Friday, February 3, 2017

2017 SSE Airtricity League of Ireland- The Pats looking to bounce back into the spotlight



After three years out of contention, Liam Buckley, the Pats Boss is looking forward to a one of a kind campaign filled with many thrills and a return of his Saints to the league top spots.

Despite the drought of a league shield, the Super Pats never stop in their quest of netting important trophies to their halls at Richmond Park back at Inchicore.

Still this squad despite seeing an exodus of players going to others squads, the arrival of new faces and keeping some of their valuable players put in these parts of Dublin, the Saints are up a ready to front and deliver a top-notch campaign.

The aim for the Dubliners is to stop the Lilywhites in netting another consecutive fourth league shield, alongside of becoming the top squad in the Erin’s capital whenever the Derbies held and these looking forward to domination.

As their neighbors in the Capital with the Bohemians and the Shamrock Rovers, these looking forward to get the upper hand in the capital Derbies, the Pats are already looking forward to a series of competed clashes and getting the best of these matches.

Currently the Pats have made some bold moves in the market and captured some important players to reinforce this sqaud on the eve of another contested and fought campaign in the SSE League of Ireland.

With the arrival of former Liverpool Red Alex O’ Hanlon getting the company of Bohemians former Keeper Barry Murphy, Shamrock Rovers striker  Kurtis Byrne and Sligo Rover defender Gavin Peers.

So far, the Super Pats have delivered a valuable shield in the EA Sports Cup to close this 2016 and so far they have made it into quarterfinals of the Leinster Cup and looking good and convincing in every match played.

As the preseason has exposed many of the Saints current players and many academy prospects that for Manager Buckley will be having a hard time deciding who will the ideal man to get the call and play with the big guns.

With many of the Saints initial eleven returning and new faces coming to Richmond Park, the main goal for their man at the helm will be seeing a finish among the top three if not the league top to dethrone the current back-to-back winners the Dundalk Lilywhites.

This will be the ideal campaign for the Super Pats to finish in a high note and offer us a one of a kind campaign if not a banner one at the end, as these will take advantage of any opportunity given to continue delivering shields at Inchicore.

One thing for sure, the Saint Patrick Athletic Boys are up and ready to make it into a prominent campaign and win it all as well assure a spot in the prestigious Europe League and make it into another squad to live a fairy tale.

For now first things first, it will be to net a spot among the top three and maybe crown themselves as this edition league champions.

Hail Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa!




 
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