Premier Division
Friday 6th
Derry v Sligo 19:45
Galway v Drogheda 19:45
Waterford v Shelbourne 19:45
Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk 20:00
Sunday 8th
Bohemians v St Pats 14:00
Premier Division
Friday 6th
Derry v Sligo 19:45
Galway v Drogheda 19:45
Waterford v Shelbourne 19:45
Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk 20:00
Sunday 8th
Bohemians v St Pats 14:00
And we are back !!
Shels and Derry look strong and Jarvis is a real boost for Shels so we may have an exciting season ahead.
Decent test for Shels first up in Waterford.
Galway Drogs is a chance for one of them to get a decent start in a season where they both might struggle although Drogs are turning into a side that surprises.
Rovers should be looking to put a strong marker down agaisnt Dundalk, we cant afford to have a slow start this year with the strenghening of Shels and Derry.
Bohs v Pats is also going to be an interesting one, no real idea what to expect, will Pats be as bad as their supporters think? will bohs be a top half side and chalenging??
Must be a few question marks over pitch playability with the amount of rain in Tallaght. Would imagine Waterford could be in danger too. Hopefully the rest of the evening and tomorrow are not as bad as the warning suggests.
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Tallaght Stadium Regular
Baby we are back!!!!
The pitch in Tallaght didn’t look great last week and all this rain won’t help. Any idea from Rovers supporters if this game could be called off? I’d guess with it being the opening night and it being on Virgin that they’ll try to keep it on.
Id say it will be touch and go depending (obviously) on the amoung of rain.
Be dissapointing if its cancelled after waiting so long for the season to start.
K assume the Aviva will ne good to go
Hearing there is an inspection at lunchtime tommorow.
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Wait - what now?!Originally Posted by ger121
Too much? Too old for that type of talk?
Sirs - hurrah the new season is upon us.
In all seriousness, any games likely to get called off tomorrow?
Virgin said earlier that they'll be showing the Derry vs Sligo game instead if the one in Tallaght gets postponed.
Bear in mind us Firsties have you make do with UCD v East Wall Bessborough in the LSC while ye're off enjoying yourselves!
Will the current rain forecast for the Waterford area affect the RSC pitch for the opening game against Shels!
Any Waterford fans in the know, how the pitch has coped with this the weather recently and if a pitch inspection is due!
Excited to be back and also dreading what probably lies ahead for us.
Game in Tallaght is off.
No real surprise, the rain hasn't stopped for most of the week. The whole area, all the public parks etc. are saturated to a level I haven't seen in the best part of 20 years living in the area. Pitch was already heavy last week. Shame to have the first game postponed.
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Tallaght Stadium Regular
Shame alright but we've had more than a 1/4 of our average yearly rainfall already in South Dublin - I'm told we've had 240mm already compared to a total of 804mm last year. Unprecedented.
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Brilliant!
If I question Liam Scales ability to play intl football, refer me to this signature & his peformance at home at lb vs Port on Nov 13 2025.
Signed
Kingdom.
The Rhino in Milltown is holding more firm than Rovers did!
If I question Liam Scales ability to play intl football, refer me to this signature & his peformance at home at lb vs Port on Nov 13 2025.
Signed
Kingdom.
Welcome to climate change (which we're doing next to nothing about, but that's a separate thread!)
Weather that was unprecedented is going to become more common.
Pitch is good. No pitch inspection planned. Fair play to the Ground Staff in the RSC. More rain fell there than in south Dublin the last few days
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Its Harps fault with that travelling that they do!
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