eircom league stories - August 2000

Mulligan signs for Cork - August 31, 2000
James Mulligan last night became a Cork City player. The former Finn Harps striker signed a three-year deal with the Leesiders and should figure for selection for Cork's league game this weekend.
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Sheridan signs for Cardiff - August 30, 2000
Tony Sheridan joins the ever-growing band of Irishmen at Ninian Park as Cardiff offer the former Shelbourne star a one-year contract today.
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TV goldmine for Bohs - August 29, 2000
Bohemians European adventure could net the club a staggering £300,000 from just one game. Bohs are drawn against German outfit Kaiserslautern in the first round proper of the UEFA Cup and the two clubs have come to an agreement that the first leg should be played in Ireland.
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Bohs go top - August 28, 2000
UCD 0 Bohemians 1
Bohemians moved to the top of the Eircom Premier League with a comprehensive in somewhat unflattering win at Belfield against UCD on Sunday. Roddy Collins side only won 1-0 but if they had wanted too they could have easily beaten the Students by a larger margin.
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Cork and Bray keep unbeaten records - August 28, 2000
Cork City 0 Bray Wanderers 0
Bray Wanderers travelled to Turner's Cross on Sunday sharing a 100% return from their league endeavours with Cork City and it came as no surprise that both teams finished the game with unbeaten records intact as they played out an uninspiring scoreless draw.
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Tough draw for Bohs - August 25, 2000
Bohemians have pulled the short straw in the UEFA Cup first round draw. Hoping for a bonanza pay-day with a draw against Celtic, Liverpool or Robbie Keane-led Inter Milan, Bohs instead must face top German outfit Kaiserslautern.
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Brave Bohs battle through - August 25, 2000
Bohemians 0 Aberdeen 1
Bohemians go into the hat for the UEFA Cup proper even though they lost to Aberdeen at Tolka Park last night.
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Cork crash out at Turner's Cross - August 25, 2000
Cork City 0 Lausanne Sports 1
Cork City lost 1-0 for the second time against Lausanne Sports of Switzerland in the UEFA Cup tie at Turner's Cross last night.
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Rovers chase first win - August 25, 2000
The Stadium of Light becomes Shamrock Rovers home ground for tonight's Premier League game against newly promoted Longford Town and Damien Richardson will be hoping that his team can register their first win after drawing their opening two games.
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Foley back for Galway? - August 25, 2000
Kieron Foley could return for Galway United tonight as they try to bounce back from the five-goal humiliation at the hands of Bohs last week. The visitors to Terryland Park tonight are newly promoted Kilkenny City.
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Foran ready for first start - August 25, 2000
Shelbourne manager Dermot Keely could hand Richie Foran his first start of the season tonight as his team host Finn Harps at Tolka Park.
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Athlone seek Molloy clearance - August 25, 2000
Athlone Town go into their home Division One game against Drogheda United tonight hoping that they will be able to use new signing Eric Molloy.
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Bohs looking to finish job - August 24, 2000
Bohemians look to finish off Aberdeen in Dublin tonight in the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup after beating the Scottish Premier outfit 2-1 at Pittodrie in the first leg - but they might have to do it without influential duo Trevor Molloy and Shaun Maher.
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Cork confident they can turn tie around - August 24, 2000
Cork City go into the second leg of the UEFA Cup qualifying round tonight at Turner's Cross against Swiss side Lausanne confident that they will be able to turn around the one-goal deficit from the first leg.
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Collins and Richardson fined - August 24, 2000
Bohemians boss Roddy Collins and Shamrock Rovers boss Damien Richardson have been fined £100 each by the League after they faced off against each other during a league encounter between the two clubs.
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Molloy fit to face Dons - August 23, 2000
Bohemians striker Trevor Molloy pulled up with a hamstring twinge during training yesterday - but immediately told boss Roddy Collins: "I'll be fit to face Aberdeen". full story »

Bohs announce new deal - August 22, 2000
Bohemians today announced a sponsorship deal with Adecco Ireland, part of the world's largest recruitment group.
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Mazzoni is Lausanne worry - August 22, 2000
Star striker and skipper Javier Mazzoni is Lausanne-Sport's main injury worry ahead of their UEFA Cup second-leg clash with Cork City at Turners Cross on Thursday night. full story »

Jayo: make your mind up - August 22, 2000
Shamrock Rovers manager Damien Richardson is set for a 'make your mind up' meeting with truant star Jason Sherlock.
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Celtic to lift siege of Derry - August 22, 2000
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has pledged his club's support to help save threatened Eircom League side Derry City.
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Morley is Swiss concern - August 21, 2000
Veteran striker Pat Morley is Cork City's only injury worry ahead of their UEFA Cup second-leg clash with Lausanne Sports of Switzerland.
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Bray, Cork share top - August 21, 2000
Bray Wanderers and Cork City top the Eircom Premier table on maximum points after each ground out 1-0 wins at the weekend.
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Bohs' Molloy excuse doesn't hold up - August 18, 2000
Bohemians reasoning behind appealing the suspension of Trevor Molloy doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
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Derry should fear Bray - August 18, 2000
Derry City started last season with three straight wins before coming unstuck against Bohemians but it could be the opposite this season as they travel to the Carlisle Grounds to take on confident Bray Wanderers tonight.
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Wins for Dundalk, Limerick, Monaghan - August 17, 2000
Dundalk got their Eircom division one season up and running last night with a 2-0 win over St Francis at Oriel Park.
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Late double sinks Farm - August 16, 2000
Home Farm Fingal 1 Athlone Town 2
Home Farm looked set for an unlikely victory against Athlone Town at Whitehall last night but two late goals robbed them of the points.
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Richardson attacks League - August 16, 2000
Shamrock Rovers boss Damien Richardson believes that the League rule on suspensions will have to be fully overhauled.
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Lavine's Barbados dash - August 16, 2000
Eircom League star Eric Lavine has got a busy football schedule over the next couple of days.
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Sparks fly in Dublin derby - August 15, 2000
Shamrock Rovers 0 Bohemians 0
The Dublin derby between Rovers and Bohs last night will not be remembered for memorable football - but it will be remembered for the irritability of both sets of players.
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Sherlock needed at Rovers - August 14, 2000
With Dublin knocked out of this year's All-Ireland by Kildare at the weekend it opens the door for Jason Sherlock to return to the Eircom League and Rovers manager Damien Richardson would welcome him back with open arms because the club are in the middle of an injury crisis.
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Shels-shock to the system - August 14, 2000
Shelbourne 0 Bray Wanderers 1
After their European exploits, Shelbourne thought that they would be fitter that every other team for the start of the new campaign and even though they were the better team against Bray on Sunday at Tolka their inability to score was there for all to see.
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Saint's sink to defeat at Turner's Cross - August 14, 2000
Cork City 1 St. Patrick's Athletic 0
No time is a good time to have to travel to Turner's Cross to take on Cork City, especially the first game of the season as St. Patrick's Athletic found out yesterday.
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Cat's impurrfect start - August 13, 2000
UCD 2 Kikenny City 1
Kilkenny's return to the Premier Division was slightly marred on Saturday, with a 2-1 defeat by UCD but most of it was self inflicted.
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Longford have come a long way - August 13, 2000
Derry City 0 Longford Town 1
Longford Town made a great start to their Premiership campaign on Saturday night, with a 1-0 win over Premier veterans Derry City at the Brandywell.
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Bohs late show shocks Aberdeen - August 11, 2000
Aberdeen 1 Bohemians 2
Bohemians continued Eircom League sides' good show in Europe this season by coming from a goal down to beat Aberdeen at Pittodrie - which leaves them with a great chance to reach the UEFA Cup proper.
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Cork hit with a late goal - August 11, 2000
Lausanne Sport 1 Cork City 0
Cork City travelled to Switzerland last night to do a defensive job and they did it to near perfection - bar a lapse in the 89th minute which cost them a draw.
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Jason Byrne linked with Tranmere - August 11, 2000
Bray Wanderers striker Jason Byrne is being lined up as a target for John Aldridge's Tranmere Rovers in a deal which would smash the Irish transfer record.
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Mystery bug ends O'Grady's chance - August 11, 2000
Conor O'Grady's dream of playing across the water was left in tatters because of a mystery bug which struck him down.
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Trinidad star Shels-bound? - August 10, 2000
Trinidad and Tobago international Avery John could be on his way to Shelbourne. The central defender is looking to return to the Eircom league, following his departure from the American A-League side Boston Bulldogs.
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Confident Cork take on Swiss - August 10, 2000
Cork City are raring to go for tonight's UEFA Cup clash with Lausanne Sports in Switzerland, with the side at full strength and no real injury worries.
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Hot Rod sledges Aberdeen - August 10, 2000
As Bohemians face Aberdeen in the UEFA Cup showdown tonight, the tempo is reaching fever pitch - with Bohs boss Roddy Collins telling his opposite number: "You're too old for the job"!
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Bray unhappy as Shels are left off the hook - August 9, 2000
Bray Wanderers were left feeling like second-hand citizens of the Eircom League as the suspensions for the start of the season were announced.
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Sudden death of Sheehan shocks Irish football - August 8, 2000
Tony Sheehan, 77, died suddenly at his home in Dublin over the weekend. The popular National League press officer will live long in the memory of soccer people all over Ireland.
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Morgan moves North - August 8, 2000
Thomas Morgan has decided to try his luck in Northern Ireland with Newry Town after two frustrating seasons with St. Patrick's Athletic.
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Pat's ready to be Mannion's saviour - August 5, 2000
Seán Mannion is set to become a St. Patrick's Athletic player if he is able to prove his fitness to manager Pat Dolan.
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Crawford turns his back on England - August 5, 2000
Jimmy Crawford has turned his back on England and has returned to the Eircom League to resurrect his career. Crawford, who was recently released by Reading, was on trial at Cardiff City but that did not work out so he took up an offer from League champions Shelbourne to return to Ireland.
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Good news for Byrne - August 4, 2000
Shelbourne's Davy Byrne could be back in the fold for the beginning of the new league campaign next weekend. This will come as good news to both Byrne and Shels manager Dermot Keely after it was thought that he had broken his leg against Rosenborg.
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Coughlan Cork-bound? - August 4, 2000
Derek Coughlan will return to Ireland today with the hope that he will re-join his former team, Cork City.
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Draw is not enough for Shels - August 3, 2000
Rosenborg 1 Shelbourne 1
Shelbourne lifted Eircom League football another notch last night as they earned a creditable draw away against Rosenborg in Trondheim. But the result came at a cost as midfielder Davy Byrne broke his right leg in the second half.
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Collins fails to sign Coyne - August 3, 2000
Bohemians boss Roddy Collins has not secured the deal he needs to strengthen his side for the UEFA Cup campaign, recently losing the bid to sign Tommy Coyne.
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Keely rewards Byrne - August 2, 2000
As Shelbourne prepare for the second face-off with Rosenborg tonight, Dermot Keely has a lot on his mind. The Shelbourne manager has spent the past few days regrouping with his team and putting he final touches to his teams tactics and motives for the crucial game.
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Shels catch the Rosenbug - August 1, 2000
Following Shelbourne's defeat to Rosenborg last week manager Dermot Keely is now looking to emulate the Norwegian team's tactics and ideas in Ireland.
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Eircom Park Crisis - August 1, 2000
A meeting took place at FAI headquarters in Merrion Square, Dublin last night, to discuss the financing of the of the Eircom Park Stadium.
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Scotsmen needed to make all systems Boh - August 1, 2000
As Bohemians prepare to tackle Aberdeen in Europe next week, manager Roddy Collins has got a problem. He is in desperate need for players.
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