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  Hoops, Bohs set to face top rank Euro opposition
Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians, the fierce Dublin rivals who will expect to battle it out for top honours in the League of Ireland this year, are set to face top-rank European opposition in friendlies abroad over the next week.
 
    Sligo’s Europa opponents embroiled in match-fixing claims
Albanian side FK Vllaznia, who knocked Irish side Sligo Rovers out of the Uefa Europa League in July, are one of five clubs named by Uefa as part of a probe into match-fixing.
 
    FAI comes to Bohs aid with €100k advance – report
The Football Association of Ireland loaned €100,000 to League of Ireland champions Bohemians earlier this year in order to help the club meet its operating costs, according to a report on Thursday morning.
 
    Sanctions could open European race - Saints chief
St Patrick’s Athletic chief executive Richard Sadlier believes a fifth place finish – and possibly even sixth – could be enough to secure European football for next season.
 
  Ireland set to jump once more in European co-efficients
The League of Ireland is now the highest ranked league in Europe NEVER to have had a representative in the group stages of the Uefa Champions League.
 
  ACTION
Saints denied consolation victory

St Patrick’s Athletic 1-2 Steaua Bucharest
Steaua win 5-1 on aggregate
Trailing by three goals after the first leg of this Uefa Europa League play-off, St Pats never really had any chance of progressing but they were denied a morale-boosting win on the night by two late goals from the visitors.
 
    Kenna pledges to attack
St Patrick’s Athletic manager Jeff Kenna has pledged to attack Steaua Bucharest in Thursday evening’s Uefa Europa League play-off round second leg.
 
    Steaua fans likely to outnumber Saints – report
Supporters of Steaua Bucharest could outnumber their St Patrick’s Athletic counterparts in Thursday evening’s Uefa Europa League play-off at the RDS.
 
    ACTION
Second half collapses ends Saints hopes

Steaua Bucharest 3-0 St Patrick’s Athletic
The concession of three second half goals at an empty Ghencea Stadium virtually ended St Patrick’s Athletic’s hopes of a place in the group stages of this season’s Uefa Europa League.
 
  BLOG
RTE indifference points to depth of the malaise

While St Patrick’s Athletic prepared for the biggest game in the club’s history against Steaua Bucharest, the national broadcaster’s tacit slight on their achievements and aspirations was compounded by a live game involving teams from Greece and Spain.
 
    Full squad available for Saints
St Patrick’s Athletic manager Jeff Kenna has a full-strength squad available for Thursday evening’s Uefa Europa League play-off against Steaua Bucharest.
Blog: RTE reflects depth of malaise
 
    Quigley hopeful of Saints chance
Fit-again St Patrick’s Athletic forward Mark Quigley hopes to get a chance to aid his side’s European dream against Steaua Bucharest on Thursday evening.
 
  results & fixtures
McCarthy marked out by old head on young shoulders
By Sean Melinn
The indications from Irish assistant manager Marco Tardelli suggest James McCarthy could receive a debut call-up for next month’s friendly against Brazil. The 19-year-old has hit the headlines with a couple of goals for Wigan recently - but what really marks him out as something special is his maturity.
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Would another change of format benefit the League of Ireland?
By Shane Breslin
Bohemians midfielder Paul Keegan reckons that an increase in the number of teams in the Premier Division would bring more fans through the turnstiles. Is he right?
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     2009 Premier Division    -   8/11/2009
  P W D L F A GD Pts
  1. Bohemians36245762214177
  2. Shamrock Rovers362110551272473
  3. Cork City361791042281460
  4. Dundalk36128164651-544
  5. Sligo Rovers361110154151-1043
  6. St Patrick's Ath36134192946-1743
  7. Galway Utd36126183657-2142
  8. Drogheda Utd36711183250-1832
  9. Bray Wanderers36610203056-2628
  10. Derry City361851349311859*
 
* - Derry stripped of League of Ireland status following breach of contract regulations




     2009 First Division    -   9/11/2009
  P W D L F A GD Pts
  1. UCD33235563214274
  2. Shelbourne33227466313573
  3. Sporting Fingal33216668284069
  4. Waterford Utd33206751213066
  5. Monaghan Utd32157105448652
  6. Wexford Youths32155122728-150
  7. Limerick FC33119134843542
  8. Finn Harps3389163550-1533
  9. Longford Town3385204661-1529
  10. Athlone Town3369183263-3127
  11. Mervue Utd3365222864-3623
  12. Kildare County3343262585-6015


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