Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers will meet in the first televised clash of the season at Dalymount Park tomorrow with both sides close to full strength.
Bohemians will be without defender Ken Oman (groin) and David Bracken (suspended) though new signings Mark O’Brien, Jim Aggrey and Des Byrne are likely to start.
Shamrock Rovers have a fully fit squad to choose from with Roddy Collins planning to field a number of his new signings meaning Pat McCourt, Cathal O’Connor and Jason Gavin will start.
“We’ve got a lot of new players and now it’s just a case of waiting for them to gel together. You can’t put a time limit on it – it could happen against Bohs or it could happen next month.”