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EIRCOM LEAGUE ROUNDUP
DAILY MATCHES & NEWS
Monday, June 30
The first division top spot could change tomorrow
night, as Bray travel to Monaghan; Tuesday, July 01
-Several eircom League clubs have expressed their anger at a ruling that bars players who participated in last years FAI Intermediate Cup from playing in this season's FAI Cup. That rules out many players like St. Pat's midfielder Kevin Fahey and numerous players from Division One clubs. Wednesday, July 02
-Longford Town manager Alan Mathews has warned that eircom League officials are out of sync with the speed of the modern game. As full-time football spreads through the country, he feels that referees and linesman are not keeping up with the pace of the game anymore. He pointed to Tuesday's controversial defeat to Shelbourne, where linesman Mick Gillivan and referee Dave McKeon made two decisions that cost the Flancare Park side the match. Mathews warned "Referees and linesmen need to look at their physical condition. As the game is getting full-time and a lot faster, maybe they are losing touch. They were absolutely disgraceful decisions by the linesman" -Ryan Casey has held talks with Kildare County and Sligo Rovers following the decision of St. Patrick's Athletic manager Eamonn Collins to allow the left-back to leave the club. A move to the Thoroughbreds is unlikely however, explained County manager Dermot Keely. He revealed "We would be interested in Ryan and we have spoken to him, but he's too rich for us" -The Station Road outfit meanwhile, have placed last season's player of the year Cathal O'Connor on the transfer list, following a frustrating start to the season for the youngster. "He had exams and hasn't been in the team" explained Keely. "He's too good and too expensive to be out of the team" -Robbie McGuinness hopes to conclude talks with Shamrock Rovers and Bray Wanderers shortly, while Michael Holt has agreed to sign for Longford Town.
-Meanwhile, Fenlon is in no rush to offer central-defender Dave Rogers a long-term deal at Tolka Park. "We'll just see how it goes, but he's done all right so far" he said. -Elsewhere, Kildare County have completed the signing of Cork City's left defender Gareth Cronin. Cronin, 28, has previously played for Shamrock Rovers, Doncaster, Bradford and Sunderland. Cronin has played over 250 for his home side Cork City during his career, and will be a valuable asset to Dermot Keely's side. Friday, July 04
-Shamrock Rovers' Tony Grant has won the
eircom/Soccer Writers Association of Ireland player of the month award for
June. Grant scored his first goal of the season in a 1-0 victory over
Dublin rivals St. Pat's in the last game before the two week break for the
Special Olympics. With all other clubs out of action, Grant took advantage
by putting in some great displays in the green and white jersey. Grant
also helped to secure the Hoop's place in the Intertoto Cup second round
with two excellent performances against Odra Wodzislaw of Poland. He
scored the winner in the away leg and set up Glen Fitzpatrick in the
return to ensure a place in the second round.
Sunday, July 06
Monday, July 07
-The eircom League announced the appointment of Aidan Doyle as Marketing Manager and Andy Needham as Media & Public Relations Officer. Welcoming the appointments, eircom league General Manager Tommy Allen said "Marketing and communications are key business and the business of soccer is no exception." Aidan Doyle was previously Marketing Communications Manager of Opel Ireland, while Andy Needham was a senior Account Executive with Bill O'Herlihy Communications. -Derry City's Peter Hutton has said that Ireland's Intertoto Cup place should be given to the winner of the League Cup, in order to give the Cup more credibility. Currently, the place is given to the third place team in the Premier League. WEEKLY TABLES Premier Division
First Division
FAI CARLSBERG CUP DRAW Round Two:
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