***MatchThread*** 27th May 21:00 STCOLM The Full Irish

helimachoptor

Big game needed here and we need get 3 points.

Cathal - Away
Ciaran - In
Cillian - In
Conor - Out
Damo - In
Darren
Derek - In
Derek McL - In
Ed
Jules - In
Keith - In
Kings
SteK - In
SteMcd - Maybe

Julian - New player

Mousewar

In
We got a keeper?

helimachoptor

Mousewar wrote: »

In
We got a keeper?

Presume Liam, but not 100% sure

DeviantD

I am inn, Derek

FrankGrimes

I'm in

Frisbee

In

Knee feels ok. My other team has 15 tonight so said I'd only play last ten or so to see how it feels after that.

SteMcD1

probably in, i'll confirm tomorrow.

keaner's in.

murtagh

away this week lads.

homerjay2005

best of luck lads, this is a game we need to be winning and should be winning.

ill be out again next week also by the way.

mrDerek

In

FrankGrimes

Advantage of late kick-off is it's easier to get there in plenty of time. Let's all try get there early to allow time for decent warm-up so we start on the front foot and also to allow time to close out on discussions from last week and ensure we're all clear on what we need to do and how we're going to go about it.

Frisbee

Only 8 confirmed so far by the looks of things? Assuming Ste M, Derek & Kings are all good that's only eleven again and with no keeper.

Do we need to try grab one or two other bodies in case any of those above 3 aren't around?

helimachoptor

Haven't heard from Des, but I've a guy in work who can likely play if we need him

FrankGrimes

Dave from last season was onto me and should also be able to make it.

Mousewar

FrankGrimes wrote: »

Dave from last season was onto me and should also be able to make it.

Awesome.
I think Des mentioned last week that Conor should be up tonight.

helimachoptor

Cathal - Away
Ciaran - In
Cillian - In
Conor - Out
Damo - In
Darren- In
Derek - In
Derek McL - In
Ed - Out
Jules - In
Keith - In
Kings - In
SteK - In
SteMcd - in
Old Dave - In

Julian - New player

helimachoptor

SteMcD1 wrote: »

probably in, i'll confirm tomorrow.

keaner's in.

You in Ste?

SteMcD1

yeah im in.

oh goody, no conor or murtagh. wonder where i'll be playing...

helimachoptor

Bench!

Frisbee

helimachoptor wrote: »

Bench!

What is this 'bench' you speak of?

helimachoptor

Frisbee wrote: »

What is this 'bench' you speak of?

its where we have our ghost players...

Keaner

Guys I'm gna be struggling to make this at all, only getting to leave cork I'd say in the next hour-6 latest , so best to count me out , will do my best to make it , but that would prob be too late

Lovely Bloke

we need a keeper

helimachoptor

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

we need a keeper

this guys available...

FrankGrimes

Keaner wrote: »

Guys I'm gna be struggling to make this at all, only getting to leave cork I'd say in the next hour-6 latest , so best to count me out , will do my best to make it , but that would prob be too late

Should be grand if you leave Cork at 6pm, 2.5hrs tops. You got gear with you or could Derek/Kings/Ste bring gear for you? I'm size 10 can bring spare boots,shorts & socks if you need.

Mousewar

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

we need a keeper

SteMcD seems eager to avoid playing centre-back!

helimachoptor

Keaner wrote: »

Guys I'm gna be struggling to make this at all, only getting to leave cork I'd say in the next hour-6 latest , so best to count me out , will do my best to make it , but that would prob be too late

ah you'll be grand to make it only takes 2.5 hours to get back to the big smoke..

helimachoptor

Good win, not vintage but we ground out the 3 points

Lovely Bloke

Harsh imo, no team ever "ground out" a 4-1 win.

We were clinical when it mattered, played for each other and got the job done.

Got to call out DerekMcL imo, after a very decent hat-trick. 12 for the season is excellent going so far. I'll post a revised target tomorrow.

Good to see Dave there to give us a hand too.

Mousewar

I frickin called that hat-trick...well done Derek.

Great result. Just so important to get the 3 points. We played well enough in patches to do what we needed. Team has chopped and changed a lot the last few weeks out of necessity so it's no surprise that some of those intricate passes going forwards weren't coming off. I'm sure it'll get better as the line-up settles.

Thought the two centre-halfs had a great game - dealt very well with a tricky forward.

I'm away next week. Good luck with that game.

homerjay2005

well done boys, what was the team?

last season we went on a run of about 10 wins after our only defeat before we won the league, we will need something similar now

Ballally won 1-0

Lovely Bloke

homerjay2005 wrote: »

well done boys, what was the team?

last season we went on a run of about 10 wins after our only defeat before we won the league, we will need something similar now

Ballally won 1-0

Keith
Damo Derek SteMc Jules
Darren Ciaran
Cill Dave Kings
DerekMcL

New fella called Julius played LW second half.

it was 0-0 at half time, then Kings played through to Derek who touched around the keeper who had come charging out and finished into the empty net from 20+ yards

Julius played Derek in from the left, Derek was brought down and scored the penalty

Then Derek did some kind of magic for the third goal, and his hat trick, he was facing away from goal near the 18 yard line, then kicked the ball over his head into the goal.

They got one back, then Ciaran scored a header from beyond the far post from a Darren Corner.

homerjay2005

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Keith
Damo Derek SteMc Jules
Darren Ciaran
Cill Dave Kings
DerekMcL

.

very strong team, great to see Ciaran an Dave back, weve missed them badly last few weeks.

9 of that team were heavily involved towards the end of the season last time out, so hopefully we will see a bit of consistency back now in terms of starting 11.

murtagh

Good win lads, and well done on the hat trick Derek. If we're to build momentum is important to flag well in advance if we'll be unavailable for an upcoming match so alternative players can be found

Frisbee

I know I said it to you last night Des but I'm away next week.

homerjay2005

Frisbee wrote: »

I know I said it to you last night Des but I'm away next week.

im away also next week, hopefully the injury has cleared up by the time i am back in 2 weeks.

Lovely Bloke

homerjay2005 wrote: »

im away also next week, hopefully the injury has cleared up by the time i am back in 2 weeks.

you're suspended next week!

Clay is in anyway.

Think I'll start the match thread now and get some texts out.

mrDerek

Frisbee wrote: »

I know I said it to you last night Des but I'm away next week.

How was the knee last night mate seen ya had some kind of support on it but it didn't look the most stable of supports

Frisbee

Yeah cheers the physio recommended it to me, I'm not really sure how it could work either tbh because, as you say, it doesn't really seem to support a whole lot as it sits under the knee.

Knee was grand though. Whether it was because of that or just the week of rest I'm not sure!

FrankGrimes

Think that's what you'd call a professional performance: we didn't quite click into top gear at any point, but we stayed calm, rarely looked like conceding, kept making chances and were then pretty clinical in taking them in the 2nd half. Great to get the momentum back going with 3 points right away.

Agree with Damo's call-out that our centre-halves gave us a very solid base, and our wingers really put their fullbacks under pressure (great to see no ill effects with the knee for Cillian) and Derek's finishing was critical and there were also a few very nice selfless assists from CM and attackers that could have led to another goal or two.

Have to commend Full Irish for playing nice passing football, they often looked to build from defence and did it well in first half. Think in the 2nd half we pressed up harder and put their defenders under more pressure on the ball and that meant we recovered possession earlier, and often that gave us quality possession in their half. Good thing to keep in mind.

dfx-

helimachoptor wrote: »

Old Dave - In

How old is he?:D

Thought the move into midfield at halftime was instrumental in him getting on the ball much more and being hugely effective. Also last week, goals conceded from corners cost the game. This week the opening goal was scored from clearing a corner and breaking out.

I would say though that it could very easily have been closer in the late stages, they missed almost an open goal hitting the post at 3-1.

helimachoptor

Had it covered Daryl...