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On 23/02/2021 at 21:46, Jacksgranda said:

Late excitement at Windsor, Solitude and Stangmore Park.

Last minute winner for Glentoran at Windsor Park - first league win for them there for 7 years - two away wins in a row for the Glens.

Late goal by Paul O'Neill gives Cliftonville all three points against Ballymena, 2-1 to the Reds

Dungannon pulled one back against Glenavon with seven minutes to go before both sides had a man sent off after a melee, Swifts 1 Glenavon 2

Coleraine had a fairly comfortable 2-0 win at Carrick, 11 games unbeaten for the Bannsiders.

Portadown v Larne postponed

Title race a bit tighter than it was 3 weeks ago,

I keep meaning to watch a couple of these games, but I never get round to it.

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15 hours ago, Scary Bear said:

I see Linfield v Larne is on tomorrow. First v second. Worth watching?

Well it's probably worth watching a lot more than 11th v 12th.

I've watched quite a few matches (sometimes I forget they're on :o) and I've enjoyed most of them (with the obvious exception of Coleraine v Ballymena).

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2-1 to Linfield, thanks to a Lavery double, that's them very much in the driving seat again, six points clear of Larne.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56201492

Larne gave as good as they got and were dangerous on the break, but were always up against it after Lavery's opener from the spot. A very fortunate ricochet gave him the chance of the second, and he wasn't going to miss from that distance.

Hughes pulled one back in the last minute, but Larne couldn't force the equaliser.

I've seen Lavery a few times and he's a niggly wee f*****, but he scores goals.

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2-1 to Linfield, thanks to a Lavery double, that's them very much in the driving seat again, six points clear of Larne.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56201492
Larne gave as good as they got and were dangerous on the break, but were always up against after Lavery's opener from the spot. A very fortunate ricochet gave him the chance of the second, and he wasn't going to miss from that distance.
Hughes pulled one back in the last minute, but Larne couldn't force the equaliser.
I've seen Lavery a few times and he's a niggly wee f*****, but he scores goals.


Aye, Lavery latching onto the loose ball quick as a flash to grab the second and seal the points, decent stuff. The Blues probably deserving the spoils tonight?
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Just now, Clockwork said:

 


Aye, Lavery latching onto the loose ball quick as a flash to grab the second and seal the points, decent stuff. The Blues probably deserving the spoils tonight?

 

I think so from what I saw (I missed about 20 minutes at the start of the second half as I had to go a message).

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On 16/10/2020 at 01:51, Jacksgranda said:

The IPL kicks off tonight, Motherwell fans favourite Irish League side v Ballymena at the Ballycastle Road Showgrounds. Won't be easy for the Bannsiders, but they must be favoured to edge it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54542802

Hard to see past the usual suspects for the title - Linfield, Coleraine and Crusaders, although I must be honest I haven't been paying a lot of attention to team news and transfer activity of late, so there could be a surprise package. Glentoran will be hoping to mount a challenge.

Larne will want to push on from last year's satisfactory debut.

Portadown are back in the big time, and will be hoping to emulate Larne's efforts last season, so there will be a bit of bite in Mid Ulster this season with Glenavon and Dungannon keen to show they are the top dogs.

BBC preview - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54317204

Does the town with two names have a team?

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9 hours ago, AmericanFan said:

Does the town with two names have a team?

They have two teams! Derry City play in the League of Ireland - long story - and Institute, from Drumahoe so we'll count them as being from Stroke City for the point of this exercise, play in the Irish League, second level.

But they're not playing at the momemt as that competition has been cancelled because of Covid-19.

ETA: What LTL said.

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8 hours ago, Jacksgranda said:

They have two teams! Derry City play in the League of Ireland - long story - and Institute, from Drumahoe so we'll count them as being from Stroke City for the point of this exercise, play in the Irish League, second level.

But they're not playing at the momemt as that competition has been cancelled because of Covid-19.

ETA: What LTL said.

I probably should have figured that.  I would assume the two never play each other for obvious reasons other than they're in leagues in two different countries?

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On 27/02/2021 at 18:45, AmericanFan said:

I probably should have figured that.  I would assume the two never play each other for obvious reasons other than they're in leagues in two different countries?

Actually the two get on very well. Institute currently play at the Brandywell, Derry's ground, their own pitch and facilities having been destroyed by floods. 

The two seasons don't run in tandem, either.

(Obviously 'Stute aren't playing there at the minute as their season is suspended.)

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1 hour ago, Jacksgranda said:

Actually the two get on very well. Institute currently play at the Brandywell, Derry's ground, their own pitch and facilities having been destroyed by floods. 

The two seasons don't run in tandem, either.

(Obviously 'Tute aren't playing there at the minute as their season is suspended.)

I like the fact the Ireland league plays spring to fall. I never understood playing in the worst weather months of the year while not playing in the best.

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You wait all season for an away win and then you get three in a row. Glentoran win 1-0 at Stangmore to leave Swifts bottom of the table. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56225284

Coleraine edge out Warrenpoint Town 2-1 at the Ballycastle Road Showgrounds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56222520

10 man Crues go down at Mourneview. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56225281

Another 10 men lose as Cliftonville win at Taylors Avenue https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56219080

And Ballymena win at Portadown https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56222521

Linfield top, P 20 points 42, Coleraine 2nd P 20 points 37, Larne third P 20 points 36, Cliftonville 4th P 22 points 35, Crusaders 5th P 20 points 33 and Glentoran 6th P 18 points 30

Bottom three are Dungannon , Carrick and Portadown with 12 points each from 19, 18 & 19 games respectively with Warrenpoint sitting in 9th on 17 points from 18 games. Glenavon are 7th and Ballymena 8th.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56260378

Glentoran beat Linfield at The Oval, 3-1 and Coleraine beat Portadown 2-0, 10 man Larne crushed 3-0 by Crusaders at Inver, Warrenpoint romp to a 4-1 at Milltown over the Swifts, the other games both ended 1-1, Ballymena v Cliftonville and Glenavon v Carrick.

Linfield P 21 Pts 42, Coleraine P 21 Pts 40, Crusaders P21 Pts 36, Larne P 21 Pts 36, Cliftonville P23 Pts 36, Glentoran P 19 Pts 28

Bottom half: Glenavon P 19 Pts 28, Ballymena P 20 Pts 27, Warrenpoint P 19 Pts 20, Carrick P 19 Pts 13, Portadown P 19 Pts 12 and Dungannon P 20 Pts 12.

Cliftonville could slip down the table a wee bit depending how the teams below them fare out with their games in hand.

Coleraine - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56256215

Larne - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56219082

Glenavon - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56256216

Ballymena - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56258988

Two teams withdraw from the Irish Cup which is being played in May. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56244514

Warrenpoint - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56219083

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Carrick v Glentoran, 17 minutes gone and it's 3-0 to the Glens.

Carrick not having much luck. tbf

Half time: Carrick 0 Glentoran 5. Not a great deal of silky soccer, what little there is coming from the Glens, but plenty of effort. A lot of it from Carrick as they continually pick the ball out of the back of the net and kick off. For being such a tall team, Carrick are very poor in the air.

Full time: Carrick 0 Glentoran 5. Second half was a bit of a damp squib, and for all Carrick's huffing and puffing, Glentoran were the livelier and looked more like scoring.

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Top two win, Linfield beat Cliftonville in the Belfast Derby, 2-0 at The International Windsor Park Stadium, that man Lavery with two late goals,while no new manager lift for Dungannon as Coleraine beat Dean Shiels' men 3-2 at Stangmore.

Crusaders shocked by Warrenpoint Town at Seaview, Portadown boss the Mid Ulster derby, (just as well the Glenavon boss had his new contract signed), and I forgot to watch the Ballymena v Larne match, despite saying to myself must watch that after checking the full times, 1-1 it finished at the Warden Street Showgrounds.

Linfield - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56308236

Coleraine - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56306488

Crusaders - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56306487

Portadown - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56308496

Ballymena - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56306489

Dean Shiels appointment - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56282701

And Ballinamallard to play in Irish Cup - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56297052

Linfield top P 22 Pts 45, Coleraine 2nd P 22 Pts 43, third Larne P 22 Pts 37, fourth Glentoran P 20 Pts 36, fifth Crusaders P 22 Pts 36, sixth Cliftonville P 24 Pts 36

Bottom half: Ballymena seventh P 21 Pts 28, Glenavon eighth P 20 Pts 28, Warrenpoint Town ninth P 20 Pts 23, Portadown tenth P 20 Pts 15, Carrick Rangers eleventh P 20 Pts 13 and Dungannon Swifts twelfth P 21 Pts 12

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Portadown 0 Glenavon 1 at half time.

Some tasty tackles early on and a few bookings - maybe a hangover from Saturday's game - but it's settled a bit. However if it kicks off again ther's no way there are going to be 22 men on the park at the final whistle.

Glenavon worth their lead, created a few chances, played a bit of football.  Portadown had the wind advantage but it seems to be more of a hindrance than a help. The Glenavon keeper doesn't look too clever, maybe it's the conditions.

An interesting second half in prospect.

Glenavon got a goal right at the start of the second half and were quite comfortable looking, but the Ports got one back after about an hour and that gave them a new lease of life. However, the Lurgan men held on to win and gain revenge for Saturday's debacle. Conditions were very bad, fair play to both sides, they earned their corn tonight.

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Linfield and Crusaders both won, while Glentoran's good run was brought to an end at The Oval, as Ballymena won 2-0.

Coleraine play on Friday.

Ards pull out of Irish Cup - there's not going to be too many teams left at this rate of going, there will be no problem playing it to a conclusion in May. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56344860

Linfield v Warrenpoint - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56341382

Carrick v Crusaders - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56339430

Glentoran v Ballymena - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56341381

And the Mid Ulster derby part two - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56321100

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Half time Coleraine 1 Crusaders 0, a Shevlin header just before the break puts the Bannsiders in the lead, somewhat against the run of play, it's about the first chance they've created. Having said that Coleraine were starting to take control in the 10 minutes before half time, Crusaders were the more dangerous before that without creating too much themselves.

Coleraine now 2 up, starting the second half where they left off in the first.

Crues now have big Owens on as a sub. Also starting to live up to their Hatchet Men nickname.

2-0 to Coleraine, well worth their win. Onwards and upwards!

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Linfield 5 points clear again after a 7-0 demolition of Carrick at Windsor, a hattrick for Lavery. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56386003

Larne see off the Swifts. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56387497

Glentoran beat Warrenpoint. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56388540

Cliftonville beat Glenavon. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56360634

And Ballymena beat Portadown, so no draws this weekend https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56387496

Linfield top P 24 Pts 51, second Coleraine P 23 Pts 46, third Larne P 23 Pts 40, fourth Glentoran P 22 Pts 39, fifth Crusaders P 24 Pts 39 and sixth Cliftonville P 25 Pts 39

Bottom half: Seventh Ballymens P 23 Pts 34, eighth Glenavon P 22 Pts 31, ninth Warrenpoint Town P 22 Pts 23, Portadown P 22 Pts 15, eleventh Carrick Rangers P 22 Pts 13, bottom Dungannon Swifts P 22 Pts 12

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