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Ahead of another action packed weekend in the League Of Ireland we examine the matches to watch out for as teams play catch up with runaway leaders St Patricks Athletic while at the foot of the table a big Dublin Derby could be the death knell for one club’s top flight ambitions. Read more
You would be forgiven for thinking there are no League Of Ireland fixtures this weekend given Ireland’s crucial World Cup qualifier with the Faroe Islands. Nonetheless despite that game getting top billing there is a full card of League Of Ireland fixtures to complement what could prove to be an excellent footballing weekend. Read more
As faith would have it the League Of Ireland is yet again overawed by a second consecutive batch of Dublin derbies. St Patrick’s Athletic fully capitalised last week when they emerged as the only winner and in doing so moved joint top of the table. Few would bet against the Saints slipping up this time either but Shamrock Rovers will now doubt be eager to overcome managerless Shelbourne.
Elsewhere a mouth watering north v south battle takes place as Cork City make the long trek to the Brandywell to face Derry City in a must win game for both. Read more
St Patrick’s Athletic stand tall after two potentially season defining Dublin derbies saw them come out joint top of the pile. The Saints trounced managerless Shelbourne 3-0 on the northside while on the southside a late Ryan McEvoy goal salvaged a point for Bohemians at Shamrock Rovers.
A Christy Fagan brace combined with a goal from Chris Forrester was enough for Liam Buckley’s men to heap further misery on their beleaguered rivals. This victory lifts the Saints joint top of the table with reigning champions Sligo Rovers. The title race is quickly developing into a three horse race with Derry City challenging the aforementioned duo. Read more
The League Of Ireland focus switches to the capital this week as two potentially season defining derbies take place. Both derby games will have keen significance at both ends of the table as they pit title contenders against relegation threatened teams.
Elsewhere UCD will aim to throw the form book further out the window and continue their recent resurgence while reigning champions Sligo Rovers will be hoping to recapture the blistering form which has evaded them over the past few weeks. Read more
Shamrock Rovers lifted the Setanta Cup after a convincing 7-1 victory over Louth natives Drogheda United on Saturday afternoon.
Rovers got off to a blistering start with James Chambers, Sean O’Connor and Karl Sheppard putting clear daylight between the teams in the first half. Both Ronan Finn and Billy Dennehy managed a brace in the second half as Trevor Croly earned his first piece of silverware as Rovers manager A mere consaltion goal for Drogheda United was scored by former Shamrock Rovers man Gary O’Neill. Read more
Shamrock Rovers battle Drogheda United in this weekend’s Setanta Cup Final as Trevor Croly looks to capture his first trophy as manager of the Hoops although an ex player will have a lot to say about that come kick off.
Croly is quite confident heading into Saturday’s tie, revealing his fondness for the tournament itself and how it’s a welcome distraction from Shamrock Rovers’ league campaign. Read more
This week’s Airtricity League series features four league games complimented by a Setanta Cup Final between Shamrock Rovers and Drogheda United. Despite the season still being relatively young we can already get a fair idea of who will challenge at the top and who will be cast adrift at the bottom but such is the unpredictability of the league that results could surprise us at any instance. The pressure at the bottom is certainly heating up and some big games this season will determine whether the race for the drop will be exclusive to the three teams who already look destined for relegation. Read more
Week 11 came to a close Friday evening, around quarter to ten, and we knew exactly who stood where. Ian Baraclough knew his side had dropped to second place after title chasers Derry City had won and unforgettably his side, had not. Sligo picked up just the point after they could only muster a draw at Shamrock Rovers.
Reading loanee Karl Sheppard got a late equaliser to deny Sligo the chance to snatch a ‘smash-and-grab’ win in Dublin. As for Derry, they managed a late rally to capture a win against Limerick, despite striker Rory Patterson appearing to be offside when he netted for the winner for the Candystripes. Read more
Things will heat up at Tallaght Stadium tonight as Shamrock Rovers battle league champions Sligo Rovers in a significant match at the top of the table. Stephen Kenny’s Dundalk will look to maintain their form at the top end of the table as they face a trek south to battle relegation threatened Bray Wanderers. Read more
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