The RSC is set to be rocking tonight as Waterford FC entertain Longford Town in the SSE Airtricity League First Division.
It's the first home game of the new season for the Blues who made a blistering start to the campaign last weekend with a 3-nil win away to South-East neighbours Wexford.
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Longford suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to Athlone in last weekend's midlands derby at Bishopsgate. Longford are under stewardship of former Blues boss Stephen Henderson.
Waterford brought a massive crowd to Ferrycarrig Park last Friday and the Blues boss Danny Searle says they will play a key role in what is a vital season for the club; "I want to make the RSC an absolute fortress this season and to do that you need the players to perform of course but we need the atmosphere to be quiet a volatile one in the sense teams are not going to want to come to us. We certainly know that our supporters are capable of doing that".
𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 | Waterford FC return to the RSC this Friday night as the Blues host Longford Town our first home game of the 2023 campaign
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This is the first of consecutive home games for the Blues who welcome Galway to the RSC next Friday (March 3rd @ 7:5pm).
Tonight's game is underway at 7:45pm and we'll have updates across the evening here on WLR.
DANNY SEARLE spoke to WLR Sport in the lead-up to tonight's game;
Elsewhere tonight, Athlone Town face Finn Harps, Kerry FC away to Bray Wanderers, Galway United hosting Treaty United and Cobh Ramblers up against Wexford (all games underway at 7:45pm).
Here we go!
A full round of fixtures tonight for Round Two of the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier and First Divisions.
What game will you be watching?— League of Ireland (@LeagueofIreland) February 24, 2023
