Time for everyone to show how little they know...

Premier: Derry (By a country mile)
Euro Qualifiers: Sligo, St Pats
Points Deductions: Bohs/Scumdalk
Last: Galway (Although prob Drogs)

1st Champs: Shels
2nd: SF
3rd: Monaghan
4th: UCD
Last: Wexford

Cups: Derry (LC), Limerick (FAI), Sinfield (Setanta)

Best performance in Europe: Sligo

Premier Division:
Bohs
Derry
Shams
Sligo
Pats
Cork
Bray
Dundalk
Drogheda
Galway

I think we are in serious, serious trouble, light squad, not a lot of experience, O'Brien and O'Shea never sparkled when playing together last season, so don't see how they will this season. And we have no strikers worthy of the name.
Can't see anyone stopping Bohs, Derry to run them closest, and the only thing the emotional move home is the only thing that will see Rovers pip Sligo for 3rd

First Division
Shels
Fingal
UCD
Waterford
Limerick
Mons
Longford
Harps
Wexford
Mervue
Athlone Kildare

Sporting have bought a scatter of players, but that doesn't mean they'll be a team. Will be tight between Shels, Fingal and UCD, but think Shels will nick it, with every chance UCD come up via the playoff.

FAI: Derry
League Cup: Cork

1. Bohemians
2. Derry City
3. Shamrock Rvs
4. Sligo Rvs
5. Cork City
6. St. Pat's Ath
7. Dundalk
8. Bray Wanderers
9. Drogheda Utd
10. Galway Utd

The big question about Bohs, I feel, is their strikeforce. It is ageing. Byrne was mainly played on the right wing, and although Crowe generally played well as a lone frontman, he didn't get so many goals. They also relied quite a bit on impact player Kalonas in the latter half of the season for goals/inspiration.

Still though, until Derry prove themselves as anything more than pretenders, it's hard to see past Bohs again.

Unfortunately for us, I do see Shamrock Rovers powering ahead now that they're in Tallaght. They've added real quality to their midfield.

1) Sligo Rovers
2) Derry
3) Pats
4) Cork
5) Shams
6) Dundalk
7) Galway
8) Bray
9) Drogheda
10) Bohs **

**Examinership

Shels For the First Division

FAI Cup - Derry
League Cup - Derry
Setanta Cup - Pats[/QUOTE]

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Originally Posted by londonred

1) Sligo Rovers
2) Derry
3) Pats
4) Cork
5) Shams
6) Dundalk
7) Galway
8) Bray
9) Drogheda
10) Bohs **

**Examinership

Shels For the First Division

FAI Cup - Derry
League Cup - Derry
Setanta Cup - Pats

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Bohs wont go into examinership, they have Dalymount. At worst theyl be forced to sell it.

Premier
1.Derry
2.Bohs
3.Sligo
4.Rovers
5.Sligo
6.Cork
7.Galway
8.Dundalk
9.Bray
10.Drogs



First Division

Sporting Fingal
Shels
UCD
Harps
Limerick
Monaghan
Waterford
Longford
Wexford
Athlone
Kildare
Mervue

FAI Cup: Cork
League Cup: Sligo

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Originally Posted by thischarmingman

Needs his signings to gel and his team to pick up crucial points at home, especially after the ruthless steeliness the Dundalk board showed in sacking John Gill.

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First things first John Gill wasn't sacked. His contract wasnt renewed.

Premier Division
1. Bohs
2. Rovers
3. Derry
4. Cork
5. St. Pats
6. Dundalk
7. Sligo
8. Galway
9. Drogheda
10. Bray

Obviously i want us to do better but I'd be happy with a 6th place finish.

First Division
1. Limerick
2. Shels
3. Sporting Fingal
4. UCD
5. Harps
6. Monaghan
7. Waterford
8. Longford
9. Athlone
10. Wexford
11. Mervue
12. Kildare

The first is really a f**ker to think about. Fingal may be full time and have the biggest squad but that means f all when they have to travel and they won't win every game. Glad for once in 7 years to be looking at the first from the outside and hopefully we'll never be there again.

Prem Div
1. Derry
2. Cork
3. Bohs

8. Bray
9. Drogheda
10. Galway



First
Shels
Waterford
Fingal

Cup - Bray
Lge Cup- Derry
Setanta - Linfield

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Originally Posted by micls

Bohs wont go into examinership, they have Dalymount. At worst theyl be forced to sell it.

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For the third time? That's how they got into this mess :D

Premier Division:
Bohs
Derry
Rovers
Shams
Dundalk
Cork
Pats
Galway
Bray
Drogheda

First Division:
Fingal
Shels

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Originally Posted by dannydundalk

we'll have to wait and see.we are full time
only 4 teams full time and with the players we have brought in ....it's a huge possibility

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Great to see that Dundalk are getting cocky already :D. We were full-time in our 1st season up too and we stlill as of yet are to make an impression

Interesting to see everyone putting us so high up; we've lost an awful lot of players from last year, and most of our coaching staff.

Anyways -
First Division
1. Sporting Fungus - seem to be spending outrageous money on quality players. Don't think "time to gel" will stop them winning the divsion. Just have to hope Mr Gannon keeps his head above water.
2. Shels - same as above but with a less impressive squad.

Gap

3. Limerick - don't know what their squad is like compared to last year, but they seemed to be tapping into the junior leagues for the second half of last season, and put on a good run at the same time.
4. UCD - doing surprisingly well in pre-season friendlies so far. :) Always some new players to be found.
5. Waterford - bound to be there or thereabouts, especially pre the traditional mid-season cash crisis.
6. Monaghan - putting together a decent side. Outsiders for the second play off spot, I'd say.
7. Harps - hard to tell. Amateur this year? Could struggle, could be up there.
8. Wexford
9. Kildare
10. Athlone

And the forgotten division -

1. Bohs - looks like they've managed to postpone the inevitable for another year.
2. Derry - not cutting back as much as everyone else.
3. Rovers
4. Pat's
5. Dundalk
6. Sligo
7. Cork
8. Drogheda
9. Galway
10. Bray

Premier Division

1. Bohemian FC
2. Derry City
3. Cork City
4. St. Patrick's
5. Shamrock Rovers
6. Dundalk FC
7. Sligo Rovers
8. Galway United
9. Bray Wanderers
10. Drogheda United

First Division: Shelbourne

Unlike some other Dundalk fans, up until yesterday I'd have been quite happy with a 7th place finish - avoiding the relegation playoffs. However, with the signing of Liam Burns yesterday I'm letting myself get carried away a bit and I'm hopeful that we can push for a 5th/6th place finish. With the squad we have at the moment, I just don't see us going down. Drogheda barely have a squad and I think they'll be a certainty for the automatic relegation spot, the battle to avoid the playoff spots could be a good one with a few good wins taking you from the brink of relegation to pushing for a European spot. I think it'll be very tight from 3rd to 8th - Bohs and Derry a good bit ahead at the top, Bray and Drogheda a fair bit adrift at the bottom.

Premier Division:
Bohs
Pats
Derry
Cork
Sligo
Shams
Dundalk
Drogheda
Bray
Galway


First Division
Fingal
Harps
Waterford
Shels
Limerick
UCD
Mons
Longford
Wexford
Mervue
Athlone
Kildare



FAI: Derry
League Cup: Derry

Bohs
Derry
Cork
Shams
Rovers
Dundalk
Pats
Bray
Drogs
Galway

Premier Division
1. Bohs (by a mile once again)
2. Derry
3. Sligo
4. Pats
5. Drogheda
6. Rovers
7. Cork
8. Dundalk
9. Bray
10. Galway

I'd say it's going to be very close between the bottom 3. Cork raped by the Doolin factor.

First Division
1. Sporting Fingal (by a mile)
2. Shelbourne
3. Limerick
4. Waterford
5. Longford
6. Finn Harps
7. Monaghan
8. UCD
9. Wexford
10. Mervue
11. Athlone
12. Kildare

Prem

1. Derry
2. Bohs
3. Pats
4. Cork
5. Rovers
6. Dundalk
7. Sligo
8. Bray
9. Drogheda
10 Galway


FD

1. Shels
2. Sporting
3. UCD
4. Waterford

FAI CUP : Pats

LC : Derry (who else)

Premier Division
1. Bohs
2. Derry
3. Rovers
4. Pats
5. Sligo
6. Cork
7. Dundalk
8. Bray
9. Drogheda
10. Galway

First Division
1. Sporting Fingal
2. Shels
3. UCD
4. Limerick
5. Waterford
6. Finn Harps
7. Monaghan
8. Longford
9. Athlone
10. Mervue
11. Wexford
12. Kildare

League Cup
Derry

FAI Cup
Pats

Premier Division:
Cork
Bohs
Derry
Pats
Sligo
Rovers
Dundalk
Bray
Galway
Drogheda

Premier:
1. Bohs
2. Derry
3. Pats
4. Rovers
5. Dundalk
6. Sligo
7. Cork
8. Drogheda
9. Galway
10. Bray

First:
1. Fingal
2. Shelbourne
3. Limerick
4. Waterford
5. UCD
6. Monaghan
7. Harps
8. Wexford
9. Longford
10. Mervue
11. Athlone
12. Kildare

FAI Cup:
Rovers to beat Sligo in the final

League Cup:
Fingal to lose the final