Premier Division
Friday 22nd (All 19:45)
Drogheda v St Pats
Bohemians v Cork City
Waterford v Sligo
Galway v Derry
First Division
Friday 22nd (All 19:45)
Wexford v Bray
Treaty v Dundalk
Kerry v Longford
Finn Harps v Athlone
Cobh v UCD
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Premier Division
Friday 22nd (All 19:45)
Drogheda v St Pats
Bohemians v Cork City
Waterford v Sligo
Galway v Derry
First Division
Friday 22nd (All 19:45)
Wexford v Bray
Treaty v Dundalk
Kerry v Longford
Finn Harps v Athlone
Cobh v UCD
Big game in Drogheda in terms of Europe places Pats could close up to only a point off Europe with a win or Drogs could go 7 clear of them. (The classic 6 pointer)
Bohs need to pick up the 3 points against Cork to put an end to their recent poor form. The cup loss makes staying in the European places vital.
Waterford could with a win give themselves a theoretical chance for a late run at Europe but i dont thing they have the quality ultimately.
Galway v Derry is an interesting one, Derry will be desperate for a win but Galway are desperate to avoid getting reeled in by Sligo,,,lot at stake this weekend (like most weekends tbf GLITW).
Cobh will be hoping Treaty can take something off Dundalk but UCD have a good away record so they need to be on their game.
With a six point lead Dundalk are nearly there but things could unravel quickly ............i do expect them to stretch away over the next few games they have spent the season just doing enough without being impressive but i feel thye have more in them.
On the European places if Rovers lose to Drogs in the cup there is a decent chance that a top 3 team wont win the cup so 4th might not be enough......Will we have Bohs and Derry / Shels fans cheering us on in Drogheda ..as well as the added bonus of if Rovers win the cup and any of those 3 finish 2nd they will get a Europa league place and a parachute for finishing second
Genuinely pessimistic about Derry's chances against Galway.
Well if it's any consolation, we're also very pessimistic about our chances against Derry! Waterford v Sligo is a huge oneQuote:
Originally Posted by sessylU
I only got to see parts of the earlier fixture in EDP on LOITV but Derry were so much better than Galway earlier in the year.Quote:
Originally Posted by sessylU
Derry match up well against Galway on a good surface. Unfortunately can't see anything other than a comfortable Derry win on Friday.
Kerry's league form has been poor and inconsistent. The run to the Cup quarter finals has saved the season from petering out early. I haven't seen anything to suggest that there will be an upturn in league results between now and the end of the season.
You gave Bohs a run for their money in the cup last year , on that basis Sligo cant take it for granted
Derry don't play like that often enough though and have only one win in 6 and that was against Treaty. I'm not as pessimistic after the the last couple of games, I'm hoping we have turned a corner with the likes of Hickey and Keohane back from injury. I can see us at least getting a draw but I feel Derry are there for the taking if we really go at them.Quote:
Originally Posted by yurt
Fans arguing over which of their teams is worse. GLITW.
Demoralised Bohs fans steps in... "not overly confident about our chances against Cork"Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Yeah but in a country where moaning about how rubbish everything is a national passtime. LoI just takes it up a notch, expect every game to be a hammering, the apocalypse is happening tomorrow, and anything else is a bonus - we are all deeply scarred and barely keeping the lid on GLITW PTSD!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Just to add to the mood so: we have won just 2 of our last 9 games and both of them were in the cup at home to non-league opposition . Third-placed Derry will wipe the floor with us, we’ll be lucky to get nil on Friday
The older i get the more i appreciate the expectation of heartache and the wit that gos with it of the fans of GLITW and im at a stage where i dont even buy green bananas anymore
Aye, because Rovers fans have had it tough these last few years.
For my part, with Derry's last league win seemingly receding ever further into my childhood, I've decided to break a long held ban on gambling and started chucking a fiver on us to win the league every year.
If I were Galway I wouldn't be too worried, as surely a Sligo Rovers player will be sent off in the opening minutes of their game in what will later be judged to be a Waterford player tying a shoelace. A penalty will also be awarded. They say history is the best predator of the future so this must be nailed on. GLITW
Its when you are winning that the high expectation stress levels go through the roof. Itd be sooooo easy to be a Harps fan!Quote:
Originally Posted by sessylU
There's nothing wrong with your long-term memory Nesta anyway. :p
Meh...top of a league and bricking it in the here and now!Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Maybe I like the misery.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Almost a full set of fixtures tonight and only 1 match on in the big Smoke.
Asking for a friend , if you show up at Dalymount can you buy a ticket on the night for the Mono stand?
Think all Bohs home games are sellouts SBGAWA?Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Your friend would have to buy a ticket hereQuote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
https://bohemianfc.ticketco.events/i..._tickets220825
We can forget about Europe if we don’t start winning soon. The old cliched ‘must win game’ tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bohtastic
Smasher in dalymount, Bohs piling on the pressure, one well taken goal the difference but city have defended really well and a marvellous save by their keeper pushing a Rooney effort onto the bar. Tierney had one off the line too , Bohs need to remember now that a game lasts 90 odd minutes and keep it up!!
Kerry take the lead. Cian Brosnan. Earned his starting place and took the opportunity.
Ross Tierney is a machine and Dawson Devoy is a finely tuned engine. I know Taylor scored two but Tierney and Devoy ran the show.
Yeah the lads missing last week all showed up! Rooney also good, Byrne solid , Flores was outstanding and great to have a goalkeeper who is calm. Kacper was tidy and cool as always. Big fella took his goals well, and the subs were well timed and played well.
Lovely to see Archie back, proper baller, really hope he gets a contract extension.
All in all a good night, but City really faded badly as the hour mark came on,goners unfortunately, I love cork as an away day.
Very good second half from us and deserved win in the end. Brings Waterford right into the mix and a great result for us in Galway.
The sad thing thing about watching the game in the MF tonight is that Dundalk didnt actually play that well.We have had plenty of these type of scorelines under the current manager even going back to his Limerick fc stint some, as is well known were of a suspicious nature ,his obvious lack of ambition for Limerick football has been witnessed in his reaction to such results ,its 1 win in 11 , at one stage last season it was no win in 14,i wonder when are .....people..... going to wake up and start questioning the whole setup, its getting embarassing.Meanwhile ill wait...wait and wait come on Tommy park the ego and do whats right for soccer in the midwest....btw it was Treaty 0 Dundalk 7.just saying like.
That was sweet. The games against Drogs have been gruelling this season so it’s fantastic to finally get the win in one of them. The big games just keep on coming , only a trip to the Brandywell next week.
We DESERVE the relegation playoff. Ah well, it was a fun 2 year stay in the top division.
ye’d beat any of the first division sides fairly handily in a play-offQuote:
Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve
It was a fairly entertaining game in Finn Park tonight. Real end to end stuff, even if it wasn't of the highest quality standard.
Couple of good goals scored too. Hans Mpongo proving a real find for Harps up front.
Harps not just out of the race for the play-offs yet.
First division title race all but over now, Ramblers lucky to get a point in the end. UCD upped it 2nd half and would have deserved the win.
Can't beat a late late show. Thought we just about deserved it, though Drogs always make it difficult, and had some good chances. We adapted our game a bit tonight I think, and didn't try to play out from the back as much as usual. A compliment to Drogheda and the pressure they put you under. The game seemed to have swung their way late on, so we did well to dig in and get the win. Kev Doherty losing the plot with Dennison was fun ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
Disappointing result for Waterford and we are looking over our shoulders at Galway and Sligo Rovers now. A win would have made us safe from play off position but the loss on top of recent poor form means we need to bounce back next week away to Cork City with a win as can't see us winning too many more games.
Sligo are hitting form. A bit like Drogheda last year.
Great finish by Cian Brosnan. Been a good squad player. Has taken his opportunities these last couple of games.
In a patchy and underwhelming league season, Kerry are on more points than last season anyway.
Kevin Williams wasn't looking for a penalty, got straight up and was still given a second yellow card. There's indiscipline and there's poor officiating. Poor officiating on this occasion. It has to be said.
Kerry travel to Dundalk next. A daunting prospect. Dundalk seem to be kicking for home.
. Playing out from the back, or any type of passing game, is far too risky on that pitch. Drogheda keep it unwatered to suit the way they play. I’m not having a go at them, every team is entitled to maximise their advantage.Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyD
Our domestic form since the European games began: played 5, won 5, scored 16, conceded 0.
And it’s 7 clean sheets in a row.
He post-match interview is well worth a listen. "Coaching", he says.Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyD
https://x.com/VMSportIE/status/19590...DrO0_yl2A&s=19
An entertaining game in Galway last night, and a lovely way to end it!
Such poor defending from us for Keohane's opening. Way too much time and space in the box. Good finish, but only ourselves to blame.
We were lucky to go in level at half time, but I enjoyed the physicality of our first goal against a big Galway side.
I've been critical of Maher this season, but his performance last night won us the game. A few top quality saves.
No issue with the red card, our sixth this year, which isn't great.
Our final goal was lovely. From Duffy's pass to start it off, to Dipo passing back to O'Reilly. Great quality shown, and such a badly needed win.
Probably most surprising of all though is that we won a game with Rob Hennessey in charge. Might even drag our win ratio with him up to the low 20s.
The unstoppable force of Pats in the last round of games vs the immovable object of every time we play Drogs finishing 0-0.