12 Team Premier League for 2013

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sligo Rovers	24	15	8	1	45	16	+29	53	2013–14 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2	Drogheda United	25	14	5	6	43	32	+11	47	2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3	St Patrick's Athletic	24	12	9	3	33	16	+17	45
4	Shamrock Rovers	24	10	10	4	40	30	+10	40
5	Cork City	25	7	10	8	32	31	+1	31
6	Bohemians	25	8	6	11	25	28	−3	30
7	Derry City	25	8	6	11	25	28	−3	30
8	Shelbourne	25	7	6	12	29	38	−9	27
9	UCD	24	6	5	13	25	37	−12	23
10	Bray Wanderers	25	5	8	12	30	45	−15	23
11	Dundalk	24	3	7	14	19	45	−26	16	Promotion/Relegation play-off
12	Monaghan United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	00†	Club withdrew, record expunged

   Well, i think this is a good idea. 12 teams will play each other 3 times. Attendance was up to about 10% or 1,700 per match. There were a few factors when looking at attendance. Shamrock Rovers, Cork City and Sligo's run to the title were your 3 high attendance clubs. They carried the league.
   Monaghan United withdrawal was a black eye to the FAI. Where was the communication.

• Another reason I like the 2 league is that it created the Promotion/Regulation. The promotion keeps almost every team and almost every game interested until the last game of the season.
• The bigger clubs do not want to play in fron of small crowds at smaller venues.
• IT looks like Limerick will finally get promoter . This will give the Premier League exposutee in the big city of Limerick..FINALLY. we can see Cork City F.C. is vital to the premier league with their great crowds.

Who loses
   Well most of the First Division clubs want promotion. Waterford United wants a single league but find it hard to run thier club in the First division.

The biggest issue I have is the problem in Galway. The LOI needs a quality club from this city. Presently the 2 clubs from this area stink. They have the 2 worst records in the First Division. Galway need one quality club. Neither club has supporteres.
   Enter Galway United supporters Trust. This entity wants to run their own club. They also have the many more supporters then the other 2 Galway clubs. Will the FAI grant another license to GUST to make a 3rd club in Galway...yikes.

7	Mervue United	24	4	3	17	28	48	−20	15
8	Salthill Devon	24	3	4	17	19	49	−30	13

Rep of Ireland newer players

Midfielders

Robbie Brady against Omar (scored and assist)

1. James McClean (23) Sutherland
2. Robbie Brady (20) Manchester United
3. Seamus Coleman (23) Everton

These 3 Midfielders will be looking to take the place of Damian Duff who has retired.

Brady is a talented winger that could challenge for the spot against Germany for us fans but coach thinks otherwise.
“The game against Germany is not the sort of game you can throw players into just because they have played well once in one friendly game,” the manager said. “Absolutely not.
“Brady played well. He showed us that he has good, creative qualities but I spoke with him after the game and I reminded him that he needs to learn when he should dribble – which he can do well – and when he can play more simply.
“He worked hard and created some shooting opportunities but sometimes he also missed the opportunity to make a simple pass.”

With James McClean ahead of Brady in the queue and apparently impatient to get to the front, the younger man seems destined to have to wait a while but he has clearly done himself no harm here in the eyes of a manager who has consistently bemoaned the lack of goals his wide men generate.
The Manchester United winger could, just about, make the squad for the games against Germany and the Faroe Islands although it is entirely possible too that Trapattoni will be happy to leave him aside for the moment and focus on his more established players.

Séamus Coleman, however, has probably done enough to persuade the Italian he is a viable option as cover either at right back or in central midfield and may finally start to make inroads even if the manager suggested that he would like to see the 23-year-old get more playing time in the defensive position at Everton.

Forward

It looks like Ireland will have a few entertaining games in Dublin.

Forthcoming fixtures
12 October 2012	2014 W.C.Q.	Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	–	Germany
16 October 2012	2014 W.C.Q.	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	–	Republic of Ireland
14 November 2012	International Friendly	Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	–	Greece

October 12th

 First and foremost Ireland will have to play Germany in Aviva Stadium in a World Cup qualifying game. Ireland has to at least get a point if not the win to keep their World Cup asperations going.  Germany has reached every World Cup (except 1950 when they were banned and 1930 they did not enter). Germany is the favorite in the group and Germany always scores.

Ireland will have to score at least one goal against the staunch Germany team in Dublin. this is a tall task but not impossible.  This will probably be the most exciting and important game for the Irish. We all will be looking back on this game as the Irish progress through WCQ.

Oct 16th

I think Ireland got lucky to have a game they should be able to win after Germany. Irelans next has the travel to the Faroe Island 4 day later.

Nov 14

  Ireland scheduled a friendly against Greece in Ireland

Feb 2013

  Ireland then will host Poland in Dublin.


This look like some fun upcoming games

Forthcoming fixtures
12 October 2012	2014 W.C.Q.	Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	–	Germany
16 October 2012	2014 W.C.Q.	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	–	Republic of Ireland
14 November 2012	International Friendly	Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	–	Greece

Forthcoming fixtures
12 October 2012	2014 W.C.Q.	Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	–	Germany
16 October 2012	2014 W.C.Q.	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	–	Republic of Ireland
14 November 2012	International Friendly	Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	–	Greece

New Casement Park

Old Casement Park, Belfast

http://www.u.tv/Sport/Olympic-Stadium-designer-for-Casement/5b99380c-1d04-4ab5-a7cb-d7dd6afd13fa


New Casement Park is due to open in Sept 2015.
The new park will have a capacity of about 40,000.

"Once complete, the £61.4m new Casement Park will seat 40,000, will be substantially covered and will be modern enough to host events outside of the sporting world"

It is primaraly for the GAA games in Belfast. This will be Belfast's biggest stadium. It will make me wonder if Belfast will explore the posibility of being a host city for either the Celtic Bid 2020 or jsut being a city that host some games.

The stadium will also have the abality for host concerts to keep the income flowing in.

The company that will be in charge of delelope Casement is Mott MacDonald Ltd. The company also built
Aviva Stadium
Wembly stadium
the 3013 Olimpic stadium in London