LOI Talk, Rumours, Gossip, Transfers etc 2018

Ferris_Bueller

White Horse wrote: »

He may be past his prime but he is still a very good good footballer.

He has let his physical conditioning slip.

He had to work very hard at Dundalk to get into the team and he became a stronger player as a result. He is coasting at Rovers, and that is obvious for all to see.

I doubt Kenny would re-sign him. Finn excelled at Dundalk as he was pushed by Towell and O'Donnell to get to a high level. He is not a player who can be relied on to get himself to that level.

I don't know if it's his physical conditioning or not, he's still able to get around the pitch and he isn't exactly old (only 30), but it feels as if Rovers aren't really playing to his strengths or maybe don't know how to fit all of their best players onto the pitch at one time. Does the position Burke plays take away from Finn slightly? Finn was arguably the best midfielder in the league when Rovers re-signed him but he has been far from that lately.

doncarlos

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

I don't know if it's his physical conditioning or not, he's still able to get around the pitch and he isn't exactly old (only 30), but it feels as if Rovers aren't really playing to his strengths or maybe don't know how to fit all of their best players onto the pitch at one time. Does the position Burke plays take away from Finn slightly? Finn was arguably the best midfielder in the league when Rovers re-signed him but he has been far from that lately.

I think he was a bigger loss to Dundalk than Horgan or Boyle were. Had we kept him would have been a lot closer to Cork when Maguire left that's for sure and knows what would may have happened.

bot43

johnnyryan89 wrote: »

Hery and Aborah have had their bans reduced to 3 and 4 games.

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overshoot

Anyone know which ref got the sack? Sick leave from his employer whilst still reffing premier games

joeysoap

Doctor didn’t cover him/her self in glory either

The man supplied a series of medical certificates to his employer over January and February last year which outlined that he was suffering from a serious chest infection and had flu symptoms.

.......had made himself available for at least three matches during his sick leave – one which involved him travelling to the North.


Should make it easier to find out who it was.

OldMrBrennan83

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Christy Browne

Patww79 wrote: »

Another live game missed. ****ing Eir.

Not as if RTÉ would have shown it

OldMrBrennan83

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johnnyryan89

Just download the uktvnow app if you've got an Android device.

OldMrBrennan83

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justshane

Bohs playing great stuff, do not deserve to be losing.

ShamoBuc

Derry giving Dundalk a good game 2-2

artanevilla

Gavin "shels" wrote: »

Big appointment by Shels confirmed with Dave Henderson! artanevilla was he snapped up from Bohs?

https://www.shelbournefc.ie/news/4455/club-appoints-dave-henderson-as-head-of-recruitment

Did a great job a Bohs imo. A casualty of the Kevins link up I think.

Bohs all over Cork at the moment.

ShamoBuc

And the Champions pull a Cummins Cracker out of the hat !!

artanevilla

ShamoBuc wrote: »

And the Champions pull a Cummins Cracker out of the hat !!

Oh dear. Too many times this season Bohs have been the better team and lost.

OldMrBrennan83

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major bill

Never a 2-0 game but credit to Cork that’s why they champions!

Bohs in first half played some good football Dylan Watts is a baller!

Disappointing but crucial 3 points for Cork! 10 mins left but can’t see a comeback

kksaints

Athlone must be truly dreadful. Losing 7-0 atm down in Wexford who lost 8-1 to Drogheda at home a few weeks ago.

NIMAN

Great result for us tonight in Oriel.

Shame our run of victories had to end !!
But we'll take the point.

ShamoBuc

Super 3 points for the Champions. Not playing as well as we can, but crucially, still winning.
5 clean sheets in 6.
Dundalk only drew at home.
Rovers only drew at home.

A good night.

Next Friday will be a full house down the X and I expect the atmosphere to be electric.

joeysoap

Just in from the Ben Connolly show. Star man. Booked 5 Derry players and sent one off....and could and should given a straight red for a horrible tackle on McGrath and possibly Doherty a second yellow for time wasting . and yet he managed to give Derry free kicks for non free kicks and gave Dundalk very very little. Including a penalty. Worthy of a Buttimer award. Having said that Derry were impressive. Neat passing, high pressing, two chances two goals.

Ferris_Bueller

Another brutal performance from Rovers. Second half they were terrible and offered very little going forward, they played 5 at the back tonight with two wing backs and looked like they were afraid of going for a second goal to kill the game off. They had chances to make it 2-0 but as they game went on it felt like they were content with the one nil and it came back to bite them in the arse. Morrissey took his goal very well in fairness to him but Limerick were by a distance the worst team I've seen in Tallaght this year. Only positive was Aaron Bolger who had a great game. Definitely a sense around the ground of that equalizer being the nail in Bradleys coffin.

overshoot

kksaints wrote: »

Athlone must be truly dreadful. Losing 7-0 atm down in Wexford who lost 8-1 to Drogheda at home a few weeks ago.

And somehow we drew with them 😭
Got the win tonight... That's all I'll say. Still in touch

MD1990

joeysoap wrote: »

Just in from the Ben Connolly show. Star man. Booked 5 Derry players and sent one off....and could and should given a straight red for a horrible tackle on McGrath and possibly Doherty a second yellow for time wasting . and yet he managed to give Derry free kicks for non free kicks and gave Dundalk very very little. Including a penalty. Worthy of a Buttimer award. Having said that Derry were impressive. Neat passing, high pressing, two chances two goals.

LOI referees are so inconsistent with cards & are so bad in general.

NIMAN

Amen to that.

MD1990

Good win for Waterford.

Waterford started off very well good tempo.

But Bray came into it last 15 of 1st half & missed quite a few chances & a miss of the season from Coughlan should have been ahead.
2nd half was even until Kasmi got the 1st & then Waterford player well. Kasmi hitting form a huge plus. Akinade very poor bar some good runs using his pace. Corey Galvin & McCabe were both very good for Bray.

doncarlos

joeysoap wrote: »

Just in from the Ben Connolly show. Star man. Booked 5 Derry players and sent one off....and could and should given a straight red for a horrible tackle on McGrath and possibly Doherty a second yellow for time wasting . and yet he managed to give Derry free kicks for non free kicks and gave Dundalk very very little. Including a penalty. Worthy of a Buttimer award. Having said that Derry were impressive. Neat passing, high pressing, two chances two goals.

Ref was brutal and didn't help Dundalk at all but Dohertys saves and a couple of strange substitutions by Kenny were greatest factors.

Thought Derry were very good and played great stuff. Them and Waterford could be battling for third.

Raoul

joeysoap wrote: »

Just in from the Ben Connolly show. Star man. Booked 5 Derry players and sent one off....and could and should given a straight red for a horrible tackle on McGrath and possibly Doherty a second yellow for time wasting . and yet he managed to give Derry free kicks for non free kicks and gave Dundalk very very little. Including a penalty. Worthy of a Buttimer award. Having said that Derry were impressive. Neat passing, high pressing, two chances two goals.

Agree with all that apart from I think it may have been a pen. Rash challenge from Cleary.

That tackle was disgusting. Genuinely upsetting how someone can get away with that. It easily could have been a leg breaker. McGrath was very lucky to get away unscathed.

Derry were very good though. The first half was a great game of football. Both sides wanted to play nice passing football.

O'Donnell was poor. I kind of blame him for us losing the game. He gave away the free that led to the second goal with a stupid challenge. Going in studs up at a bit of a height. Then he was going mad at players. Then he lost the plot and got booked minutes later for a bit of a lunging slide tackle. From that Dundalk never settled again.

joeysoap

Raoul wrote: »

Agree with all that apart from I think it may have been a pen. Rash challenge from Cleary.

Sorry, I wasn’t making myself clear, it was about a possible Dundalk penalty, just before Mountney put the ball wide.

The Derry penalty was a stonewall penalty, silly from Cleary as the Derry player was going nowhere and there was no need to challenge him, especially where he was in the box.

These things happen.

But if the referees inspector actually follows up on tonight’s showing this ref will have a fews weeks off.

Gavin "shels"

Statement of intent in Tolka tonight - beating the League favourites with ease 2-0! Not many chances either side but we had two of the few clear cut chances!

joeysoap

Raoul wrote: »

I kind of blame him for us losing the game.

I know what you mean though

bot43

Weren’t Shamrock supposed to challenge this season?

Omackeral

bot43 wrote: »

Weren’t Shamrock supposed to challenge this season?

Next year is their year. Might even win one of their 4 cup finals.

bot43

Omackeral wrote: »

Next year is their year. Might even win one of their 4 cup finals.

Isn’t every match they play a cup final for someone?

Raoul

joeysoap wrote: »

I know what you mean though

Just so used to winning again, a draw feels like a loss.

Oat23

Cookie with his 3rd promotion in 5 seasons to bring Wigan to the Championship. Fair play.

johnnyryan89

That's back to back promotions and possible back to back league wins if Wigan can hold out for first place. Would love to see him as the next Ireland manager

NIMAN

worrying news for us Derry fans

https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/portsmouth-make-a-bid-to-sign-ireland-under21-international-ronan-curtis-from-derry-city-36829407.html

joeysoap

But you might get keep him as a player until July ( Seanie last year).its the way to go, otherwise you’ll get nothing at seasons end (Horgan, Boyle, Towell, McMillan, McEneaney, and not forgetting Whoban)

MD1990

Georgie Kelly a very good striker for UCD.

Will be a fight for his signature after this season.

Smell the glove

Anyone hear what the story was with the Drogheda fans not been left into Cobh yesterday!?!?

NIMAN

Many Rovers fans coming up to the Brandywell on Friday night?

Must say, I have been very disappointed with the amount of away fans this season so far at the Brandywell, very poor.

NIMAN

Be just like you to come up here and take away our 100% home record.

Gavin "shels"

Smell the glove wrote: »

Anyone hear what the story was with the Drogheda fans not been left into Cobh yesterday!?!?

Guards stopped their mini bus and told them to turn back... assuming it was due to the trouble a few years back?

Absolute mental situation not letting 20-30 lads to a game of football for literally no reason...

CSF

Gavin shels wrote: »

Smell the glove wrote: »

Anyone hear what the story was with the Drogheda fans not been left into Cobh yesterday!?!?

Guards stopped their mini bus and told them to turn back... assuming it was due to the trouble a few years back?

Absolute mental situation not letting 20-30 lads to a game of football for literally no reason...

What trouble was a few years back?

dfx-

Gavin shels wrote: »

Guards stopped their mini bus and told them to turn back... assuming it was due to the trouble a few years back?

Absolute mental situation not letting 20-30 lads to a game of football for literally no reason...

but could be any number of nonsense reasons made up on the spot, the bus was the wrong shade of white or something.

Zebra3

NIMAN wrote: »

Many Rovers fans coming up to the Brandywell on Friday night?

Must say, I have been very disappointed with the amount of away fans this season so far at the Brandywell, very poor.

Probably to do with the perceived levels of trouble away fans of some clubs have experienced around the ground over the last few years.

major bill

Gavin shels wrote: »

Guards stopped their mini bus and told them to turn back... assuming it was due to the trouble a few years back?

Absolute mental situation not letting 20-30 lads to a game of football for literally no reason...

On the advice of the Drogheda Board, heard they made the call which is ridiculous if true.

joeysoap

I sort of remember trouble at a play off match a couple of years ago. There was no guards on duty at all that day if I recall correctly. As far as I can see it’s overkill or nothing with Gardai at matches.

As a Dundalk supporter I am impressed with Drogheda. The manager, coming in relatively late, did a great job assembling a side who from the off (floodlights excepted, but that was due to the FAI) were competitive.

*They are the experts at relegation and promotion, and I wouldn’t bet against them doing it again.

*I think Drogheda have been promoted 7 times in total.

joeysoap

There was 175 spectators at the match, Cobh could certainly done with a bigger gate.