2023 Predictions

[sbgawa]

You predicted Rovers right as well, no?

Whoops.....2 out of 20 im 100% better than io thought.
If Derry beat PAts on the last day that could improve to 3

[thebronze14]

Premier Division:
1.Shamrock Rovers
2.Derry City
3.Pats
4.Dundalk
5.Shels
6.Sligo
7.Bohs
8.Drogs
9.Cork
10.UCD

First Division:
1.Waterford
2.Galway
3.Wexford
4.Treaty
5.Bray
6.Harps
7.Longford
8.Cobh
9.Athlone
10.Kerry FC

Top scorer: McGonigle
FAI Cup: Pats
[COLOR=#333333]First manager gone: Caulfield.[/COLOR]


[COLOR=#333333]Gonna be a slog for Harps I'd say. Happy if we're fighting for playoffs. Waterford and Galway should be off into the distance. Bray have recruited well. Maybe not much strength in depth and I feel the manager could be overrated. A vast improvement on what they had though. Wexford have made some great signings and should do well. Connolly a massive signing for Treaty. They have a recognised goalscorer which is a massive deal in this division. Longford have lost a good few I think. I don't know too much about Cobh or Athlone tbh. Think Kerry will be competitive but be near the foot of the table.[/COLOR]

Decent enough effort in the premier league. If dundalk somehow pip shels it would be even better. Heart was overruling head when I had harps finishing so high. Didn't think it would be as disastrously. Cobh and athlone overachiever my predictions by a big distance anyway! Connolly never played for treaty. He could have been the difference in then making a play off place

[ontheotherhand]

I was almost there last season but had Pats finishing ahead of Dundalk. I fancy them to do a bit better this season based on their signings but wouldn't write Dundalk off pipping them for third again either. This years seems trickier as I don't know much about Cork and I'm not sure anyone outside of Derry, us and Pats have really improved with new signings.

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

Drogs might pip Bohs for 7th. Doherty has them very hard to beat (for us anyway!) and Bohs don't seem to have a full squad yet. Buckley should help them be a bit harder to beat but I'm not sure Williams is going to score enough goals. He scored most of his against them....

Sligo losing Keena is massive but they brought back Mahon which should mean they need less goals. If they add a striker they should be fine.

Derry having Duffy all season should make things a lot closer at the top. O'Reilly will help too and Connolly will have them very hard to beat. Home form critical.

I think we've strengthened overall but look a bit weak at wingback. Should have enough for the league and hopefully cup but not sure I can see us doing any better in Europe.

Cup - Shamrock Rovers, should have won it last year if not for having Derry away right after Gent away. Ifs and buts etc.

Top scorer - McGonigle - having Duffy around all season should help there

First manager sacked - nobody oddly enough. Devine maybe but I'd say Bohs will give him some time.

No idea on 1st division but would like to see Ollie get back up.

Did ok. Sligo and Dundalk surprised me. Shels probably improved a bit more than I expected with the investment and players in from Hull. Afolabi made bohs more dangerous than I predicted but without Sligo's collapse would be where I had them.

I wish Bradley had read my opinion on our wingbacks.

Will be interesting to see who wants 2nd more between Pats and Derry.

[placid casual]

Premier Division:
1.Shamrock Rovers
2.Derry City
3.Dundalk
4.Boez
5.Pats
6.Cork
7.Drogs
8.Sligo
9.Shels
10.UCD

First Division:
1.Harps
2.Waterford
3.Galway
4.Bray
5.Treaty
6 Wexford
7.Longford
8.Cobh
9.Athlone
10.Kerry FC

Top scorer:Johnny Kenny
FAI Cup:Bohs
First manager gone: Russell, quickly followed by Caulfield in 1st division

Mystic Meg I am not.
The only thing I got right was the banker and that was Rovers winning the league.
It'd be awful funny if my cup prediction doesn't come to pass.

[total hoofball]

Premier Division:

1. Derry City
2. Shamrock Rovers
3. St. Patrick's Athletic
4. Dundalk
5. Bohemians
6. Sligo Rovers
7. Cork City
8. Shelbourne
9. Drogheda United
10. UCD


First Division:

1. Galway United
2. Waterford
3. Bray Wanderers
4. Treaty United
5. Wexford
6. Longford Town
7. Finn Harps
8. Cobh Ramblers
9. Athlone Town
10. Kerry

I feel bad for the lack of pre-season faith I had in Duff and that Shels team!

Cobh is the other pessimistic prediction I didn't see coming, that was some turnaround by Shane Keegan who I shouldn't have underestimated his previous track record in that division on a low budget with Wexford. Athlone were a major unknown quantity with their imports they were a hard one to predict. Bray clearly the biggest disappointment in my predictions