Shamrock Rovers continue to lead the way as Drogheda pull off huge shock

Shamrock Rovers hit six past UCD on Friday night to extend their lead at the top of the Airtricity League table. Goals from Gary Twigg (2), Karl Sheppard, Billy Dennehy and Ciaran Kilduff (2) were enough to earn Rovers an emphatic 6-1 win against Martin Russell’s UCD to move the champions three points clear of [...]

Frankie’s Friday Fancy (1) – Smart money on the draw at Dalymount

Not any easy gameweek to start off on with several close games taking place but I’ve done my utmost to try and dig out some winners to start off on. Every Friday, I will have 5 points to play around with and I’m looking forward to, please god, making us all a bit of cash. [...]

League of Ireland focus: The story so far

We’re almost halfway through this 2011 League of Ireland season and it is crazy to think that only six points separates 1st from 7th place. Shamrock Rovers, the bookies’ pre-season favourites, currently lead the way on 31 points but the Hoops haven’t had it all their own way so far. Bray Wanderers have beaten the [...]

LOI Predictions #4

It’s week four of LOI Predictions here on Football Corner and after the opening three weeks, I am struggling. The score now stands at Cathal Breathnach 1-3 Special Guests. Last week’s special guest, Frankie Lally, narrowly beat me thanks to his perfect prediction of the Sligo v Galway game. This week, I have invited back [...]

LOI Predictions #3

We have reach week 3 of League of Ireland Predictions and after the first two weeks, the score now stands at: Cathal Breathnach 1-2 Special Guests. LOI Predictions #2 saw UCD’s Graham Rusk predict two exact scores to narrowly beat Cathal, who could only manage one exact score. This week, Frankie Lally, the man who [...]

LOI Predictions #2

Well, after LOI Predictions #1, the score now stands at: Cathal Breathnach 1-1 Special Guests. Last week’s special guest, Donal Breathnach, correctly predicted 3 out of the 5 League of Ireland matches. However, he failed to predicted a correct score and therefore ended up with 3 points. Luckily for him, I couldn’t predict a correct [...]

LOI Predictions #1

We here at Football Corner are big fans of League of Ireland football. However, we don’t give it the coverage it deserves. Given the fact the league runs through the summer, we can promise you that coverage of the Airtricity League will improve over the coming months. We have decided to start a new predicting [...]

Easy weekend in store for title rivals?

As we approach the business end of the Airtricity League, Friday night’s action could well have a large impact as to who is lifting the title at the end of the season. The three clubs battling it out for the title are all in action on Friday and you would have to believe that all [...]