Games weekend 15th 16th September

**sbgawa** · 13/09/2023, 12:41 PM

Premier Division

Friday 15th

Derry v Shamrock Rovers 19:45

Saturday 16th

Sligo v UCD 19:45

First Division

Friday 15th (all 19:45)

Waterford v Cobh
Athlone v Kerry
Bray v Treaty

Edit: I've added these in as apparantly this compeitition is still going.
(Tx to NR637)

SPORTS DIRECT

FAI CUP (Quarter Finals)

Friday 15th September

Galway v Dundalk @ 19.45
Drogheda v Bohemians @ 19.45
Cork City v Wexford @19.45
Finn Harps v St. Pats @ 20.00

**sbgawa** · 13/09/2023, 12:46 PM

Two huge games in the Premier Division.
Rovers could go 7 clear with a win with only 6 matches to play or Derry could close the gap to 1 point.....
Id take a draw now to try to keep Derry at bay if i could but hopefully we can go and win when we need it.
I assume with Trevor Clarke and Neil Farrugia another week fitter they will play a bigger part if needed...no news on jack.

Sligo who appear to have sold players on the basis they are safe from relegation desperatley need the points agaisnt UCD or that gamble could be about to spectacularly backfire.

**joey B** · 13/09/2023, 12:51 PM

The poor oul FAI Cup not even in sbgawa’s head anymore!!!

**sbgawa** · 13/09/2023, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by joey B

The poor oul FAI Cup not even in sbgawa’s head anymore!!!

Is that still even going??
I've forgotten all about it like my Mullet back in the 80's ...its all blanked out

**pineapple stu** · 13/09/2023, 1:18 PM

We'll be relegated this weekend if we don't win and Cork do. And still six more games to go...

And Galway will be promoted if they win or Waterford don't. Don't think those two have ever both been decided so early?

**2 Year Contract** · 13/09/2023, 2:11 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

We'll be relegated this weekend if we don't win and Cork do. And still six more games to go...

And Galway will be promoted if they win or Waterford don't. Don't think those two have ever both been decided so early?

Not sure of the exact split in terms of how many games were left at the time of winning the title but Limerick won 2016's 28 game First Division season by a 23 point margin. The amount of unnecessary money squandered on that squad was remarkable from what I can remember

**WoodquayBoy** · 13/09/2023, 3:04 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

And Galway will be promoted if they win or Waterford don't. Don't think those two have ever both been decided so early?

We have the little matter of a cup quarter-final this weekend so we won’t be winning the league until the following weekend at the earliest.

**sbgawa** · 13/09/2023, 3:59 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

We'll be relegated this weekend if we don't win and Cork do. And still six more games to go...

And Galway will be promoted if they win or Waterford don't. Don't think those two have ever both been decided so early?

Do you see UCD bouncing back Stu? It seems you are way off the PD pace but maybe not so far off the FD.
UCD seem to have results or performances in them this season, Bohs and PAts at home plus beating Cork so there is something there but seem very brittle also at times.

**pineapple stu** · 13/09/2023, 4:09 PM

I'd be disappointed if we weren't in the playoffs next season tbh. And probably we need a couple of years to regroup. If nothing else, you look at crowds going up across the league, and it's hard to follow suit when you're being outplayed every week. A couple of seasons of playoff disappointment would be a nice change!

Though in a way that's how we've been the last few years anyway. 2020 and 2021 we were solid but not challenging right at the top (despite somehow winning promotion in 2021). 2022 we had an exceptional second half to the season, but then lost too many players (Duffy, Todd and Lonergan the main ones; ironically we did better once Whelan and Kerrigan left in the summer)

There's a strange divide now between the haves and the have-notes lately; not sure what's going to happen to change that in the coming years.

**culloty82** · 13/09/2023, 6:49 PM

Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy

We have the little matter of a cup quarter-final this weekend so we won’t be winning the league until the following weekend at the earliest.

Tickets for which have just gone on sale today on the Kerry website - for home fans, admittedly, but given recent attendance figures, can't imagine segregation will be that vigorously enforced!

**El-Pietro** · 13/09/2023, 6:51 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

We'll be relegated this weekend if we don't win and Cork do. And still six more games to go...

And Galway will be promoted if they win or Waterford don't. Don't think those two have ever both been decided so early?

We're playing Wexford in the cup. You are safe for another week.

**Shearer** · 13/09/2023, 7:54 PM

Treaty and Bray both aiming to keep very very slim hopes alive.

I just want us to avoid the 9th to be honest.

**nr637** · 14/09/2023, 9:47 AM

SPORTS DIRECT

FAI CUP (Quarter Finals)

Friday 15th September

Galway v Dundalk @ 19.45
Drogheda v Bohemians @ 19.45
Cork City v Wexford @19.45
Finn Harps v St. Pats @ 20.00

**joey B** · 15/09/2023, 1:53 PM

Feels a very low key build up to Derry/Rovers tonight……

**listowelceltic** · 15/09/2023, 2:34 PM

Virgin media giving it plenty of coverage last few days.

**ger121** · 15/09/2023, 3:13 PM

Must win game for Derry. Rovers to savvy and experienced to slip up with a 4 point cushion and 6 matches to go. Never mind a 7 point lead.

**yurt** · 15/09/2023, 3:16 PM

Do all cup games go to extra time and penalties these days instead of a replay?

**D24Saint** · 15/09/2023, 4:17 PM

Originally Posted by yurt

Do all cup games go to extra time and penalties these days instead of a replay?

I thought at this stage it’s replays ?

**ontheotherhand** · 15/09/2023, 4:24 PM

Originally Posted by listowelceltic

Virgin media giving it plenty of coverage last few days.

They have been great. Proper promotion, decent commentary (relatively speaking) and the matchday coverage is very good. Simple things like drone shots of the stadiums and atmosphere that RTE have never been arsed doing make a huge difference.