Greatest League in the World 2024 [new thread available]

artanevilla

What's the point in sending Ollie off, he's just there in the empty stand 4 foot away like.

joeysoap

Cape Clear wrote: »

According to urban legend Jim allowed Tom to sleep on his couch more than once. Tom always refered to him as Mr Mc Loughlin.

Obviously don't see him now, but I aw him at home matches last year. Struggling a bit now. Legend.

MD1990

Bohs are doing very well.
Poor side to watch but work very hard & are organised & have pace on both wings.

May do ok in Europe on the counter

ACitizenErased

Harps officially bottom now. We're 3 points clear and will be level with Derry if Shels beat them later. City are staying up

GLaDOS

Sometimes you have to grind these out. We didn't play well at all but a win is a win.

overshoot

Neither great there... Feel we have improved since the first games after the restart, defensively at least but just lacking quality and incision in that final third.
Hard to see us staying up right now

joeysoap

The break definitely didn’t Harps any favours. Dundalk either, flying before the break, limping now.

Ohmeha

Happy enough with that point for Shels considering it was looking like at a another defeat. Better performance but the final third is a struggle for us and Morris still doesn't know his best starting XI

Drumpot

Ohmeha wrote: »

Happy enough with that point for Shels considering it was looking like at a another defeat. Better performance but the final third is a struggle for us and Morris still doesn't know his best starting XI

Thought they looked more dangerous in second half. Nice free for the goal.

Omackeral

Wonder can St Pats be the first team to take points off the league leaders. They’ve been dodgy at the back but Dublin Derby at home on a tight pitch.

ShamoBuc

All Rovers but they just couldn't score. Deserved draw for the 10 men,

kksaints

Happy with that result after been down to 10 men for most of the second half. The lads dug in superbly and O'Donnell's switch to a five man midfield worked out well.

dfx-

Not a bad result on paper, but not a good performance second half.

Four/Eight points still. Two 0-0s against O'Donnell, the difference between Pats' organisation with ten men compared to Waterford's was considerable.

damemcd

Yes, but a couple of years ago Rovers couldnt get out of Richmond with a point on most visits.....

Cape Clear

damemcd wrote: »

Yes, but a couple of years ago Rovers couldnt get out of Richmond with a point on most visits.....

Was yesterday Rover's cup final?

damemcd

Ah yeah, thats it now.......Dundalk to win the league by twelve, Bohs second......

Captain Havoc

#greatestpubleagueintheworld

joeysoap

Nice tribute to Harry ( who would have been in Hungary)


https://youtu.be/z4REsUTahag

Zebra3

Looks like matches are going back behind closed doors.

artanevilla

Zebra3 wrote: »

Looks like matches are going back behind closed doors.

Was only Finn Harps let some in anyway was it not?

kksaints

artanevilla wrote: »

Was only Finn Harps let some in anyway was it not?

Galway and Wexford let some in I think also.

eigrod

Ffs

https://twitter.com/maryeregan/status/1295724962486026245?s=21

Zebra3

sugarman wrote: »

Think Shels did too going by Soccer Rep last night.

Yep. 50 season ticket holders allowed in v Derry.

Oat23

Lots of teams have been letting in up to 50. Cork, Sligo Rovers and I believe Pats also are another 3.

Rovers haven't yet posted anything on social media about the 50 drawn to attend tonight's game not being allowed in.

eigrod

Oat23 wrote: »

Lots of teams have been letting in up to 50. Cork, Sligo Rovers and I believe Pats also are another 3.

Rovers haven't yet posted anything on social media about the 50 drawn to attend tonight's game not being allowed in.

There’s a Government Press conference expected shortly. Hopefully they’ll have rejected that particular NPHET proposal

kksaints

Oat23 wrote: »

Lots of teams have been letting in up to 50. Cork, Sligo Rovers and I believe Pats also are another 3.

Rovers haven't yet posted anything on social media about the 50 drawn to attend tonight's game not being allowed in.

Probably won't take effect until midnight anyway so I'd say Rovers wouldn't be bound by it.

Oat23

eigrod wrote: »

There’s a Government Press conference expected shortly. Hopefully they’ll have rejected that particular NPHET proposal

I know 2 fans in Mayo whose names were pulled out of the ST lottery to attend tonight

They've probably left for Sligo by now since it's an 17:45 kickoff.

edit: Just saw the message above and you're probably right. It's usually a midnight thing when rule changes are announced.

overshoot

Really would be doing something for the sake of something that one. Our covid officer did a 2m analysis of Finn Park and you'd have got c850.... And we hardly have the biggest ground... (Not sure was that total or just fans)

At least it's not like any club was making money on the fans in. Was just season ticket draws.

Rte have a little tracker of where cases are coming from in their feed and no sign of sports.... Still the pub that makes you buy a bowl of chicken wings for the table will be ok...

howiya

When they say all sports events, how will this affect games in the local park?

Hopefully its not as drastic as it sounds

artanevilla

Could clubs offer substantial meals to offset the risk of catching the virus?

CSF

As someone who got to the Shels game, I’m feeling all the more blessed after them going crazy on that. Surely 200 is not unreasonable?

Oat23

How did the ref manage to get the placement of this freekick so wrong when he was right there. A freekick for a backpass is awarded where the keeper takes possession of the ball, correct?

dan1895

Oat23 wrote: »

How did the ref manage to get the placement of this freekick so wrong when he was right there. A freekick for a backpass is awarded where the keeper takes possession of the ball, correct?

Where the ball is passed from I thought.

Oat23

dan1895 wrote: »

Where the ball is passed from I thought.

If it is then the freekick is even further away as the backpass happened here

artanevilla

All rules are based on the assumption of competent officials.

Gareth Keenan

Bray streaming their game vs Rovers 2 on their FB page - kickoff 1945 - https://www.facebook.com/BrayWanderersFC/

Zebra3

dan1895 wrote: »

Where the ball is passed from I thought.

Should be from where the keeper picks up the ball as that's where the offence is committed.

Oat23

Shocking first half from Rovers but we were much better in the second.

https://twitter.com/SSEAirtricityLg/status/1295792810982101001

ShamoBuc

You felt the winner was coming. They had 2 great chances in the previous 5 minutes, thought the 'og' was actually in.

Oat23

Ronan Coughlan's celebration. #GreatestPubLeagueInTheWorld

joeysoap

Linfield were unlucky ( I suppose)

dan1895

Zebra3 wrote: »

Should be from where the keeper picks up the ball as that's where the offence is committed.

That makes sense but always thought it was from where it had been passed from.

joeysoap

On the 6 yard line if it’s in the 6 yard area , otherwise it’s where the goalie handles

Very rare to see it happen, never mind given.

joeysoap

Uefa pretty quick getting this year’s figures out. ( to date, big boys haven’t joined yet)

https://www.football-coefficient.eu/money/#money-club

Linfield guaranteed over €1m once again ( by taking part in the prelim round) even if they are beaten next time out. I know they got a bye but Irish teams should beat the other teams in that round and its extra money if they do,

MD1990

Dundalk 1 down.
Had been playing very well but poor from Gartland and Rogers for the goal.

Awesomeness

That's why gartland hasn't been starting. Always has a mistake in europe

Ferris_Bueller

I know Dundalk haven't been playing badly but I find it hard to see them scoring, never mind twice, unless it is from a set piece or something. They settled into the game well and the trio of Duffy, Colovic & McEleney are players that could make something happen but they haven't looked like creating too much. Hope I am wrong.

Christy Browne

Gartland has been a liability in Europe for years now unfortunately. Rogers not far behind him.

MD1990

[QUOTE=Ferris_Bueller;114357742]I know Dundalk haven't been playing badly but I find it hard to see them scoring, never mind twice, unless it is from a set piece or something. They settled into the game well and the trio of Duffy, Colovic & McEleney are players that could make something happen but they haven't looked like creating too much. Hope I am wrong.[/QUOTE]

Yeah apart from Duffy not much as happened.

But Dundalk have a strong bench with McMillian,Oduwu & Kelly all who can come on.

kksaints

Terribly sloppy goal to give away but I'm surprised Gartland started tbh.