Category: Premiership
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Both Coleraine and Sky Sports missed out on Conor McKendry’s wing wizardry in dour draw
‘A great advert for the Irish League’ is a cliché that is repeated so much that you may as well have it as your phrase of choice when teaching your pet parrot how to speak. Fear not, though; you wouldn’t have heard a peep of that following Monday night’s Sports Direct Premiership clash between Coleraine…
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Joe Thomson has the Midas touch as Larne show why midfield goalscorers are so sought-after
Saturday evening’s top two tussle at Windsor Park was always going to carry a huge significance – one way or another. Had Linfield won, the engravers would likely have been readying themselves to etch their name on the Gibson Cup even at this early stage. 11 points, though by no means unassailable in November, surely…
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Larne’s victory over Cliftonville tees them up as the ones to halt Linfield’s irrepressible title surge
Friday night saw two big hitters in action at Inver Park, with Larne and Cliftonville facing off in a game that, although just a third of the way through the season, felt like a defining duel at the top of the table. Starting the day split by as fine a margin as their respective shades…
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Carrick Rangers’ future success will be laid on a platform club legend David Hilditch helped build
Sadness was very much in the air on Sunday following news of the passing of David Hilditch. A dedicated servant to Carrick Rangers, performing a number of roles at his beloved club including as chairman and secretary, Hilditch was a passionate advocate for the Irish League whose contributions at Taylors Avenue have left an indelible…
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Linfield found a calm in a different kind of storm at Solitude… exactly the type champions need
Last week, Storm Babet brought torrents of rain and fierce gusts of wind as it roared into the British Isles. Depending on where you were, flooded streets and felled trees cut the landscape in the calm that followed. But a calm of a different kind could be found amid the ecstasy of a bouncing away…
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Loughgall’s brilliant Benji Magee reaping the rewards of his non-linear path to stardom
Flying forward Benji Magee has been one of the Irish League’s top-performing young guns this campaign. The Loughgall starlet, who plundered a dramatic late winner to sink Larne at Lakeview Park having already lofted in a sublime leveller against Crusaders at Seaview, added a fresh string to his bow on completing his first senior hat-trick.…
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Carrick Rangers have top-half ambitions, and Danny Purkis is good enough to get them there
The past few months have certainly been eventful at Carrick Rangers, with much occurring both on and off the pitch. In the summer, the east Antrim club’s recruitment turned heads, signalling their intent to surge up the league table under the watchful eye of impressive manager Stuart King. Now, after a relatively slow start to…
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Likeable Loughgall’s impressive start is down to staying true to what makes them great
It has been a most impressive start to the season for this season’s newly promoted team to the Premiership, Loughgall. Having returned to the top-flight after a 16-year absence, there is a refreshing air about the Villagers and how they have handled the step up from the second-tier. While they recently suffered a heavy 6-0…
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