LOI Promotion Playoff Bray Wanderers vs Longford Town

kksaints

Bray have been here before and have stayed in the premier division both winning and losing the playoff. In 2009 they lost to Sporting Fingal after a hectic final few minutes in the Carlisle Grounds where Brays keeper scored and then made a horrible error to gift Fingal the playoff. They stayed up because of Derry and Cork both collapsing. In 2010 well what can you say. Mons,late drama in extra time with a late goal, a wall collapsing, an even later equaliser,a must score penalty and then a couple of Mon misses and a converted penalty for Bray keeping them up. Can they survive again this year?

Well their form was very poor in the middle of the season with a long period where they didnt win a match. But two wins in their last three helped them avoid the automatic relegation place and sent down Shelbourne. Longford started the season well and were around nine points clear at one point. Then they collapsed horrible and needed a win in their final match against Athlone to even get a playoff spot against Mervue. This they won after another crazy two matches with a last minute goal in extra time in the 2nd leg from Mervue sending the match to penalties. Mervue then missed the all of their Penos to give Longford the win and a chance to get to the Premier division for the first time since 2007.

Personally I think Bray will stay up they have some useful players like Waters and Jason Byrne and should be better then Longford who rely a lot on O'Sullivan for their goals

First leg is tonight in the Carlisle Grounds in Bray and the second leg is in the City Calling Stadium in Longford on Friday. AFAIK the matches are not on telly which is a big shame. There have been some great playoff in LOI football through the years.

Gavin "shels"

4/1 for Longford is a serious price imo!

TINA1984

Shame that this isn't on telly seeing as last years playoffs were, any radio coverage?

dfx-

That 2010 playoff was crazy in the Carlisle Grounds. Mudbath, freak og in the 119th minute

CSF

Would rather see Bray stay up.

DUBACC

Bray 1 up. Jason Byrne on 8 mins.

Mon the seagulls!!

dreamers75

2.0 Byrne again

The_Kew_Tour

2-0 Byrne again

Oat23

F*ck. Come on Longford!

Skid X

dfx- wrote: »

That 2010 playoff was crazy in the Carlisle Grounds. Mudbath, freak og in the 119th minute

I think that was one of the times the wall collapsed too. Crazy game.

Bray should put up a statue of Jason Byrne, he's a legend.

GLaDOS

Lot of man love for Jayo Byrne. Would love to have him back at Bohs

dreamers75

2-1 Ebbe

dreamers75

2-2

GLaDOS

Fair play Longford, Bray will be kicking themselves.

Skid X

2-2 at fulltime.

Advantage Longford for the second leg, but it's not over yet.

The_Kew_Tour

Good comeback.

Thought Bray would get 3rd and kill it off.

Mushy

Very stupid to allow a two goal lead slip, mad worse that there were more chances to increase the lead at various stages.

Gonna be a nervy Friday!

flas

first time in a playoff home leg there was more away fans than home fans!? all to play for... mon the town

Iused2likebusts

flas wrote: »

first time in a playoff home leg there was more away fans than home fans!? all to play for... mon the town

Rovers played dublin city a good few years back.

Lawrence1895

Does the away goal rule apply?

If yes, I would say, advantage Longford

dfx-

Don't think the away goal applies

dreamers75 wrote: »

2-1 Ebbe

Glad for him, decent player

Lawrence1895

dfx- wrote: »

Don't think the away goal applies



Glad for him, decent player

Tough call then. I think, whoever scores first will win the tie

Gavin "shels"

Lars1916 wrote: »

Tough call then. I think, whoever scores first will win the tie

I thought the golden-goal rule was all but done away with?

Lawrence1895

Gavin shels wrote: »

I thought the golden-goal rule was all but done away with?

Not the golden goal rule

Was just imagining, Bray taking the lead and then parking the bus

dreamers75

No real winner for me, Bray win and its a handy trip decent club too. Longford win and its a handy trip.

So im not arsed really.

Ronan|Raven

Twas cold...

GLaDOS

Goals here

SantryRed

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

Twas cold...

It could be 30 degrees in the whole country and Bray would still find a way to be cold.

Mushy

Was watching Reeling In the Years 1963 the other day, and Bray is described as 'the most squalid and sordid seaside resort in Europe':pac:

Gavin "shels"

SantryRed wrote: »

It could be 30 degrees in the whole country and Bray would still find a way to be cold.

Doesn't have a patch on Drom or Ballybofey!

AgileMyth

Gavin shels wrote: »

Doesn't have a patch on Drom or Ballybofey!

You can conduct a bit of research on that one for us next season!

doncarlos

SantryRed wrote: »

It could be 30 degrees in the whole country and Bray would still find a way to be cold.

Oddly last Friday night was the warmest I've ever been in Bray and it was the end of October. I've been there freezing my balls off in the middle of June.

Gavin "shels"

AgileMyth wrote: »

You can conduct a bit of research on that one for us next season!

Had enough trips there in our 5 years down there already!

doncarlos

Gavin shels wrote: »

Had enough trips there in our 5 years down there already!

I don't envy you. Our seven years in a row down there was Hell. Lots of respect for fans of teams in the first that endure week after week of that.

Ronan|Raven

Soon time for round two. The nerves are killing me! Time to escape Dublin and head to the Midlands.

I genuinely have no idea how it will go. I just hope and pray to whatever gods we can beat them and escape!

markc1184

Momentum surely with Longford on the back of their come back. I'd fancy Longford to go up, but saying that Bray have the players to pull themselves through.

Hows Longfords fitness these days? They flew out of the blocks vs Drogheda in the cup game but were flat out by the hour mark, they cant really afford that to happen again tonight.

Ronan|Raven

lots of injuries but the fitness has looked good the last few games.. Bray looked more tired on Monday.

Mushy

The nerves are terrible today. I think Bray missed the chance on Monday to put the onus on Longford.

Best of luck to them too!

GLaDOS

No idea who to cheer for, wish I could watch it, fecking rugby.

Edit: and Bray one up after a minute!

Seaneh

Only time, ever, that I have wanted Longford to win.

I feel dirty and confused.

kksaints

Bray 1 up In the first minute

dundalkfc10

Dempsey with the goal

Mushy

Lars1916 wrote: »

Tough call then. I think, whoever scores first will win the tie

Please be right Lars!

Mushy

Radio coverage on Shannonside.ie

Lawrence1895

Mushy wrote: »

Please be right Lars!

Trying to do me best...but I'm very much focused on the Borussia Dortmund match atm

Mushy

I'll take a 1-0 HT lead

kksaints

1-1.

GLaDOS

1-1, momentum with Longford you feel.

Lawrence1895

Please don't blame me :eek:

kksaints

Lars1916 wrote: »

Please don't blame me :eek:

He might not yet. Bray 2-1 up. Waters.

Edit: Or maybe he will. 2-2.

Oat23

F**k sake Longford