2017 Predictions

**nigel-harps1954** · 04/02/2017, 2:10 PM

20 days away. Most have their squads together now. About time for some outrageous predictions. What's the views?

Premier Division

1. Shamrock Rovers
2. Dundalk
3. Cork City
4. Bray Wanderers
5. Derry City
6. St Patricks Athletic
7. Finn Harps
8. Sligo Rovers
9. Limerick
10. Galway
11. Drogheda United
12. Bohemians

First Division

1. Waterford
2. Longford Town
3. Cobh Ramblers
4. UCD
5. Wexford
6. Shelbourne
7. Cabinteely
8. Athlone Town

FAI Cup: Cork City
League Cup: Dundalk
First Manager Sacked: Keith Long
Top Scorer: Sean Maguire

**bluewhitearmy** · 04/02/2017, 2:26 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

20 days away. Most have their squads together now. About time for some outrageous predictions. What's the views?

Premier Division

1. Shamrock Rovers
2. Dundalk
3. Cork City
4. Bray Wanderers
5. Derry City
6. St Patricks Athletic
7. Finn Harps
8. Sligo Rovers
9. Limerick
10. Galway
11. Drogheda United
12. Bohemians

First Division

1. Waterford
2. Longford Town
3. Cobh Ramblers
4. UCD
5. Wexford
6. Shelbourne
7. Cabinteely
8. Athlone Town

FAI Cup: Cork City
League Cup: Dundalk
First Manager Sacked: Keith Long
Top Scorer: Sean Maguire

Is that honestly what you think?

**nigel-harps1954** · 04/02/2017, 2:36 PM

Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy

Is that honestly what you think?

Just being conservative.

**White Horse** · 04/02/2017, 2:44 PM

1. Dundalk
2. Cork
3. Derry
4. Shams
5. Bray
6. Sligo
7. Pats
8. Limerick
9. Finn Harps
10. Bohs
11. Drogs
12. Galway

FAI Cup: Dundalk
League Cup: Dery
First Manager Sacked: Bradley
Top Scorer: Maguire

**bluewhitearmy** · 04/02/2017, 2:50 PM

1.Dundalk
2.Cork
3.Rovers
4.Derry
5.Bray
6.Pats
7.Sligo
8.Limerick
9.Drogs
10.Harps
11.Galway
12.Bohs

FAI Cup:Rovers
League Cup:Bray
First sacked:Martin Russell
Top Scorer:Maguire

**donnrua** · 04/02/2017, 3:17 PM

1.Dundalk
2.Rovers
3.Cork
4.Derry
5.Pats
6.Bray
7.Limerick
8.Sligo
9.Galway
10.Drogs
11.Bohs
12.Harps

FAI Cup:Limerick
League Cup

erry
First sacked:Keith Long
Top Scorer:Maguire

**oriel** · 04/02/2017, 3:23 PM

1.Dundalk
2.Cork
3.Rovers
4.Derry
5.Bray
6.Sligo
7.Limerick
8.Pats
9.Drogs
10.Finn Harps
11.Bohs*
12.Galway

FD
1. Longford
2. Waterford**

FAI Cup: Rovers (Cup Specialists)
League Cup: Cork
First Manager Sacked: K.Long
Top Scorer: S. Maguire

*If Bohs go down, I think this leaves just St Pats as the only current club never to have been relegated?
** I`m aware only one is going up from the FD, just putting in top 2 for my prediction.

**Real ale Madrid** · 04/02/2017, 5:10 PM

1. Cork City
2. Finn Harps
3. Drogheda
4. Galway
5. St Pats
6. Bray
7. Limerick
8. Sligo
9. Derry
10. Bohs
11. Shams
12. Dundalk

**El-Pietro** · 04/02/2017, 9:26 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

*If Bohs go down, I think this leaves just St Pats as the only current club never to have been relegated?
** I`m aware only one is going up from the FD, just putting in top 2 for my prediction.

Technically City and Derry weren't relegated and any clubs who have never been promoted but yeah, Pats and Bohs are the only two to never play in the First Division.

**gufcfan** · 04/02/2017, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

Pats and Bohs are the only two to never play in the First Division.

Bohs were never relegated but often re-elected.

/morley

**oldyouth** · 04/02/2017, 10:45 PM

Wexford FC have never suffered the ignominy of relegation in the League of Ireland

**oriel** · 04/02/2017, 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

Technically City and Derry weren't relegated and any clubs who have never been promoted but yeah, Pats and Bohs are the only two to never play in the First Division.

That's absolutely bull**** El P, and I knew this would crop up. Both Cork City and Derry City were quite rightly 'removed' from the PD and placed in the FD for valid reasons. The fact remains, in season 2010, both plied their trade in the FD.

**bluewhitearmy** · 04/02/2017, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

That's absolutely bull**** El P, and I knew this would crop up. Both Cork City and Derry City were quite rightly 'removed' from the PD and placed in the FD for valid reasons. The fact remains, in season 2010, both plied their trade in the FD.

Weren't both new clubs so technically they weren't removed from the premier just starting as new clubs should in the first.

**joey B** · 05/02/2017, 12:02 AM

1. Dundalk
2. Derry City
3. Shamrock Rovers
4. Cork City
5. Bray Wanderers
6. Sligo Rovers
7. Limerick
8. ST Patricks Athletic
9. Galway United
10. Bohemians
11. Finn Harps
12. Drogheda United

First Division

1. Waterford
2. Longford Town

FAI Cup: Dundalk
League Cup: Cork City
First Manager Sacked: Liam Buckley
Top Scorer: Sean Maguire

**Pablo Escobar** · 05/02/2017, 12:11 AM

Originally Posted by oriel

That's absolutely bull**** El P, and I knew this would crop up. Both Cork City and Derry City were quite rightly 'removed' from the PD and placed in the FD for valid reasons. The fact remains, in season 2010, both plied their trade in the FD.

Are you not just agreeing with his point, but just using expletives?

**White Horse** · 05/02/2017, 12:15 AM

Originally Posted by oriel

That's absolutely bull**** El P, and I knew this would crop up. Both Cork City and Derry City were quite rightly 'removed' from the PD and placed in the FD for valid reasons. The fact remains, in season 2010, both plied their trade in the FD.

Wasn't Derry City expelled from the league and a new club then started in the first division?

Not sure about Cork as their fans always claim that the club is the same one that was formed in 1984.

**bluewhitearmy** · 05/02/2017, 12:59 AM

Originally Posted by White Horse

Wasn't Derry City expelled from the league and a new club then started in the first division?

Not sure about Cork as their fans always claim that the club is the same one that was formed in 1984.

Any Cork fan that claims its the same club is talking absolute nonsense sher the time FORAS applied for a licence the old Cork City did too so that puts that to bed regardless of the whole under age bull some of em spout.

**Pablo Escobar** · 05/02/2017, 7:49 AM

Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy

Any Cork fan that claims its the same club is talking absolute nonsense sher the time FORAS applied for a licence the old Cork City did too so that puts that to bed regardless of the whole under age bull some of em spout.

We've been over so many times over the years. I'm pretty sure you know the story and are just looking for a reaction. We all know what happened, and why it is claimed to be the same club. Although, with the gangsters that had been involved since 1984, I'm not sure that's really a good thing.

I'm also not sure why a Limerick fan really cares enough to comment. Your fans on here are turning into what Waterford used to be like. It's not a real rivalry.

**thomas72** · 05/02/2017, 8:09 AM

Dundalk
Cork
Rovers
St pats
Bray
Derry
Limerick
Bohs
Sligo
Galway
Drogheda
Harps

Fai cup dundalk
League cup bray
Top goalscorer Sean maguire
Player of the year Sean maguire

**Lim till i die** · 05/02/2017, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by Pablo Escobar

Your fans on here are turning into what Waterford used to be like. It's not a real rivalry.

For my own part I just don't like the way your club conducts itself. cork fall under the bohs umbrella on my spectrum of disliked clubs in that regard.

Limerick won't have any rivals until such a time as pike bite the bullet and step up.

I know you're all on the edge of your seats so Pats fans, UCD fan, Longford fans, Derry fans, I officially have nothing against your clubs.