How do you think it will finish?

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Originally Posted by tarzan1

Here's my revised league table......
C'mon March 18th :p

1. Shels
2. Bohs
3. Drogs
4. Derry
5. Longford
6. St.Pats
7. Harps
8. Derry
9. Bray
10.Rovers
11. Waterford
12. College

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Originally Posted by tarzan1

Here's my revised league table......
C'mon March 18th :p

1. Shels
2. Bohs
3. Drogs
4. Derry
5. Longford
6. St.Pats
7. Harps
8. Derry
9. Bray
10.Rovers
11. Waterford
12. College

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Have Cork been removed for Derry Bs? ;)

1. Shels
2. Cork City
3. Drogs
4. Bohs
5. Derry
6. Longford
7. Waterford
8. Pats
9. Rovers
10. Harps
11.UCD
12. Bray

Premier
1. Shelbourne
2. Cork City
3. Drogheda United
4. Derry City
5. Bohemians
6. Longford Town
7. St. Patrick's Athletic
8. Waterford United
9. Finn Harps
10. U.C.D.
11. Shamrock Rovers
12. Bray Wanderers

First
1. Dublin City
2. Limerick FC
3. Kildare County
4. Galway United
5. Sligo Rovers
6. Dundalk
7. Athlone Town
8. Cobh Ramblers
9. Kilkenny City
10. Monaghan United

Limerick to beat Shamrock Rovers in play-off. :D :D :D

FAI Cup Winners: Drogheda
League Cup: St. Pat's
Setanta Cup: Shels

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Originally Posted by corkharps

big Pat to fall out with Lennox! ;)

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That's one prediction right anyway Seamus :)

Suppose I may throw in my tuppence worth...

1. Shels
2. Drogheda
3. Cork
4. Longford
5. Bohs
6. Waterford
7. Derry
8. Rovers
9. Harps
10. Pat's
11. UCD
12. Bray

FAI Cup - Longford
League Cup - Harps :)
Setanta - Shels

Gareth Farrelly to be the next managerial casualty!

TV cameras to cover a Dublin derby every time there's a live game :mad:

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Originally Posted by Terry

Rumour has it that we have signed Ciaran Kelly which will help reduce the amount of goals we let in last season!! :)

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So he does time travel too? :D

1. Shels
2. Cork
3. Drogs
4. Bohs
5. Longford
6. Pats
7. Derry
8. Rovers
9. Harps
10. Waterford
11. UCD
12. Bray

Since Derry won Premier in 1997 only Rovers have broken monopoly of shels, bohs & cork city in top 2.

Will anyone besides shels, bohs & cork city trio make the top 2 this season?

Only when I looked that archive on fai.ie did i realise league not as competitive as we usually think...

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Originally Posted by pete

Since Derry won Premier in 1997 only Rovers have broken monopoly of shels, bohs & cork city in top 2.

Will anyone besides shels, bohs & cork city trio make the top 2 this season?

Only when I looked that archive on fai.ie did i realise league not as competitive as we usually think...

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Pats won the league in 97/98, 98/99 and nearly won it the year of the registration feck up, they may have finished second that year, was it 2000 or 2001?

Yeah just checked twas 2001-2002 actually and Pats finished 3rd. Add on the 15 points and they had 5 more than winners Shels. When you add Pats into that equation it's not as predictable as it looks.

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Originally Posted by Poor Student

Yeah just checked twas 2001-2002 actually and Pats finished 3rd. Add on the 15 points and they had 5 more than winners Shels. When you add Pats into that equation it's not as predictable as it looks.

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Doh! Taxi for pete. :eek:

Knew i should have checked list before posting :(

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Originally Posted by pete

Doh! Taxi for pete. :eek:

Knew i should have checked list before posting :(

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Don't worry, all these teams play in red, sometimes a sleepy mind finds it hard to differentiate. It'll be interesting to see though if the usual suspects in Bohs, Cork and Shels occupy the top three or can the Drogs get in there again or even Longford seperate them. Maybe even a resurgence from Pats or Shams, or a surprise from one of the rest of us. Can't wait for the new season.

eL league winners list

Knew i had a point in there somewhere. In last 6 seasons only Rovers have broken the trio monopoly of the top 3.

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Originally Posted by pete

eL league winners list

Knew i had a point in there somewhere. In last 6 seasons only Rovers have broken the trio monopoly of the top 3.

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Trio? Bohs, Pats, Shels and Cork :confused:

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Originally Posted by Poor Student

Trio? Bohs, Pats, Shels and Cork :confused:

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Pats not in the top 2 in the last 6 seasons.

1. Cork- just
2. Shels- very close
3. Drogs- again, challenging but will fade
4. Bohs- just behind Drogs
5. Longford- good cup runs as usual
6. Waterford- might be higher early on.
7. Derry- have a feeling they could do better than this
8. Pats- consolidation
9. Harps- as above
10. Rovers- good start until they get fed up of roddy, then drop
11. UCD- to survive, just :mad:
12. Bray- not good enough.

Premier Division

1. Shelbourne
2. Cork City
3. Bohemians
4. Drogheda United
5. Longford Town
6. Waterford United
7. Derry City
8. St. Patricks Athletic
9. U.C.D.
10. Bray Wanderers
11. Shamrock Rovers
12. Finn Harps

Top 3 1st Division

1. Dundalk
2. Dublin City
3. Sligo Rovers

Shamrock Rovers to beat Dublin City on penalties in the play off final. Go on Rodders :D
FAI CUP - St. Pats to beat Shelbourne
LEAGUE CUP - Longford to beat Derry
SETANTA CUP - Shelbourne to beat Glentoran

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Originally Posted by Schumi

Pats not in the top 2 in the last 6 seasons.

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Sorry, yeah, I was thinking 6 years. It is 7 seasons but 6 years since Pats were in the top two. Though it depends on where you stand on the 15 point deduction;)

1. Shelbourne
2. Cork City
3. Drogheda
4. longford
5. Bohs
6. Derry
7. Pats
8. Rovers
9. Harps
10. Waterford
11. Ucd
12. Bray

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Originally Posted by Bald Student

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:eek: Oh dam it............... Cork to finish 4th. Sorry :D

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Originally Posted by Roo69

Athlone seem to be making some good progress during the close season, might be a bit of a dark horse. Monaghan have also made some handy signings, don't know how there managing to pay these players thou ? But they would want to make a MASSIVE improvement if they want finish that high ! They were by far the worst team i saw last season.

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In fairness i would take a lot of abuse about Monaghan on the chin, but in terms of financial management we have probably one of the best records in the league. Not wanting to dig at any particular club but

We have not had problems with unpaid wages
we have never spent capital grants on current expenditure
we have never had to arrange a temporary loan from the league / fai
we have never had to sell our ground
we own our own ground
we own land around our own ground
We have consistantly fielded teams within a budget which could be met - thus we have not perhpas attained the heights of other clubs, but the promotions we have achieved were done so on strict budgets.

I hope that clears up that little misconception

The Casual

1=shels
2=cork
3=drogheda
4=longford
5=derry
6=bohs
7=rovers
8=ucd
9=harps
10=pats
11=waterford
12=bray

oh an anyone who thinks sligo are goin up is mad.. stuyding there and been to a few friendlies...muck.

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Originally Posted by red til dead

that's absolute horse****t u c*ck. yer fans sed we looked very good after our friendly in the "flan siro". bellend!!

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easy tiger, last i heard it was ok to have an opinion... id actually love to see yiz come up- the more regional teams the better, and id love to be able to catch a few el prem matches in the showgrounds, its a better ground than many of the premier sides have. but as far as ive seen, and funnily enough i was at that match, yiz are not gonna be gud enough this year.

1. Dublin City
2. Galway Utd
3. Kildare
4. Dundalk
5. Sligo Rovers
6. Athlone
7. Limerick
8. Cobh Ramblers
9. Kilkenny City
10. Monaghan Utd

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Originally Posted by Eire06

2. Galway Utd

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Very funny

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Originally Posted by Eire06

5. Sligo Rovers

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Evan Funnier :D

1. Shelbourne
2. Drogheda
3. Cork City
4. Derry City
5. Waterford
6. Bohs
7. Longford
8. Pats
9. UCD
10. Rovers
11. Bray
12. Finn Harps (don't worry, ye'll be back soon)

First Div Top Three
1. Dublin City
2. Kildare County
3. Limerick

Setanta Cup
Cork City beating Linfield or Longford in the Final

FAI Cup
Drogheda or Derry

League Cup
Longford :mad:

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Originally Posted by Bluebeard

1. Shelbourne
2. Drogheda
3. Cork City
4. Derry City
5. Waterford
6. Bohs
7. Longford
8. Pats
9. UCD
10. Rovers
11. Bray
12. UCD

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Can we pick?

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Originally Posted by Bald Student

Can we pick?

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I suppose ye can, as it appears that I can't :o

That has been fixed above, to what I did originally intend to have, though not as I would like to think I could realistically hope for.

The predicted demise of Bohs is ridiculous.

Farrelly is a class act who will make a big impact, and some good players have been brought in. The likes of Hawkins and Lynch are diabolical players who Bohs are far better off without.

It's amazing to see people predict finishes as low as 6th. Bohs behind the likes of Drogheda, Cork, Longford or Waterford? Are you having a laugh? ? ? :confused:

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Originally Posted by ThatGuy

The predicted demise of Bohs is ridiculous.

Farrelly is a class act who will make a big impact, and some good players have been brought in. The likes of Hawkins and Lynch are diabolical players who Bohs are far better off without.

It's amazing to see people predict finishes as low as 6th. Bohs behind the likes of Drogheda, Cork, Longford or Waterford? Are you having a laugh? ? ? :confused:

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Aye and crowe was ****e too. 6th is not gonna happen but 4th or 5th could be on the cards

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Originally Posted by tarzan1

Here's my revised league table......
C'mon March 18th :p

1. Shels
2. Bohs
3. Drogs
4. Derry
5. Longford
6. St.Pats
7. Harps
8. Derry
9. Bray
10.Rovers
11. Waterford
12. College

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Woops had an off day that day. CORK to finish 4th....... :p

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Originally Posted by ThatGuy

The predicted demise of Bohs is ridiculous.

Farrelly is a class act who will make a big impact, and some good players have been brought in. The likes of Hawkins and Lynch are diabolical players who Bohs are far better off without.

It's amazing to see people predict finishes as low as 6th. Bohs behind the likes of Drogheda, Cork, Longford or Waterford? Are you having a laugh? ? ? :confused:

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I do agree with you to an extent. Your mid field espically with Hunt, Farrelly, JPK (If he's as good as he's supposed to be), O'Brien, Harkin and maybe Ward in it is as impressive as it's ever been but your defence will leak goals fairly regularly and you've nobody who can come close to scoring the goals Crowe got for you. No real back up either. You'll be in the top four but wont be one of the challengers for the league imo.

Good points. For me, the main change about Bohs is not just the players that have left, but more so the aura of danger / invincibility they used to have is gone. On paper at least, they look a much weaker team than over the last couple of years and not one to be feared as much.

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Originally Posted by 1 9 2 8

Very funny

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Hardly. They were fifth last year, IIRC, so 2nd, with UCD, Harps and Bray gone, is hardly impossible, regardless of what Discontinuity Home Farm bring to it.

1. Shelbourne
2. Cork City
3. Drogheda United
4. Longford Town
5. Bohemians
6. Derry City
7. Waterford United
8. Shamrock Rovers
9. St. Patricks Athletic
10.Finn Harps
11. U.C.D
12. Bray Wanderers

Top 3 1st Division

1. Dundalk
2. Limerick
3. Sligo Rovers


FAI CUP - Dwogheda
LEAGUE CUP - Derry
SETANTA CUP - Longford Town to beat Cork

How the Sindo sees it (paraphrasing here)...

Bohs - If they get a goalscorer, they could challenge
Bray - Relegation condidates
Cork - Near, but not quite good enough
Derry - Top half
Drogs - Signings don't inspire confidence; also-rans
Harps - Nothing special; relegation candidates
Longford - Small part-time squad; relegation candidates (getting deja vu yet? :) ) if they get hit by injuries
Rovers - Tallaght could open in the First Division
Shels - Should win title
Pat's - Mid-table at best
UCD - Might escape relegation if Dupuy does well
Waterford - May flirt with relegation

So that's half the league down in the relegation battle! Talk about sitting on the fence!

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

How the Sindo sees it (paraphrasing here)...

Bohs - If they get a goalscorer, they could challenge
Bray - Relegation condidates
Cork - Near, but not quite good enough
Derry - Top half
Drogs - Signings don't inspire confidence; also-rans
Harps - Nothing special; relegation candidates
Longford - Small part-time squad; relegation candidates (getting deja vu yet? :) ) if they get hit by injuries
Rovers - Tallaght could open in the First Division
Shels - Should win title
Pat's - Mid-table at best
UCD - Might escape relegation if Dupuy does well
Waterford - May flirt with relegation

So that's half the league down in the relegation battle! Talk about sitting on the fence!

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Sorry but cant see us as relegation candidates. and we have a BIG squad.

I can see Longford finishing in a European spot.

Shels to walk the league, Bray to be relegated with UCD winning the playoffs.

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Originally Posted by fbtn

Bray to be relegated with UCD winning the playoffs.

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While I hope it won't come to that, I can't see us, or just about any other Premier Division side losing a playoff. The standard of what's left in the first division is pretty awful and the top scorers outside of the promoted sides have (I think) all been signed by Premier Division sides.