LOI Matches Week 1 - Weekending 2/3/12

[born2bwild]

I haven't seen a thread on this yet...

I can see Drogheda getting a right pasting tomorrow night - they're decimated by suspensions.

Anyone think Shels will capitalise on Sligo's management debacle? I've a funny feeling Shels will nick it.

[nigel-harps1954]

Harps to beat Limerick ;P

[bullit]

I'm liking Shels too.(9/4 with Bet365)
Bet of the night seems to be Shams @ 5/6(-1) and 23/10(-2)

[legendz]

Shamrock win, Derry win, Pat's win, Cork win, Mons win and Shels win.

[Dunny]

Mons v Dundalk will be on DundalkFM

They boys are back. :cool:

[Magicme]

And on Northern Sound Radio.

[bullit]

And on Northern Sound Radio.

Who's doing the commentary on Northern Sound MM ?

[dfx-]

It'll be wait and see how Rovers get on. Could be still working each other out, especially at the back, unless Sives and Oman take the field. Could be a difficult game, won in injury time last time up there. Kenny might not throw everything at Drogheda and settle back if there's a comfortable lead...who knows..

I'd fancy Shels to beat Sligo.

[MagicMon]

Who's doing the commentary on Northern Sound MM ?

The one, the only, someone have the defribrillator paddles ready 'cos he isn't going to stop talking.... Tony Ghee!

[placid casual]

Rovers,shels and ucd to win.the rest..draws

[sligoman]

Shels Vs. Rovers will be live on www.oceanfm.ie if anyone is interested. Commentary by Keith O'Dwyer (Rovers CPO) and Conor O'Grady.

[A face]

Its finally here !!!!! (http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/7517/the-airtricity-league-2012-is-here)

More here (http://www.airtricityleague.ie/component/content/article/3941/3941)

And a bit more here ... (http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0223/airtricity_rte.html)

[WoodquayBoy]

Good luck to you all for the season ahead, feeling a little lost and sad today

[Battery Rover]

You are welcome 50 miles down the road in Athlone Town Stadium.

[nigel-harps1954]

About to leave Letterkenny for Limerick.....what in utter jesus am I doing...

[WoodquayBoy]

Supporting the team you love

[dfx-]

About to leave Letterkenny for Limerick.....what in utter jesus am I doing...

Leaving Letterkenny for Limerick..

[Schumi]

About to leave Letterkenny for Limerick.....what in utter jesus am I doing...

Not cycling hopefully.

[Eminence Grise]

Do Harps fans ever do anything hopefully?

[CrowdedHouse]

Good luck to you all for the season ahead, feeling a little lost and sad today


Me too....

[Mark]

Mons v Dundalk will be on DundalkFM

They boys are back. :cool:

Brilliant. Sitting next to John and Larry in the press box is an experience

[Sam_Heggy]

Do Harps fans ever do anything hopefully?

Well there are over 30 Harps fans making the trip so you would suspect they are hoping for a win. Otherwise they're all stark raving mad.

On second thoughts........... we are righteous zealous fanatics who support our team even though there are better teams in better leagues in the world. Crazy stuff.

[wonder88]

Looking forward to the start of the season, despite the team I supported not being there. Still hope to catch a game most weeks, starting with Mervue v Longford tonight. might try and visit as many clubs as possible of the 20 this year as a sort of challange.

[geezer]

Well there are over 30 Harps fans making the trip so you would suspect they are hoping for a win. Otherwise they're all stark raving mad.

On second thoughts........... we are righteous zealous fanatics who support our team even though there are better teams in better leagues in the world. Crazy stuff.

except SD Galway of course. Cmon Lims we have cash on yee as a fundraiser

Its a terrible experience after 37years to have no one to support at kick off in the season

[adamd164]

Never thought I'd be glad to play UCD away, until I went to college here!

[thomas72]

Well there are over 30 Harps fans making the trip so you would suspect they are hoping for a win. Otherwise they're all stark raving mad.

On second thoughts........... we are righteous zealous fanatics who support our team even though there are better teams in better leagues in the world. Crazy stuff.

Fair play to ye its along way hope its a good match but a Limerick win of coarse. First game of the season is always tough I predict a tight Limerick win.

[geezer]

Finn Harps supporters welcome to stop there for a break

[sligoman]

Can't imagine what the Galway Utd fans are going through today. Feel sorry for them, must be an awful feeling.

On our game, looking at the starting 11 tonight we are strong enough to beat Shels. But the bench is a sign of how small our squad is when we have one or two injuries, which could ultimately cost us over the season.

[BonnieShels]

Well finally it's upon us. Finally I get to watch MY team without having to resort to surrogacy with a team in England as it has been since the end of the last season.

Even seeing Dalyer there whilst I was collecting post gave me a fuzzy feeling (though that could be fumes).

Can't wait for the walk up Drumcondra tonight and then the obligatory trip to McGowans later. NYIAOW!

Best of luck to everyone. But more luck to Shels tonight!

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNN!!!

:)
Back in the big time!

[MagicMon]

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0302/airtricityleague.html

It's really good to see publicity for the league like this

Bricking it about the Dundalk game, we need a good start to keep the interest up from the casual fans, and 3 points against a likely relegation rival. IRWT.

[Guinney]

I can't wait for tonight. Monaghan away often ends in heartache for any Dundalk fan, but hopefully we get all three points tonight. S'up de town :)

[theworm2345]

Going to watch some of the Drogheda - Shamrock Rovers match (before, I must admit I will switch over to Blackpool - Hull)...don't watch much LoI simply because I don't have a club to support (in any domestic football league in the world) so I usually only watch for teams to support the Irish and Caribbean players...obviously when the majority of players are Irish it doesn't work.

Finn Harps supporters welcome to stop there for a break
Is that you Jimmy? :p

[freewheel30]

Where in Ireland were "your people" from worm? Could help you develop an allegiance.

Anyone seen that chart about which English PL club someone should support based on a series of Yes / No questions? We should put one together for the LOI maybe . . . for the laugh if nothing else.

[theworm2345]

Where in Ireland were "your people" from worm? Could help you develop an allegiance.
Thats the problem, my people did not come from Ireland...I have but one great-great grandmother from the island and she was from Belfast (not too big a fan of Catholics from what I hear either :o). A few years back for awhile I sort of had an affinity for Galway United as they a few Caribbean players in Alvin Rouse, Regi Nooitmeer, and Wes Charles, plus they are a sister city of Chicago...but when the Caribbean players left as did my interest (as does happen with clubs in England when their Irish and Caribbean players leave).

[freewheel30]

That's a tough one then!

Good start to the game, ball being kept on the floor by both teams.

[Town Legend]

Longford Town team vs Mervue United
Hyland, James, Crawley, Deans, Haverty, Duffy, Kirby, Salmon, Gillespie, A. Skelly, Bermingham. Subs: Hunt, Dowling, O'Brien, Morley, S. Skelly, Purdy, Shaw.

[Philly]

Good luck to everyone for the season ahead, here's hoping it will be a good one. I hate the opening day of the season nowadays - should be at Station Road bemoaning our first conceded goal of the year about now...

[askmehoop]

1 nil drrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaweda

[BonnieShels]

Getting that giddy feeling walking down.

edit
Queue the whole length of Richmond road stand.
Big time lads. Big time.

[superfrank]

What's with the kick-off time?

I thought the match was going to kick off at 7.45, then remembered that last season it was 7.35 for the telly games so accepted I might have missed the first ten minutes but I'm raging to find out that I've missed the first ****ing 35 minutes!

[passinginterest]

I said after the Waterford game Rovers one concern would be set pieces and they conceded a poor one. I think they'll still win by at least 3.

[askmehoop]

Mon-Dundalk and Shels-sligo 8pm ko

[Town Legend]

Limerick 1-0 Harps - Quinn

[Town Legend]

2-0 now

[Acornvilla]

Didn't see the 1st half but this 2nd half is cat so far

[Town Legend]

Youths 1-0 Waterford

[askmehoop]

2-1 hoops. twigg again

[theworm2345]

2-1 hoops. twigg again
Twice now RTE have put up a graphic whilst Stephen Kenny is being interviewed that says "Stephen Kenny - Derry City Manager" complete with the Derry City crest.

[BonnieShels]

Philllllyyyyy
42min

Shels 1-0 Sligs

[BonnieShels]

Sligo down to ten.

Filth.