2016 LOI Odds

[sulywaterfordfc]

Was just browsing through Paddy Power. Noticed they've Premier Division odds out for the 2016 season already.

Dundalk 8/11
Shamrock Rovers 11/4
Cork City 9/2
St Patrick's Athletic 10/1
Derry City 25/1
Bohemians 40/1
Sligo Rovers 50/1
Galway United 150/1
Bray Wanderers 200/1
Longford Town 250/1
Wexford Youths 400/1
Finn Harps 500/1
http://www.paddypower.com/football/irish-football/airtricity-league-premier-division

[nigel-harps1954]

500/1. Yes boy. I'll have a fiver on that.

[joey B]

Was gonna say 'what about 1st Division odds' then I remembered I don't care anymore :D

[El-Pietro]

I think Wexford could struggle. I expect Finn Harps to outperform them (at this extremely early point when we have no idea what any team will look like).

[ATFC-1887]

Seen an article saying Wexford are looking to stick with majority local-ish players. If thats the case can't see them finishing anywhere but bottom. Can see Harps surprising a few people. Galway will struggle i reckon. Can only see Wexford, Harps, Galway and Longford fighting out the bottom 4 places.

[greywanderer]

Seen an article saying Wexford are looking to stick with majority local-ish players. If thats the case can't see them finishing anywhere but bottom. Can see Harps surprising a few people. Galway will struggle i reckon. Can only see Wexford, Harps, Galway and Longford fighting out the bottom 4 places.

Yippee. . No mention of Bray struggling.

[ATFC-1887]

Yippee. . No mention of Bray struggling.
I think ye will kick on from last season. Should do decent enough

[Longfordian]

The handicaps and match season odds will be more interesting I reckon.

[El-Pietro]

Bray could of course go bust midseason. Examinership wouldn't surprise me there, it would be a fitting way for them to finally be relegated!

[Nesta99]

Dont know why the last 2 season runners up and Cup too would be lower than Shamrock Rovers. Pats is one for a tenner. Outsiders ok but Bohs gave us most problems this season so 40s hmmm tempting.

[Charlie Darwin]

Dont know why the last 2 season runners up and Cup too would be lower than Shamrock Rovers. Pats is one for a tenner. Outsiders ok but Bohs gave us most problems this season so 40s hmmm tempting.
Could say the same about Derry being above Bohs. There's always a bit of money to be made in LOI betting because the oddsmakers aren't as informed as they are about most leagues, so you get things that don't make much sense statswise.

edit: you are right though, I thought they'd be more biased towards recent trends, but they're probably using models based on bigger leagues so they'd be taking into account five years ago, etc.

[Longfordian]

Is JC_GUFC doing their LOI odds? He used to anyway so he'd have a fair idea of recent form.

[Philosophizer]

Yep Bohs seemed to be improving all the time throughout the last year. Akinade was a real find and their team was v competitive, if a bit direct at times. If they can bring in a couple of players they could certainly push on to the European places next yr

[Bray Head]

Bray could of course go bust midseason. Examinership wouldn't surprise me there, it would be a fitting way for them to finally be relegated!

Not going to happen. Get use to us sticking around in premier division. 12 seasons in a row next year with only Pats and Bohs there longer than that in unbroken run.

[El-Pietro]

Not going to happen. Get use to us sticking around in premier division. 12 seasons in a row next year with only Pats and Bohs there longer than that in unbroken run.

Two year deals being thrown around like confetti. We'll see.

[Kingswood Rover]

11/4 is nuts for our mob, maybe if they put another 2 goals at the dugouts and opposite that over on the sideline at the east stand maybe cos we are the masters at sideways football. I want to see Rovers attack attack attack in one half over to where the mountains are Pat and then in the other half over towards where the shopping Center is.