27th Round LOI September 5th-8th

[Dunny]

Friday

Premier.


St.Pats Ath v DundalkFC 7.05pm Live on RTE2

UCD v LimerickFC

Drogheda Utd. v Athlone Town

Derry City v Sligo Rovers

Cork City v Shamrock Rovers

Bohemians v Bray Wanderers

Monday

DundalkFC v Derry City

Sligo Rovers v Bohemians

First Division

Friday

Waterford Utd. v ShelbourneFC

Saturday

Longford Town v Wexford Youths 7.30pm

Cobh Ramblers v Finn Harps

Sunday

Shamrock Rovers v GalwayFC

[nigel-harps1954]

Friday

Premier.


St.Pats Ath v DundalkFC 7.05pm Live on RTE2

This Shamrock Rovers bias on RTÉ simply has to stop. They're even showing their cup opponents live the week before to give them an extra chance to look at them before the game, also live on TV, next week. It's a disgrace.

[patrickccfc]

Massive weekend with the top 4 facing off.. a win for us would be brilliant and you would think that would be enough to secure at least 3rd.. on paper pats away is tough for dundalk but the way they are going I can only see them winning.. but it is one of two games that there is any potential for them to drop points.. a pats win coupled with a win for us would make it interesting

[oriel]

I think any result from the two games involving the top 4 on fri night will be interesting. We haven't lost in the league since April, but it will be a fairly tough test tomorrow that's for sure. I don't see us losing, and think we are well set up to take a draw.

A win for both Pats and Cork will reduce the lead to 3 pts, then again a win for Dundalk and Rovers and it's increased to 9, and that could be 12 on Monday as we play Derry at home, brought forward from Sept 19.

I think this would be unlikely though, and I'd say the lead will be as it is now tomorrow night, 6 pts.

[Charlie Darwin]

It's interesting the way it's worked out that the top four all face each other on the same weekend three times, and the bit of symmetry with it being 1 v 3, 2 v 4. I doubt Rovers will be so naive travelling down to Cork as they were under Croly, and I doubt Pats will collapse like they did in Inchicore earlier in the season (and Bolger has helpfully got himself banned so he can't get sent off again). I wouldn't be surprised to see two draws and no change at the top. I reckon it might be Dundalk's toughest game from the entire final series.

[outspoken]

Very tough game for de town this weekend but I think the fact Wexford need to win it just as much as we do will play in our favour as usually they sit with 10 behind the ball and make it difficult but I expect them to come out all guns blazing and as long as our back 4 holds up early on which I would expect it to do we should be able to catch them on the hop and once we are ahead I think experience will see is through. C'mon de town.

[jinxy lilywhite]

This is our toughest test of the season so far. The games are coming thick and fast and irrespective of the result for us then the next toughest game will be Derry the following Monday.

It's a massive test for us against the mighty Galacticos of St. Pats. I really hope we win and we all need to be on top of our game. Pats still have a slim chance of winning the league. But they have to win tonight.
I think this one is too hard to call.

BTW if rovers players get bookings or sent off will they miss the cup match with us. If so I hope they get sh1t loads lol

[nigel-harps1954]

Well..that's an interesting start in Inchicore.

[Charlie Darwin]

Dundalk should be level, playing the better football so far.

[patrickccfc]

Come on pats.. always a goal in dundalk though

[colonelwest]

Not one for looking for cards but that could have been a leg breaker on Towell there, should have been a red. Higgins could have gone for two yellows in the first half though for us.

[Charlie Darwin]

Bohemians 1 (Corcoran) - 0 Bray
Cork City 0 - 0 Shamrock Rovers
Derry City 0 - 1 Sligo Rovers (Zayed)
Drogheda 1 (Holohan) - 0 Athlone Town
St Patrick's Athletic 1 (Fagan) - 0 Dundalk
UCD 0 - 1 Limerick (Gaffney)

[Charlie Darwin]

McBride levels for Derry. Shels 2 up at Waterford, Connolly with the second.

[jinxy lilywhite]

Persistent cynical fouling by pats on Dundalk especially on towel.

Ref is a joke

[Charlie Darwin]

Persistent cynical fouling by pats on Dundalk especially on towel.

Ref is a joke

You got away with the same in the first half and Brennan was booked for nothing. He's hardly been partial.

[Nesta99]

2 seriously x rated tackles in pats dundalk match! Should both be down to 10

[NeverFeltBetter]

Dundalk missing some big chances here. Both teams guilty of terrible tackles, referee being very lenient. Feeling like this is going to be another night Cork will be left kicking themselves.

[Charlie Darwin]

2 seriously x rated tackles in pats dundalk match! Should both be down to 10

McDermott's was madness, Browne's at least could be put down to just being a lump. You'd hope Kenny gets a handle on that as he has a reputation.

[NeverFeltBetter]

If Cork do end up overtaking Dundalk before the end, Dundalk will be haunted by all those chances in the last 15 minutes tonight.

Limerick two up, Gaffney again. Bottom three all losing.

[Charlie Darwin]

Game over, Pats deservedly narrow winners.

Derry 2-1 up at home to Sligo now, Barry with the goal. Gaffney with his second to make it UCD 0-2 Limerick.