Prediction Challenger - Brendan White

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Waterford United fan Brendan White was first to correctly answer yesterday's question regarding the 1985 FAI Cup Final. He was right in saying that Noel Larkin scored the winning goal for Shamrock Rovers as they defeated Galway United by a solitary goal to nil.

20-year-old Brendan has been following The Blues since he was 8 and is continuing a family tradition of following Waterford which stretches back through his father and uncle and back as far as his grandmother. He is hopeful that one day they will relive the glory days of the 60's and his best memory of following the club was a game in Dalymount Park where United came from behind to beat Shamrock Rovers to stay in the Premier Division in 2005.

Brendan has a score of 7 to beat, which may not seem a lot but results have fluctuated quite a lot over the opening series of matches. Our stats computer JIMMY has gone for a goal-fest at Turner's Cross similar to last year, when Derek Glynn's brace wasn't enough for Galway as a Dave Mooney-inspired Cork overcame them, as well as predicting continued improvement from Paul Cook's Sligo Rovers when they face Drogheda on Friday night.

Looking for the extratime reporter's bragging rights is Gareth Penrose, who is chasing PJ Murray's score of 8 from last week. Our chief of staff has included only one draw which may be a canny ploy as there have only been 19 in the 82 matches played to date.

All three have gone for the exact same scoreline in the Drogheda-Sligo game and Limerick-Waterford encounter.

Brendan's selections
Bohemians 2 - 0 Bray Wanderers
Cork City 2 - 1 Galway Utd
Derry City 1 - 1 Dundalk
Drogheda Utd 0 - 1 Sligo Rovers
Shamrock Rovers 2 - 1 St Pat's
Limerick FC 1 - 2 Waterford Utd
Mervue Utd 0 - 2 UCD
Monaghan Utd 1 - 0 Kildare County
Shelbourne 2 - 1 Athlone Town
Longford Town 1 - 3 Sporting Fingal
Wexford Youths 1 - 1 Finn Harps

JIMMY's selections
Bohemians 2 - 1 Bray Wanderers
Cork City 3 - 2 Galway Utd
Derry City 1 - 0 Dundalk
Drogheda Utd 0 - 1 Sligo Rovers
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 0 St Pat's
Limerick FC 1 - 2 Waterford Utd
Mervue Utd 1 - 2 UCD
Monaghan Utd 0 - 0 Kildare County
Shelbourne 1 - 0 Athlone Town
Longford Town 2 - 4 Sporting Fingal
Wexford Youths 1 - 0 Finn Harps

Gareth's selections
Bohemians 3 - 1 Bray Wanderers
Cork City 1 - 1 Galway Utd
Derry City 1 - 0 Dundalk
Drogheda Utd 0 - 1 Sligo Rovers
Shamrock Rovers 2 - 1 St Pat's
Limerick FC 1 - 2 Waterford Utd
Mervue Utd 0 - 2 UCD
Monaghan Utd 2 - 0 Kildare County
Shelbourne 3 - 1 Athlone Town
Longford Town 0 - 2 Sporting Fingal
Wexford Youths 2 - 1 Finn Harps