24th/25th rounds LOI August 15th - 18th

Pivotal weekend in the LOI.

Premier Friday.

St.Patricks Ath v UCD 8pm Lve on Setanta Sports.

Athlone Town v Shamrock Rovers

BohemianFC v Drogheda United

Bray Wanderers v Sligo Rovers

Derry City v Cork City

DundalkFC v LimerickFC

Premier Monday.(all 7.45 k.o's)

UCD v Athlone Town

BohemianFC v Shamrock Rovers

Cork City v Bray Wanderers

Drogheda United v Derry City

Sligo Rovers v DundalkFC

St.Pats Ath. v LimerickFC

First Division Friday.

Waterford United v Finn Harps

Wexford Youths v Shelbourne 8pm

First Division Saturday.

Longford Town v GalwayFC 7.30pm

First Division Sunday

Shamrock Rovers v Cobh Rams 2pm

I'm sticking my neck out and predict 4 points for us this weekend.
bray seem to be struggling with injuries and maybe the pressure is starting to tell on Kenny, who knows? If Limerick can take something from their game it will be squeaky bum time for sure.
we have nothing to lose at this stage anyways.
we are sh!t though so who knows.

2 wins a must for us in the race for Europe, hopefully Derry and Bohs can do us a favour this weekend.

I think we will beat Limerick but it might be a close game, we may not have played particularly well v Drogs, and we were excellent in the first half v Cork and just ok in the second, but still got 4 points from those two away games.

I'd be happy with another 4 this weekend, as Sligo away on Monday will be a tough match too.

Whatever happens I'd say the league table will look very different on Monday night. Let's see what happens, definitely a huge weekend for every team and for different reasons.

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Originally Posted by PartySaint

2 wins a must for us in the race for Europe, hopefully Derry......can do us a favour this weekend.

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Doubt it. Missing Patterson, Molloy and McBride. Cork missing a few too, but I reckon a draw is the best we can hope for.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish...city-previews/

"Athlone lost their last outing 3-1 to Sligo Rovers. Keith Long and James O’Brien are suspended, while Graham Rusk and Sean Byrne both doubtful through injury. "

I don't think Keith Long would have been getting a game even if he wasn't serving a ban from the dugout

Very quiet activity on here pre Friday night games, is no one going to any matches???

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Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

I don't think Keith Long would have been getting a game even if he wasn't serving a ban from the dugout

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I've seen stranger things at Athlone this season?

I think Limerick could give Dundalk a real game in Oriel, but more likely Russell will send them out to attack and Dundalk will ruthlessly expose the gaps. Cork have a tough game in Derry that they need at least a point from, but if Patterson is as uninterested as he was against Rovers I wouldn't put it past them. UCD will take an early lead against Pats before going down 4 or 5-1, and Rovers will do a professional job in Athlone.

Jesus, that's an absolutely desperate crowd in Inchicore. Is there 500 in?

Cork 1 up in Derry, Bohs 1 up at home to Drogs.

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Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Jesus, that's an absolutely desperate crowd in Inchicore. Is there 500 in?

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Poor enough alright. People saving their money for Monday I assume.

Waterford 0-1 Harps

Watching Pats/UCD. Students have been torn open a few times already, but Saints shooting boots aren't on.

Bohs 1-0 Drogheda
Derry 0-1 Cork
Waterford 0-2 Harps
Wexford 0-1 Shels

Fine individual effort by Fahey gives Pats the lead. Hard to see UCD getting back into it tbh.

UCD have done their level best to gift Pats a goal and finally they have on the stroke of half time. Great finish but good god, that must be the seventh or eighth time UCD have been caught in possession 25 yards out.

Athlone 0 - 1 Rovers (Sheppard)
Bray 0 - 1 Sligo (Zayed)

Bolger sent off. Life in this one yet.

Dundalk doing everything tonight but score

Nasty, nasty boy, Greg Bolger. He's lucky to he (accidentally) stamped on the ball instead of Douglas's ankle.