Games weekend 19th to 22nd September [Archive]

sbgawa

18/09/2025, 2:51 PM

Premier Division (All 19:45)

Friday 19th

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

Monday 22nd

Waterford v Shamrock Rovers
St Pats v Cork
Drogheda v Shelbourne
Galway v Sligo

First Division (19:45 unless stated)

Friday 19th

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

Saturday 20th

Longford v Dundalk (19:30)

Monday 22nd

Finn Harps v Wexford
Athlone v Kerry

sbgawa

18/09/2025, 2:59 PM

Pressure on Derry and Bohs to get results on Friday with everyone else playing two games things could get very tight.
A pair of wins for Pats and Shels with losses on Friday for Derry and Bohs would have Derry in second on 49 , Pats 48, Shels 48 , Bohs 47.
On the other hand wins for Derry and Bohs and we could see them put real distance in the race for Europe places.

Galway v Sligo on Monday is a huge one obviously , if Galway play like they did against Pats they should win...will be interesting to see the Sligo reaction to the loss in Kerry.
Big weekend for Drogs as well , two wins and thet are right in it but their season seems to be slipping away a bit

brendy_�ire

18/09/2025, 6:54 PM

Pressure on Derry and Bohs to get results on Friday with everyone else playing two games things could get very tight.

Sort of, but only if the other club wins.
For our game, I think it's a must win for Shels, a draw for us isn't a disaster.
Chatting to a good few Shels fans over in Armenia (haven't they multiplied of late?), and they are still stuck on the idea of getting second spot. I don't blame them, as it's probably there for the taking. A draw would do them no good in that regard.

We've just had the news that Ben Doherty is out for the season, so we'll be needing Dummigan fit to stick him in tomorrow.

Galway are in serious need of a win, but I don't think they'll get it in Inchicore, nor that Sligo will at home to Drogs. They play each other on Monday night in Galway, massive game.

FD-wise, Harps are playing Bray at good time. Bray don't have much to play for, they're just going to finish third. Is it even worth the effort of trying harder to finish second? Hardly much advantage.

nr637

19/09/2025, 9:59 AM

What games are on Virgin TV and is there a Monday night game being shown? :embarrassed:

dundalkfc10

19/09/2025, 11:23 AM

What games are on Virgin TV and is there a Monday night game being shown? :embarrassed:

Pats and Galway on tonight. Doesn't seem to be showing a game Monday, with Rovers and Bohs the next listen for next Friday

joey B

19/09/2025, 1:25 PM

Pitch inspection at Markets field at 3pm for Treaty/Athlone

Tomas

19/09/2025, 6:04 PM

Very difficult set of fixtures :eek:

See only two "bankers" :D Sligo home win, and Shelbourne shell shocking Derry.

As for others would like the Bohs win to still make the title push interesting but then Rovers are away to Cork.

Bohemians v Waterford - home win
Cork v Shamrock Rovers - draw
Sligo v Drogheda - home
Derry v Shelbourne - away
St Pats v Galway - draw

ger121

19/09/2025, 7:37 PM

So very Bohs. You could tell it was coming.

Bohtastic

19/09/2025, 7:42 PM

Bohs absolute poison tonight. Gifted a goal by a comical keeper error.
Waterford having the bulk of the chances, only got a goal in 1st half stoppage time due to a linesman call saying the ball was over the line for the second week in a row. Another week there won't be a conclusive camera angle to show either way.
This season has an end of 2023 vibe to it for us. Form fallen off a cliff.

culloty82

19/09/2025, 7:55 PM

Darragh Foley comes on for his debut in the Kerry goals, after Matt Connor picked up a knock just before HT.

pineapple stu

19/09/2025, 8:21 PM

Means I think both sides are now giving debuts to the guys who started the season third choice, having gotten rid of their first choice during the season

placid casual

19/09/2025, 8:40 PM

If Rovers had a striker they'd be dangerous.
Should have hammered cork 5 :1 but woeful up front result's in another draw in turmers cross

pineapple stu

19/09/2025, 8:50 PM

Just seeing Pat's and Shels are level on points, goal difference and goals scored for fourth place (and potentially the last European spot)

How does that get decided if it ends that way?

sbgawa

19/09/2025, 8:50 PM

Jeez thats a terrible last 20 mins for harps. Treaty losing and harps winning cimpletly reversed

thebronze14

19/09/2025, 8:50 PM

Harps bottle it against ten men as normal. Two absolutely braindead penalties to give away. Open goal missed at 2 1 up. Playoff gone

Nah Nah Nah Nah

19/09/2025, 9:15 PM

Anang is an absolute liability on crosses

Nesta99

19/09/2025, 9:38 PM

Waterford in the play-off, Dundalk would have nothing to wory about...they're getting sucked in and their GD drops them in it with just 1 swing of results.
Dundalk have to make Wexford's efforts count tomorrow. Always a hit or miss away to UCD (feels like a miss too oftent) so 3 points tomorrow leaves the pressure off prior to playing Athlone and with Bray back in with a shout if beating Cobh the same night. If Dundalk are promoted prior to going to Cobh last day and Bray are within striking distance, well Cobh dont seem to hold their nerve in the must wins!?

Bohtastic

19/09/2025, 9:56 PM

patsdad

19/09/2025, 9:59 PM

Anang is an absolute liability on crosses

What a bizarre comment. Not sure what a Sligo supporter was doing watching Pats when Sligo were playing but Anang is very good on crosses and the only time he was beaten tonight was a penalty.

pineapple stu

19/09/2025, 10:07 PM

Always a hit or miss away to UCD (feels like a miss too oftent) so
We're in Oriel next week

Nah Nah Nah Nah

19/09/2025, 10:10 PM

What a bizarre comment. Not sure what a Sligo supporter was doing watching Pats when Sligo were playing but Anang is very good on crosses and the only time he was beaten tonight was a penalty.

I was watching it along with our game. Thought he was awful on them.

Nesta99

19/09/2025, 11:07 PM

We're in Oriel next week

I phrased that really badly so Ill go again, I hope we make Wexfords result tonight count tomorrow v Longford as UCD next is hit or miss, at least it feels that UCD is more miss than hit for us. Would take pressure off where its not all must win games with that last game in Cobh giving them a sniff if a couple of results swing. Dont know why I said away as I was after looking to see whch game I might get to, UCD or Harps.

TonyD

19/09/2025, 11:15 PM

I was watching it along with our game. Thought he was awful on them.

He had one tonight where maybe he got the benefit if the doubt from the ref and got a free, but generally his handling on crosses is excellent.

We should have won tonight. Had the chances, Luke Turner in particular missed a sitter right at the death. Two point dropped. Special mention to the Galway players who were sitting behind the away dugout, a supremely annoying bunch. On their feet every couple of minutes screaming for decisions. They must learn it off Caulfield. Bit of handbags at the end too with some of the Pats supporters (Who really should have known better).

Olander

19/09/2025, 11:34 PM

He had one tonight where maybe he got the benefit if the doubt from the ref and got a free, but generally his handling on crosses is excellent.

We should have won tonight. Had the chances, Luke Turner in particular missed a sitter right at the death. Two point dropped. Special mention to the Galway players who were sitting behind the away dugout, a supremely annoying bunch. On their feet every couple of minutes screaming for decisions. They must learn it off Caulfield. Bit of handbags at the end too with some of the Pats supporters (Who really should have known better).
Seriously? You're moaning about players looking for decisions for their team? Typical Dub team that doesn't like it when teams don't role over for them. Saw some Pats players refusing to shake hands with GUFC players after the game. ****ebags. Pats are well able to go and were crowding Harvey trying to influence him over and over, and then we're not going to mention Pats players diving all game, Mulreaney's was an embarrassment.

WoodquayBoy

19/09/2025, 11:59 PM

He had one tonight where maybe he got the benefit if the doubt from the ref and got a free, but generally his handling on crosses is excellent.

We should have won tonight. Had the chances, Luke Turner in particular missed a sitter right at the death. Two point dropped. Special mention to the Galway players who were sitting behind the away dugout, a supremely annoying bunch. On their feet every couple of minutes screaming for decisions. They must learn it off Caulfield. Bit of handbags at the end too with some of the Pats supporters (Who really should have known better).
Oh no, did the culchies dare to upset you all? So so sorry.
Probably gave Mulraney some gip as well when he once again tried to cheat his way to a penalty. There is a breed of scummer that sits in that section of the stand behind the away ‘dugout’, older fellas mainly, that should really be weeded out of the place.
But good luck for the rest of the season.

Olander

20/09/2025, 12:02 AM

Oh no, did the culchies dare to upset you all? So so sorry.
Probably gave Mulraney some gip as well when he once again tried to cheat his way to a penalty. There is a breed of scummer that sits in that section of the stand behind the away ‘dugout’, older fellas mainly, that should really be weeded out of the place.
But good luck for the rest of the season.
Ridiculous. Going on about Caulfield then as if Kenny and Gartland aren't constantly badgering the assistant and fourth official in every game. Gartland repeatedly shouted "**** off" at Caulfield after he called out Mulreaney's pathetic dive. Shameful.

Nesta99

20/09/2025, 2:27 AM

D24Saint

20/09/2025, 8:13 AM

Seriously? You're moaning about players looking for decisions for their team? Typical Dub team that doesn't like it when teams don't role over for them. Saw some Pats players refusing to shake hands with GUFC players after the game. ****ebags. Pats are well able to go and were crowding Harvey trying to influence him over and over, and then we're not going to mention Pats players diving all game, Mulreaney's was an embarrassment.

You really have to get that chip off your shoulder with the Dublin country thing. This isn’t the GAA in the seventies. How relevant to anything that happened last night is where either team is from in the country it’s 2025 for gods sake. A bit of passion from either bench’s isn’t a bad thing imo. It got both the players and the fans wound up and created a bit of drama. We had an enough clear cut chances to win the match but didn’t.

total hoofball

20/09/2025, 8:23 AM

That was a strange Shels performance last night played most of it with little urgency before conceding a sloppy goal and we resumed it again after our equaliser seemed to be content with a draw. It's been performances like that this season resulting in too many draws why our European hopes for next season are hanging in the balance

brendy_�ire

20/09/2025, 8:51 AM

Just seeing Pat's and Shels are level on points, goal difference and goals scored for fourth place (and potentially the last European spot)

How does that get decided if it ends that way?

Head to head, then disciplinary record after that.

Olander

20/09/2025, 9:13 AM

Galways fans sounding like Cork fans 10 years ago! Caulfield has been a pain in the ars€ screaming for everything on the sideline for years and winds his players up to do the same. If it works it works but dont be so hurt about it. Caulfields sides are set up to be physical then they flip if anyone dares to play around them. Do you not remember Cork fans trying to have tackling banned for everyone else?? I know its stressfull at the foot of the table so have a pass - any jack in the box in a seated stand is a head wrecker tbf never mind a bunch of them.Cork v Dundalk is over. Your manager has moved on. It's time you do too.

You really have to get that chip off your shoulder with the Dublin country thing. This isn’t the GAA in the seventies. How relevant to anything that happened last night is where either team is from in the country it’s 2025 for gods sake. A bit of passion from either bench’s isn’t a bad thing imo. It got both the players and the fans wound up and created a bit of drama. We had an enough clear cut chances to win the match but didn’t.No chip. And I couldn't care less about the GAA and never have.

Pats showed last night that they can't take it, it's hilarious to see their fans then turning their ire on us as an excuse for falling short once again. The level of arrogance that some Pats fans have is astounding, they clearly feel that sides like us should just roll over and give them the points, and when they don't get their way, they react like how they did last night and deflect. That very expensively put together Pats team have beaten us inside 90 minutes once this season. The way some of their fans go on, you'd think they're prime Barca, then hilariously referring to us as a team of "hatchet men". I wish we were even half as bad as some make it, but it's just a lazy take. However it doesn't say much for Pats that they could only beat us once in the league this season does it.

ger121

20/09/2025, 9:16 AM

A lucky enough win last night but other results definitely went in our favour. Could do with a couple of draws on Monday in games involving European spot rivals.
We are not great at all but are in an ok position,coming into the home stretch. It’s going to make for a very exciting finish to the season.

pineapple stu

20/09/2025, 9:36 AM

Straightforward enough win for us over Kerry last night - confirms us in the play-offs, almost certainly to play Bray.

9 wins and 2 draws in our last 11 games - serious bit of form coming into the play-offs. Have beaten Bray in our last two games too, and if Galway's slump continues then we could yet be in line for a season of being hammered next season.

nigel-harps1954

20/09/2025, 9:49 AM

Harps really should have beaten Bray fairly comfortably last night but completely sh1t the nest in the second half. We've thrown away so many points this season we'd be secure enough in the playoffs if we didn't continuously shoot ourselves in the foot. Its really disappointing

2 Year Contract

20/09/2025, 10:19 AM

Cork v Dundalk is over. Your manager has moved on. It's time you do too.

No chip. And I couldn't care less about the GAA and never have.

Pats showed last night that they can't take it, it's hilarious to see their fans then turning their ire on us as an excuse for falling short once again. The level of arrogance that some Pats fans have is astounding, they clearly feel that sides like us should just roll over and give them the points, and when they don't get their way, they react like how they did last night and deflect. That very expensively put together Pats team have beaten us inside 90 minutes once this season. The way some of their fans go on, you'd think they're prime Barca, then hilariously referring to us as a team of "hatchet men". I wish we were even half as bad as some make it, but it's just a lazy take. However it doesn't say much for Pats that they could only beat us once in the league this season does it.

Really? To me it looks like you’re the only one that’s losing your head given the amount of words you’ve put into your several posts ranting about the game last night. I mean you’ve called your manager being told to f-off by Gartland “shameful” for gods sake :D

Anyways on the game itself, Pats have nobody to blame but themselves for not winning that last night. Brendan Clarke was deserved man of the match but I still feel with the chances created one or two of them should’ve been buried. A silly challenge from Forrester for the peno and once Galway took the lead it was always going to be tough for Pats to come back and win it given how hardworking, organised and dogged Galway are as a team. A shame the chance at the end fell to Luke Turner rather than say Carty or it may well have been a goal. Hickey was unfortunate before that but the ball clearly struck his arm as the multiple angles on the replays showed so it was the right call to give the free out

Olander

20/09/2025, 10:31 AM

Really? To me it looks like you’re the only one that’s losing your head given the amount of words you’ve put into your several posts ranting about the game last night. I mean you’ve called your manager being told to f-off by Gartland “shameful” for gods sake :D

Anyways on the game itself, Pats have nobody to blame but themselves for not winning that last night. Brendan Clarke was deserved man of the match but I still feel with the chances created one or two of them should’ve been buried. A silly challenge from Forrester for the peno and once Galway took the lead it was always going to be tough for Pats to come back and win it given how hardworking, organised and dogged Galway are as a team. A shame the chance at the end fell to Luke Turner rather than say Carty or it may well have been a goal. Hickey was unfortunate before that but the ball clearly struck his arm as the multiple angles on the replays showed so it was the right call to give the free out

Mulraney's dive was shameful. Not Gartland's constant mouthing like a little chihuahua, that's nothing new. I found it hilarious how Tony moaned about Caulfield's behaviour when you have some of the biggest weasels in the LOI on the sideline. Butter wouldn't melt. No self awareness.

2 Year Contract

20/09/2025, 10:53 AM

Mulraney's dive was shameful. Not Gartland's constant mouthing like a little chihuahua, that's nothing new. I found it hilarious how Tony moaned about Caulfield's behaviour when you have some of the biggest weasels in the LOI on the sideline. Butter wouldn't melt. No self awareness.

No self awareness gave me a great laugh, Caulfield picks up cards and sendings off for sport Olander, probably more so than any manager in the country over the last number of years :D Agree on Mulraney’s dive. Anything to say about Hurley raking 6 studs down an opponents calf from behind to stop an attack? Leavy limping away after the match showing the stud marks to his teammate, thankfully wasn’t something more serious, cowardly tackle I’m sure you can agree given your superior self awareness to everyone

Olander

20/09/2025, 11:12 AM

No self awareness gave me a great laugh, Caulfield picks up cards and sendings off for sport Olander, probably more so than any manager in the country over the last number of years :D Agree on Mulraney’s dive. Anything to say about Hurley raking 6 studs down an opponents calf from behind to stop an attack? Leavy limping away after the match showing the stud marks to his teammate, thankfully wasn’t something more serious, cowardly tackle I’m sure you can agree given your superior self awareness to everyone
Does he? Since you're so aware, how many reds has Caulfield picked up over the last two years in the Premier? Yeah I'm sure it was hilarious, some of the biggest weasels in the LOI in Pats backroom, having a go at another team's backroom staff for their behaviour, absolutely gas stuff alright. Again, a lot of self awareness at play there.

Poor Leavy will be better before he gets married, the poor lad.

Nesta99

20/09/2025, 4:09 PM

Cork v Dundalk is over. Your manager has moved on. It's time you do too.
.

Ouch that nearly hurt....if I havent moved on from DVDs....

Your manager hasnt moved on from the 1980s, potentially getting a 2nd side relegated with big budgets. Doesnt make fans whinging about Dublin bias or manic headless chicken in the technical area/stand any less tiresome be it 10 years ago or today. A former Dundalk manager once strangely said pressure is for tyres, seems its for Galway fans too!

Olander

20/09/2025, 4:22 PM

Ouch that nearly hurt....if I havent moved on from DVDs....

Your manager hasnt moved on from the 1980s, potentially getting a 2nd side relegated with big budgets. Doesnt make fans whinging about Dublin bias or manic headless chicken in the technical area/stand any less tiresome be it 10 years ago or today. A former Dundalk manager once strangely said pressure is for tyres, seems its for Galway fans too!

Some spoofing. Big budgets eh. Who in the Division do Galway United have a bigger budget than? Drogheda, maybe slightly bigger than Sligo. Definitely relative to Cork and Waterford. Clueless comment. You think we're able to compete with the likes of Pats who brought Mulraney back from the States where he was earning 5/6k a week in the MLS, Forrester etc. Pats blew us out of the water for Kazeem for example. Don't let that stop your waffling though.

Get over Caulfield, he can't hurt you anymore.

brendy_�ire

20/09/2025, 6:33 PM

That was a strange Shels performance last night played most of it with little urgency before conceding a sloppy goal and we resumed it again after our equaliser seemed to be content with a draw.

Agreed. Felt Shels should have been much more urgent. For our part, I think we were actually wasting time to get the draw. I'm happy enough with it, but most City fans seemed annoyed at the result.
Not the most exciting game, but a couple of moments of notable quality.
O'Reilly's goal had great skill to get shot away. Initially, I thought he was just being cheeky sticking a leg in, but watching the replay, it was a lovely shot.
Sam Todd at the end of the first half had as good a last ditch tackle as you'll see all year. Certainly our most improved player this season.
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Nesta99

20/09/2025, 7:19 PM

Some spoofing. Big budgets eh. Who in the Division do Galway United have a bigger budget than? Drogheda, maybe slightly bigger than Sligo. Definitely relative to Cork and Waterford. Clueless comment. You think we're able to compete with the likes of Pats who brought Mulraney back from the States where he was earning 5/6k a week in the MLS, Forrester etc. Pats blew us out of the water for Kazeem for example. Don't let that stop your waffling though.

Get over Caulfield, he can't hurt you anymore.

All together now.... Are you Cork in disguise.....

WoodquayBoy

20/09/2025, 11:57 PM

Ouch that nearly hurt....if I havent moved on from DVDs....
This has long bemused me: clubs were asked to submit applications to be part of the top-flight of a NEW league structure being put in place by the FAI.
As part of that process, we submitted a DVD to support our application.
The FAI decided ‘yeah, they’ll do’ and that was that. The play-off at the end of the season had nothing to do with promotion, it was to assign points for final standing as one aspect of the criteria used for inviting teams to form a new top-flight.
It’s not our fault the FAI had their heads turns by a DVD. Anyone with even second level education would have been able to work that out by now.
But, you know, believe whatever you need to believe to keep you going

Nesta99

21/09/2025, 3:02 AM

This has long bemused me: clubs were asked to submit applications to be part of the top-flight of a NEW league structure being put in place by the FAI.
As part of that process, we submitted a DVD to support our application.
The FAI decided ‘yeah, they’ll do’ and that was that. The play-off at the end of the season had nothing to do with promotion, it was to assign points for final standing as one aspect of the criteria used for inviting teams to form a new top-flight.
It’s not our fault the FAI had their heads turns by a DVD. Anyone with even second level education would have been able to work that out by now.
But, you know, believe whatever you need to believe to keep you going

You Cork lite lads are really hurting - TonyD you are a real sh1t stirrer you should apologise now for upsetting these poor fans! How dare you criticise their lovely players or cool calm and sophisticated manager.