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**The Rebel Ram** · 03/11/2007, 6:02 PM

It's not over yet............
I think Rams will deff win on Sunday against Monaghan, it will be a lot tougher next week in Athlone but I'm still confident of the win.....
Not counting chickens though, maybe just lining them up to make the count easier.........

Harps will deff do it against KK next week too

Any objections?????????????

**Mr A** · 03/11/2007, 6:20 PM

Nope, sounds perfectly reasonable to me.

**gspain** · 03/11/2007, 6:54 PM

With nerves and the finishing line so close there are no easy games in a title race.

I think both sides deserve to go up. However the team that misses out will have it tough in the playoffs.

**The Rebel Ram** · 03/11/2007, 11:34 PM

really hope both teams make it. Plenty of travel for the Jackeens!

**bellavistaman** · 04/11/2007, 12:19 AM

In my opinion Harps and Ramblers deserve it far more than Dundalk so in that way i really hope Those two are in premier next year.

**Claret Murph** · 04/11/2007, 12:01 PM

I would say a hell of a lot depends on who is in the play offs . If Longford make it next week I would say the any team would be lucky to get past them .

**Sam_Heggy** · 04/11/2007, 1:37 PM

Originally Posted by Claret Murph

I would say a hell of a lot depends on who is in the play offs . If Longford make it next week I would say the any team would be lucky to get past them .

Been there, done that, lost on peno's

I hate the relegation/promotion play-offs, we have been beaten too many times in extra-time or penalties

**De Town** · 04/11/2007, 1:54 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Been there, done that, lost on peno's

Oh what a night!

**The Rebel Ram** · 04/11/2007, 1:59 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Been there, done that, lost on peno's

I hate the relegation/promotion play-offs, we have been beaten too many times in extra-time or penalties

Was it '94 we played harps in the playoff?
I'm crap at dates. It was the greatest Ramblers moment I remember. A young fella caled Steven Henderson had a screamer in goals, I was one of those carrying him off the pitch shoulder high after the game.
Lets hope things can get better!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 hour to go to Mon's, I'm brickin it but loving it.................

**The Rebel Ram** · 07/11/2007, 10:45 AM

Is this week ever gonna end................
Can't wait for Saturday!
The pressure and nerves shown in the first half of the Mons game should stand too us on Saturday night.....the team should cope better now....Can't see us loosing, no injuries, no suspensions...............Bring it on.........

Gonna be a night of unreal emotions whatever happens...............

**Mr_T** · 07/11/2007, 11:19 AM

Kilkenny better be nice to us considering they are gonna get their biggest gate in many years.

There are 120 booked onto Harps official club overnight trip, including two coachloads. At least two more busses being organised to go down and up the same day. And given the usual rule of thumb that at least as many more go by car as on the buses, and the fact that a lot of Dublin based fans will be down and I'd say there will be 400-500 Harps fans in Buckley Park.

**Mad Moose** · 07/11/2007, 11:28 AM

Its a pity Cobh didn't accept RTE's offer to cover the game. It would have been nice to catch the final round of a pretty dramatic season. Gonna struggle for any decent coverage now on the Saturday night.

I suspect Harps will do the business in Kilkenny and its down to Athlone to do them a favour.

Any other season Cobh or Harps would be champions by now but fair play to both as they have brought it right down to the wire. Got text updates from the game in Monaghan and the impossible looked like it might just happen at 0-0 and Kieran O'Reilly missing a penalty.

Hopefully Harps don't have to face Longford should they get that far. No disrespect to Longford Town but they have had a pretty decent last half of the seaso and but for the points deduction just wouldn't be in this position.

Looking forward to Saturday Night nonetheless.

**The Rebel Ram** · 07/11/2007, 11:29 AM

Latest estimates are for about 800 Cobh fans in Athlone........
We must be way more confident

**The Rebel Ram** · 07/11/2007, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by Harpsbear

Its a pity Cobh didn't accept RTE's offer to cover the game. It would have been nice to catch the final round of a pretty dramatic season. Gonna struggle for any decent coverage now on the Saturday night.

I suspect Harps will do the business in Kilkenny and its down to Athlone to do them a favour.

Any other season Cobh or Harps would be champions by now but fair play to both as they have brought it right down to the wire. Got text updates from the game in Monaghan and the impossible looked like it might just happen at 0-0 and Kieran O'Reilly missing a penalty.

Hopefully Harps don't have to face Longford should they get that far. No disrespect to Longford Town but they have had a pretty decent last half of the seaso and but for the points deduction just wouldn't be in this position.

Looking forward to Saturday Night nonetheless.

If it is Waterford in the playoff I recon the first div team will come out on top.....
By the way how do Harps feel they will get on against Dundalk if it comes to that???????

**harps1954** · 07/11/2007, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by The Rebel Ram

If it is Waterford in the playoff I recon the first div team will come out on top.....
By the way how do Harps feel they will get on against Dundalk if it comes to that???????

Can't see why anyone from either club would be looking to the play-off final at this stage as Dundalk still have to be beat.

How do I think Harps (or Cobh) would get on against Dundalk? This is a difficult question. Dundalk have failed to beat either Harps or Cobh at Finn Park or St. Colman's Park this season. I'm fairly sure that they have also failed to score at either venue in four games this season. However, this will be a second chance for Dundalk to achieve promotion. They will go into it with a bit more confidence that either Harps or Cobh. Why? Well, if it's Harps or Cobh, Paul Hegarty or Stephen Henderson will have a hell of a job on their hands to pick up a team that has lost out on the first division title, promotion and a setanta cup play-off just six days earlier. Dundalk can go into their game this weekend and rest their entire first eleven if they want and properly prepare for the play-offs. Harps/Cobh don't have that luxury. Just because Harps/Cobh have beaten Dundalk already this season will count for nothing in a one-off game just six days after that side has missed out on automatic promotion.

**Mr A** · 07/11/2007, 1:25 PM

Would Harps/Cobh get to keep the whole gate in that playoff or is it to be split?

**MojoPin** · 07/11/2007, 2:15 PM

Originally Posted by The Rebel Ram

Latest estimates are for about 800 Cobh fans in Athlone........

wont it be FUK-IN great

**harps1954** · 07/11/2007, 2:21 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Would Harps/Cobh get to keep the whole gate in that playoff or is it to be split?

From what I hear, it's split in the same way as the FAI Cup games.

**onephillyhughes** · 07/11/2007, 4:14 PM

Originally Posted by harps1954

Can't see why anyone from either club would be looking to the play-off final at this stage as Dundalk still have to be beat.

How do I think Harps (or Cobh) would get on against Dundalk? This is a difficult question. Dundalk have failed to beat either Harps or Cobh at Finn Park or St. Colman's Park this season. I'm fairly sure that they have also failed to score at either venue in four games this season. However, this will be a second chance for Dundalk to achieve promotion. They will go into it with a bit more confidence that either Harps or Cobh. Why? Well, if it's Harps or Cobh, Paul Hegarty or Stephen Henderson will have a hell of a job on their hands to pick up a team that has lost out on the first division title, promotion and a setanta cup play-off just six days earlier. Dundalk can go into their game this weekend and rest their entire first eleven if they want and properly prepare for the play-offs. Harps/Cobh don't have that luxury. Just because Harps/Cobh have beaten Dundalk already this season will count for nothing in a one-off game just six days after that side has missed out on automatic promotion.

Very good point that, never thought of it that way. I still wouldn't be at all confident given our horror shows on our travels this year. But we don't lose playoffs

We are a club that has a big fanbase and will travel in huge numbers, now its time for our players to repay that support with a performance worthy of it.

btw, not important but we scored in St. Colmans last month, Vaughan. We're missing him and Williams for the playoff, which leaves us in more sh!te!