Dublin City v SRFC?

[NY Hoop]

"Shams" :confused: are relegated, one could easily imagine a re-structured league for next season.

Ah the good old conspiracy theory!

But today is the final day for clubs to submit their thoughts on next season's format:rolleyes: Absolutely unbelievable that they havent decided on the format yet! Rumours that they want a 22 team league which means that bar the top 4 in the premier every other club has played for nothing.

KOH

[Hecko]

I think I speak for a lot of eL fans in that I'm conflicted on this one

1. Rovers would be a loss to the premier
2. CHF are not a football club IMO
3. Getting relegated for having 8 points deducted is not right

BUT....

4. Seeing Roddy lose Dublin City after waht he did would be priceless

[monutdfc]

Absolutely unbelievable that they havent decided on the format yet!
Ridiculous - yes.
Unbelievable - no.

[pineapple stu]

CHF are scoring goals for fun, albeit in the first division.

One of the lads was at whitehall saturday and says that we should be alright cos CHF are garbage
We beat them 3-1 in the League Cup (granted, reserves v. reserves) and 2-0 in the FAI Cup without too many problems. There's a decent gap between top of the First and bottom of the Premier. Especially when you consider that Rovers on the field are seventh and Dublin City would have finished fifth last season with the number of points they have.

[Schumi]

I genuinely fear us going down. Confidence is in the toilet, lost 5 in a row which will be 6 friday cos all the kids will be playing, CHF are scoring goals for fun, albeit in the first division.
I expect Rovers to beat us tbh. We've won one game in two months and with the possible exception of the Harps away game that I missed, have been toothless up front for most of that period.

[manic da hoop]

One of the most bizarre reasons that some people are citing to want us to go down is their hatred of Roddy! Lads, we hate him even MORE than the rest of you, but we are certainly not cutting off our nose to spite our face. Whether we will ne playing in the First or the Premier next year I don't want that man at Rovers.

[Ash]

I want Cobh to get into the play off and get promoted.
Simply cos its a biotch of a journey down there and we'll
have a long trip up to Ballybofey next season aswell!

[DvB]

I have to say that having witnessed ICBINHF up close on saturday my confidence is slowly coming back, despite the scoreline which was extremely flattering considering the circumstances it was one of the worst games of ball i'd watched in a long time! Quite simply if we lose over the 2 games we deserve to be relegated & i'll have no complaints either! They are no way even close to the poorest premier division teams i've seen this year (allowing for form at the times of the matches)

As for the debate here, i fully appreciate alot of people wanting us to go down, put it this way if it were bohs, pats or shels i'd be going to the games & cheering for ICBINHF, too right i would, thats what rivalry is all about, the bragging rights would be for one season at least, awesome!!

I personally think it'll be tight due to the circumstances & no doubt media hype around the games but expect us to win out, if not, well so be it, thats life, thats football!

Koh

[Ringo]

I personally think it'll be tight due to the circumstances & no doubt media hype around the games but expect us to win out, if not, well so be it, thats life, thats football!

Koh

it would take a lot for a 1st Division team to beat a premier team. but i can dream!:)

[bluemovie]

I don't see Rovers losing to either Cobh or Dublin. They've been battling against Derry/Cork/Shels while Cobh and Dublin have been playing Athlone/Monaghan. The advantage is always with the Premier club (Blues are the only ones who lose play-offs:( ) and Rovers should have enough quality to pull through.

It's a win-win situation for the rest of the league. If Rovers lose, it will be hilarious and great for the First Division. If they win, we can renew rivalries with them next year and it will be easier for Harps, etc to be promoted next year.

[Derek]

Fair play you hit the nail on the head,with rovers you more often than not get a good game and good crowds, i said it before that the league needs rovers in it.
I for 1 will be shouting for rovers in the playoffs, good luck to them.
Dublin city offer nothing at all,no fanbase and to me the name dublin city fc is enough.
Rovers have a tremendous history in LOI and and it would be a disaster if they did go down.
I honestly think too they will win the playoffs easily.

blah, blah, blah change the record

[Dodge]

If all DC ever offer the league is that they've relegated ROvers, they'll have gone up 1,000% IMO

as long as they get relegated the following season obviously

[Block G Raptor]

"to be read in your best manic Kevin keegan accent"
"I would love it.......love it ..........I mean Really really Love it ..............."if rovers go down. :D

I dont think they will though and to be honest (all rivalry b****x aside) I really fear for their survival if they do and that would be a crying shame
rovers in the first division I can handle No rovers at all............well thats a horse of a different colour alltogether