By Conall Collier

Two games into his return to the Women’s Premier Division, Sligo Rovers manager Steve Feeney has certainly experienced the positives and negatives of the new season.

The positives of an opening day draw against a well-regarded Bohemians side were followed by the negatives of a disappointing defeat against Cork City at Turner’s Cross last Saturday.

Since Sligo Rovers entered the League of Ireland, games against Cork City have usually finished with a goal between the sides.

However, the concession of four goals last Saturday delivered a dollop of reality, and Steve was certainly aware that the performance against Cork wasn’t good enough.

“We weren’t good defensively, and Cork punished us, while at the other end we didn’t take our chances,” he commented.

“On the opposite side of that, we probably created more chances against Cork than we did against Bohs, so that would be a positive.

“You could say that the scoreline was a bit harsh, but it really was down to the fact that we didn’t
Take our chances; Cork did and got the win they deserved.

“The previous week against Bohs we were good defensively, and against Cork we weren’t as good; that just about sums up our performance,” he added.

After keeping a clean sheet against Bohemians, the below-par display against Cork was a major concern for the manager.

“We are very disappointed with the type of goals we gave away, especially after looking so solid the previous week, and we will have to address that,” he said.

“I suppose the penalty miss in the 94th minute just about summed up our day, but we have to focus on the next game now, and that’s against Waterford on Saturday,” he concluded.