What an off season - now the actual season

[pineapple stu]

Based on the In and Out thread and pre-season friendlies, I'll go with -

1 Bohs
2 Rovers (agree with Dodge on Twigg, but even without him, they should still be too good for third)
3 Feckall
4 Sligo
5 Dundalk
6 Pat's
7 UCD
8 Drogheda
9 Bray
10 Galway

The First [...] Let's randomly predict -

1 Derry
2 Waterford
3 Monaghan
4 Shels
5 Harps
6 Longford
7 Cork
8 Athlone
9 Limerick
10 Wexford
11 Salthill
12 Mervue

Maybe a bit harsh on Limerick there, and the two Galway sides are much of a muchness.

All that is pending the obvious implosion and asterisk possibilities, of course.

Not too shabby. Top four in the First Division spot on. Barring inverting Drogs and Galway, I wasn't more than one place out with any of the Premier sides.

Some of the more humorous predictions though -

I predict a record amount of * in the league tables

Yup; zero is a record for the past decade anyway (although the purists will, I'm sure, count Wexford v Salthill as an asterisk)

Bohs [...] should do very well in Europe, would be great if they got [...] Welsh opposition just to show what a gulf in class there is.

Quite the gulf, I'm sure we can agree.

we seem to be coming everywhere between 4th (were not that good yet) to 9th(not a hope in hell we will be that low!)

This just in by webcam -

[passinginterest]

I think Galway James definitely wins the prize for most unfortunate prediction of the season. Ouch.

Multi-quote won't work on this stupid machine but I wasn't too far off with my predictions.

I think a lot of us underestimated Twigg's ability to score as many goals this season.

[Jofspring]

Well done on getting the top 4 in the Premier and the top 2 in Division One spot on!

Happy with that. Just a pity i was wrong about Limerick FC.

[Rasputin]

I dont see the quality players coming in for Sligo to suggest what most of their fans on here are saying (avg of 3rd spot), why do you think you can improve 3 places on last year ? - very confident or cocky. Now I think you`ll be challenging for the top 4, but I seriously think you`re under estimating the other teams quality around you.

[Schumi]

1. Bohs
2. Rovers
3. Sligo
4. Dundalk
5. Fingal
6. Pats
7. Drogheda
8. UCD
9. Galway
10. Bray

Not too bad. Only the two Louth teams being considerably worse than I expected and goal difference at the top went wrong.

[John83]

So how did our predictions fare? Got both league winners right anyway and Bohs for Setanta right. Looks like I underestimated Sligo in the Premier and Monaghan in the First. Over-estimated Finn Harps also

So close... damned Rovers fans and their lack of superweapons.

Bohs will surge into the lead before realising that a football club can't be build on dreams alone when it turns out that they've already sold their midfield to four different clubs and a property developer who wants to build a shopping centre on Anto Murphy. Shams will chase them all the way like a needy ex-girlfriend who doesn't believe it's over, crying bitter little tears when no one notices or appreciates all the effort that went into their new stadium. UCD B, by which I mean Fingal, will win the league after a tactical nuclear strike during a Bohs-Rovers game results in 16 points deductions for both clubs, Ronan Finn and Conan Byrne combining to make football of such pure beauty that it makes Paul Doolin weep as he realises that he's wasted his life building teams which kick teams until they're too bruised to chase the long balls to his lone striker any more. Dundalk will settle for finishing ahead of Drogheda, who will finish the season playing their home games in a debtor's prison. Pats will miss out on Europe in spite of a three point and 30 goal lead going into the last day when their opponents realise that the way to beat Conor Kenna is to play the ball on the ground in spite of him being three foot two. They'll bitterly ruing the fact that Paul Byrne wasn't able to add to the ninteen goals he scored in the cumulative total of sixteen minutes and twenty two seconds he was fit over the season. Galway will finish last, but win an MTV award for the music video of their season set to Rogue Trader's The Price We Pay. Bray will get relegated after losing their playoff to a resurgent Monaghan, but are saved when Sligo go to the wall after it turns out they haven't paid any tax since the foundation of the state. Finally, the SCP will be evaluated, and the Premier title awarded to Athlone.

[Schumi]

So close... damned Rovers fans and their lack of superweapons.

Umbrellas not enough?

[sligored]

Id generally agree with SeanDrog about the groups he has divided the teams into, except for me Sligo will be one of the stronger teams in "group 2". Can't see anyone challenging Rovers or Bohs for the league, but the race for the remaining european spot could be interesting. I expect Fingal to do well this season, but having said that I expected Dundalk to do well last season and while they may not have done too bad they didn't set the league alight, maybe bad judgment on my part though. Sligo and Pats have seemed to assemble decent squads and either could finish 3rd given a bit of luck IMO, then down in "group 3" it could be a struggle, can't see any of them 4 doing great this year but at least it may provide entertainment down the bottom.

Prediction:
1. Rovers
2. Bohs
3. Sligo
4. Pats
5. Fingal
6. Dundalk
7. Galway
8. Drogheda
9. UCD
10. Bray

this seems to be the best prediction...pity kildare lad is not around any more to bask in the glory

[peadar1987]

this seems to be the best prediction...pity kildare lad is not around any more to bask in the glory

Did something happen to him, or has he just stopped posting?

[sligored]

think he just stopped posting

[SkStu]

this seemed as good a place as any to post this picture - gave me a laugh!!



from:
http://comeheretome.wordpress.com/20...t-actually-is/

[Kildare Lad]

this seems to be the best prediction...pity kildare lad is not around any more to bask in the glory

Boom.

I'm Back.

And pretty delighted with that prediction too wasnt too far off!

[pineapple stu]

Have you just spent the last six months hoping to be missed?!

[Kildare Lad]

Pretty much yeah.

Ah not really though, just kind of fell out of touch with the LoI after Kildare County dropped out but am going to my first match since (Waterford v Mons) tonight so thought I'd pop back on and happened to see that post!