This week's Irish fixtures

johnos

Eircom League Premier Division
04 August 2006
Bohemians - Longford Town 7:45
Bray Wanderers - Derry City 7:45
Drogheda United - Shelbourne 7:45
Sligo Rovers - UCD 7:45
05 August 2006
Waterford United - Cork City 12:00

Eircom League First Division
03 August 2006
Dundalk - Kildare County 7:45
Limerick FC - Monaghan United 7:45
04 August 2006
Shamrock Rovers - Galway United 7:45
05 August 2006
Cobh Ramblers - Finn Harps 7:45

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Are we doing predictions?

Eircom League Premier Division
04 August 2006
Bohemians - Longford Town Draw
Bray Wanderers - Derry City Away
Drogheda United - Shelbourne Away
Sligo Rovers - UCD Home
05 August 2006
Waterford United - Cork City Away

Eircom League First Division
03 August 2006
Dundalk - Kildare County Home
Limerick FC - Monaghan United Draw
04 August 2006
Shamrock Rovers - Galway United Was going to say 'Home' - but Rovers is my prediction
05 August 2006
Cobh Ramblers - Finn Harps Away

Bateman

Derry look a great bet away to Bray. Apparently Bray have strengthened, but they are in freefall at the moment, and a home fixture against Derry is not one to hope to stop the rot with.

johnos

seansouth wrote:

Are we doing predictions?

Wasn't intending to. Just thought it'd be worth logging the fixtures here each week. Sticky maybe?

Bateman

Dundalk should beat Kildare tonight, think I'll be backing them.

johnos

Bohs could/should beat Longford if we can keep it on the ground and play football etc.
Then again, I say that without knowledge of the customary lengthy injury list. Already missing Kevin Hunt - major blow.

applehunter

Drogheda vs Shels is the pick of the games.

As good and all as Shels have been they havent played a top 4 team in that run since after the break.

We'll see if they can justify the hype, I have my doubts;)

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Well applehunter, you may have your doubts, but Shels have been brilliant in the last couple of weeks. They have really clicked as a team, and Joesph Ndo has finally started to show why he is the best player in this league. I have no doubt there are more goals in this team, we will score them.

The only thing I'd have any reservations about is the left back position, currently filled by Davey Scouse. He's just not good enough, and looking at the rest of the current back four (Heary, Hawkins and Dillon), they are all willing to take the ball out of defence and try to set up passing play, Rogers' repertoire is severely limited to long balls and misplaced passes. I'd stick Dillon out to LB and put Jamie Harris in beside Hawkins at CB.

We have decent cover in most positions, our two goalkeepers are among the best in the league. Gary O'Neill would walk into any side as a striker. Jim Crawford and Greg O'Halloran are good solid midfielders. Richie Baker is as good as Bobby Ryan, and Liam Kearney really does look rejuvenated.

Yes, I think Shels will beat Drogs tomorrow night, but I'd be happy with a draw.

KdjaCL

Pats away to Portadown as OMG we have no EL game this week, gettting to a bit of pain in the hole tbh.


kdjac

johnos

Bohs previews here
Good online coverage and in the tabloids. Not a peep, at least online, from the 'quality', 'Irish' press.

KdjaCL

errortel previews


Keep checking in case it says PATS HAVE A GAME!!!!


Caffrey playing for Bohs tonight, bad loss for us, cant believe Bohs let him go in the 1st place very good player.


kdjac

johnos

KdjaC wrote:

errortel previewsCaffrey playing for Bohs tonight, bad loss for us, cant believe Bohs let him go in the 1st place very good player.
kdjac

Caffrey's not got the silkiest of skills, but he always gives everything for the cause, and that's just what we need against this type of opposition.
Welcome back Caffo!

KdjaCL

johnos wrote:

Welcome back Caffo!

On loan


kdjac

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Shels will have all the usual we offer for match nights.

Here's the match preview.

Live updates will be here.

Live commentary, by Declan Drake, will be here.

After the match, at some stage, probably early Saturday morning (around 2.30), we will have the highlights package on the website, which will include match action and interviews.

Also, we are going to extend this coverage to include at least one other league game per week, hopefully, in time, we'll have a team at every game, every week.

applehunter

Derry might stuggle down at the seaside, they are missing a few players and Bray have made a few signings to try and resurrect their season.

I take Drogs to stop the Shels steamroler in 2-1 cracker.

I thing Cork with beat Donegal in the football and we will do the double over pathetic Waterford on Saturday & Sunday.

applehunter

So good I posted it twice

johnos

applehunter wrote:

I thing Cork with beat Donegal in the football

Spot the difference... thread titled changed, in anti-ambiguity, or anti-WUM measure.

Chucky the tree

derry 1-0 up.

Is the live feed from shels always this ****? breaks up every 10 seconds. I know they arent excactly flush with money but if they cant provide a decent service might aswell not bother.

KdjaCL

FRIDAY 4 AUGUST
EIRCOM LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
Bohemians 0-1 Longford Town 7.45
Kirby 38

Bray Wanderers 0-2 Derry City 7.45
McHugh 10, 24

Drogheda Utd 0-1 Shelbourne 7.45
S Byrne pen 34

Sligo Rovers 0-1 UCD 7.45
Sammon 40


4 away teams winning...what are the odds on that ...


23.5 to 1



kdjac

Rikand

KdjaC wrote:

4 away teams winning...what are the odds on that ...

23.5 to 1

i wish i had a tenner on that!

KdjaCL

FRIDAY 4 AUGUST
EIRCOM LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
Bohemians 0-1 Longford Town 7.45
Kirby 38

Bray Wanderers 1-3 Derry City 7.45
Georgescu 48 McHugh 10, 24
Martyn 45

Drogheda Utd 0-3 Shelbourne 7.45
S Byrne pen 34
Cahill 58
Heary 76
Sligo Rovers 0-1 UCD 7.45
Sammon 40

Kinda glad Drogs getting a thumpin even tho its Shels,drogs and there non footballing ways deserve it.

kdjac

Chucky the tree

3-2 now in the derry match. What a come back that would be.

Jonny Arson

Final score: Drogheda United 1 (Bradley) Shelbourne 3 (S. Byrne pen, Cahill, Heary)

Ronan|Raven

Good man Kirbs.

Töpher

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

Final score: Drogheda United 1 (Bradley) Shelbourne 3 (S. Byrne pen, Cahill, Heary)

Injury time penalty for Drogheda - foul by Bobby Ryan.

What a display by Shelbourne - Drogs came flying out of the blocks, only to be met by one hell of a defence. Sound and solid for the first 30 minutes, under undying Drogheda pressure! Quality! From then on in we basically steamrolled them. We didn't create as many chances as we had done in previous games (as is to be expected against a defence as mean as Drogs, but we took 3 (Crowe's work for Ollie's goal was amazing!) goals, and could have had 1 or 2 more).

Roll on Cork on Friday! I'm in the mood to see us dish out another league tonking! 3-0 could easily be on the cards I reckon, but I'd settle for 1-0.
Bohs on Monday first though, 4-0 Shels I'd figure.

//TV3 now should have highlights!

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Chucky the tree wrote:

Is the live feed from shels always this ****? breaks up every 10 seconds. I know they arent excactly flush with money but if they cant provide a decent service might aswell not bother.

Apologies for that, out of our control, it was the crappy wireless set up at United Park, I think it improved for the second half though.

Poxy Drogs wouldn't allow us film the game though, so no highlights package from ShelsWeb for this one. We did get a couple of good interviews, Fenlon, Doolin and Ollie Cahill, should be online in about an hour.

Slash/ED

I thought we were average at best in the first half tbh. Completley dominated the second though, and over the entire game barely gave up a chance, so it was an outrageously comfortable performance for us given the opposition. We were comfortable even not near our best in the first half and then just dominated the rest.

Joey Ndo is an absolute genius...

Töpher

Slash/ED wrote:

Joey Ndo is an absolute genius...

And the Nobel prize for footballing genius goes to.... The man is amazing, absolutely amazing! Sublime to watch - worth the drive up and the entrance fee alone!

KdjaCL

Gonna start supporting Shels if we dont play a bleedin game any time soon.


kdjac

johnos

KdjaC wrote:

Gonna start supporting Shels if we dont play a bleedin game any time soon.
kdjac

We didn't play a game either.
But there was a beautiful sunset to admire at Dalymount Park.
Reports here

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Well, well, well.

Cork City and Waterford in a nil all draw?

It's looking more and more like City are going to relinquish their crown.

KdjaCL

seansouth wrote:

It's looking more and more like City are going to relinquish their crown.

Yup ...................to Derry


kdjac

Töpher

EIRCOM LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION  AUG 5  
               P   W   D   L   F   A Pts
 Shelbourne   16  11   4   1  38  12  37
 Derry City   15  11   2   2  26  10  35
 Drogheda U   16   9   4   3  15   7  31
 Cork City    15   8   5   2  13   6  29
 Sligo Rvrs   17   7   4   6  20  22  25
 St Pat's A   17   6   6   5  19  16  24
 UCD          19   5   6   8  16  21  21
 Longford Tn  17   5   5   7  14  14  20
 Bohemians    18   6   2  10  16  19  20
 Bray Wndrs   17   2   4  11  14  32  10
 Waterford U  19   0   4  15  11  43   4

marky4

waterford united should have won that game against cork city... waterford had a lot more chances than cork.. but in fairness cork had 2 decnt opportunities to open the scoring... waterford had 5 or 6... i think waterford are going to start winning games now.. well i hope they do...
man of the match in my honest opinion was Daryl Kavanagh or Keeny Browne

Zebra3

Can't wait to see Heary's goal again on EL Weekly on Tuesday night. 30 yarder in to the top corner. :cool:

Not bad for a right full.

Töpher

It was incredible! Caught it on Sports tonight on Friday, better than I remembered from the game! 30 yard diagonal screamer, do they get any better?!

johnos

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EIRCOM LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION  AUG 5  
               P   W   D   L   F   A Pts
  Bohemians    18   6   2  10  16  19  20
 Bray Wndrs   17   2   4  11  14  32  10
 Waterford U  19   0   4  15  11  43   4

Please don't do that.

Töpher

johnos wrote:

Please don't do that.

Sorry, I meant to add extra smileys!