#GreatestLeagueInTheWorld LOI 2019

Gareth Keenan

Burke out of the Rovers/Dundalk TV game tomorrow night

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/graham-burke-miss-shamrock-rovers-12626708

Gareth Keenan

bot43 wrote: »

Can Shamrock not request a postponement because of that?

LOL

osarusan

bot43 wrote: »

Can Shamrock not request a postponement because of that?

They can request one, but not sure they are entitled to one.

There is a rule about it, but I think it needs to be more than 1 player.

In the EFL it is 3 I think, but not sure about LOI, it would happen so rarely.

bot43

osarusan wrote: »

They can request one, but not sure they are entitled to one.

There is a rule about it, but I think it needs to be more than 1 player.

In the EFL it is 3 I think, but not sure about LOI, it would happen so rarely.

I think we got postponements for U21 call ups in the past when it was just one player.

osarusan

bot43 wrote: »

I think we got postponements for U21 call ups in the past when it was just one player.

Ok maybe you are right, wouldn't surprise me if there isn't even a rule about it.

The Derry Cork game earlier this season was one, but Derry had a few players called up between ROI and NI squads.

Cape Clear

Must be 2 IIRC Derry have had games postponed this year because of Curtis & Hale playing in the North's under 21 squad. Waterford will also be missing Puri tomorrow night because of international duty.

Corholio

As good as it is for the player, I can't imagine Rovers fans being too happy about it, or at least shouldn't be. Even RTE have it as a headline, 'Burke to miss Shamrock Rovers game to play for Ireland'. That's how stupid it is.

osarusan

bot43 wrote: »

I think it may be an agreement between the clubs when its just one now that I think of it. So Shams would request, Dundalk would have to agree and FAI would have to sign off on it.

In this case no way Dundalk agree this late on and FAI wouldnt agree regardless as the game is televised.

I don't think so - I think it's up to the FAI. Derry had a match postponed a few years ago against Shels, and Shels were not happy at all that Derry's request was granted - they were unhappy with the decision being made only 24 hours before the game was due to be played, when they already had travel/catering plans made - but I don't think they had any say in the issue.


I might just be remembering the whole thing wrong though.


It's more likely to be the case that the other club's agreement is needed when it doesn't meet the criteria, I'd imagine.

NIMAN

Cape Clear wrote: »

Must be 2 IIRC Derry have had games postponed this year because of Curtis & Hale playing in the North's under 21 squad. Waterford will also be missing Puri tomorrow night because of international duty.

I think we had 5 calls up to the NI & RoI U21s in the one week.

Cape Clear

Corholio wrote: »

As good as it is for the player, I can't imagine Rovers fans being too happy about it, or at least shouldn't be. Even RTE have it as a headline, 'Burke to miss Shamrock Rovers game to play for Ireland'. That's how stupid it is.

Rovers Telifis Eireann

BOHtox

Oat23 wrote: »

The feedback thread is exactly why I rarely venture out of the LOI and Bundesliga thread. Chatting about football on a forum shouldn't require so much effort. This place is toxic as hell.

Wasn't too long ago you couldn't post LOI related threads without being trolled by bits by English Soccer fans or the threads would just descend in to anarchy, to the degree there was talks of a breakaway private forum.

We've come a long way with LOI mods and threads.

That feedback thread is toxic

doncarlos

Gareth Keenan wrote: »

Burke out of the Rovers/Dundalk TV game tomorrow night

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/graham-burke-miss-shamrock-rovers-12626708

Big loss for them as even when Rovers are playing poorly Burke is capable of banging one in from distance. I think he takes all their frees also.

joeysoap

Afaik it’s two players. Cork had a few postponements last year and I think it was Seanie and one other.

Fwiw Rovers have agreed to release Burke, for a friendly it’s not compulsory to release a player. Big loss for Rovers especially with Clarke out.

As an aside the following Dundalk players have all missed one or more matches this season due to injury

Rogers, Gannon, Massey, Gartland, O’Donnell, Mountney, Chevdukas, Adorjan, Hoban.
Part and parcel I know, but it seems a lot . 4 long terms in there (Chevdukas is back) as well.

Cape Clear

joeysoap wrote: »

Afaik it’s two players. Cork had a few postponements last year and I think it was Seanie and one other.

Fwiw Rovers have agreed to release Burke, for a friendly it’s not compulsory to release a player. Big loss for Rovers especially with Clarke out.

As an aside the following Dundalk players have all missed one or more matches this season due to injury

Rogers, Gannon, Massey, Gartland, O’Donnell, Mountney, Chevdukas, Adorjan, Hoban.
Part and parcel I know, but it seems a lot . 4 long terms in there (Chevdukas is back) as well.

Probably Delaney and Kevin O Connor previously

fullstop

BOHtox wrote: »

Wasn't too long ago you couldn't post LOI related threads without being trolled by bits by English Soccer fans or the threads would just descend in to anarchy, to the degree there was talks of a breakaway private forum.

We've come a long way with LOI mods and threads.

That feedback thread is toxic

Dick measuring contest over who is most hard done by instead of who is the better team...about the only change from the norm.

Lyle Lanley

Think fans of most teams would be pissed off it was postponed for a single player being called up for a friendly.

In recent seasons we've lost players to U21s as well as the likes of Pascal Millien and Romy Boco missing games for senior international call ups. Boco used to miss about 4 games a season for us.

Lyle Lanley

Noel Hunt signed for Waterford. Replacing Duffus?

Good to see 'big name' players coming back here.

Smell the glove

Lyle Lanley wrote: »

Noel Hunt signed for Waterford. Replacing Duffus?

Good to see 'big name' players coming back here.

Not replacing, we needed another striker. AFAIK Duffus wants to stay.

Lyle Lanley

Smell the glove wrote: »

Not replacing, we needed another striker. AFAIK Duffus wants to stay.

The two teams ahead of you are making do with one main striker each, why do ye need three?

justshane

Lyle Lanley wrote: »

The two teams ahead of you are making do with one main striker each, why do ye need three?

Because they play with two up top. Cork and Dundalk don't.

NIMAN

Lyle Lanley wrote: »

Noel Hunt signed for Waterford. Replacing Duffus?

Good to see 'big name' players coming back here.

Darron Gibson to Derry;)

joeysoap

Hunt as player manager is a good solidation signing by Waterford

Gibson to Derry sounds like a great signing.

Both coming to hometown clubs

Can only be good for the LOI

NIMAN

joeysoap wrote: »

Hunt as player manager is a good solidation signing by Waterford

Gibson to Derry sounds like a great signing.

Both coming to hometown clubs

Can only be good for the LOI

Unfortunately I was only joking.

He would be a great signing though.

osarusan

Does Hunt have any legs left in him? Or will he be like Duff at Rovers?

civis_liberalis

joeysoap wrote: »

Can only be good for the LOI

Gibson seems to have serious issues that he needs to sort out and Hunt's last league start was 27 months ago in the 2016/17 season, the last of his 4 starts that year. In League Two. The very few sub apps he made this season were mostly limited to deep in injury time and the earliest introduction being 5 mins before the end of the 90. Scored once in two and a half years. People will come out to see Hunt I'm sure but I wouldn't expect to see much of him on the pitch.

MD1990

Hunt will do more off the pitch than on it.

Could help in getting some players too & as Stephen Hunt is an agent.

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CrowdedHouse

No - on eir sport

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DrumSteve

****in hell.

Lopes should have been off there.

OldMrBrennan83

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Dundalk must find it strange playing in front of such a small crowd in Tallaght.

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NIMAN

Another shocking Derry performance, slide continues.

osarusan

Bohs got their late equaliser again tonight, and should have had a winner right at the end.

We were the better team in the first half, and could have had another couple of goals.

But in the second they were much more purposeful and attacking, and could have equalised earlier.

ShamoBuc

We all thought it would happen but the top 2 are really pulling away now. About a dozen points to 3rd and a further 6 to fourth.

Good 3 nil win for city. Rovers got Hockeyed at home- always nice, surprised Derry couldn't account for sligo, bohs get their customary late leveller.

MD1990

Bradley still in a job at Rovers is bizarre

Mushy

MD1990 wrote: »

Bradley still in a job at Rovers is bizarre

I'd say great/hilarious

MD1990

https://twitter.com/paulohehir/status/1002675822162006017

Limerick in crisis if this is true.

bot43

Long ball CCFC made easy work of the game tonight. If they hadn’t Hery they would have nothing at all. He is pure class. Not sure I’ve ever seen him run but not sure he ever needs to. Calm on the ball and always available.

Sadliers best game for us tonight. Garry Buckley is our POTS thus far. And Jimmy Keohane as a bastard DM? Bloody hell.

Now to drop points to Derry on Monday :rolleyes:

johnnyryan89

MD1990 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/paulohehir/status/1002675822162006017

Limerick in crisis if this is true.

John Caulfield should be onto Cian Coleman asap

Oat23

MD1990 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/paulohehir/status/1002675822162006017

Limerick in crisis if this is true.

Didn't they sign Clifford IN April? What a joke.


The FAI are a joke too but we all knew that.

NIMAN

bot43 wrote: »

Now to drop points to Derry on Monday :rolleyes:

There is not a chance you won't beat us on Monday. We are a shambles, squad in pieces, lacking any fight.

A bet for Cork on Monday is buying money.

johnnyryan89

Oat23 wrote: »

Didn't they sign Clifford IN April? What a joke.


The FAI are a joke too but we all knew that.

Signed like the first week in April. With the chairman putting his own company into voluntary liquidation this was sticking out a mile.

So fair play to lads for playing tonight especially after being told there's no money to pay ye and free to leave. Dick move from the club if they knew at the beginning of May there was no money but waited until now to say it, especially given they were at a players wedding last week knowing full well they weren't getting paid.

doncarlos

bot43 wrote: »

Long ball CCFC made easy work of the game tonight. If they hadn’t Hery they would have nothing at all. He is pure class. Not sure I’ve ever seen him run but not sure he ever needs to. Calm on the ball and always available.

Sadliers best game for us tonight. Garry Buckley is our POTS thus far. And Jimmy Keohane as a bastard DM? Bloody hell.

Now to drop points to Derry on Monday :rolleyes:

I'm starting to get nervous about Cork. Still think we'll do it but you're just not dropping points.
Waterford were excellent against Dundalk a few weeks back and brushed aside easily by Cork tonight. A run in Europe for either team could have an impact.

Chip Whitley

bot43 wrote: »

Long ball CCFC made easy work of the game tonight. If they hadn’t Hery they would have nothing at all. He is pure class. Not sure I’ve ever seen him run but not sure he ever needs to. Calm on the ball and always available.

Sadliers best game for us tonight. Garry Buckley is our POTS thus far. And Jimmy Keohane as a bastard DM? Bloody hell.

Now to drop points to Derry on Monday :rolleyes:

Wouldn't say easy work at all. Ye barely got a kick for the first half except for the goal on HT. Waterford controlled the game for large spells without ever really threatening McNulty it has to be said. Cork started finding gaps in the second half but it really swung when Shepherd came on. His running and support play was superb.

Poor result for the Blues considering how they dominated possession for large spells but Duffus and Akinade didn't have any influence and Cork marshalled the edge of their box well so we were reduced to pot shots. Hery, Holohan and Feely had good games.

Winnable game v St Pats next Friday, so fingers crossed we can keep that third spot for another while.

bot43

It was a very similar game to your last visit. Waterford ran out of the blocks both times but each time they were easily contained.

Aside from Hery no one really stood out for me. But with that said not many teams actually try to take us on at TX.

doncarlos wrote: »

I'm starting to get nervous about Cork. Still think we'll do it but you're just not dropping points.

I think the league will go to the last weekend this time.

Smell the glove

Chip Whitley wrote: »

Wouldn't say easy work at all. Ye barely got a kick for the first half except for the goal on HT. Waterford controlled the game for large spells without ever really threatening McNulty it has to be said. Cork started finding gaps in the second half but it really swung when Shepherd came on. His running and support play was superb.

Poor result for the Blues considering how they dominated possession for large spells but Duffus and Akinade didn't have any influence and Cork marshalled the edge of their box well so we were reduced to pot shots. Hery, Holohan and Feely had good games.

Winnable game v St Pats next Friday, so fingers crossed we can keep that third spot for another while.

The Duffus miss was the turning point. City weren't up to much has to be said until the goal, hit the post with their one attack it seemed. Still though that's corks game. They are the most organised team in midfield and defence. So hard to get at. Saying that their second goal was lovely. Has mcnamee been piss poor all season or is it just against Waterford he's garbage? Great atmosphere in the away end, don't know if the sound travels great in the stadium but could barely hear the cork fans, maybe they will say the same about us.

bot43

I think McNamee has been poor tbh. But he has been on the wing pretty much the whole time. He is a central player but he never plays central for some odd reason.

Re tonight’s atmosphere - it was poor all round I thought. Good travelling support numbers wise but not much noise. Home fans were pretty silent too I felt.