League of Ireland in Europe 2016

Captain Havoc

Fair tackle

corny

What are they losing the plot for? It was a foul.

pablomakaveli

Refs a jackass

corny

Their midfield are a joke. Not interested in working at all.

Howard the Duck

Arghh...scuffed it..

Mr.Crinklewood

Eir stream going again for anyone?

pablomakaveli

1-0 I'll take that though honestly think a draw was deserved. Fair play to the lads. Played brilliantly tonight and took it to Genk.

Howard the Duck

Not a bad result. Kept the ball well and played some good football, They've a chance at home but i'd expect Genk to play a lot better they were very poor.

ShamoBuc

Great result. We played very well, composed and did not just sit back.


Cannot wait to see the X rocking next week , they can be got at, as proved tonight and in their away game last week. Bring em on.

pablomakaveli

I'm hoping Genks poor away performance in Macedonia is repeated next week at the Cross. They look beatable to be fair.

corny

Definitely can through. Genk have a few lads with questionable application imo. Mightn't be the greatest away from home.

gustafo

city will score for sure in the x imo but just have a feeling genk will to

MD1990

Didn't see the game. But Cork are making great improvements this year. Maquire,Dooley & Bolger in particular are excellent players.

gimmick

Fill the ground. As fans we need to get on the refs back from the off. Boo the opposition with their every touch. Get behind our own lads and make a huge atmosphere.

Genk are no great shakes. If we had a finisher we win that game tonight.

Looking forward to a famous night at Turners Cross.

pablomakaveli

Apparently Caulfield mentioned Hacken want to sign Bolger in the post match conference. I hope he doesnt go anywhere till the end of the season at the very least. Though I think he could do a lot better than Hacken.

The_Kew_Tour

Very good all round performance and maybe deserved a 1-1.

Still well in it, but hard see them not scoring.

Never know though

namloc1980

Great performance. Unlucky not to get a draw. And that referee was atrocious.

White Horse

Cork have a great chance to go through. Genk are terrible, no pressing of the ball, giving the ball away, and dead on their feet after 60 minutes.

I fully expect Cork to turn them over in Tuners Cross. I hope they don't reret Maguire being very wasteful tonight. They deserved an away goal.

The_Kew_Tour

Maguire was excellent tonight. He missed a chance but to say he was wasteful is very unfair.

A super first touch and brain

ShamoBuc

White Horse wrote: »

Cork have a great chance to go through. Genk are terrible, no pressing of the ball, giving the ball away, and dead on their feet after 60 minutes.

I fully expect Cork to turn them over in Tuners Cross. I hope they don't reret Maguire being very wasteful tonight. They deserved an away goal.

He battled away non stop, caused problems for their defence throughout the game, got quite a few frees and should have gotten a few more and created a couple of chances. I think he had a fine game, would have been nice if he did score, but he didnt exactly miss 4 open goals.
I will be backing him to score next week.

White Horse

ShamoBuc wrote: »

I will be backing him to score next week.

He should score next week. He will be rubbing his hands at the thought of playing against that defence.

In addition, he will realise that rather than trying to win frees, he can turn those defenders and create goal scoring opportunities.

Those Genk defenders can't handle Maguire and Dooley.

My only concern for Cork is the lack of an away goal. I can see Genk scoring in Cork. The Bailey lad is decent and they can break at speed when Cork loose possession. The main failing shown by Cork (and Dundalk) in Europe is losing the ball too cheaply and being exposed to a swift counter attack.

Nesta99

White Horse wrote: »

He should score next week. He will be rubbing his hands at the thought of playing against that defence.

In addition, he will realise that rather than trying to win frees, he can turn those defenders and create goal scoring opportunities.

Those Genk defenders can't handle Maguire and Dooley.

My only concern for Cork is the lack of an away goal. I can see Genk scoring in Cork. The Bailey lad is decent and they can break at speed when Cork loose possession. The main failing shown by Cork (and Dundalk) in Europe is losing the ball too cheaply and being exposed to a swift counter attack.

Thats exactly it and wayward passes when not being pressed either. If Dundalk can click in to the sort of spell of 25 minutes they had at FH then there will be chances. BATE went all out to finish the tie on Tuesday and didnt, they threw the kitchen sink at us for 90 minutes and with some gritty defensive work, some luck, and dreadful finishing by BATE we have just a glimmer of hope but not expecting much.

Cork on the other hand in a hostile Turners Cross should be confident after showing that Genk are beatable. How Cork will play it will be interesting, like whether to go all out at genk to level the tie or to keep it tight, show confidence in the fitness levels and go on the hunt in the last 15. Either way Cork should feel this is winnable.

West Ham struggled again this year except they had a manager (not on the bench though) and put out a much stronger side than early rounds last year. Added to Celtics struggles European football even from 'small' countries is no easy task. Im sure Genk and Bate along with Celtic and West Ham have copped this as LoI sides have been no pushovers (Rovers the exception).

Van.Bosch

Will tickets be available on the gate tomorrow for the Dundalk match? They are only on sale at Oriel today

kksaints

Van.Bosch wrote: »

Will tickets be available on the gate tomorrow for the Dundalk match? They are only on sale at Oriel today

Almost certainly. They havent opened up the East Stand tickets for sale yet.

Van.Bosch

Cheers - will pop along

marno21

Talks of Cork City selling out the Genk game before the end of the night - brilliant to see. A full house will be a major advantage Thursday night.

The_Kew_Tour

Only about 500 tickets left for Thursday

Captain Havoc

I'll be there, hopefully a famous night for Irish soccer.

gustafo

marno21 wrote: »

Talks of Cork City selling out the Genk game before the end of the night - brilliant to see. A full house will be a major advantage Thursday night.

yep great to see should be some atmosphere there, any ideas how many tickets the belgians took?

ShamoBuc

The atmosphere down he X on Thursday will be fantastic. I hope we can keep it tight to maintain that throughout the game. An early away goal would be disastrous.

gimmick

gustafo wrote: »

yep great to see should be some atmosphere there, any ideas how many tickets the belgians took?

They will let CCFC know tomorrow.

Kerrydude1981

Any of the games on TV?

yknaa

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Any of the games on TV?

Eir TV showing both

Kerrydude1981

yknaa wrote: »

Eir TV showing both

Nice one,best of luck to both teams,be savage if they get through

gimmick

gimmick wrote: »

Hopefully it would be at Thomond park should it arise.

Pretty embarrassing for Cork that we do not have any stadium in the county up to scratch.

Turners Cross is passed as ok to host the next round also should we progress.

Definitely not ok for the groups though.

White Horse

gimmick wrote: »

Definitely not ok for the groups though.

It would be a nice problem to have though.

CHealy

gimmick wrote: »

Turners Cross is passed as ok to host the next round also should we progress.

Definitely not ok for the groups though.

Where did you hear this?

From talking to someone involved in the licencing process, he said that to even hold the Genk game at Turners Cross the FAI had to plead our case to UEFA, we barely scrapped over the line and that should we go through, theres not a hope the playoff round would be in TC. Something to do with access roads, parking, away bathrooms and VIP areas.

CHealy

Thursday night is now completely sold out btw. I believe it was 6300 tickets for City and 500 for Genk. Should make for an incredible occasion.

ShamoBuc

CHealy wrote: »

Where did you hear this?

From talking to someone involved in the licencing process, he said that to even hold the Genk game at Turners Cross the FAI had to plead our case to UEFA, we barely scrapped over the line and that should we go through, theres not a hope the playoff round would be in TC. Something to do with access roads, parking, away bathrooms and VIP areas.

Correct, if we did get through, we will not be playing down the X , we do not have the facilities needed, blessed to hold the Genk game.

gimmick

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Correct, if we did get through, we will not be playing down the X , we do not have the facilities needed, blessed to hold the Genk game.

From what I am told, as of now, TX has not been rejected for the next round, so the club are planning accordingly.

ShamoBuc

gimmick wrote: »

From what I am told, as of now, TX has not been rejected for the next round, so the club are planning accordingly.

There must be some wiggle room as our medical and press facilities alone do not meet the requirements , capacity is also short I think. Access is also an issue I remember seeing the requirements somewhere and there was no way we could bring so many facilities up to the required level.
I would love to have that problem though

Buddy only got allowed off work for Thursday night, this morning, just as all the tickets were sold out!

There will be some atmosphere , cannot wait.

CHealy

gimmick wrote: »

From what I am told, as of now, TX has not been rejected for the next round, so the club are planning accordingly.

Im not doubting your info, but I know for a fact that the FAI had to beg UEFA to allow us hold the Genk game at the X, why all of a sudden would it be ok to hold the playoff round there? TC is a fine LOI ground, but falls way short of UEFA standards.

gustafo

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Correct, if we did get through, we will not be playing down the X , we do not have the facilities needed, blessed to hold the Genk game.

where would the game be played then?

Kerrydude1981

gustafo wrote: »

where would the game be played then?

Musgrave Park??

CHealy

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Musgrave Park??

Musgrave Park is worse suited than Turners Cross believe it or not. Game would have to go to Thomond Park.

ShamoBuc

gustafo wrote: »

where would the game be played then?

The nearest and most obvious is Thomond

But let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. Although it would be savage.

Kerrydude1981

Didnt Dundalk play Bate at Oriel last season?

Oriel not good enough for this round?

GLaDOS

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Didnt Dundalk play Bate at Oriel last season?

Oriel not good enough for this round?

Was the round previous they played them last year. Higher standards required as you progress through the rounds.

patsy mulcaghy

after a link to watch as out of the country, if somebidy could PM it would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers

magma69

Mon Dundalk! They've a chance here if they can keep things tight at the back.