Premier Division
Friday 22nd (All 19:45)
Drogheda v St Pats
Bohemians v Cork City
Waterford v Sligo
Galway v Derry
First Division
Friday 22nd (All 19:45)
Wexford v Bray
Treaty v Dundalk
Kerry v Longford
Finn Harps v Athlone
Cobh v UCD
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Premier Division
Friday 22nd (All 19:45)
Drogheda v St Pats
Bohemians v Cork City
Waterford v Sligo
Galway v Derry
First Division
Friday 22nd (All 19:45)
Wexford v Bray
Treaty v Dundalk
Kerry v Longford
Finn Harps v Athlone
Cobh v UCD
Big game in Drogheda in terms of Europe places Pats could close up to only a point off Europe with a win or Drogs could go 7 clear of them. (The classic 6 pointer)
Bohs need to pick up the 3 points against Cork to put an end to their recent poor form. The cup loss makes staying in the European places vital.
Waterford could with a win give themselves a theoretical chance for a late run at Europe but i dont thing they have the quality ultimately.
Galway v Derry is an interesting one, Derry will be desperate for a win but Galway are desperate to avoid getting reeled in by Sligo,,,lot at stake this weekend (like most weekends tbf GLITW).
Cobh will be hoping Treaty can take something off Dundalk but UCD have a good away record so they need to be on their game.
With a six point lead Dundalk are nearly there but things could unravel quickly ............i do expect them to stretch away over the next few games they have spent the season just doing enough without being impressive but i feel thye have more in them.
On the European places if Rovers lose to Drogs in the cup there is a decent chance that a top 3 team wont win the cup so 4th might not be enough......Will we have Bohs and Derry / Shels fans cheering us on in Drogheda ..as well as the added bonus of if Rovers win the cup and any of those 3 finish 2nd they will get a Europa league place and a parachute for finishing second
Genuinely pessimistic about Derry's chances against Galway.
Well if it's any consolation, we're also very pessimistic about our chances against Derry! Waterford v Sligo is a huge oneQuote:
Originally Posted by sessylU
I only got to see parts of the earlier fixture in EDP on LOITV but Derry were so much better than Galway earlier in the year.Quote:
Originally Posted by sessylU
Derry match up well against Galway on a good surface. Unfortunately can't see anything other than a comfortable Derry win on Friday.
Kerry's league form has been poor and inconsistent. The run to the Cup quarter finals has saved the season from petering out early. I haven't seen anything to suggest that there will be an upturn in league results between now and the end of the season.
You gave Bohs a run for their money in the cup last year , on that basis Sligo cant take it for granted