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Disgruntled league chief hits back at article
GIVEN the high quality of coverage devoted to the Airtricity League in your newspaper, it was disappointing to read Gerry Kelly's article, 'Switch off the life support', which displayed a serious lack of understanding of senior football in this country. Mr. Kelly's central premise is that the Airtricity League is financially insolvent and increasingly irrelevant to football fans.
Dismal Drogs are humbled by slick UCD
DROGHEDA United succumbed to a lightning fast display from Premier Division new boys UCD on Friday night. A Ciaran Kilduff brace either side of a Greg Bolger strike gave the visitors all three points and consigned Alan Mathews' side to the foot of the table. A win for the Boynesiders would have equalled their points tally from the first 10 games of last season, but it wasn't to be as the First Division champions got their league campaign off to the best possible start.
Woodview advance as Square end with nine
WOODVIEW made it into the quarter-finals on Sunday with a convincing win agaisnt a strong side who ultimately finished the tie with nine men. The Dundalk team went ahead on 23 minutes when a ball by Niall O'Hagan was headed home by Mickey O'Kane.
More cup agony for Drogheda Town
FOR the second time in three seasons Drogheda Town exited the FAI Intermediate Cup at the quarter-final stage – this time at the hands of a very impressive Tolka Rovers outfit.
United aiming to make up
MICHAEL Daly says the Drogheda United team owe their fans a big performance against his old club Dundalk at Oriel Park on Sunday (4.30).
Fra fires Albion into the last eight
ALBION knocked out last season's beaten finalists to claim a quarter-final berth in the Tully Bookmakers MDL Cup after a very keenly contested encounter at Monasterboice last Thursday night that could have swung either way.
Just Fabio for Dromin
JIM McLoughlin's Dromin climbed into the top five after this comfortable victory at Robinstown on Sunday morning.
Cup draws
TULLY Bookmakers Challenge Cup quarter-finals: Albion or Trim Celtic v Navan Town, Marsh Celtic v Knightsbrook or Carrick Rovers, OMP Utd v Dromin, Woodview v Johnstown or Clones.
Duleek title bid re-ignited
DULEEK got their title challenge back on track after a defeat to fellow contenders Woodview Celtic with a fairly comfortable win over bottom club Torro United on Sunday at the start of a week that stands to have a big say in the destination of the pennant.
Leaders shown Gate
LEADERS Kells/Blackwater tasted defeat in the league for the first time as St Laurence's Gate boosted their promotion credentials on Sunday.
Inside Soccer
- Age is no barrier to Town side
- Timely Traynor strike keeps Rovers on top
- Drogheda hungry for more success
- Pentony switch works a treat
- Jack's box of tricks
- Eagles fly high
- Marsh close up
- Chord Celtic twice fight back
- Franchise system the way forward
- Supersub to the rescue
- Bull-dozed
- Hawks eye silverware
- Gray fires Rangers
- Dromin leave it too late
- Bermingham at double for Boys
- Battle is on for coveted sports prize
- Temitope doubles up to tame the Lions
- Jack sets ball rolling
- Major promotion push
- Boyne a match for Tolka boys
- Town set sights on last four in the cup
- Tuite brace is decisive
- Dromin advance
- Five-star Woodview issue title warning
- Beirth saves the Falcons with crucial penalty stop
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Switch off the life support
In the first of a two-part special, well known broadcaster and soccer fan GERRY KELLY argues it's time to LET THE LEAGUE DIE
