LOI week 4 Can anyone Decanter Rovers Canter?

dreamers75

25 Mar 2011 Bohemians 7:45 Galway United Dalymount Park
25 Mar 2011 Derry City 7:45 Shamrock Rovers The Brandywell
25 Mar 2011 St Patrick's Athletic 7:45 Dundalk Richmond Park
25 Mar 2011 Sligo Rovers 7:45 Drogheda United The Showgrounds
25 Mar 2011 UCD 7:45 Bray Wanderers UCD Bowl


Will take a scrappy 0-0 now, 1 fit Centreback and hes not really that good so reckon:

..................Rogers
Pender....Mc Millan Mulcahy Bermo
Doyle...Mc Faul....Bradley....Murphy
..............Stewart/Keegan
...........North....



http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/5223/sense-belonging/

Claire Tullys Article on Extratime.ie

If there’s one type of football fan I just don’t understand it’s the one who declares his undying love for the game in one breath and tells you he ‘wouldn’t support that league’ in the next. It’s sort of like saying you enjoy eating your favourite food - but only on a Tuesday. It doesn’t make sense to me.

I’m not a football snob and never have been. In the right company (and a warm enough jacket) I’d sit and watch pretty much any game. I follow a team in the League of Ireland in the same way I follow a team in the Premier League and the SPL. Just because they are ‘foreign’ teams doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy watching a game. Christ, if we’re going to get all OCD about supporting ‘foreign’ anything, your local football team is about as solid an argument as a piece of Swiss cheese. Local heroes are in very short supply and I think you’ll find that globally.

Of course not every football fan is going to see things the same way. More often than not, if you are a League of Ireland fan, you will have at least once experienced the sniggering that so often accompanies a comment from a fellow ‘Irish’ football fan who thinks our domestic league is something of a joke. ‘Sure they’re not even real players!’ is a comment I’ve heard more times than I care to remember. So what are they then, imaginary?

Only last week my brother mentioned he heard two radio DJ’s on air joking that supporting the League here was the equivalent of turning down a 5 star holiday in Dubai for a caravan in Wexford in the pissing rain. No hard feelings to Wexford - I spent plenty of summers there myself, I am a Dub – but you get the point. We’re all partial to a bit of banter but it isn’t really helpful for the national media to take to slagging what is in many ways a struggling league. Talk about a self-depreciation fail.

But for all the fans that ‘identify’ solely with foreign teams they are matched, by strength of opinion if not in number, by League of Ireland fans who will only support their local team. For them the level of football is irrelevant, it’s all about that sense of belonging and what your club means to you, your life and your community.

I love my Friday nights in Tallaght. I pick the same place to park in the Square, I meet the same people, we sit in the same spot in the stadium and there is always the familiar smell of vinegar and chips and fried onions. We know the other fans even if we haven’t met them before because we are Rovers. And when you look around the grounds the flags will come from near and far – not just the ‘local’ area – because you can’t put a perimeter on being a fan.

Likewise I love the trips I’ve made to football abroad, to the Stadium of Light or to White Hart Lane. I love the excitement of match day in the UK and being part of the never ending stream of fans all pouring forth to one place for one reason only – to see ‘their’ team play. Football in the UK is a supersized version of what we have at home – but that doesn’t make it better, just different. The match day experience is a phenomenon we have yet to do justice in our own land.

I’m not going to dictate to anyone what league or what team they should or shouldn’t support, last time I checked I was a Tully not a Gaddafi. But if you’re not willing to appreciate the standard of football outside your own domestic league for what it is then next time the World Cup is on (and if Ireland are out of it) be sure to switch stations. And likewise if you’re that much a snob to turn your nose up at anything other than the crème de la crème of British football, keep your fingers crossed your kids football coach has a better attitude than you.

BOHtox

Tully's a ride!

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does she actually write it?

strange to see you linking to ET dreamers

dreamers75

Des wrote: »

does she actually write it?

strange to see you linking to ET dreamers

Was on the pats forum

dfx-

10 points from 12 will be ok. Derry strengths are in attack and weaknesses in defence, so hopefully Rovers don't sit in with Turner/Rice/O'Donnell and look for a 0-0. Because they won't get one if that's the case.

doncarlos

dreamers75 wrote: »

Will take a scrappy 0-0 now, 1 fit Centreback and hes not really that good so reckon:

..................Rogers
Pender....Mc Millan Mulcahy Bermo
Doyle...Mc Faul....Bradley....Murphy
..............Stewart/Keegan
...........North....

Was expecting you to beat us up there (as per usual) but after seeing that line-up I really think we'll win. I think it might be scrappy though. Our line up will be something like;

..................Cherrie
Madden....Hector...Hawkins...Murphy
Kearns...Bolger....Ward....Gaynor
...........Byrne...Quigley

dreamers75

doncarlos wrote: »

Was expecting you to beat us up there (as per usual) but after seeing that line-up I really think we'll win. I think it might be scrappy though. Our line up will be something like;

..................Cherrie
Madden....Hector...Hawkins...Murphy
Kearns...Bolger....Ward....Gaynor
...........Byrne...Quigley

We cant defend simple things, 4 stupid goals in the last 2 matches.

GLaDOS

Hopefully at least one of Fagan and Flood is fit after injury scares during the week. If they are I reckon we'll win.

Gavin "shels"

Des wrote: »

does she actually write it?

Probably writes as much as Keely used to for his article in the Star.:D


25 Mar 2011 Athlone Town 7:45 Cork City Athlone Town Stadium
25 Mar 2011 Limerick 7:45 Longford Town Jackman Park
25 Mar 2011 Mervue United 7:45 Shelbourne Fahy's Field
25 Mar 2011 Waterford United 7:45 Finn Harps RSC
25 Mar 2011 Monaghan United 7:45 Salthill Devon Gortakeegan


Nice aul trip to Fahy's Field tomorrow, hopefully the weather stays nice and hopefully a nice healthy 4-0 Shels.:cool:

BOHtox

dreamers75 wrote: »

Was on the pats forum

make up your mind claire

and

Pinturicchio

Gavin shels wrote: »

Nice aul trip to Fahy's Field tomorrow, hopefully the weather stays nice and hopefully a nice healthy 4-0 Shels.:cool:

Mervue seem to have improved a lot. They have some decent players this season like Tom King, Jason Molloy and Rory Gaffney. I'd still be very surprised if Shels didn't win but it won't be as easy as it has been in the past.

S.R.F.C.

BOHtox wrote: »

make up your mind claire

She's well known to be both a Rovers and Sunderland fan, the Pats photo obviously for some promotional event, not to mention she looks wrecked in that pic!

Dreamers what about Daly, he injured? Reckon Derry will be our toughest match yet but i'm positive. Galway well worth a punt if Flood and Fagan are out!

GLaDOS

S.R.F.C. wrote: »

She's well known to be both a Rovers and Sunderland fan, the Pats photo obviously for some promotional event, not to mention she looks wrecked in that pic!

Dreamers what about Daly, he injured? Reckon Derry will be our toughest match yet but i'm positive. Galway well worth a punt if Flood and Fagan are out!

News seems to be Flood will make it and Fagan won't, for the moment

Zebra3

Nothing less than a win tonight.

stovelid

dreamers75 wrote: »

http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/5223/sense-belonging/

Claire Tullys Article on Extratime.ie

I finally have the answer to converting more people to Riovers.

Get Podge Amond to bang them.

major bill

Claire tully can be a bit hit and miss in her articles but fairplay to her for this one...although i do remember that she was on Soccer AM in a sunderland jersey.

Anyway regarding Rovers, they are beatable it would make my season if our youths could do them in tallaght but they will be beaten starting with Derry tonight:)

bohs,sligo,dundalk wins

ucd and bray to draw

Sligored

I wonder will the shams fans get treated any better in derry than we did - it was a joke for away supporters up there.
Half hour queing for tickets.
Stuck in the corner behind the greyhound track in the corner(binoculars needed)
10 euro in for 7 year olds.
Absolutely no segregation.
I await how the shams fans get on.

Mint Sauce

Hopefully we will have a big turn out at the showgrounds tonight.

COM ON THE BIT O'RED!!

dfx-

Hopefully Rovers can hold out in Derry, sounds like Derry are controlling the game (as ever up there)

Bohs 0-1 Galway:pac:

TangyZizzle

Final score at Dalyer?!

ShamoBuc

Athlone 0 - 0 City - city all over them but fail to score!

backspacer

TangyZizzle wrote: »

Final score at Dalyer?!

1-0 to Galway!!

TangyZizzle

Savage

WallyGUFC

I absolutely love Bohs!

backspacer

WallyGUFC wrote: »

I absolutely love Bohs!

They certainly do grow on you:)

dreamers75

mad game tonight Dundalk ripped us apart in the 1st half and Mark Wigleys 2 goals were very good (2nd "goal of the season" contender and also "where the **** are our defenders" contender)

When Mc Faul went off injured we brought Crowley who did nothing other than press the Dundalk midfield and they wilted and we came back into the game and could ahve scored 4 or 5 (so could they tbh). If we combined Mc Millan and hector from them we would have the dodgiest centreback in the world.


Also 2 brothers scoring in the sam match Trivia Question for the future.

Mint Sauce

2 nill to the Bit O'Red. Plus a disallowed goal and a saved penalty.

frantic190

We were poison tonight, definitely missed Christy Fagan linking the play up. TBH Galway didn't look much better than we were, think the bottom 6 teams are around the same level.

Pats and Rovers are 2 out of our 3 next games and both are gonna hammer us.

dreamers75

frantic190 wrote: »

Pats and Rovers are 2 out of our 3 next games and both are gonna hammer us.

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAH

Your under 9s could score against us.

LuckyLloyd

Dispiriting evening in Belfield. Going to be a long season.

Tried hard, and had a lot of the game but a severe lack of cutting edge upfront and in the center of midfield is going to scupper us in the majority of ties.

That things improved for a spell when we brought on our new Spanish defender (was at Drogheda last year) to play out wide / up front says it all really.

antomorro-sei

Absolutely love St Pat's.

Dave Mulcahy is the biggest legend ever. 90th Min winner in his 100th game for Pats. Love it!!!

:D:D

dreamers75

antomorro-sei wrote: »

Absolutely love St Pat's.

Dave Mulcahy is the biggest legend ever. 90th Min winner in his 100th game for Pats. Love it!!!

:D:D

Worst ****ing goal ever tho

Seriously people should watch and then make their kids watch it and tell them " DO NOT DEFEND LIKE THIS"

Shocking goal to concede

Fenlon quit tonight?

frantic190

dreamers75 wrote: »

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAH

Your under 9s could score against us.

Wait till you see us :pac:

And yeah, rumours on twitter of his resignation, was going around the bar tonight chatting with a lot of people, lot more than usual.

http://twitter.com/#!/dervansport/status/51430120614936576
http://twitter.com/#!/BernardFM104/status/51425268027490304

Could all still be bollox from the Star.

dfx-

WallyGUFC wrote: »

I absolutely love Bohs!

Great results at the Brandywell and Dalymount:pac:

S.R.F.C.

Roddy in!?!

born2bwild

dreamers75 wrote: »

Was on the pats forum

That's not her, is it?

Pinturicchio

Joe Yoffe you legend.

born2bwild

S.R.F.C. wrote: »

Roddy in!?!

Or Liam Buckley? Fenlon should be given the Ireland job because Trap is expensive.

Pinturicchio

If Fenlon is gone, I could see Heary getting the job.

I hope Fenlon stays though. He can't beat us.

LuckyLloyd

born2bwild wrote: »

Or Liam Buckley? Fenlon should be given the Ireland job because Trap is expensive.

Nope.

stovelid

Happy with last night.

If you had offered me 10 points from 12 to arguably the strongest teams in the league this year, with including 4 points from a trip to Sligo and Derry, I would have bitten your hand off. Especially so when being poor for two of the games.

Think it is time to freshen up the starting 11 though.

Ronan|Raven

Good run of late came to a halt down in Limerick last night. Longford loosing 1-0 to the hosts.

Hopefully can get back to winning ways next saturday in arguably the largest derby in not only European football but World football... hell Galactic football.

_blank_

Top of the league with a game in hand!

Only 100% record in the country :cool:

Still spending more than we should :mad:

applehunter

First division lived up to its reputation in Athlone last night.



Terrible altogether.

popzmaster

100% away record for Bray!!! Up the seagulls a fúckin great start to the season for us

doncarlos

Id like to apologise to all Rovers fans for an earlier thread insinuating that they were the biggest bunch of hoof ball merchants in the league. Pats took it to a WHOLE new level last night!
It actually felt like being in the first division again. Dundalk dominated for the first 50 minutes and then lowered ourselves to Pats horrible horrible brand of football and got what we deserved. We hardly won a header in attack or defence for the rest of the game.
Probably one of the worst games of football I have ever seen and a million miles away from the standard of football in the 0-0 draw with Bohs even though there was five goals scored. I think the next time Dundalk are playing pats I might go and watch a game of chess or synchronised swimming instead because it would be a whole lot more interesting.

antomorro-sei

doncarlos wrote: »

Id like to apologise to all Rovers fans for an earlier thread insinuating that they were the biggest bunch of hoof ball merchants in the league. Pats took it to a WHOLE new level last night!
It actually felt like being in the first division again. Dundalk dominated for the first 50 minutes and then lowered ourselves to Pats horrible horrible brand of football and got what we deserved. We hardly won a header in attack or defence for the rest of the game.
Probably one of the worst games of football I have ever seen and a million miles away from the standard of football in the 0-0 draw with Bohs even though there was five goals scored. I think the next time Dundalk are playing pats I might go and watch a game of chess or synchronised swimming instead because it would be a whole lot more interesting.

Must have been a long trip home :pac:

gustavo

Yes

doncarlos

antomorro-sei wrote: »

Must have been a long trip home :pac:

Nah live in Dublin so just hit coppers and forgot about it all for a couple of hours!

GLaDOS

I ****in hate Galway....

Gavin "shels"

Pinturicchio wrote: »

Mervue seem to have improved a lot. They have some decent players this season like Tom King, Jason Molloy and Rory Gaffney. I'd still be very surprised if Shels didn't win but it won't be as easy as it has been in the past.

And right you were, not sure if it was just we played crap or Mervue played decent but either way they look better than they have done in previous seasons.

Do Mervue reguarly announce waffle attendences? Not a chance there was 624 last night, maybe 300-350 with about 150 Reds.

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Dispiriting evening in Belfield. Going to be a long season.

Tried hard, and had a lot of the game but a severe lack of cutting edge upfront and in the center of midfield is going to scupper us in the majority of ties.

That things improved for a spell when we brought on our new Spanish defender (was at Drogheda last year) to play out wide / up front says it all really.

How did Samir Belhout play for yous? Used to go to school with the chap, decent footballer back then.

Des wrote: »

Top of the league with a game in hand!

Only 100% record in the country :cool:

:cool: