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LOI 2014 Thread

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The season is just 3 short weeks away so time for a new thread imo.

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dreamers75

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Was there many at it?

maybe 300 thats pushing it

HSAJT

Europa League Draw tomorrow.

How would you rate the teams likelihood of progressing this year?
Derry/Sligo are seeded, while Dundalk are in great form at the moment, and may fancy their chances of causing an upset.

First qualifying round draw

Group 5
1 FC Differdange 03 (LUX)
2 Rosenborg BK (NOR)
3 IF Brommapojkarna (SWE)
4 Linfield FC (NIR)
5 Derry City FC (IRL)
6 JK Nõmme Kalju (EST)
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7 FK Jelgava (LVA)
8 Fram Reykjavík (ISL)
9 B36 Tórshavn (FRO)
10 VPS Vaasa (FIN)
11 Aberystwyth Town FC (WAL)
12 FK Atlantas (LTU)

Group 6
1 Aberdeen FC (SCO)
2 AS Jeunesse Esch (LUX)
3 Tromsø IL (NOR)
4 FK Ekranas (LTU)
5 Myllykosken Pallo-47 (FIN)
6 Bangor City FC (WAL)
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7 Dundalk FC (IRL)
8 Stjarnan (ISL)
9 Crusaders FC (NIR)
10 Tartu FC Santos (EST)
11 ÍF Fuglafjørdur (FRO)
12 FK Daugava Rīga (LVA)

Group 7
1 FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL)
2 IFK Göteborg (SWE)
3 FC Honko Espoo (FIN)
4 Sligo Rovers FC (IRL)
5 FK Haugesund (NOR)
6 FC Daugava Daugavpils (LVA)
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7 CS Fola Esch (LUX)
8 Víkingur (FRO)
9 FK Banga (LTU)
10 JK Sillamäe Kalev (EST)
11 AUK Broughton FC (WAL)
12 Glenavon FC (NIR)

kksaints

Sligo's is probably the best group. Would be fairly confident of them beating all the teams in that group if they were playing somewhat better.

Dundalk have some tricky teams in their group but they are some beatable teams in it aswell and they are playing very well atm. If they avoid Tromso and possibly Aberdeen they have a good chance.

Derry arent playing well atm. The Iceland team would be the one to avoid in that group.

dreamers75

At least the others got possible teams in Europe

Some nice travel locations for all 3 of them, Iceland being the poxiest.

The Fcuk we get into 3???? UEFA fcuking hate us.

Second qualifying round draw
Group 1
FC BATE Borisov (BLR)
Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
FC Sheriff (MDA)
NK Maribor (SVN)
FK Aktobe (KAZ)
FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
KS Skënderbeu (ALB)
Winners first qualifying round match 1
HŠK Zrinjski (BIH)
FK Sutjeska (MNE)

Group 2
Celtic FC (SCO)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
FK Partizan (SRB)*
Debreceni VSC (HUN)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
FK Ventspils (LVA)
Malmö FF (SWE)
KR Reykjavík (ISL)
The New Saints FC (WAL)
Cliftonville FC (NIR)
Winners first qualifying round match 2
Winners first qualifying round match 3

Group 3
FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU)
GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
PFC Ludogorets Razgrab (BUL)
Legia Warszawa (POL)
Qarabağ FK (AZE)
HJK Helsini (FIN)
F91 Dudelange (LUX)
Strømsgodset IF (NOR)
Saint Patrick's Athletic (IRL)
Valletta FC (MLT)
VMFD Žalgiris (LTU)

dreamers75

Bohs "new" Twitter today

Bohemian FC ‏@BFCDublln 9m
Who did you draw in Europe? @ShamrockRovers

Bohemian FC ‏@BFCDublln 25m
#Bohs can confirm the appointment of former manager Roddy Collins as director of football for the club.

Bohemian FC ‏@BFCDublln 34m
#BohsFC are delighted to announce the signing of @stpatsfc midfielder Killian Brennan on a 2 year deal.

[Deleted User]

dreamers75 wrote: »

Bohs "new" Twitter today

The twitter name says 'Dubllin' rather than Dublin. Nice try though

Corholio

John O'Flynn signs back with City until the end of the season. Great addition, will add quality to front line no doubt.

civis_liberalis

Enda Curran signs for Galway FC.

trashcan

Corholio wrote: »

John O'Flynn signs back with City until the end of the season. Great addition, will add quality to front line no doubt.

Very good signing for Cork, if he's still as sharp as he used to be.

dreamers75

Corholio wrote: »

John O'Flynn signs back with City until the end of the season. Great addition, will add quality to front line no doubt.

Do Cork get a free physio with him?

Cracking signing if hes fit and in the form he showed that one season.

If he gets fit and scoring i would upgrade cork to potential challengers and us to 3rd.

Corholio

dreamers75 wrote: »

Do Cork get a free physio with him?

Cracking signing if hes fit and in the form he showed that one season.

If he gets fit and scoring i would upgrade cork to potential challengers and us to 3rd.

He's averaged 32 games a season since he went across to England, so no physio needed.

dreamers75

Corholio wrote: »

He's averaged 32 games a season since he went across to England, so no physio needed.

So its only with you hes injured every week

Dont hope it works out for you :P

Amirani

civis_liberalis wrote: »

Enda Curran signs for Galway FC.

Rumours that could be the end of Faherty, who's been fairly underwhelming.

10green bottles

Diego Simeone wrote: »

Rumours that could be the end of Faherty, who's been fairly underwhelming.

Pity.Bombed here at Dundalk last season which was a pity.Sorry to see him doing the same at Galway.Thought both would be a perfect match.

civis_liberalis

Haven't heard anything, but wouldn't be surprised to see him leave.

dundalkfc10

10green bottles wrote: »

Pity.Bombed here at Dundalk last season which was a pity.Sorry to see him doing the same at Galway.Thought both would be a perfect match.

Think at the start of last year, everyone thought he would be our number 9 but once Hoban got a run in the team, it was clear he was a far better player (attitude aswell)

kksaints

Taylor gone from Limerick.

djpbarry

kksaints wrote: »

Taylor gone from Limerick.

Obviously felt he did all he could.

The expectations surrounding them, last season in particular, were pretty ridiculous. But, I guess they don't seem to have gone forward this season, although I question the logic in getting rid of him at this stage unless he wants to move back across the pond himself.

dreamers75

2-1 Pat Fenlon
3-1 Mick Cooke
6-1 Roddy Collins

Hope Fenlon gets it, keeps him away from Rovers.

dreamers75

2-1 Pat Fenlon
3-1 Mick Cooke
6-1 Roddy Collins

Hope Fenlon gets it, keeps him away from Rovers.

Gavin "shels"

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/significant-doubt-over-future-of-bray-wanderers-1.1855912

[Deleted User]

How anyone from Bray can walk around in Chelsea/United/Pool jerseys and not go to the Carlisle grounds and still think of themselves as 'football mad' is beyond me. Your own town has it's own football team! How lucky can ya be? I travel a half hour in to see my team, granted that's not a lot but to have a team on your doorstep and not support them doesn't compute in my head.

overshoot

its getting more and more to the point where we need a one team league purely as teams slip away.
There has to be some way to make the league a better proposition for new teams and surely whatever drastic measures that are needed should be done while a first division still exists. A new team is hardly going to be an automatic saviour but they would offer more hope to progress in future than a B team.

on a brighter note, the Brandywell redevelopment is moving along

Captain Havoc

Omackeral wrote: »

How anyone from Bray can walk around in Chelsea/United/Pool jerseys and not go to the Carlisle grounds and still think of themselves as 'football mad' is beyond me. Your own town has it's own football team! How lucky can ya be? I travel a half hour in to see my team, granted that's not a lot but to have a team on your doorstep and not support them doesn't compute in my head.

They'll all be there to watch a Man U reserves side.

Gavin "shels"

http://www.thesun.ie/irishsol/homepage/sport/irishfootball/5742279/Wanderers-left-in-limbo.html

DermoMIO

that Brandywell redevelopment looks class hopefully its gets completed and hopefully Bray can turn things around last thing we need is another team going bust

djpbarry

Omackeral wrote: »

How anyone from Bray can walk around in Chelsea/United/Pool jerseys and not go to the Carlisle grounds and still think of themselves as 'football mad' is beyond me. Your own town has it's own football team! How lucky can ya be? I travel a half hour in to see my team, granted that's not a lot but to have a team on your doorstep and not support them doesn't compute in my head.

Yes it's the fault of all the non-Bray fans in Bray that Wanderers can't get their finances in order.

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djpbarry wrote: »

Yes it's the fault of all the non-Bray fans in Bray that Wanderers can't get their finances in order.

Yeah cos that's what I said. I merely expressed a viewpoint.

CHealy

Omackeral wrote: »

How anyone from Bray can walk around in Chelsea/United/Pool jerseys and not go to the Carlisle grounds and still think of themselves as 'football mad' is beyond me. Your own town has it's own football team! How lucky can ya be? I travel a half hour in to see my team, granted that's not a lot but to have a team on your doorstep and not support them doesn't compute in my head.

I was up in Bray for a Cork City match a few months ago and in one of the bars on the promenade we were talking to a group of 3 lads all from Bray. Asked them were they going to the game got the response ' wouldnt be watching that muck at all'.

Its a loosing battle for all LOI clubs.

djpbarry

Omackeral wrote: »

Yeah cos that's what I said. I merely expressed a viewpoint.

You were making a connection between the two, to be fair.