February 23rd - Ahead of the second round of games this weekend, here's the second half of your Nostradamus-like predictions for the season ahead: |
Manager |
Golden Boot? | FAI Cup Winners? | One To Watch? | Any Other Business? |
| Kevin McQuaide | Johnny Kenny - Shamrock Rovers | Bohemians | Neil Farrugia (Shamrock Rovers) and Ger Shortt | Ian Ryan to get fed up and walk from Bray |
| Shane Coughlan | Rory Gaffney - Shamrock Rovers | Derry City | Shelbourne | Bohs will not win against Rovers and Shelbourne will finish fourth |
| Darragh Kenny | Johnny Kenny - Shamrock Rovers | Derry City | Justin Ferizaj - Shamrock Rovers | Another Conference League run for Rovers |
| Joshua Coulahan | Eoin Doyle - St Patricks Athletic | St Patricks Athletic | Jake Mulraney - St Patricks Athletic | Chris Forrester for Player of the Year |
| Rob Gaffney | Johnny Kenny - Shamrock Rovers | St Patricks Athletic | Kevin Doherty to be sacked first | |
| Joseph Kavanagh | Eoin Doyle - St Patricks Athletic | St Patricks Athletic | Adam Murphy | Damien Duff to be sacked |
| James Connolly | Colm Whelan - Derry City | Shamrock Rovers | Sam Curtis | Jake Mulraney for Player of the Year |
| Keith Ryan | Johnny Kenny - Shamrock Rovers | Derry City | Guillermo Bray | 40,000 to attend the FAI Cup Final |
| Eoghan Brophy | Johnny Kenny - Shamrock Rovers | Derry City | Tommy Lonergan - St Patricks Athletic | |
| Tommy Hamill | Johnny Kenny - Shamrock Rovers | Shamrock Rovers | Adam O'Reilly | |
| Philip Rankin | Rory Gaffney - Shamrock Rovers | Shamrock Rovers | Liam Burt - Shamrock Rovers | Johnny Kenny to have a good season |
| Joe Turner | Johnny Kenny - Shamrock Rovers | Shamrock Rovers | Gary Donnelly - Farm United Ultras | Bohemians to be sued by some dead singer's estate |
| James Keville | Eoin Doyle - St Patricks Athletic | St Patricks Athletic | Shelbourne | No Comment |
| Fiachra O'Brolachain | Johnny Kenny - Shamrock Rovers | St Patricks Athletic | Justin Ferizaj - Shamrock Rovers | Bohs to plant the most trees |
| Francis Gilligan | Eling Keena (except he's gone to Cheltenham - Joe) | Derry City | Jake Mulraney - St Patricks Athletic | Where Can I Watch the LOI Women's League? |
February 16th - For a bit of fun, and with no points up for grabs, I canvassed the great and the good on the site to come with some Mystic Meg like predictions for the new season. Thanks to all who sent in a few throughts. I promise these won't be dug up towards the end of the season ; ) The first batch of predictions are listed below with more to follow later in the week: |
Manager |
Premier Division Winners? | Premier Division Top Four? | Relegated? | First Division Winners? |
| Kevin McQuaide | Derry City | Shamrock Rovers, St Patricks Athletic, Bohemians | UCD | Waterford |
| Shane Coughlan | Shamrock Rovers | Derry City, Dundalk, Shelbourne | UCD | Waterford |
| Darragh Kenny | Shamrock Rovers | Derry City, St Patricks Athletic, Dundalk | UCD | Waterford |
| Joshua Coulahan | St Patricks Athletic | Derry City, Shamrock Rovers, Dundalk | UCD | Galway United |
| Rob Gaffney | Derry City | Shamrock Rovers, St Patricks Athletic, Dundalk | UCD | Waterford |
| Joseph Kavanagh | Shamrock Rovers | Derry City, St Patricks Athletic, Dundalk | UCD | Waterford |
| James Connolly | Shamrock Rovers | Derry City, Dundalk, St Patricks Athletic | UCD | Waterford |
| Keith Ryan | Shamrock Rovers | Derry City, Dundalk, St Patricks Athletic | UCD | Waterford |
| Eoghan Brophy | Shamrock Rovers | Derry City, Dundalk, St Patricks Athletic | UCD | Galway United |
| Tommy Hamill | Derry City | Shamrock Rovers, St Patricks Athletic, Dundalk | UCD | Waterford |
| Philip Rankin | Shamrock Rovers | Dundalk, St Patricks Athletic, Derry City | UCD | Waterford |
| Joe Turner | Shamrock Rovers | Derry City, St Patricks Athletic, Shelbourne | UCD | Waterford |
| James Keville | Shamrock Rovers | Derry City, St Patricks Athletic, Sligo Rovers | Shelbourne | Waterford |
| Fiachra O'Brolachain | Shamrock Rovers | Derry City, St Patricks Athletic, Dundalk | UCD & Drogheda | Waterford |
| Francis Gilligan | St Patricks Athletic | Derry City, Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers | Shelbourne | Galway United |
February 7th - Ahead of the new season - our 4th season on the internet - I've updated the historical stats for you. As well as the monthly and overall winners, I've looked at the number of seasons that people have taken part in the competitions - an interesting read! The players highlighted in bold have already signed up for 2023 and will, no doubt, be looking to move up the all-time rankings... |
Overall Winners |
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Season |
Players |
Winner | Runner Up | Third | Fourth |
2023 |
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2022 |
44 | Joseph Kavanagh | Kevin McQuaide | Jake Murphy | Neil Walsh |
2021 |
53 | James Connolly | Connor Edwards | Darragh Kenny | Neil Walsh |
2020 |
49 | Andy Dunne | Joseph Kavanagh | Keith Ryan | Joe Turner |
Monthly Winners |
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Month |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
February |
Caroline Carroll / Joseph Kavanagh | N/A | Neil Walsh |
March |
N/A | Joseph Kavanagh | Tommy Tormey |
April |
N/A | Connor Edwards | Gavin Doherty |
May |
N/A | Tom Keane | Joseph Kavanagh |
| June | N/A | Neil Walsh | Gavin Doherty |
| July | N/A | Darragh Kenny / Eoghan Brophy | Keith Ryan |
| August | Graeme Buckley | Joe Turner | Joe Turner |
| September | Andy Dunne | Niall Carroll | Joseph Kavanagh |
| October | Paul Moore | Dean Fletcher / Gerry Draper | Neil Walsh |
| November | Jay Thomas | Tommy Hamill | Jay Thomas / Niall Carroll |
Number of Seasons Taken Part In |
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No. |
Name |
3 |
Andy Dunne, Caroline Carroll, Darragh Kenny, Eoghan Brophy, Fiachra O'Brolachain, Gary Donnelly, Gary Fitzpatrick, Gary Keating, Gearoid McIntyre, Gerry Draper, Gerry Moore, Joe Turner, John Brophy, Joseph Kavanagh, Keith Ryan, Niall Carroll, Paul Moore, Richard Johnston, Tommy Hamill, Trevor Rankin |
2 |
Alan Doyle, Ciaran O'Hart, Connor Edwards, David Doyle, David Moran, Dean Fletcher, Derek McDonald, Eoghan Farrelly, Gary McGurk, James Connolly, Jay Thomas, Karl Seale, Neil Walsh, Sean O'Mairtin, Sean Taylor, Tom Keane |
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