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Derry, Shels and Pat’s would all be disappointed with their hauls, but they are very much part of the pack.

For a couple of seasons in the First Division, games between Galway United and Cork City came to define the campaigns of each side. Though the landscape has shifted since, tomorrow night’s game is another chapter in a rivalry laced with significance.

A draw at Turner's Cross marked the spot that United need to build from for the remainder of the season. They struggled early, but showed grit and athleticism and grew into a game they could have even snuck late on.

Most of the 400 souls who saw Galway United take on Cobh Ramblers in 1997 might have consigned it to the dustbin of memory. But a humdrum night in the First Division sparked something in an impressionable lad from Newbridge making his first pilgrimage to a rainy Terryland.

After 105 days of an off-season, seven departures, five new arrivals and two loan deals, Galway United are back. They travel tomorrow to Turner’s Cross to take on Cork City in a feisty season opener.

While some might grapple philosophically with a new year, the turn in the calendar means something instinctive to a League of Ireland fan, the beginning of pre-season.

There was plenty to take from a fantastically fought Connacht Derby last Friday night. Unfortunately, the most tangible impact of a fantastic game of football was that the wait for European football in Galway will now go on for at least 35 years.

Tomorrow night’s clash between Galway United and Waterford was always likely to be a significant one as we enter the business end of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division.

John Caulfield and Stephen Kenny renew rivalries in Inchicore tomorrow night as Galway United travel to St. Pat’s in rude health, unbeaten in nine games.

Galway United renew old rivalries tomorrow night with another important game against Waterford FC at the Regional Sports Centre.