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tastyt

What a cracker of a game

MD1990

what a game to have on tv.

huge boost for the league. Great game. Some superb goals.

Savage game.

MD1990

MD1990 wrote: »

what a game to have on tv.

huge boost for the league. Great game. Some superb goals.

For the pile of tweets of the first Dundalk goal alone, it’s huge exposure.

Big Ears

This game really is a great advertisement for the league. Both sides have their spells of dominance, plenty of ability being shown, some lovely goals, and a great atmosphere with the big attendance !

MeMen2_MoRi_

Some game..

Johnny Sausage

Good game

Better team won

Poor discipline in thqt Dundalk team, 5? Yellows

fatbhoy

Just back from it. Nowhere near a sellout. Hype. About 500 - 1000 empty seats all over the place.

As for the game, well, isn't it great to shut up those c'mon-de-town heads :pac:

GIRUY

KOH

Yeah true enough. Either the figures were all false about sales or a load of people didn’t bother going.

CSF

Another huge win for Shels in an event that did not hugely qualify as an advertisement for the league.

CSF

CSF wrote: »

Another huge win for Shels in an event that did not hugely qualify as an advertisement for the league.

Kevin Doyle seemed to be under the impression tonight that it was their first points of the season. Did they not win one already or am I imagining it?

ReginaldSmythV

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Kevin Doyle seemed to be under the impression tonight that it was their first points of the season. Did they not win one already or am I imagining it?

Shels beat city on the first day

Good win for city and good 2nd half performance, Neil Doyle has to be the worst ref in the league, with the madness of originally giving Harps the goal and it took the lino 5mins to say that it wasnt

Dylan McGlade has to be the most frustrating player ever with all the showboating

Oat23

The 3 separate videos RTE posted on Twitter and Facebook of the Flores goal have over 1.2m views combined so far. Good promotion for the league.

kksaints

CSF wrote: »

Another huge win for Shels in an event that did not hugely qualify as an advertisement for the league.

Wont disagree with this. We were woeful and apart from one glorious chance to equalise created very little. Shels weren't any better but they took their chance and that's why they won.

Question for Shels lads, do ye produce a physical programme this season? I didn't see any sellers or copies around our end.

joeysoap

fatbhoy wrote: »

Just back from it. Nowhere near a sellout. Hype. About 500 - 1000 empty seats all over the place.

As for the game, well, isn't it great to shut up those c'mon-de-town heads :pac:

GIRUY

KOH

What do you want us to chant : c’mon-de- city?:) its a town, it’s been chanted for as long as I remember in Oriel ( admittedly louder in some years than others)

CSF

kksaints wrote: »

Wont disagree with this. We were woeful and apart from one glorious chance to equalise created very little. Shels weren't any better but they took their chance and that's why they won.

Question for Shels lads, do ye produce a physical programme this season? I didn't see any sellers or copies around our end.

No this is the first year where it’s been an e-programme. Seems it wasn’t really a seller so I guess a wise decision.

Omackeral

CSF wrote: »

Another huge win for Shels in an event that did not hugely qualify as an advertisement for the league.

Bohs vs Shels next week is massive for both clubs. Can’t wait.

fatbhoy

joeysoap wrote: »

What do you want us to chant : c’mon-de- city?:) its a town, it’s been chanted for as long as I remember in Oriel ( admittedly louder in some years than others)

Nah, what I meant was I'm sick of yiz blowing yizzer trumpets like you're the best this that and the other everrrrrrrr

:pac: :eek: :rolleyes:

event

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Those sideline interviews are pointless

How has no one just said "F*ck off Tony"

MD1990

MD1990 wrote: »

what a game to have on tv.

huge boost for the league. Great game. Some superb goals.

Quinn is on the Late Late Show now, hopefully it gets a mention from him. Though your average LLS viewer probably doesn’t know soccer exists unless Ireland are playing in a World Cup.

joeysoap

fatbhoy wrote: »

Nah, what I meant was I'm sick of yiz blowing yizzer trumpets like you're the best this that and the other everrrrrrrr

:pac: :eek: :rolleyes:

Wasn’t that what a certain goalkeeper said, very eloquently, too

Ferris_Bueller

fatbhoy wrote: »

Just back from it. Nowhere near a sellout. Hype. About 500 - 1000 empty seats all over the place.

As for the game, well, isn't it great to shut up those c'mon-de-town heads :pac:

GIRUY

KOH

Did you think so? Seemed to be a few empty seats in main stand but I'd say it's because people went to the south stand, mainly people standing. I was in the east and stewards were repeatedly telling people there were no seats left. Dont know what it looked like from the far side though.

dfx-

fatbhoy wrote: »

Just back from it. Nowhere near a sellout. Hype. About 500 - 1000 empty seats all over the place.

As for the game, well, isn't it great to shut up those c'mon-de-town heads :pac:

GIRUY

KOH

the tickets are stand specific and if people with season tickets for one stand don't show up, you can't resell their ticket. 7,522 is not far off a sellout.

Great hard fought win with the replacements showing good squad depth. The number of screamers scored against Mannus is off the charts. Great third goal, particularly satisfying for Byrne beating Shields.

Problem for Rovers is Sligo are next. No wins in Sligo under Bradley...

kksaints

CSF wrote: »

No this is the first year where it’s been an e-programme. Seems it wasn’t really a seller so I guess a wise decision.

Shame, much prefer a physical copy of a programme.

MonkstownHoop

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Quinn is on the Late Late Show now, hopefully it gets a mention from him. Though your average LLS viewer probably doesn’t know soccer exists unless Ireland are playing in a World Cup.

They did and showed Flores goal, should have shown Byrnes for balance imo ;-)

MonkstownHoop

dfx- wrote: »

the tickets are stand specific and if people with season tickets for one stand don't show up, you can't resell their ticket. 7,522 is not far off a sellout.

Great hard fought win with the replacements showing good squad depth. The number of screamers scored against Mannus is off the charts. Great third goal, particularly satisfying for Byrne beating Shields.

Problem for Rovers is Sligo are next. No wins in Sligo under Bradley...

And if like the cork game I as a main stand season ticket holder went into the South stand it would mean empty seats in the main stand

fatbhoy

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

Did you think so? Seemed to be a few empty seats in main stand but I'd say it's because people went to the south stand, mainly people standing. I was in the east and stewards were repeatedly telling people there were no seats left. Dont know what it looked like from the far side though.

The east stand seemed full for the Rovers allocation, but the cmon-de-town end could have got a good few more in. Don't know how much space was in the south stand because I was there and so couldn't really see, although I'd say there weren't any free seats. The main stand seemed to have a good few free seats, and there was almost a whole section free near the north end of it.

Fair play to Hoban giving us stick when he scored, and I kind of enjoyed the stick he got after that from us, although I thought we gave him a bit too much, although we all love a pantomime villian, don't we!?

:pac:

NIMAN

Goals from Derry Bohs.

Nice goal from Mallon at 0:30

https://mobile.twitter.com/derrycityfc/status/1233527452514779136?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

applehunter

Entertaining game in the Cross in spite of the conditions. One of those games where the crowd were well up for it.

Some promising signs for next few games.

dreamers75

**** shels....*****.





Absolutley despise everything about Shels, but it was good to be back on that terrace. They will be a loss to the league.

Des actually tweeted me multiple times during the match, thought he was dead (backstory me and Des set up the boards.ie football team back in the day shels ****)

Zico !

What's the story with finishing off the tallaght ground embarrassing
Will be OK when it's finished

Zico !

Zico ! wrote: »

What's the story with finishing off the tallaght ground embarrassing
Will be OK when it's finished

That end is fairly close to the N81 isn’t it? Did they leave enough room?

Irishmale0399

fatbhoy wrote: »

Just back from it. Nowhere near a sellout. Hype. About 500 - 1000 empty seats all over the place.

As for the game, well, isn't it great to shut up those c'mon-de-town heads :pac:

GIRUY

KOH

We will still scream c'mon-de-town......Loud and Proud....


Called the result during the week, was clear that it was going to be a Rovers win. Now all Rovers have to do is make sure they keep it up and the money from Desmond will mean they have no reason not to win the LOI....yours to play for now.


As for Vinny...have a feeling he will be on up against it come May ish.....balance of the squad for how he wants to play doesnt seem right to me.

chopperbyrne

Zico ! wrote: »

What's the story with finishing off the tallaght ground embarrassing
Will be OK when it's finished

The council already have plans to develop the North Stand. Just has to go through the usual processes. Reckon it could well be in place for 2022.

Don't know how a modern stadium with three great stands is embarrassing though, when you look at other stadiums around the country.

wadacrack

Flores goal lucky it was scored in a decent ground. Makes the perception of the league much better. Facilities obviously still a major problem , especially if people are complaining about the fact their was no north stand

Zico !

chopperbyrne wrote: »

The council already have plans to develop the North Stand. Just has to go through the usual processes. Reckon it could well be in place for 2022.

Don't know how a modern stadium with three great stands is embarrassing though, when you look at other stadiums around the country.

It's a nice stadium except behind that goal will be better when it's finished way better than most grounds allright

crustyjuggler

Did they present the trophy to Rovers after the match ?

tastyt

Real possibilty that dundalk and rovers could open up a huge gap between them and the rest.

They look miles ahead of anybody in third or fourth.

Oat23

tastyt wrote: »

Real possibilty that dundalk and rovers could open up a huge gap between them and the rest.

They look miles ahead of anybody in third or fourth.

Well yeah. They did that last season too. One team has a billionaire and the other has champions league money flowing in.



You can't expect other sides to keep up.

A two horse race would do.

joeysoap

wadacrack wrote: »

Flores goal lucky it was scored in a decent ground. Makes the perception of the league much better. Facilities obviously still a major problem , especially if people are complaining about the fact their was no north stand

Better perception certainly, Flores scored a cracker last Monday in Oriel with little fanfare.

https://youtu.be/vlm5e_TeJmU

ShamoBuc

Zico ! wrote: »

What's the story with finishing off the tallaght ground embarrassing
Will be OK when it's finished

Hardly embarrassing. When they do finish it off it will probably become the best loi stadium imo.

chopperbyrne

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Hardly embarrassing. When they do finish it off it will probably become the best loi stadium imo.

It already is. It'll just be even better than the rest. If the new Dalymount ever actually happens it should be really nice too, but way smaller than it should be with pretty much no room for expansion.

ShamoBuc

chopperbyrne wrote: »

It already is. It'll just be even better than the rest. If the new Dalymount ever actually happens it should be really nice too, but way smaller than it should be with pretty much no room for expansion.

Turners Cross is a nicer stadium. All 4 sides have a stand, nice and compact and close to the pitch.
Tallght is greatly let down by the gaping end behing the goal. Kindly like the Aviva in that regard, with one side being a complete let down.

I remember seeing plans for a new Dalymount around 10 or so years ago. It's still half condemned, I wont hold my breath. Dont get me wrong, it would be great to see, but.

CSF

dreamers75 wrote: »

**** shels....*****.





Absolutley despise everything about Shels, but it was good to be back on that terrace. They will be a loss to the league.

Des actually tweeted me multiple times during the match, thought he was dead (backstory me and Des set up the boards.ie football team back in the day shels ****)

Looks like someone had a few to drown the sorrows

Dots1982

Which has the higher rating from UEFA? Does anyone have all Irish stadia and their UEFA rating by the way?

Irishmale0399

Oat23 wrote: »

Well yeah. They did that last season too. One team has a billionaire and the other has champions league money flowing in.



You can't expect other sides to keep up.

Just to put things right....Dundalks main owner is a billionare and we have CL money coming in!!! :D


Money doesnt mean everything however.....a wee bit of lady luck, 2 or 3 things fall into place and an average team could do either Rovers or Dundalk damage.

Oat23

Irishmale0399 wrote: »

Just to put things right....Dundalks main owner is a billionare and we have CL money coming in!!! :D


Money doesnt mean everything however.....a wee bit of lady luck, 2 or 3 things fall into place and an average team could do either Rovers or Dundalk damage.

Your owners aren't financing anything though. They're using money you already had and money the club generates itself. Who owns Dundalk is irrelevant to the point I was making.

Omackeral

Weird hearing everyone in work talking about LOI today!

sonic85

I meant to record the match last night but forgot before I left the house. Is there anywhere i can rewatch it? Dont think I could be arsed watching Soccer Republic for about a minutes worth of highlights