1. Bohs
2. Rovers
3. Dundalk
4. Pats
5. Sligo
6. Fingal
7. Drogs
8. UCD
9. Galway
10. Bray
1. Shels
2. Waterford
3. Derry
4. Monaghan
5. Harps
6. Limerick
7. Cork Foras
8. Athlone
9. Longford
10. Wexford
11. Mervue
12. Salthill
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1. Bohs
2. Rovers
3. Dundalk
4. Pats
5. Sligo
6. Fingal
7. Drogs
8. UCD
9. Galway
10. Bray
1. Shels
2. Waterford
3. Derry
4. Monaghan
5. Harps
6. Limerick
7. Cork Foras
8. Athlone
9. Longford
10. Wexford
11. Mervue
12. Salthill
1.Bohs
2.Shamrock Rovers
3.Dundalk
4.St Pats
5.Sporting Fingal
6.Sligo Rovers
7.U.C.D
8.Drogheda United
9.Galway United
10.Bray Wanderers
1st Division
1.Derry City
2.Shels
3.Waterford
4.Cork City
5.Finn Harps
6.Longford
7.Limerick
8.Monaghan
9.Wexford
10.Athlone
11.Salthill
12.Mervue
Forgot Division 1 yesterday!!!
we seem to be coming everywhere between 4th (were not that good yet) to 9th(not a hope in hell we will be that low!)
Premier Division
1. Bohemians
2. Shamrock Rovers
3. Dundalk
4. Sporting Fingal
5. St. Patrick's Athletic
6. Sligo Rovers
7. Galway United
8. Drogheda United
9. UCD
10. Bray Wanderers
First Division
1. Derry City
2. Shelbourne
3. Waterford United
4. Monaghan United
5. Longford Town
6. Cork City FORAS Co-Op
7. Limerick
8. Finn Harps
9. Athlone Town
10. Wexford Youths
11. Mervue United
12. Salthill Devon
For me i cant see beyond a third title in a row for Bohs, though this would be purely on the basis that they retain the services of Fenlon for the entire season & their finances hold up for that time also. If this is the case i can see them winning it by a margin in excess of last seasons. I think Rovers will come good after a mixed start whilst O'Neill finds his preferred starting X1 & formation & will most likely finish runners up, after that i think Sligo Dundalk & possibly St Pats will have a go at 3rd, Fingal i genuinely dont know what to expect from, they could easily take to the PD & challenge for the runners up spot, likewise they could also struggle to a mid table finish when faced with betetr opposition week in week out than that faced in the FD, anyway i'll go for...
1. Bohs
2. Rovers
3. Sligo
4. Pats
5. Fingal
6. Dundalk
7. UCD
8. Galway
9. Drogheda
10. Bray
1. Bohemians
2. Shamrock Rovers
3. Sporting Fingal
4. St Patrick's Athletic
5. Sligo Rovers
6. Dundalk
7. UCD
8. Drogheda United
9. Galway United
10. Bray Wanderers
I cant see anyone winning the league bar Bohs (as long as they stay afloat for the season). People are tipping a neck and neck race with Bohs and Shams but tbh I think Bohs will cruise it. Second place has got to be Shams, by far and away the second best squad in the country. Then it gets tricky, its between us Pats and Dundalk for third IMO. I watched Pats against Linfield and wasnt too impressed tbh, I thought they looked poor but I have no doubt they will be an improvement on last season, most notably because they got rid of that spoofer in Mc Kenna and got Mahon and Gill in, wiley old heads. I see Dundalk doing well this season, also because they got rid of that king of Spoofers Connor and brought in some tidy signings but then again they dont have the goals of Turner to suppliment them this season. We are alot stronger this season and why I think we should do so much better is not only is our squad deeper but we are also not crippled with injuries like we were for the first half of last season which destroyed us. If we had the form we had in the second half of last season throughout we would have got Europe no doubt. After them I would have to say Sporting Franchise, I think a comfortable mid table but I cant see them competing week in week out against the big boys and getting in the top 4 and aswell there is question marks over their financial foothold? Then I would have to call UCD and Drogs, UCD should never be underestimated and are solid and likewise with Drogheda I think they will be solid too and if they can replicate their form of the latter half of last season then religation shouldnt be worried about. Then it comes to Bray and Galway, this is a tough call because Bray always seem to unearth some young quality prodigy in the course of a season and Gormley is no fool how ever I think they will struggle especially in defence with a young team and no Skippy in goals for them anymore. As for Galway I think this is the time that Connor will be finally outed as one of the most over rated managers in the league, he doesnt have the massive budgets he is used to working with and is operating on a skeleton budget. The signings they have made havent been exactly inspiring and IMO they will ne lucky to avoid the drop. Losing Foster was a massive blow to them, if he wasnt with them last season they would have been half the team.
1. Bohemians
2. Shamrock Rovers
3. Dundalk
4. Sligo Rovers
5. St Patricks Athletic
6. Sporting Franchise
7. Drogheda United
8. UCD
9. Bray Wanderers
10. Galway United
As for the first division, it should be very interesting indeed, more interesting than the Premier this season IMO.
1. Derry City
2. Waterford United
3. Shelbourne
4. Finn Harps
5. Monaghan United
6. Limerick
7. Cork (insert name here)
8. Longford
9. Athlone
10. Wexford Youths
11. Mervue United
12. Salthill Devon
Heres me hoping though that Harps get promoted, I miss the away trip to the fey and this season I am not looking forward to going to the Pale literally every away game bar Galway. The best away trips are those outside of the Pale IMO.
fair play louth4sam you have the best prediction for us yet! has it got somethin to do with TC playin for ye before?Quote:
Originally Posted by Louth4sam
just seen the ad on rte promoting the opening live game of the year between bohs and sfingal. was qite well made and built up i must say :) nice to see and it was on at a good time when lots of people would be watching rte (right before 'the simpsons')
Nah, I think you have made some really good signings and in Glynn and Hynes you could have a really good partnership. Obviously the top three will be Shels, Waterford and Derry but Longford will be the best of the rest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
1. Rovers
2. Bohs
3. Dundalk
4. Sligo
5. Pats
6. Fingal
7. UCD
8. Drogheda
9. Galway Utd
10. Bray Wanderers
Premier Division
1. Bohs
2. Shamrock Rovers
3. Fingal
4. Dundalk
5. Pats
6. Sligo
7. UCD
8. Drogheda
9. Galway
10. Bray
First Division
1. Derry
2. Waterford
3. Cork
4. Monaghan
5. Shels
6. Limerick
7. Harps
8. Longford
9. Wexford
10. Athlone
11. Mervue United
12. Salthill Devon
Premier Division
1. Bohs
2. Shamrock Rovers
3. Fingal
4. Dundalk
5. Sligo
6. Pats
7. Drogheda
8. UCD
9. Galway
10. Bray
First Division
1. Derry
2. Waterford
3. Shels
4. Monaghan
5. Limerick
6. Longford
7. Harps
8. Cork
9. Athlone
10. Wexford
11. Salthill Devon
12. Mervue United
anyone between 3th and 8th could swap positins in the 1st devision
Premier Division
1. Bohs
2. Shamrock
3. Rovers
4. Fingal
5. Dundalk
6. Pats
7. Galway
8. Drogs
9. UCD
10. Bray
Premier:
1. Shamrock Rovers
2. Bohemians
3. Sligo Rovers
4. Sporting Fingal
5. Dundalk
6. St. Pats
7. Drogheda
8. Galway
9. UCD
10. Bray
First:
1. Derry
2. Waterford
3. Limerick
4. Shels
5. Monaghan
6. Harps
7. Cork
8. Longford
9. Athlone
10. Wexford
11. Mervue
12. Salthill
Hard to say how the first divsion is going to go. Most teams have strenghtened very well, from 1st place right down to about 6th is all up for grabs. Most teams in the division are capable of dropping points against each other.
So how did our predictions fare? Got both league winners right anyway and Bohs for Setanta right. Looks like I underestimated Sligo in the Premier and Monaghan in the First. Over-estimated Finn Harps alsoQuote:
Originally Posted by City till I Die
Well done on getting the top 4 in the Premier and the top 2 in Division One spot on!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
Jaysus, I was fairly close with most of my predictions. Couldn't be happier to see I was right about us. Over estimated Harps in the FD and I was right about Mons being darkhorses, despite putting them behind Harps. Underestimated Foras.Quote:
Originally Posted by ARooney28
Not the worst predictions, but galway ahead of us was a strange one.Quote:
Originally Posted by City till I Die