Post by loibohs on Feb 19, 2024 11:59:28 GMT
First Away game of the season and we have to meet this lot again. They had a win in Galway last week, so they’ll be feeling confident meeting us in Richmond Park. They appear to have a solid team put together this season and will be thinking of themselves as Title challengers. We shall see.
We were lucky to get a draw in Dalymount against Sligo Rovers but we’ll take it. We’ve lost one Central Defender, for who knows how long and we don’t have a replacement. Someone mentioned Nowak being free. He was weak but he always did his best and I would take him back, right now. The little I seen of Brian McManus when he came on would have me believe that he could slot into Centre half alongside Byrne and do a decent job. It’s weird that he was thrown into our first game after only signing for us last week. Much of what Devine does these days is weird. He is way over his head with this job, as are his assistants but we’ll leave that discussion for another day. B. McManus would have had a full preseason with Shelbourne, I presume, so he will be up to speed, fitness wise.
My team selection:
Dennison
Bart, B McManus, Byrne, Lilander
Connolly, McDonnell, Clarke, Rooney
Miller
Reinkort
i am sticking with McDonnell and Rooney even though they didn’t have great games. I think how Dennison was treated, is disgraceful. Either he is good enough or he should be given a chance to play first team football elsewhere. Bart also is being given another chance. I know Devine will keep Chorazka in. No problem with that, just poor that Dennison did’nt get his chance last weekend. He’ll also stick with Flores. No problem with that either, as Flores, limited as he is, did his best, in trying circumstances last Friday.
We were lucky to get a draw in Dalymount against Sligo Rovers but we’ll take it. We’ve lost one Central Defender, for who knows how long and we don’t have a replacement. Someone mentioned Nowak being free. He was weak but he always did his best and I would take him back, right now. The little I seen of Brian McManus when he came on would have me believe that he could slot into Centre half alongside Byrne and do a decent job. It’s weird that he was thrown into our first game after only signing for us last week. Much of what Devine does these days is weird. He is way over his head with this job, as are his assistants but we’ll leave that discussion for another day. B. McManus would have had a full preseason with Shelbourne, I presume, so he will be up to speed, fitness wise.
My team selection:
Dennison
Bart, B McManus, Byrne, Lilander
Connolly, McDonnell, Clarke, Rooney
Miller
Reinkort
i am sticking with McDonnell and Rooney even though they didn’t have great games. I think how Dennison was treated, is disgraceful. Either he is good enough or he should be given a chance to play first team football elsewhere. Bart also is being given another chance. I know Devine will keep Chorazka in. No problem with that, just poor that Dennison did’nt get his chance last weekend. He’ll also stick with Flores. No problem with that either, as Flores, limited as he is, did his best, in trying circumstances last Friday.
