Derry City v Finn Harps Match Thread

[brandyball]

2 things stand out Fitzgerald is totally totally useless and Junior has turned into a diver. I hate that poor result for us tho . What talk Europe now ?

Junior scored great goal.

[Nige92]

Junior has turned into a diver. I hate that.

Junior scored great goal.

He goes down far too easily at times trying to get a free kick but it mostly ends up being a turnover. Frustrating for sure!

Great goal though.

[Paddydcfc2010]

Ignoring the last 10 minutes it was very poor, didn't trouble harps keeper enough. Ref was horrific, should have been at least 10 mins of added time and he blew after about 4.

He actually played 8.

It was 93 minutes when all the red card stuff calmed down. It was 97 and 30 seconds when he blew the whistle. It wasn't 8 minutes added on

[eugenio]

2 things stand out Fitzgerald is totally totally useless and Junior has turned into a diver. I hate that poor result for us tho . What talk Europe now ?

Sure you said the season was over anyway so not sure why you watched

Oh old fans like me shouldn’t watch now Look I went to Brandywell when we applied for re election year in and out I travelled as soon as I was old enough to drive yet we won little. Yes The season is over I think out of the cup. And I don’t think we will go farther that 5 or 6 th place it’s over for me. But I’m a fan Ill still support then. No divers tho and this is happening week in and week out with Junior now it’s cheating everyone his team mates also Fitz has proved he’s useless Am I allowed to say that or are you the new fans thought police btw I “watched ‘ LOI TV because admin changed goalposts so I couldn’t travel the 220 miles as I always do if I can get in def of a fan not always a happy one but try to be honest

[brendan_d]

Always good to get a late equaliser but that's a disappointing result. However, I thought it was a decent performance, I don't accept that we were 'poor'.

First half was high energy and good intensity, I thought we played quite well. There goal was a shot come cross and unfortunately Gartside was caught out/out of position and got beat.

The second goal was a poor one to concede, the fella was in too much space in our own box. We reacted well to going behind and created the opportunities to equalise earlier, particularly McGonigle. The end of the game was crazy, our pressure told and got the goal we deserved.

Based on chances created we were certainly the better team throughout, Harps scored on the only two attacks of note.

Europe was always going to be difficult but it looks that bit trickier with Sligos result tonight. Next game away to Bohs is significant!

Nige92, as always you’re absolutely spot on with your analysis. Agree with everything you say.

Sometimes I despair when I read some of the other post match ‘analysis’ on here. I wonder if some people actually understand the game at all!

[brandyball]

Ignoring the last 10 minutes it was very poor, didn't trouble harps keeper enough. Ref was horrific, should have been at least 10 mins of added time and he blew after about 4.

He actually played 8.

It was 93 minutes when all the red card stuff calmed down. It was 97 and 30 seconds when he blew the whistle. It wasn't 8 minutes added on

The ref blew his whistle in the 98th minute. I never saw a board held up nor announcement made of additional time so I assumed 8 minutes were added on. The 4th official normally holds up his board indicating any added time although he was probably pre occupied.

[Temple38]

Nige92 you seem to have it in for gartside,every post you make is negative,did you see the game and have you watched the replays,having been a goalkeeper for 34 years myself, there was nothing wrong with gartside’s positioning,he was in the centre of the goal and mustoe hit a cross come shot which floated over his head hit the far post and went in but it was the keepers fault,nothing to do with harps playing the ball across Derry’s box twice and nobody put a challenge in and Boyce letting mustoe have a free run and hit,if in doubt always blame the keeper eh,defensively Derry were very poor tonight.

[Nige92]

Nige92, as always you’re absolutely spot on with your analysis. Agree with everything you say.

Sometimes I despair when I read some of the other post match ‘analysis’ on here. I wonder if some people actually understand the game at all!

Thanks pal, I'll send you that tenner later on

I just think it's important to separate performances from results. Just because you lose/draw doesn't mean you were poor or shite, sometimes you play well but don't get the rub of the green. I think that's what happened this evening. We were the better team throughout, it wasn't close but two moments cost us. Good performances will most often lead to results but not always.

[Nige92]

Nige92 you seem to have it in for gartside,every post you make is negative,did you see the game and have you watched the replays,having been a goalkeeper for 34 years myself, there was nothing wrong with gartside’s positioning,he was in the centre of the goal and mustoe hit a cross come shot which floated over his head hit the far post and went in but it was the keepers fault,nothing to do with harps playing the ball across Derry’s box twice and nobody put a challenge in and Boyce letting mustoe have a free run and hit,if in doubt always blame the keeper eh,defensively Derry were very poor tonight.

Ah now, that's very unfair. I don't think I've criticised Gartside that much, maybe once or twice? I'm not convinced by his command of the box or his ability to deal with crosses (he flapped/missed two tonight) but I don't think he's bad. I just think he could improve or be upgraded on.

For the first goal I think he was unfortunate, as I said it was a cross come shot. He seemed to expect a cross and therefore was out of position to stop the shot but I wouldn't blame the fella, Mustoe was as surprised as anyone!

I'm by no means an expert on goalkeeping so I'm happy to admit I could be wrong.

I'd also disagree that we defended poorly because we barely had to do any. The second goal aside I thought we were absolutely fine, maybe let off by poor Harps final passes on occasion.

[Temple38]

Gartside had 1 miss cross which he missed by a mile the second one was a finger touch for a corner thus taking it off the attackers head,there were at least half a dozen occasions if harps had of played a better ball then Derry were in trouble,between misplaced headers and passes in that second half,mcjannett looked like someone who hadn’t played for weeks.

[Nige92]

I would need to watch it back, I can only comment on what I saw from my position at the game.

In terms of the half dozen chances, my memory is that a few came when we were 2-1 down and chasing. We were starting to take risks at that stage.

There was the incident in our box that Owolabi had McJannett in a tangle, I was worried he'd concede a penalty in that moment in fairness.

[eoinbrowne]

Harps fan here,thought you shaded it on chances created,McGonigle in paticular had 2 good chances and you had 1 off the line in the first half,we sat too deep after our second and I felt the equaliser was coming, saying that 3 timess after we got the second we just failed with the final ball to put Tunde in and he put one in the side netting when he should have squared it,good luck for the rest of the season and see you in November......

[marcoloco]

Mixed emotions. 1 point is better than none. Surprised McGonigle didnt start. Bohs losing to Drogedha was a surprise. At least the league is not predictable this season.

[rodgers]

Didn't think Derry were all that good. But maybe just shows where we are at the moment.

[brandyball]

U think Derry had enough chances to win three matches, that Madman in nets for Haros was M.O.M.

[Keyser Soze]

I think a draw was a fair result.
Harps are a much different team to the one we watched for years. They play better football now.
Credit to Ollie.

[marcoloco]

Bohs v Harps tonight. Would be happy for Harps to win tonight or at least a draw.

[brandyball]

Bohs v Harps tonight. Would be happy for Harps to win tonight or at least a draw.

Bohs leading 2-0

Finished 1-2.

[Greengo]

He actually played 8.

It was 93 minutes when all the red card stuff calmed down. It was 97 and 30 seconds when he blew the whistle. It wasn't 8 minutes added on

The ref blew his whistle in the 98th minute. I never saw a board held up nor announcement made of additional time so I assumed 8 minutes were added on. The 4th official normally holds up his board indicating any added time although he was probably pre occupied.

Wanted to post about this earlier, sorry for the delay...

I usually have a timer on when doing the commentary as it helps keep track of things like time goals scored, sendings off, bookings etc...
After Thompson scored I immediately looked at my timer and seen that it had just hit 90 mins... This is probably why the board didnt go up at the time... The melee that ensued also prevented the board going up as the referee got things calmed and also spoke with the linesman about their keepers antics... Paul Hegarty was remonstrating with the 4th official this whole time and he had the board in his hand...
Gareth McGlynn who was doing the LOITV commentary asked did anyone see the board going up which it didnt...
When the ball was next kicked after the goal etc it was to centre and get things underway... This was exactly 5 mins after the goal... My timer read 95mins and 1 sec...
When the ref blew for full time I again checked the timer and it now read 97mins and 33 secs...

At no point was the board raised to signify additional time...

Hope that answers your queries...

[brandyball]

It was 93 minutes when all the red card stuff calmed down. It was 97 and 30 seconds when he blew the whistle. It wasn't 8 minutes added on

The ref blew his whistle in the 98th minute. I never saw a board held up nor announcement made of additional time so I assumed 8 minutes were added on. The 4th official normally holds up his board indicating any added time although he was probably pre occupied.

Wanted to post about this earlier, sorry for the delay...

I usually have a timer on when doing the commentary as it helps keep track of things like time goals scored, sendings off, bookings etc...
After Thompson scored I immediately looked at my timer and seen that it had just hit 90 mins... This is probably why the board didnt go up at the time... The melee that ensued also prevented the board going up as the referee got things calmed and also spoke with the linesman about their keepers antics... Paul Hegarty was remonstrating with the 4th official this whole time and he had the board in his hand...
Gareth McGlynn who was doing the LOITV commentary asked did anyone see the board going up which it didnt...
When the ball was next kicked after the goal etc it was to centre and get things underway... This was exactly 5 mins after the goal... My timer read 95mins and 1 sec...
When the ref blew for full time I again checked the timer and it now read 97mins and 33 secs...

At no point was the board raised to signify additional time...

Hope that answers your queries...

Just confirming what I said 98 minutes.