KEITH Lengthy hopes that subsequent week’s FAI Cup motion may give his Bohemians facet a badly-needed carry after one more disappointment within the league.

aint hopes of ending within the prime 4 have dimmed in current weeks, as Friday’s 1-1 draw away to Shelbourne, the place Bohs dropped factors regardless of being in entrance early on and enjoying in opposition to ten males for almost all of the sport, leaves them with a return of just one level from the final three video games.

Tyreke Wilson had put Bohs in entrance after six minutes however ten-man Shels – Tyreke’s brother John Ross was despatched off for Shels – equalised by a penalty, scored by Shane Farrell after Ciaran Kelly and Jack Moylan clashed within the field, a choice disputed by Lengthy.

Their subsequent checks within the league are in opposition to St Patrick’s Athletic, Shamrock Rovers and Derry Metropolis, a troublesome run, so a cup tie in opposition to non-league facet Lucan United subsequent weekend, ‘away’ at Dalymount Park, is a welcome break.

“It takes the main focus off the league, we’ve bought Lucan and we’ll do our work now that this recreation is out of the best way and hopefully we’ll put in a efficiency in Dalymount, get the early a part of the week out of the best way and concentrate on the sport,” Lengthy mentioned after the draw with Shels.

“As a result of all of us want a carry across the place, the supporters are available expectation and so they’re disenchanted that we haven’t gained, and so they’re proper. We’re disenchanted with the choice that has given Shelbourne a manner again into the sport, it offers the gang vitality. It offers them one thing to hold onto as effectively.

“Sadly we’ve drawn a recreation we should always have gained. Shels will really feel like they’ve gained the sport, coming off with some extent down to 10 males after half an hour. We’ve not completed sufficient, created sufficient alternatives, labored their goalkeeper sufficient. A few of our resolution making within the remaining third or in our construct up play wasn’t as correct or as exact as we might prefer it to be. We drew a recreation we should always have gained and sadly we’re speaking a couple of refereeing resolution that went in opposition to us.”

Lengthy confirmed that keeper James Talbot, sidelined since June with a shoulder damage sustained on worldwide responsibility, is unlikely to play once more this season, although he had phrases of reward for debutant keeper Jon McCracken, on mortgage from Norwich Metropolis.

“He was implausible, an amazing save, his distribution was actually good, he pulled off an amazing save from JJ Lunney’s strike from distance, he appeared very composed, good distribution out of his hand and in addition off the bottom, I used to be more than happy with Jon,” Lengthy added.