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Premier
1. Cork City
2. Wexford Youths
3. Finn Harps
4. Longford Town
5. Galway United
6. Sligo Rovers
7. Bray Wanderers
8. Derry City
9. St. Patricks Ath
10. Bohemians
11. Shamrock Rovers
12. Dundalk
First
1. Cabo
2. Athlone
3. Cobh
4. Shelbourne
5. Drogheda
6. UCD
7. Limerick
8. Waterford
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Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid
Did you pick them from a hat?:)
The eircom league is upside down, upside down, upside down
Premier
1. Dundalk
2. Shamrock Rovers
3. Bohemians
4. Cork
5. Pats
6. Derry
7. Bray
8. Sligo
9. Harps
10. Galway
11. Longford
12. Wexford
First
1. Limerick
2. UCD
3. Drogheda
4. Shels
5. Cobh
6. Athlone
7. Waterford
8. Cabo
Play off: Drogheda
First manager sacked: Buckley
FAI Cup: Shamrock Rovers
League cup: Dundalk
ah The Eircom League - those were the days....Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
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Originally Posted by Titan
The would be a big story.
Yeah but sure might as well try and be different! Dont wish him or Pats any ill will but I cant see them challenging and Its possible the boards patience will wear thin.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Will it not end up with 3 teams being relegated this year?Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Nope. Business as usual in terms of relegation. At least for this season anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Luckily for you lot no 😂Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Yeah cause we were the team that are averaging the place in the bottom 3......Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
You should check out last seasons predictions thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Or just have a look at last seasons tableQuote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
I don't see how that's relevant?Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
Premier Division
1. Dundalk
2. Cork City
3. Shamrock Rovers
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4. St. Patrick's Athletic
5. Derry City
6. Bohemian F.C.
7. Sligo Rovers
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8. Bray Wanderers
9. Galway United
10. Finn Harps
11. Longford Town
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12. Wexford Youths
First Division
1. Limerick
2. U.C.D.
3. Cobh Ramblers
4. Drogheda United
5. Shelbourne
6. Athlone Town
7. Waterford United
8. Cabinteely
Cups are impossible to predict. I'll say Derry for the FAI Cup, and Sligo for the League Cup.
My dotted lines above in the Premier Division are to show how I'm grouping teams. I think there will be very little between Dundalk, ourselves and Rovers for most of the season and any of the three of us could win the league.
I think Derry, Pats, Bohs and Sligo will be around a similar level this season and any of them could finish in fourth. I think Derry are an interesting side this year, R Patz might be the best striker in the league if he performs at previous levels, McBride is a very solid defender and I've always rated McGlynn. I toyed with putting them ahead of Pats but I think Pats defence gives them a slight edge.
I think Bohs overperformed last year and we will see a slight downturn from them, but they will still be a top half side. Sligo must surely recover.
Wexford will be relying heavily on Danny Furlong to keep them up. He has been a revelation in the First Division but he was absolutely terrible in his short time in Cork. I'd love to see him show he can do it in the Premier Division but he's going to need to be phenomenal to keep them up. I think it could be a tough season for them. Ledwith is a good signing but there is so little experience in that side. I think after 3 or 4 games they will realise how tough the step up is going to be.
Wexford is well worth the trip if any Premier Division fans are considering making their first journey.
And now Mick Wallace is on tv in his Wexford jersey.
Interesting EL P you go for 2nd spot given the bullish display today by Cork. I have to say I was very impressed by you all over the park, first to most balls and very well organised. However no points on offer and it obviously all kicks off next weekend, and the next game between Cork and Dundalk is actually not that far off, 18th March, in oriel park.
There is no doubt Dundalk were very poor today, however it's very clear Cork have improved too, so for me it will be a much closer league this season, if we win it, it definitely won't be by 11 points that's for sure.
Rovers appear to be the dark horse this year, they don't appear to be stronger, but Fenlon will have them well set up and they will challenge. Pats might also have a bit to say, and Bohs will be hard to beat.
I find it very difficult to ever predict success for us. As I said above, the top 3 could be interchangeable, so thats about as close as I'm going to get to predicting a title for us.
Today was a good day for us, but it counts for little. A loss would have been a huge blow to us though so at the very least we've avoided that. I love the balance of the midfield trio we played today, and I love how strong our bench was. I'm not sure if Turner and Dooley will play regularly, but they are definitely interesting options. I'd see Beattie and Sheppard as the regular wide players. We'll need to avoid injuries at the back, if we can do that then we have every chance.
If Rovers are dark horses,they are the darkest oh horses, in my view. For comparisons with the league " over the water", I'd compare us to Spurs* in the last 50 years. We flatter to decieve, and lack the required backbone to push us to success. And nutsy is in the realms of living off past glories at this stage.
* - not this years side!!
Premier Division
1. Shamrock Rovers
2. Dundalk
3. Cork City
4. St. Patricks Athletic
5. Bohemians
6. Bray Wanderers
7. Sligo Rovers
8. Galway
9. Derry City
10. Wexford Youths
11. Finn Harps
12. Longford Town
First Division
1. Limerick
2. UCD
3. Drogheda
4. Shelbourne
5. Cobh Ramblers
6. Athlone Town
7. Waterford
8. Cabinteely
always thought Ian Turner was with cork the whole time. where did he resign for ye from?