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    2023 Predictions

    Alot of work to do for some teams but worth having a shot at this already!



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

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

    Top scorer:Pat Hoban
    FAI Cup: Dundalk
    First manager gone: Kevin Doherty?!

    Find it very difficult to separate the top 2 in both divisions but feels like there is a definitive expectation of who the top 2 will be in both divisions.

    Feels like Drogheda and UCD will be fighting it out at the bottom aswell but who knows how Cork will get on in their return.

    In the First I think Galway will finally crack promotion,say what you want about Ollie Horgan but he knows how to get out of that division,Waterford seemed to have lost some quality but may well have replaced it with similar and could of course win the league too….

    Wexford have signed well and look the 3rd best team to me,don’t expect us to challenge at all and wouldn’t be surprised to see us finish behind Treaty,Longford and Bray ,squads aren’t finished yet so we’ll see how it shakes out….
    Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.

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    Wouldn't disagree with any of your Premier placings, will go for Gaffney as top scorer, and Derry to retain the Cup. As for the First, similar, but Waterford above Galway, Harps before Treaty, and in a wild burst of optimism, Kerry to finish ahead of Athlone.

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    Shamrock Rovers
    Derry
    Pats

    -- Big gap back to the rest imo ---

    Dundalk
    Shels
    Bohs
    Sligo
    Cork
    Drogs
    UCD


    Dundalk havent really strengthened enough for me, cant see them challenging pats for 3rd. 4-7 is anyones guess. personally dont rate devine as a manager, dont think bohs will be great. sligo have weakened a lot though so it'll give a real chance to bohs/shels to push up the positions. City should be aiming for 6/7th but i think we still lack too much quality up front. Cant see past ucd going down, though i said the same last year.

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    Good thread. My guesses below. I added the women's league as it'll be interesting this year with Rovers making a return. My UCD prediction is based on massive optimism and shouldn't be trusted!

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

    Womens premier division:
    1. Wexford
    2. Shamrock Rovers
    3. Athlone
    4. Shels
    5. DLR
    6. Peamount
    7. Bohs
    8. Cork
    9. Galway
    10. Sligo
    11. Treaty

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

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    Premier Division
    1.Shamrock Rovers
    2.Derry City
    3.Pats
    4.Dundalk
    (probably a big point margin from here down)
    5.Sligo
    6.Bohs
    7.Shels
    8.Cork City
    9.Drogheda
    10.UCD

    First Division
    1.Waterford
    2.Galway
    (Think they above 2 will be significantly stronger than the next 8)
    3.Treaty
    4.Bray
    5.Harps
    6.Wexford
    7.Longford
    8.Cobh
    9.Athlone
    10.Kerry FC
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    Premier Division
    1.Derry
    2.Shamrock Rovers
    3.Pats
    4.Dundalk
    5.Bohs
    6.Sligo
    7.Cork
    8.Shels
    9.Drogheda
    10.UCD

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

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

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    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

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    Shamrock Rovers
    Derry
    Pats
    Dundalk
    Sligo
    Shels
    Bohs
    Cork
    Drogheda
    UCD

    No idea about 1st div tbh
    FAI Cup… mmm… Derry have never retained the cup so why not now…
    Top Scorer… Just about Kenny can’t see there being anyone particularly prolific.
    First manager gone…. Devine

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    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.
    21 leagues and 25 cups.

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

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

    Top scorer:McGonigle
    FAI Cup:Shamrock Rovers
    First manager gone: Bradley

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    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
    The Leinster Senior League needs a strong Bohemians

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

    Between 3rd and 8th will be very tight but there will be a decent gap between Cork and Drogs. Think we're slightly better than the others in the battle for Europe but there are a lot of unknowns with Dundalk and Cork that make them tricky to predict. Bohs have made some useful signings in attack but that defense doesn't appear strong and is lacking in depth. Keena leaving Sligo is a huge blow and they don't look like they have much in attack. Shels look average but they should be well clear of relegation. Can't see anyway really challenging the top two and I think Rovers have enough with Kenny a big signing. I don't fancy Derry's chances of keeping Duffy and McElenely fit for the full season and they're much less of threat without them.

    First Division

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

    Waterford and Galway should be much stronger than the other teams in the division. Think Bray and Wexford have made enough good signings to get to the playoffs. Think Treaty's run of reaching the playoffs will end. Intrigued by Kerry's entry to the league, they should get some wins and could be better than Cobh who I think could really struggle.

    Top Scorer-Kenny
    FAI Cup- St Pats
    First Manager Gone- Henderson
    WNL Winner- Shels ( I don't know enough to go through the league team by team but I'm not sure if Shams buying tactics will work this season at least. I'd have gone for Wexford but Ellen Molloy won't be back until the 2nd half of the season and she's a huge loss for them.)

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

    First Division:
    1. Waterford
    2. Galway
    3. Bray
    4. Harps
    5. Longford
    6. Wexford
    7. Treaty
    8. Cobh
    9. Kerr6
    10. Athlone

    Nowhere near enough to even guess on the Women’s league!

    Top scorer:Pat Hoban (if fit. I’ll go with McGonigle if Hoban plays less than 15)
    FAI Cup: Pats
    First manager gone: Russell
    best Euro team: Rovers

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

    Shamrock Rovers to win it with a couple of games to spare. Derry aren't ready yet, Pats have kept most of their side. i always go for a promoted club having a bounce so Cork in Fifth.

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

    Waterford and Galway top two, Harps play offs, and the rest is stick a pin in wherever.

    Top Scorer - Mcgonigle
    FAI Cup - Derry
    First Manager gone - Ian Ryan when Devlin starts taking over

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    1 Shamrock Rovers ( by 8/10 points)
    2. St Pats
    3.Derry
    4.Dundalk
    5.Cork
    6.Bohs
    7 Drogheda
    8.Sligo
    9. Shels
    10. UCD

    Top scorer Graham Burke
    FAI cup Shamrock Rovers
    First manager gone Duff
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    Premier Division:
    1.Shamrock Rovers
    2.Derry City
    3.Pats
    4.Shels
    5.Dundalk
    6.Bohs
    7.Cork
    8.Sligo
    9.Drogs
    10.UCD

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

    Top Golscorer: McGonigle
    FaI Cup: Cork
    First Manager Gone: Ian Ryan (after he realises Devo still in charge ?)

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

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

    Top scorer: McGonigle
    Cup: Derry
    First manager gone: Doherty

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    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]

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    Premier Division:
    1. Shamrock Rovers
    2. Derry City
    3. St Pat's
    4. Dundalk
    5. Sligo Rovers
    6. Bohemians
    7. Cork City
    8. Shelbourne
    9. Drogheda Utd
    10. UCD

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

    Top scorer Premier: Rory Gaffney
    Top scorer First: Rob Manley
    FAI Cup: Shamrock Rovers
    First manager gone: Caulfield
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