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eircom league stories: Shamrock Rovers
Harps close gap on UCD
- February 26, 2001
Finn Harps 2 Shamrock Rovers 2
Finn Harps haven't given up hope of avoiding automatic relegation. They notched their fifth league draw on the trot against Rovers and clawed back another point on third-from-bottom UCD. The gap is only six points now and Harps have a game in hand.
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Hoops stay in touch
- February 19, 2001
Shamrock Rovers 3 Longford 1
Shamrock Rovers stayed very much in touch in the race for a Euro place with an ultimately comfortable win over Longford Town. Rovers now lie fourth, level on points with St. Pat's and just a point behind second-placed Bohs.
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Nothing goes right for Kilkenny
- February 12, 2001
Kilkenny City 0 Shamrock Rovers 4
When you are down on your luck, nothing goes right. That's the way things are just now with Kilkenny City, who should have been 3-1 up against Rovers before half time!
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Rovers land plum draw
- February 5, 2001
Shamrock Rovers landed the plum draw when the FAI Cup quarter-final pairings were decided at Belfield yesterday evening.
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Rovers hit Harps for three
- February 4, 2001
Finn Harps 0 Shamrock Rovers 3
Shamrock Rovers took the lead in the fourth minute in this FAI Cup third round match at Ballybofey and they never looked back.
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Bohs shade ten-goal thriller
- January 29, 2001
Shamrock Rovers 4 Bohemians 6
On Friday night Shelbourne showed again that they are made of the stuff of champions - but yesterday Bohemians came back from the dead to prove that they are the genuine pretenders to the throne.
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Hoops grab the points
- January 25, 2001
Cork City 1 Shamrock Rovers 2
Damien Richardson's blistering attack on referee Hugh Byrne last week seems to have got to Byrne's colleague Jimmy O'Neill yesterday.
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Mountfield to keep the faith
- January 24, 2001
Cork City v Shamrock Rovers 14:00
Shamrock Rovers travel to Turners Cross for tonight's Eircom Premier game against Cork with so many injuries they're thinking of taking an ambulance instead of a coach. But Cork's Derek Mountfield has no such problems and is set to name the same team that started against Shelbourne on Sunday.
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Top referee hits back
- January 23, 2001
Eircom League referees are as good as they come and fitter than they have ever been - according to UEFA assessor Paddy Daly.
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Hoops hit by injuries
- January 23, 2001
Shamrock Rovers' injury worries are mounting ahead of tomorrow night's crucial clash with Cork City at Turners Cross.
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Derry dent Rovers hopes
- January 22, 2001
Derry City 2 Shamrock Rovers 0
Derry scored their first win at the Brandywell since September (well, it was practically the first time the pitch has been playable since then!) - but referee Hugh Byrne made all the headlines after turning down a big Rovers shout for a penalty.
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Robinson rescues Rovers
- January 15, 2001
Shamrock Rovers 1 UCD 1
Rovers, who started the weekend in third spot, have slipped to fifth after being held to a draw by third-from-bottom UCD.
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Professional Rovers overtake Bus
- January 8, 2001
Shamrock Rovers 3 Dublin Bus 0
It always happens against Dublin Bus - no goals for 20 minutes and then two come along together! At least that's the way it happened at Morton Stadium as thoroughly professional Rovers disposed of the FAI Cup challenge of their amateur opponents.
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Rovers surrender home advantage and points
- December 28, 2000
Shamrock Rovers 1 Shelbourne 3
Shamrock Rovers, nominally the home team, switched this fixture to Tolka Park - and paid the price. Having taken the game to the champions and taken the lead after just nine minutes, Rovers watched as a 5,000-strong crowd urged Shelbourne into a typically gritty fightback which ultimately yielded another three precious points.
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Skeleton Shels need to continue
derby form
- December 27, 2000
Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne 19:45
Shelbourne have bossed the Dublin derbies so far this season and, with Bohs having closed to within three points again, they need to continue that streak tonight.
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Deans decides derby
- December 18, 2000
St. Patrick's Athletic 0 Shamrock Rovers 1
There was nothing to choose between these top-six Dublin rivals at Richmond Park yesterday and it took a brilliant goal to separate them.
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Rovers hopes take a nosedive
- December 11, 2000
Shamrock Rovers 0 Galway United 0
Shamrock Rovers can forget about the League title for another year on the evidence of this woeful scoreless draw at Morton.
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Keegan foils Rovers
- December 4, 2000
Shamrock Rovers 1 Bray Wanderers 1
Paul Keegan fired home an 89th-minute equaliser to leave Hoops fans gasping at the most impudent smash-and-grab raid ever.
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Cousins double downs Harps
- November 27, 2000
Shamrock Rovers 2 Finn Harps 0
Tony Cousins' long rehabilitation from injury was completed in style yesterday when his double strike got Rovers back to winning ways and kept Harps firmly in the premier basement.
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Managers behaving badly
- November 23, 2000
Bohemians boss Roddy Collins and his Shamrock Rovers counterpart, Damien Richardson, have each been fined £100 and warned about their future conduct after a touch-line bust-up.
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Longford move up to fourth
- November 20, 2000
Longford Town 2 Shamrock Rovers 1
Rovers had the chance to go third in the Eircom Premier League table yesterday when they took on Longford at Strokestown Road - instead it was the newcomers who took the points and rode the escalator up to fourth.
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Rovers keep pressure on
- November 13, 2000
Shamrock Rovers 2 Kilkenny 1
Shamrock Rovers made it a Dublin 1-2-3 at the top of the Eircom Premier table when they beat Kilkenny City at the Morton Stadium in a game that was dominated by referee Damien Hancock.
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Limerick cup shock for Hoops
- November 6, 2000
Shamrock Rovers 3 Limerick 5
First division strugglers Limerick shocked Premier challengers Shamrock Rovers in an eight-goal League Cup thriller at storm-swept Baldonnel yesterday.
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Rovers steal points, go third
- November 4, 2000
Bohemians 0 Shamrock Rovers 1
Shamrock Rovers climbed to third place in the
Eircom league table after mugging Bohemians at Dalymount Park.
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Rovers duo pulled out - November 1, 2000
After calling up a raft of replacements yesterday for
tonight's Interleague game against the Irish League
(Terryland, 19:30), Eircom National League manager Dermot Keely has been
forced into further changes.
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Rovers' late strikes see off Derry - October 30, 2000
Shamrock Rovers 2 Derry City 0
Rovers change
their home ground more often than England change managers - but Derry
haven't been able to win on any of them since 1994!
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Hoops want GAA compo - October 26, 2000
Shamrock Rovers are to seek compensation from the GAA for 'poaching' one of their players!
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Sherlock hangs up his soccer boots - October 25, 2000
Jason Sherlock has decided not to return to soccer but instead to concentrate on Gaelic Football - upsetting his club, Shamrock Rovers.
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Woods homing in on move - October 24, 2000
It looks likely that Shamrock Rovers midfielder Billy Woods will return to Cork to join City in the near future.
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McDonnell saves students - October 23, 2000
UCD 2 Shamrock Rovers 2
Stand-in skipper Tony McDonnell rescued a point for UCD with a
dramatic last-minute equaliser against Shamrock Rovers at Belfield
yesterday.
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Cork caught cold - October 16, 2000
Shamrock Rovers 4 Cork City 1
Cork City haven't been able to score for most of the season but have picked up points because of their mean defence. Yesterday, however, the defence decided to give Shamrock Rovers a helping hand as the Dublin outfit secured a crushing 4-1 win.
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Draw made for League Cup quarters - October 11, 2000
The draw for the quarter-finals of the Eircom League Cup was made last night and it threw up some interesting ties.
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Pat's earn first win - October 2, 2000
St. Patrick's Athletic will be hoping that things will start to happen for the club after they earned their first league win of the season against Shamrock Rovers at Morton Stadium on Sunday.
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Easy for Rovers - September 20, 2000
Shamrock Rovers 3 Monaghan United 0
Shamrock Rovers kicked off their Eircom League Cup win an easy 3-0 win against First Division Monaghan United at Tolka Park last night.
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Shot-shy Rovers fall to Galway - September 15, 2000
Galway United 1 Shamrock Rovers 0
Galway can thank 'keeper Dave Forde - plus ineptitude in front of
goal by Rovers - for their third win of the season.
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Clery back in favour after paying fine - September 15, 2000
Billy Clery has patched up his row with Galway United and is in the frame for selection against Rovers at Terryland tonight.
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Rovers miss out - September 11, 2000
Bray 2 Shamrock Rovers 2
Shamrock Rovers looked to be heading for the top of the Eircom League when they led Bray 2-0 at the Carlisle Grounds yesterday.
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Harps hang on for point - September 1, 2000
Finn Harps 0 Shamrock Rovers 0
Finn Harps can offer up a sacrifice to the Wood Gods after this one, as Shamrock Rovers hit everything but the net in Ballybofey.
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Finn Harps won't be taken for Grant-ed - September 1, 2000
Unbeaten Shamrock Rovers travel to Ballybofey tonight to play a resurgent Finn Harps and striker Tony Grant will be hoping that he can break his duck to seal a win for the Dublin outfit.
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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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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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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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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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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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Cash windfall for Shamrock Rovers - July 26, 2000
Shelbourne are quickly becoming the moneybags of the Eircom League. With the revenue that their Champions League run will generate and a just-announced £250,000 government for ground improvements at Tolka Park, things could not be sweeter in Dublin 3.
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Shamrocks to keep roving! - June 16, 2000
Shamrock Rovers' plans to kick-off the coming campaign in their new stadium in Tallaght were nothing but a pipe dream.
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