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THE LOI WRAP-UP: Pats put their title challenge on the table | Derry, Bohs win late on | Goal of the season? | OFF THE BALL

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On this week's edition of the LOI Wrap-Up, a new series highlighting all the action, reaction and storylines of the weekend's League of Ireland Action, Ross Flanagan brings you through last night's action and beyond as:

Pats put themselves firmly in the title race

Bohs and Derry win late on

Drogheda pick up important win

The First Division play-offs near

A very important WPD Saturday

The National League continues to impress

A bizarre move to the continent

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This is a free off the ball podcast. For access to the best in sporting analysis from the likes of Brian O'Driskel and he done Kevin Kilván, the one fanning Tommy Walch down a solo van and lots more, be coming off the ball member today. Join in the obsession. Subscribe now at offtheball.com for its last join. The off the ball, Bank of Ireland rugby road show is coming to the Dexcom Stadium. Some of Connott rugby's biggest stars including Finley Bealham, Billy Bowen, Paul Boyle and Sean Maldun, plus very special guests, Brian O'Driskel and Andy Donne to preview the upcoming rugby season. Don't miss your chance to be there. Get your tickets now at offtheball.com for its last events. The L.O.I. Wrap-Up July the exclusive commentary of the League of Ireland men's Premier Division. All season on off the ball. Welcome along to this week's edition of the L.O.I. Wrap-Up. I'm asked planning it.

On this week's episode, the Tadaways ramps up, dairy shark shells, bows hang tied out west and the rolling excites. But first, Jordy and I picked up their first win on the Premier Division since July. We did two new win overs like a row, it was sort of a landmark. First half goals from Warren Davis and everyone up at G, scored a cup full win for the ball inside of us as they fight to be better at the promotion and relegation spot. Manager Kevin Daly spoke to L.O.I. TV following the win. Out of action, last week we were actually able to get a good score. The semifinals last week, we were actually able to get a good score. But yeah, really happy. Obviously, it looked like it was a big game and I wasn't trying to play it down beforehand. It was a big game. Obviously, we were very close on the table with the Loïc O'M. Now we were absolutely excellent. Absolutely, and I was supposed to be considered. It's just been a bit of a tough time. I had to be very, very proud of the performance, but again, it's a win. Being a boy, obviously, we won the league. You can see the feeling around here, it's really good, but we've a lot of work to do. And we move on from the performance, quite enchanted.

I said last week about when I looked back at the stance from the other game, how much we had more, way more of everything. And I taught that. It was the same tonight. I haven't seen the back, but I think we're very unlucky. I'm not the score, I'm not a capable ball. Certainly, if you don't ask me if I'm taking it too early from the game, I'm delighted with the clinching as well. Meanwhile, I lost for a bottomside sluggo. It's further pressure to manage your darren purse, who was failed to pick up a win since taking over in late July. Jordan and I were set on 31 points, just two behind Waterford. While sluggo always stayed last on 23 points, 10 from safety. With the main story of the night, it occurred in Inch course. In Patrick's Atlantic proof that the Rotator Race wasn't dead in the water when the massive 2-0 win over league-data Shamaq Rovers. Two first half goals from Jason McLean and Adon Keane to get past the lead is they held tough in the second half. It's both themselves and the 5th by Mediwes and Tidal. On here, he was alongside Ben Seins for a live-links who's come to you last night and is this to say a full-time. This was a massive game for past. A massive game for both teams. They said Ro was the one to know you. They were going, you know, nine points clear. You look like it all down to Winder Toil. Now at this present moment, Pat's looked like the team in the semi-z.

And Ro was at three points in hand. But they got to done dark parts on Monday. If you win that, that's half of the table. You know, a lot of pressure on the community of this game and they deserve to win to play in the team. You know, they're the team. Again, we have a three-hours race for this high in the show, which we haven't had in a long time. So it's great to see and three Dublin teams. See who comes out on top. We'll get on to Shamba Grovers in a moment, maybe just for Pat's distals feel like a massive win, especially when you think of the loss against Bahemians last week in the cup. And I agree more importantly, but they lost that game against Walter. People maybe cut like that with that. Yeah, it's a toy race. Yeah, you're 100% right. You know, you expect them to be world-of-and-end when you see the result that Ro was playing against Ro, with shells and a sneller game. And then you look at the Pat's result and the end of the blues and they go again. The Pat's out of the... I won't say bought the buddy. It doesn't let themselves down as a crucial time when pressure is on them. But tonight there was more pressure on them in this game and he stood up to it. You know, two or Mandy were excellent. They were the best team all over the pack. Got two very, very good goals. And definitely deserve the three points.

You know, they have to look over and get ready from one day's game. You know, for Ro was point of view. And he's not going to help you play it tonight. But again, in the command of the position, the three points cleared the top of the table. You have a nice run-in for games at home too away against mostly the bottom teams in the table. But, you know, I'm sure St. Bradley, the question and the Warriors players went at the performance levels that they needed tonight. They did look a bit tired. You know, maybe he needs to give them a bit of time, a bit of rest during the week and just walk and, you know, sort of plays a play or set pieces. Make sure they're ready for next week's game. Ben then caught up with St. Manage of Steven Kenney who spoke where the pressure is ahead in a title race. Obviously, everyone out of time looking in now is looking at yourself on 53. But he means on 53 after winning again tonight. And Chamomile Cross on 56. Are you able to concede that you're in a title race? Well, it's such a hoys that allows them. Because we are margin for error, it's not, you know, you can declare anything and then get beaten. You know what I mean? So, I think declarations are on hold at the moment.

Declarations. But belief isn't, you know, and willingness to work for each other and come around to the spirit. These are important traits. And we've shown this team as always sort of a known as our tactical team. But now it's shown other sides of evolving. You know, I'm seeing much younger drivers. It's took a lot of time to see what the great team he has. But they took four years to win the league and they won it obviously. Five times now. But like, basically, you know, that doesn't happen overnight. But we're getting good traits now that you can, that, and important in it, in a team that wants to challenge and win things. Just finally, you spoke with beliefs there. You've done dark and Monday night in the chance to go top the league. If you do get three points there, how much belief is in the squad going into that game after this? Yeah, a lot of belief. And also, obviously, we know the dark and the good team. We know they're the good results tonight against Wartoffert and in Wartoffert.

So, in our difficult venue, we'll have to go and do well and give everything of ourselves on Monday. Ben also spoke to Pat's captain Joe Rebman, who knows where to be done on Monday. Yeah, now I'm delighted to be proud of the team. I thought we'd put in a great shift out there. Look, we had to soak up some pressure at home and then we showed our quality as well. I think last week's the fee show, the show's up there and we all went to the well for each other again today. Yeah, look, it is to eat up there. There's a lot of quality in all three. So it's going to be a good run-in with six games left. And Sharma Grover is my dream brother. He said he won't dwell on the last night's results when he was speaking to Inhouse Club Media. Now, like I said, when you take out the goals, the level was good. But we know, give away basic goals like that in any game. And give ourselves a really difficult task. And we did that to me. We know again that you have to bounce back after results.

You don't get too high, you don't get too low. And, yeah, we're back in tomorrow. We obviously review it and the Monday we get ready for what? The Super Saints can go top on goal there for some Monday win away winning against Sundog. Huge match and a huge tie-dorace. And the other side of the river Liffey, General, so went to get another league game and had a win in charge of Sherburn as they conceded an injury time to Dairy City. The main amount of stuff, Michael Duffy got the ball pass any beach, allowing the candy sharps to head back up north at all three points after a 1-0 win. Dairy City or without Barry Carter, who's moved to Bulgarian side CSK Sophia was confirmed during the week. Carter faced off against his new team eights early in the summer in the Europa League first qualifying round. And when Zelo went part of the Garmin glint, it's just to move for Ben's times. But Barry Carter joins that a former man now, excuse me, did some ad-move last. It's been exciting that he's gone out and gone to a European club. It's a bit of a pedigree as well in CSK Sophia, but like, this just seems bizarre.

It's a type of move. It's anybody even more bizarre. The day after he signed the manager left, so he's in a bit of a sticky situation, but not. It's a great move from him. Obviously he played against him. He did quite well. I watched the games, but he's up at the end of the season. It's a fantastic move for him. Really good, aren't they? Barry did okay. I mean, I keep talking about League of Ireland about to be in the bargain ban of European football. Barry did okay. I don't know the exact figures, but it's around 70K. So that's not bad for someone with a few months left in his contract. I know their one that was closing, so there was about a bargain on going on. So I think it's a good deal for everyone. You can listen to the yellow-white bottom following your R2B podcast feeds. Going back to the county shops with Intermanagers Mark Connelly spoke to yellow-y TV following the light win. Yeah, we got there in the end. We had some big chance in the whole Eddie Beach. In the game, sorry, Eddie Beach called off some serious, some serious saves. And yeah, the boys left it late, which is not good for the hard, but not just the later one.

Absolutely the latest. I'll let you say the confidence is higher. I felt it in the change room today. I didn't have to say too much, didn't have to show up in the screen. There was a real calmness, a real confidence. Like you said, the boys were ready, they knew what they needed to do. And yeah, the folly deserved it in the end, and so proud. Day of an elite prox, Shells moved to fifth place and 37 points. One ahead of their opponents on the night and four behind fourth place in the dark. While Europe was still in convention, as they traveled to AIMDC Park next month for a crucial FBI coups every final against Galway noted. And it was a choice when they thought they had an all-one last night for most of their game, until they lost three two to the audience. Steven Roche opened the score for Galway with the goal of the year. Q. Kino Connell on LOI TV. I'm going to break forward with an even of a dash. Because he just even was. I'm going to strike from Steven Roche and I'm going to get her from the goal we have in the face. I'm going to go, Steven Roche. Chris Tried to double the home side to the early and second half.

Both flipped the script with a quarter of an hour to go. His color meeting got one back. Less than 10 minutes left for us, Tony. That was scoring. And in a very time, Captain Dawson's avoidant out of the way next to Curing Bowles plays in a three-horse tunnel race. Bowles' sister manager Steven Roche spoke to LOI TV, followed a big win for her side. Yeah, but we do have an odd sound silly, but it's one game at a time. We know if we come off in a little bit, we can get turned over. But we also know if we really play to our max. We're capable of beating anyone so. If I'm getting recovery now, we've had a big six days Saturday Friday. I'm getting ready to go and daily mount. There's something extra obviously special. We're daily mount during the countdown of the last few games there as well. So I think we have a duty for all the unbelievable international players, bohemians, players that have played at that ground. It's untouched. We have a duty as well in regards to really honor them and honor the grounds up by giving it our all. The league and that aside of the last few games there. There was just one draw on the premier day of the season last night as Grand Coppen's high-flying water factory, one hour with Dundalk and the RSC. Both goals came from one of the players in the first half as player of the month and August John Mann,

but the one of his own net, 20 minutes in, while Hayden can equalise 15 minutes later. One of the manager of Grand Coppen, the mentor of the Miss Chances, has said how do we need to add a OOTV for a long time. Yeah, look, we had lots of chances. We should have won the game, but we haven't. That's the fact that Dundalk was resilient. They hung in there. They created one until chances. They got a tad fortunate with the goal, the OG. But they're a dangerous team. They got some really good players, they're tough, they're strong, they're resilient. They've got a little bit of quality as well. So at the end of the day, how far have we come that we're coming off the pitch this point? We have a win. We haven't beat a top five, a top six team. So yeah, look on all, and all. Some days football goes like that for you. Some days you get a bit of luck, you convert your chances or the days you don't. We didn't convert the chances. We've only got ourselves to blame. Dundalk still sit in fourth place on 41 points, firmly outside the European Paces. However, Wanda for itself a chance at a continental trip as they look forward to a trip today. We have a chance to take on Bohemians in the first FUI Cup 75 on next month.

In the league, the blue is day 8 on 33 points. In the first season last night, Co-roundless shocked the rivals and lead champions, Corks, said he would have 3-2 win away. Bory Wanda was got a 1-0 away from home against Kerry. Finn Harves picked up a 3-1 win on the road against Wexford. And UCD and Atlone played at a 2-0 draw. Tonight, Lungford time taken on 3-0 and the pitch was getting half-7. Today, there was a full-slider women's permanent division of the FUI Cup as a 1 o'clock. Bohemians welcome Wexford to the stadium in Park. A 3 o'clock lead is at Lungton, dropped to the demo to take on 3-0. Wanda for the host Tee LaWaves and Jamal Grawers played Gawin out at a Tala stadium. A 5 o'clock P-Ment you know to take on Corks City at Greenock Park. And at 7-35, Slago Rowe is welcome title-chases, showruns and showruns. I spoke to Red Smithfielder, Olivia Domingo, a bit tonight's game and they're running to the end of season during the week. I'm excited. It's a great lineup of games. We have Slago coming up who gave us a good match earlier in the season. We owe him a 3 points. We've got that. We've got Rowevers coming up before the Cup Final even too, who we have some payback to do there.

And then the Cup Final, it's everything you could wish for as a player is just to have these big games and these important games towards the end of season when you're in form and when you're peaking. Meanwhile the National League continues this week with all fixtures taking place today. In Group 1, Movy United take on home firm DCU at 3 o'clock, while a 5 o'clock Bunnygie United's welcome Dublin site Luke in the United. In Group 2, St Francis host Lago Rowevers at 3 o'clock, while a 5 o'clock male play host Tee LaWaves. And in Group 3, Clarence Celtic welcome CK United at 2 o'clock, a Vodaford site villa play UCC at 6 o'clock. A Monday in the Premier Division St. Patrick's travel to Dundalk now in a win will take them top the table. Shares look for a rare league win as they welcome CK United at Hulker Park. Vodaford play host Adariy and Stuglin's Lago Rowevers take on Gaway United. A homage is kickoff at 7.45. While next Friday at 7.45, Dariy City take on Gaway United, while Shares went travel north to play Dundalk at Oriopark. While at 8 o'clock that night Bowles welcome CK United at any man park, and champion Shama Grovers play Vodaford.

While finally on Saturday, Slago Rowevers welcome Challengers St. Patrick's Lelik. Next Friday in the first division at Long Town take on Kerry, very wanderers face off against 3 D United, champions CK City play UCD, and long for 10 travel north to face Finn Harps. While Bexford welcome co-round list to Fairy CK Park. A homage is kickoff at 7.45. That is all we've time for in this position in the Lowa wrap up, I'm Raspanningan. You get more in the tonight's reaction to use from Cross-Legabar and the Half-Bong. With the Lowa bottom right so to see the opening for the ground with them, Lowa later with Ben Sime-Shenky in the new demands. Football deadly, Monday to Friday with the league. Our live coverage in X-Ride is as our eyes for football because I would cross the Half-Bong I would be practiced. We're back next week, take care. The Lowa wrap up. Catch live an exclusive commentary of the LL men's Premier Division. All season on Off the Ball. The Off the Ball, Bank of Ireland rugby road show is coming to the Dexcom Stadium. Join some of Connott rugby's biggest stars, including Finley Beelham, Billy Bowen, Paul Boyle and Sean Maldun,

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