THE DECIDER. HUGE MATCH. DUNDALK FC V CORK CITY

tayto lover

monkey9 wrote: »

Dundalk to win this I think. And the fit the occasion it'll probably be something like Stephen O' Donnell grabbing an injury time winner.

Really hope Cork do it though as it would be hilarious to see Dundalk bottle this.

Covering all your bases there.:D

monkey9

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Should I bother watching this? Will be full of parochial guff and in jokes I don't understand?

Is the pitch real grass or "plastic", Barry Glendenning said the latter on Football Weekly. Hard to tell at the moment.

yay Flares! Or are they lying down smoke to sneak in behind Cork?

Of course you should watch it.

monkey9

tayto lover wrote: »

Covering all your bases there.:D

mada999

Cork City

come on the town..... !!! sub already

Kirby

Cork City

Have to feel for a player getting injured 8 minutes into a game this big. Shields was in tears there.

tayto lover

Who the feck is Hooban?

tayto lover

tayto lover wrote: »

Covering all your bases there.:D

He was a bit harsh, he pointedly omitted the ref.

Omackeral

Cork City

tayto lover wrote: »

Who the feck is Hooban?

Pat Hoban's Canadian cousin.

CrowdedHouse

the standard of drumming in the LOI is poor

mada999

Cork City

Cork seem to be just going with the hoof it up game plan, i see ... hopefully it doesn't pay off!

Omackeral

Cork City

Billy Dennehey is the head of your man from Crystal Swing.

Kirby

Cork City

Poor game so far. Nerves and the pitch playing a big part.

tayto lover

Someone would want to wake Meenan up.

monkey9

RTE really should have Brian Kerr on the panel for Champions League and Ireland games.

tayto lover

Dundalk not doing enough so far.
Cork cruising at the moment.
More pressure needed.

mada999

Cork City

close from Cork

mada999

Cork City

ahhhhhh O'Donnell should have got it on target...

Kirby

Cork City

Feast and famine.

Nothing for 32 minutes and then two chances in 30 seconds.

Johner

Two big chances!

Kirby

Cork City

Big mistake there.....

Cork lucky to get away with that.

mada999

Cork City

close again from Dundalk, defender got a block in and dampened the shot.... panic stations then again in the cork box, blazed over from O'Donnell Dundalk need a goal before half time I think...

mada999

Cork City

Cork have a free on the D of Dundalk's box... shítting it....

mada999

Cork City

free kick off the post by Cork.. the wall jumped out of the way..

Kirby

Cork City

Off the post.....Cherrie nowhere.

tayto lover

Poor defending. Lucky there.

tayto lover

Kirby wrote: »

Off the post.....Cherrie nowhere.

Meenan jumped and let it under his feet.

mada999

Cork City

another free for cork from the side... Cherry grabs it..

Nib

Awful to watch. Hoof, hoof, hoof. The only time a chance is created is when a mistake is made.

I'm not surprised nobody cares about Irish domestic soccer.

mada999

Cork City

Dundalk nervy in front of goal shooting instead of giving an easy pass... mazey run by massey.. Dundalk crowd roaring..

Kirby

Cork City

Nib wrote: »

Awful to watch. Hoof, hoof, hoof. The only time a chance is created is when a mistake is made.

I'm not surprised nobody cares about Irish domestic soccer.

It is hoofball but this is a big game...nobody wants to make the mistake. Plus, I'd challenge anybody to play a possession game on this pitch.

Nib

Kirby wrote: »

It is hoofball but this is a big game...nobody wants to make the mistake. Plus, I'd challenge anybody to play a possession game on this pitch.

Yeah, the pitch is horrendous. How are they allowed host a game with the state of the pitch? Dreadful.

mada999

Cork City

Kirby wrote: »

It is hoofball but this is a big game...nobody wants to make the mistake. Plus, I'd challenge anybody to play a possession game on this pitch.

in fairness Dundalk are trying to play only hoofing when there is danger in the defence.... Dundalk getting som joy now... Towell shoots over..need to place some of these chances

tayto lover

Cork winning all the aerial battles. Bigger and more physical team.

Kirby

Cork City

Dundalk are the better team. They need to try and relax on the ball and stop rushing everything. Chances will come.

mada999

Cork City

Dundalk getting some passes together.. nice combinations, crosses getting blocked down

Fuhrer

Cork City

Cork happy to sit back, dundalk not getting any good shooting chances

The Mig

Nib wrote: »

Yeah, the pitch is horrendous. How are they allowed host a game with the state of the pitch? Dreadful.

Dundalk fans will give it story of "It's UEFA approved" and they've done their tests. I've played on it twice and it's one of the worst astro surfaces I've played on.

monkey9

That half flew by.

monkey9

Nib wrote: »

Awful to watch. Hoof, hoof, hoof. The only time a chance is created is when a mistake is made.

I'm not surprised nobody cares about Irish domestic soccer.

Yeah that's right, judge the LOI on one game.

monkey9

The Mig wrote: »

Dundalk fans will give it story of "It's UEFA approved" and they've done their tests. I've played on it twice and it's one of the worst astro surfaces I've played on.

The players detest playing on it. The likes of Colin Healy and Keith Fahey don't play on it in case of injury (Healy is playing tonight I know, but only because it's a huge game and also the last of the season).

smcgiff

Think it's decent enough football, both teams nervy. Dundalk playing the better football, but Cork looking more likely to score.

Come on you red green men!

Omackeral

Cork City

monkey9 wrote: »

Yeah that's right, judge the LOI on one game.

On one half, not one game. And it's essentially a cup final, nobody wants to give an inch. There's a goal coming..

ben.schlomo

Exciting enough game but lacking any real quality on that 'pitch'. Cork looking relatively comfortable bar O'Donnells chance, O'Sullivan should have buried O'Flynns cross too.

mada999

Cork City

monkey9 wrote: »

The players detest playing on it. The likes of Colin Healy and Keith Fahey don't play on it in case of injury (Healy is playing tonight I know, but only because it's a huge game and also the last of the season).

fahey played on it earlier in the season if i recall..

pitch is not that bad, played on it loads of times.. ball bounces a bit higher than normal and the ball runs quicker..only difference i can tell.. knee can get burned if hasn't been watered down but so can dry summer pitch...

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Just got back in time to watch the second half. I don´t really follow LOI so have no no clue who I should cheer for. Cork play in green and red like Mayo but then again they´re from Cork.

monkey9

mada999 wrote: »

fahey played on it earlier in the season if i recall..

pitch is not that bad, played on it loads of times.. ball bounces a bit higher than normal and the ball runs quicker..only difference i can tell.. knee can get burned if hasn't been watered down but so can dry summer pitch...

No, he didn't play the game in Oriel. I've seen a few of the Pat's players on Twitter before complaining about the pitch. They absolutely hate playing on it.

Mushy

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Just got back in time to watch the second half. I don´t really follow LOI so have no no clue who I should cheer for. Cork play in green and red like Mayo but then again they´re from Cork.

Just enjoy the game for tonight, hopefully you may enjoy it and be in a position to attend one if there is a team near you!



But go for Cork!

mada999

Cork City

monkey9 wrote: »

No, he didn't play the game in Oriel. I've seen a few of the Pat's players on Twitter before complaining about the pitch. They absolutely hate playing on it.

thought it was in Oriel..

AgileMyth

monkey9 wrote: »

No, he didn't play the game in Oriel. I've seen a few of the Pat's players on Twitter before complaining about the pitch. They absolutely hate playing on it.

To be fair league of Ireland players love a good moan.

mada999

Cork City

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!