Games 5th to 9th October

[sbgawa]

5th October
Limerick v Derry 7:45
Rovers v Cork 7:45
Dundalk v St Pats 7:45
Bohs v Waterford 7:45

6th October
Sligo v Bray 7:45

8th
Cork v Bohs 7:30 Cup replay

[sbgawa]

I assume Bohs and Cork will play reserve sides against Rovers and Waterford
Given Bohs 19's were playing yesterday (I think) you have to see Waterford as winning there.

Dundalk wrap it up I guess

[osarusan]

Derry the latest team faced with an utter mangling at the cauldron of pain that is the Markets Field.

[oriel]

Dundalk will be fully expected to win tomorrow, I think the team will want to get the league won at the first attempt from the 4 left. Should be a good night, trophy won’t be presented until after the final home game (Sligo) in two weeks time, but that won’t stop the celebrations tomorrow night for the supporters if we get the job done.

4 League titles in 5 seasons is some going for Kenny’s first 6 years in charge. I wouldn’t bet against a 5th title in 6 years either next season.

Will be interesting to see how Bohs shape up against Waterford with their eye on the bigger match on Monday, and same to an extent for Cork away to Rovers.

[El-Pietro]

I've put all my money on Rovers and Rovers-1 anyway.

[marinobohs]

Apart from Kelly and Casey, I have no idea who will be in the Bohs team tomorrow. anyone going to Dalymount should bring their boots, it could be our big chance :D

[sbgawa]

I've put all my money on Rovers and Rovers-1 anyway.


Rovers -2 at 11/2 looks tempting but if I do that I will fully expect a Cork win.

[DCWA]

Waterford 23/20 could be a gift as well I am thinking :ball:

[dejadem]

5th October
Limerick v Derry 7:45
Rovers v Cork 7:45
Dundalk v St Pats 7:45
Bohs v Waterford 7:45

6th October
Sligo v Bray 7:45

8th
Cork v Bohs 7:30 Cup replay

The first play-off game is also on tonight:

Drogheda Utd v Shelbourne 7:45

2nd leg on Monday

[micls]

I'm also on the rovers -1, -2 money train

[ToberonaTornado]

Bohs v Waterford is the match every bettor will be over.
v decent risk there on the wats side

[PartySaint]

Dundalk probably couldn't have picked an easier game to win the league. 6-0 Dundalk, a goal just before half time and just after half time as usual

[micls]

Dundalk probably couldn't have picked an easier game to win the league. 6-0 Dundalk, a goal just before half time and just after half time as usual

It really wouldn't matter either way, we'll lose to rovers.

[TonyD]

Dundalk probably couldn't have picked an easier game to win the league. 6-0 Dundalk, a goal just before half time and just after half time as usual

I'm hoping we put up a better show than that. Obviously don't expect us to get anything though.

[micls]

Sadlier the only player who started last Friday in the starting 11. Rovers - 1 still 6/4!

[pineapple stu]

Pats and Dundalk keepers both wearing the same kit (bright orange). Where's Buttimer if you need him?

I hope Dundalk are losing 1-0 going into injury time and Rogers goes up for a corner, catches the ball and throws it into the net.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Shels draw first blood. Rooting for them for the sole reason it will be an easy away trip for me.

[MattB11]

Drogs denied stone wall penalty by the sound of things

[micls]

Drogs denied stone wall penalty by the sound of things

I'm all in on Harps. Drogs vs Shels is a game of who do I want to lose more.

[TonyD]

Woo hoo. Fantastic. Would be superb if we could hang on to this. Long way to go though.

[pineapple stu]

Well done Georgie Kelly; was in the Bowl two weeks ago to collect his First Division medal, and now gets a Premier Division medal as well.

Can't be too many have that double?

[TonyD]

Congrats to Dundalk. Has been all but done and dusted for a while. Thought we were very good tonight, and came so close to winning it. Great gutsy display. We need to be like that every game.

[DFCForever]

Well if you’re going to win a league title, you might as well win it with a beautiful goal like that.
I’d say Hoban will score more in Ridley’s tonight than he has on the pitch all season.

[Nesta99]

Well done Georgie Kelly; was in the Bowl two weeks ago to collect his First Division medal, and now gets a Premier Division medal as well.

Can't be too many have that double?

Thats one to bank for the LoI trivia for down the line! Great night, if winning the league was a formality it would have been a bit of an anti-climax to be champions on the back of a defeat. It wouldnt be Dundalk FC if us fans didnt get put through the wringer. Pat Hoban looked quite emotional after scoring and taking that record, a few years of frustration in England has made him a hungry player and now that he has gotten the 26th league goal he might bang in another few before the league finishes. Nothing unlucky about No 13 tonight!!!

[sbgawa]

Fair play dundalk , best team in the league no question.
Enjoyable game in Tallaght Tonight some good football, rovers just couldn't score.

[Nesta99]

How were Cork's 2nd string? Talk of rover -1 and -2 I thought was legit considering the game Monday for Cork and the race for 3rd spot being so tight. If Cork have that strength in depth then there is plenty to work with for Caulfield in the close season without needing wholesale changes.

[sbgawa]

Cork were poor. But basically 2nd string and unmotivated so what can you expect.
Could have been 3 or 4.
Irrelevant hopefully on monday

[Ezeikial]

Cork were poor. But basically 2nd string and unmotivated so what can you expect.
Could have been 3 or 4.
Irrelevant hopefully on monday

Did ye batter them?

[sbgawa]

Yawn.

[Nesta99]

Cork were poor. But basically 2nd string and unmotivated so what can you expect.
Could have been 3 or 4.
Irrelevant hopefully on monday

Huh? You sound like you are a Cork fan from that post??

[sbgawa]

I meant hopefully rovers failure to score will be irrelevant on Monday if cork beat bohs in the semi.
3rd or 4th place won't matter

[Risteard]

You have to go all the way back to 2017.
John Kavanagh

[Nesta99]

I meant hopefully rovers failure to score will be irrelevant on Monday if cork beat bohs in the semi.
3rd or 4th place won't matter

Ah ok, I get ye now.

[White Horse]

Patrick Hoban after scoring a 89th minute goal to guarantee the league title and get the Premier Division goal scoring record. A lot of bad memories from three tough seasons in English football were exorcised.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h311/MarkJM/Screen%20Shot%202018-10-05%20at%2023.15.44.png

[DFCForever]

You have to go all the way back to 2017.
John Kavanagh
He only made one league appearance for you last season

[SeanDrog]

Patrick Hoban after scoring a 89th minute goal to guarantee the league title and get the Premier Division goal scoring record. A lot of bad memories from three tough seasons in English football were exorcised.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h311/MarkJM/Screen%20Shot%202018-10-05%20at%2023.15.44.png

Congratz 🎉 very solid season and no one can deny you deserve it

[pineapple stu]

You have to go all the way back to 2017.
John Kavanagh
Kavanagh was on loan at Cobh in 2017, wasn't he?

Actually, does Kelly get a medal? 5 Premier Division games so far; 8 if he plays all the remaining games. Is that enough? It used to be 10 in England, but then got reduced to 5.

[micls]

Kavanagh was on loan at Cobh in 2017, wasn't he?

Actually, does Kelly get a medal? 5 Premier Division games so far; 8 if he plays all the remaining games. Is that enough? It used to be 10 in England, but then got reduced to 5.

It's now up to the club. Fai gives a set amount of medals to the club, club decides who gets them.

[sidewayspasser]

Kavanagh was on loan at Cobh in 2017, wasn't he?
Correct, Kavanagh was at Cobh in 2017. His Waterford stint was the first half of 2018. So he didn't get a FD medal last year.

[Poor Student]

Congratulations to Dundalk.

[oriel]

Pats really put it up to us last night, they were solid all over the park, I think we def deserved to get a result though especially after hitting the bar/post twice in the first few mins.

I was impressed though at how Pats were set up and on their work rate, but as always it was very pleasing to see Dundalk not deviate from their style and to keep passing and going forward right to the end, great move by McEleney who could have easily shot for goal, played a wonderful through ball to Hoban, lovely technique to control with his right and finish with his left.

We still would have won the league last night, if we had lost as Cork drew, but there would have been no fun in that !

[TonyD]

Pats really put it up to us last night, they were solid all over the park, I think we def deserved to get a result though especially after hitting the bar/post twice in the first few mins.


I was very pleased with our performance, in a game where we really had nothing to play for, and the players would have had every excuse had we lost. Was pleasing to see the effort they put in. Having said that, if one of the two efforts that hit the post had gone in it could have been a different story. I actually think Hoban might have scored if Benson hadn't got in his way for the first chance.

[dong]

Congratulations to Dundalk. An excellent side who play the game in the right way.

[seand]

Well done Georgie Kelly; was in the Bowl two weeks ago to collect his First Division medal, and now gets a Premier Division medal as well.

Can't be too many have that double?

Quality trivia right there.... By my count 19 players have played more games for Dundalk than Kelly, so he'll comfortably make the cut for a medal. Not sure if it's a first in the league. Kevin Doyle managed to win League of Ireland and English Championship medals during the overlapping 2005 and 2005-06 seasons.

[marinobohs]

Congratulations to Dundalk. An excellent side who play the game in the right way.

+1.Best team in the League and deserved winners. Congrats to all at Oriel

[MattB11]

Shels already down to 10 men in Tolka

[MattB11]

Drogs goal, 1-1 on agg

[MattB11]

Shels down to 9 men

[pineapple stu]

2-0 Drogheda. All over now surely

[Longfordian]

I wonder if the likes of Moore, Kavanagh and Moorhouse are on 18 month deals? Those signings looked like an investment in getting promotion but clearly they didn’t pay off. Apart from Moore scoring a hat trick against us obviously.