{"product_id":"sligo-rovers-fc-the-bit-o-red-no-22-sligo-rovers-v-shelbourne-17-february-1998-matchday-programme-fai-harp-lager-league-cup-final-first-leg-at-the-showgrounds","title":"Sligo Rovers FC 'The Bit o' Red' No. 22: Sligo Rovers v Shelbourne, 17 February 1998 matchday programme — FAI HARP LAGER LEAGUE CUP FINAL first leg at the Showgrounds","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial Sligo Rovers programme, season 1997\/98, No. 22, £1.00. Sligo Rovers v Shelbourne, F.A.I. HARP LAGER LEAGUE CUP FINAL, FIRST LEG, the Showgrounds, Tuesday 17 February 1998, kick-off 7.00pm. 'The bit o' red'; Beamish Irish Stout on the shirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cup final — and the one Sligo Rovers finally won. The club file printed here lists them as League Cup RUNNERS-UP in 1975\/76, 1976\/77 and 1995\/96 and winners never; they took the trophy that year, their first League Cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayer-coach NICKY REID welcomes Shelbourne as 'in my opinion the best footballing side in the League' and notes that this is a rematch of the finalists of two years before: 'Cup finals don't come around very often in a player's career, least they haven't in mine.' Editor Joe Molloy's editorial remembers that 1995\/96 final — the second leg at Tolka Park, Sligo two up at half-time and beaten on penalties after extra time, 'the best game ever played in the League of Ireland' — and argues forcefully that the competition has dragged on for six months and needs fixed dates and a one-leg final at a neutral venue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best inside page is 'Programme From The Past': a full reproduction of the Dublin City Cup programme for Sligo Rovers v Shelbourne of 21 August 1949, both line-ups printed, Rovers winning 4-2. The patron is named as RAY McSHARRY, the former Tánaiste and European Commissioner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sligo Rovers Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sligo Rovers Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1998\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Single Issue Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Used - Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55158903636295,"sku":"2026-09-17-4023","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/files\/71PcvTGtF9L.jpg?v=1790327339","url":"https:\/\/www.pigeonhousebooks.com\/products\/sligo-rovers-fc-the-bit-o-red-no-22-sligo-rovers-v-shelbourne-17-february-1998-matchday-programme-fai-harp-lager-league-cup-final-first-leg-at-the-showgrounds","provider":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}