2015 League Of Ireland preview guides

[sheao]

Anybody know which papers are doing them this year and when they will be out ?##

[harry crumb]

The Sunday Times preview by Paul Rowan was the typical the league has problems angle.

Is it so hard to write an actual preview with team by team analysis.

[noddy102]

I've written a club by club preview on leagueofireland.ie

[paykanti]

Surprised extratime haven't done them yet, they had all Prem and First Division sides done last year. Maybe to come in the next couple of days.

[paykanti]

I've written a club by club preview on leagueofireland.ie

Anyone else having difficulties using this site? It's a ballache for me, not loading half the time. I've tried Chrome and Firefox.

[outspoken]

Loads of club by club previews up on BackPageFootball.ie at the moment

[Dunny]

Here in Dundalk the Local Dundalk Democrat have a 20-page preview special in tomorrow's edition.Always excellent and gets better every year.

http://40.media.tumblr.com/ea0c71ee4020d5c18a4945dca6780a37/tumblr_nklv33G5iJ1qgdef6o1_400.jpg


See this week’s Dundalk Democrat for our 20-page preview of the new SSE Airtricity League season. Featuring interviews with Stephen Kenny, Stephen O’Donnell, Ronan Finn, Gary Rogers, the O’Connor brothers and more. The nation’s best football journalists give their 2015 predictions while we also have a club by club guide on each Premier Division side and Robbie Rafferty looks back on how Dundalk have fared trying to retain their title in the past. All this plus a free 2015 squad poster, Cian Carroll’s The Beautiful Game column, President’s Cup reaction and lots more.

http://blackandwhitetown.tumblr.com/post/112546230980/see-this-weeks-dundalk-democrat-for-our-20-page

[paykanti]

Backpagefootball.com seems to be down too :D

Extratime previews are coming thick and fast now.

[littlebray]

I've written a club by club preview on leagueofireland.ie

Anyone else having difficulties using this site? It's a ballache for me, not loading half the time. I've tried Chrome and Firefox.
It's OK through Firefox for me.
BTW Noddy, that Carlisle capacity figure looks like a bit of Wiki-vandalism. It's more like 4,000.

[paykanti]

Ya, it's working now, cheers.

Goal with some of the tastier previews posted so far:

http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3909/airtricity-premier-division?ICID=AR_TN_3_2

[Dunny]

Have a listen to Mick Cookes predicion's for the season.BTW the guy he's talking to is ex Drogs director Gerry Kelly.Good listen.
http://utv.vo.llnwd.net/o16/LMFM/2015/03/01/MickCooke.mp3

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

http://www.sligorovers.com/files/files/ ... rt%201.pdf (http://www.sligorovers.com/files/files/2015%20Sligo%20Rovers%20Media%20Guide%20part%201.p df)

http://www.sligorovers.com/files/files/ ... rt%202.pdf (http://www.sligorovers.com/files/files/2015%20Sligo%20Rovers%20Media%20Guide%20part%202.p df)

[nigel-harps1954]

http://www.finnharps.com/fhfc/?p=1564

Overview of the First Division.

[gufcfan]

http://www.sligorovers.com/files/files/ ... rt%201.pdf (http://www.sligorovers.com/files/files/2015%20Sligo%20Rovers%20Media%20Guide%20part%201.p df)

http://www.sligorovers.com/files/files/ ... rt%202.pdf (http://www.sligorovers.com/files/files/2015%20Sligo%20Rovers%20Media%20Guide%20part%202.p df)

Fairplay to yee for re-releasing the FAI media guide in a brand new, harder to read format.

[Dodge]

Very harsh. It's far more than that so fair play to Sligo.

Pats released something similar last year and will be doing so again

The 2014 version
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19130933/St%20Patrick's%20Athletic%20Media%20Guide%202014.p df

[gufcfan]

I wasn't being serious.

It's not harm for clubs to send it out if they aren't doing anything of that kind themselves already.

[pateen]

I've written a club by club preview on leagueofireland.ie

Very nice site, never knew it exisited

[Iorfa2MaccaJim]

Hi lads.

I was just wondering, does anyone know what newspaper produces the " Official Guide " ? I know it used to be The Star ? And, will both the P.F.A.I and Official Guides be out on Friday ?

Thanks lads.

[nigel-harps1954]

Mirror done it last two years I think.

[Charlie Darwin]

Not strictly a guide (because Roddy is involved) but the Off The Ball League of Ireland preview show, also with Stuey Byrne, here: http://www.newstalk.ie/player/podcasts/Off_The_Ball/Off_the_Balls_League_of_Ireland_Podcast/80564/2/2015_sse_airtricity_league_preview

[PartySaint]

Not strictly a guide (because Roddy is involved) but the Off The Ball League of Ireland preview show, also with Stuey Byrne, here: http://www.newstalk.ie/player/podcasts/Off_The_Ball/Off_the_Balls_League_of_Ireland_Podcast/80564/2/2015_sse_airtricity_league_preview

Impressive that it only took Stuey Byrne 7 minutes into the new season to have a pop at Pats

Also it took one guy from Cork 17 minutes to text in and complain about Dublin bias which is about 16 minutes later than expected.

[Iorfa2MaccaJim]

Hi lads.

The Irish Daily Mail have advertised that The Official League of Ireland Magazine will be free in Friday's edition.

[JosephMcSweeney]

Also it took one guy from Cork 17 minutes to text in and complain about Dublin bias which is about 16 minutes later than expected.

Said with typical Dublin bias :D

[adamd164]

There's a pullout in today's Sun. I've not seen it though so dunno about the quality.

[cobhlad]

Possibly the only League of Ireland preview in Irish (It is Seachtain na Gaeilge). http://t.co/RaQjfaaxk5

[Mr A]

Comprehensive coverage of the First Division there, good to see.

[gufcfan]

Possibly the only League of Ireland preview in Irish (It is Seachtain na Gaeilge). http://t.co/RaQjfaaxk5

Are the LOI Blog lads still at the same craic over at Pundit Arena or have they copped on?

[Martinho II]

Hi lads.

I was just wondering, does anyone know what newspaper produces the " Official Guide " ? I know it used to be The Star ? And, will both the P.F.A.I and Official Guides be out on Friday ?

Thanks lads.

Iorfa the Irish Mail will have the Official Guide on Friday!

[Charlie Darwin]

I assume that's to do with the Cup sponsorship. The Star had the official guide when they sponsored MNS, then the Mirror when they sponsored it, now the Mail. Makes sense I suppose. I wonder if they'll sponsor Soccer Republic too.

[McNasara]

http://backpagefootball.com/category/league-of-ireland-2/

[nigel-harps1954]

http://backpagefootball.com/category/league-of-ireland-2/
For the most unbiased, neutral coverage in the league of ireland..

[Iorfa2MaccaJim]

Iorfa the Irish Mail will have the Official Guide on Friday!

Thanks Martinho. I'm looking forward to seeing the Guides tomorrow ! Thank you for the information butty.

[eitoof]

That thing in The Mail today wasn't worth the €1 the paper cost. Very average at best.

[Martinho II]

That thing in The Mail today wasn't worth the €1 the paper cost. Very average at best.

Mirror and the Suns effort beat them hands down!

[outspoken]

Mirrors was terrible the star was 16 pages but some gargle in there too. Best part of the previews was Pat Dolan describing Sean Hoare as the best young centre half in European football

[Longfordian]

Dolan exaggerating? Surely not?

[Martinho II]

Mirrors was terrible the star was 16 pages but some gargle in there too. Best part of the previews was Pat Dolan describing Sean Hoare as the best young centre half in European football

disagree with the Mirror. It took me ages to read it which is always a good sign with me.Suns was fairly good on Wednesday last. Star was ok and the Mail had a lot of advertising in it and its not a patch of the first league of ireland season preview in 05 which was double in size!

[nigel-harps1954]

Mirror had an impressively poor amount of First Division coverage. Even as far as First Division coverage usually goes, this was desperate.

[outspoken]

disagree with the Mirror. It took me ages to read it which is always a good sign with me.Suns was fairly good on Wednesday last. Star was ok and the Mail had a lot of advertising in it and its not a patch of the first league of ireland season preview in 05 which was double in size!

Took ages to read doesn't mean it was good content.