Limerick FC 2014

Waggaboo

Really looking forward to this tonight. After such a brilliant turnaround to the season I hope they manage to at least bring it in to the final day. The Markets Field really is a great place to watch football and should be hopping tonight.

osarusan

Limerick 0-2 Shamrock Rovers

Rovers had a fairly comfortable victory in front of the cameras tonight. We pretty much handed them both first half goals. For the first, Robbie Williams played a suicide pass to nobody in the danger area right in front of his own goal and Rovers played in their striker to score.

For the second we did some of that 'high risk low reward' f**kacting passing round the back, eventually losing it and conceding a free on the edge of the area, which they scored from.

We had a goal disallowed for offside just before half-time - things might have been different if that had gone in, but in the second we never really came close to a goal.

The good news: Drogheda lost 3-0 at home to Longford, and, given our defeat, Sligo beating St. Pats 2-0 is kind of good news, as they are now completely safe and nothing to play for next week.

The table now looks like this:

9 Sligo Rovers 32 7 10 15 37 52 -15 31
10 Galway United FC 31 9 3 19 38 59 -21 30
11 Drogheda United 32 7 7 18 29 57 -28 28
12 Limerick 32 6 8 18 43 71 -28 26

Our goal difference is the same as Drogheda, and we are two points behind. It's very simple - if we win in Sligo, and Drogheda don't win away to Shamrock Rovers, we go to the playoff and they are relegated.

If we don't win, we are relegated.

Waggaboo

osarusan wrote: »

Limerick 0-2 Shamrock Rovers

Rovers had a fairly comfortable victory in front of the cameras tonight. We pretty much handed them both first half goals. For the first, Robbie Williams played a suicide pass to nobody in the danger area right in front of his own goal and Rovers played in their striker to score.

For the second we did some of that 'high risk low reward' f**kacting passing round the back, eventually losing it and conceding a free on the edge of the area, which they scored from.

We had a goal disallowed for offside just before half-time - things might have been different if that had gone in, but in the second we never really came close to a goal.

The good news: Drogheda lost 3-0 at home to Longford, and, given our defeat, Sligo beating St. Pats 2-0 is kind of good news, as they are now completely safe and nothing to play for next week.

The table now looks like this:

9 Sligo Rovers 32 7 10 15 37 52 -15 31
10 Galway United FC 31 9 3 19 38 59 -21 30
11 Drogheda United 32 7 7 18 29 57 -28 28
12 Limerick 32 6 8 18 43 71 -28 26

Our goal difference is the same as Drogheda, and we are two points behind. It's very simple - if we win in Sligo, and Drogheda don't win away to Shamrock Rovers, we go to the playoff and they are relegated.

If we don't win, we are relegated.

Disappointing night but still alive for another week at least.

Team and the city needs premier soccer.

Swiper the fox

Who is the Limerick born and bred Irish international soccer player who is taking over the academy that Pato mentioned at half time, could only think of Tommy Gaynor.
Good assessment of the match osarusan, the goals were both shockers, Kanyuka is the least aggressive pound for pound defender I've ever seen, he tackles like a girl

A_Sober_Paddy

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Who is the Limerick born and bred Irish international soccer player who is taking over the academy that Pato mentioned at half time, could only think of Tommy Gaynor.
Good assessment of the match osarusan, the goals were both shockers, Kanyuka is the least aggressive pound for pound defender I've ever seen, he tackles like a girl

Willie John Boland?

Fireball07

Last few results have been a killer; and I don't think they really deserved anything either. It's been a tough season and basically the exact same team has been picked for the entire revival could be coming back to haunt us. There is no real depth in the squad.


Faherty looks very tired and did nothing in the last two. Lynch seems to be carrying an injury and he is such an important player. Playing Russell ahead of Tracy at left-back is just madness.

Kelly was fantastic the last day but Rovers had done their homework. Closed the space, allowed our defenders to have the ball for a certain bit but gave them no options and they regularly messed up. Kanyuka was disgraceful after he got his yellow.



It all comes down to Sligo. You have to remain hopeful but it will be tough.

Waggaboo

Sligo match is being televised.

Swiper the fox

Great start anyway, one up after 5 minutes. Heads up to anybody who doesn't realise it's being televised.

Aidric

What's the scenario if Limerick win and Drogheda draw?

A_Sober_Paddy

Aidric wrote: »

What's the scenario if Limerick win and Drogheda draw?

Drogheda finish bottom...but shamrock rovers are throwing the game it seems

Clareman

2-2 in Dublin and 1-3 in Sligo, CMON LIMERICK/CMON Shamrock Rovers

Clareman

Limerick and Rovers both up by 2 goals, play off it is by the looks of things.

Clareman

Drogheda get 1 back, another goal in either game will leave injury time extremely squeaky bum time.

Clareman

Goal for Sligo, j@ysus

A2LUE42

5-3 to Rovers now

Clareman

Limerick are into the playoff, phew

limerickfc

Delighted is an understatement, Hon Pat

Insect Overlord

An File wrote: »

It's not over til it's over. Still 6 points to play for.

Boo-yeah! Get in!

Clareman

Does anyone know the story with the playoff? Is it home and away or a once off? I'd imagine Finn Harps won't be a push over

Clareman

Wiki wrote:

The team that finishes last gets relegated to the First Division automatically and the second lowest placed teams participate in a 2-legged play-off against the second placed team of the First Division with the loser being relegated to the First Division and the winner being promoted to the Premier Division.

Found the answer here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Ireland_Premier_Division

electrobanana

Fair play to them watched the game on tv great atmosphere from the Limerick fan's all through the game..first leg on Monday night should be really good crowd in the market's field for it.

Insect Overlord

Clareman wrote: »

Does anyone know the story with the playoff? Is it home and away or a once off? I'd imagine Finn Harps won't be a push over

First leg at home, second leg away (as far as I know!)

irelandrover

An File wrote: »

First leg at home, second leg away (as far as I know!)

Is it on tv? Living abroad so will have to had to the pub for it.

Clareman

irelandrover wrote: »

Is it on tv? Living abroad so will have to had to the pub for it.

There's nothing down for RTE2 on Monday night, might be on RTE Player

A_Sober_Paddy

Anyone know of my season ticket covers playoff game?

Jofspring

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Anyone know of my season ticket covers playoff game?

I wouldn't think so. It's probably classed like a cup match.

Should be a big crowd Monday night. Hopefully close to a sell out. If we hit the 3,000 mark it would be outstanding.

limerickfc

Why is the second match away should we not b at home then

Jofspring

Was a flip of th coin by the FAI during the week. First division team drawn as home in second leg.

osarusan

Sligo 2-3 Limerick

(Duggan, O'Conor, Faherty)

Just in the door from Sligo, where Limerick avoided automatic relegation with a fantastic win, combined with Drogheda's defeat. We started well with lots of pressure and took the lead when Turner teed up Duggan who curled it in from the edge of the area. We got let off the hook when Kanyuka gave away a penalty but Hall saved low to his right. Then Tracy crashed a shot against the bar and O'Conor was first to the rebound, and even though the Sligo keeper saved the first effort, he headed in the rebound. We had good chances to even further ahead, but then conceded just seconds before the break to a shot across Hall from the edge of the area.

We scored again when Turner sidefooted into the roof of the net from a knockdown to a cross from Russell, and with the news the Shamrock Rovers were winning, we could almost relax. But that is simply not the Limerick way.

We dropped too deep and invited Sligo on to us, and we eventually conceded very late on, but not so late that there wasn't time for one more Sligo chance which they missed at the back post. The final whistle went soon after that in both Sligo and Dublin, and we are still alive for another week at least.

Playoff is against Finn Harps, and the first leg is in Limerick on Monday at 7.45, with the away leg the following Friday.


EDIT: Edited nearly 48 hours later as it turns out Faherty got the third, not Turner)

osarusan

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Anyone know of my season ticket covers playoff game?

Official Supporters Club saying on Facebook that season tickets cover the game.