LOI: League of Ireland Fixtures (Week 33), Oct 26, 2012

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Premier Division

All games are 7.45 PM KO unless otherwise stated.

Friday 26th October 2012

Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers - Showgrounds

Dundalk v Bray Wanderers - Oriel Park

UCD v Shelbourne - Belfield Bowl

St. Patrick’s Athletic v Cork City - Richmond Park

Bohemians v Drogheda United - Dalymount Park

General info

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Shamrock Rovers FC
Shelbourne FC
St Patrick's Athletic
Sligo Rovers
Bray Wanderers
Cork City
Derry City
Drogheda United
Dundalk FC
UCD AFC
Bohemians

Wexford Youths
Limerick
Longford Town
Athlone Town
Finn Harps
SD Galway
Mervue United
Waterford United

dfx-

The off-season approaches..

AgileMyth

Should be a handy three points for the champions.

Gavin "shels"

dfx- wrote: »

The off-season approaches..

It's a love hate situation! A break for LoI plus saving money but missing the matches and the pints!

UCD away, not too far away, but not too close, does the job nicely! Not hopeful tbh, supposedly the exodus has begun already! :mad::mad:

dreamers75

Least we go to the last game with something to play for. Doubt we will finish 2nd but must get something to ensure 3rd.

Possible Rovers could catch us, Cork played very well vs us in Richmond this season kinda hoping they not arsed morrow night :pac:

Zebra3

Gavin shels wrote: »

but missing the matches and the pints!

Pints without going to watch the Reds just don't taste as good.

evad_lhorg

Zebra3 wrote: »

Pints without going to watch the Reds just don't taste as good.

The pints in Tolka are muck.

AgileMyth

evad_lhorg wrote: »

The pints in Tolka are muck.

They're just trying to blend into their surroundings.

Gavin "shels"

evad_lhorg wrote: »

The pints in Tolka are muck.

New Manager involved now, they're tasting better already.

Pighead

Hard to know what Dundalk should do for tomorrow evenings game against Bray. Play a strong team, try and win and get some confidence going for Tuesday nights playoff games or play a weakened team get stuffed again and keep all our big names fresh for playoffs.

Few of our best players haven't played in a couple of weeks either so manager has to decide whether to give them some game time or wrap them up in cotton wool.

Have a feeling he'll play a relatively strong team but keep Griffin, Foran and Mountney on the bench with a view to giving them twenty minutes at the end.

Lucan Bohs

Sad to see such a memorable season end hopefully we'll do the job tomorrow and Pats will do us a favour

dan1895

Gavin shels wrote: »

New Manager involved now, they're tasting better already.

Bar was practically drank dry the night of the Cork match

The_Kew_Tour

Where do Shels lads drink before games?

Kennedys pub has seen some of my cash down the years particular after final game last season. Twas a great lock up so twas.

GLaDOS

Win would see us get at least 6th. Lowest we can finish is 8th. Great considering our exceptions at the start of the season.

dreamers75

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Win would see us get at least 6th. Lowest we can finish is 8th. Great considering our exceptions at the start of the season.

We could be 2nd 3rd or 4th

AgileMyth

We'll be 1st.

Ebbs

dreamers75 wrote: »

We could be 2nd 3rd or 4th

He supports Bohs...

dreamers75

Ebbs wrote: »

He supports Bohs...

really?

Peppa Pig

AgileMyth wrote: »

We'll be 1st.

We'll be in europe with you

In the mickey mouse competition obviously

born2bwild

dan1895 wrote: »

Bar was practically drank dry the night of the Cork match

The beer was grand on that night, sure - but he did have to get the kegs from another pub.

Hammer Archer

Mushy, gimme a shout if you're heading to Belfield tomorrow. I'll be heading straight from work so I may be slightly late.

Thoroughly enjoyed my first season of LOI live games.

AgileMyth

Peppa Pig wrote: »

We'll be in europe with you

In the mickey mouse competition obviously

Delighted ye will be.

Love Drogheda supporters. Always in good form up here, always welcoming when we're down there.

_blank_

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Where do Shels lads drink before games?

Kennedys pub has seen some of my cash down the years particular after final game last season. Twas a great lock up so twas.

If I'm having pints pre match usually have a few in Fagan's.

Mushy

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Mushy, gimme a shout if you're heading to Belfield tomorrow. I'll be heading straight from work so I may be slightly late.

Thoroughly enjoyed my first season of LOI live games.

Yeah I'm definitely heading in, send me a text cost my phone is acting the bollix!

sheao

dreamers75 wrote: »

Least we go to the last game with something to play for. Doubt we will finish 2nd but must get something to ensure 3rd.

Possible Rovers could catch us, Cork played very well vs us in Richmond this season kinda hoping they not arsed morrow night :pac:

Id hope they are'nt like that tonight, because if we win we can still make the Setanta Cup.

Buzzing for tonight, always like final day of the season games in Dublin.

Ronan|Raven

Round two.. fight!

Second leg of the playoff tonight vs Waterford.
Really need to score first and score early to have any hope.

Paz-CCFC

Do Pats sell student tickets?

theteal

Paz-CCFC wrote: »

Do Pats sell student tickets?

yup

kksaints

Paz-CCFC wrote: »

Do Pats sell student tickets?

Yeah €10.

Gavin "shels"

dan1895 wrote: »

Bar was practically drank dry the night of the Cork match

A combo of Germans there from 6, and the meeting on from 5 doens't go well, said Jons pockets were full though!

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Where do Shels lads drink before games?

Kennedys pub has seen some of my cash down the years particular after final game last season. Twas a great lock up so twas.

Depends, few different spots that fans go to.

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

Round two.. fight!

Second leg of the playoff tonight vs Waterford.
Really need to score first and score early to have any hope.

Many from Longford be making the trip down?

Ronan|Raven

Gavin shels wrote: »

A combo of Germans there from 6, and the meeting on from 5 doens't go well, said Jons pockets were full though!



Depends, few different spots that fans go to.



Many from Longford be making the trip down?

Should hopefully be around 150+ Two buses apparently and a lot driving.

Hoping to get down myself if I can escape work and escape Dublin before 4pm, roadworks on the M9 as well which wont help.

Gavin "shels"

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

Should hopefully be around 150+ Two buses apparently and a lot driving.

Hoping to get down myself if I can escape work and escape Dublin before 4pm, roadworks on the M9 as well which wont help.

Good to hear.

Seen Mark Salmon not too long ago in his Longford gear, must be running a bit late to get down there.:D

Oat23

Going to be a long night tonight..

Looking forward to the guard of honour as much as anything else.

Hopefully Pigg gets and misses a penalty.

Seren_

Tonight is one night I'm definitely thick that my brothers won't let me go to Sligo games with them Even though the game isn't going the way I'd want right now haha

Mushy

Stephen Kenny in UCD tonight

The_Kew_Tour

Meh...Least we finish ahead of Bohs and Shels:o

Peppa Pig

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Meh...Least we finish ahead of Bohs and Shels:o

It's the best finish in your history

The_Kew_Tour

Peppa Pig wrote: »

It's the best finish in your history

Bit rich coming from the club you support:D

Peppa Pig

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Bit rich coming from the club you support:D

Only paying a compliment - you seemed to think it was a bad year finishing mid-table. :eek:

The club I support had probably the most remarkable achievement in our 49 years in the LOI, considering our budget its a better achievement than winning the league in 2007.

The_Kew_Tour

Peppa Pig wrote: »

Only paying a compliment - you seemed to think it was a bad year finishing mid-table. :eek:

The club I support had probably the most remarkable achievement in our 49 years in the LOI, considering our budget its a better achievement than winning the league in 2007.

Ya to me Cooke is manager of the year. Really felt you would struggle this season.

Impressive way to finish the season in Dalymount too.

dreamers75

****ing aertel

http://www.rte.ie/aertel/desktopxhtml/236-2.html

P W D L F A Pts
Sligo Rvrs 30 17 10 3 53 23 61
Drogheda U 30 17 6 7 51 36 57
St. Patrick's Athletic 30 15 10 5 44 22 55
Shamrock R 30 14 10 6 56 37 52
Derry City 30 11 6 13 36 36 39
Cork City 30 8 12 10 38 36 36
Bohemian 30 9 9 12 35 38 36
Shelbourne 30 9 8 13 35 43 35
UCD 30 8 7 15 32 48 31
Bray Wndrs 30 5 10 15 33 54 25
Dundalk 30 4 8 18 23 63 20


Deserved to beat Cork tonight we were up for it but they defended well or we didnt attack more...

Happy enough in general with our season, came 1 place ahead of where i thought we would finish.

Looking back at our formulative games and thinking "if we won those we would be champions" isnt helping but 1st season together only teams we didnt beat finished ahead of us so cant complain about that really.

plus we played some super football, most of the team plus some possibly better players want to sign for us. Looking forward to next season.

Oh and a poxy cup game next week :rolleyes::(:pac::D

Peppa Pig

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Ya to me Cooke is manager of the year. Really felt you would struggle this season.

Impressive way to finish the season in Dalymount too.

Said yesterday that with no players in the team of the season it has to be down to the manager and the workrate and commitment of the players.
No prima donnas in the Drogs team, unlike in 2007.

Peppa Pig

dreamers75 wrote: »

"if we won those we would be champions"

I still can't believe the match in Inchicore after you came back from Europe when your 2 goalkeepers gifted goals to the Drogs. We finished ahead of Pats because you didn't score 1 goal against us in the league.
Oh - and a poxy flukey goal in the 89th minute of the cup replay:D

dreamers75

Peppa Pig wrote: »

I still can't believe the match in Inchicore after you came back from Europe when your 2 goalkeepers gifted goals to the Drogs. We finished ahead of Pats because you didn't score 1 goal against us in the league.
Oh - and a poxy flukey goal in the 89th minute of the cup replay:D

You finished ahead of us cos you are hard to beat, we missed a peno in Sligo in the last minute....missed penos all over the place....

We didnt beat Drogs in the league or Sligo....other than Sligo away 1st time dont think we deserved to win any of them.

Pride Fighter

Not happy with 3rd. Our football deserved better. But if we win a trophy next week all will be forgiven

dreamers75

Pride Fighter wrote: »

Not happy with 3rd. Our football deserved better. But if we win a trophy next week all will be forgiven

Will drag up the LOI prediction thread next week

ShamoBuc

P W D L F A Pts
Sligo Rvrs 30 17 10 3 53 23 61
Drogheda U 30 17 6 7 51 36 57
St. Pat's 30 15 10 5 44 22 55
Shamrock R 30 14 10 6 56 37 52
Derry City 30 11 6 13 36 36 39
Cork City 30 8 12 10 38 36 36
Bohemian 30 9 9 12 35 38 36
Shelbourne 30 9 8 13 35 43 35
UCD 30 8 7 15 32 48 31
Bray Wndrs 30 5 10 15 33 54 25
Dundalk 30 4 8 18 23 63 20

So, we have a league table that's worth looking at.

Happy enough with that:D

Hopefully City will be a place or two higher next year

GLaDOS

Christ we were awful tonight, Drogs just had to kick the ball at our defence and it looked like going in, could have been an absolute mauling if not for some poor finishing from Drogs, including missing a wide open goal from 6 yards under no pressure

Happy with 7th place though

Peppa Pig

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Christ we were awful tonight, Drogs just had to kick the ball at our defence and it looked like going in, could have been an absolute mauling if not for some poor finishing from Drogs, including missing a wide open goal from 6 yards under no pressure
Happy with 7th place though

Just be glad Gavin Brennan, Fabio and Peter Hynes weren't playing or it may have been.

dreamers75

Peppa Pig wrote: »

Just be glad Gavin Brennan, Fabio and Peter Hynes weren't playing or it may have been.

At teh start of the season, that **** would be laughed at.

dfx-

AgileMyth wrote: »

Should be a handy three points for the champions.

:pac:

Hope the rest of the night goes more to plan