Thursday 20 June 2013
Cliftonville manager Tommy Breslin has revealed that the club is examining the finer details of Fifa's player registration guidelines in the hope that James Knowles' Irish Cup final dream won't be crushed by red tape.
Glentoran manager Eddie Patterson is attempting to tie striker Andy Waterworth to a new contract before Saturday's Irish Cup final with Cliftonville.
Cliftonville 2 Ballinamallard 1: Solitude has not been short of champagne moments in recent times but Cliftonville had plenty of cause for celebration this weekend.
Glenavon 3 Donegal Celtic 1: Two old war horses and a rising star waved farewell to supporters at Mourneview Park on Saturday.
Glentoran 1 Coleraine 1: Angry Eddie Patterson rapped his Glentoran players for failing to provide him with a pre-Irish Cup final boost ahead of Saturday's Windsor Park battle with Cliftonville.
Linfield 1 Crusaders 2: It may have been all back-slaps on the pitch, but there was a frosty atmosphere off it!
Portadown 1 Lisburn Distillery 0: The dust had barely settled after their win over Lisburn Distillery when Portadown boss Ronnie McFall announced a wholesale clear-out of players.
Ballymena United 1 Dungannon Swifts 2: The curtain came down on Ballymena United's season with a disappointing home defeat by Dungannon Swifts – although some would argue it effectively ended when Alan Davidson's spot-kick won the Co Antrim Shield final shoot-out against Linfield.
Cliftonville's trophy cabinet is already starting to burst at the seems.
As the season comes to a climax and the players prepare for their summer holidays, it's time our final Player of the Month of the season.
Crusaders are set to announce a glamour pre-season tournament and a quick reunion with Premier League giants Liverpool.
Northern Ireland legend David Healy has broken his silence to lift the lid on his nightmare season and hit back at Bury fans who recently have been booing him, labelling him the club's worst signing ever and making him a scapegoat for their shocking season.
With the door closing on the season, the scramble for new players begins in earnest for managers across the land, but Glenn Ferguson feels he has already conducted two superb pieces of business.
Tommy Breslin would love to be able to tell everyone how it feels to be a champion.
While most managers will be looking forward to a well-deserved summer break in the likes of Lanzarote, Majorca or the Algarve, Gary Hamilton's itinerary will look more at hotspots such as Bray, Sligo and Dundalk!
Glentoran Belfast United and Crusaders Strikers got the new season off to a flying start with opening day victories.
NI Vauxhall School's Cup Finals day from Ballymena Showgrounds.
Crusaders 3 Cliftonville 0: Cliftonville manager Tommy Breslin could not hide his frustration after one of the Premiership's fiercely contested derbies descended into a drab, depressing spectacle at Seaview.
Linfield 0 Ballinamallard 1: Linfield manager David Jeffrey admits he'll have a busy summer!
Ballymena United 0 Glenavon 2: The summer will be the usual merry-go-round of comings and goings and that mood was certainly in evidence at the Ballymena Showgrounds on Saturday.
Gerry forces Sammy into Mexican wave
Pubs, clubs and parties
Australia fly-half James O'Connor is ready to shoulder the responsibility after being asked to spearhead the Wallabies' attack against the British and Irish Lions.
The phoney war is finally over and what Warren Gatland had desperately sought to avoid happening has come to pass — the Lions squad is now in two distinct camps.
Paul Diggin has signed a contract extension with Northampton Saints which will see the winger combine coaching with playing.
Greg Bateman has joined Exeter from London Welsh, the Chiefs have announced.
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