LOI Fixtures 1st May - 4th May

Premier Division

Friday

Galway United v Saint Patricks Ath.

Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda United 8pm

Saturday

Sligo Rovers v Limerick FC

Longford Town v Derry City 7:30pm

Monday

Dundalk FC v Bray Wanderers 3pm - LIVE on Setanta

Bohemian FC v Cork City 5:10pm - Live on Setanta

First Division

Friday

Cabinteely FC v Finn Harps

Waterford United v Wexford Youths

Shelbourne v UCDAFC 8pm

Saturday

Cobh Ramblers v Athlone Town

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Match officials

http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/ne...ointed-may-1-4

Suspensions

http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/ne...-from-april-27

Betting

http://www.paddypower.com/football/f...atches/ireland

If you're heading to the Longford V Derry match throw a few quid into the collection bucket for Mark Farren.

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• Ruaidhri Higgins will be doing a collection at the Longford Town versus Derry game tomorrow night, assisted by a number of Derry fans;

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http://www.derrycityfc.net/2015/05/m...-you-can-help/
http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/socc...rksman-5618096

EDIT-Also at the Dundalk v Bray match on Monday.

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On Monday, former Lilywhite Ruaidhri Higgins and Kevin McHugh will be at Oriel Park at our match against Bray Wanderers as part of a bucket collection to help raise the funds and we ask that all supporters contribute generously to the collection.

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http://www.dundalkfc.com/fundraising-for-mark-farren/

Sucker punch for harps at cabinteely 95th minute equalizer.

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Originally Posted by patrickccfc

Sucker punch for harps at cabinteely 95th minute equalizer.

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Disgraceful, and I mean absolutely and utterly disgraceful refereeing.

Didn't see us play Cork or Dundalk, but of the 9 teams I have seen us play, Pats are head and shoulders above all others on tonight's performance. Brennan, Forrester and Byrne destroyed us, some lovely one-touch play, a pleasure yo
watch. Noisy shower of fans too, but easy enough when your side plays like that.

Not a bad game of ball at all at Tolka tonight.

Us being reduced to ten men half an hour in just evened up the game I thought. Though the main difference between the two sides was a bit of confidence

One of the worst games I've ever seen in Tallaght, and I've seen some absolute classics over the past two or three years. The first half was quite eventful without having much quality, but the second half I don't think there was a single shot on target and 90% of it was just Rovers Crolying the ball around the midfield while Drogs defending their penalty box. Turgid stuff. Still, back to winning ways.

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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

One of the worst games I've ever seen in Tallaght, and I've seen some absolute classics over the past two or three years. The first half was quite eventful without having much quality, but the second half I don't think there was a single shot on target and 90% of it was just Rovers Crolying the ball around the midfield while Drogs defending their penalty box. Turgid stuff. Still, back to winning ways.

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That's Fenlon for you. Ugly but effective.

That's pretty much the opposite of what I said, ger. It was attractive but ineffective.

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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

That's pretty much the opposite of what I said, ger. It was attractive but ineffective.

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One of the worst games you've seen? Turgid stuff? Crolying the ball around midfield?

And you call that attactive :confused:

Whatever floats your boat I suppose! :rolleyes:

Attractive in the sense they were passing the ball and trying things. Turgid in the sense Drogheda were able to sit back and expose Rovers' lack of creativity in the final third so, while they were playing good football, they didn't have the top 10% teams like Dundalk and Pats have to make complete dominance count on the scoreboard. See?

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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Attractive in the sense they were passing the ball and trying things. Turgid in the sense Drogheda were able to sit back and expose Rovers' lack of creativity in the final third so, while they were playing good football, they didn't have the top 10% teams like Dundalk and Pats have to make complete dominance count on the scoreboard. See?

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Nope. Again you've just commented Rovers lack of creativity and lacking that 10% of quality. Passing the ball and trying things isn't attractive football, that's just standard in football. I've yet to hear from any other fan at the match last night who would call that 'attractive'.

But again if that's the type of football you call attractive then more power to you.:sarcastic:

I was at Tallaght last night and IMO Rovers performance was awful , got a lucky goal on account of rubbish defending , did create a few other half chances and hit the bar in 90th minute- but in terms of quality/ entertainment value etc. it was 2/10.

We may be second and unbeaten with very few goals conceded but in terms of where we compare to Duns on any quality/entertainment scale any rational observer would put us miles behind- of course the only scale that will ultimately count is the final table next Oct

Early red card in longford Connor Powell sent off

Sligo 1 up on limerick, Corcoran with the goal

Cobh take the lead against athlone.. sounds like it was a (s)creamer, ah that was terrible now

Powell really is an empty jersey. No idea what he brings to Longford that Cousins keeps picking him.

The boos must be deafening at the showgrounds after that late goal.. heary must be on thin ice

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Originally Posted by patrickccfc

The boos must be deafening at the showgrounds after that late goal.. heary must be on thin ice

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Russell to Sligo an outside bet??

Lookin at extratime that was one of the worst game of all time mind.

Great point for us in the circumstances. Wasn't there so can't comment on the performance or the sending off but being 6th after the first round of games is a very decent start.

Just editing to say it's a reasonably fair position from what I've seen. I've seen the teams above us, aside from Cork and I felt each of them was a better side than us. The fact that we're a good deal closer to the teams below us than those above us is accurate as to our current level I reckon. But as a promoted team that's great.