League of Ireland in Europe 2016

civis_liberalis

pancake_tuesday wrote: »

Does anyone know if Eir Sport are showing the Dundalk game as free view? Had a look on the Sky menu and it generally has a prefix with 'Free view:' but wasn't on it for Thursday

They said before the group games that all Dundalk group games would be freeview.

Alfa Quadrifoglio

Chris Shields fit to play as is Stephen O'Donnell so Dundalk look t be at full strength, huge ask but heres hoping for more Irish soccer history

White Horse

I love the fact that this thread is still active in December.

MD1990

Dundalk have always responded to a poor performance recently. Lost to Sligo beat Cork. Same against Bate & gave a great performance against Legia away.
I really hope Shields starts tomorow night. Very underated player. I think he now should be starting ahead of O'Donnell who has looked fully fit in months.

The_Kew_Tour

Hopefully Dundalk can go ahead of Cork in number of wins in Europe this season tomorrow night

inforfun

Has an Irish team ever been active in Europe after the winter break?
Cant imagine that.

LuckyLloyd

inforfun wrote: »

Has an Irish team ever been active in Europe after the winter break?
Cant imagine that.

Nope

MD1990

Very strong Dundalk team

Dundalk XI to face Maccabi: Rogers; Gannon,Gartland, Boyle, Massey; Shields; McEleney, Finn, Benson, Horgan; McMillan. #LOIinEurope

https://twitter.com/eirSport/status/806900966842695680

Omackeral

Channel 423 for Sky customers looking to watch Maccabi vs Dundalk in the Europa League. Eir Freeview. Kicking off now.

spock.

1-0 to AZ already

Scorpion Sting

Omackeral wrote: »

Channel 423 for Sky customers looking to watch Maccabi vs Dundalk in the Europa League. Eir Freeview. Kicking off now.

Isn't there a HD channel showing it? BT Sport I think.

justshane

Any streams?

DJIMI TRARORE

1-0 TA pen

elefant

Drat, 1-0.

Dundalk needed to score 1 anyway, so to be optimistic it shouldn't change things too much...

Stevecw

Shocking play by Gartland there caused all that. Big ask to score 2 now

Ferris_Bueller

It's been a reoccurring theme from Dundalks european matches that they have shot themselves in the foot, it must be hard to take for the players. Still so refreshing to see an Irish team play such nice football for the most part. Far from over yet but they are going to need a big turnaround in both matches in the group.

edit: 1-1 60 seconds after posting, OG I think.

Omackeral

Savage response!!!

DJIMI TRARORE

Horgan

Sorry OG

Irish_rat

Gartland has been caught out a few times now, he might be great in the league but he's certainly a weak link in Europe.

You wouldn't defend a u12 doing that kind of stuff.

Anyway Dundalk look a bit off the pace were used to seeing. The league should have been stretched out.

ShamoBuc

Get in.

Stevecw

Great reply. Well worked goal

Omackeral

DJIMI TRARORE wrote: »

Horgan

OG I reckon but he forced it defo.

elefant

Such a ballsy team.

They've done Ireland proud no matter what happens.

Mushy

That was a lovely goal, well worked and deserved the bit of luck at the end.

Great response to conceding

Oat23

Good lord. I'd have saved that.

justshane

Dundalk need to invest in a keeper, how many mistakes can Rogers make ffs.

Stevecw

That's shocking goalkeeping yet again from Rogers.

amcalester

Poor goalkeeping but he shouldn't have been allowed get the shot away.

Irish_rat

Rogers and Gartland. The terrible duo. Kenny will be livid.

nice_guy80

Wait, didn't they just give him a new contract?

amcalester

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Wait, didn't they just give him a new contract?

Yeah, signed for 2017.

justshane

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Wait, didn't they just give him a new contract?

What was Kenny thinking? Seriously, has to be someone better. I've lost count as to how many costly mistake she he's made in big matches.

If Dundalk had a keeper and players weren't afraid to just get rid of the ball once in a while they'd have qualified.

spock.

2-0 to AZ.

Dundalk are out.

justshane

I'd have Peter Cherie over him any day.

corny

What a shocking goal to give away. Giving the bal away, allowing Ben haim to run with it, and the shot? Jesus I'd save that.

Omackeral

justshane wrote: »

What was Kenny thinking? Seriously, has to be someone better. I've lost count as to how many costly mistake she he's made in big matches.

There's a case to be made for their 2nd keeper Gabriel Sava being better all round.

Stevecw

Rogers and Sava when he got in have made huge errors in this group. Gartland at the back has cost them at least twice too.
Such a pity as ridiculous mistakes by those have cost them so many points.
I see Rogers got a new contract too recently, makes no sense at all.

Oat23

justshane wrote: »

What was Kenny thinking? Seriously, has to be someone better. I've lost count as to how many costly mistake she he's made in big matches.

I expected Kenny to take a look at our backup keeper after the performance he put in against them at Oriel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4mTqf0rHDk

Video also begins with a great combination between Gartland & Rogers that leads to our opener :pac:

tayto lover

Madness giving Rogers a new contract. He's cost us dearly time and time again.

A Brad Maddox Guy

Gartland scores a lot of important goals so I find it hard to be overly critical, he has caused some awful goals by not clearing the ball when the pass isn't on. But Rogers is a mistake waiting to happen every game, in Europe and the league. I'd be amazed if we don't sign another keeper over the break.

Ferris_Bueller

tayto lover wrote: »

Madness giving Rogers a new contract. He's cost us dearly time and time again.

It really is, I think anyone who has watched Dundalk this season can see GK is their weak spot. Is it possible that they will sign a new first choice keeper and keep Rogers as second choice? Maybe they have their eyes on a keeper whos contract is up in the summer and are holding out until then.

MD1990

Anyone who has seen Rodgers knows he isn't good enough.
Poor with ball at feet & under crosses. Spreads panic in the defence. Signed a new 2 year deal but I would have let him go to Rovers.
One of the worst half's I have seen from a GK in a while.

Omackeral

Anybody else see an aesthetic similarity between this Netanya Stadium and Tallaght?

Mushy

Omackeral wrote: »

Anybody else see an aesthetic similarity between this Netanya Stadium and Tallaght?

So it wasn't just me!

Omackeral

The main stand and the open end to the camera's right hand side. And sure Tallaght is kinda like the Middle East also I suppose.

Stevecw

Zenit got 1 back

Stevecw

3-1 AZ now, so well over

corny

Dundalk are way off the pace of this game. End of season came too soon unfortunately.

If Dundalk get a result here, it will be robbery.