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    Saints ready to reimburse fans
St Patrick’s Athletic are weighing up the possibility of compensating fans who made travel arrangements for the forthcoming Uefa Cup first round encounter with Hertha Berlin before the date of the game was changed.
 
    Saints clash set for Tuesday date
St Patrick’s Athletic’s Uefa Cup first round first leg tie against Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin is expected to take place on Tuesday evening, September 16th in the German capital.
 
  Liverpool ace set to face Saints
Liverpool forward Andriy Voronin is set to face St Patrick’s Athletic in the Uefa Cup this month after completing a season-long loan switch to Hertha Berlin.
 
    Saints land Hertha test
St Patrick’s Athletic will meet German side Hertha Berlin in the first round of this season’s Uefa Cup.
 
  ACTION
Late goals put Saints in Euro dreamland

St Patrick’s Athletic 2-1 IF Elfsborg
Pats win 4-3 on aggregate
For 25 minutes or so it looked like being a nightmare for St Patrick’s Athletic but in the end it was dreamland as Johnny McDonnell’s men exacted an amazing turnaround to book their place in the Uefa Cup first round.
 
  Saints face ground trouble – report
Any Uefa Cup first round game involving St Patrick’s Athletic could be switched to the United Kingdom because of the lack of suitable venues in Ireland, according to a Thursday morning newspaper report.
 
    Defensive duo sit out Uefa Cup tie
St Patrick’s Athletic must plan without captain Jamie Harris and fellow defender Joe O’Cearuill for Thursday night’s clash with IF Elfsborg at Richmond Park.
 
    McDonnell eyes “most important” game
St Patrick’s Athletic manager Johnny McDonnell believes a prospective Uefa Cup first round appearance would be the most important game in the history of the Inchicore club.
 
    Drogs cop €2000 fine
Drogheda United Football Club have been fined €2000 arising from an incident during their Uefa Champions League qualifier against Levadia Tallinn last month.
 
    ACTION
Saints recover to claim Uefa Cup draw

IF Elfsborg 2-2 St Patrick’s Athletic
Gary Dempsey scored a late goal as St Patrick’s Athletic recovered from a two-goal half-time deficit to take a highly creditable away draw with Swedish side Elfsborg on Thursday night.
 
    Saints face personnel concerns for Uefa clash
St Patrick’s Athletic manager Johnny McDonnell is without winger Derek O’Brien and forward Gary O’Neill for Thursday’s Uefa Cup test against Swedish side Elfsborg.
 
    Cahill motivated for Euro return
Drogheda United star Ollie Cahill admits the recent close shave against Dynamo Kiev has given the squad an extra incentive to qualify for European competition next season.
 
  results & fixtures
In Trap we trust
By Shane Breslin
Some might frown on Andy Reid’s absence from the Republic of Ireland side for Saturday’s World Cup kick-off against Georgia, but the decision at least reflects a level of thinking about midfield protocol which was sorely lacking from the previous regime.
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Iron Man deserves much more than mockery
By Shane Breslin
Mocked by fans for much of his career, Kevin Kilbane has always had the faith of his various managers. As he draws inexorably closer to a century of caps, there is no greater compliment than the backing of Giovanni Trapattoni.
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Ireland v Georgia (Replies: 12)

Team for Saturday? Think he should go for the same XI which started against Norway, with Stephen Hunt in for Duffer.

Given

Finna...

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Northern Ireland (Replies: 16)

How does everyone think they will do in qualifying?when are they starting,sat is it?

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Eircom League players for Ireland (Replies: 23)

We hear a lot of rhetoric from the Eircom League fans (or should I say fans of Eircom League clubs) about how the Eircom League and it’s players...

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John O’Flynn (Replies: 10)

The Cork exodus continues.

O’Flynn gone to Barnet.

How many more players will leave Turners Cross?

What are the...

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UEFA Away Leg Berlin V Pats Day trip (Replies: 6)

There is a one day trip planned which may suit some people . Calculations show it is good value compared to staying over or going direct or by two hop...

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  premier division standings -   31/8/2008
P W D L F A GD Pts
  1. Bohemians 23 18 4 1 36 8 28 58
  2. St Patricks Ath 23 14 6 3 37 14 23 48
  3. Derry City 24 13 7 4 34 15 19 46
  4. Drogheda Utd 23 10 6 7 28 19 9 36
  5. Cork City 24 13 6 5 36 19 17 35*
  6. Shamrock Rov 24 8 9 7 25 20 5 33
  7. Sligo Rovers 24 7 9 8 28 24 4 30
  8. Bray Wanderers 24 8 5 11 16 34 -18 29
  9. Finn Harps 23 5 3 15 17 39 -22 18
  10. UCD 24 3 8 13 17 34 -17 17
  11. Cobh Ramblers 24 3 6 15 16 41 -25 15
  12. Galway Utd 24 3 5 16 19 42 -23 14
* = 6 Points Deducted



  first division standings 31/8/2008
P W D L F A GD Pts
  1. Dundalk 25 15 6 4 41 16 25 51
  2. Waterford Utd 25 14 7 4 43 21 22 49
  3. Shelbourne 25 13 7 5 42 19 23 46
  4. Sporting Fingal 25 13 7 5 39 22 17 46
  5. Limerick 37 25 10 4 11 33 33 0 34
  6. Monaghan Utd 25 9 5 11 20 37 -17 32
  7. Longford Town 25 6 5 14 24 37 -13 23
  8. Athlone Town 25 4 10 11 18 35 -17 22
  9. Wexford Youths 25 5 6 14 18 35 -17 21
  10. Kildare County 25 4 7 14 23 46 -23 19


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