Three squads one shield, one European position and the league top honors in play, is what the current state of the North Ireland Premier League is for now.
With Linfield, Cliftonville and Portadown currently fighting for first place and with the Blues advantage of two points over the Reds; these squads are playing with a lot of courage, like there’s no tomorrow!
As NIPL last edition Champions, the Cliftonville Reds seeking a repeat of last campaign glories, suddenly things aren’t looking as an easy affair for these chaps- as the always dominant Blues aren’t giving an inch as well seeing a surprising Ports squad moving up on the table.
In last weekend matches, these squads came victorious, showing off a certain struggle to take care of their respective compromises, with just goal in each match- that at the end really made the difference.
Still there’s a few matches left in the campaign and anything can happen as the fourth place Crusaders are waiting for a mishap from any of these troops.
The way Portadown squad played its last match, they really showed the mettle this chaps have, showing a hunger to win the coveted Danske Bank NIPL Shield- that’s has been absent from the halls of Shamrock Stadium.
For the Linfield Blues, hard fought win against a determined Glentoran for the minimum difference of one goal, proves that the lads of Manager David Jeffrey won’t allow its archrival’s the Reds for a repeat of their last season achievements.
On the Cliftonville side, Tommy Breslin group really come victorious over an aggressive and always defensive Dungannon Swifts squad- that never gave any liberties for the defending champions.
Red hot, so far this campaign has shown a certain level of competiveness in all of the squads that make up this league all around class and top of the line level.
It’s when the league will continue its hostilities on March 8th were the Cliftonville Reds show off against a Ballinamallard squad, hungry for points as well looking to move up in the overall table.
A case for the Linfield Blues is that they will have their hands full with a visiting Portadown Ports, an anxious group of individuals willing to add points to their cause, very well move closer to the top positions in the table.
Time will be the ally of these squads, as well their destiny and the willingness to fight for a one of a kind campaign and deliver the always coveted, Danske Bank NIPL Shield.
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