Ben Symes

First time they're going to play in Europe in four years.

It's a big year for both, isn't it?

Yeah, the Aviva's going to be great as well, but I know you're going along to it, Pats and Bows, and in Classic League of Ireland, I guess, fan interactions that were happening online yesterday, I saw some Bows fans were giving out when they saw some of the clips about it and going, we're bringing four to one or five to one for Pats fans for that game.

Pats were like, you know, we're going to have to bring a big crowd too.

And then straight away it becomes, oh, we're the bigger part of the rivalry.

So it starts even before they get to the Aviva in a couple of weeks.

So first week, we're going to be at Tala Stadium.

So Stephen Doyle is going to be live for Shamrock Rovers against Dundalk, which is Dundalk's return back up to the top flight, which also means we've got the loud derby back as well.

Stephen Cain is actually living in the Dundalk area, so he's excited to see them back.

Obviously, his own young lad's playing for the Lily Whites at the moment too.

But it means Drogs, who for last year, we were all wondering if they were going to kind of contend for the title and then it kind of tailed off a little bit for them.

But it means we do have the derby back in the Premier.

Now, before we get accused of just talking about clubs in Louth and Dublin and Derry City, the months for contingent have gone down.

I was chatting to Podge Hammond a little bit yesterday.

He's still in great nick.

There was rumours that he might leave Waterford FC because, naturally, he scored a lot of goals the last couple of seasons.

You can understand why clubs right at the top of the table might want to sign him.

But Waterford were fairly steadfast.

There's no way that Podge Hammond was going to leave.

You caught up with him as well.