2017 Predictions [Archive]

nigel-harps1954

04/02/2017, 1:10 PM

20 days away. Most have their squads together now. About time for some outrageous predictions. What's the views?

Premier Division

1. Shamrock Rovers
2. Dundalk
3. Cork City
4. Bray Wanderers
5. Derry City
6. St Patricks Athletic
7. Finn Harps
8. Sligo Rovers
9. Limerick
10. Galway
11. Drogheda United
12. Bohemians

First Division

1. Waterford
2. Longford Town
3. Cobh Ramblers
4. UCD
5. Wexford
6. Shelbourne
7. Cabinteely
8. Athlone Town

FAI Cup: Cork City
League Cup: Dundalk
First Manager Sacked: Keith Long
Top Scorer: Sean Maguire

bluewhitearmy

04/02/2017, 1:26 PM

nigel-harps1954

04/02/2017, 1:36 PM

Is that honestly what you think?

Just being conservative.

White Horse

04/02/2017, 1:44 PM

1. Dundalk
2. Cork
3. Derry
4. Shams
5. Bray
6. Sligo
7. Pats
8. Limerick
9. Finn Harps
10. Bohs
11. Drogs
12. Galway

FAI Cup: Dundalk
League Cup: Dery
First Manager Sacked: Bradley
Top Scorer: Maguire

bluewhitearmy

04/02/2017, 1:50 PM

1.Dundalk
2.Cork
3.Rovers
4.Derry
5.Bray
6.Pats
7.Sligo
8.Limerick
9.Drogs
10.Harps
11.Galway
12.Bohs

FAI Cup:Rovers
League Cup:Bray
First sacked:Martin Russell
Top Scorer:Maguire

donnrua

04/02/2017, 2:17 PM

1.Dundalk
2.Rovers
3.Cork
4.Derry
5.Pats
6.Bray
7.Limerick
8.Sligo
9.Galway
10.Drogs
11.Bohs
12.Harps

FAI Cup:Limerick
League Cup:Derry
First sacked:Keith Long
Top Scorer:Maguire

oriel

04/02/2017, 2:23 PM

1.Dundalk
2.Cork
3.Rovers
4.Derry
5.Bray
6.Sligo
7.Limerick
8.Pats
9.Drogs
10.Finn Harps
11.Bohs*
12.Galway

FD
1. Longford
2. Waterford**

FAI Cup: Rovers (Cup Specialists)
League Cup: Cork
First Manager Sacked: K.Long
Top Scorer: S. Maguire

*If Bohs go down, I think this leaves just St Pats as the only current club never to have been relegated?
** I`m aware only one is going up from the FD, just putting in top 2 for my prediction.

Real ale Madrid

04/02/2017, 4:10 PM

1. Cork City
2. Finn Harps
3. Drogheda
4. Galway
5. St Pats
6. Bray
7. Limerick
8. Sligo
9. Derry
10. Bohs
11. Shams
12. Dundalk

El-Pietro

04/02/2017, 8:26 PM

*If Bohs go down, I think this leaves just St Pats as the only current club never to have been relegated?
** I`m aware only one is going up from the FD, just putting in top 2 for my prediction.
Technically City and Derry weren't relegated and any clubs who have never been promoted but yeah, Pats and Bohs are the only two to never play in the First Division.

gufcfan

04/02/2017, 9:27 PM

Pats and Bohs are the only two to never play in the First Division.

Bohs were never relegated but often re-elected.

/morley

oldyouth

04/02/2017, 9:45 PM

Wexford FC have never suffered the ignominy of relegation in the League of Ireland

oriel

04/02/2017, 10:30 PM

Technically City and Derry weren't relegated and any clubs who have never been promoted but yeah, Pats and Bohs are the only two to never play in the First Division.

That's absolutely bull**** El P, and I knew this would crop up. Both Cork City and Derry City were quite rightly 'removed' from the PD and placed in the FD for valid reasons. The fact remains, in season 2010, both plied their trade in the FD.

bluewhitearmy

04/02/2017, 10:47 PM

That's absolutely bull**** El P, and I knew this would crop up. Both Cork City and Derry City were quite rightly 'removed' from the PD and placed in the FD for valid reasons. The fact remains, in season 2010, both plied their trade in the FD.

Weren't both new clubs so technically they weren't removed from the premier just starting as new clubs should in the first.

joey B

04/02/2017, 11:02 PM

1. Dundalk
2. Derry City
3. Shamrock Rovers
4. Cork City
5. Bray Wanderers
6. Sligo Rovers
7. Limerick
8. ST Patricks Athletic
9. Galway United
10. Bohemians
11. Finn Harps
12. Drogheda United

First Division

1. Waterford
2. Longford Town

FAI Cup: Dundalk
League Cup: Cork City
First Manager Sacked: Liam Buckley
Top Scorer: Sean Maguire

Pablo Escobar

04/02/2017, 11:11 PM

That's absolutely bull**** El P, and I knew this would crop up. Both Cork City and Derry City were quite rightly 'removed' from the PD and placed in the FD for valid reasons. The fact remains, in season 2010, both plied their trade in the FD.
Are you not just agreeing with his point, but just using expletives?

White Horse

04/02/2017, 11:15 PM

That's absolutely bull**** El P, and I knew this would crop up. Both Cork City and Derry City were quite rightly 'removed' from the PD and placed in the FD for valid reasons. The fact remains, in season 2010, both plied their trade in the FD.

Wasn't Derry City expelled from the league and a new club then started in the first division?

Not sure about Cork as their fans always claim that the club is the same one that was formed in 1984.

bluewhitearmy

04/02/2017, 11:59 PM

Wasn't Derry City expelled from the league and a new club then started in the first division?

Not sure about Cork as their fans always claim that the club is the same one that was formed in 1984.

Any Cork fan that claims its the same club is talking absolute nonsense sher the time FORAS applied for a licence the old Cork City did too so that puts that to bed regardless of the whole under age bull some of em spout.

Pablo Escobar

05/02/2017, 6:49 AM

Any Cork fan that claims its the same club is talking absolute nonsense sher the time FORAS applied for a licence the old Cork City did too so that puts that to bed regardless of the whole under age bull some of em spout.
We've been over so many times over the years. I'm pretty sure you know the story and are just looking for a reaction. We all know what happened, and why it is claimed to be the same club. Although, with the gangsters that had been involved since 1984, I'm not sure that's really a good thing.

I'm also not sure why a Limerick fan really cares enough to comment. Your fans on here are turning into what Waterford used to be like. It's not a real rivalry.

thomas72

05/02/2017, 7:09 AM

Dundalk
Cork
Rovers
St pats
Bray
Derry
Limerick
Bohs
Sligo
Galway
Drogheda
Harps

Fai cup dundalk
League cup bray
Top goalscorer Sean maguire
Player of the year Sean maguire

Lim till i die

05/02/2017, 9:03 AM

Your fans on here are turning into what Waterford used to be like. It's not a real rivalry.

For my own part I just don't like the way your club conducts itself. cork fall under the bohs umbrella on my spectrum of disliked clubs in that regard.

Limerick won't have any rivals until such a time as pike bite the bullet and step up.

I know you're all on the edge of your seats so Pats fans, UCD fan, Longford fans, Derry fans, I officially have nothing against your clubs. :good:

ger121

05/02/2017, 9:14 AM

Dundalk
Rovers
Cork
Sligo
Pats
Derry
Bray
Bohs
Limerick
Galway
Drogs
Finn Harps

Lim till i die

05/02/2017, 9:17 AM

It's a tough one to predict this year.

At first glance cork don't look much stronger to me.

But I've always carried a sneaking suspicion that brian gartland is a bow legged horse in a man costume of a centre half so that theory will get tested this year.

shamrock look decent but Stephen Bradley football manager could still go either way. His performance at home to cork in one of the televised games last season had the distinction of being as embarrassing as rtes regular programming.

Logic tells me Derry shouldn't do as well playing home games in buncrana.

Pats continue the gradual downgrading of their squad.

Bray look to have some decent players. But does anyone care? Will those players care? We'll see.

I know nothing about sligo except that Mick Leahy alledgedly starts. Which if true means they're not very good.

drogheda, galway, harps and bohs are all dog****.

outspoken

05/02/2017, 9:23 AM

Were gona win the league

oriel

05/02/2017, 11:52 AM

Are you not just agreeing with his point, but just using expletives?

Apologies I should have been clearer. From the list of current clubs, only Bohs and St Pats have never spent a season in the FD.

El-Pietro

05/02/2017, 12:14 PM

That's absolutely bull**** El P, and I knew this would crop up. Both Cork City and Derry City were quite rightly 'removed' from the PD and placed in the FD for valid reasons. The fact remains, in season 2010, both plied their trade in the FD.

We played 2 seasons in the first, but we weren't relegated. We finished 3rd in 2009. Derry I think were 4th. Bohs and Pats have never played in the first, thats an undeniable fact.

White Horse

05/02/2017, 12:33 PM

We played 2 seasons in the first, but we weren't relegated.

I think that is correct. That Cork City ceased to exist and a new club with a different name started from scratch in the first division.

littlebray

05/02/2017, 12:38 PM

This is in danger of sliding off-topic, so let's wrap it up?

Technically City and Derry weren't relegated ...
Correct.

Pats and Bohs are the only two to never play in the First Division.
Correct.

Bohs were never relegated but often re-elected.
Correct, but they came close: Bohemians survived the Promotion/Relegation Play-off against Cobh Ramblers (7-0, two legs) in 1998/9.
They finished bottom nine times in the single division era: 1944/45, 1947/8, 1948/9, 1949/50, 1952/3, 1962/3, 1963/4, 1967/8 & 1968/9.
Pats never finished lower than second last in that period, but that would have meant (at best) a play-off in the 2-division era: 1953/4, 1962/3 and 1969/70.

sbgawa

05/02/2017, 1:19 PM

Dundalk
Cork
Rovers
Pats
Derry
Sligo
Galway
Bray
Bohs
Harps
Drogs
Limerick

Fai cup Rovers
First manager sacked Martin russell

bluewhitearmy

05/02/2017, 1:26 PM

We've been over so many times over the years. I'm pretty sure you know the story and are just looking for a reaction. We all know what happened, and why it is claimed to be the same club. Although, with the gangsters that had been involved since 1984, I'm not sure that's really a good thing.

I'm also not sure why a Limerick fan really cares enough to comment. Your fans on here are turning into what Waterford used to be like. It's not a real rivalry.

Nothing to do with any perceived rivalry or anything but the reason it was claimed its the same club is cos Cork fans are full of s**t tbh.And on the rivalry thing I see far more of Cork fans going on about us thinking it is one than any Limerick fans actually talking about it.Imo Cork FORAS that turned into this version of Cork City are a new club its just that simple no trying for reactions no supposed rivalry its not as if ye being a new club is something I could even slag ye off about I'm a Limerick fan for god sake.

As for the why a Limerick fan cares enough to comment nonsense,its a forum discussion is kind of the whole point of being on here.

Lim till i die

05/02/2017, 1:47 PM

and on the rivalry thing I see far more of Cork fans going on about us thinking it is one than any Limerick fans actually talking about it.

They have a desperate need to create "rivalries" where they can perceive themselves as the bigger brother.

The reason for this is the absolutely crippling inferiority complex they possess when it comes to all things Dublin. For a catchment area their size they are utter failures. And consistent failures at that. This is down to their mind set.

We are also (much bigger, hilarious) failures (albeit with a catchment area a quarter of the size) We have a bit of fun with it. They wake up in cold sweats. Again, it's a state of mind.

I think their club and the way they run it is absolutely ****in displicable but I don't consider them rivals. I'll be far more concerned about the team's around us.

placid casual

05/02/2017, 3:35 PM

Cork
Rovers
Dundalk
Sligo
Derry
Bray
Drogs
Pats
Limerick
Galway
Bohs
Finn harps

Sacked: Finn harps guy
Cup: Derry

nigel-harps1954

05/02/2017, 3:40 PM

Cork
Rovers
Dundalk
Sligo
Derry
Bray
Drogs
Pats
Galway
Bohs
Finn harps
Wexford

Sacked: Finn harps guy
Cup: Derry

Um...

LK37oldskool

05/02/2017, 4:47 PM

Cork
Rovers
Dundalk
Sligo
Derry
Bray
Drogs
Pats
Galway
Bohs
Finn harps
Wexford

Sacked: Finn harps guy
Cup: Derry

Wexford? . Wrong division sunshine. Your a year out of date

Yossarian

05/02/2017, 6:43 PM

1. Dundalk
2. Cork
3. Derry
4. Bray
5. Rovers
6. Sligo
7. Pats
8. Limerick
9. Bohemians
10. Galway
11. Drogheda
12. Finn Harps

FAI Cup: Dundalk
League Cup: Cork
First Manager Sacked: Bradley
Top Scorer: Maguire

MattB11

05/02/2017, 7:23 PM

1 Cork City
2 Dundalk
3 Derry City
4 Shamrock Rovers
5 St Pats
6 Limerick
7 Sligo Rovers
8 Drogheda United
9 Bohemians
10 Bray Wanderers
11 Finn Harps
12 Galway United

FAI Cup: Derry City
League Cup: Limerick
First Manager Sacked: Keegan
Top Scorer: Maguire

patrickccfc

05/02/2017, 8:07 PM

1. Cork City
2. Dundalk
3. Shamrock Rovers
4. Derry City
5. Bray Wanderers
6. St. Patrick Athletic
7. Sligo Rovers
8. Limerick
9. Bohemians
10. Finn Harps
11. Galway United
12. Drogheda United

FAI Cup: Derry City
League Cup: Dundalk
First Manager Sacked: Keegan
Top Scorer: Sean Maguire

sidewayspasser

05/02/2017, 11:15 PM

1. Cork City
2. Dundalk
3. Shamrock Rovers
4. Sligo Rovers
5. St. Patrick's Athletic
6. Derry City
7. Bray Wanderers
8. Limerick
9. Bohemians
10. Galway United
11. Finn Harps
12. Drogheda United

FAI Cup: Dundalk
League Cup: Shamrock Rovers
First Manager sacked: Keegan
Top Scorer: Sean Maguire

seand

06/02/2017, 8:39 AM

Enjoying the semantic battle over relegation here

a : to assign to a place of insignificance or of oblivion : put out of sight or mind
b : to assign to an appropriate place or situation on the basis of classification or appraisal
c : to submit to someone or something for appropriate action : delegate
d : to transfer (a sports team) to a lower ranking division

By definitions a, b and d (and 'a' could be written specifically about the First Division) it look like Shels 2006 and the like were relegated.

sbgawa

06/02/2017, 10:02 AM

Rovers were never relegated (I should point out I was in the UK for a couple of years a decade or so ago) and coverage is very patchy over there.

sbgawa

06/02/2017, 10:05 AM

Rovers
Cork
Dundalk
Pats
Derry
Sligo
Galway
Bray
Bohs
Harps
Drogs
Limerick

Fai cup Rovers
First manager sacked Martin russell
Top scorer , O Connor

I've had a rethink : ) at this stage we are level on points, joint top and optimism knows no bounds

seand

06/02/2017, 10:54 AM

sbgawa

06/02/2017, 1:24 PM

I think you'll find Rovers are in the relegation zone on alphabetical order. Bradley out.

I'm standing on my head it looks good from here

PartySaint

06/02/2017, 1:25 PM

Cork
Dundalk
Rovers
Sligo
Derry
Bray
Pats
Bohs
Drogs
Galway
Limerick
Harps

FAI Cup: Sligo
League Cup Pats (Here we go 3 in a row)
Top Scorer: Patterson
First Manager sacked: Keegan and Russell on the same day

oriel

06/02/2017, 3:00 PM

We played 2 seasons in the first, but we weren't relegated. We finished 3rd in 2009. Derry I think were 4th. Bohs and Pats have never played in the first, thats an undeniable fact.

Removed then?

El-Pietro

06/02/2017, 3:18 PM

Removed then?
Probably a fair description.

PartySaint

06/02/2017, 3:57 PM

Probably a fair description.

'Shels'd'

oriel

06/02/2017, 5:27 PM

Probably a fair description.

One of the craziest things about that 2009 season, and from Dundalk's angle there were many under Sean Connor's sole season in charge, we managed to finish 5th and 'secured' the final EL spot.

Ezeikial

06/02/2017, 6:19 PM

One of the craziest things about that 2009 season, and from Dundalk's angle there were many under Sean Connor's sole season in charge, we managed to finish 5th and 'secured' the final EL spot.

After coming a point ahead of Sligo, who would have taken the Euro spot if they had managed to beat a Dundalk team who finished with 8 men

Despite having three men sent off in a crazy 17-minute spell, Dundalk held on for a memorable point as, resembling the Alamo, they somehow kept Sligo Rovers at bay to secure a valuable 2-2 draw at Oriel Park on Friday night. Strikes from Michael McGowan and Chris Turner, from the penalty spot, saw the Lilywhites recover from Rafael Cretaro’s 27th-minute opener to lead early in the second half, before three red cards and a penalty to Sligo almost saw a walkout from the hosts.

http://www.dundalkfc.com/dundalk-2-2-sligo-rovers/

The Sean Connor season at Dundalk was many things - but it was never dull or boring!