Waterford FC Thread

Deisegodeo · 13-09-2021 10:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117887179#Comment_117887179

very important win for bohs from our perspective. good to see

PTH2009 · 14-09-2021 5:40pm

Dundalk vs Sligo tonight another important game for us

We need a Sligo win as a draw or Dundalk win puts Dundalk back in the lead with another game in hand

hardybuck · 14-09-2021 5:44pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117891006#Comment_117891006

Dundalk have a tough run of fixtures coming up and an injury crisis. They've been a great side in recent years, but this could go either way for them.

PTH2009 · 14-09-2021 7:08pm

Club got an allocation of 300 tickers for Friday's Cup match. On sale from the link below

https://waterfordfc.ie/ucd-afc-vs-waterford-fc/

UCD prob have one of the smallest supporters numbers in the whole league

PTH2009 · 14-09-2021 10:30pm

Sligo beat Dundalk 2-1

A result in our favour, Dundalk now only 1 game in hand

Hopefully the start of a good week for the club. As we learnt before UCD won't be any pushovers esp up there in Belfield

skaface · 17-09-2021 12:16pm

Hopefully we get the win tonight.. Never an easy place to get a result.. Be nice to get into a semifinal,, great chance of silverware this year in the cup

PTH2009 · 17-09-2021 4:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117903358#Comment_117903358

Yeah it would be great for the club to get the win tonight and get into a cup semi final for first time since 2009 which tbf was a freak cup run for us

As you said UCD are no pushovers and it's hard place to get a win

PTH2009 · 17-09-2021 8:06pm

Balls 1-0 down

No sound for the watchloi stream, paying €5 for it not good enough

PTH2009 · 17-09-2021 8:36pm

1-1 at HT

We're growing more and more into the game

PTH2009 · 17-09-2021 9:39pm

Yessssss

PTH2009 · 17-09-2021 9:45pm

Yess what a win, commentators very biased to UCD

Semi finals now and we hope for the home draw

Dundalk or Finn Harps

Bohs

St Pats

Deiselurker · 18-09-2021 8:19am

Great cup tie and we look forward to the semi final draw. We have had 2 close calls against first division teams so far that we got through but I won't be saying our name is on the FAI Cup yet. Home draw v Finn Harps or Dundalk is the best option.

PTH2009 · 18-09-2021 7:12pm

Anyone know when the cup draw is ?

Looking at the league fixtures the semis will be played the weekend of 22nd/23rd/24th October. Atm 5 league games scheduled for October along with the cup semi final, going to be a busy month and squad depth will be needed

hardybuck · 18-09-2021 9:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117908972#Comment_117908972

Dundalk v Finn Harps on Tuesday night, wouldn't be surprised if it's after that fixture.

Only four outfield players on the bench last night. Squad certainly stretched, but Dundalk have an injury crisis and a lot of fixtures in a small timeframe. Cup replay is a disaster for them.

PTH2009 · 18-09-2021 9:37pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117909323#Comment_117909323

Stupid decision by the FAI to not have extra time and penalties

skaface · 18-09-2021 10:37pm

Think the draw for the cup is on Tuesday evening

JourneyMan8 · 19-09-2021 8:06pm

anyone else get a weird vibe of Richard Forrest's social media cry for people to attend, probably looking too much into it but just feels desperate and screams "this is harder than i thought and i may bounce out of here if it doesn't change" - love what he's doing and hope he's here for the long haul.

PTH2009 · 20-09-2021 1:31am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117912554#Comment_117912554

All good so far and the fans seem to like him

No doubt if we win the cup or even get to the final himself, the squad and Bircham will be local hero's

Imaging winning the cup but then get relegated through the playoffs. Didn't that happen to a club in the recent past ?

noby · 20-09-2021 1:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117912554#Comment_117912554

I think he's dead right to put it up to the local football community - I'm doing my bit, time for ye to do your bit.

I guess anyone has the right to bounce out of here if they inject a load of cash into the club, and people still don't turn out to support the club.

joeysoap · 21-09-2021 12:18am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117913548#Comment_117913548

dundalk relegated in 2002. And won the cup ( last one of winter season) ironically Kenny in charge of bohs.

Crusty Blaa · 21-09-2021 12:37pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117914798#Comment_117914798

One of the big issues I can see is that there's a very poor relationship between WFC and the Junior League at executive management/board level. They should be working hand-in-hand but it's more of a competition between the two about whose you know what is bigger.

Boooourns · 21-09-2021 7:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117914798#Comment_117914798

I despair if people don't turn up and back the club at this moment. There's a bit of excitement being built and the chairman looks like he's really enjoying it. The football and the games have been really good and to top it off we're in a cup semi. Would be an absolute tragedy for the club if they went down.

Really hope this takes off, how good would it be to have a really good side regularly pushing for honours again.

Fair play to the chairman trying to create a buzz, it's his first go at owning a club and if he does get that backing he could hang around a few years.

Cape Clear · 22-09-2021 9:49am

Is the Callum Harriott deal off?

Cape Clear · 22-09-2021 9:50am

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hardybuck · 22-09-2021 11:34am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117912554#Comment_117912554

I could be wrong but get the impression that he doesn't have too many people around him advising him or managing his social media presence. I think he's just taken a notion that he'd like to encourage more people to attend and 2,000 fans seemed like a nice round figure that was achievable.

Waterford are a poorly supported club, and have one of the lowest average attendances in the Premier Division over recent years - hovering in around the 1,500 mark.

However we have seen games where over 4,000 people have attended so I think there's some value in Richard banging his drum. At least he seems to be getting a bit more positive energy across than his predecessor.

hardybuck · 22-09-2021 11:43am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117921025#Comment_117921025

I think there's generally a good bit more attention being paid to the LOI over the past couple of years.

I think more people are going to games generally. There's some technically gifted players in the league at the moment and in recent years, teams have been holding their own in European fixtures, and it's no longer a shock to see the odd player getting called into the Ireland squad (albeit that's partly because Ireland are rubbish at the moment).

Waterford have good facilities and a good playing surface at the RSC. I hope that they can get a couple of Bastian Hery type players in the squad next season as I think a lot of casual football fans would pay in to see lads like that tog out. Perhaps the likes of Phoenix Patterson or Junior Quitirna could get up to that level if they can retain them, but I fear that they'll slip back to the UK after Christmas if they can get a contract somewhere.