2014 season can finally be just about the football

Trying to predict what way a domestic season will unfold is a fool’s errand so let’s buckle up and simply enjoy what the SSE Airtricity League throws at us.

Tales of financial mismanagement and match-fixing may have plagued the league in recent years, but 2014 can be different; it can finally be just about the football and how good it is.

Yes, the league does produce an entertaining brand of football and evidence can be seen in the highlights reels of St Patrick’s Athletic’s Premier Division title triumph or Sligo Rovers’ gripping FAI Cup victory.