City can’t afford any slips
He’s right too, in that the SSE Airtricity League title run-in — which, barring a collapse by either side, is looking like a two-horse race between second-placed City and leaders Dundalk — now becomes, in effect, a series of mini cup finals, each game capable of delivering a knockout blow either way.
But, to make things even more interesting, the same high-stakes dynamic applies to Athlone Town who, anchored to the foot of the table, will be scrapping for every single point in their battle for survival.
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