League of Ireland

[Tony Baloney]

Great to see a small club get some silverware. Some scenes after - it definitely meant more to them than a 2nd would have meant to Cliftonville. The sending off seemed very harsh.

[Truthsayer]

When did it become so trendy to support Cliftonville  ?

Used to be the odd couple of cars/ Minibus left Armagh for Cliftonville games. Mostly Linfield, Glentoran or Crusaders games tbf. Talking 20 years ago here. Celtic fans mostly.

Well done Dungannon Swifts today,watched the most of it today, great to see an underdog doing the business 👏

Poor quality overall. Dungannon lucky to get to a penalty shoot out.
Cliftonville made poor use of extra man. Clearance of line was pure luck !

Bit harsh to say they where lucky when they had to play an hour with 10 men after the red card which was an awful injustice. If anything it was cliftonville who were lucky as that red card give them a way back into the game and a huge advantage going into extra time to win it.

How great is it to see a club like Dungannon who's fans don't feel the need to wave loyalist or nationalists flags. Just fans mixed with different religious or political views waving the blue and white of their club.

Gotta agree with that. Someone told me they are only club in Premier league that doesn't have segregation at any home games...
Is no sectarian thing there with kids and players from all backgrounds. I see local GAA clubs, rugby clubs and councillors Republican, Unionist and otherwise offering congratulations on social media.. good to see..
PS: Cliftonville had some chances at the end but overall they didn't really turn up. Maybe they were complacent or weren't as motivated as the Swifts...

Dungannon GK started wasting time as soon as they scored. It was a disgrace that the ref did nothing about it.
Dungannon did nothing in entire game.

Was surprising the ref didn't book Dungannon keeper and put an end to his antics
Dungannon did plenty in the game, scored a goal and held out for penalties with 10 men. Was up to the Reds to win in but they were below par and offered little till closing minutes...

[Baile Brigín 2]

Drogheda not allowed compete in Europe as their owners also own Silkeborg in Denmark, who also qualified.

Derry should get the place but apparently didn't apply for a European licence, because why would they, so significant chance that place dissappears.

This multi club ownership thing is a f**king mess.

[Baile Brigín 2]

They lost their appeal. Rovers take their place in R2 and Rovers not replaced in R1. Disaster for coefficients.

[Baile Brigín 2]

Shels v Linfield in the CL.

A resentful, bitter club playing Linfield. Should be a belter.

[Hoof Hearted]

Shels v Linfield in the CL.

A resentful, bitter club playing Linfield. Should be a belter.

Just what's needed either side of the 12th weekend.

[Bogman]

Duffer leaving Shels?

[Sheedy]

Duffer leaving Shels?

yeah, confirmed by the club. Like him or not he'll be a big loss for the league

[imtommygunn]

Why is he leaving?

[Captain Scarlet]

Why is he leaving?

Shels are my nearest team and I've been to a few games. Great buzz, but Christ he is wearisome when a mic was in front of him.

LOI Davy Fitz.

[Baile Brigín 2]

Why is he leaving?

Because it got a bit tough.

Looks like a breakdown to me.

[Baile Brigín 2]

Why is he leaving?

Shels are my nearest team and I've been to a few games. Great buzz, but Christ he is wearisome when a mic was in front of him.

LOI Davy Fitz.

He seemed to be fond of throwing his players under the bus too.

[Main Street]

They lost their appeal. Rovers take their place in R2 and Rovers not replaced in R1. Disaster for coefficients.

That's not a disaster for the LOI coefficients, it just means the total earned by the LOI clubs  will be divided by 3 and not 4, it's the average that counts not the total. Regardless, as it stands now  the value of coefficient points are overrated, the LOI is steady in the middle and not likely ever going to make the jump up to the next level. What's important are the club seeding points, eg. had Rovers qualified for the CL this year they would have been seeded in the 2nd round.That's a decent position to be in to earn a few zillion euros. Shels were unseeded in the first round CL qual but have received a gift draw against Linfield.

[Baile Brigín 2]

They lost their appeal. Rovers take their place in R2 and Rovers not replaced in R1. Disaster for coefficients.

That's not a disaster for the LOI coefficients, it just means the total earned by the LOI clubs  will be divided by 3 and not 4, it's the average that counts not the total. Regardless, as it stands now  the value of coefficient points are overrated, the LOI is steady in the middle and not likely ever going to make the jump up to the next level. What's important are the club seeding points, eg. had Rovers qualified for the CL this year they would have been seeded in the 2nd round.That's a decent position to be in to earn a few zillion euros. Shels were unseeded in the first round CL qual but have received a gift draw against Linfield.

No, it's still divided by 4. Drogheda get zero and share that.

[marty34]

Why is he leaving?

Shels are my nearest team and I've been to a few games. Great buzz, but Christ he is wearisome when a mic was in front of him.

LOI Davy Fitz.

He seemed to be fond of throwing his players under the bus too.

Sometimes that needs to happen if plyers dropping the standards.

Can't be all fluffy lovey dovey stuff.