St. Patrick's Athletic v Derry City Match Thread

[Neutrino]

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

[marcoloco]

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…

[magspat]

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

[mokendismucker]

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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 ).
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Absolute nail on head.

[mokendismucker]

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?

[marcoloco]

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.

[marcoloco]

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 ).
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Absolute nail on head.
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And if we don’t win it!? What then?

[brandyball]

Mark Connolly suspended Coll and Doherty injured all missing.

[barry]

We are down to the bare bones for tomorrow night missing:

Dummigan- out for season
Doherty out for season
Kelly- out for season
Fats - likely out for season
Coll - out for season.
Hoban
Connolly- suspended

A draw is no good for us aams I expect Rovers to win remaining 2 games. That Watts goal last Friday was huge for them.

I expect us to line up as:

Maher
Boyce Shane Wisdom Idehen
Whealan Diallo Patching
McMullam Mullan Duffy

[Keyser Soze]

I'd worry about that defence.

[DCFCDUDE]

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?

Must have felt like a safe thing to say back in May...