The Title

[jimd]

After tonight's result I fear rovers now are looking the better bet for the title

[marcoloco]

After tonight's result I fear rovers now are looking the better bet for the title

Rovers next 2 games are Pats & Shels. If they win both those then I’d agree. They are looking strong atm but still 5 to play.

[Keyser Soze]

Had Rovers held on to win against us, I think the title was theirs.
You can see why they were so annoyed about losing 2 pts to such a shocking bit of cheating.

[DeeDerry1975]

Had Rovers held on to win against us, I think the title was theirs.
You can see why they were so annoyed about losing 2 pts to such a shocking bit of cheating.

This chat about cheating is an interesting one. Over the season teams cheat is all sorts of ways, players hitting the deck holding their face to get a player sent off, diving, goalkeepers falling over in the box under a bit of pressure to get a free kick. It happens in al levels of football. I have no sympathy for Rovers, I remember a game in Tallaght where they took a throw in 30 yards from where they should and Gaffney scored an equaliser against us. If the peno had been given against us we would have been pissed off but what can we do about it, ref gave it. Also, remember last season away to Sligo near the end of the season when the defender climbed on Cian Kavanagh's back in the box and there was no peno given. I'm sure that was at 0-0, we lost the game 1 nil and had Boyce sent off. Swings and roundabouts lads.......

[magspat]

Agree 100%

[Keyser Soze]

Of course every team can point to things going against them, especially in the LoI with its awful standard of reffing, but it was still an awful example of cheating. No-one can deny that, surely?

[brandyball]

Bradley condemned for ref comments after Penalty award. Interesting FAI are taking no action although Duff was given one match ban for his cements previously.

https://x.com/RTEsport/status/183921776 ... izlXg&s=19

[marcoloco]

It's a dive. 100%. No one is contesting that.

To be fair to the ref he called it as he seen it. Yes he got it wrong but that's human error. It happens.

Was he right to not give a pen for the one before? Debatable. Again, he called it as he seen it.

As for Bradley he's out of order and he should be dealt with by FAI.

[brandyball]

It's a dive. 100%. No one is contesting that.

To be fair to the ref he called it as he seen it. Yes he got it wrong but that's human error. It happens.

Was he right to not give a pen for the one before? Debatable. Again, he called it as he seen it.

As for Bradley he's out of order and he should be dealt with by FAI.

FAI to take no action. Maybe the criticism from the the Refs body may change their mind. It could be the case the ref levelled things up after the handball wasn't given. We didn't hear Bradley complain about the ref in their previous game vs Galway.

[marcoloco]

It's a dive. 100%. No one is contesting that.

To be fair to the ref he called it as he seen it. Yes he got it wrong but that's human error. It happens.

Was he right to not give a pen for the one before? Debatable. Again, he called it as he seen it.

As for Bradley he's out of order and he should be dealt with by FAI.

FAI to take no action. Maybe the criticism from the the Refs body may change their mind. It could be the case the ref levelled things up after the handball wasn't given. We didn't hear Bradley complain about the ref in their previous game vs Galway.

Nor did he complain about the ref v Bohs. Two matches (Galway and Bohs) with two possible fouls that were not awarded that then resulted in Rovers goals. There's 4 points.

[brandyball]

Pats beating Rovers 2-0 @ Tallagjh

[Keyser Soze]

Pats beating Rovers 2-0 @ Tallagjh

Can we capitalise? Not looking like it.

[Keyser Soze]

Game over.

[brandyball]

As someone said previously we could finish 3rd in a 2 horse race.

[Nige92]

And the pendulum swings back towards Shels tonight. It'll swing another way next weekend.

[marcoloco]

Shels v Pats tonight.

Shels win and it's over. 7 clear with games running out.

Pats win and they are 3 behind us having played one game more...

Maybe a draw is the best result tonight?

[PauliAlonso]

Don't worry about what's behind you. We want a Pats win tonight.

[kitwe]

Exactly - Pats win then it truly is in our own hands!!

[kitwe]

Exactly - Pats win then it truly is in our own hands!!

[marcoloco]

I do worry about Pats.

We've still to play them so the unthinkable could happen...

Either way makes for an interesting run in.