Football Season Guide

Premier League
Ireland
Premier League
2018
St Patricks Athletic
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St Patricks Athletic

In


Ryan Brennan (mid) (Bray), Dean Clarke (def) (Limerick), Thomas Byrne (att) (Drogheda), Simon Madden (def) (Shamrock), James Doona (att) (Shamrock), Kevin Toner (def) (Aston Villa), Mick Leahy (def) (Sligo), Jake Keegan (att) (Edmonton)

Out


Josh O'Hanlon (r) (att) (Cork), Jonathan Lunney (sp) (def) (Bohemians), Gavin Peers (r) (def) (Derry), Kurtis Byrne (sp) (att) (Linfield), Jordi Balk (r) (def) (Oss), Ciaran Kelly (sp) (def) (Drogheda), Rory Feely (sp) (def) (Waterford), Paul O'Conor (sp) (mid) (Bray), Billy Dennehy (sp) (mid) (Limerick), Eric Donnelly (sp) (gk) (Bray), Darren Dennehy (sp) (def) (Limerick)

St.Patrick's are coming from a difficult season that saw them escape relegation by the skin of their teeth, as they were under threat of going down until the very end of the campaign. While the Saints' disappointing league campaign in the 2016 season was somewhat masked by their League Cup win, there were no silver linings for them to take following the previous campaign and Liam Buckley has conducted a squad clearout during the summer. St.Patrick's did lose two important players in Josh O'Hanlon and Gavin Peers, who joined the likes of Cork and Derry, respectively, but they brought in a number of proven Premier League players in Ryan Brennan, Thomas Byrne, Simon Madden and Mick Leahy, while a lot will be expected from Kevin Tonner, who joins from English side Aston Villa and has experience on loan with several English lower league sides. Despite losing a couple of starters, St.Pats definitely look stronger than they were last season and their experienced manager will be confident that his side will do better than they did the last time around.

Target


After two consecutive seasons of disappointment, St.Pats will be expected to get back to their usual standards. A solid midtable finish and at least one decent cup run will be expected.