LOI: League of Ireland Fixtures (Week 25), Aug 28-Sept 1

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All games are 7.45 PM KO unless otherwise stated.

Premier Division

Friday, August 28th, 2015

Drogheda United v Limerick FC - United Park

Bohemians v Dundalk - Dalymount Park

Cork City v Galway United - Turners' Cross

St. Patrick's Ath. v Derry City - Richmond Park

Saturday, August 29th, 2015

Longford Town v Bray Wanderers - City Calling Stadium - 7.30pm

Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers - Showgrounds

Monday, August 31st, 2015

Cork City v St. Patrick's Ath. - Turners' Cross

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers - Oriel Park - 8pm

First Division

Friday, August 28th, 2015

Shelbourne v UCD - Tolka Park

Cabinteely v Finn Harps - Stradbrook Rd

Waterford United v Wexford Youths - RSC

Saturday, August 29th, 2015

Cobh Ramblers v Athlone Town - St. Colman's Park

General info

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Shamrock Rovers FC
Dundalk FC
Cork City
St Patrick's Athletic
Sligo Rovers
Bray Wanderers
Derry City
Drogheda United
Limerick FC
Longford Town
Galway United
Bohemians

UCD AFC
Athlone Town
Shelbourne FC
Wexford Youths
Finn Harps
Waterford United
Cobh Ramblers
Cabinteely FC

Hammer Archer

We rarely do well against Shels when I go. And I'm going tonight.

A_Sober_Paddy

Lims 3-0 up:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

upandcumming

Big win for Derry! Town are in trouble if they don't sort out Bray tomorrow.

A_Sober_Paddy

upandcumming wrote: »

Big win for Derry! Town are in trouble if they don't sort out Bray tomorrow.

ye will still be in and around Sligo, Galway and Drogheda so not that much trouble...Drogheda seem terrible, only scored once agianst limerick tonight, ye scored 3 against us last week:P

dreamers75

Didnt deserve to win that, Derry scored we didnt.

Forrester gone :mad:

Looking for 100k for him.

ShamoBuc

Credit to Dennehy for getting the winner but it is a pity Dundalk got a very late second.

Hammer Archer

We were unbelievably crap in the first half. Cracking second half from both teams. Could have snatched an equaliser at the death.
First league defeat in 4 months or 17 games. Was bound to happen goven our first half performances recently. Still, win out next 4 and we're top.

NIMAN

Can't believe we won tonight, never seen that coming.

Where's Forrester off to?

monkey9

NIMAN wrote: »

Can't believe we won tonight, never seen that coming.

Where's Forrester off to?

Signed for Peterborough Utd.

Darkglasses

Waterford look a completely different team to last time we played them, Ethan Boyle and the two Galvins were excellent for them. Roddy is such a liability at that club.

Great to have a cushion at the top, thank you Shelbourne

dreamers75

monkey9 wrote: »

Signed for Peterborough Utd.

Not yet.

monkey9

dreamers75 wrote: »

Not yet.

Well yeah, but i think it's inevitable. It's the hope that kills ya so he's signed as far as i'm concerned.

dreamers75

monkey9 wrote: »

Well yeah, but i think it's inevitable. It's the hope that kills ya so he's signed as far as i'm concerned.

I hope he signs for them and does brilliantly as i hope any player who leaves Pats for better does.

Just dont see a pro baller in him and think he will be back soon enough. Really hope he does it tho, cos explaining to Lee that hes gone is going to be hard

/my son worships Forrester

overshoot

Darkglasses wrote: »

Waterford look a completely different team to last time we played them, Ethan Boyle and the two Galvins were excellent for them. Roddy is such a liability at that club.

Great to have a cushion at the top, thank you Shelbourne

They actually put up one of the best performances I seen in Finn park.... And then Roddy took over the next week.

I dunno if I'm happy or sad about the ucd result! Altho, if we win our 3 remaining home games....

Mushy

Went to cork v Galway game, bar the first 5 minutes and maybe in last 5-10 of first half, Galway showed little in terms of any attacking threat. If bray were to win tomorrow, I'll feel a lot more confident of being safe.

Bar Derry result, if shams get anything tomorrow it'll be good. Here's hoping!

monkey9

Mushy wrote: »

Went to cork v Galway game, bar the first 5 minutes and maybe in last 5-10 of first half, Galway showed little in terms of any attacking threat. If bray were to win tomorrow, I'll feel a lot more confident of being safe.

Bar Derry result, if shams get anything tomorrow it'll be good. Here's hoping!

Bray?? Bray are absolutely grand, unless you're trying to create some excitement for yourself.

Drogheda are in serious serious trouble along with Galway.

Mushy

monkey9 wrote: »

Bray?? Bray are absolutely grand, unless you're trying to create some excitement for yourself.

Drogheda are in serious serious trouble along with Galway.

Im still awaiting the inevitable slump, yes there are teams in worse form but it's not fully safe yet, form or no form.

Tomagotchye

Mushy wrote: »

Went to cork v Galway game, bar the first 5 minutes and maybe in last 5-10 of first half, Galway showed little in terms of any attacking threat. If bray were to win tomorrow, I'll feel a lot more confident of being safe.

Bar Derry result, if shams get anything tomorrow it'll be good. Here's hoping!

Galway were useless. Shanahan out wide has neither dribbling or crossing abilities. Keegan isnt enough to hold up the ball.

Galway had a knack of defending well and then playing out into danger when they should have booted it, and when comfortable they booted it instead if playing.

Ah well. Knew it would be a loss. My first game this season live now I'm down south

dan1895

Hammer Archer wrote: »

We were unbelievably crap in the first half. Cracking second half from both teams. Could have snatched an equaliser at the death.
First league defeat in 4 months or 17 games. Was bound to happen goven our first half performances recently. Still, win out next 4 and we're top.

Best game of ball I've been to in a while. Two teams trying to play ball and attack the opposition with full blooded challenges going in but those on the end of them picking themselves up and getting on with it. Was a great game to watch.

That_Guy

Felt like a loss last night. Cruel to concede so late on having made Dundalk look very average for large portions of the game last night.

Buckley decides to cut inside right up their end when he could have run it into the corner. Loses the ball and they go and score the equaliser from it.

Disgusted.

Pighead

That_Guy wrote: »

Felt like a loss last night. Cruel to concede so late on having made Dundalk look very average for large portions of the game last night.

Buckley decides to cut inside right up their end when he could have run it into the corner. Loses the ball and they go and score the equaliser from it.

Disgusted.

That's twice now Akinade has tormented Gartland. Great display from him last night. We were poor in the first half. Improved a bit in the second but ultimately we have to be pleased with a point. Should be good craic up in Oriel on Tuesday with Rovers coming to town.

10green bottles

That_Guy wrote: »

Felt like a loss last night. Cruel to concede so late on having made Dundalk look very average for large portions of the game last night.

Buckley decides to cut inside right up their end when he could have run it into the corner. Loses the ball and they go and score the equaliser from it.

Disgusted.

Dundalk would have done that,see why your're so far behind us ?
I didn't think it was cruel at all by the way,Garts had a perfectly good goal disallowed for us but fair play yis battled away but so did we but we battled to the 94th minute and we got our just reward,don't even care how many deflections that Towell goal got either.2-2 was a true reflection of the game,we as champions expect tough games,we got one.Thanks :cool:

kksaints

We were so bad last night. Didnt deserve anything from the game at all. Disappointing to lose Forrester but in fairness thats a decent move from him and if we get something for it its ok. Leaves us in trouble for the rest of the season though with Fagan still injured.

Pighead

Rovers blow it this evening in Sligo. This year's challengers have been woeful in fairness. Pats, Cork and Shamrock Rovers all been pitiful. Dundalk have actually been just ok in quite a few matches this season and we're still eight points clear. Even if Rovers beat us on Tuesday night I'd still be confident we won't be caught.

monkey9

Pighead wrote: »

Rovers blow it this evening in Sligo. This year's challengers have been woeful in fairness. Pats, Cork and Shamrock Rovers all been pitiful. Dundalk have actually been just ok in quite a few matches this season and we're still eight points clear. Even if Rovers beat us on Tuesday night I'd still be confident we won't be caught.

You're bang on in fairness. No serious challenge whatsoever. But Dundalk haven't dropped many points.

gimmick

Yup. Our interest was effectively finished with the horror show v Limerick a few weeks ago.

Dundalk still have to come to Turners Cross but I suspect they will already be champions at that stage.

Gavin "shels"

Lovely bit of false hope for us on Friday! Big last 5 games, can only win them all and hope others slip up!

dreamers75

2-0 Cork

monkey9

It's almost fascinating how much this season is falling apart immediately after creating a club record of nine league wins in a row.

dreamers75

monkey9 wrote: »

It's almost fascinating how much this season is falling apart immediately after creating a club record of nine league wins in a row.

yeah lets not do that again

Gavin "shels"

Wonder if Buckley has to schedule another meeting with players again this week

dreamers75

Gavin shels wrote: »

Wonder if Buckley has to schedule another meeting with players again this week

Premier league problems :cool:

Gavin "shels"

dreamers75 wrote: »

Premier league problems :cool:

"We need to get Europe or the club is going down the sh**ter" is more like what Buckley supposedly said....

That_Guy

Setanta Ireland have the Dundalk/Shamrock Rovers game tonight.

Pighead

Our results so far this season against the three pretenders to the crown.

Dundalk 3 St Pats 0
Shamrock Rovers 2 Dundalk 2
Cork City 1 Dundalk 2
St Pats 0 Dundalk 2
Dundalk 1 Cork City 1
Dundalk 4 St Pats 1
Dundalk 2 Shamrock Rovers 0

And that's why we're champions.

We started well tonight but were really bad from about 20 mins in up until Shields came on. He was only on about half an hour but he was so good he was probably my man of the match. Great night again up in Oriel. Getting ever closer to back to back titles. History beckons.

White Horse

Pighead wrote: »

We started well tonight but were really bad from about 20 mins in up until Shields came on. He was only on about half an hour but he was so good he was probably my man of the match. Great night again up in Oriel. Getting ever closer to back to back titles. History beckons.

Rovers pressed us well and made sure there was nothing played on the ground. The outnumbered us in the centre of the park and picked up the breaking balls.

However, having Shields in there is like having two players; he covers that much ground so quickly.