2016 Predictions

Too early? 3 weeks until the start of the season, most squads are as good as sorted at this stage and well into pre-season.

It's going to be a very interesting season in both Premier and First Divisions. There's no real standout for league winner, and there's no real standout for relegation. Could go right to the wire in both ends. I've swayed back and forth in where I think people will end up lately such is how tight I see it being outside the top four.

First Division, hard to see past Limerick but it'll not be quite as easy as is being suggested.


Premier Division:

1. Dundalk
2. Shamrock Rovers
3. Cork City
4. St Pat's Ath
5. Bohemian FC
6. Bray Wanderers
7. Sligo Rovers
8. Derry City
9. Galway United
10. Finn Harps
11. Longford Town
12. Wexford Youths

First Division

1. Limerick
2. Cobh Ramblers
3. UCD
4. Shelbourne
5. Drogheda United
6. Athlone
7. Waterford United
8. Cabinteely

League Cup: Bohs
FAI Cup: Cork
Play Off: Cobh
First Manager Sacked: Tony Cousins
Top Scorer: Danny North

Premier Division:

1. Dundalk
2. Cork
3. Bohs
4. Sham Rovers
5. Pats
6. Bray Wanderers
7. Sligo Rovers
8. Harps
9. Derry
10. Galway
11. Longford Town
12. Wexford Youths

First Division

1. Limerick
2. Drogs
3. UCD
4. Shels
5. Cobh
6. Athlone
7. Waterford United
8. Cabinteely

League Cup: Dundalk
FAI Cup: Dundalk
Play Off: Drogs
First Manager Sacked: Roddy Collins
Top Scorer: Daryl Horgan

Prem:

1 - Dundalk
2 - Cork
3 - Pats
4 - Rovers
5 - Bohs
6 - Galway
7 - Sligo
8 - Longford
9 - Derry
10 - Bray
11 - Harps
12 - Wexford

1st Div:

1 - Limerick
2 - UCD
3 - Cobh
4 - Shels
5 - Drogs
6 - Waterford
7 - Cabo
8 - Athlone

League cup - Cork
FAI Cup - Dundalk

I'm usually woefullly wrong when it comes to these.

Premier Division:

1. Shamrock Rovers
2. Dundalk
3. St.Patrick's Athletic
4. Sligo
5. Cork
6. Bohemians
7. Derry City
8. Bray Wanderers
9. Galway utd
10.Longford Town
11.Finn Harps
12. Wexford Youths

First Division

1. Limerick
2. UCD
3. Shelbourne
4. Drogheda utd
5. Waterford utd
6. Athlone
7. Cobh Ramblers
8. Cabinteely

League Cup:St.Pats
FAI Cup: Derry City
Play Off: UCD
First Manager Sacked: Pete Mahon
Top Scorer: Danny North

1. Dundalk
2. Shamrock Rovers
3. Cork City
4. Sligo Rovers
5. St. Patrick's Athletic
6. Bohemians
7. Bray Wanderers
8. Derry City
9. Galway United
10. Finn Harps
11. Wexford Youths
12. Longford Town


1. Limerick FC
2. UCD
3. Shelbourne
4. Drogheda United
5. Cobh Ramblers
6. Athlone Town
7. Cabinteely FC
8. Waterford United


League Cup - Sligo Rovers
FAI Cup - Shamrock Rovers
Play-Off - UCD
Top Scorer - Karl Sheppard (Cork City)
Sack Race - Tony Cousins (Longford Town)

1. Dundalk
2. Shamrock Rovers
3. Cork City
4. Bohemians
5. Bray
6. St Pats
7. Derry City
8. Sligo Rovers
9. Galway United
10. Finn Harps
11.Wexford youths
12. Longford Town


1. Limerick
2. UCD
3. Drogheda
4. Cobh
5. Shelbourne
6. Athlone
7. Waterford
8. Cabinteely

Premier Division

1 Dundalk
2 Cork City
3 Shamrock Rovers
4 St Pats
5 Bohemians
6 Sligo Rovers
7 Derry City
8 Galway
9 Bray Wanderers
10 Finn Harps
11 Longford Town
12 Wexford Youths

First Division

1 UCD
2 Limerick
3 Shelbourne
4 Cobh Ramblers
5 Drogheda United
6 Waterford United
7 Athlone Town
8 Cabinteely

League Cup - St Pats
FAI Cup - Cork City
Play Off - Limerick

I'm goin to make a bold prediction and say we'll challenge for a european place but will fall just short in the league standings but get in through Cork winning the cup. The whole new professional feel about the club and the science and technology being used, along with both a larger backroom team and a good mix of youth and experience, i think we'll surprise many this year. I'll go with

Dundalk
St Pats
Cork
Derry
Sligo
Shamrock Rovers
Bray
Bohs
Finn Harps
Longford
Galway
Wexford

League Cup: Sligo
FAI Cup: Cork


Limerick
Shels
Drogheda
UCD
Waterford
Cobh
Cabinteely
Athlone

1. Dundalk
2. St. Patrick's Athletic
3. Shamrock Rovers
4. Cork City
5. Bohemians
6. Derry City
7. Longford Town
8. Sligo Rovers
9. Bray Wanderers
10. Galway United
11. Wexford Youths
12. Finn Harps


1. Limerick FC
2. Shelbourne
3. Drogheda United
4. UCD
5. Cobh Ramblers
6. Waterford United
7. Athlone Town
8. Cabinteely FC


League Cup - Cork City
FAI Cup - St Patrick's Athletic
Play-Off - Shelbourne
Top Scorer - Christy Fagan
Sack Race - Mick Cooke

1. Cork City
2. Dundalk
3. Shamrock Rovers
4. Bohemians
5. St. Pats
6. Derry City
7. Sligo Rovers
8. Longford
9.Bray Wanderers
10. Finn Harps
11. Galway United
12. Wexford Youths

First
1. Limerick
2. UCD
3. Cobh
4. Shelbourne
5. Drogheda
6. Athlone
7. Waterford
8. Cabinteely

League Cup- Bohemians
FAI Cup- Dundalk
Play off- UCD
Top Scorer- Karl Sheppard
First Sacked- Tony Cousins

Wow a lot of you going for the ever popular TC to be sacked first. A good few of you think we will go down to? Can I ask is this because we've let a lot of experienced players go or what's the thinking behind the predictions? Personally think Wel be fine this year (by fine I mean scrape a 10th place finish with any luck)

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Originally Posted by outspoken

Wow a lot of you going for the ever popular TC to be sacked first. A good few of you think we will go down to? Can I ask is this because we've let a lot of experienced players go or what's the thinking behind the predictions? Personally think Wel be fine this year (by fine I mean scrape a 10th place finish with any luck)

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Blind optimism on my part really,tryed to find two sides that would maybe be worse than Harps and Yourselves and Wexford stood out,time will tell really!!!!!

Premier Division:

1. St Pats
2. Derry City
3. Cork City
4. Dundalk
5. Bohemian FC
6. Bray Wanderers
7. Shamrock Rovers
8. Sligo Rovers
9. Galway United
10. Finn Harps
11. Longford Town
12. Wexford Youths

First Division

1. Limerick
2. UCD
3. Cobh
4. Shelbourne
5. Drogheda United
6. Athlone
7. Cabinteely
8. Waterford

League Cup: Derry
FAI Cup: Derry
First Manager Sacked: Pat Fenlon
Top Scorer: Christy Fagan

I think Dundalk have to start into their cycle of sh1teness this season. Loss of Towell could be the catalyst for that.

Think Derry could go well.

Can't see us getting much above the relegation places as we've too many young players and I question how they will stand up to the physicality of the league.

Then again I thought Heary would have us challenging for Europe last season so what would I know?

Premier Division:

1. Shamrock Rovers
2. Dundalk
3. St Pats
4. Bray
5. Cork City
6. Bohs
7. Derry
8. Sligo
9. Longford
10. Finn Harps
11. Wexford Youths
12. Galway United

First Division

1. Limerick
2. UCD
3. Shelbourne
4. Drogheda
5. Cobh
6. Athlone
7. Cabinteely
8. Waterford

League Cup: Dundalk
FAI Cup: St Pats
First Manager Sacked: John Caulfield
Top Scorer: Christy Fagan

No real basis why I think nutsy will pull a title out of a bag but I think it might happen.
I think Cork might have done all they are going to do under Caulfield and they might struggle this year compared to previous years.
I've no idea what were going to do this season with the influx of new players but we'll see.
Bray might surprise a few people Mick Cooke will get the best of some very experienced signings I think.

I always try give this a good think and come up with something that ends up being miles wrong so I'm going balls out this season

1 Sligo
2 Cork
3 Bray
4 Dundalk
5 Pats
6 Rovers
7 Longford
8 Wexford
9 Galway
10 Harps
11 Derry
12 Bohs

First Division
UCD
Drogs
Limerick
Waterford
Cobh
Cabo
Athlone
Shels

FAI Cup: Pats
League Cup Wexford
Top Scorer Patterson
First manager sacked, Derry lad and Felon on the same day

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Originally Posted by outspoken

Wow a lot of you going for the ever popular TC to be sacked first. A good few of you think we will go down to? Can I ask is this because we've let a lot of experienced players go or what's the thinking behind the predictions? Personally think Wel be fine this year (by fine I mean scrape a 10th place finish with any luck)

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I hope I'm wrong but I fear the squad isn't as good as last year. Looks like Skinner has the keepers jersey although Morris could surprise us. Josh is a good signing but when was the last time he had a good run of games without getting injured? It'll be interesting to see if the 4-3-3 works because if it doesn't we have no wingers in the squad and as we all no TC has no plan B when all goes awry. Time will tell but I think we'll struggle to score enough goals and keep enough clean sheets.

I'd be surprised if anyone in the league gives the relegation candidates a head start this season like we did last season. Should mean a bit more pressure from early on.

1. Dundalk
2. Cork City
3. Bohemians
4. Shamrock Rovers
5. St. Patrick's Athletic
6. Derry City
7. Sligo Rovers
8. Longford Town
9. Bray Wanderers
10. Galway United
11. Wexford Youths
12. Finn Harps


1. Limerick FC
2. Shelbourne
3. UCD
4. Cobh Ramblers
5. Drogheda United
6. Waterford United
7. Athlone Town
8. Cabinteely FC


League Cup - Dundalk
FAI Cup - Dundalk
Play-Off - Wexford Youths
Top Scorer - Finn
Sacked 1st - Roddy Collins

1. Bohs
2. Shamrock Rovers
3. Dundalk
4. Bray Wanderers
5. St. Pats
6. Derry City
7. Cork City
8. Finn Harps
9. Sligo
10. Galway United
11. Wexford Youths
12. Longford Town


1. Limerick FC
2. Drogheda United
3. Shelbourne
4. UCD
5. Cobh Ramblers
6. Waterford United
7. Athlone Town
8. Cabinteely FC


League Cup - Galway
FAI Cup - Bohs
Top Scorer - Brandon Miele
Sacked 1st - Roddy Collins

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Originally Posted by joey B

Blind optimism on my part really,tryed to find two sides that would maybe be worse than Harps and Yourselves and Wexford stood out,time will tell really!!!!!

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Harps will surprise a few as I said but whether they score enough goals will be the big question. We will score far more goals than last season that's a fact.