LOI: League Of Ireland Fixtures (WEEK 10) May 4/5 2012

stovelid

Premier Division



All games are 7.45 PM KO unless otherwise stated.

Friday 4 May 2012

Shamrock Rovers vs UCD - Tallaght Stadium (8PM)

Derry City vs St. Patrick's Athletic - Brandywell Stadium (7.05PM) (LIVE NETWORK TWO 7PM)

Bray Wanderers vs Bohemian FC - Carlisle Grounds

Cork City vs Dundalk - Turner's Cross

Drogheda United vs Sligo Rovers - Hunky Dorys Park

Shelbourne vs Monaghan United - Tolka Park (8PM)

First Division



All games are 7.45 PM KO unless otherwise stated.

Friday 4 May 2012

Limerick vs Mervue United - Jackman Park

SD Galway vs Waterford United - Terryland Park

Saturday 5 May 2012

Longford Town vs Wexford Youths - Flancare Park 7:30PM

Finn Harps vs Athlone Town - Finn Park

General info

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer/

http://www.airtricityleague.ie/

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Try out a game near you. Click fixture linka for staidum detals.

See club sites for ticket info:

Shamrock Rovers FC
Shelbourne FC
ST Patrick's Athletic
Sligo Rovers
Bray Wanderers
Cork City
Monaghan United
Derry City
Drogheda United
Dundalk FC
UCD AFC
Bohemians

Wexford Youths
Limerick
Longford Town
Athlone Town
Finn Harps
SD Galway
Mervue United
Waterford United

That_Guy

Bohs very hit and miss thus far. Haven't been particularly consistent but Bray haven't been up to much. Having said that, it'll probably be a score draw. :pac:

Still debating if I'll make the trip out to the game or not. More than likely will I'd say.

GLaDOS

After Bray we've 6 difficult fixtures so a win would set us up well going into them, shant be easy though.

WindmillWarrior

stovelid wrote: »

Derry City vs St. Patrick's Athletic - Richmond Park (7.05PM) (LIVE NETWORK TWO 7PM)

Derry or Pats at home there?

dreamers75

Chambers out for 8 weeks so reckon Rossiter will come in.

Dunno what to make of Derry, beat rovers lose to dundalk draw to rovers....reckon a 1-1 draw :cool:

GLaDOS

WindmillWarrior wrote: »

Derry or Pats at home there?

ET says its in the Brandywell

stovelid

WindmillWarrior wrote: »

Derry or Pats at home there?

Fixed.

Apologies.

stovelid

dreamers75 wrote: »

Chambers out for 8 weeks

Plenty of time to hit the burgers eh.

dreamers75

stovelid wrote: »

Plenty of time to hit the burgers eh.

Yup thats were most our 22k a week budget goes.

http://blackandwhitetown.tumblr.com/post/22248081971/budget-restricted-our-choice-of-players-mccaffrey

“We have a wage bill of 6k a week at a squeeze. You compare that to Shamrock Rovers who have 30k, Sligo Rovers, over 20k, Derry City, 18k, St Patrick’s Athletic have 22k, there’s no comparison.

Oat23

Is McCaffrey high?!

stovelid

The Rovers, Pats, Sligo and Derry marketing and PRO are all doing their jobs well I see.

Zebra3

Not looking forward to Friday evening....

born2bwild

Zebra3 wrote: »

Not looking forward to Friday evening....

Ah, it can't be worse than the last 2 weeks, can it?

Mushy

Bray really need something, just to pull away that bit more. Game could go either way, be tense but great.

applehunter

We are getting the hang of this league now.

Confident we will get the win against DundaaaaKKK.

dan1895

born2bwild wrote: »

Zebra3 wrote: »

Not looking forward to Friday evening....

Ah, it can't be worse than the last 2 weeks, can it?

Well can it? I hope to f**k not!

upandcumming

Longford are going for our 8th win in 10. Playing Wexford in the Flansiro (soon to be changed )

Limerick are playing Mervue at home,so we could do with a win to keep the gap open. Top regardless after this weekend. COME ON THE TOWN!

Pighead

dreamers75 wrote: »

Yup thats were most our 22k a week budget goes.

http://blackandwhitetown.tumblr.com/post/22248081971/budget-restricted-our-choice-of-players-mccaffrey

Did a bit of a double take alright when I heard McCaffrey throw out those figures. Out of interest what are the actual weekly budgets for Derry, Pats, Shamrock Rovers and Sligo?

cson

30k a week assuming an 8 month season is nigh on €1m/yr. :eek:

Pighead

More cutbacks for Dundalk with a first team coach and a goalkeeping coach given the boot last night. Think McCaffrey is starting to realise that he's taken on a very hard job.

doncarlos

applehunter wrote: »

DundaaaaKKK.

Seriously, this bull**** again?

Why not drag up something that happened in the 80s or 70s?

Lucan Bohs

Waters and Jayo Byrne up front for Bray will cause us problems for sure.

Team news- "Captain Owen Heary (hip injury against Dundalk) may not be fit, and goalkeeper Andy McNulty, Dave Mulcahy and Danny Joyce are out with flu. Striker Dave Scully is away at a family wedding.

However, midfielder Karl Moore returns from a shoulder injury he received in the Monaghan game."

Big plus having Moore back but we'll miss Heary and Mulchay's experience!


Aswell, last time I went to Bray they didn't have student/concession prices, if it still the same?

upandcumming

Lucan Bohs wrote: »

Aswell, last time I went to Bray they didn't have student/concession prices, if it still the same?

No. You get a student ticket for the same price as an adult ticket. Went to a LSC game there a while ago. Tenner for LSC is painful. Arse is still sore. They wouldn't even let in a Bray U-19 Bray player unless he paid full whack.

dfx-

Lucan Bohs wrote: »

Aswell, last time I went to Bray they didn't have student/concession prices, if it still the same?

Was a tenner for myself two weeks ago, dunno if that's a concession

cson

dan1895 wrote: »

Well can it? I hope to f**k not!

Debating whether its worth it to head down for the 20mins or so they'll ignore Matthews and play good stuff. That 20min spell after HT last week was nearly worth enduring the other 70mins spent hoofing it.

dan1895

cson wrote: »

dan1895 wrote: »

Well can it? I hope to f**k not!

Debating whether its worth it to head down for the 20mins or so they'll ignore Matthews and play good stuff. That 20min spell after HT last week was nearly worth enduring the other 70mins spent hoofing it.

I thought that spell was some of the best stuff we've played in a while. Very intensive and cork were struggling to get out of there own half. But then it was like someone said" thats enough attacking for tonight "and its backs to the wall for the remainder.

The_Kew_Tour

3 points at Cross please!!

Zebra3

doncarlos wrote: »

Seriously, this bull**** again?

Why not drag up something that happened in the 80s or 70s?

To divert attention away from racist Corkies who loved singing "I'd rather be a Paki than a Dub".

stovelid

Ronan Finn signed a two year contract extension. Good news. He seems to be flourishing under Kenny.

Corholio

Zebra3 wrote: »

To divert attention away from racist Corkies who loved singing "I'd rather be a Paki than a Dub".

Wow. I'm surprised Matthews didn't have lemons on the bench last week, instead of the champagne ye had last season. Shels fans have had their own rendition of that too.

Zebra3

Corholio wrote: »

Wow. I'm surprised Matthews didn't have lemons on the bench last week, instead of the champagne ye had last season. Shels fans have had their own rendition of that too.

Not sure what that has to do with the irony of Corkies implying Dundalk fans are racist.

dfx-

stovelid wrote: »

Ronan Finn signed a two year contract extension. Good news. He seems to be flourishing under Kenny.

I think he's the only player who thrives more than Twigg with two upfront and a GON/Kavanagh/Baker type second striker. He was great at the start of last season when GON was playing.

It lets him drop his shoulder and play through balls and then getting it to Twigg in the danger areas moreso than trying to play the intricate stuff with Twigg.

dreamers75

Assume the Finn signing is for playing now rather than selling?

Still not a big fan of him, decent LOI player but dont think hes good enough for accross the water.

stovelid

dreamers75 wrote: »

Assume the Finn signing is for playing now rather than selling?.

I get you about England in a way. He's not a meat and potatoes LOI midfielder but he's been very impressive this season and I think Kenny is getting the best of him when he roams a bit. He mostly didn't under MON because of formation, kinda like Rice did better under MON and doesn't seem to in Kenny's teams.

Win-win: if clubs do come calling, we don't lose him for free a-la Shep and if not, he's with us for two more years.

Corholio

Zebra3 wrote: »

Not sure what that has to do with the irony of Corkies implying Dundalk fans are racist.

It had nothing to do with it. Just replying to a completely random dig with another one.

dreamers75

stovelid wrote: »

I get you about England in a way. He's not a meat and potatoes LOI midfielder but he's been very impressive this season and I think Kenny is getting the best of him when he roams a bit. He mostly didn't under MON because of formation, kinda like Rice did better under MON and doesn't seem to in Kenny's teams.

Win-win: if clubs do come calling, we don't lose him for free a-la Shep and if not, he's with us for two more years.

If we had meat and potatoes LOI mids, we might have won something.....


Finn doesnt strike me as am across the water player, disappears out of games way too much same when with Fingal.

If you play 2 up front you have to pick between Rice/Turner/Finn for 2

stovelid

dreamers75 wrote: »

If you play 2 up front you have to pick between Rice/Turner/Finn for 2

Finn needs to have a ball winner with him in a 2-man midi or even better something like 3-5-2 where he can roam between mid and forwards. Turner for me would be the one to be dropped in a two-man mid with McCormack/Rice with Finn or with McCormack/Rice and Turner if you play 3 mids.

Finn defo our outstanding player with Twigg so far this season though.

Zebra3

Corholio wrote: »

It had nothing to do with it. Just replying to a completely random dig with another one.

You don't understand "random" so. :rolleyes:

Gavin "shels"

We need a win tomorrow...badly!!!

Corholio

Zebra3 wrote: »

You don't understand "random" so. :rolleyes:

:pac: Thought you of all people would have got that. Even helped ya with the word 'completely'.

AgileMyth

A win away in Drogheda would be great. We might be missing a few key players.

Buzzing for the trip, only found out this evening I'd be able to get out of working tomorrow night.

_blank_

Gavin shels wrote: »

We need a win tomorrow...badly!!!

"Need" a win, maybe, but we won't be in danger of relegation, and any thoughts of a top 4 finish are ridiculous, a finish in 5th, 6th or 7th would be a satisfactory season for Shels.

First game back tonight. Can't wait.

dan1895

A win tonight and get anything from Belfield next week and it would have been a satisfactory opening round.

Zebra3

Des wrote: »

"Need" a win, maybe, but we won't be in danger of relegation, and any thoughts of a top 4 finish are ridiculous, a finish in 5th, 6th or 7th would be a satisfactory season for Shels.

First game back tonight. Can't wait.

You've been away, haven't you?

WindmillWarrior

AgileMyth wrote: »

A win away in Drogheda would be great. We might be missing a few key players.

Buzzing for the trip, only found out this evening I'd be able to get out of working tomorrow night.

Who might you be missing Agile?

Gavin "shels"

Des wrote: »

"Need" a win, maybe, but we won't be in danger of relegation, and any thoughts of a top 4 finish are ridiculous, a finish in 5th, 6th or 7th would be a satisfactory season for Shels.

First game back tonight. Can't wait.

Zerba3 says it all! We've been woeful, lately we were lucky to beat Crumlin on Monday, even Deano thought they were going to do us over.

GLaDOS

Bogged down with study, don't think I'll make it out to Bray =/. Be surprised if we got a result, missing some key figures in defense.

The_Kew_Tour

There not been week gone by yet that a Shels fan has not mentioned Cork in some random post.

Obsession!!!:pac::pac:

dreamers75

HT Derry City 0 - 1 St. Patricks
17' Bray Wanderers 0 - 0 Bohemian FC
17' Cork City 2 - 2 Dundalk
17' Drogheda United 0 - 1 Sligo Rovers
2' Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 UC Dublin
2' Shelbourne 0 - 0 Monaghan United

Mr.Crinklewood

7' Shamrock Rovers 1 - 0 UCD

GLaDOS

Heary off injured for us