Games weekend 20th to 23rd June 2025

[sbgawa]

Premier Division

Friday 20th (All 19:45)

Shamrock Rovers v Cork City
Waterford v Bohemians
Galway v St PAtricks Athletic
Drogheda v Sligo
Shelbourne v Derry

Monday 23rd (All 19:45)

Waterford v Shelbourne
Sligo v Galway
Cork V Drogheda
Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers
St PAts v Derry


First Division

Friday 20th (All 19:45)

Athlone v Finn Harps
Dundalk v Treaty
Kerry v Bray
UCD v Cobh
Wexford v Longford


Monday 23rd (All 19:45)

Bray v UCD
Cobh v Kerry
Finn HArps v Dundalk
Longford v Athlone
Treaty v Wexford

[sbgawa]

If Rovers turn Cork over tonight a win on Monday against Bohs would i think make us massive favourites to win the league.
Even with two games in hand it would be hard to see bohs coming from 12 points back and thats assuming they win in Waterford.

That being said a 3rd win over us and the title race is well and truely on
Like a bit of a chicken id take a win over Cork and a draw to keep Bohs at arms length.

Last weekends double week was a huge one for Rovers with 6 points but the oppurtunity is there for anyone this weekend.
Drogs appear to have the handiest weekedn of the top half clubs home and away to Sligo and then Cork, everyone else has a tougher weekend in theory at least.
If PAts or Derry or Shels want to get back into the race now would be a good time to start

El Clasico in the Midlands in the first Division and is it time Dundalk 6 points clear at the moment wrapped the league up with a couple of wins in style

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

You’re already massive favourites

[ger121]

You’re already massive favourites

Took the words right out of my mouth.

[brendy_éire]

If PAts or Derry or Shels want to get back into the race now would be a good time to start

El Clasico in the Midlands in the first Division and is it time Dundalk 6 points clear at the moment wrapped the league up with a couple of wins in style

I know Bohs may seem like the only, possible challengers at this point, but I'd imagine that it's the three teams mentioned who'll be closer come the end of the season. Mainly because they have a bit of cash, and could sign well next month.

Expecting very little from ourselves this weekend. Two Dublin trips in four days, I'd accept two points, wouldn't be surprised if we end up with none.

[Louth4sam]

is it time Dundalk 6 points clear at the moment wrapped the league up with a couple of wins in style

We could be starting the game with a 16 year old, two 17 year olds and a backup centre half in defence. Plus we're still not playing particualy well and really struggling to break teams down. If there is a game that we're most likely to lose the streak, it would be tonight.

[sbgawa]

You’re already massive favourites


Ah yeah fair enough. To be honest if we beat Bohs and Cork this weekend i think we are nearly there bar devon loch territory

[nr637]

I would guess Virgin would also like to see both Rovers & Bohs have wins in Friday's games to set up the live TV game on Monday night and a big TV audience!

[RealJohn91]

Poor performance from Bohs but an absolutely shocking performance in particular from Leigh Kavanagh. Have no idea why we decided to give him long contract recently, fella is nowhere near good enough for this level.

[legendz]

Kerry got off to a flying start. The rest of the half been poor enough form a Kerry perspective. Bray's main threat has been set pieces so far. 1-0 Kerry at half time.

[Dermobohs]

Don’t be singling out kavannagh.
Back four are muck as is tierney Rooney and st dawson.
Big change in attitude needed

[RealJohn91]

Don’t be singling out kavannagh.
Back four are muck as is tierney Rooney and st dawson.
Big change in attitude needed
He was directly responsible for both goals, why wouldn't I single him out?

[yurt]

Worst missed penalty decision I've seen in a long time there with Galway on the right side of it.

Will need to remember that one next time I'm convinced GUFC never get anything.

[Jack B]

Deary me.

[Dermobohs]

He was directly responsible for both goals, why wouldn't I single him out?

Because in that first half there were 9 other players equally as **** as him.

[culloty82]

A late Abel Alabi goal gives us a 2-1 win over Bray - definitely the sort of game we'd have drawn, or even lost, last year, and thanks to results elsewhere, we're now only two points off the playoffs!

[Shinkicker]

Poor performance from Bohs but an absolutely shocking performance in particular from Leigh Kavanagh. Have no idea why we decided to give him long contract recently, fella is nowhere near good enough for this level.
Boha were terrible , long balls out from the back that were over hit 8 out of 10 went straight to the keeper. Too casual at the back, if there's grass to run into run into it. Great was good at that. We'll see what happens on Monday

[nigel-harps1954]

Harps kids doing alright again but we just cannot score. Missing so many guilt edge chances yet again. Another debut again tonight for 17 year old goakeeper Corey Sheridan, as regular keeper Oisín Cooney was missing due to a leaving cert exam today. Real GLITW sort of behaviour.

Athlone are all sorts of crap.

[Shinkicker]

Boha were terrible , long balls out from the back that were over hit 8 out of 10 went straight to the keeper. Too casual at the back, if there's grass to run into run into it. Great was good at that. We'll see what happens on Monday
Great was good at that

[RealJohn91]

Because in that first half there were 9 other players equally as **** as him.
Ah here, he's terrible. Of course the whole team was bad but's no coincidence that our form improved when he was injured. He's been making these type of mistakes ever since his first game for the club. The difference between him and Grehan is stark.

[Nesta99]

Derry's to lose! Their unbeaten run in started tonght!!

Dundalk are under pressure again, a win Monday and there really is some mettle in those kids but I just keep expecting that bad loss to happen and for things to crumble. If it doesnt happen it will be as impressive as some titles and better than previous promotion. We really dont want a play-off!! Unless its against Waterford

[Shinkicker]

Great was good at that
Grehan,!!!!!

[Shinkicker]

Great was good at that
Grehan,!!!!!

[joey B]

Harps left the win behind in Athlone, home team were god awful and deserved to lose,we didn’t make them pay though between hitting the woodwork and dreadful finishing….

[pineapple stu]

Strange game in the Bowl. On general balance of play it was even enough - except we are really toothless up front, and Cobh scored their first three real chances (and then hit the post and forced a great double save)

Two, maybe three injuries in the first half for us too (plus a torn ball, which I've never seen before) all adding up to a pretty crappy night's work

[2 Year Contract]

Worst missed penalty decision I've seen in a long time there with Galway on the right side of it.

Will need to remember that one next time I'm convinced GUFC never get anything.

Yeah looked pretty clear cut alright but even if Pats hadve scored a penalty to make it 3-2 they’d no doubt have found another way to shoot themselves in the foot again. Some absolutely horrendous defending that’s getting worse by the week and you won’t win any games of football with that schoolboy stuff at the back. Evan Watts in goal for Galway looks a great young keeper, made 4 or 5 good saves tonight and he’s got a great length on his kickouts as we saw with the first goal while the Pats defence were asleep

[oriel]

Just saw the second goal by Galway, what in the name of Jesus is the Pats keeper playing at, does he fancy himself as a left back now, or a GAA modern GK going forward?

Plus he did something similar a few months ago I recall, that is just nuts and more so how Kenny is still picking him.

Some finish to be fair by Hurley from inside his own half, still had to get it on target even w/o the absent GK.

[Another Bohemia]

Poor performance from Bohs there last night. If young Brennan's decision making was better he could have had a goal or two but that type of decision making comes with time and experience so hopefully he has learned from that. The passing out of the back was shocking, over hit all night and it's not like there was no space to run into or hit the ball into. It's clear part of the game plan was to try to get the wingers running into space with the long balls, the few times the ball wasn't over hit it caused problems but those times were far too few. As others have said Kavanagh in particular was awful and responsible for both goals. The mistakes he's making it almost seems like he's never played the position before. The peno being a great example. There was little to no danger but he tried to barge through the back of the attacker? It just makes no sense. I reckon Cian Byrne will win back his spot in no time once he returns in July. Either that or we will see another CB. Roll on Monday I think Meekison and Clarke starting will make a big difference going forward. If we can sort the silly mistakes in defence it could be a good game.

[dcfc_legend9]

Goal of the season has been scored. I cant see many better than that Duffy banger.

We probably shaded the game on reflection and created a decent chance for Liam Boyce to slot home only for his touch to close his own angle and make it difficult for him to lob dink it over Kearns.

We played some really nice football at times without actually doing much with it. I did think Shels where unbelievably poor though and didnt really lay much of a glove on us.

3 points and a win in Dublin made the trip home for a change alot easier.

[brendy_éire]

We played some really nice football at times without actually doing much with it. I did think Shels where unbelievably poor though and didnt really lay much of a glove on us.

Thought Shels approach to the game was unusual in that they seemed content to allow us to have plenty of the ball, especially in the first half. Made a boring spectacle really.

Some strike by Duffy for the goal, who was just about onside, watching it back. Diallo had a good game, nice to see him back.
For Shels, Ali Coote was the only highlight. He did great when he came on, and caused us trouble, whilst drawing a few yellow card books out of us. Feels like he should be starting for Shels.

I said beforehand, I'd take two points from this weekend in Dublin, so we're already into bonus territory.

[placid casual]

A very competitive league this year ,with everyone capable of beating each other.
Rovers consistency and ability to keep everyone fit at present,means they are ahead of the rest.
An entertaining game awaits in Monday night now, regardless of the result.

[Nesta99]

Goal of the season has been scored. I cant see many better than that Duffy banger.

We probably shaded the game on reflection and created a decent chance for Liam Boyce to slot home only for his touch to close his own angle and make it difficult for him to lob dink it over Kearns.

We played some really nice football at times without actually doing much with it. I did think Shels where unbelievably poor though and didnt really lay much of a glove on us.

3 points and a win in Dublin made the trip home for a change alot easier.

He has his critics but Duffs post match interview was good, a refreshing and frank assessment of the performance and season even. The comment on 2 or 3 game in a week not an excuse with full time pros and a squad I agree with. It was a different kind of complaining from him last night. He obviously feels that there is an issue with the squad, which is his, and is also taking responsibility but feels the layers are shirking theirs. He let players go for their off field chicken roll habits and sound like he thinks more are not buying in to his level of expectation. Derry were competent and it was enough, still favourites!

[Comic Book Guy]

Strange game in the Bowl. On general balance of play it was even enough - except we are really toothless up front, and Cobh scored their first three real chances (and then hit the post and forced a great double save)

Two, maybe three injuries in the first half for us too (plus a torn ball, which I've never seen before) all adding up to a pretty crappy night's work

Delighted with the win after chucking 2 bad points away in Longford last week, the pitch at the Bowl is a massive improvement on earlier in the season but just curious if they watered the pitch or not? It might account for the injuries as it looked quite hard.

[Jack B]

Just saw the second goal by Galway, what in the name of Jesus is the Pats keeper playing at, does he fancy himself as a left back now, or a GAA modern GK going forward?

Plus he did something similar a few months ago I recall, that is just nuts and more so how Kenny is still picking him.

Some finish to be fair by Hurley from inside his own half, still had to get it on target even w/o the absent GK.

He admittedly had a shocker last night and vs Rovers, but Anang is otherwise the least of our problems and has been fantastic this season. Earlier in the year when we were picking up results he was our best player, which didn't say much for the team as a whole.

Funny game last night really. Galway got a couple of mad goals, their keeper had a blinder of a game and we were probably robbed of a penalty, but still and all I struggle to feel hard done by with how we're playing.

[redobit]

I think the LOITV commentator summed up the Sligo Rovers performance pretty well last night: ... "The most complete performance from a team that is going to lose a game that I have seen in a long long time".

Good to be playing well but moral victories no good at this stage of a season.

[yurt]

The results last night bunched up the table once again just as it seemed Galway and Waterford might be left behind in any mid table battle.

2-8 will hopefully continue to be a bunched group for another month or two yet.

It looks for now at least the Sligo are definitely a better team than Cork and should pick up enough points over the course of the season to finish 9th.

[sbgawa]

The routine win that the bookies had it at but nice to get it done before the main event on Monday. Bohs will be kicking themselves as now even a win Monday for them just has the weekend as a tie when they would have been hoping to make up ground. We should beat bohs Monday but the same could have been said before the last two games.
I have one of the golden tickets and hopefully will be celebrating a league win on Monday....

[Mr A]

Two, maybe three injuries in the first half for us too (plus a torn ball, which I've never seen before) all adding up to a pretty crappy night's work

Oh dear Jebus that us the stuff of nightmares, hope the poor lad recovers and they sew it back together or something

[WoodquayBoy]

Goal of the season has been scored. I cant see many better than that Duffy banger.

It was a good strike but it’s not even in the top three scored so far IMO.
Did you miss Dyer’s second for us away to Bohs? Or Warren Davis for Drogheda away to Shels?
Or Hurley last night from 5 yards inside his own half against Pats?
I know it’s one opinion against another, but those three were all special

[pineapple stu]

Oh dear Jebus that us the stuff of nightmares, hope the poor lad recovers and they sew it back together or something
Ha! I should clarify, it was match ball that was torn!! The stitching came loose and you could hold it by the panelling.

But yeah - I can see that the phrasing was ambiguous...!

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

It was a good strike but it’s not even in the top three scored so far IMO.
Did you miss Dyer’s second for us away to Bohs? Or Warren Davis for Drogheda away to Shels?
Or Hurley last night from 5 yards inside his own half against Pats?
I know it’s one opinion against another, but those three were all special

Thought Eldings goal in Tolka was better so not even the best goal in Tolka

[Nesta99]

Oh dear Jebus that us the stuff of nightmares, hope the poor lad recovers and they sew it back together or something

You may jest, but years ago one ambulance callout I had the misfortune of being present for was a young halfwit had scaled a gaelic football post during a game (have no idea why) and in getting down he slid down the post like firemans pole, forgetting the crossbar and the bolts that kept it in place. Used a polystyrene cup to scoop things up ( still attached but dangling free) and taped it where things should be roughly be hanging. My radio call to the ED (pun there too if you like) was busted balls at a football match en route!

[WoodquayBoy]

Thought Eldings goal in Tolka was better so not even the best goal in Tolka
Knew there was another Tolka one I was missing - and one in Tallaght as well?

[Buckett]

You may jest, but years ago one ambulance callout I had the misfortune of being present for was a young halfwit had scaled a gaelic football post during a game (have no idea why) and in getting down he slid down the post like firemans pole, forgetting the crossbar and the bolts that kept it in place. Used a polystyrene cup to scoop things up ( still attached but dangling free) and taped it where things should be roughly be hanging. My radio call to the ED (pun there too if you like) was busted balls at a football match en route!

I wish I hadn't read that!

[Nesta99]

Duffy has more leagie medals than Elding so Duffys one wins!

[Nesta99]

I wish I hadn't read that!

Oh its a favourite among many nuts stories in a now long Health Services career! Mr A started it:)

[total hoofball]

Thought Eldings goal in Tolka was better so not even the best goal in Tolka
Yeah there has been three similar outstanding strikes at Tolka this season against Shels that hit the top corner all potential goal of the season contenders - Davis for Drogheda, Elding for Sligo and now Duffy for Derry

I would also rate Elding's the best as it was out of nowhere when he had a moment of space, Davis and Duffy's strikes while superb were aided by Shels' full-backs weakly standing off that you could see what has going to happen when they cut-in from the flank if they struck the ball on target towards the corner

[Buckett]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aADG_i3tj8U

Dave Hurley's goal vs Pat's made ESPN Top 10 Plays of the day

[Mr A]

Ha! I should clarify, it was match ball that was torn!! The stitching came loose and you could hold it by the panelling.

But yeah - I can see that the phrasing was ambiguous...!

Ha I understood rightly I was just doing a joke and then I read Nesta's post and got my comeuppance in a major way, f****g hell

[culloty82]

Given the form Cobh have been on over the last two months or so, probably the biggest challenge we could possibly face tonight, but then it's games like this, and the risk/reward potential involved that are the very reason we joined the league in the first place.