Predictions

[Keen2win]

Just to get us thinking about the new season...
Premier Devision: Drogheda Utd.
First Devision: Shelbourne
Cup: Derry City
Player Of The Season: ?????
Manager Of The Season: Paul Doolin

What do ye think... (Feel free to make a few extra categories if you so wish!)

[Hibs4Ever]

Premier: Drogs
1st Div: Waterford
FAI Cup: St Pats Ath
League Cup: Derry City

Relegated: UCD

[BrayUnknowns]

Premier: Drogheda United
Relegated: Cobh Ramblers, Galway United, Finn Harps
1st Division: Shelbourne
A League: Sporting Fingal
FAI Cup: Bray Wanderers
League Cup: Shamrock Rovers
Setanta Cup: Drogheda united

[dublin15bohs]

Premier: Drogheda United 2nd Bohemians 3rd Cork
Relegated: Cobh Ramblers, Galway United, Finn Harps
1st Division:Waterford
FAI Cup: Bohemians
League Cup: Shamrock Rovers

[passinginterest]

Premier: Drogheda, hard to look beyond them, Pat's and Bohs should improve.
Relegated: Cobh Ramblers, Finn Harps, UCD (it'll be tight all the way, Bray, Sligo and Galway far from safe)
1st Division: Dundalk (Waterford look pretty strong too, should be tight enough don't see one outstanding team)
FAI Cup: Derry City
League Cup: Cork City

[Olander]

Premier: Drogheda United
Relegated: Harps&Cobh&UCD. Bray not far off.
1st Division: Dundalk
FAI Cup: Derry City
League Cup: Bohs

[holidaysong]

Premier - Drogheda
Relegated - Finn Harps, Cobh and Bray
First Division - Dundalk FC
FAI Cup - Bohemians
League Cup - Shamrock Rovers

[Schumi]

Premier: Drogheda
Relegated: Cobh, Harps and Bray
First Division: Waterford
FAI Cup: Sligo
League Cup: Derry, who else?

[placid casual]

champions - Rovers
relegated - cork(for financial irregularities) & an other.
nutsy to last until september 08
john delaney to resign midsummer
AIL idea put to bed until 2010.

[De Town]

Prem champs - Drogs, with Bohs strong contenders
Relegated - Galway, Cobh, UCD
1st champs - Tight between Dundalk, Waterford and Shels. Dundalk to win it though.
Cup - Derry
Lg. Cup - Derry

[finnpark]

Last year I predicted Drogs and Harps, unlucky with harps who were 11/2 at the time. Drogs were 7/1 during pre season.

Premier Division
Bohemians (NAP) - Only conceded goals in around 10 games last season. Have added to squad with Killian Brennan who will create a lot and Jason Byrne who should replace Crowe. I think that they are sure for a top 2 finish despite having a rubbish manager.

First Division
Dundalk - Knocking on the door for a while now. Waterford are plain useless and Shels or Athlone could take 2nd place.

Cups
A total guess but Droghrda are due a good run so I will go for them.

Relegation
Cobh bottom, UCD/Galway/Harps/Bray to battle it out for other 2 posutions. Probably Harps and UCD should be favs to join Cobh. Sligo could also be drawn down there if they lose many more players.

[MojoPin]

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Relegation
Cobh bottom, UCD/Galway/Harps/Bray to battle it out for other 2 posutions. Probably Harps and UCD should be favs to join Cobh. Sligo could also be drawn down there if they lose many more players.

why are cobh bottom when harps have a worse record than us this last season?

[DmanDmythDledge]

Premier Division
Pats
Cork
Bohs
Drogs
Rovers
Bray
Derry
Galway
Sligo
UCD
Harps
Cobh

First Division
Dundalk
Shels

[Tis-smeee]

Prem champs - Pats
Relegated - Sligo, Cobh, Galway
1st champs - Waterford
Cup - Waterford
Lg. Cup - Waterford
A division promotion - Fingal
First Division Relegation - Wexford Youths

[dancinpants]

why are cobh bottom when harps have a worse record than us this last season?

Why did Finn Harps finish below UCD in 2005? . Its only his opinion man. Just because you come up as 1st Div champs doesn't mean you'll definitely finish higher than the 1st Div runner up in the premier. For what its worth i think he'll be proved right anyway, Harps seem to be taking more steps to strengthen the squad, they've a bit more money available and several players are switching to full-time.

Bohs
Drogs
Cork
Derry
Pats
Sham Rovers
Sligo
Galway
Harps
UCD
Bray
Cobh

Div 1: Shels

League Cup: Shams
FAI Cup: Pats (finally)

[garyderry]

why are cobh bottom when harps have a worse record than us this last season?

They were a much better team at the end of the season than the start,
and i would expect Higsey to have an even better squad by the start of the
season, with already some good additions, eg, gary beckett, cant see
cobh signing anyone near that standard, and apparently are signing a
few players full time.

Compare that with Cobh manager saying he has no intention of ditching
the players got them there, unless cobh make some serious signings
Harps will be well ahead of them this season.

[passerrby]

Prem
galway & bray

rel derry, pats, cork

1st Div
Monaghan

rel dundalk

cup wexford youths

thought id bring some common sense to this debate

[Sam_Heggy]

Paddy Power reckon the final table will be something like:
Drogs
Pats
Bohs
Cork
Derry
Rovers
Galway
Sligo
Harps
Bray
UCD
Cobh

Id say its just too early to predict the final table. Things are exciting up here, Higsy as mentioned has signed Beckett and has a list of quality players he has approached about signing. He has got rid of some of last seasons squad and in all honesty, Higsy is not a man to show loyalty if he thinks they are not up to scratch.

[Martinho II]

prem div: drogs
second: bohs( if they get jason byrne)
third: st pats
fai cup: bohs
league cup: st pats
setanta cup: cant see pat drogs
div 1: shels
relegation from top flight: ucd, cobh, sligo rovers

[ndrog]

Premier Division
Pats
Cork
Bohs
Drogs
Rovers
Bray
Derry
Galway
Sligo
UCD
Harps
Cobh

First Division
Dundalk
Shels

I think its way to early to say unitl we see the new players each club brings in , but how in gods name do you think we will finish fourth as things stand at the minute . With our new signings plus fabio and shane barret back we should be much stronger than last year .And if we can get Ollie Cahill to bother his hole who knows how good we can be