Jacksgranda Posted August 31 Author Share Posted August 31 Fresh from their first win of the season against Coleraine, Glenavon hand Ballymena their first win of the season (it's only fair). Portadown end Linfield's 100% start with a draw at Shamrock Park. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvgd391w72po 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchetman Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Three points in what for these teams was a low scoring game. Offord again. It's very early, but team seems to be shaping up well. Firhill for thrills yesterday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 1 Author Share Posted September 1 1-1 at the Showgrounds as Coleraine draw with European heroes Larne https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4gvdn70gpeo Crusaders score twice in 5 minutes to turn their home match with Carrick on its hhead and win 2-1, and the Glens score the only goal of the game after 2 minutes to see off Jim Magilton to Raith Cliftonville. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5y37pl5z5xo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/ce31r594y36o Ballymena beat European heroes Larne 1-0 in the Shanes Hill derby , Dungannon Swifts beat Glentoran 1-0 for 3 wins in a row, Glenavon and Loughgall draw 2-2 and Portadown win at Carrick, another 1-0. Coleraine and Linfield was postponed. Top Linfield P 5 Pts 13, second Crusaders P 4 Pts 10, third on goal difference Cliftonville P 5 pts 10, fourth on goal difference Dungannon Swifts P 6 Pts 10, fifth on goal difference Glentoran P 6 pts 10 and sixth and already out of it Coleraine P 5 Pts 6 Bottom half : seventh on goal difference Ballymena P 6 Pts 6, eighth Portadown P 5 Pts 5, ninth on goal difference Loughgall P 5 Pts 5, tenth Glenavon P 6 Pts 4, eleventh Carrick P 5 Pts 3 and bottom Larne P 2 Pts 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchetman Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Bad loss today. Didn't see or hear any of it. Thought today and next few games were all winnable. That'll teach me to count my chickens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 16 Author Share Posted September 16 (edited) On 14/09/2024 at 17:25, hatchetman said: Bad loss today. Didn't see or hear any of it. Thought today and next few games were all winnable. That'll teach me to count my chickens. This is the Irish League we're talking about! Coleraine 3 Carrick 1. Carrick's bad run continues. Linfield 0 Larne 1. Linfield lose their 100% record * and Larne get their first win. Loughgall 1 Cliftonville 5. A comprehensive win for Cliftonville, Loughgall ended up with 10 men. Stephen Baxter was full of praise for Jim Magilton on Sportsound. Crusaders 0 Glenavon 1. Inconsistent Glenavon get their second win as Crues lose their unbeaten recorc. And Ballymena 1 10 man Glentoran 0 .https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c1wn7l99pn4o Top Linfield P 6 Pts 13. second on goal difference Cliftonville P 6 Pts 13, third Crusaders P5 Pts 10, fourth on goal difference Dungannon Swifts P 7 Pts 10, fifth on goal difference Glentoran P 7 Pts 10, sixth Coleraine P 6 Pts 9 Bottom half: Seventh on goal difference Ballymena United P 7 Pts 9, eighth Portadown P 8 Pts 8, ninth Glenavon P7 Pts 7, tenth Loughgall P 6 pts 5, eleventh Larne P 3 Pts 4 and rock bottom Carrick Rangers P 6 Pts 3, who will be very disappointed after all the optimistic pre season chat. * Linfield had already lost their 100% record to Portadown Edited September 17 by Jacksgranda typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 17 Author Share Posted September 17 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgjvj872620o Dundalk in a spot of bother in the FAI Premiership. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchetman Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Winnable my big fat f****** arse. Sometimes my lack of football knowledge astounds me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 18 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgjvj872620o Dundalk in a spot of bother in the FAI Premiership. All sorted. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/czeggjdl5j9o 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchetman Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 5 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: All sorted. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/czeggjdl5j9o I've always found it odd how the LOI has more of a boom and bust culture than the IL. Off the top of my head you have Dundalk, Drogheda, Limerick, Galway, Cork (a few reinventions) and to a lesser extent Sligo, all having difficulties in the last few decades. My only memory locally would be Omagh Town. (dare I mention Presbyterianism) They have had a higher standard of football for quite some time, than the IL in my opinion. Sugar Daddies can be a curse to football clubs especially at a lower level. I'm glad Dundalk are sorted, and hope it's long term. I'm going to show my age and recall seeing us beat them in the Blaxnit Cup. Not yesterday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 15 minutes ago, hatchetman said: I've always found it odd how the LOI has more of a boom and bust culture than the IL. Off the top of my head you have Dundalk, Drogheda, Limerick, Galway, Cork (a few reinventions) and to a lesser extent Sligo, all having difficulties in the last few decades. My only memory locally would be Omagh Town. (dare I mention Presbyterianism) They have had a higher standard of football for quite some time, than the IL in my opinion. Sugar Daddies can be a curse to football clubs especially at a lower level. I'm glad Dundalk are sorted, and hope it's long term. I'm going to show my age and recall seeing us beat them in the Blaxnit Cup. Not yesterday. Drumcondra were another. In the Irish League, Newry Town/City. Coleraine were in diffs not that long ago. But, as you say, Cork have nearly had enough teams to start their own league. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchetman Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 57 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Drumcondra were another. In the Irish League, Newry Town/City. Coleraine were in diffs not that long ago. But, as you say, Cork have nearly had enough teams to start their own league. I should have remembered Drumcondra. Before we beat Dundalk we had given Drumcondra a good thrashing. Newry I forgot about. Also Warrenpoint and Portadown. Most clubs have difficulties at some point, my own included, but I think the LOI outdo the IL. Not something to boast about. There's competition for spectators in every country, but GAA is so strong in some Irish counties it must be hard to maintain a core soccer support. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 5 minutes ago, hatchetman said: I should have remembered Drumcondra. Before we beat Dundalk we had given Drumcondra a good thrashing. Newry I forgot about. Also Warrenpoint and Portadown. Most clubs have difficulties at some point, my own included, but I think the LOI outdo the IL. Not something to boast about. There's competition for spectators in every country, but GAA is so strong in some Irish counties it must be hard to maintain a core soccer support. Aye, Portadown. I wonder if we have any LoI aficionados on the board to fill us in on that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 20 Author Share Posted September 20 Tuesday's games - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cpw5rylrqjxo Linfield 0 -Cliftonville 0 Glentoran 2 Loughgall 0 Dungannon Swifts 1 Crusaders 0 Glenavon 0 Larne 0 Portadown 2 Coleraine 2. Coleraine were 2 up Carrick Rangers 1 Ballymena 4 Linfield top on goal difference from Cliftonville with Glentoran third on goal difference from Dungannon Swifts, Ballymena fifth, Coleraine 6th Carrick still bottom. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 21 Author Share Posted September 21 Larne 2 Glentoran 0 last night. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c2066v4x583t 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchetman Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Three in a row where I had us chalked in for nine points. Thought I would post before I take alcohol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted yesterday at 08:59 Author Share Posted yesterday at 08:59 Cliftonville 1 Larne 3. Larne up to third. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c9dygj6jp1no 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchetman Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago Good win yesterday. Can't help feeling we missed a big opportunity in September. October looks tougher. Heading home this week and looking forward to Seaview next Saturday. Larne look menacing as per the last few seasons. What is going on at Carrick? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted 7 hours ago Author Share Posted 7 hours ago https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckgm3pjwrxko Coleraine 0 Linfield 3 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/videos/cvgde4p8472o Portadown 0 Ballymena 1 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/videos/cpdqe351xy3o Dungannon Swifts 4 Carrick Rangers 0 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/videos/cp95yljpmpxo Loughgall 0 Crusaders 4 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/videos/c7819yrdlllo Glentoran 0 Glenavon 0 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/videos/cn5z29gv191o And Lynch is staying with Larne. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c8j7p00d2vlo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoomeddoom Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago Going to Belfast in a few weeks. I imagine you don't need an ID to buy tickets in Northern Ireland? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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