Category: Columnist
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Danske Bank Premiership: can Crues move back into top half?
2nd placed Coleraine managed to make one of their games in hands over league leaders, Linfield, count during the week when they beat a now 5th placed Larne by two goals to nil at The Coleraine Showgrounds, the goals coming from Curtis Allen and James McLaughlin. Ballymena continued their rise up the table as a…
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Danske Bank Premiership: three way race at bottom
Despite the international break the Danske Bank Premiership continues with four games taking place tonight (Tuesday 30th March 2021), Cliftonville v Glentoran has been called off due to international call ups. Linfield’s win on Saturday against Portadown and Coleraine’s defeat against Cliftonville means David Healy’s side are currently ten points clear at the top but…
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Danske Bank Premiership: Coleraine seek to close gap as split approaches
There is a full programme of fixtures today in the Danske Bank Premiership as we head towards the split, which occurs after 33 games. Linfield currently lead the way but defeat during the week saw their lead cut from eight points to seven and they have played more games than anyone else in the league.…
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League of Ireland: First Division kicks off as Premier Division champions seek first win
There were a couple of shock results in the first week of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division last week with none of last season’s top four picking up maximum points in their first game of the season. Champions Shamrock Rovers could only manage a 1-1 draw in their home game against St. Pat’s, Bohemians suffered…
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Time for NI to look back at 1958 as the next generation look to take the GAWA to victory against Italy
Northern Ireland faces one of their most difficult ties in recent times as they travel to Palma to take on the Azzurri, Italy. It is going to be a difficult match for the Green and White Army, with a number of key players absent or facing late fitness calls. Michael McGovern, Trevor Carson, Nathan Gartside,…
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Danske Bank Premiership: Rodney moves closer to prediction league double
Rodney moved one step closer to a Danske Bank Premiership and League of Ireland prediction league double at the weekend after correctly predicting the score for two of the latest round of fixtures but more on that later. Linfield moved 11 points clear at the top for a time after coming from behind to beat…
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SSE Airtricity Premier Division: Rovers begin defence with derby game at home
The SSE Airtricity League Premier Division is back tonight! The first game of the 2021 season will see last season’s First Division champions host Waterford at Head in the Game Park. Tim Clancy’s side have spend the last three seasons in the second tier and will be hoping to return to the top flight in…
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Danske Bank Premiership: Crues aim for return to winning ways
Linfield took full advantage of Coleraine not playing midweek to move eight points clear of their nearest challengers, goals from Joel Cooper and Shayne Lavery helped the Blues see off Dungannon at Windsor Park on Tuesday night. Larne got their second win on the bounce midweek as Andy Mitchell, John Heron and Conor McKendry helped…
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Danske Bank Premiership: Linfield have chance to move eight points clear
Coleraine remain the only side in the Danske Bank Premiership yet to taste defeat in 2021 and Friday night’s 2-0 victory against Crusaders means that it is an impressive 15 games unbeaten for Oran Kearney’s side, their last defeat was in early December and ironically was against basement side Dungannon. Despite the impressive form The…
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Danske Bank Premiership: Linfield seek third win in a row to increase lead at the top
Champions Linfield made it two wins in a row on Tuesday night when they thrashed Warrenpoint 5-0, the goals coming from Jordan Stewart, Shayne Lavery, Joel Cooper, Jimmy Callacher and Andy Waterworth. The win extends the Blues lead at the top to five points and opens up some breathing space for Healy’s side before they…