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Watching Pico Lopes at the World Cup has genuinely made me question whether we massively undervalue League of Ireland players when it comes to the Ireland squad.

He’s spent the majority of his career in the League of Ireland, yet he played every single minute of Cape Verde’s World Cup campaign and looked completely comfortable against some of the best players in the world.

I’m not saying every top LOI player should automatically be in the Ireland squad, and Pico is clearly an exceptional player. But surely pico has showen we should be considering these guys more and try not hold a bias against the league.

It often feels like we’ll favour players who are barely getting minutes in England over players consistently performing at a high level in the LOI.

Has Pico’s World Cup changed your view on whether League of Ireland players deserve greater consideration for Ireland, or is he the exception ?

Went around in circles with the lads over a few pints on this last night, most people just felt this was exceptional circumstances and shouldn’t change anything.. I didn’t agree!

A list of capped Internationals currently in the LOI, list organised by FIFA Ranking

🇨🇦Canada (30th)

- Kris Twardek (29) - Galway United - 1 Cap

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Wales (38th)

- Adam Matthews (34) - Shamrock Rovers - 14 Caps

🇮🇪Ireland (55th)

- James McClean (37) - Derry City - 104 Caps

- Enda Stevens (35) - Shamrock Rovers - 26 Caps

- Daryl Horgan (33) - Dundalk FC - 17 Caps

- Kevin Long (35) - Waterford FC - 17 Caps

- Sean Maguire (32) - Cork City - 11 Caps

- Jack Byrne (30) - Shamrock Rovers - 4 Caps

- Graham Burke (32) - Shamrock Rovers - 3 Caps

- Dawson Devoy (24) - Bohemians - 1 Cap

- Kian Leavy (24) - St. Patrick's Athletic - 1 Cap

- Adam Brennan (19) - Shamrock Rovers - 1 Cap

🇨🇻Cape Verde (64th)

- Roberto Lopes (34) - Shamrock Rovers - 49 Caps

🇬🇭Ghana (65th)

- Joseph Anang (26) - St Patrick's Athletic - 1 Cap

🇮🇪Northern Ireland (70th)

- Gavin Whyte (30) - Derry City - 30 Caps

- Liam Boyce (35) - Derry City - 28 Caps

- Carl Winchester (33) - Derry City - 1 Cap

🇳🇿New Zealand (86th)

- Max Mata (25) - St Patrick's Athletic - 17 Caps

🇭🇹Haiti (88th)

- Frantz Pierrot (27) - Galway United - 1 Cap

🇸🇱Sierra Leone (122nd)

- John Bilili Sesay (18) - Bray Wanderers - 4 Caps

I wonder where we might see more senior caps come from. Asides to the above, could Markuss Strods break into the Latvian team while at Bohs? Would Sam Bone declare for Malaysia? or Zack Elbouzedi declaring for Libya? Or maybe Sadou Diallp for Guinea?

Derry sign Ellis Chapman

Generational Arrogance

Anyone know if Ringmahon Rangers are running supporters buses for Galway’s big day out in Croker?

It might seem a bit extreme, but should Ringmahon be banned from playing in the Munster Senior League next year?

€40k release clause reportedly. Very disappointing.

Live scores will be updated during matches

Friday, July 3rd

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Ground	Status	Kickoff	Scorers
Derry City	2-4	Waterford	The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium	FT	19:45	Robert Slevin 82', Adam O'Reilly 85' - Tom Lonergan P 14', 69', Pádraig Amond 77', Jørgen Voilås 90'
Drogheda United	0-2	Bohemian FC	Sullivan & Lambe Park	FT	19:45	Mark Doyle OG 16', Douglas James-Taylor 78'
Sligo Rovers	1-2	Shamrock Rovers	The Showgrounds	FT	19:45	William Fitzgerald 13' - Jack Byrne 47', Graham Burke 82'
St. Patrick's Athletic	3-0	Galway United	Richmond Park	FT	19:45	Ryan Edmondson 8', Kian Leavy 17', Aidan Keena 23'
Shelbourne	2-1	Dundalk	Tolka Park	FT	20:00	Daniel Kelly 39', Harry Wood 41' - John Ross Wilson 4'

Current League Table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points	Form
1	Shamrock Rovers	25	15	5	5	40	22	18	50	❌✅⚪✅✅
2	Bohemian FC	25	12	7	6	40	27	13	43	❌❌✅✅✅
3	St. Patrick's Athletic	23	12	5	6	38	19	19	41	❌✅✅❌✅
4	Dundalk	23	9	8	6	37	34	3	35	✅✅✅❌❌
5	Shelbourne	24	8	10	6	35	35	0	34	✅⚪❌⚪✅
6	Derry City	25	6	11	8	32	31	1	29	✅❌⚪✅❌
7	Galway United	22	6	6	10	29	37	-8	24	⚪❌✅❌❌
8	Drogheda United	23	5	7	11	27	40	-13	22	⚪❌⚪❌❌
9	Waterford	23	4	8	11	32	46	-14	20	⚪✅❌✅✅
10	Sligo Rovers	23	5	5	13	18	37	-19	20	❌❌❌⚪❌

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Anyone with any rumours on any of the 5 teams?

Hello LOI, I'm currently a university student in the States, but I will be doing a study abroad in Ireland. I'm a huge football fan, I support Orlando City in the MLS and West Brom in England. I don't know too much about the LOI other than the odd FIFA career mode. I do know the rivalry between the Bohs and Shamrock. That is my first question: Bohs or Shamrock? I know these are most likely the two biggest, but I could be wrong, I don't know a ton like I said. And are there any other clubs I should consider supporting outside of that? Definitely don't limit it to just Dublin clubs, but I know those are most likely the best supported. As I'm typing this I see Drogheda pop up a lot as well but I thought I'd ask to get the best answer. Thanks!

Live scores will be updated during matches

Friday, July 3rd

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Ground	Status	Kickoff	Scorers
Bray Wanderers	1-0	Athlone Town	Carlisle Grounds	FT	19:45	Daniel Ring 27'
Cobh Ramblers	0-1	Cork City FC	St. Colman's Park	FT	19:45	Ruairí Keating 6'
Finn Harps	1-0	Wexford FC	Finn Park	FT	19:45	Bernardo Monteiro 81'
Treaty United	2-1	Kerry FC	Markets Field	FT	19:45	Jason Oyenuga 67', Robbie Lynch 85' - Cian Murphy 38'

Saturday, July 4th

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Ground	Status	Kickoff	Scorers
Longford Town	2-1	UCD	Bishopsgate	FT	19:30	Dean Williams 62', Darragh Murtagh 77' - Ciaran Behan 22'

Current League Table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points	Form
1	Cork City FC	22	17	3	2	43	11	32	54	✅✅✅✅✅
2	UCD	22	11	3	8	36	21	15	36	✅✅❌✅❌
3	Bray Wanderers	22	9	7	6	40	30	10	34	✅⚪✅❌✅
4	Cobh Ramblers	22	9	4	9	25	30	-5	31	✅❌✅❌❌
5	Longford Town	22	7	7	8	23	27	-4	28	✅✅❌❌✅
6	Wexford FC	22	7	6	9	25	30	-5	27	❌❌⚪⚪❌
7	Kerry FC	22	6	7	9	22	27	-5	25	❌✅✅✅❌
8	Athlone Town	22	6	6	10	19	27	-8	24	❌❌⚪⚪❌
9	Finn Harps	22	5	7	10	20	37	-17	22	❌❌❌⚪✅
10	Treaty United	22	4	8	10	21	34	-13	20	❌⚪❌⚪✅

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I’ve heard rumors that within the next 2 seasons Wexford will be in the new ground. However I have heard nothing being released from the club. Does anyone know what the steps are going forward ?

The last thing I heard “officially” was getting grants by the county council.

I live in Dublin and all my mates are from Dublin and the few mates I have in Sligo couldn't care less about LOI or football in general, but I'm down in Sligo for the weekend to visit my family (the reason I'm a Sligo Rovers fan), and wouldn't mind making a few mates from the match and maybe a few pints. I'm twenty, by the way.