2010 League of Ireland Fixtures

[Macy]

When the Kids are off school and might actually be able to persuade the fat bloke on the couch to take them to a game?
It's as Dodge says, but attendances are lower during the summer months anyway. The "no competition from UK Football means more people will go" and "people will go more in the better weather" are the two biggest myths that were used to justify the season switch.

[Sam_Heggy]

Was it not initially set to avoid a clash with a world/euro competition?

And have to agree with Macy, the better weather means people will work that extra bit on their gardens. Hard to beat a cold dark winters night for a match, the atmosphere used to be class.

[eelmonster]

Was it not initially set to avoid a clash with a world/euro competition?

And have to agree with Macy, the better weather means people will work that extra bit on their gardens. Hard to beat a cold dark winters night for a match, the atmosphere used to be class.

You get cold, wet wintery nights 50 weeks of the year in the North West, it's like Greenland up there during the winter months. 'Summer' league for me, thanks.

[weecountyman]

Most "summer" leagues take a break not for a chance for a week in Bundoran or Magaluf, but 1. to rest the pitches, 2. avoid the worst of the summer heat, 3. International competition, 4. to get/give trialists in "winter" leagues. In Ireland I don't understand it so much other than the holiday thing for part-timers. Being better in Europe is just one reason that is used to support the summer league but that was largely predicated on having a) full timers and b) playing regularly up to European competition, but unless I'm totally wrong, our break is just before the UEFA competitions begin.

[Macy]

Most "summer" leagues take a break not for a chance for a week in Bundoran or Magaluf, but 1. to rest the pitches, 2. avoid the worst of the summer heat, 3. International competition, 4. to get/give trialists in "winter" leagues. In Ireland I don't understand it so much other than the holiday thing for part-timers. Being better in Europe is just one reason that is used to support the summer league but that was largely predicated on having a) full timers and b) playing regularly up to European competition, but unless I'm totally wrong, our break is just before the UEFA competitions begin.
Since when does logic come into FAI decisions?

[eamo1]

I miss the games around the Christmas and New Year time.Atmosphere was better during "winter football".Granted you did lose the feeling in your toes midway through the second half of a game but the crowd got into the games more frequently and intensely.

[Cosmo]

Well would you rather your club p¡ss off without a licence because the licencing deadline would have to be brought forward and have the fixtures out ages and no clubs in the league?

I would rather the deadline for all to be in order a couple of months before the league begins (and a couple of weeks after the previous league ends), rather than a couple of weeks before its due to begin. This long drawn out stuff is just ridiculuos - I find it amazing that we'll all only know whose in the league and the fixtures a week or two before the league begins - its annolying and only helps turn people away from the league

[Dodge]

Was it not initially set to avoid a clash with a world/euro competition?

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The first one was for the Special Olympics. But the PFAI insisted on it every year

[Bluebeard]

Am I right or just hopeful in thinking that the fixtures might be out on Monday next? Presumably, this will either be just before or after an announcement to say that a decision about the future of Cork Surewhateveryourhavingyourself FC has been postponed, and that the current fixture list will be completely chucked out and re-written should the FAI have to actually make a decision on the matter, which would be on March 4th...

[marinobohs]

Am I right or just hopeful in thinking that the fixtures might be out on Monday next? Presumably, this will either be just before or after an announcement to say that a decision about the future of Cork Surewhateveryourhavingyourself FC has been postponed, and that the current fixture list will be completely chucked out and re-written should the FAI have to actually make a decision on the matter, which would be on March 4th...

I saw somewhere (daily star yesterday ?) that the fixtures will be out on Tuesday next. I presume this is based on the licensing notices to be released on Monday. May be some revision required if issues are "appealed" but must surely be out next week to allow clubs prepare for first game.

[Longfordian]

I think everyone's been informally told their first few provisional games. I know at the moment we've got Harps at home first, then Mons away and then Shels away I think.

[marinobohs]

I think everyone's been informally told their first few provisional games. I know at the moment we've got Harps at home first, then Mons away and then Shels away I think.

Yea, papers had some first day fixtures a while back that appear to be accurate. I presume that the FAI are adopting a "belt and braces" approach regarding those club(s) not yet certain on the licence front (in the event of any legal challenge).

[Longfordian]

Yeah they certainly have a set of Cork in the Premier and a set of "a Cork club in the First" fixtures as far as I'm aware .

[sheao]

Todays mail on Sunday says that the LOI have made out 2 fixture lists, Bray will either be away to Dundalk or Derry appearently, depending on what happens with us .

[Sam_Heggy]

Away to Longford and home to Salthill first 2 games afaik.

[Dillonman]

Todays mail on Sunday says that the LOI have made out 2 fixture lists, Bray will either be away to Dundalk or Derry appearently, depending on what happens with us .

Theres alot of rumours up here that we are away to ye!

[Aaron]

We're apparently home to Cork/Bray for our first game then away to Limerick and Waterford for our next 2

[Schumi]

I hear we have Drogheda away first if that hasn't been mentioned yet.

[Dillonman]

Couple of young lads above in oriel this morning playing football and app Foster told them we are away to Cork first game.

[sligoman]

We were supposedly informed a few weeks ago. Shams at home, Fingal away and Galway at home our first 3 fixtures.

[pineapple stu]

I hear we have Drogheda away first if that hasn't been mentioned yet.
Followed by Bohs at home, Pat's away and I think Cork at home.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Any idea when Sligo away is?

[sligoman]

On a revenge mission to not get kicked out again? :p

[PartySaint]

If the rumours about the first round fixtures are true that means we have Galway at home again first, Hopefully a beter start than last season

[mypost]

I think everyone's been informally told their first few provisional games. I know at the moment we've got Harps at home first, then Mons away and then Shels away I think.

Time for my annual whinge, that nobody should be told their fixture list in advance.

Last year, the rumour mill was we were off to Pats first, rather than last. If we are away first, it'll be the 4th year running we were away first. Just as well I'd rather know what our "run-in" is.

[pineapple stu]

Clubs have to arrange travel to away match games or put plans in place for home games, both of which will differ depending on who the opposition is. Players have to arrange half-days from work. It makes perfect sense to give clubs the first few games, given the shambolic situation that we don't know what clubs are in what division yet.

You complain that seven months isn't enough time to arrange your trips to Ireland away games, yet you complain when clubs are given more than three weeks to arrange their first league game?

[WoodquayBoy]

Schumi/PartySaint, I have heard we (Galway Unted) are away to Drogs, home to Cork/Bray, away to Sligo and home to Rovers (EDIT in our first four games) so something has gone wrong somewhere in the Chinese Whispers

[marinobohs]

Clubs have to arrange travel to away match games or put plans in place for home games, both of which will differ depending on who the opposition is. Players have to arrange half-days from work. It makes perfect sense to give clubs the first few games, given the shambolic situation that we don't know what clubs are in what division yet.

You complain that seven months isn't enough time to arrange your trips to Ireland away games, yet you complain when clubs are given more than three weeks to arrange their first league game?

Yep, I think clubs would be critical of how little notice they got rather than too much ! Lot of logistics involved in arranging games - especially involving part time players and ensuring ground/pitch availibility in some cases. There were two sets of fixtures released to cover the Cork/ Bray situation so the issue of who was in what division was never a major concern.

[Réiteoir]

Time for my annual whinge, that nobody should be told their fixture list in advance.

Last year, the rumour mill was we were off to Pats first, rather than last. If we are away first, it'll be the 4th year running we were away first. Just as well I'd rather know what our "run-in" is.

What an absolutely bizarre thing to get so worked up over

[weecountyman]

It makes a complete nonsense of pre-season planning. Managers and players need to know what their schedule will be like (especially part-timers), while clubs need to know for a bunch of reasons, not least knowing when to go for sales pushes, planning events etc. I know the FAI will claim that it's because they want to make sure the clubs are all in order etc, but why aren't fixtures out February 1st? Surely that would make sense (knowing what the answer already is).

[WoodquayBoy]

The Chinese Whispers fell down at my end - heard we are away to Pats first game.

[harps1954]

If you believe the rumours, Harps' first three fixtures are:

Sat 6th March - Longford (away)
Fri 12th March - Salthill (home)
Fri 19th March - Monaghan (away)

[Candystripe]

I'm hearing that Derry won't have a home fixture until the 4th week of the season!!!!!!!!


Read into that what you's want.

[Battery Rover]

I'm hearing that Derry won't have a home fixture until the 4th week of the season!!!!!!!!


Read into that what you's want.


It is in the rules that teams can only be away twice in succession other than the third match is a cup game.

[Candystripe]

It is in the rules that teams can only be away twice in succession other than the third match is a cup game.

Our first home game was down to be at home to Bray.

It just means that we would have no game on the opening weekend.

[Battery Rover]

It would just be replaced by Cork / Cobh / Tralee or whoever gets the first division place.

[LFC-Zulu]

It would just be replaced by Cork / Cobh / Tralee or whoever gets the first division place.
I'm thinking Salthill at this stage, nothing out of Cobh, and if there's no push from them, then it has to go to Salthill on merit of them winning A Championship I'd say, I think Cobh would be the only exception to Salthill going up. BUt lets just see, heard the clubs will know all the fixtures by tonight, and they're due for release tomorrow, but with nothing posted on Extratime or LOI.ie then it would seem unlikely. It is now 3 weeks before the season starts, surely they can't wait much longer. I know Limerick's first four fixtures. as a lot of people know a lot of their clubs fixtures, it doesn't seem out of the question to have them there tomorrow, but this is Fran and John, so we'll just have to wait and see, but I'm expecting to know them by tonight, if not tomorrow at the very latest.

[micls]

Salthill are already in the 1st division.

[Battery Rover]

I'm thinking Salthill at this stage, nothing out of Cobh, and if there's no push from them, then it has to go to Salthill on merit of them winning A Championship I'd say,

Salthill are already promoted instead of Kildare

[DmanDmythDledge]

On a revenge mission to not get kicked out again? :p
I was never kicked out. ;)

[WoodquayBoy]

Local paper (Sentinel) has Mervue at home to Limerick on Fri March 5 and Salthill Devon home to Athlone on Saturday Mar 6, as well as United away to Pats on Mar 5

[CSFShels]

Anyone got any idea who we have first?

[longfordjames]

Tuesday, 16 February 2010 13:15
As the count-down continues to the 2010 League of Ireland season, the fixture list for the new campaign will be released on Wednesday (February 17th).
Fans can get their first look at the fixture list exclusively on www.loi.ie at 11am on Wednesday morning.
Make sure to log-on to find out who your team will be playing when the season kicks-off on March 5th.

Taken from www.loi.ie

[brendy_éire]

Fans can get their first look at the fixture list exclusively on www.loi.ie at 11am on Wednesday morning.

An announcement about Cork by then too?

[Dodge]

Will tha fixture list break the world record for asterisks?

[Réiteoir]

Will tha fixture list break the world record for asterisks?

I'd wager so.

"Why the **** have we got to ****ing play those ****s Fingal away followed by ****ing away trips to ****ing Dundalk and ****ing Galway in the first few ****ing games of the ****ing season?

****ers"

[sheao]

Over on the Shamrock Rovers forum that they are playing Dundalk in a match to be showed on RTE on March 21.

[Flanno7hi]

Cork of the South FC
Cork Thistle
Cork Wanderers
Real Cork
Deportivo La Cork
Cork Town


Just made me bust out laughing in work. Luckily i'm the last one here haha