Galway primed for Premier status push

WITH Derry City already safely installed in the Airtricity League Premier Division, the issue now is who will join them in the top-flight – and who will drop down to make way.

The first stage in the promotion/relegation play-offs starts tonight when Galway United host Bray Wanderers at Terryland Park while, at the same time, Waterford United take on Monaghan United at the RSC. The winners in Galway will secure their Premier status while the losers will go on to play the winners of the Suirside game in a two-legged affair to determine the final ups and downs of the league season.

On Friday, Galway wisely rested 10 of the team which had beaten Bohemians the previous week yet still managed a 3-3 draw with already relegated Drogheda, making it six goals scored for the Tribesmen in their last two games.