New Season Predictions

gimmick

Premier Division Champions - Cork City
Runners Up - Shels
Third - Derry

FAI CUP - Shels
League Cup - Bohs

Bottom Two
11. CHF
12. Waterford

1st Divison
Champions - Athlone
Runners Up - Cobh Ramblers
Third - Galway/Dundalk/Shams
Bottom - Kilkenny

Setanta - Drogs

Europe:
City to go out at the first hurdle
Ditto Drogheda
Ditto Derry
Shels to do 3 rounds in the Inter Toto.

KdjaCL

Premier Division Champions - Derry
Runners Up - Shels
Third - Drogs

FAI CUP - Bohs
League Cup - Pats (hopefully vs one of above in final)

Bottom Two
11. CHF
12. Waterford

1st Divison
Dont care


Setanta - Linfield

Europe:
Dont care


kdjac

Rikand

gimmick wrote:

1st Divison
Champions - Athlone
Runners Up - Cobh Ramblers
Third - Galway/Dundalk/Shams
Bottom - Kilkenny

what makes you think athlone will win the first div ?

20 Times 20 Times

Premier Division Champions - Derry
Runners Up - Shels
Third -Cork City


FAI CUP - Drogs
Setanta - Derry

1st Divison
Champions - Dundalk
Runners Up- Shams

MrJoeSoap

Premier Division:

1. Cork
2. Shels
3. Drogs
4. Derry
5. Bohs

11. UCD
12. Waterford

First Division:

1. Cobh
2. Dundalk

gimmick

Rickylovesuall wrote:

what makes you think athlone will win the first div ?

I dont know really - I think Myler is a huge signing for the 1st division. He is proven in the premier, so should bang them in from all angles in the first. Also, Gill is a very good manager.

It seems the only thing we will all be agreeing on is Waterfords relegation.

KdjaCL

gimmick wrote:

I dont know really - I think Myler is a huge signing for the 1st division. .

Umm Myler didnt sign for them


kdjac

blu_sonic

someone posted that he "might" be cuz he heard it in a pub or something.

Prem:
1st Shels
2nd Drogs
3rd Cork

1st Div:
1st Cobh
2nd Rovers

FAI: Drogs
League Cup: Cork
Setanta: Shels

Europe:
City to go to 1 step before group stages (if the draw is good to em)
Drogheda out 1st stage
Derry to be hammered early
Shels to beat an english team!

Europe is all pie in the sky frankly

Seaneh

blu_sonic wrote:

someone posted that he "might" be cuz he heard it in a pub or something.

Prem:
1st Shels
2nd Drogs
3rd Cork

1st Div:
1st Cobh
2nd Rovers

FAI: Drogs
League Cup: Cork
Setanta: Shels

Europe:
City to go to 1 step before group stages (if the draw is good to em)
Drogheda out 1st stage
Derry to be hammered early
Shels to beat an english team!

Europe is all pie in the sky frankly

How about on the pitch in flancare park after a longford athlone match last saturday from both andy and a longford board member?

Jonny Arson

Premier Division
1. Cork City
2. Shelbourne
3. Derry City

11. Longford Town
12. UCD

1st Divsion
1. Cobh Ramblers
2. Finn Harps

FAI Cup
Shelbourne

League Cup
Derry City

Setanta
Linfield

Europe
2nd CL qualifiying round for Cork
2nd UEFA qualifiying round for Derry
1st UEFA qualifiying round for Drogheda
2nd round Intertoto for Shels

Seaneh

gimmick wrote:

I dont know really - I think Myler is a huge signing for the 1st division. He is proven in the premier, so should bang them in from all angles in the first. Also, Gill is a very good manager.

It seems the only thing we will all be agreeing on is Waterfords relegation.

He hasn't signed yet, Longford want money, we want him on loan untill July (when his contract runs out) and sign a pre-contrat with him, which is what he wants because he just wants to play every week.

It might get sorted, it might not, but if we don't get him before the season starts expect him in Micky O'Connors blue and black army by the middle of the summer.

blu_sonic

i never said who i thought would go down

11. waterford
12. dublin city

RefulgentGnomon

Premier Division:
1st - Shelbourne
2nd - Derry City
3rd - Cork City

Howcome everyone has such high hopes for Cork? They've lost a lot of players and everyone knows if Shels performed close to their full potential last year, they probably would have won it.

FAI Cup - Derry City
League Cup - Longford Town

Europe:

Cork City to get to 2nd qualifying round of CL
Derry City to get to 2nd/3rd UEFA Cup q. round
Drogheda United to get to 2nd UEFA Cup q. round
Shelbourne to get to an Intertoto semi-final


First Division:
1st - Galway United
2nd - Shamrock Rovers

blu_sonic

i'd agree but rico can still do gret things with that team

gimmick

RefulgentGnomon wrote:

Howcome everyone has such high hopes for Cork? They've lost a lot of players everyone knows if Shels performed close to their full potential last year, they probably would have won it.

City have lost 2 players, one who was in and out of the team - Greg O Halloran, and another player, who was crap for the 2nd half of the season - Liam Kearney. Hardly 2 huge losses. The big players are still there - George, O Donovan, Gamble, Bennett, Devine etc. There are a few trialists with the team at the moment, who Rico looks like he may sign.

Also, if you factor in the 'crisis' City were in 11 months ago, no one gave Rico a snowballs chance in hell, and see what happened. If people want to talk City down, great, because not many are talking them up.

RefulgentGnomon wrote:

everyone knows if Shels performed close to their full potential last year, they probably would have won it.

I dont follow? If my aunt had a dick she'd be my uncle etc. Shels were 3rd best in the league last season, picking up 1 out 9 against City (2 games in Tolka), and correct me if Im wrong, 0 out of 9 against Derry. Shels simply werent good enough last season, and have alot to prove to alot of people, not least their own fans in the coming season.

blu_sonic

i think they finished very well, like cork did in 2004, so maybe they've put their house in order

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Premier Division Champions - Shelbourne
Runners Up - CCFC
Third - Bohs

FAI CUP - Drogs
League Cup - Sligo Rovers

Bottom Two
11. CHF
12. Waterford

1st Divison
Champions - Galway
Runners Up - Finn Harps
Third - Athlone
Bottom - Monaghan

Setanta - Linfield

Europe:
Cork City - 2 Rounds of the CL
Drogs out first round
Derry out first round
Shels out after second round of Intertwobob

blu_sonic

contraversial! bohs 3rd no rovers/dundalk in 1st div sligo for the cup

Töpher

Well, Shelbourne found out this year how some injuries at the wrong time can be difficult. Not the full cause, but a factor. i dn't think Cork will have a big enough squad to keep up a challenge if they get a few knocks to kep players at the same time. All ifs and buts really.

Premier Division:
1) Shelbourne
2) Derry City
3) Cork/Drogs

11) Waterford
12) Dublin Team #5

First Division:
1) Galway
2) Rovers

FAI Cup: Derry
League Cup: Bray

Setanta: Hard to see past Linfield tbh.

Europe:
CL: Cork to make QR2 and go out on away goals.
UC: Drogs to draw and lose either leg of QR1. Derry to make QR2.
IT: Shels to be the first irish team to make a European Final...

Roar

Premier

1 Cork City
2 Derry
3 Shels

Bottom 2

11 Longford
12 Waterford

1st

1 Rovers
2 Cobh Ramblers

Setanta

Shels

FAI Cup

Derry

Europe

City - 2nd Qualifying Round
Drogehda - First Round, ditto Derry
Shels - 2nd qual round

gimmick

On the eve of the big kick off, anyone wish to revise their predictions?

finnpark

Premier Division
Shelbourne fc(NAP)
Drogheda United fc
Cork City fc
Bohemians

First Division
Shamrock Rovers
Galway Utd
Finn Harps
Limerick

MrJoeSoap

Whats the (NAP) about?

finnpark

MrJoeSoap wrote:

Whats the (NAP) about?

Thats the sure bet of all the predictions;)

Kingp35

I think the title race will go all the way to the wire between Shels and Cork. I think its going to be very hard to seperate those two and im hard pushed to decide on which one will win it. Cork have lost Kearney to Shels which I think is a great signing for Shels even if Kearney did struggle at the tail end of the season. Kearnet isnt as good as Wes but on his day he isnt far behind. Im a Bray fan at heart but not a crazy fan so all im really hoping for is another entertaining season like last season that will raise more interest in the league.

Im looking for all the Irish sides to put up a good showing in Europe. Shels should do well in the Inter Toto as long as they get some favourable draws. Cork will have the eperience from last season which should help them this season although getting through the first qualifying round will be a good result. I dont think Drogs have the experience for Europe yet and they could struggle unless given a good draw but as we saw with Longford, a good draw doesnt mean you will go through.

As for who will struggle, I think Waterford and CHF will find it tough. Im hoping Bray can push on from last season and stay clear of bottom the table scraps and I think they will.

As for the first division im hoping Athlone as my girlfriend is from there and her brother used to play for them but tbh I cant see them doing it. Galway for me with Rovers possibly coming econd if they can get a good start.

Im making a good effort to get more into the EL this season so expect me to actually know whats going on this season

Pigman II

Premier Division Champions - Drogheda (no reason why, just a gut feeling)
2nd - Shels
3rd - Cork
4th - Derry
5th - Bohs

Setanta - Cork

FAI Cup - Bohs

Lge Cup - Bohs again (sure why not while I'm at it )

Europe - call me crazy but I think I'll wait til the draw.

finnpark

FAI Cup : Shelbourne - due a good run
Setanta Cup: Drogheda (if they get out of their group)
League Cup: Shelbourne


Champions League: Cork City

Jonny Arson

gimmick wrote:

On the eve of the big kick off, anyone wish to revise their predictions?

Yeah I'm changing my prediction of the winner of the eL title from Cork to Shels. I'm sticking with the rest.

Final prediction as of 10/03/06:

Premier Division
1. Shelbourne
2. Cork City
3. Derry City

11. Longford Town
12. UCD

1st Divsion
1. Cobh Ramblers
2. Finn Harps

FAI Cup
Shelbourne

League Cup
Derry City

Setanta Cup
Linfield

Europe
2nd CL qualifiying round for Cork
2nd UEFA qualifiying round for Derry
1st UEFA qualifiying round for Drogheda
2nd round Intertoto for Shels

Töpher

Wanna change that back?