A Look at the First Division
Sligo Rovers 21 11 6 4 28 19 9 39
Dublin City 20 10 7 3 33 15 18 37
Cobh Ramblers 20 9 5 6 32 26 6 32
Dundalk 21 9 3 9 24 26 -2 30
Limerick 20 8 5 7 28 24 4 29
Galway United 20 7 5 8 25 29 -4 26
Kildare County 20 7 4 9 21 25 -4 25
Monaghan United 20 6 5 9 21 33 -12 23
Kilkenny City 21 6 4 11 20 23 -3 22
Athlone Town 19 4 4 11 13 25 -12 16
Its shaping up to be a fantastic tussle for promotion in the first division, with Dublin City and Sligo Rovers continuing to shape up and slip up in equal measure at the moment.
City's victory over the Bit o' Red allied with the westerners capitulation to Dundalk tonight sees the initiative, albeit a small one, slip back into the metro's hands.
Kilkenny's recent run of form has come to an end with their 2-0 defeat at home to Galway United.
The most likely challenge to the top two should be from Limerick, Dundalk and Cobh Ramblers.
Limerick seem to have shed a number of their playing and backroom staff over the course of the last few weeks, and will struggle to sustain their push for promotion, failure to defeat John Gill's athlone side tomorrow evening would more than likely be curtains to their interest in the first division title race.
Dundalk's suprise victory over Sligo has re-kindled their slight title hopes, and should they defeat the Vikings next Saturday in Monaghan, they will continue to build in confidence.
Cobh have been in the top three almost since the first series of games in this division, and with most sides around them in action before they kick a ball in anger. but they have shown great staying power so far, and shouldn't be too far away at the end of the league.
