FOOTBALL DAILY: Dublin derby takes centre-stage, Shels renew Derry rivalry, and Omobamidele's Strasbourg march on in Europe
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And welcome along to Friday's Football Daily. I'm Phil Egan. Coming up today, we'll preview our huge live commentary match from the League of Ireland with rivals Shamrock Rovers and Bohemian set to go head-to-head in Talla. We look ahead to the other games, including a big match for Derry City who are in Dublin to take on Shelburne. And Andrew Omobamadeli plays a key role as Strasbourg reach a first European semi-final for 30 years. But first at Tallis Stadium, it's first against third with Shamrock Rovers up against all rivals Bohemians in their second Dublin derby of the season. The sides met at Dalyman Park back in February when Bows won 3-2 in a game they were 3-0 up in before a couple of late goals from Rovers.
That's the only game the champions have lost this season. Since then, Bows have just two wins from their last seven games. They were beaten for the first time last week.
against Sligo Rovers Stephen Bradley's side have won their last two Dublin derbies against Shelburne and St Pat's to move top of the league and he says they will have taken the position they're in now at the start of the campaign Yeah look if you said to us at the start of the year just where we will be at this point you would take it we know that there's still so much more to come from the group and we know we get better and stronger as the season goes but we're in a good position and like I said you would have taken that before the season started
Bobas have won four of their last five against Rovers, but they only have one win in 12 and Talla. Manager Alan Reynolds says his side always enjoy going to Talla though.
It's another game for us, isn't it?
What are the highlights of the Dublin derby between Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians?
We enjoy playing Rovers, enjoy going to Talla. Big pitch, which two teams try and play, try and possession base, but also out of possession. We've got to be good, but look, we've obviously watched loads of them the last few weeks and they're doing well, but we look forward to that one.
Kick-off is 8 o'clock. You'll be able to hear live commentary of the game with Jonathan Higgins and Vinnie Perth. We'll have all the build-up from 7 o'clock and off the ball on Newstalk and the Go Loud app as well. It's one of four games in the Premier Division tonight. Derry City will be hoping to get a first win since the end of February when they take on Shelburne at Talca Park. Shells have lost their last two. They didn't play last week. Their game away to Galway United was called off late on. Derry boss Tiernan Lynch says Shells have threats all over the pitch.
Yeah, listen, they're a top side. There's no doubt they've got good players. They've a threat and obviously everybody knows about Harry Wood and the ability of the likes of Harry Wood and they've probably got strength and depth all over the pitch. So we've been down there now on the last couple of occasions and we've done okay apart from The first game of last season, but we're well aware of their threat. They obviously came to our place earlier in the season. We felt a little bit hard done by, so that's something that we have an opportunity to try and put right.
Gareth McLean and Vinnie Perth joined Stephen Doyle this week as ever on the LOI pod. And despite Shell's poor recent form, he's expecting the challenge once they get all their players back.
I think the break might have helped Shell as well, Gareth, because we know Joey's such a good coach, isn't he? And I think he'd have appreciated that time on the pitch just to, and whatever about Paddy Barrett, but maybe just trying to get the other players that have been kind of trying to hold the fort while he's gone to get them kind of defensively better set for these games.
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