St. Patrick's Athletic v Derry City Match Thread

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Re: St. Patrick's Athletic v Derry City Match Thread

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Is Hoban suspended now for Rovers on Monday after his 5th yellow?

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You only get away playing boring football IF you are actually successful with it. If you’re not then you’ll be quickly moved on. This season is our chance. I still think we should be 6 or 7 points clear at this stage but let’s see…

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I think Hobans on 5yellow cards so he will miss tomorrow night's match

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Re: St. Patrick's Athletic v Derry City Match Thread

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We've won 3 top tier titles in 82 years of trying across two different leagues.

In the 27yrs since we last won the league (basically a whole generation ago), EIGHT other teams have lifted the trophy =

- Dundalk : 6 times
- Shamrock Rovers : 6 times.
- Bohemians : 4 times.
- St Pat's Athletic : 3 times.
- Cork City : 2 times.
- Drogheda Utd : 1 time.
- Sligo Rovers : 1 time.

And we've finished runners up 4 times.

So to be brutally honest, at this stage I really don't give a fcuk how we win games - so long as we do.

When we've had the luxury of lifting 2 or more league titles in a row, then I'll get fussy about the manner in which we're doing so. But right now I'm just desperate for us to win the league for a feckin' change - whilst half of us are still alive to actually see it (and I'm not even that old :lol: ).
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Absolute nail on head.

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Re: St. Patrick's Athletic v Derry City Match Thread

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marcoloco wrote: Sun May 19, 2024 2:05 pm You only get away playing boring football IF you are actually successful with it. If you’re not then you’ll be quickly moved on. This season is our chance. I still think we should be 6 or 7 points clear at this stage but let’s see…
Did you not predict Derry would finish behind St Pats?

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I predicted Rovers to win it and Derry to challenge for 2nd & 3rd. Nothing I’ve seen has changed that. Only surprising thing is how poor Rovers have been.

Can’t help but think that we needed another 6 or 7 points cushion on Rovers to make any sustained challenge.

Time will tell.

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Re: St. Patrick's Athletic v Derry City Match Thread

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mokendismucker wrote: Mon May 20, 2024 7:46 am
We've won 3 top tier titles in 82 years of trying across two different leagues.

In the 27yrs since we last won the league (basically a whole generation ago), EIGHT other teams have lifted the trophy =

- Dundalk : 6 times
- Shamrock Rovers : 6 times.
- Bohemians : 4 times.
- St Pat's Athletic : 3 times.
- Cork City : 2 times.
- Drogheda Utd : 1 time.
- Sligo Rovers : 1 time.

And we've finished runners up 4 times.

So to be brutally honest, at this stage I really don't give a fcuk how we win games - so long as we do.

When we've had the luxury of lifting 2 or more league titles in a row, then I'll get fussy about the manner in which we're doing so. But right now I'm just desperate for us to win the league for a feckin' change - whilst half of us are still alive to actually see it (and I'm not even that old :lol: ).
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Absolute nail on head.
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And if we don’t win it!? What then?

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