Football is Excitement
The final round of games in The Airtricity League are penned in for Fri 24th Oct. It looks like a toss of a coin for top spot. Cork City are 1 point clear, but Dundalk have home advantage as the top two teams meet on the last day. There is excitement like this in no other league in Europe that I am aware of. With seven months remaining in the "better" leagues in Europe, the only excitement left is to see if Bayern (already 1/20 odds on favourite) will be crowned champions before Easter, or before Christmas. Or whether Barca/Messi will win La Liga this season over Real/Ronaldo. In the League of Ireland the tension is maintained throughout the season and right up to the final day. Chart: Predictability based on Outright Odds from Paddypower (19 Oct 2014) English Premier League followers had a treat in 2011/12 when Man City pipped Man Utd on goal difference on the last day. However that was the exception t...