Finn Harps Thread

DrPhilG

All over.

Well done Harps.

NIMAN

Fantastic Harps, delighted.

The good old NW Derby is back again!

overshoot

****ing yessssssss!!!!!!!!!! What a night!!!

Bandas goal on finnharps underage facebook I'm not arsed linking cos more celebration pints!!!

NIMAN

Just checked it out, great scenes at Finn Park, well done.

NIMAN

The winning goal

osarusan

Congrats Harps.

I am obviously sickened and disgusted, but you deserved it over the two legs and good luck in the premier.

If you can keep that defence as miserly as it has been, you'll have a decent chance of staying there.

overshoot

osarusan wrote: »

Congrats Harps.

I am obviously sickened and disgusted, but you deserved it over the two legs and good luck in the premier.

If you can keep that defence as miserly as it has been, you'll have a decent chance of staying there.

It will give us a fighting chance but we still need to strengthen without doubt.
Felt sorry for limerick, really was so close to being the great escape, ye had a great end to the season and Markets Fields looks the part, but that start just left ye with too much to do. (in saying that, ye had your chances too)

The goals again... altho 55,000 views on banda, if your on boards id imagine you've seen them!
Funston makes it 1-0
And the Drone view (you may want to mute it first!)

Banda sends us up (with radio foyle coverage dubbed over it)


And the answer to the big question...
Theres only one!!

sirboby

cant wait for harps in Fifa 17

overshoot

and we are off
McHugh, Coll, Harkin & McNamee all confirmed.

First new signing ex Man Utd u21 Ryan McConnell.
Centre defender who got released in summer after a woeful year with injuries. Centre Back who had captained the u21 side so if he stays injury free its a good start on the transfer front.

Also quite happy having Coll & McNamee tied down, now for the rest of the defence & Foy!

Mr_A

overshoot

Our old manager Charlie McGeever is still going well having switched codes to the GAA. Fresh from the Minor AI Final in September, he has led Tipp club Clonmel Commercials to their (and Tipp's) first Munster Senior Football Title.
If anyone can fill me in on how they got their name feel free!

Mr_A

Great news for Harps worldwide supporter base as all games will be streamed live outside Ireland from now on: http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/6555-fai-signs-trackchamp-as-official-video-and-data-partner

overshoot

Ryan Curran in from Derry now, the 22 year old has 7 goals in 24 appearances for them, so hopefully a good addition.

Squad so far:
McHugh, Curran
Harkin, Foy, McNamee, Funston,
Coll, McMonagle, McConnell
Gallagher

Would like to see Dee, Mailey X2, Cowan, Crossan and McDaid kept on too (without going into the u19s).
Wouldnt say no to Boyle or Keating back either but a few more signings going to be needed!

Club shop open this Saturday 11am to 4pm with jerseys and a few new things in.

PRICES for next year: (15 or 16 home games)
Season Ticket Seats €199 (early bird 189), Concession Seated €169 (early bird 159),
Match Seated - €15 or 12

Terrace Season Ticket €170 (early bird-150), Concession Terrace €140 (Early €130),
Match Terrace €12, Student/OAP €10,Secondary School Children €60, Primary School Kids €25,
Match Secondary School Students €5, Primary School Kids €3.

overshoot

less than 3 weeks until the season kicks off! the lads won 4-2 down in Athlone today, Hanlon's crosses responsible for 2 (Packie Mailey & OG), McNamee with the opener and Rafter with the last. Good to see the new signings having an impact!

overshoot

4 more sleeps!

match arrangements
tickets for sale in buncrana, lifford, raphoe ballybofey, killybegs, donegal town, newtoncunningham & letterkenny. see the link for details

on match note... no idea what the team will be! actually have some depth now. Ollies done a great job putting the squad together with whats available.
going by preseason we are just trying to outscore teams this year!

byte

Thanks for that, got 2 tickets from Coach House in Donegal. Seemed to still have a fair few.

overshoot

good to know, have to pick up another for a lad down the country. I know letterkenny/michael murphy sports had to get more sent up.
Derry have also requested more....
should be a great crowd, hopefully a result to match!

overshoot

if you havnt already, time to buy tickets!
sportshub now saying sell out expected before the game. Seen Friday morning at latest from a less official source.

Derry have sold their 850 allocation.

NIMAN

overshoot wrote: »

if you havnt already, time to buy tickets!
sportshub now saying sell out expected before the game. Seen Friday morning at latest from a less official source.

Derry have sold their 850 allocation.

Think we also have another couple of hundred being delivered up to the Brandywell this morning.

Should be 1100 away fans at the game.

overshoot

yep was just about to reply to ya on the soccer thread.
ye have your own entrance & car park down at the river end.... still sticking ye on the gantry side to get wet tho!

shame the paper work isnt expected to be through for Barry Molloy

quick edit... its derry this one is more appropriate that lotr

byte

Just in the door. Great result, methinks! The keeper seemed to take a fair knock near the end of the game!

Fair big crowd tonight - was wondering what the capacity of the grounds are? 4 or 5,000?

jdbarry

byte wrote:

Fair big crowd tonight - was wondering what the capacity of the grounds are? 4 or 5,000?

Nearly sure it's 4,500

overshoot

Yep4500, the crush barrier put in on the town terrace boosted it by 600.

On another note, yes yes yes!

muffler

Delighted to see the Harps get off to a flying start and even more delighted that it was against the old foe

NIMAN

Didn't make it down last night, but hear the best team won.

Not much football played apparently? Pitch awful, ball not even bouncing?

Derry will struggle this year, big time.

overshoot

Generally sums it up, Derry were on top for the opening 20 mins or so before we settled and had the better of things. Neither side got themselves into too many scoring opportunities but harps were more clinical when they came. Curran and pattersons goals kind of similar. Tbh I actually thought we were more likely to score than ye towards the end, defence was holding well and ye just seemed out of ideas... Then again patterson!

Pitch was very heavy, not much that could be done tho. We havnt used it at all in pre season so it was as good as it was going to get!

Mr_A

Loads of work was done on the pitch in the close season, but with the flooding earlier in the winter, more heavy rain in the week before the game and no growth yet there is not much that can be done- same complaint all over the country.

Great result, and great heart in the team. The mother of all challenges in Dundalk next week.. but Ollie finds a way

NIMAN

Harps fans all went very quiet on here......

overshoot

Been busy! Generally quiet anyway, we have a very good club forum and pretty much every harps man on boards is on that!

Still shams to look forward to tomorrow!

retalivity

11 goals shipped in 2 games in 4 days.
Not good at all...