Relegation views.

**redtildead** · 23/03/2008, 7:38 PM

Originally Posted by thischarmingman

To those four you can add a couple of 'surprise' candidates: Sligo's second season syndrome?

Afraid you're wrong there.

Third term troubles maybe but definitely no second season syndrome.

**thischarmingman** · 23/03/2008, 7:39 PM

Originally Posted by redtildead

Afraid you're wrong there.

Third term troubles maybe but definitely no second season syndrome.

Apologies, my mistake!

**Black and White** · 26/03/2008, 3:42 PM

Cobh to finish bottom, den Bray and den either galway or UCD!!

**placid casual** · 26/03/2008, 3:52 PM

Originally Posted by placid casual

reckon finn harps ,cobh and sligo to go down.

having seen the first few games i wanted to change my prediction.
bray are absolute certs to go down,along with sligo & cobh in my opinion

**Sam_Heggy** · 26/03/2008, 5:49 PM

So far we are looking better than, Bray, Cobh, Sligo and Galway, UCD look a pretty decent side in fairness and look to have added another few gems.
Long way to go and each game is massive for all teams in the bottom half.

**Maroon 7** · 26/03/2008, 6:14 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

So far we are looking better than, Bray, Cobh, Sligo and Galway, UCD look a pretty decent side in fairness and look to have added another few gems.

In fairness Harps have had Cobh and UCD at home (which to their credit they won). They've had the easiest start of all those teams so maybe not that surprising that they have collected the most points so far.

**dortie** · 26/03/2008, 6:15 PM

Id go for Bray, UCD and Harps.

Bray to finish bottom.

**superfrank** · 26/03/2008, 6:18 PM

Originally Posted by Maroon 7

In fairness Harps have had Cobh and UCD at home (which to their credit they won). They've had the easiest start of all the those teams so maybe not that surprising that they have collected the most points so far.

UCD had Derry at home, Bray away (which they won) and then Harps away. Not a million times harder.

**Maroon 7** · 26/03/2008, 6:23 PM

Originally Posted by superfrank

UCD had Derry at home, Bray away (which they won) and then Harps away. Not a million times harder.

None of those games you would look at and expect UCD to win though.

Harps would have fancied their chances of taking 3 points from home games against Cobh and UCD. Which in fairness to them they did.

**Sam_Heggy** · 26/03/2008, 6:34 PM

Originally Posted by Maroon 7

In fairness Harps have had Cobh and UCD at home (which to their credit they won). They've had the easiest start of all those teams so maybe not that surprising that they have collected the most points so far.

Of our next 9 games we have 6 of them away, I reckon we should have a better view of our chances by the time that sequence is over.
Bohs (A), Bray (A), Pats (H), Cork (A), Sligo (H), Drogs (A), Galway (A), Rovers (H), Cobh (A).

We were delighted with our first 3 games tbh as would UCD have been, Galway must have been pleased with Cobh early on, Cobh would have been pleased to get us in the first game (granted they would have prefered at home but if they had to pick a team) and then Galway at home, Bray would have pleased with getting UCD, and so on. Point is you take the points when available.

**Sam_Heggy** · 26/03/2008, 6:36 PM

Originally Posted by Maroon 7

None of those games you would look at and expect UCD to win though.

Harps would have fancied their chances of taking 3 points from home games against Cobh and UCD. Which in fairness to them they did.

Bray and Harps were both predicted to be in the relegation battle along with UCD so in those circumstance's they need to be taking points off both of us.

**sligoman** · 26/03/2008, 7:52 PM

Originally Posted by Maroon 7

They've had the easiest start of all those teams so maybe not that surprising that they have collected the most points so far.

Shhhhhh, let them keep thinking they're great

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**TheFingallian** · 26/03/2008, 8:15 PM

Is there still a trapdoor in the First Division this season? Bottom team has to play best team from the A Championship if they are good enough? Or was it cancelled?

Should make the bottom of the league towards the end more interesting if there is.

**finnpark** · 26/03/2008, 8:44 PM

10 Wins is our target to stay up = 30 points and say 4 draws = 34 points. I think that will do it this year with such a gap between the title chasing teams and the stay up chasing teams.

Harps have 2, not sure how many more we can get to be honest. We need to have 6 wins under by the time we get to half way which is optimistic. But Galway, Cobh, Bray and UCD are in the same boat.

**feo123** · 26/03/2008, 9:06 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

I must say im growing in confidence the more games we play. We have been unlucky with injuries and have been playing players that are no-where near fully fit, yet we have 6 points out of a possible 9.
I see where PoorStudent is coming from in that we haven't really been away as such, Friday against Bohs in Dayler should be a good test and hopefully we will have a few players back for that one.
Against UCD we were without:
Shaun Homes - suspension
Stuart Malcom- injured
Aaron Labonte - Injured
Stephen Parkhouse - Injured
Gary Beckett - Injured
Corny Gallagher - Injured

We also played with,
Boyle (hasn't trained much as he is working full time with the FAI, he is basically emergency cover this season),
Minnock (Was to be out for 3 months with an achillies injury but played through the pain barrier despite not training since last season),
Mukendi (not fully fit from injury, had to play as we had no=one else available),
Sheilds (injured his back against Cobh and still has yet to recover, really struggled on friday)
Ramsey (played his first competitive game in roughly 2 and a half years)

So overall im delighted at how the team is looking, no complaint about the injuries just pointing out how much the 6 points are a massive bonus in the circumstances.

ye've beaten ucd and cobh at home. big deal

**Boo_Boy** · 26/03/2008, 9:10 PM

Lads how can ye put Sligo Rovers in your bottom 3 after 3 games?,we've played St.Pats,Drogs & Bohs,they are the 3 favourites for the title with the bookies ATM.

We've taken 1 point from the 3 games, that doesnt mean were relegation contenders!

Some people are looking at how many points we have and not who we have played

**finnpark** · 26/03/2008, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by feo123

ye've beaten ucd and cobh at home. big deal

Sorry can you speak up. You are so far behind us its quite hard to hear you.

Whats it like being down there? You have Cobh, Bray and Galway to keep you company

**thischarmingman** · 26/03/2008, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by feo123

ye've beaten ucd and cobh at home. big deal

Yeah but given that it's effectively a mini-league at the bottom to avoid relegation, make no mistake, they're vital wins.

**Sam_Heggy** · 26/03/2008, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by feo123

ye've beaten ucd and cobh at home. big deal

And who exactly have ye beaten?

**Sam_Heggy** · 26/03/2008, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by Boo_Boy

Lads how can ye put Sligo Rovers in your bottom 3 after 3 games?,

Ye done that yerselves by only getting 1 point

Some people are looking at how many points we have and not who we have played

Thats usually the way a league works,
I can see it now:
Sligo Rovers finish 10th in the LOI prem division but lets be fair, they had to play the likes of St.Pats, Bohs, Drogs, Derry, Cork, Cobh, Harps, Rovers, Galway, Bray and UCD 3 times this season, so relegation was inevitable.