THE first round draw of the Cu-Plas FA Cup has paired together some unlikely bedfellows none more so than Premier League leaders St George’s and Division Two battlers Foxdale who meet at the latter’s Billy Goat Park ground on Saturday.
THE Isle of Man’s opponents in the Inter League Cup quarter-finals will be Liverpool County Premier League after West Yorkshire were removed from the competition for a breach of rules in the previous round.
PEEL warmed up nicely for the weekend’s eagerly awaited ‘old firm’ Cu-Plas FA Cup clash with a totally convincing victory over a disappointing Ramsey Youth Centre side at Douglas Road on Saturday.
ST George’s grip on the Canada Life Premier League title tightened further on Saturday as they beat Rushen 2-3 at Croit Lowey to move six points clear at the summit of the top-flight standings.
AYRE United’s bid for survival took another blow when they went down to a 4-1 defeat to Corinthians at Ballafletcher in the Canada Life Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
ANDY D topped the predictions game last weekend after amassing a total of 10 points, helped largely by a perfect score from the Castletown v Peel game at The Stadium.
DESPITE using a staggering 96 players across its 17 Premier League line-ups so far this season, a further eight make their debut in the latest Isle of Man Newspapers’ Team of the Week after Saturday’s rearranged top-flight matches.
ST George’s stroll to the Canada Life Premier League title could come across an obstacle this weekend as the top-flight’s current pacesetters travel to 2010 champions Rushen.
THE last of the Cu-Plas FA Cup preliminary rounds ties should, weather-permitting, be contested this weekend when in-form Onchan travel to Springfield Road to take on Police.
St Mary’s staged a remarkable comeback at the Bowl on Saturday to remain firmly in this season’s title race after sending Old Boys crashing to their fourth defeat in the Canada Life Premier League.
RYCOB struck a dramatic 89th minute equaliser against Ramsey at Ballacloan on Saturday afternoon to claim what could prove to be a vital point in their bid for Canada Life Premier League survival.
NONE or few of the players from Ronaldsway and Malew would have remembered or were even born when their respective clubs last won the GH Corlett Woods Cup.
CU-PLAS FA Cup holders Rushen are through to the first round proper of the competition after they overcame Laxey 1-2 in Saturday’s rearranged prelim tie at Glen Road.
