Greatest League in the World 2025 [LOI Thread]

Who would have thought I’d be spending my Saturday night hoping Bohs can assure their safety

Ah somebody had to, and there’s no UCD this year that nobody really cares much about.

Just back from Tolka , that was a well deserved 3 points from Shels. Thought we looked very nervy probably until the penalty and we came out of our shell.

I felt we’d been playing better since end of Pats game and rovers game and as we grew into game it started to show. Boyd is a hero, whatever is going on he just keeps going, took his goals well.

Kearns save was absolutely massive at 2-1, really was as good as a goal. Would of been harsh has shels not won that but it was nice to finish a game with a 2 goal lead.

Enjoying standing in the riverside since it opened. Also I’d convinced a friend to buy final 3 match home tickets for him and his son and they are loving it; so hopefully shels have two more fans for good.

On a side note , did anybody see what I presume was a high quality drone just to the side above the ground ? Was there from the start when I was going in all the way to the end. Surely not the guards as Waterford fans were never gonna be any trouble ? Wouldn’t be tv station maybe ?

1 down, 2 to go… Come on Shels..

Would you prefer if it was us (Drogheda), Bohs, Waterford etc?

If we lose the play-off, I can't see too many people feeling sorry for us.

It's football.

That said, I like to see the two Louth clubs in the PD. You can't have a rivalry without a rival.

Unfortunately you may still get that derby. Although I would fancy Drogs in any playoff.

It is, of course, possible.

But, on the basis of results in the cup and the second half of the season, I would hope that we stay up.

I absolutely agree and I certainly don't expect Kevin Doherty to underestimate any team.

You can't legislate for a red card though!

We gave them a game! In fairness, I'd expect most Rovers fans to admit that they had to work for the points.

I think that tonight has blown the slim chance that we had of catching Bohs so I'd expect Kev not to risk any players next weekend.

It's in your hands and that's all that you can ask for. If you look back in this thread, I said, weeks ago, that I still expect Shels to win the league.

I still do.

Top red Kev?

Realistically, do Dundalk actually survive this?

What's their current debt?

If Bohs win then Drogheda have nothing at all to play for other than the cup and their playoff game.

In the region of €1.5m - €2m

Looks like the Temple fella doesn't have any money either. The FAI pushed for a sale to whoever would guarantee Dundalk could fulfill their remaining games and that's where their interest ended.

Everything about the club is a joke. Former owners making a show of themselves. New owner refusing to fund things beyond the first team and reportedly issuing legal threats to local media. They've also got at least 2 different fan trusts up and running now. Even the fans can't come together and pull in the same direction.

Someone slapped/punched the new owner last night after the match apparently.

It certainly looks bad for Dundalk. Could a new entity arise from the ashes, like in Cork or Limerick ? It’s hard to imagine that a town with the football tradition of Dundalk would be without a senior club for long.

They don't seem capable of forming a group like FORAS and running a fan owned model. That means it would be left up to private owners to start up a Phoenix club and I think we all know how that model has gone for them.

Stephen McGuiness said a couple of months ago that if they go it'll be incredibly difficult to get a club back and running. How would a new club get the support of local businesses who were burnt by the previous entity?

If they were to fold at the end of the season there's no chance there'd be a club ready for the 2025 season at a minimum.

where did all the money go from the last euro group stage they were in? Did peak6 actually put in any money or just spend what Dundalk had in the bank?