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Football News
Man Utd supporters
THE Isle of Man branch of the Manchester United Supporters Club is meeting again this Thursday, February 23.
Isle of Man comeback stuns Liverpool
THE Isle of Man national football team has booked their place in the semi-finals of the FA Inter-League Cup after a stunning comeback against Liverpool County Premier League on a remarkable afternoon at the Bowl on Saturday.
Manx footballers into semi-finals of FA Inter-League Cup
Kevin Manning’s men’s side beat Liverpool County 5-3 in remarkable tie at the Bowl
Rivals clash in Floodlit Cup final
THE 13th MBL-sponsored Flood-lit Cup final will be contested this Sunday, and predictably, the Ballafletcher duo of Douglas Royal and Corinthians will yet again come face-to-face for this season’s first piece of major women’s footballing silverware.
Trio of Woods Cup clashes this weekend
THE Isle of Man national side may be the main footballing focal point this weekend, but there are still three important matches taking place in the first round of the GH Corlett Woods Cup on Saturday and Sunday.
Isle of Man face Liverpool in FA Inter-League Cup
THE Isle of Man’s national football team welcome Liverpool County Premier League to the Bowl this Saturday afternoon as they bid to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Inter-League Cup.
Onchan pit their wits against Ayre United
An interesting battle should ensue at the Nivison Stadium on Saturday lunchtime where in-form Onchan host top flight strugglers Ayre United in a rescheduled Cu-Plas FA Cup first round clash.
Five-star Braddan beat Town
DIVISION Two Braddan sprung a Cu-Plas FA Cup shock on Saturday as they defeated top-flight Castletown in a remarkable first round tie at the Stadium.
Mills book place in cup quarter-finals
UNION Mills booked their place in the second round of the Cu-Plas FA Cup following an impressive 3-1 victory over Premier League side St John’s at Mullen-e-Cloie on Saturday afternoon.
Football results: Saturday, February 11
Braddan and Union Mills both spring shocks in Cu-Plas FA Cup, while Peel rack up a record scoreline in Canada Life Combination One
Pundits Picks: Saturday, February 11
The seasonal battle to be named Manx football’s ‘best’ pundit rages on
Saints aim to close gap on St George’s
ST MARY’S could apply a little pressure to St George’s at the top of the Canada Life Premier League standings this weekend when they play RYCOB at Scooil Ree Gorree on Saturday.
Rescheduled FA Cup matches take place
A SENSE of déjà vu grips the footballing fixture list this weekend as no fewer than five of last weekend’s postponed games in the first round of the Cu-Plas FA Cup take place around the island’s pitches this Saturday afternoon.
Corinthians go through
CORINTHIANS marched into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Saturday with a 5-0 win over Gymns at rain-soaked Ballafletcher.
Changes to Saturday’s football fixtures
Majority of postponed ties in the Cu-Plas FA Cup to be played this Saturday
Ayre win top-of-the-table clash in Vets’ League
AYRE United continued their impressive 100 per cent record in the Cu-Plas Veterans’ League with a 3-0 win over one of their title challengers RYCOB at the Bowl on Sunday.
Dawsy closes the gap at the top
A BRACE of perfect scores helped Dawsy claw his way back into contention in the latest round of Pundits’ Picks.
Old Firm rivals go head-to-head in FA Cup
THE draw for the first round proper of the Cu-Plas FA Cup has thrown up several intriguing clashes which take place on Saturday afternoon.
Can Foxdale spring a shock on Saints?
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.
New opponents for Isle of Man in Inter-League Cup quarter-finals
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.
Whites down battling Tangerines
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.
Peel warm up for Old Firm game in style
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.
Royal close gap on fourth Gold Cup spot
DOUGLAS Royal revived their Paul Henry Gold Cup qualification bid on Saturday with a 0-2 win over fourth-place Michael at Balleira Road.
Saints go marching on
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.
Football results: Saturday, January 27
St George’s stretch lead at the top of Premier League to six points after coming from behind to beat Rushen 2-3
Perfect Peel for Dalrymple
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.
Eight debut in ToTW
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 take on Rushen in big PL game
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.
Millers aim to go level at the top with Marown
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.
Peel FC junior training cancelled on Friday
Floodlight failure at QEII Astro mean no session this week
Saints comeback stuns DHSOB
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.
Youthie strike late to deny northern neighbours
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.
Rockets edge past Malew
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.
Rushen through in 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.
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Weather for Isle of Man
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 9 C to 12 C
Wind Speed: 22 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 5 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: West
