Limerick plotting great escape

It’s the final night of the regular season in the SSE Airtricity League and, at the bottom of the Premier Division, Limerick and Drogheda United will hope to turn the last chance saloon into the second last chance saloon — while Galway United and Sligo Rovers, will be cursing the fates should a miraculous swing in goal difference see either of them dragged back into the relegation mire.

The RTÉ2 cameras will be at the Showgrounds to see if Limerick can get the win versus Sligo they need to avoid automatic relegation. “It’s clear cut: we need to win,” says manager Martin Russell.

Two points above Limerick, Drogheda United will be hoping for the same against Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght, a result which would definitely ensure them of, at least, a playoff place, at the expense of the Shannonsiders. With the two relegation-threatened sides also sharing an identical goal difference of -28, things could hardly be tighter.