LOI: League Of Ireland Fixtures (WEEK 13) June 1st 2012

stovelid

RIP Joe Merriman



Premier Division



All games are 7.45 PM KO unless otherwise stated.

Friday 1 June 2012

Shamrock Rovers vs Cork City (8PM) - Tallaght Stadium

Dundalk vs Drogheda United (7.05PM) (LIVE RTE TWO 7PM) - Oriel Park

Bohemian FC vs Sligo Rovers - Dalymount Park

Bray Wanderers vs UCD - Carlisle Grounds

Derry City vs Shelbourne - Brandywell Stadium

Monaghan United vs St. Patrick's Athletic (8PM) - Gortakeegan


First Division



All games are 7.45 PM KO unless otherwise stated.

Friday 1 June 2012

Waterford United vs Mervue United -Regional Sports Centre

SD Galway vs Finn Harps - Terryland Park

Wexford Youths vs Athlone Town (8PM) - Ferrycarrig Park

Saturday 2June 2012

Longford Town vs Limerick (7.30PM) - Flancare Park

General info

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer/

http://www.airtricityleague.ie/

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See club sites for ticket info:

Shamrock Rovers FC
Shelbourne FC
ST Patrick's Athletic
Sligo Rovers
Bray Wanderers
Cork City
Monaghan United
Derry City
Drogheda United
Dundalk FC
UCD AFC
Bohemians

Wexford Youths
Limerick
Longford Town
Athlone Town
Finn Harps
SD Galway
Mervue United
Waterford United

GLaDOS

Sligo have lost 2 in a row, being knocked out of the cup leaves them with the League as their only real prize for the season. Can see us getting hit with a backlash.

AgileMyth

Hopefully. We'll be missing a few again though.

dreamers75

Mondogs and a draw.

Hammer Archer

The win against Sligo will mean feck all if we don't get anything from Bray. Only two points away from home so far doesn't exactly fill me with confidence though another performance like the Sligo one and we should win.

gimmick

I would be quite happy with a draw Friday, but have a feeling Shams are going to absolutely tonk someone soon and we are in the firing line.

That_Guy

Can only see bad things for Bohs on Friday night. Sligo have been putting teams to the sword in the league as of late... I'm not expecting anything at all from Bohs tbh.

CSF

More Mathews ****e to look forward to in Derry.

Zebra3

CSF wrote: »

More Mathews ****e to look forward to in Derry.

Two games unbeaten. We're on a roll..... :rolleyes:

dfx-

RIP Joe

Can see Dan having another stormer against Rovers like last time in Tallaght.

_blank_

Jesus, this anti-Matthews stuff is starting to grate.

Do you think we should be top? Do you watch the players training?

Do you think you are in a better position to pick the team and tactics than Matthews? :rolleyes:

Jesus Christ almighty, the man got us promoted and to a narrowly lost cup final, have some respect.

CSF

Des wrote: »

Jesus, this anti-Matthews stuff is starting to grate.

Do you think we should be top? Do you watch the players training?

Do you think you are in a better position to pick the team and tactics than Matthews? :rolleyes:

Jesus Christ almighty, the man got us promoted and to a narrowly lost cup final, have some respect.

The 'could you do a better job' argument is ridiculous.

I don't think we should be top, but we are ****e, he is ****e, and our lucky start to the season will only keep us where we are in the league for so long. How many games have we actually been good in?

applehunter

Hopeful of getting something in Tallaght.

We showed them way way way too much respect at the Cross.

paddy978

CSF wrote: »

The 'could you do a better job' argument is ridiculous.

I don't think we should be top, but we are ****e, he is ****e, and our lucky start to the season will only keep us where we are in the league for so long. How many games have we actually been good in?

Who would you like to see as manager

_blank_

We don't have to be "good" we have to be effective, and we are.

This "we are shíte" nonsense should be reserved for retarded fans of the International team who want Trappatoni gone.

Matthews' style is what's needed to get into the Premier Division and compete in it to a level where we consolidate our position there - and obviously his style is also decent for cup runs, which is also fairly acceptable.

There may come a time, in three years or so, where Matthews is no longer a good fit for Shelbourne FC, but at the moment he's the best man for the job, and I firmly believe that.

CSF

paddy978 wrote: »

Who would you like to see as manager

I don't think mid-season is the best time to go about that sort of business. See who is available at the end of the season.

Des wrote: »

We don't have to be "good" we have to be effective, and we are.

This "we are shíte" nonsense should be reserved for retarded fans of the International team who want Trappatoni gone.

Matthews' style is what's needed to get into the Premier Division and compete in it to a level where we consolidate our position there - and obviously his style is also decent for cup runs, which is also fairly acceptable.

There may come a time, in three years or so, where Matthews is no longer a good fit for Shelbourne FC, but at the moment he's the best man for the job, and I firmly believe that.

I don't agree that we're effective. We had a good start to the season, presumably due to the buzz of being back, from Derry onwards (when we've gotten really really pants) we've taken 11 points from a possible 30. With Derry away, Shamrock Rovers home and Pats away as our next 3 fixtures, coupled with the ****e we're playing, theres a very realistic and scary danger of that becoming 11 points from 39.

That is not effective. If we were playing a crap style of football that suits us, but grinding out wins, I wouldn't be complaining. I wouldn't be enjoying my Friday nights so much, but winning is more important.

Instead we're playing a crap style of football, that does not suit our players. And by and large we are not winning. Instead, the points we've taken this season have been by and large in the games that we have tried to play a bit.

As for the criticising the 'we are ****e' line, I don't understand why this is so controversial. We are ****e. We've put in 1 good performance (UCD away) in our last 15 games. The standard in the Premier Division is so poor this year and we still look awful.

dreamers75

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/poll/2012/may/28/european-goal-of-the-season-poll


lads if you dont mind

Well some will but could everyone else vote Irish

jwilco

Great goal by Forrester. Bohs could do with him this year

The_Kew_Tour

dreamers75 wrote: »

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/poll/2012/may/28/european-goal-of-the-season-poll


lads if you dont mind

Well some will but could everyone else vote Irish

Voted for it. Doing well, but seems like only 1 winner.

dreamers75

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Voted for it. Doing well, but seems like only 1 winner.

It was tight then Turkey got wind of it

_blank_

Vote for SPA?

Kindly fúck off.

dreamers75

Des wrote: »

Vote for SPA?

Kindly fúck off.

Shouldnt you lot be arguing with someone at this point?

Zebra3

Sick of watching crap.

Hoofing the ball into the air at Caso is shameful.

dfx-

Des wrote: »

Vote for SPA?

Kindly fúck off.

Think of it as a vote against Rovers..

stovelid

I was going to vote but I'm too busy cleaning out my jacks bowl.

Lucan Bohs

Fancy us to beat Sligo on friday, we're going for the magical 3-in-a-row

Gavin "shels"

Des wrote: »

Jesus, this anti-Matthews stuff is starting to grate.

Do you think we should be top? Do you watch the players training?

Do you think you are in a better position to pick the team and tactics than Matthews? :rolleyes:

Jesus Christ almighty, the man got us promoted and to a narrowly lost cup final, have some respect.

Des wrote: »

We don't have to be "good" we have to be effective, and we are.

This "we are shíte" nonsense should be reserved for retarded fans of the International team who want Trappatoni gone.

Matthews' style is what's needed to get into the Premier Division and compete in it to a level where we consolidate our position there - and obviously his style is also decent for cup runs, which is also fairly acceptable.

There may come a time, in three years or so, where Matthews is no longer a good fit for Shelbourne FC, but at the moment he's the best man for the job, and I firmly believe that.

Tactics? Maybe a sub or two a match before the 80th+ minute would be a start!

Did you see the match on Monday? We're not "effective", we lost to a very weak Bohs side, we got our arses handed to us by Sligo, and the next three league matches look like a maximum of two points imo.

I'll happily take mid-table BUT it's this hoofball crap, aimless passing, and just general not knowing what the hell they're doing that gets me, I don't think anyone is expecting Messi standard of play but the players we have we should at least be able to string a few passes together on the deck ffs!

Zebra3 wrote: »

Sick of watching crap.

Hoofing the ball into the air at Caso is shameful.

No wonder there was feck all on Monday and it won't get any better.


Won't be making it on Friday to Derry, poxy work!

dan1895

dreamers75 wrote: »

Shouldnt you lot be arguing with someone at this point?

I think you'll find we're too busy arguing with ourselves this week.

dreamers75

dan1895 wrote: »

I think you'll find we're too busy arguing with ourselves this week.

hhhaha spotted that earlier.....took me a while to see it

telling yah....even yourselves hate yiz.

_blank_

Shels fined by the FAI for chanting "RTE is fúckin shíte" in Bray on Friday.

You couldn't actually make it up, the absolute ballbags.

Zebra3

Des wrote: »

Shels fined by the FAI for chanting "RTE is fúckin shíte" in Bray on Friday.

You couldn't actually make it up, the absolute ballbags.

:mad:

And the chanting was even grammatically correct.

gimmick

Des wrote: »

Shels fined by the FAI for chanting "RTE is fúckin shíte" in Bray on Friday.

You couldn't actually make it up, the absolute ballbags.

Who don't Shells have problems with? I have never come across a club with so many issues with so many different people.

Kind of like the nerdy goth kid at school who just hates everyone for no particular reason.

And what reason is there to say "RTE is fúcking ****e" (catchy riff Id say)? They are doing more for the domestic league than ever before.

Dub XV

Still fookin ****e though!

stovelid

They deserve some credit for showing the games but the stupid early kick offs mess around a lot of travelling supporters, home or away given that Friday is already a squeeze for many.

_blank_

Correct.

I usually leave work at 3.30 from Swords, should be plenty time to get to Bray, if the game was at a normal time, not poxy 7PM

Home to my house to drop the car, bus to town and then out to Bray on the Dart, I barley had time for a pint in the pub beside the Carlisle.

gimmick

Oh boo fúcking hoo. Typical Dublin whinging. Its a difference of 45 minutes.

Imagine, God forbid, ye actually ye had to leave "dublin" every other week for a game.

_blank_

Bray is in Wicklow

gimmick

Its still on the DART and is about 10cms outside Dublin.

And ye don't have to leave Dublin every second week for a game.

_blank_

Sligo, Monaghan, Drogs, Dundalk, FORAS, Derry, Bray.

More than half the teams are from outside Dublin, so stop your fúcking bellyaching.

stovelid

gimmick wrote: »

Imagine, God forbid, ye actually ye had to leave "dublin" every other week for a game.

If you choose to live in the bog, that's your lookout.

Plus as said, Sligo, Derry, Mons, cork etc are hardly close.

gimmick

That shut my mouth. Does not change the fact that dub fans have it far easier than any others for their away games.

Dub XV

gimmick wrote: »

That shut my mouth. Does not change the fact that dub fans have it far easier than any others for their away games.

Sorry whats your point again?

Why are you bothered about it?

You live in Cork, well done. Are you some kind of martyr now ? I know it's hard havin to talk with that accent and all .............

gimmick

I am not the one whinging that it is difficult to get to a away game in Dublin with a 7.05ko.

_blank_

gimmick wrote: »

I am not the one whinging that it is difficult to get to a away game in Dublin with a 7.05ko.

It wasn't in Dublin.

Stop saying Bray is in Dublin, a certain Mod doesn't take kindly to people who slag Bray off, even other people from Bray.

stovelid

gimmick wrote: »

I am not the one whinging that it is difficult to get to a away game in Dublin with a 7.05ko.

Earlier kick-offs make it hard for supporters who generally didn't have difficulty before now which means even lower gates.

Only people in the Dublin-Centric League Paranoia brigade would actually appear pleased about the prospect of even lower gates in the league out of schadenfreude.

applehunter

stovelid wrote: »

Earlier kick-offs make it hard for supporters who generally didn't have difficulty before now which means even lower gates.

Only people in the Dublin-Centric League Paranoia brigade would actually appear pleased about the prospect of even lower gates in the league out of schadenfreude.

I'm trying to get a patent on that one.

GLaDOS

Does anyone else get fined for chants? Only ever hear of Shels getting in trouble for it.

Zebra3

gimmick wrote: »

Who don't Shells have problems with? I have never come across a club with so many issues with so many different people.

Kind of like the nerdy goth kid at school who just hates everyone for no particular reason.

And what reason is there to say "RTE is fúcking ****e" (catchy riff Id say)? They are doing more for the domestic league than ever before.

We're just against corruption.

Be it in the FAI or those on the outside like RTE who promote it.

_blank_

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Does anyone else get fined for chants? Only ever hear of Shels getting in trouble for it.

We've been fined for two chants previously, "They always cheat, they always lie, eff Delane* and the F*I" and the "Joh* Delane* is a effing c" one.

They both directly reference JD/FAI though, this fining for criticising the national broadcaster though, must be a world first really.

CSF

Delaney actually has to be Satan or Saddam Hussein in disguise at this stage, disgraceful stuff.

Gavin "shels"

To appeal the €300 fine costs €500... Nothing but a money making racket!