Tag: Queen’s University
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It’s another All-Amateur League Intermediate Final after Belfast duo see off PIL big hitters
Another showpiece in the Irish FA’s flagship intermediate competition has been decided, and the parallels from last year can already quickly be drawn. It’s another all-Amateur League Final and another meet-up between two Belfast sides – and, again, it’s north versus west who will do battle at Windsor Park to win the Intermediate Cup. Holders…
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Removal of post-split schedule misaligns Premier Intermediate from rest of Irish League
There’s been much change in the Playr-Fit Premier Intermediate League however you see it. What was a 12-team league, in alignment with the Premiership and Championship at least in respect of its size, is now a restructured 14-team division as of the summer of 2023. As we all know, administration was the domineering talking point…
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Bunched-up PIL summit and big twists tee up tense title hunt to go right to the wire
The Playr-Fit Premier Intermediate League promotion race took some fresh turns at the weekend, thus a climactic end to the campaign is in the pipeline with the prize of dining among the ranks of senior-status football in 2024/25. A couple of crunch clashes between top-five rivals, namely Armagh City’s hosting of leaders Limavady United and…
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Linfield won BetMcLean Cup the hard way… ‘home advantage’ argument just doesn’t stick
Well, Linfield have done what Linfield tend to do, adding another trophy to their sizeable trophy cabinet in the form of the BetMcLean Cup. In front of over 9,000 interested spectators at Windsor Park, the Blues’ successful defence of a piece of silverware that’s rapidly risen in prominence in recent years thanks to its Sunday…
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Defences can win titles in the Irish League… but sometimes attack is the best form of it
There’s a classic saying in football that has rung true in many hunts for league glory all over the world across the years. “Attacks win you games, defences win you titles.” First famously coined by the legendary former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who suggested that scoring bucketloads of goals may win you battles…
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Stewart Nixon’s resurgence is an inspirational feelgood tale of the 2023/24 campaign
Seeing a player who has battled hard through personal adversity to return to their peak performance will never not be a satisfying sight. That’s exactly the case with Stewart Nixon, the flying forward whose injury hell finally looks to be behind him. At the start of this season, the fleet-footed attacker made a surprise loan…
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The team that wins the Premier Intermediate League is the one best prepared for battle
In the Premier Intermediate League this past weekend, two of the expected big hitters of the division locked horns when Warrenpoint Town travelled to face Ballymacash Rangers. It proved a tight affair at The Bluebell, with frontman Junior Shotayo putting the ‘Point into the lead three minutes after the half-time restart before ‘Cash captain Jordan…
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Free-scoring Limavady United have a familiarity on their side that could hand them a promotion
Limavady United’s goal glut to start the Premier Intermediate League campaign has come under the spotlight – and not without reason. The Roesiders have started the new third-tier campaign in an impressive vein; with just six matches played, they have already scored an astonishing 28 goals, scooping up 15 out of a possible 18 points…
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