We started early because of the new manager, hence the 6th.
Ridiculously long off season means ridiculously long pre-season I guess.
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We started early because of the new manager, hence the 6th.
Ridiculously long off season means ridiculously long pre-season I guess.
We could start doing too a preseason calendar with all the games.
- Saint Patrick's:
- Dundalk: 12 January
- Sligo Rovers: 20 January
- Cork City: 6 January
- Drogheda: 11 January
- Limerick: 13 January
- Bohemians: 18 January
- UCD:
- Derry City: 10 January
- Shamrock:
- Athlone 18 January
- Bray Wanderers
First Division
- Shelbourne:
- Finn Harps: 13 January
- Longford Town: Around 15
- Galway FC:
- Shamrock Rovers B:
- Wexford Youths: Before 22 (first game played on 22)
- Waterford United:
- Cobh Ramblers: 18 January
Galway FC started training on Monday.
Announced two friendlies this morning both at home.
Sat Feb 1st v Sligo rovers
Thurs Feb 6th V Limerick
Sligo v Longford Feb 11th 7.45pm
January:
Avondale United v Cork City (18/01/14)
Cockhill Celtic v Finn Harps (19/01/14)
Limavady United v Derry City (21/01/14)
Glebe North v Drogheda United (21/01/14)
Drumkeen United v Finn Harps (22/01/14)
Carlow IT v Wexford Youths (22/01/14)
Waterford v Cork City (25/01/14)
Ballymun United v Drogheda United (26/01/14)
Dundalk v Wexford Youths (28/01/14)
Coleraine v Derry City (28/01/14)
Drogheda United v Waterford United (31/01/14)
February:
Mervue United v Cork City (01/02/14)
Wexford Youths v Drogheda (01/02/14)
Galway FC v Sligo Rovers (01/02/14)
Cork City v Finn Harps (02/02/14)
Drogheda United v Longford Town (04/02/14)
Bray Wanderers v Longford Town (04/02/14)
Galway FC v Limerick FC (06/02/14)
Longford Town v Athlone Town (07/02/14)
Shamrock Rovers v Wexford Youths (07/02/14)
Drogheda United v Dundalk (07/02/14)
Institute v Derry City (07/02/14)
Waterford v Bohemians (07/02/14)
Ballinamallard Utd v Sligo Rovers (10/02/14)
Sligo Rovers v Longford Town (11/02/14)
Shelbourne v Shamrock Rovers (11/02/14)
Finn Harps v Sligo Rovers (15/02/14)
Cork City v Longford Town (15/02/14)
Waterford v Shamrock Rovers (15/02/14)
Sandyhill Shangan v Bohemians (16/02/14)
Finn Harps v FAI Schools X1 (19/02/14)
Waterford v Limerick (19/02/14)
Shelbourne v Bohemians (20/02/14)
Longford Town v Limerick (22/02/14)
Dundalk v Finn Harps (28/02/14)
Drogheda United v Longford Town (28/02/14)
March:
Athlone Town v Wexford Youths (01/03/14)
Our game against Limerick is feb 22nd not Jan @McNasara - http://ltfc.ie/index.php/pre-season-friendly/#more-5275
Waterford v Limerick Wed 19th Feb 7.30.
My bad, fixed now and I'll update the list with new scheduled matches. Btw, I noticed that only the Saints haven't had a friendly game last season, if I'm not mistaken. What with them now?Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Nice work Mcnasara
Galway v Limerick is 6th February
According to the Connacht Tribune, Galway FC are due to play St Pats in Inchicore on February 8th. Yet to be officially announced on website, likewise a friendly with Athlone
List of friendlies so far:
http://www.airtricityleague.ie/news/...dlies-approved
Cork City 3-1 Avondale at Bishopstown this afternoon. Shane Clarke with the first and Michael Rafter with 2.
Harps were beat 2-1 in their first Pre-Season friendly by local amateur side Cockhill Celtic now manager by ex Harps & Derry City player Donal O'Brein. New Harps manager Ollie Horgan fielded a team made up of mainly trailists for the game. Report for local press here http://donegalnews.com/2014/01/finn-...ckhill-celtic/
Next up for Ollie Horgan's men is another local amateur team Drumkeen United on Wednesday night at the Finn Valley Athletic Club
Dundalk FC V Barnsley FC - Friday 24th January
With a full Barnsley squad coming over aswell, Might get a decent crowd up Fri nightQuote:
Originally Posted by Conroy
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Originally Posted by McNasara
Drogheda beat Glebe 5-1. Goals from Holohan, Gav Brennan, Philly Hughes and a cracker from Gary O'Neill.
Game moved to Moyne villas ground in HeadfordQuote:
Originally Posted by Market's Field
Cork City v Finn Harps will take place in Drom soccer park in Galway.
Going to hit a good few that were going to travel up for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Guitd
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Lovely to see Gary O'Neill back, best of luck to him
Finn Harps 2-1 Drumkeen united. More trial players involved including Gerard O'Callaghan formerly of UCD and Daryl Carrigy of Derby County who may be coming in on loan.
Is there any appetite within clubs for a shorter off season? I suppose those giving players contracts for 42 weeks or so prefer it. I always think the weekend in February where there's no 6 nations games after the first two weekends is the ideal weekend to start.Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
Always thought that myself. The off-season is far too long in the League of Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
The problem is, the Premier Division could comfortably run from February - November with a mid season break, but the First Division would still only work from March - Oct with the lack of teams.
daryl is from Ardagh Co Longford and is a midfielder. he has being over the last few years and is a midfielder. Derby got him from one of the schoolboy clubs in Dublin whose name I am strugglin to remember.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
[QUOTE=Martinho II;1732960]daryl is from Ardagh Co Longford and is a midfielder. he has being over the last few years and is a midfielder. Derby got him from one of the schoolboy clubs in Dublin whose name I am strugglin to remember.
The Club is Stella Maris
Played on the wing and as a striker in the game on Wednesday night. Greatly impressed those watching and had a lot of people chatting about him. Still only 17 years old too I'm told.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
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On the plus side it suits me better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
Latest: Dundalk 1 - 2 Barnsley
FT: Dundalk 1- 4 Barnsley
Good first half by Dundalk but they were dead on their feet in the second half. Big gulf in fitness.
Hopefully there were plenty of Irish Barnsley fans in attendance who've decided the LOI is full of overweight no-marks based on a game played the second week of pre-season against full-time athletes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOzXbA1IgxkQuote:
Originally Posted by vinnie
Cork City 3-0 Waterford Utd in today's friendly.
Goals came from Billy Dennehy, Michael Rafter and Anthony Elding.
He's from Moydow!Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Did Elding celebrate?Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
If he didn't celebrate he's clearly not happy and wants away.
Coleraine - Derry match due for tomorrow night is now cancelled. That's our third pre-season match cancellation in the space of week.
How people can contemplate playing winter football in this country is beyond me.
What was the result of Ballymun - Drogheda?
Agree that the weather of recent days make any consideration of returning to winter soccer redundant. I know one of the mns pundits (ex-Shels player in Ollie Byrne team) supports the idea but I think he is wrong.
You missed "about everything" at the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by wonder88