LOI: League of Ireland Fixtures (Weeks 23/24) Aug 17-20, 2012

Lawrence1895

That_Guy wrote: »

Big game for both Bohs and Shels who are both coming off losses. 0-0 draw. Not expecting much by way of attendance given that Everton V Man United is on TV.

Was the match tonight (the one in Dalymount, I'm talking about) always supposed to be on a Monday night?

Anyway, I guess, it will be a 0:0 draw, a dull match, with both sides being afraid to loose.

But maybe, Shels will win 1:0, Chris Bennion with a header in injury time

GLaDOS

Lars1916 wrote: »

But maybe, Shels will win 1:0, Chris Bennion with a header in injury time

I suspect if he's going to score for anyone it'll be for us

Lawrence1895

ScienceNerd wrote: »

I suspect if he's going to score for anyone it'll be for us

Ah, c'mon. That guy gets so much of a slagging, he deserves to be cheered up a bit

applehunter

Alan Cawley less than complimentary about Tolka & Matthews in his RTE column.

All set for our lowest league attendance of the season tonight with Man Utd. on the box.

John Dunleavy out for a month is a big loss. Hope we see a reaction after Fridays shambles.

Prediciton : City 2 - 1 Drogheda

AgileMyth

Lars1916 wrote: »

Was the match tonight (the one in Dalymount, I'm talking about) always supposed to be on a Monday night?

Yeah theres a full round on tonight. Been scheduled since the fixtures were released.

Lawrence1895

AgileMyth wrote: »

Yeah theres a full round on tonight. Been scheduled since the fixtures were released.

And nobody could stop Sky from re scheduling the Everton vs United match? :rolleyes:

That_Guy

Lars1916 wrote: »

Was the match tonight (the one in Dalymount, I'm talking about) always supposed to be on a Monday night?

I always assumed it was on a Friday. Must've forgotten to take into account the FAI Ford Cup fixtures which are on this Friday.

Doubt there'll be a big gate on Friday either.

Zebra3

That_Guy wrote: »

Big game for both Bohs and Shels who are both coming off losses. 0-0 draw. Not expecting much by way of attendance given that Everton V Man United is on TV.

Probably bigger games for both sides on Friday. Neither will claim a European place through the league or go down, so both their seasons hang on Friday's cup games.

Might have been better for these fixtures to be down for last Monday instead of waiting for the first Monday night of the British Barclayscard Premiership starting again. :rolleyes:

Kudos to the FAI.......

That_Guy

Zebra3 wrote: »

Probably bigger games for both sides on Friday. Neither will claim a European place through the league or go down, so both their seasons hang on Friday's cup games.

Might have been better for these fixtures to be down for last Monday instead of waiting for the first Monday night of the British Barclayscard Premiership starting again. :rolleyes:

Kudos to the FAI.......

Or even switch the fixtures around. All teams are gonna struggle for attendance tonight. Real shame as the cup draws on Friday more than likely won't have big attendances unless it's a big draw.

Shame.

Lawrence1895

That_Guy wrote: »

Or even switch the fixtures around. All teams are gonna struggle for attendance tonight. Real shame as the cup draws on Friday more than likely won't have big attendances unless it's a big draw.

Shame.

In terms of giving teams from minor league automatic home advantage? They do that in Germany, automatic home advantage for all teams, that are not in the Bundesliga or the 2nd League.

CSF

The Cawley article is spot on. Matthews out.

Lawrence1895

CSF wrote: »

The Cawley article is spot on. Matthews out.

Where can I find it, please?

Madworld

AgileMyth wrote: »

I hate this country

It's the way it is.

Its more ridiculous that this was even scheduled to clash with the Utd Match.

Lawrence1895

Madworld wrote: »

It's the way it is.

Its more ridiculous that this was even scheduled to clash with the Utd Match.

I don't think, they did that on purpose. Less fans going to the match, less fans buying tickets, having a drink, etc equals less income. Which club can afford that in these days?

dfx-

I'm guessing that this Monday was down for fixtures long before any EPL fixtures were just a thought in Scudamore's mind, nevermind it being United in the way.

Oat23

Lars1916 wrote: »

Where can I find it, please?

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2012/0820/334244-alan-cawleys-airtricity-league-blog/

dan1895

CSF wrote: »

The Cawley article is spot on. Matthews out.

Not a word of a lie in it.

Lawrence1895

Oatesy23 wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2012/0820/334244-alan-cawleys-airtricity-league-blog/

Thanks

He is perfectly right about the feelings, the supporters must have. You remember the glory days, you see performances like the one against Sligo and you get frustrated, disillusioned, depressed, etc.

CSF

Lars1916 wrote: »

Oatesy23 wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2012/0820/334244-alan-cawleys-airtricity-league-blog/

Thanks

He is perfectly right about the feelings, the supporters must have. You remember the glory days, you see performances like the one against Sligo and you get frustrated, disillusioned, depressed, etc.

It's not even the league position. We are ahead of Cork in the league but they're still in a better position with Tommy Dunne trying to work the ball out from the back

Lawrence1895

CSF wrote: »

It's not even the league position. We are ahead of Cork in the league but they're still in a better position with Tommy Dunne trying to work the ball out from the back

Finishing in a safe mid-table spot is sometimes the aim, newly promoted teams to the league have

But seriously, going down 1:0 right after the start is a blow to the morale, you just have to find ways to bounce back, which then needs a manager with motivating skills...

The_Kew_Tour

1-0 to City

Lawrence1895

I have a good feeling tonight. Chris Bennion still keeps a clean sheet

Mr.Crinklewood

Lars1916 wrote: »

I have a good feeling tonight. Chris Bennion still keeps a clean sheet

Rovers v UCD teams.

Mr.Crinklewood

Rovers 1-0 UCD

Quigley ( again!! )

Mr.Crinklewood

Cork 1-1 Drogheda

Mr.Crinklewood

Rovers 2-0 UCD
Millien.

Mr.Crinklewood

Bohs 0-1 Shelbourne.

Some thin person scored.

Lawrence1895

Shels 1:0 up

Lawrence1895

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Bohs 0-1 Shelbourne.

Some thin person scored.

You mean Phillip Hughes?

Mr.Crinklewood

Lars1916 wrote: »

You mean Phillip Hughes?

Aye.

Mr.Crinklewood

Cork 2-1 up

Mr.Crinklewood

Pats one up.

monkey9

Sean O' Connor for Pats in the 57th minute!! Whoop Whoop!!

Mr.Crinklewood

monkey9 wrote: »

Sean O' Connor for Pats in the 57th minute!! Whoop Whoop!!

Well. How are things?

Mr.Crinklewood

Rovers 3-0 UCD
Boco

Bohs 1-1 Shelbourne

Lawrence1895

Shels 2:1 up now

Kevin Dawson 82nd

Mr.Crinklewood

Pats win 1-0.

Lawrence1895

So Bohemians needed a penno in injury time to grab a point? Sorry, but a thing like that always sounds a bit dodgy :mad:

CSF

Pathetic. That's what happens when you spend a whole 2nd half trying to defend a one goal with your life, against a team who you'd spent the first half dominating.

Alan Matthews, get out of our club.

Lawrence1895

CSF wrote: »

Pathetic. That's what happens when you spend a whole 2nd half trying to defend a one goal with your life, against a team who you'd spent the first half dominating.

Alan Matthews, get out of our club.

I read between the lines:
1. Wrong tactics in the second half
2. Wrong substitutions

CSF

Lars1916 wrote: »

I read between the lines:
1. Wrong tactics in the second half
2. Wrong substitutions

Matthews doesn't do substitutions. That might involve a gameplan. So annoyed right now.

DrumSteve

Just back from dalymount draw was a fair result. we need to stop ****ing hoofin the ball all over the place though...

Mr.Crinklewood

Updated league table.

The_Kew_Tour

Jesus we won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek:

Nice to have 3 points for change. Was needed.

bohsboy

Lars1916 wrote: »

So Bohemians needed a penno in injury time to grab a point? Sorry, but a thing like that always sounds a bit dodgy :mad:

Why?

GLaDOS

Delighted with the draw, definitely didn't deserve anything more. Some poor finishing cost shels.

Awful refereeing (for both sides) but what's new there.

applehunter

Thrilling stuff at the Cross tonight.:pac:

Drogheda came with same meat-headed tactics they employed 1st game of the season but we stood up to them tonight and rightly got a deserved win.

Heroic performances on the City side to overcome a shocking refereeing performance. I don't care if he was injured, McNally's assault in the 2nd half deserved a red. Ref bottled it.

Feel more positive about Friday after watching that tonight.

Oat23

Cheers, Cork :cool:

Great performance tonight from the boys. One step closer to the title

Hope Boco stays, he has been class the last month.

Lucan Bohs

Good result. There really is something great in the making in this team. I've seen better Bohs teams in the past 3/4 years who would have succumbed to the cheating of Shels and the inept performance of the ref! We never gave up and got our rewards :-)

CSF

Lucan Bohs wrote: »

Good result. There really is something great in the making in this team. I've seen better Bohs teams in the past 3/4 years who would have succumbed to the cheating of Shels and the inept performance of the ref! We never gave up and got our rewards :-)

Cheating? You for real?