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Team of the Week #33

The curtain has been drawn on a turbulent, crazy season in the League of Ireland. Read on for the final eleven-a-side.com Team of the Week - and don’t forget to have your say on the Team of the Year, as selected by our writers recently.
 
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Sligo toasts European qualification

Sligo Rovers 2-0 Bray Wanderers
Sligo Rovers will welcome European football back to the Showgrounds in 2009 for the first time in 13 years after a memorable victory over Bray Wanderers on Friday evening.
 
  Rovers eye Europe as Bray visit Showgrounds
Sligo Rovers will hope to take the victory over Bray Wanderers on Friday night which could be enough to bring European football back to the Showgrounds.
 
    Cook hails “amazing achievement”
Sligo Rovers manager Paul Cook has lavished praise on their players for their achievements in putting together a sustained bid for European qualification this season.
 
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Euro battle ends all square

Cork City 0-0 Sligo Rovers
The two sides battling it out for the final Uefa Cup spot, Cork City and Sligo Rovers, played out a goalless draw at Turners Cross on Friday night.
 
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Cork host Sligo in Euro battle

Cork City take on Sligo Rovers in a vitally important eircom League of Ireland Premier Division encounter at Turners Cross on Friday night.
 
    Mathews calls for Rebels to turn out in force
Cork City manager Alan Mathews has asked the club’s followers to turn out in force for Friday night’s final home game of the season against Uefa Cup qualification rivals Sligo Rovers.
 
    Drogs deducted ten points
Dethroned eircom League of Ireland champions Drogheda United have been deducted ten points by the Independent Club Licensing Committee.
Link: Drogs to appeal points penalty
 
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Team of the Week #31

The League has entered the home straight and Finn Harps stole a march on their relegation rivals with victory over Drogheda United on Friday. The Donegal men have three representatives in the latest eleven-a-side.com Team of the Week selection.
 
    Cork chief calls for Scottish participation
Cork City manager Alan Mathews believes the inclusion of Scottish sides could be required to sustain interest in the Setanta Sports Cup.
 
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Sligo climb to fifth with Hoops scalp

Sligo Rovers 2-1 Shamrock Rovers
Sligo Rovers took a major step towards European and Setanta Sports Cup qualification with victory over Shamrock Rovers at the Showgrounds on Saturday evening.
 
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Hoops faces personnel concerns for Sligo trip

Shamrock Rovers interim manager Jim Crawford is without several players for the trip to the north-west for Saturday night’s vitally important clash with Sligo Rovers.
 
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Irish bow out of Challenge Trophy

Republic of Ireland 1-2 Belgium
The eircom League-based Republic of Ireland under-23 side bowed out of the inaugural International Challenge Trophy following defeat to Belgium on Tuesday evening.
 
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Team of the Week #30

The season is nearing its end, and two of the bottom three - Galway United and Cobh Ramblers - just can’t stop winning. Trouble is, it looks like only one of them can stay up. Anyway, the pair provide nine of the 11 players in the latest eleven-a-side.com Team of the Week.
 
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Harps stare into abyss after derby defeat

Finn Harps 0-2 Sligo Rovers
Two first half goals, including a freak effort from the touchline by Sean Doherty, saw Finn Harps fall to another damaging defeat at the hands of Sligo Rovers on Friday night.
 

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  premier division standings -   14/11/2008
P W D L F A GD Pts
  1. Bohemians 33 27 4 2 55 13 42 85
  2. St Patricks Ath 33 20 6 7 48 24 24 66
  3. Derry City 33 16 10 7 46 25 21 58
  4. Sligo Rovers 33 12 12 9 41 28 13 48
  5. Cork City 33 15 11 7 45 28 17 46*
  6. Bray Wanderers 33 11 6 16 28 52 -24 39
  7. Shamrock Rov 33 8 13 12 33 35 -2 37
  8. Drogheda Utd 33 12 9 12 38 32 6 35*
  9. Galway Utd 33 8 8 17 34 49 -15 32

  10. Finn Harps 33 9 4 20 26 53 -27 31
  11. Cobh Ramblers 33 6 8 19 27 55 -28 26
  12. UCD 33 4 9 20 19 46 -27 21
* = 10 Points Deducted


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