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Dunny
21/12/2011, 12:12 PM
Out tomorrow at 2pm


The Premier Division fixtures for the Airtricity League 2012 season will be released on this website on December 22 at 2pm. The fixtures will apply to the Premier Division only, as the Airtricity League has received applications from prospective new clubs to gain entry to the First Division. Due to the licensing process involved for prospective new clubs, the First Division fixtures will be published when the licensing process is complete on February 12, 2012.
All fixtures, both Premier and First Division will be subject to the final decisions of the FAI Licensing Committee.
brendy_éire
21/12/2011, 12:39 PM
Good work from the FAI again this year, getting them out before Christmas. So much better for booking flights, etc than getting them in February.
culloty82
21/12/2011, 1:29 PM
So First Division clubs have either to do all their close-season business in 19 days, or more probably, spread it over the next two months with no guarantees of any football?
marinobohs
21/12/2011, 1:45 PM
So First Division clubs have either to do all their close-season business in 19 days, or more probably, spread it over the next two months with no guarantees of any football?

.......... still an improvement :rolleyes:
redobit
21/12/2011, 2:30 PM
Good work from the FAI again this year, getting them out before Christmas. So much better for booking flights, etc than getting them in February.

Nice for some.
nigel-harps1954
21/12/2011, 3:23 PM
Pure ******, grand for Premier clubs, but this is pretty ridiculous for the First Division. Surely it shouldn't take them 2 more months to get that sorted?
Longfordian
21/12/2011, 3:35 PM
Let's say for argument's sake 14 teams get in to the First Division, how are they going to work the fixtures? 26 games is too few and 39 is too many for the low paying/amateur set ups. Some kind of a halfway split perhaps?
Mr A
21/12/2011, 3:50 PM
Provided it's planned in time, 26 games would be fine. Maybe bring back the shield if clubs really want the extra matches.
Longfordian
21/12/2011, 4:51 PM
You'd want to know before signing any players to contracts which it's probably too late for at this stage for most clubs. Not a lot of point paying players for 36 weeks if you're only playing 26 league games plus maybe 2 cup games.
Jofspring
21/12/2011, 5:00 PM
Only 13 homes games too would be a balls.
El-Pietro
21/12/2011, 6:22 PM
Athlone Town, Finn Harps, Limerick, Longford Town, Mervue United, Salthill Devon, Waterford United, Wexford Youths (8)
Cobh Ramblers, Fanad United, FC Carlow, GUST FC, Tralee Dynamos, (5)

Unless I'm missing someone thats 13 teams that have applied for a license and are likely to be in the First Division if they get one (failing a team from the Premier not getting a Premier License).

So theres no chance we have a 14 team league, I think a ten or 12 team league is much more likely though I think they should allow every team in that is close to the requirements as there is nowhere for any of these teams to go if they don't get in.
Mr Maroon
21/12/2011, 6:30 PM
I thought Fanad hadn't applied.
CrowdedHouse
21/12/2011, 6:41 PM
So theres no chance we have a 14 team league, I think a ten or 12 team league is much more likely though I think they should allow every team in that is close to the requirements as there is nowhere for any of these teams to go if they don't get in.

I'm inclined to agree with you on that count

Much as I hate to say it I'd be very surprised it they give GUST FC a licence
askmehoop
21/12/2011, 6:50 PM
Good stuff. As always, will be looking out for the Bohs fixtures, regardless of what sort of team they put out it still is the stand out fixture for me. Cork & Derry away are great trips, lookin forward to them
placid casual
21/12/2011, 8:40 PM
Cork away is the one next year.
proper city, proper support, and I'd wager will go close next season, especially with Dan Murray at the back.
Welcome back carkies ,you were sorely missed

there should be a whole load of hoops goin down for the game, although murphys law dictates the game will be the day after the Rose's gig!
mypost
22/12/2011, 8:52 AM
Home first and last. Same as last year please. If it's not, I'd rather play away first than last.

Cork away is always hard for us, so one trip to Cork mid-season will do.
El-Pietro
22/12/2011, 9:07 AM
Anyone else really excited? I'm like a kid on Christmas, I'm more excited about this than I am about actual Christmas

and like actual Christmas, it will be interesting for 5 or 10 minutes and then quite an anti climax after that
Real ale Madrid
22/12/2011, 9:14 AM
Cork away is the one next year.
proper city, proper support, and I'd wager will go close next season, especially with Dan Murray at the back.
Welcome back carkies ,you were sorely missed


Cork City v Shamrock Rovers opening game would be close to a sell-out IMO.
A face
22/12/2011, 9:47 AM
Cork City v Shamrock Rovers opening game would be close to a sell-out IMO.

Definitely, it would be packed out the doors, it would be a dream start for us if it happened.
marinobohs
22/12/2011, 10:30 AM
Will be nice to see Cork and Shels back so will have an eye on those fixtures, our meetings with the spawn of Satan :devil:, Derry away, revisiting Monaghan ........


Oh God, just bring it on :cool::cool:
askmehoop
22/12/2011, 10:59 AM
Will be nice to see Cork and Shels back so will have an eye on those fixtures, our meetings with the spawn of Satan :devil:, Derry away, revisiting Monaghan ........


Oh God, just bring it on :cool::cool:

forgot about shels. should be the strongest league in a few years, most of the top teams are in the top flight
poster
22/12/2011, 11:06 AM
should be the strongest league in a few years, most of the top teams are in the top flight

All except Longford.
sligoman
22/12/2011, 11:26 AM
No rumours of who is playing who? I'd have thought they'd be leaked by now.
Dodge
22/12/2011, 11:33 AM
Think the clubs have been told, but embargoed until 2pm (presumably media too)
passerrby
22/12/2011, 12:12 PM
Hope we get one of the big clubs like rovers 1 and 2 or pats, derry, cork , shels, Dundalk, bray , ucd, drogs,
gufc2000
22/12/2011, 12:21 PM
Going to make a rash prediction:

Cork -v- Shamrock Rovers
Monaghan -v- Drogheda
Sligo -v- Derry
Shelbourne -v- St Pats Athletic
Dundalk -v- Bohs
UCD -v- Bray
El-Pietro
22/12/2011, 12:29 PM
Hope we get one of the big clubs like rovers 1 and 2 or pats, derry, cork , shels, Dundalk, bray , ucd, drogs,
so anyone except Bohs then
refjohn
22/12/2011, 12:54 PM
Given they are on the site I will go for

SERIES NO. 1
Fri. 2 March Derry City v Bohemians Brandywell Stadium 7.45 pm
Fri. 2 March Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers Hunky Dorys Park 7.45 pm
Fri. 2 March St. Patrick’s Athletic v Bray Wanderers Richmond Park 7.45 pm
Fri. 2 March U.C.D. v Cork City The UCD Bowl 7.45 pm
Fri. 2 March Monaghan United v Dundalk Gortakeegan 8.00 pm
Fri. 2 March Shelbourne v Sligo Rovers Tolka Park 8.00 pm
bennocelt
22/12/2011, 12:56 PM
http://www.airtricityleague.ie/images/stories/2012_Airtricity_League_Premier_Division_Fixture_Li st.pdf
refjohn
22/12/2011, 1:00 PM
More worried about the fact that Derry play away to Shamrock Rovers all 3 times - think week 19 havent been reversed. Or have Shamrock Rovers fans got their Brandywell boycott formalised by FAI :-)
adamd164
22/12/2011, 1:00 PM
Sligo and Shamrock Rovers at home twice. I'll take that.
GalwayRed
22/12/2011, 1:00 PM
We have a tricky enough start. Looking forward to it though. Sligo at home first should attract a decent crowd.
Real ale Madrid
22/12/2011, 1:07 PM
Last set of fixtures includes...

Fri. 26 October Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers The Showgrounds 7.45 pm
Magicme
22/12/2011, 1:12 PM
So excited!
Dunny
22/12/2011, 1:18 PM
Balls.
El-Pietro
22/12/2011, 1:26 PM
away to UCD and home to Drogheda in our first two games - welcome back to the big time...
Mr A
22/12/2011, 1:26 PM
From twitter it seems there a lot of mistakes in the fixtures with various clubs playing others home 3 times or away 3 times.
adamd164
22/12/2011, 1:35 PM
They took down the link after putting up that original one with mistakes all over it. Very professional. :eek:

Anyway, there seems to be a corrected version of it online now with those mistakes fixed (we had Sligo at home 3 times, went back to check and it only lists 2 home and 1 away game now).

http://www.airtricityleague.ie/images/stories/2012_Airtricity_League_Premier_Division_Fixture_Li st.pdf
bennocelt
22/12/2011, 1:41 PM
Last set of fixtures includes...

Fri. 26 October Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers The Showgrounds 7.45 pm

LOL noticed that one myself - imagine if it all depended on that game:)
El-Pietro
22/12/2011, 1:44 PM
we originally had Shels away three times and Sligo home three times
PartySaint
22/12/2011, 1:58 PM
Bray at home not a bad start

We have Bohs Shels and Rovers in a row:)
TiocfaidhArmani
22/12/2011, 2:19 PM
Booked flights there to come home March 23rd for Rovers away.

Come on Rovers kants...

1823
born2bwild
22/12/2011, 2:28 PM
Booked flights there to come home March 23rd for Rovers away.

Come on Rovers kants...

1823

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TiocfaidhArmani
22/12/2011, 2:29 PM
Delia Smith doing her "let's be 'avin you" rant:D
Dodge
22/12/2011, 2:36 PM
Booked flights there to come home March 23rd for Rovers away.


Surprised you'd lower yourself to watch that ****e standard of ball
Dunny
22/12/2011, 2:36 PM
Thought you'd be at the Old Firm game the next day chucky
TiocfaidhArmani
22/12/2011, 2:40 PM
Thought you'd be at the Old Firm game the next day chucky

No never been to Tallaght with Shels. Looking forward to it.


Surprised you'd lower yourself to watch that ****e standard of ball

The standard is not great but you get as much excitement as anywhere else :)

Mon the Shels, great to see us back in the Premier fixtures!
dfx-
22/12/2011, 2:49 PM
Away to Cork twice and Roderick at home in the first game in Tallaght. Excellent.
holidaysong
22/12/2011, 3:39 PM
Away to Rovers, Sligo and Derry twice. Balls.
MagicMon
22/12/2011, 3:53 PM
The fixtures look ok for Monaghan, apart from Cork all of the 2 away-fixture-teams are in Dublin, Dundalk and Shams to begin with will get the interest up and Derry in Gortakeegan last should bring a good crowd even after Roddy has the league sown up by that stage :p And there's two chances for Mick C**ke to be gored by an escaped cow in a 'tragic accident'.