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Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Archive for the ‘League of Ireland’ Category

Daylight robbery at the Brandywell

April 12th, 2012 by Ryan Kelly

Ryan Kelly looks at a problem that is all too common for League of Ireland clubs when selling their better players.

Globetrotting Ricketts returns home

April 8th, 2012 by Dan Rawley

Dan Rawley looks at Rohan Ricketts who has had more than his fair share of professional football clubs.

Support your local team, why bother?

April 4th, 2012 by Ryan Kelly

Ryan Kelly amkes a case for attending the football matches played on your doorstep.

Fenlon fighting for SPL survival

April 2nd, 2012 by Robbie Deighan

Robbie Deighan looks at Pat Fenlon’s difficult start to life at Hibs.

“Football Apartheid in Ireland”, Misrepresentation and Bogus Moralising

March 26th, 2012 by Daniel Collins

Daniel Collins takes a deeper look at the issue of politics in Irish football which has come to the fore again recently.

So, what did prompt northerners’ declarations for FAI?

March 9th, 2012 by Daniel Collins

Daniel Collins looks at the reasons why players born in the north of Ireland have been declaring for the Republic.

The League of Ireland – The beginning of the end?

March 5th, 2012 by Barry Ryan

The League of Ireland is back underway and Barry Ryan looks at the difficult situation faced by players over contracts each year.

Hold the BackPage – LoI Preview

February 24th, 2012 by Back Page Football

This week’s Hold the BackPage sees Niall Farrell of extratime.ie on board to help Neil, Ger and Willie look ahead to the 2012 League of Ireland season, while there’s also discussion on Chelsea’s troubles and all the European and Premier League news.