Better the treble you know

There's Premier Division action on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night for us to blow our wads of cash on...so lets get to it. The special treble on offer at 5/1 from Stan James could be the best way to make the midweek football pay - especially if you take up the free bet offer.


Monday 20.00
Shelbourne v Waterford Utd

The Blues put in a solid enough performance at home to Sligo Rovers at the weekend and we're very unlucky not to have taken something from the game. As suggested in the last post here Alan Reynolds looks like making a big difference to the Munster club.

His side come up against his most recent employers tonight as Waterford head to Tolka Park to take on a free-flowing Shels side. Shrewdly, under the conditions of Reynolds' transfer, he can't play tonight.

Unsurprisingly Shels are massive favourites here, and there may be more profit in predicting Shels winning scoreline than anything else.

Shels to win 3-0 at 7/1 looks worth a pop.


1/6 Shelbourne
9/2 Draw
12/1 Waterford United

Correct Score Prices
10/1 Shelbourne 1-0
8/1 Shelbourne 2-0
10/1 Shelbourne 2-1
7/1 Shelbourne 3-0
10/1 Shelbourne 3-1
7/1 Shelbourne 4-0

0-0 Draw 12/1
1-1 Draw 12/1

20/1 Waterford 1-0
66/1 Waterford 2-0







Tuesday 19.45
Bray Wanderers v Sligo Rovers

Bray sat out the weekend round of fixtures in deference to Cork's European ambitions so have a bit more rest than the Sligo side which took a hard fought win against Waterford.

You've to go back to the middle of May to find the last time Sligo scored less than two goals in a game - that's a pretty impressive record for the Eircom League. Sean Connor's men quiet achievements have seen them creep in to fifth spot in the table. There's a good spread of goals among the squad as well, they are not over-reliant on one or two players to find the net for them. There's plenty more ambition there too as indicated by the signing of ex-Leeds youth starlet Harpal Singh.

In this game I think we see the most confident side in the division take on one of the least confident. We were extraordinarily unlucky when we opposed Bray in the UCD game, but we must persevere. The class will out and at odds against Sligo are a cracking bet for singles backers.

9/4 Bray Wanderers
2/1 Draw
11/10 Sligo Rovers




Wednesday 19.45
Longford Town v St Patricks Athletic

Both sides come in to this game on the back of two defeats. Pats have lost their hold on fifth spot to Sligo while the Longford revival that looked to be starting with the two goal victory of Dublin City has now been derailed with only one point taken from the last nine available.

Longford's season is starting to slip away from them, they are not yet competing for a top six spot and this would really have to be their minimum target in the league this year.

Meanwhile - at a glance - Pats look as if they are standing on the brink of undoing much of the good work from the first semester of the season, but on closer inspection that's not the case. They could well have taken a point from their defeat against Bohemians - a Mark Quigley penalty miss not helping matters. Pats aren't playing like a team down on their luck, there is still a verve and excitement about their play - largely powered by Trevor Molloy's enthusiasm.

I'm tempted by the draw here, but I'm going to plum for a Pats win.

7/4 Longford Town
2/1 Draw
11/8 St Patricks Athletic

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