Irish Cup Final - Linfield v Cliftonville

[savus]

Very hard to acknowledge this but the better team won.

Doesn’t change anything they all still a bunch I don’t like

 

[SimonLeBon]

Don’t watch Linfield much but my God their style of play would get football stopped.

Negative, error strewn, percentage play devoid of any pace.
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Healey should be sacked, even when they used to be successful his tactics were dire. Was lucky as the rest of the teams were mince. Now a bit of money has come into Larne and Linfield can't live with them.
2 in a row for the Harbour Rats and now Cliftonville are taking trophies off them.

 

[Bobby Russell]

Healey needs to fall on his sword after this.

 

[southfork loyal]

First Northern Ireland game I have watched in years. Think it will be the last. Standard was pretty poor to be honest. Better team won, imo.
Thought Linfield’s no.5 (baldy guy) was dreadful and would be lucky to get a game in our Junior leagues.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Best team won I am afraid,linfield should have killed them off in the first twenty mins but the longer the game went on.Linfield just seemed to run out of ideas

 

[bud_light]

Best team one I am afraid,linfield should have killed them off in the first twenty mins but the longer the game went on.Linfield just seemed to run out of ideas

Seemed to be give the ball to Cooper and hope something happens

 

[Trafalgar]

Don't think they really tested the new keeper. A game of 2 halves.

 

[Billy's Big Toe]

Horseshit. They came over took no fee and played a friendly. Don’t let your dislike of them get in the way of the truth. They didn’t play to any masses ffs.
As for chelsea I expect absolutely nothing from them. They mean absolutely nothing to Rangers as much as we mean to them. Blues Brothers my hole

Come On Linfield get it together and beat this shite.

Best team won, great game for the neutral!!

 

[UlsterScotGer]

Another tactical masterclass from Healy, in that there were no apparent tactics. Other than score then stop playing.

 

[bannsider1987]

That was a cracking game as a neutral

 

[FMTLoyal]

I think someone like Alloa would give Linfield a good game

 

[SimonLeBon]

I think someone like Alloa would give Linfield a good game

They would beat them.

 

[TheSocksRedandBlack]

Anyone else think the Cliftonville goalie (the one who went off injured) was the winner of the Fashion Sakala look-a-like contest?

 

[TheSteele]

A little surprised to see people on here be neutral given the links with our blue brothers

 

[Billy's Big Toe]

A little surprised to see people on here be neutral given the links with our blue brothers

Whatever link thre may be I support a different team in the Irish league and have no time for linfield whatsoever

 

[bannsider1987]

First Northern Ireland game I have watched in years. Think it will be the last. Standard was pretty poor to be honest. Better team won, imo.
Thought Linfield’s no.5 (baldy guy) was dreadful and would be lucky to get a game in our Junior leagues.

That games was miles better than the majority of spl games this season outside the old firm. Our league is on its arse

 

[bannsider1987]

Whatever link thre may be I support a different team in the Irish league and have no time for linfield whatsoever

Plenty of Ballymena, Larne, Glen's, Coleraine fans to name a few

 

[RobSkin]

Best team won FTB

 

[HeverleeRFC]

No love for Linfield, but , give me Linfield over that republican scum any day.

Good final to watch but pity Cliftonville get to celebrate.

 

[Miko's Warm Up]

It's not all bad, Cliftonville have to wake up and serve under British rule this morning, which is nice.

 

[Willie D.]

Game of two halves, Linfield dominated the first and deserved their lead, probably should have been further ahead. Thought Cliftonville were the better team in both 2nd half and extra time and deserved to win the cup. Linfield's key players, like Shields, seemed to tire, Cooper's a skilful player, but usually tries to beat one too many and ends up losing the ball.
As a Ballymena United fan I'm just relieved we won the relegation play-off on FrIday night to stay in the Premiership.