The heat is on, in
North Ireland Premiership, with a couple of it Belfast based squads, the
Linfield Blues and the two time defending league champions, Crusaders FC.
With a slim, five
point’s advantage and twelve matches left in the campaign, this league can be
for anyone that can display a sort of audacious and dynamic football that can
net them the grand prize of the league shield.
So far in first place
Stephen Baxter Crusaders FC, is seeing how their lead atop the league table has
shrink within their cross-town rivals the Linfield Blues making a push and
trying to end their title famine with a bang.
Suddenly the NIPL is
becoming a much-contested entity between two of its squads.
For one, the
Crusaders FC squad is currently seating pretty in first place and in their last
three matches, these have added points in their favor with a draw and a couple
of notable wins.
The last one comes
from a 3-1 rout over Glenavon at Seaview and those three points of gold stretched
their lead over the Blues in the general table with a next match considered a
bit difficult in the Belfast Derby against Cliftonville.
As for the Linfield
Blues will host Glentoran at Windsor Park, looking forward to a positive result
against the Glens, these not doing so well in the overall table, still for the
Blues Manager David Healy will be a tough outing.
After their league
compromises over, these two squads will meet on the first week of January 24,
to play the final of the Antrim Shield on a match scheduled at Seaview to the
discontent of the Blues directives.
Still the momentum
and confidence rides high in the Crues 11 that in every match these take it as
an all-around challenge and with the sole purpose of making things happen, in
order to deliver another trophy and successful campaign to the halls at
Seaview.
The only
inconvenience call the Linfield Blues and these along their Boss David Healy,
the heat is on and with a lot of anticipation, and he is putting his squad into
overdrive to see if they can finally net a shield to its halls in Windsor.
One questions arises
from all of this, of who will it be and persist until its end, to obtain and
deliver not only the shield but also all of the bragging rights in all of
Belfast as the top squad.
Still this cup match
will be a sort of second round after on the 31st on New Year’s Eve
will see who is who in the Danske Bank Premiership, when the Crusaders will
host the Linfield squad in Seaview, here will ignite these two clubs rivalry.
At the end, the
remaining matches of the Northern Ireland Premiership League, will be seen very
closely as with these two Belfast giants, the name of the game is nonstop for
these two gladiators looking for the ultimate of league glories.
Come March time, we
will have a definitive champion, despite the Hachetmen lead by five points over
the Blues, nothing assured for the Crusaders and they are aware of their competition
ahead from their cross-town neighbors looking forward to unseat them.
It is not over until it
is over and by that time will see a repeating or new champion in the North Ireland Premier League.
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