Hey Lads,

I'm an American (sorry) who will be in Dublin next weekend and thought I should check out what the local football scene looks like. As far as I could tell, the only game happening while I'm in town is Bohemians v Derry City so I grabbed a ticket. Any advice on where to go before or things to check out around the stadium would be appreciated.

For a little fun, my entire knowledge of the LOI comes from multiple FM nation building saves which involved taking Cork City (Turner's Cross is on the list when I do a longer trip) to the champions league final. Ask me any question about the league and I'll answer it to the best of my knowledge.

In terms of attendances, academies, 3rd tier, transfer fees, European qualification, coefficients, TV deal, sponsorship etc...

I think the next 10 years will be the biggest period of growth in its history.

In 10 years the population of Ireland will be over 6m, maybe closer to 6.5 million.

Let's assume Dalymount will be built by then.

Average attendance in the Premier Division is 3800 now.(If you exclude the Aviva game). First Division is 909.

Andrew Horgan/Irish Examiner:'The most intelligent person I ever met' - John Caulfield pays tribute to Ollie Horgan at funeral

Neil O'Riordan/The Sun: Ollie Horgan’s beautiful send off in Salthill as famous faces share stories of the LOI legend’s life outside of football

Alan Foley/Donegal Live: Ollie Horgan's funeral mass hears of 'an incredible, passionate and honest person'

Johnny Dunleavy/Irish Independent: Ollie Horgan was everything you would want in a manager and a man (Paywalled 😌)

Hey everyone,

I’ll be in Ireland for a wedding this upcoming weekend and would like to check out the stadium. I make little videos of grounds and go into the history and stories about them. I only have the Friday available so won’t be able to watch a match but wanted some advice on what to see. I imagine the car park to see the pitch and stands isn’t open on non match days. Is there much around on the exterior that’s cool to see? I think I’ll do Aviva also but if anyone else has any ideas would love to hear them!

Cheers

pity it didn’t win us the match

Difficult start to the fixtures for Rovers with the more winnable ties at the tail end. Opposite is true for Shels with a chance to get some points on the board early.

They may have a strong league focus at that time (October) however as they seek to ensure europe again next season.

What’s the chances of this game being moved to a bigger venue than Tolka Park? My godson is a big Palace fan, would love to bring him but can imagine it’ll be some scramble for tickets if it’s in Tolka Park..

First and foremost the fans of the clubs playing will be getting priority, but as a neutral and a fan of the League of Ireland I was hoping to go support. Would the Shels VS Palace match have tickets on sale for neutrals? I know nothing is confirmed yet in terms of dates and venue but would like to get an idea if this is possible

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