Greatest League in the World 2024 [new thread available]

pgj2015

Oat23 wrote: »

I'm sure he is a nice guy, but that was never really the issue people took with the appointment. He's probably the most under qualified coach the league has ever seen and he's managing the current champions. If Ollie Horgan left Harps tomorrow, Filippo wouldn't even get an interview in Ballybofey.

He's been given an opportunity thousands of coaches with his CV could only dream of. If he manages to be successful there'll be a book written about it.

maybe its like on Fr Ted where they wanted the worst act to represent Ireland at eurovision as it was costing the country too much to run. Dundalk don't want to win the league anymore so they get this guy in to mess it all up. seems like a mad decision to bring him in after talking about robbie keane a few days before.

Oat23

Shams stream link for tomorrow night if anyone is interested. Costs a tenner. Con Murphy on commentary.

https://shamrockrovers.ie/livestream/

Probably would have bought it if it was a fiver but I'll probably make do with a betting stream instead.

Bohs are also streaming theirs for a tenner.
https://stream.bohemians.ie

But it's also on Hungarian TV available free and legitimately here - https://tinyurl.com/y4q5xds4

joeysoap

pgj2015 wrote: »

Has an Italian ever managed LOI before?

Can’t remember one.

deisedude

peejay1986 wrote: »

Most under qualified ever? That's debatable. There's been many who've been appointed before who have never played professional football in their life and that will bring...something. You'd like to think he's also seen things during his career as a coach and learned some things. But I agree with your point overall and I think it's being fairly covered in the media as such. It's utterly bizarre.

It's clearly a placeholder appointment. For what? Take your pick. I think the Green List thing definitely played a big part, but moreso, it could just be Peak 6 drawing things out with this appointment to assess their next move.

It's a huge fall from grace for the club though. Even if the guy turns out to be a success, the supporters shouldn't relax.

Not buying the green list as an excuse to hiring him. For a placeholder appointment they literally had 3 more potential managers already on their books in Reynolds, Keegan and Gill who would do better than this lad

Its like a plot of a made for tv Disney film. A manager plucked from managing a kids team in the states to go follow the dream and manage in Europe. Lots of high jinks and mad cap antics guaranteed

MonkstownHoop

deisedude wrote: »

Not buying the green list as an excuse to hiring him. For a placeholder appointment they literally had 3 more potential managers already on their books in Reynolds, Keegan and Gill who would do better than this lad

Its like a plot of a made for tv Disney film. A manager plucked from managing a kids team in the states to go follow the dream and manage in Europe. Lots of high jinks and mad cap antics guaranteed

Hopefully it'll play out well on a Netflix documentary

joeysoap

The first ‘turmoil’ that I can recall happening Dundalk was in 1968/9 when the Fox era came to an abrupt end. The ‘Fox era’ as was known is still fondly remembered by us oldies

http://www.dundalkfcwhoswho.com/player.php?id=240

We had three league titles ( in total) when it ended. By the time we won our 4th
Waterford had 6, Bohs had 6, Shels had 7, Rovers had 10, Drumcondra had 5.
We bounced back before , we’ll bounce back again.

Zebra3

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Hopefully it'll play out well on a Netflix documentary

Could rival the Sunderland one.

Awesomeness

Seen a good point earlier. He has as much experience managing senior teams as Vinny did, and as o Donnell and Morris before they got their current gigs.

Its mad but we will see how it goes

artanevilla

Awesomeness wrote: »

Seen a good point earlier. He has as much experience managing senior teams as Vinny did, and as o Donnell and Morris before they got their current gigs.

Its mad but we will see how it goes

Same experience as me managing senior teams as well, but I've a lot more experience in providing instruction to senior LOI players so....
For example:

"Gid rid of the fùcking thing you stupid fùck" - artanevilla, at any number of LOI grounds when a Bohs player gets near a ball in their own half.

joeysoap

Zebra3 wrote: »

Could rival the Sunderland one.

But will it rival the Leeds one?

joeysoap

Have I got this right: 3 teams who lost in the preliminary round of the champions league qualifiers qualify for the 2nd round of the Europa league?

Awesomeness

joeysoap wrote: »

Have I got this right: 3 teams who lost in the preliminary round of the champions league qualifiers qualify for the 2nd round of the Europa league?

Yep their unseeded so will be drawn against teams who lost in first round. Then open draw between the rest.

After this round winners coming from here will be unseeded and teams dropping down from champions League will be seeded

Awesomeness

One suggestion was that goalkeeper Gary Rogers should take corners as he’s the best kicker of the ball

Before a recent game, a team was submitted from the owners’ side of the club to Perth for consideration. It included 11 outfield players and no goalkeeper.



https://extra.ie/2020/08/26/sport/soccernews/erratic-ownership-dundalk-fc-ireland/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Jesus ****ing Christ

grayzer75

Awesomeness wrote: »

One suggestion was that goalkeeper Gary Rogers should take corners as he’s the best kicker of the ball

Before a recent game, a team was submitted from the owners’ side of the club to Perth for consideration. It included 11 outfield players and no goalkeeper.



https://extra.ie/2020/08/26/sport/soccernews/erratic-ownership-dundalk-fc-ireland/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Jesus ****ing Christ

Smells of bull**** tbh. Lads making up stories now.

joeysoap

It’s the silly season, and papers have space to fill.



I normally watch the cricket at this time, but it’s hard going without the crowds, especially the West Indies , Pakistan, Australia crowds etc for the colour and joy the bring to matches.

damemcd

Now never mind the cricket .......Lets get back to discussing the Town........much better craic

Ohmeha

Matt Doherty possibly on his way to Spurs. Bohs have a 10% resale clause of any transfer fee if it happens


https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12057544/matt-doherty-tottenham-in-advanced-talks-to-sign-wolves-defender

pgj2015

Ohmeha wrote: »

Matt Doherty possibly on his way to Spurs. Bohs have a 10% resale clause of any transfer fee if it happens


https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12057544/matt-doherty-tottenham-in-advanced-talks-to-sign-wolves-defender

all wolves paid for him was £75,000. all LOI clubs should have similar sell on clauses attached to any transfers to the UK.

Gavin "shels"

EXCLUSIVE: BOHEMIANS COULD MISS OUT ON WINDFALL FROM DOHERTY TRANSFER

https://www.otbsports.com/soccer/bohemians-doherty-miss-out-1067098

Gavin "shels"

pgj2015 wrote: »

all wolves paid for him was £75,000. all LOI clubs should have similar sell on clauses attached to any transfers to the UK.

All well in good, but they need to pay up. Shels still waiting on money from Ipswich for Adam McDonnell I'd say....

kksaints

Gavin "shels" wrote: »

All well in good, but they need to pay up. Shels still waiting on money from Ipswich for Adam McDonnell I'd say....

Yeah, some of the UK clubs don't like to pay up or pay the solidarity fees either.

Ferris_Bueller

Awesomeness wrote: »

One suggestion was that goalkeeper Gary Rogers should take corners as he’s the best kicker of the ball

Before a recent game, a team was submitted from the owners’ side of the club to Perth for consideration. It included 11 outfield players and no goalkeeper.



https://extra.ie/2020/08/26/sport/soccernews/erratic-ownership-dundalk-fc-ireland/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Jesus ****ing Christ

Surely to God that can't be true, but Dan McDonnell did hint at some crazy things going on but didn't go into specifics, he is as reliable as it gets when it comes to LOI.

Ohmeha

Gavin shels wrote: »

EXCLUSIVE: BOHEMIANS COULD MISS OUT ON WINDFALL FROM DOHERTY TRANSFER

https://www.otbsports.com/soccer/bohemians-doherty-miss-out-1067098

Not seeing anyone in that current Spurs squad that is swapable for a similar 18m value that would be even close to Doherty's level at RB or in any other position for Wolves

artanevilla

Gavin "shels" wrote: »

EXCLUSIVE: BOHEMIANS COULD MISS OUT ON WINDFALL FROM DOHERTY TRANSFER

https://www.otbsports.com/soccer/bohemians-doherty-miss-out-1067098

Click bait.

dfx-

Rovers need to find some scoring boots tonight. You'd feel confident if they can score that the defence is good enough, but the Shels and Pats games were poor for creating chances. Good time for Burke to get back involved.

Ferris_Bueller

What is the story with Mandriou not playing for Bohs lately?

artanevilla

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

What is the story with Mandriou not playing for Bohs lately?

Both coming off injury and no one deserving to be dropped for him.

TheCitizen

This Bohs game or the Rovers game later available to watch anywhere?

artanevilla

TheCitizen wrote: »

This Bohs game or the Rovers game later available to watch anywhere?

Stream.bohemians.ie

€9.99 but we are in extra time.

kksaints

TheCitizen wrote: »

This Bohs game or the Rovers game later available to watch anywhere?

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=114433894&postcount=2643

Link there.

Oat23

Bohs are shocking at clearing their lines. They have the entire pitch to aim at and somehow they always manage to kick the ball straight to the foot of a Fehervar player.

c.p.w.g.w

Oat23 wrote: »

Bohs are shocking at clearing their lines. They have the entire pitch to aim at and somehow they always manage to kick the ball straight to the foot of a Fehervar player.

It's down to composure, bohs lacking any when in their own box defending... penalty was a prime example

Zico !

just in time for penos

artanevilla

What a ****ing shift we've put in tonight.

irish_goat

That last Bohs penalty was atrocious.

Oat23

F*ck me, Twardek. That pen was horrific.

OneEightSeven

How many people are watching the Bohs stream? 1.3k watching Shamrock Rovers.

ShamoBuc

Bohs last penalty, truly awful. Pity when they had the advantage.

MonkstownHoop

Rovers 1 down

NIMAN

Irish awful in Europe so far.

Richard Hillman

I have no idea how he put it that wide. I thought youd have to break your ankle to make it go that direction from a side foot

kksaints

Good effort from Bohs but they will rue that Ward miss in the second half.

Oat23

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Bohs last penalty, truly awful. Pity when they had the advantage.

They were fortunate to have an advantage. The decision to order a retake when Bohs missed one was shocking. The keeper still had a foot on the line well after the ball was kicked.


I don't know how the linesman can mess up the one job he has in a shootout.

Ohmeha

Thought there was a whiff of McGuinness being off his line for his save. Casey's peno was a textbook example of why most centre-halves will never be let take a 4th penalty and that run up by Twardek was only asking for one outcome

Zico !

most of the time you can tell whos going to miss by the run up -twardick ya he was always going to miss

tastyt

Decent showing by bohs to be fair, the keeper looks like a child between the sticks for the penos though

I think the European results will show the league in a poor enough place at the minute

MonkstownHoop

1-1 Burke

chopperbyrne

1-1 now.

Burke.

corny

Ohmeha wrote: »

Thought there was a whiff of McGuinness being off his line for his save. Casey's peno was a textbook example of why most centre-halves will never be let take a 4th penalty and that run up by Twardek was only asking for one outcome

Didn't fancy either taker tbh. Casey looked like he was ****ting himself walking up. Completely snatched at it.

Howard the Duck

Thinks Burke's goal was good but I barely seen it the stream is choppy.