As the campaign approaches its climax, just seven points separate the top-six teams.
Paul Fennessy IT IS DIFFICULT to remember anything quite like the 2024 Premier Division season, in Irish football or elsewhere.It is unlikely, but even St Patrick’s Athletic in fifth and Sligo Rovers in sixth have a mathematical chance of triumphing.
Like Shels, Derry’s fate is in their hands, though it is complicated by the fact that they have five games to play — Bohemians , Sligo Rovers , Dundalk , St Patrick’s Athletic and Shelbourne . The others were Bohemians in 2000-01 , Shelbourne in 2001-02 , Bohemians in 2002-03 , Shelbourne in 2006 , Sligo Rovers in 2012 and Shamrock Rovers in 2020 .
The Tallaght club’s manager, Stephen Bradley, subscribes to the view that it has been a below-par season in terms of quality. “I think it’s a poor comment because it’s disrespecting the 250 professional players that have dedicated their lives to this season.Both managers are right in a way. The quality across the league has been more evenly distributed than it has been for a long time.
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