2009 Fixtures

**placid casual** · 13/02/2009, 3:21 PM

Rovers first few 'home' games wll be in Tolka[/QUOTE]

wrong.

again.

**mypost** · 13/02/2009, 3:45 PM

Originally Posted by Source

What's the odds on the season opener being Rovers (first league match in Tallaght) against Bohs, with RTE to broadcast live.

They're very long odds.

**redobit** · 13/02/2009, 3:59 PM

Originally Posted by atfconline

Media Notice

Football Association of Ireland

February 13th, 2009

League of Ireland fixture list to be released

The fixture list for the 2009 League of Ireland season will be released next Monday, February 16th.

The fixture list will be published on the official League of Ireland website, www.loi.ie, at 5pm and will also be issued to media outlets.

ENDS

Does this include Setanta Cup aswell

**holidaysong** · 13/02/2009, 6:33 PM

Originally Posted by redobit

Does this include Setanta Cup aswell

The Setanta Cup doesn't start until August sure.

**sheao** · 13/02/2009, 9:20 PM

The dates for next season were posted on the Bohs forum.
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**Martinho II** · 14/02/2009, 7:33 PM

going by the dates on the bohs forum i assume it is going to return to a old format of second placed team in first division will play the winners of the eighth ninth placed premier team ..its a bit of a change..

**SMorgan** · 14/02/2009, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by Fintan Cassidy

Bohs Vs Dundalk is being televised live on the 6th March.

Nearly right. I am fairly sure it will be Dundalk v Bohs on the opening day.

**Splurge** · 15/02/2009, 8:09 PM

wont be long now

**holidaysong** · 16/02/2009, 9:29 AM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

going by the dates on the bohs forum i assume it is going to return to a old format of second placed team in first division will play the winners of the eighth ninth placed premier team ..its a bit of a change..

It's 2nd vs. 3rd in the first division and then the winners of that play the loser of the 8th vs. 9th game in the premier.

**Kildareman** · 16/02/2009, 9:32 AM

At this rate the fixture list is going to look like, A.N. OTHER v A.N. OTHER etc

**R�iteoir** · 16/02/2009, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Buile Shuibhne

Bohs Vs Dundalk is being televised live on the 6th March.

Tallaght wont be ready in time for the season start - the floodlights are only due to be completed on 6th March. And then there will have to be a few weeks trials etc., before a League game can be played there.

Rovers first few 'home' games wll be in Tolka

So in the time-honoured Rovers tradition - their new ground will be ready in "three to four weeks"...

**oldyouth** · 16/02/2009, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by Kildareman

At this rate the fixture list is going to look like, A.N. OTHER v A.N. OTHER etc

Yep, but which one is at home?

**adamd164** · 16/02/2009, 1:42 PM

We're away to Sligo first game, home to Pats in the second.

**mypost** · 16/02/2009, 1:59 PM

Originally Posted by adamd164

We're away to Sligo first game, home to Pats in the second.

As you know those two, what are your other fixtures? If you don't know them, then someone who knows the above fixtures must.

**WoodquayBoy** · 16/02/2009, 2:03 PM

With all due respect, don't care what your fixtures are, who are we playing?????????

**adamd164** · 16/02/2009, 2:03 PM

Printed in the local evening paper. Presumably coming directly from the club.

Sure all clubs know themselves at this stage, it's just a case of publically releasing them to coincide with the licenses being granted.

**harps1954** · 16/02/2009, 2:09 PM

Originally Posted by adamd164

Printed in the local evening paper. Presumably coming directly from the club.

Sure all clubs know themselves at this stage, it's just a case of publically releasing them to coincide with the licenses being granted.

Clubs don't know at this stage what the fixtures are - someone in the FAI may have give your local evening paper the first couple of fixtures, but the club's don't have the fixture list in their hands at of this moment in time.

**adamd164** · 16/02/2009, 2:10 PM

OK fair enough.

I'd be fairly sure of its accuracy anyway. We'll see in about 1 hour and 50.

**mypost** · 16/02/2009, 2:12 PM

Originally Posted by adamd164

Printed in the local evening paper. Presumably coming directly from the club.

The bold bit is the key word.

The clubs are not supposed to know who they're playing until the fixtures are released. If they know who they're playing first, then they must also know the rest of the fiixtures.

I'm not saying you're wrong, but I've heard this stuff in previous years, and it's been wrong. Until the list is released, I'm treating all rumours as speculation.

**R�iteoir** · 16/02/2009, 2:24 PM

I know that it's customary in other leagues to release the first couple of rounds to the clubs beforehand (they do this in the Conference and below - as we've known who Worcester would play in their first two games a few days before the rest of the list was released)