Pike Rovers boss Mick Shiels plays down chances of upsetting St Patrick’s Athletic

Defeat to Sheriff YC in last weekend’s FAI Junior Cup final at the Aviva Stadium has taken a little of the spark out of Pike Rovers.
Pike Rovers boss Mick Shiels plays down chances of upsetting St Patrick’s Athletic
Sat, 21 May, 2016 - 01:00
Paul Buttner

Tonight, the Limerick non-league side are back in Dublin to take on St Patrick’s Athletic in the FAI Senior Cup in far from ideal circumstances, with manager Mick Shiels saying his side is on its last legs due to their hectic end of season schedule.

“We’re not in great shape,” said Dubliner Shiels.

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