League Fixtures Thread: Tuesday, August 15

**AlanOB** · 14/08/2017, 6:58 PM

Just the two Premier Division fixtures slated for tomorrow:

19.45 -- Limerick FC v. Shamrock Rovers
19.45 -- Sligo Rovers v. Bray Wanderers

Limerick Soccer Live, featuring myself and former Limerick manager Noel O'Connor, will have full live audio analysis from the Markets Field; coverage starts at 19.40pm at www.mixlr.com/limerick-soccer-live

A massive game for both sides, particularly the hosts, who are looking to fend off a relegation battle.

**nigel-harps1954** · 15/08/2017, 7:27 AM

With Sligo and Bray both out of the cup, they'll be kicking themselves they didn't get the chance to have the game changed to next weekend.

**PartySaint** · 15/08/2017, 11:27 AM

Rovers whole season seems to be built around getting us relegated so I fully expect a Limerick win.

Don't see Bray doing us any favours either

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 15/08/2017, 12:04 PM

Think if we don't win that we're gone. And after the tripe I watched on Saturday night I wouldn't be too hopeful.

**wonder88** · 15/08/2017, 12:18 PM

Have a feeling that the threat of relegation may motivate both home sides tonight. Hope from a Galway side of things that I am wrong. No doubt about it big games in terms of relegation and Europe places.

**NeverFeltBetter** · 15/08/2017, 7:36 PM

Half time at Market's Field, one nil to Rovers. Just listening along with AlanOB, sounded even enough up to the last five/ten minutes of the half. Disappointing to concede. We're constantly setting ourselves uphill battles in second halfs recently.

**sbgawa** · 15/08/2017, 8:31 PM

Listening to AOB good comentary. They ain't holding back on the officials. 😀

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 15/08/2017, 8:41 PM

So that's us and Drogheda gone

**LK37oldskool** · 15/08/2017, 8:43 PM

Limerick in free fall. Absolute joke of a club.

**WoodquayBoy** · 15/08/2017, 9:00 PM

Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

So that's us and Drogheda gone

I fancy us or ye to catch Limerick

**osarusan** · 15/08/2017, 9:36 PM

We are absolutely toothless in attack. Very comfortable win for Rovers. They didn't threaten too much until they scored a free header from a corner, but then it was game over, as we never ever looked like getting back into it. We are a mess of a team, no direction at all.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 15/08/2017, 9:47 PM

Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy

I fancy us or ye to catch Limerick

We won't catch anyone I don't think. Haven't won away from home all season and 5 of our last 7 are away.

**wonder88** · 15/08/2017, 9:51 PM

Too early to call Sligo for the drop. Looks like games between the bottom 6 will be the decider. Sligo are competitive, but like Galway early on draws and lack of scoring power are holding them back. Murray is so important for us, but I feel we may not be as solid defensively after Grace leaving(despite his drop in form during 2nd series of games). Friday should tell us more.
What do people think the number of points that will keep a club up, could 34 do it?

**sbgawa** · 15/08/2017, 9:56 PM

I think 34 will stay up but you can be unlucky and a couple of wins changes everything. Perceived wisdom in the EPL is that 40 points is safe but West ham got relegated with 42 a few years ago

**sbgawa** · 15/08/2017, 9:58 PM

I didn't realise 5 of Sligo last 7 were away that might be fatel.

**Guitd** · 15/08/2017, 11:58 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

I didn't realise 5 of Sligo last 7 were away that might be fatel.

Ya it's hard to see Sligo make a miraculous recovery with only 2 home games so it drog /sligo and one from galway /harps/limerick think pats have enough to scrape out

**sbgawa** · 16/08/2017, 5:48 AM

Harps Pats a big game on Friday

**pineapple stu** · 16/08/2017, 6:23 AM

Some difference in recent form in the bottom two-thirds of the table. This is the form table over just the last five games -

Code:

Cork	        12
Derry	        12
Galway	        10
St Pat's	10
Dundalk	        10
Harps	        9
Bohs	        7
Rovers	        6
Sligo	        5
Bray	        2
Limerick	1
Drogheda	1

If you assume that that form carries over to the next five games (a big assumption obviously, but still) you get the following table with about three games to go -

Code:

Cork	        79
Dundalk	        60
Derry	        55
Rovers	        44
Bohs	        40
St Pat's	37
Bray	        37
Harps	        36
Galway	        35
Sligo	        30
Limerick	29
Drogheda	19

Limerick do look like they're in big trouble, and no reason why Bray in fifth are necessarily safe, though they look to have done just enough for now. Lots of six-pointers coming up though.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 16/08/2017, 7:56 AM

Originally Posted by wonder88

Too early to call Sligo for the drop. Looks like games between the bottom 6 will be the decider. Sligo are competitive, but like Galway early on draws and lack of scoring power are holding them back. Murray is so important for us, but I feel we may not be as solid defensively after Grace leaving(despite his drop in form during 2nd series of games). Friday should tell us more.
What do people think the number of points that will keep a club up, could 34 do it?

Competitive but can't score. 5 goals in our last 10 league games says it all really. Need to score goals and win games. Only the top 3 have lost less games then us but aren't scoring enough to win games ourselves.

**sbgawa** · 16/08/2017, 10:03 AM

If the current bottom 3 go down a first division of Galway, Sligo, Drogheda, UCD, Cobh (or Waterford) Shelbourne Longford Athlone Wexford and Cabo looks pretty competitive.