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The funny thing is if he came over and ran past, fist bumping or whatnot the reaction would have been bad but not as bad as it was. But he came over and stood there for the guts of a minute right in front of us cupping his hands to his ear and shushing the crowd with the rest of them... And then you have Bradley's antics on the touch line afterwards. What did they expect to happen?

Anyway, Promise went straight up then other end and stuck it in the net which, considering what had just happened, was one of the more enjoyable goals I've seen live.

Thought someone was joking when I heard this, seems it wasn't the person that was joking .

That happened because Doherty didn't give the ball back to us a few minutes before when play was stopped for a Harps player in the box. Ye can't complain when ye did exactly the same thing.

Strange match last night in Richmond, first half was very good, second half dreadful for the most part. We had two shots cleared off the line, Harps had a cross that missed Boyd by centimetres that would have been a goal if he got any sort of touch on it.

Self praise is no praise, or haven’t Rovers heard that one ?

Thought the 2nd half wasn't good but I could be looking at it through a Pats fan prism where we until the sending off were awful after the 1st 10 minutes of the half. First half was a belter alright.

No loss.

Its finished 1-1 in Longford, so a straightforward scenario for Harps next weekend. Beat Longford at Finn Park and they'll avoid the playoff (barring a 9 goal win for Waterford against Pats)

That was with the background noise of Peak6 looking to buy into the FAIs share in the national stadium. The IRFU rightly told them to get Fooked. Imagine that crowd having anything to do with Landsdowne Road. They're grand stumping up cash at Wolves or Roma but they couldnt run a bath. The whole thing had the absolute minimum to do with Dundalk.

Joey O'Brien confirmed now for a coaching role at Shels.

Won't be that big of a loss on the pitch any more, but a huge one off it.

I'll buck the trend then, Byrne was a class act and would love to see him sign for Derry!

Danny Mandroiu to Celtic?

Not up to Doherty to give the ball back if the ref stops it, the ref should restart the game with whoever has the ball. Dunleavy was lying on the 6 yard box after getting smashed in the face with the ball, there was no way the ref couldn’t stop it.

Some championship clubs go for broke trying to get back into the Premier League. Some LOI clubs go for broke to try and get through a few qualifying rounds in Europe. That's football. Championship clubs are operating in a different universe to any level Byrne has played consistently at.

No one can say for sure if Byrnes up to Championship because all he has is 4 games at the level but the facts dont look good. Chiefly, no manager at that level or a comparable level around Europe showed any decent interest in him the two times he's been a free agent over the past 12 months.

I remember similar smoke being blown up Towells hole when he was pumping goals past Harps and UCD. He was sure to be a Premier League player, was the goal scoring midfielder Ireland needed, nailed on cert to get 50+ caps etc etc. In the end he's 30,back in the LOI, no caps and left England because no one above League 2 would have him.

Would love Byrne to prove me wrong and I'll enjoy watching him in the LOI but some need a reality check on what a 25 year old Jack Byrne is capable of at this stage.

Byrne possibly doesn't seem to have one of or a combination of the temperament, attitude, or mentality to succeed in a full-time top level league. His time in Scotland, England and Cyprus are all batted away by fans of his but the fact is top players don't need excuses.

Nearly as worse a kept secret as Duff coming in as manager :D

Seems JOB is very well regarded so looking forward to it - just need to sign a few players now instead of letting them all out the door...

Whatever about your opinion of Jack Byrne, I think the vast majority of LOI fans would have him at their club in a heartbeat. His ability at that level is exceptional & that'll do me if he ever does re-sign for Rovers.

Wasn't around to see either of those two you mention at the end but Jack is easily the best player I've seen in the league. He's won a title, cup, got international caps and generally seemed happy at Rovers. He will probably be the best paid player in the league and presumably got a healthy payoff from APOEL. You can't blame him for going back to Rovers, as a Rovers and a LOI fans I'll be delighted to see him back. But as an Ireland fan I would have loved to see him kick on and become a regular in the national team. He's good enough IMO but there's obviously something there that has made it not work out at numerous clubs. Their loss is Rovers gain.

I'm heading to Tallaght tomorrow evening for the first time in a few seasons.

Is it still ok to park in the carpark in The Square on a match evening?

Cheers pal.

Do I get a ticket validated at the cinema desk even if I'm not attending the cinema?

Thanks folks, appreciate that!!