FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[general]

Newly-promoted Bournemouth are closing on the signing of goalkeeper Neto from Barcelona, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Scott Parker wants to strengthen his Cherries squad ahead of the new Premier League season by bringing competition at goalkeeper.

Talks are reportedly at an advanced stage and a deal for the 33-year-old Brazilian could be agreed as soon as this weekend.


hopefully this dosent spell bad news for mark travers

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1z4Pa2doiE

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Tommie Gorman @ 42 minutes on Sligo Rovers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1z4Pa2doiE

[Baile Brigín 2]

This is tremendous

https://twitter.com/macdarabueller/status/1555148853535449088?t=rDRJOBg7tfKDU1AhuCCjYA&s=19

[Baile Brigín 2]

Pats beat 1-0 CSKA Sofia in the Conference

Rovers well on top 2-0 in Tallaght coming up on half time

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Great result for Pats
Sligo lost 4-0 in Norway

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Shkupi pull one back

[Baile Brigín 2]

3-1

https://twitter.com/SSEAirtricityLg/status/1555297731626901504?t=j34zV8-kiZ_9WdJdjqN0Eg&s=19

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3-1

https://twitter.com/SSEAirtricityLg/status/1555297731626901504?t=j34zV8-kiZ_9WdJdjqN0Eg&s=19

Important goal

[From the Bunker]

Just watched Street Leagues on RTE ONE. I love those sort of programmes.

[Baile Brigín 2]

Just watched Street Leagues on RTE ONE. I love those sort of programmes.

Ironic seeing as Bennett and RTE sport are getting widely slaughtered for nor showing enough actual soccer. Rovers qualified for the group stages and RTE passed. Sligo beat a Scottish team home and away, RTE passed. Top Gear repeat went out instead

[From the Bunker]

Just watched Street Leagues on RTE ONE. I love those sort of programmes.

Ironic seeing as Bennett and RTE sport are getting widely slaughtered for nor showing enough actual soccer. Rovers qualified for the group stages and RTE passed. Sligo beat a Scottish team home and away, RTE passed. Top Gear repeat went out instead

+1 AGREED

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https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022/0809/1314857-bradley-toasts-rovers-but-hits-out-at-travel-issues/

The one aspect which the Shamrock Rovers manager expressed disappointment about was the travel logistics as they try to make their return home with an SSE Airtricity League fixture against Derry City to come on Friday, followed by the first leg against Ferencvaros next week.

They will fly into Shannon Airport on Wednesday morning rather than to Dublin.

"We're really disappointed at that," he said.

"We find out again that (St Patrick's Athletic's opponents CSKA) Sofia are flying in and out of Dublin direct.

"There are serious questions that need to be asked there. How the Irish teams can't do this and it seems like every team that comes to play here can do it. Serious questions need to be asked of people that are making these decisions. It's not acceptable."

[Turf]

Well done to Shamrock Rovers. I know they have a chance still of Europa League football and I'm sure the money is better in that but I think they'd be better off in the Conference League. They potentially could win more group games in it.

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St Pats had to move their game  to Tallaght and Sligo Rovers needed a derogation from UEFA in order to comply with UEFA rules regarding seating.https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022/0729/1312973-pats-to-play-conference-league-qualifier-at-tallaght/
Most of the top GAA stadiums would breeze the tests.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stadiums_in_Ireland_by_capacity

The League of Ireland is really the poor relation. Some sort of programme to get all Premier League grounds up to UEFA standards.