-2017 11:24am

MrMac84 wrote: »

He’s right tho.

I saw a player trying to prove a point......doing most of his step overs etc 40 yards from goal. I saw city players dive in on him time and time again and give away frees. Has he played better than that this year? How many goals has he? Haven't read much about his fantastic exploits.

Showing the need to say it in an interview to me shows me the kind of fella he is. I'm confident he won't make as big a name for himself as he or his dad thinks. One swallow....Time will tell.

This is how I see the run in
H v Dundalk loss
H v limerick win
H v Derry win
A v bohs loss
A v pats draw
H v Bray win
And of course win the final on pens v Rovers, McNulty the hero

I expect to win the league v pats...hopefully.
Dundalk have bohs and Bray at home while they have Galway and harps away. I doubt they will win all 4 but they certainly could, Galway game the trickiest I think. I would love for it Not to go down to the last game!

boardsuser1 · 23-09-2017 5:18pm

ShamoBuc wrote: »

I saw a player trying to prove a point......doing most of his step overs etc 40 yards from goal. I saw city players dive in on him time and time again and give away frees. Has he played better than that this year? How many goals has he? Haven't read much about his fantastic exploits.

Showing the need to say it in an interview to me shows me the kind of fella he is. I'm confident he won't make as big a name for himself as he or his dad thinks. One swallow....Time will tell.

This is how I see the run in
H v Dundalk loss
H v limerick win
H v Derry win
A v bohs loss
A v pats draw
H v Bray win
And of course win the final on pens v Rovers, McNulty the hero

I expect to win the league v pats...hopefully.
Dundalk have bohs and Bray at home while they have Galway and harps away. I doubt they will win all 4 but they certainly could, Galway game the trickiest I think. I would love for it Not to go down to the last game!

After last night's performance

Wilberto · 23-09-2017 7:17pm

I said going into the Sligo and Finn Harps games that if we somehow scraped 3 points at least then we'll win the league, and I still stand by that.

It could well come down to the last match at home to Bray though, which is an embarrassment in itself.

ShamoBuc · 23-09-2017 7:30pm

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

After last night's performance

We gifted them the first and it still took a great finish, second was a well taken free kick. We should have got something out of that game. If Bolger stated on I think we would have.
At home, cup semi, I expect us to win. Limerick played better last night than they probably have all season.

Cape Clear · 25-09-2017 2:30pm

bot43 wrote: »

Unless the frauds of players show some bollocks and put in a proper performance Monday we won’t win the league. Even if we do there should be no triumphalism from any of them. To a man they have been a disgrace since Maguire left. And not a single one of them deserves a medal.

And the manager must walk away at the end of the season. His absolute arrogance in not signing any sort of striker in July is haunting us.

Can we feel it slip away?

Utter tripe the league will be well won by this team and it will be deserved. There's not a group of fans anywhere that wouldn't want to be in the position we are in now. The hard work was done early on and each and every one of the players deserves that medal. Limerick got lucky with 2 soft goals and on another night Ogbene would have been sent off. We left our shooting boots at home and Limerick took advantage of slack play at the back.

bot43 · 25-09-2017 2:49pm

Sean Maguire put us in the good position we are in. The rest have put us in the position where we have lost 4 of our last 7.

If we win tonight its a different story. We will have won the league. if we get beaten again and we fall over the line (or worse), the narrative forever will be about how we are a one man team.

That said - all negativit aside for tonight. The team need us to get behind them and on the refs back from the get go. Dundalk are great side on a good run. Lets help halt it.

Worztron · 25-09-2017 5:51pm

We will win the league but CCFC are like a marathon runner that was way ahead for most of the race, then crawls on their hands and knees the last part of the race to scrape a victory. Hardly inspiring for next season.

Worztron · 25-09-2017 9:23pm

Just a few minutes from wrapping up the title and bang - not to be. We realistically need 2 points from the last 4 games.

ShamoBuc · 25-09-2017 10:00pm

Before the game, I was confident we would lose.
Before the game I would have been delighted with the draw.
Before the game I didn't even think of us winning.

Ht, playing very well, better than the last 2 months, still thought they would come back.
10 to go, still thought they would come back.
Ft ...typical!

Having calmed down, delighted with the draw, would have been great to win but we are destined to win the league the hard drawn out way, but it Will be worth it when we get there.

Now, bring on Limerick and hopefully our third trip in a row to the Aviva!

Zico ! · 26-09-2017 8:17am

Was at the game we played excellent unlucky with the goal

bot43 · 26-09-2017 9:19am

Where has that performance been for the last 2 months. To a man i thought we were excellent last night. Garry Buckley had the performance of his career. McCormack was back to his snapping, tough bastardy self. Shepard did trojan work up top. cannot fault any of them.

Felt the equaliser was coming, but FFS we were almost tasting the celebration drinks.

Now, lets get revenge for Friday now against Limerick, tie it up against Bohs in 2 weeks and a celebration Monday 16th. It would be nice to have the league won and the final 3 games are mere kickabouts before the cup final.

Cape Clear · 26-09-2017 1:04pm

bot43 wrote: »

Where has that performance been for the last 2 months. To a man i thought we were excellent last night. Garry Buckley had the performance of his career. McCormack was back to his snapping, tough bastardy self. Shepard did trojan work up top. cannot fault any of them.

Felt the equaliser was coming, but FFS we were almost tasting the celebration drinks.

Now, lets get revenge for Friday now against Limerick, tie it up against Bohs in 2 weeks and a celebration Monday 16th. It would be nice to have the league won and the final 3 games are mere kickabouts before the cup final.

Side looked very balanced tonight. Huge games form Dooley, Shep Mc Cormack and most of the others. Keohane should have scored but he has missed from similar positions before next year he could be a very big player for us if he can sort out his shooting. It will be interesting to see if Sadlier comes back in on Friday and what effect this will have on the balance of the team.

ShamoBuc · 29-09-2017 9:56pm

Into another cup final we go!!
Not our best performance, looked a bit leggy in the second half in particular.
Limerick were bang average I thought. Never reached the same levels as last week. Never thought they would.

Strange decision by Limerick not to start that Ogbene fella......:pac::pac:

Wilberto · 29-09-2017 11:00pm

ShamoBuc wrote:

Strange decision by Limerick not to start that Ogbene fella......

Buuuurrrrrnn!! :pac: :pac:

bot43 · 30-09-2017 8:25am

That chance at the end from the corner. Thought it was in.

Great performance given how mentally and physically demanding monday was.

2 weeks off again now. Hopefully job will be finished in Phibsboro

ShamoBuc · 06-10-2017 9:26pm

Yet another Ex City player playing for Ireland.....take a bow Seanie bai !!

Worztron · 06-10-2017 9:45pm

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Yet another Ex City player playing for Ireland.....take a bow Seanie bai !!

I'm delighted for him. Shame he got so little time though. Here's to many more caps in the coming years.

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 06-10-2017 11:28pm

Worztron wrote: »

I'm delighted for him. Shame he got so little time though. Here's to many more caps in the coming years.

Here’s to Seanis transfer and city landing a pay day!!!

No it’s great to see him make his bow on the pitch where he scored his biggest goal in a city jersey!!

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