2013 Predictions

[sligoman]

I don't share any Rovers fans caution, we have the league won already. Elding and Djilali will teach other teams a football lesson. Expect us to beat Derry by at least 2 tomorrow.

CHAMPIONS!

[blue til i die]

Premier Division -
1. Shamrock Rovers
2. Sligo Rovers
3. St Patricks Ath
4. Derry City
5. Drogheda United
6. Cork
7. Dundalk
8. Limerick
9. UCD
10. Bray Wanderers
11. Bohemians
12.Shelbourne

First Division -
1. Waterford United
2. Longford Town
3. Athlone Town
4. Finn Harps
5. Cobh Ramblers
6. Wexford Youths
7. Mervue United
8. Salthill Devon

[ForzaForth]

First Division

1. Longford
2. Waterford
3. Harps
4. Youths
5. Athlone
6. Cobh
7. Mervue
8. Salthill

(Youths look stronger than last year except for up front - all the young players are a year older. Shouldn't concede too much. Goals may be the problem.)

Premier

1. Sligo
2. Sham Rovers
3. St. Pats
4. Cork
5. Derry
6. Drogheda
7. Bohs
8. Limerick
9. Bray
10. UCD
11. Shels
12. Dundalk

[BonnieShels]

Premier

1. Shams
2. Pats
3. Sligo
4. Derry
5. Cork
6. Dundalk
7. Drogheda
8. Limerick
9. Bohs
10. Shelbourne
11. UCD
12. Bray

First Division

1. Athlone
2. Longford
3. Waterford
4. Harps
5. Cobh
6. Wexford
7. Mervue
8. Salthill


Derry to win League Cup

Pats to win FAI Cup (Yes, I have gone mildly insane.)

[Briuk]

First Division
1. Waterford
2. Athlone Town
3. Finn Harps
4. Longford Town
5. Wexford Youths
6. Cobh Ramblers
7. Mervue United
8. Salthill Devon

[oriel]

First Division

1. Longford
2. Waterford
3. Harps
4. Youths
5. Athlone
6. Cobh
7. Mervue
8. Salthill

(Youths look stronger than last year except for up front - all the young players are a year older. Shouldn't concede too much. Goals may be the problem.)

Premier

1. Sligo
2. Sham Rovers
3. St. Pats
4. Cork
5. Derry
6. Drogheda
7. Bohs
8. Limerick
9. Bray
10. UCD
11. Shels
12. Dundalk

You do know this is 2013 not 2012

[Guinney]

Feck it, I am feeling optimistic today, Dundalk for the league

[passinginterest]

Sligo seem to have had a very impressive pre-season and opened the Setanta with a huge win so they have to be favourites to retain their title in my eyes. Croly does seem to have a bit about him as Rovers manager and he signed players he knows well so I'll expect Rovers to be much improved and push all the way. Pat's could be the big let down this season. I don't think they've really improved their squad and they still look like they'll struggle for goals, losing Croly from the coaching staff is also a big blow. Drogheda will also be doing well to match last seasons exploits.

In the first division Harps are looking impressive, Waterford might struggle with Dempsey and Maguire gone, Longford should compete but seem destined to struggle again under Cousins, Athlone could be a revelation or a masive flop under Collins so hard to know what to expect there.

Premier Division

1. Sligo Rovers
2. Shamrock Rovers
3. Cork City
4. Derry City
5. St. Patricks Athletic
6. Drogheda United
7. Dundalk
8. Bohemians
9. Bray Wanderers
10. Limerick FC
11. UCD
12. Shelbourne

First Division
1. Finn Harps
2. Athlone Town
3. Waterford United
4. Longford Town
5. Wexford Youths
6. Cobh Ramblers
7. Mervue United
8. Salthill Devon

Outrageously bad predicting from me. I've highlighted the best parts.

[Mr A]

This positivity about Harps baffles me, and also worries me deeply.

Nailed it

[wonder88]

Got a few things right in this prediction, if Mervue can achieve promotion now?

I am going for Pats to win, a more competitive league than the betting would indicate. I expect Cork and Derry to be in the race for good while as well. Dundalk to finish ahead of Drogheda, Bohs to be 7/8 position and I think UCD are the most likely to be relegated.
1st divison: I expect Roddy to work his magic and win this with Atlone ahead of Finn Harps. The big question down here in the west is will Mervue have any chance of promotion? The under-achieved in a big way last year with the players they had.

[nigel-harps1954]

Subject to change depending on new signings, but as it stands.

Premier:

1. Shamrock Rovers
2. Sligo
3. Drogheda
4. St. Pat's
5. Cork
6. Derry
7. Dundalk
8. Limerick
9. Bohemian FC
10. Shelbourne
11. Bray
12. UCD

First:

1. Finn Harps
2. Athlone
3. Longford
4. Wexford
5. Waterford
6. Cobh
7. Mervue
8. Salthill

League Cup - Derry
FAI Cup - St Pat's to break the hoodoo
Setanta Cup - Cork

Well...I didn't do TOO badly..

[patsdad]

Have to laugh at people putting Cork so high.

Pats
Sligo
Rovers
Derry
Drogheda
Dundalk
Cork
Limerick
UCD
Bohs
Shels
Bray

Give that man a cigar - no-one could have foreseen Dundalk's over-achievement, otherwise this is remarkably close.

[adamd164]

We're sixth actually!

[DaveyPats]

Give that man a cigar - no-one could have foreseen Dundalk's over-achievement, otherwise this is remarkably close.

Haha I told everyone we'd win it except the bookies.

Brilliant weekend.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Some putting Dundalk 4th and 5th............not a chance, most of us would be very happy with 6th.The non distraction of Setanta and Europe is probably an advantage in consolidating our position, not to mention a decent manager in Kenny, but even thinking about it now, I'm wondering who the teams will be that will finish below us if we did manage 6th.

Here goes for fun.

1. Rovers
2. Sligo
3. Pats
4. Derry
5. Cork
6 .Dundalk
7. Drogs
8. Limerick
9. Bohs
10.Shels
11.UCD
12.Bray

But...............if I was betting, I'd only be confident of the top 5

FD

I dont know enough about it at the moment to post a prediction, but appears to be more wide open than recent years. Waterford would seem to be best suited, but I hope Athlone have a good year also. Happy to see Cobh back too, so good luck to all involved with them.

Quite a few teams will finish behind ye!