Fern Mc Costigan: October 2014

Friday, October 31, 2014

The Dundalk Lilywhites Flamboyant League Champions

Stephen Kenny is one happy man and with a reason to smile, after delivering a double set of shields to the halls of Oriel Park in Dundalk Loth County.

Nice to see a project flourish and deliver results, as the one’s delivered by his Lilywhites, after a long fought race to the top with the Leesiders of Cork City.

A shield that will add the count to ten shields of league play along a fifth League of Ireland or EA Sports Cup.

Will be hailed as a dream of a campaign by the multiple followers of this Loth County club, which they never ceased to support their squad and hence the results.

Securing a champions’ League playoff run in the next elimination process, hopefully the Dundalk Boys can really put on a show as the one they put on their recent match against Cork City.

As they say in Gaelic “comhghairdeas leis Na Seaimpíní Cumann Peile Dhún Dealgan” or Congratulations to the Dundalk FC.

For never letting their guard down in any of its matches of league play and in the final match of the campaign were it count the most, their top rated player performed a miracle of a performance by netting one of the goals.

Miracles do exist and fairytales that come to life were displayed on the field of play, with a wonderful performance by Stephen O’ Donnell, that same chap which saw his fortunes earlier in the campaign with a career ending injury.

Being one of the responsible of giving his Lilywhites the coveted league shield and silencing his doubters about his ending career after a setback of injuries, not today was his overall response and with a determination of a champion he delivered.

Very well putting the icing on the cake, the Dundalk chaps sealed the victory with a late goal from defender Brian Gartland, to close the long awaited dream and pursuit of the Republic Of Ireland League shield.

I do hail the ambition and determination of this Lilywhite squad that throughout the whole campaign, played as a contender and with a hunger to win it all, by netting a couple of shields.

Dundalk FC campaign will be filled with a lot of hoopla for its overall accomplishments and feats in the field and off it, congratulation’s Lilywhites for your one of a kind campaign.

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Monday, October 27, 2014

A Well Planned Afternoon of Football R’s Style

Queens Park Rangers Manager Harry Redknapp is one happy chap, after seeing his boys put on a show in EPL’S Monday match played at Loftus Park.

After a dismal and slow start, the R’s are finally awakening to a new style of football and a very offensive one.

Seeing double from its front man Charlie Austin, netting a couple of goal’s that became the decisive ones for the win on the 17’ and the 69’ minutes respectively.

The Hoops are enjoying a well-deserved victory at home and as well delighting its loyal followers with a one side show over a depleted Aston Villa squad.

That never showed any signs of opposition to the home squad and letting them put a display of a fine football and earning their first win of the campaign.

With the prospects of getting away from the always fatidic relegation spots, being always in this squads’ path and final of destinies in its past campaigns in Premiership.

The Fernandez and Mittal families’ are being a bit confident of its current boss and they believe he can turn things around for this North London squad.

In need of netting a permanent stay for many years to come, with the big boys of Premiership and seeing this club project once envisioned in a four year plan- to become a bit prosperous in the long run.

Time is on Queens park Rangers side for now, but don’t let the chairman’s go asleep on the winter market if there’s some monies in their coffers to bring the much needed help in the areas this squad is in need.

Still hard work has its rewards for the Hoops, seeded in nineteenth place isn’t an overall wish for boss Harry Redknapp goals.

A win is a win, showing off a determined R’s squad looking in its old days in Championship a bit invincible and unstoppable that did the trick for their promotion to Premiership.

Nine matches with two wins so far in the campaign aren’t cutting the mustard for the R’s projects at the beginning of the campaign; a breakthrough like today can be the excuse of mounting a winning streak.

As many ask themselves if Skipper Redknapp will get a trick out of his hat, after all with a schedule not to envy from the Hoops rival’s and include squads of the likes of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and Manchester City at home.

At the end QPR will be a one fighting squad looking to redeemed in front of their followers and try an extra humane effort to salvage their campaign and a continuance of playing with the big boys of Premiership.

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The Ruthless West Ham Irons Premiership Revival

Finally, West Ham is starting to play like an all-around contender in this edition of Premiership, with a go- getting attitude and a winning determination.

Boleyn Grounds is living up a campaign in what many are calling a rebirth of this entity, well known in the annals of this league history as a hardened one.

As many are seeing a long time fighting Academy of Football, playing like in its heydays and making a comeback with an over- the- top push for greatness and return to its old glories.

Indeed, West Ham United is making a push to the league top, so far seeded in fourth place with sixteen points and netting thirteen points out of eighteen in play.

Their current position that enables the Irons if the league was over today, a spot in the prestigious and competed Champion’s League.

Well driven to be its best all over again, the Hammers are showing off a new approach, as every match this club plays every week, playing like something’s at stake!

And very well a hunger for greatness is becoming evident in every week match being played and directed by West Ham boss Sam Allardyce, that in every match he’s injecting a certain motivation in his initial eleven.

Still the loss to Man United hurt this club momentum, but not it spirit of persistence, which is giving them a dream of a campaign.

With a defending champion in Manchester City visiting the Grounds and being labeled as a favorite to win this match, unfortunate for them things suddenly turned sour for the visiting boys of Lancashire.

For now skipper Allardyce needs to focus in his squad upcoming matches, being Stoke City, Aston Villa, Everton and Newcastle United as the foes to beat.

West Ham is really making a strong comeback in this edition of the English Premier League and proving that this club is demonstrating that they can soar into new heights.

The top is not reserved for the big spenders and the so called top gun clubs, but for the bold and the courageous ones that disregarding the competition how tough it is, they won’t fold and inch.

Ask that to the chaps of West Ham United and its skipper Sam Allardyce living a fairy tale, not even a reality that so far has earned this club its long lost respect and it’s making a believer in this follower’s that can number in the millions.

At the end we will see how this club will fare throughout this 2014-15 campaign of the English Premier League, with upcoming matches, each one being seen as a challenge well meet.

Resurgence like no other is what this East London club is showing off in every week of play in Premiership, how far they will reach their goals, was not envisioned by its top brass and boss.

Time will be this clubs best ally and a healthy initial eleven with its newly added players and its young talents, which so far have shown a winning desire.

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Sunday, October 26, 2014

A Proud Southampton Saints Squad Comes Marching In!

When the Saints come marching into Premiership, they really mean business and want to demonstrate their mettle in this edition of Premiership.

With a positon worth the envy of many squads in the EPL, the House that Pochettino built is causing mayhem in all of the league entities.

A brilliant if not wonderful football is what this club is playing now, under the wisdom and experience of Boss Ronnie Koeman, so far enjoying a fruitful start for his chaps looking to take over the top.

After seeing a diaspora of players at the beginning of the campaign, the Southampton squad took matters into its own hands and brought a good deal of new players to substitute the departed ones.

Now we are witnessing one of the best starts for a club, that after coming two campaign’s ago to Premiership and was on the verge of returning to the infamous Championship league.

Currently this club is showing off one of its best starts in EPL and putting some pressure on present leader in the Chelsea Blues that has a match pending.

I mean if the Saint’s foes can see them now, many will credit the Andean’s legacy, it’s the current skipper wise moves and the one that put down a rebellion at Saint Mary’s and looks at the results.

Causing an uproar in every match played and giving a lesson to its detractors in what determination means in the so called modest and little squad’s , that so far are being represented by a hardened Saints.

Winning in a very convincing fashion in each one of its matches, the Saints can count on a great offensive and defensive initial eleven delivering results.

Still the best is yet to come in a way of a challenging schedule, which will be a test of nerves and really display this club willingness to win it all if possible in this campaign.

In the overall table, these battling Saints are in sole possession of second place well ahead of squads of the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City and Manu.

The Holy Boys are playing a beautiful game with eighteen points in play, they have amassed fifteen points and in command of second place and within striking distance of in the overall table of first position.

Unfortunately for the Saints the campaigns has a lot of marches’ to be played very perform and play like there is no tomorrow with the so called top guns of Premiership.

For now, this squad is turning many heads and surprising many in this edition of the English Premier League, that at the end, if this club has its ways it will achieve its goals!

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