Category: Columnist
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Danske Bank Premiership: Shiels hopes for a swift rise off the bottom for Dungannon
There is a full fixture list in the Danske Bank Premiership this weekend and we have a new manager at the helm at Dungannon Swifts. It was announced last night that former Hibernian and Rangers forward, and 14 times capped Northern Ireland international, Dean Shiels had taken over as manager of the club on a…
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Danske Bank Premiership prediction league: round 22
The weather has caused havoc with the Danske Bank Premiership fixtures but for the first time in almost a month last weekend all six fixtures were able to go ahead. The action got started on Friday night when the top two, Linfield and Larne respectively, met at Windsor Park. The champions, and league leaders, went…
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Danske Bank Premiership: can Carrick make it two in a row against champions?
There is another midweek Danske Bank Premiership fix tonight, including a game being shown live under the Sky Sports cameras. After picking up their first win of 2021 last Tuesday night against Glenavon, Larne’s title hopes took another dent on Saturday when they could only manage a draw at home to Warrenpoint, who are now…
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NI youth stars on the move, while Jones finds new club.
It was a busy few weeks for Northern Ireland’s international stars as many found new clubs ahead of a busy 2021 period for both club and country. Sunderland has signed Rangers winger Jordan Jones on loan until the end of the season after the former Kilmarnock star struggled for game time with the current SPFL…
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Danske Bank Premiership: Coleraine hope to make it five in a row against Larne
There were just three games that took place in the Danske Bank Premiership at the weekend, as Glenavon v Glentoran, Ballymena v Cliftonville and Carrick v Portadown fell victim to the freezing conditions that have hit Northern Ireland in recent days. There were three teams that were seeking to claim top spot going into Saturday’s…
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Danske Bank Premiership: three way race for top spot today
After an enforced break the Danske Bank Premiership returns today with a full programme of fixtures and Covid testing now in place for all players and officials with the first round of testing having taken place earlier this week. There is certainly some tasty fixtures to get us back into the way of things and…
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Who says it’s just a game?
In the bigger scheme of things, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the disruption to the Northern Ireland Football League seems relatively insignificant. It’s only a sport, after all, not vital like hospitals, supermarkets and delivery services. However, as someone who was a regular at Carrick Rangers‘ matches, there’s more to this than meets the eye. I started following…
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Danske Bank Premiership: Linfield bid to stay top as we head into enforced two week break
Today was originally meant to be the first round in this season’s reduced Irish Cup but due to the competition not being deemed ‘elite’ by the Northern Ireland Executive it is more league action today with the games that were to be played on Boxing Day now taking place. Unfortunately, events over the past few…
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Why 2021 is an important year for Northern Ireland
2021 is an important year for Northern Ireland, from the centenary of the country to the World Cup Qualifiers for the men and the Euro’s play-off for the women. Manager Ian Baraclough has already given his thoughts on the year ahead, with his hopes being high for the year ahead, “Our aim is to qualify…