Games weekend 8th 9th August

**sbgawa** · 06/08/2025, 2:04 PM

Premier Division

Friday 8th

Drogheda v Waterford 19:45
Derry v Cork 19:45

Saturday 9th

Shelbourne v Bohemians 17:00

Sunday 10th

Galway v Shamrock Rovers 17:00
St Pats v Sligo 18:00

First Division

Friday 8th (All 19:45)

Dundalk v Athlone
UCD v Wexford
Kerry v Finn Harps
Bray v Cobh

Saturday 9th

Longford v Treaty 19:30

**sbgawa** · 06/08/2025, 2:09 PM

Not wanting to jinx us but if we assume Rovers win the league the race for European places starts now

Shels v Bohs is a six pointer and one Shels need to win to close up to a point behind Bohs.
Having such important European games either side of this is a big disadvantage for Shels.

Big game in the first division if Bray win at home to Cobh Dundalk will in all likelihood go 9 clear with a win in Oriel agaisnt the whipping boys from Athlone.

**Nesta99** · 06/08/2025, 9:39 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Not wanting to jinx us but if we assume Rovers win the league the race for European places starts now

Shels v Bohs is a six pointer and one Shels need to win to close up to a point behind Bohs.
Having such important European games either side of this is a big disadvantage for Shels.

Big game in the first division if Bray win at home to Cobh Dundalk will in all likelihood go 9 clear with a win in Oriel agaisnt the whipping boy(s) from Athlone.

Alwys thought they were from Kilkenny! This game has its own pressures.

**outspoken** · 06/08/2025, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

Alwys thought they were from Kilkenny! This game has its own pressures.

If ou don't win that game you don't deserve to go up, they are absolutely miles off it

**Nesta99** · 07/08/2025, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by outspoken

If ou don't win that game you don't deserve to go up, they are absolutely miles off it

Yeah thanks, seeeee no pressure.....

I never underestimate Dundalk's ability to do things the hardest way possible!

**sbgawa** · 07/08/2025, 1:36 PM

Athlone are due a result

#just saying

no pressure

**legendz** · 07/08/2025, 3:55 PM

Kerry are in for a tough game with the visit of Finn Harps. At least the bad run was halted over the August weekend.

**sbgawa** · 08/08/2025, 10:40 AM

UCD wexford is a bigish match as well.
If UCD beat Wexford they go 12 points clear of Wexford in 6th and guarantee play off place.
Could UCD get through the playoffs?? they are looking better recently .....could they beat Galway in a playoff??
One last hurrah for Finner in the Premier Division...
Come to think of it if Bray somehow managed to get past Dundalk and UCD made it through the play offs (i know probably very unlikely on the Bray one) we would have a premier division of

Shamrock Rovers, Shelbourne, St Pats , UCD, Bray, Bohemians , Drogheda , Sligo, Derry, Waterford.........6 Dublin teams and Drogs a short drive.......very climate friendly

**Shearer** · 08/08/2025, 11:09 AM

LOI Suspension List - 31 July 2025

LOI Suspension List - 6 August

Noticed that Chris Collopy is down as serving a 3 game suspension in both last week and this week's suspension list, when this week's suspension list should have him down as one game remaining.

It's either a mistake (which they don't tend to make with suspension lists to my knowledge) or he was caught breaching his touchline ban in one or both of last weekend's games and has had his suspension extended.

**brendy_�ire** · 08/08/2025, 2:45 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Not wanting to jinx us but if we assume Rovers win the league the race for European places starts now

Even a Mayo-type curse wouldn't jinx it at this point.

Cork at home for us. We're in brutal form, Cork got their third win last week, but still expecting us to go out and comfortably win.

Bray-Cobh is really make or break for them both. Dundalk would be happy with a draw there. Draw in Shels-Bohs tomorrow afternoon would do grand as well!

**sbgawa** · 08/08/2025, 7:43 PM

I see bohs announced they have made 7 or 800 thousand out of the Palestinians. Or put another way they had donated 200k out of jersey sales. Great money making scheme selling way more jerseys with the crumbs (in relative terms) going to charity. Surely all the proceeds should go to the poor Palestinians? The people buying these jerseys are dopes , it's like raising money for charity and keeping 80% of it to yourself. It's a scam and shame imo

**Shearer** · 08/08/2025, 7:59 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

I see bohs announced they have made 7 or 800 thousand out of the Palestinians. Or put another way they had donated 200k out of jersey sales. Great money making scheme selling way more jerseys with the crumbs (in relative terms) going to charity. Surely all the proceeds should go to the poor Palestinians? The people buying these jerseys are dopes , it's like raising money for charity and keeping 80% of it to yourself. It's a scam and shame imo

Jesus came down and wept.

**legendz** · 08/08/2025, 8:04 PM

Finn Harps score from a free header from a corner.

**sbgawa** · 08/08/2025, 8:13 PM

Originally Posted by Shearer

Jesus came down and wept.

And I'm not surprised he did

**redarmyfaction** · 08/08/2025, 8:18 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

I see bohs announced they have made 7 or 800 thousand out of the Palestinians. Or put another way they had donated 200k out of jersey sales. Great money making scheme selling way more jerseys with the crumbs (in relative terms) going to charity. Surely all the proceeds should go to the poor Palestinians? The people buying these jerseys are dopes , it's like raising money for charity and keeping 80% of it to yourself. It's a scam and shame imo

That is the SOP for nearly all charities; meanwhile night of thrills and spills in the PL.

**sbgawa** · 08/08/2025, 8:21 PM

I think the charity regulator might have an issue with a "charity" keeping 80% of the profits for themselves.

I'm starting a go fund me for charity 15% to them 85% to me. I'll send you a link.
Average goals zero so far.....its this kind of excitement taht has me a fan.

**sbgawa** · 08/08/2025, 8:44 PM

Didn't expect drogs and Derry to drop points tonight. If shels beat bohs tommorw we can go 13 clear with a win in Galway. Plus the 2 3 4 5 would be 42 42 42 41 ....exciting finish for the euro spots

**nigel-harps1954** · 08/08/2025, 8:48 PM

Utterly putrid game of football in Kerry. Nice to get three points there, but that was a dreadful watch.

**nigel-harps1954** · 08/08/2025, 8:49 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

I see bohs announced they have made 7 or 800 thousand out of the Palestinians. Or put another way they had donated 200k out of jersey sales. Great money making scheme selling way more jerseys with the crumbs (in relative terms) going to charity. Surely all the proceeds should go to the poor Palestinians? The people buying these jerseys are dopes , it's like raising money for charity and keeping 80% of it to yourself. It's a scam and shame imo

Understand there's rivalries to withhold and all that, but this is a really terrible take.