After two draws on the bounce, Bohemians will look to get their season back on track this Friday night.
They welcome a Galway United side who have been dragged into the relegation picture having secured just two wins in their last 11 fixtures, none of which were away from home, the last of those coming in April against Sligo Rovers.
The Tribesmen last visited Dublin 7 in March, where the since departed Moses Dyer scored a brace to claim a 2-0 victory for John Caulfield’s side.
That victory was the last of a nine-game unbeaten run in the league, stretching back to October of last year, and the loss of Dyer will definitely hinder their potential European ambitions.
The Kiwi is the top scorer in the Men’s Premier Division this season with 10 goals before his move to Phnom Penh Crown, based in the capital of Cambodia.
The eight time Cambodian Premier League champions secured his signature having triggered his €30,000 release clause, with a bumper salary of an estimated €100,000 per year enough to attract the journeyman striker.
Bohs currently sit 11 points behind their Shamrock Rovers, and two behind Derry City heading into Friday’s fixture.
While their opponents from the west lose a key striker, the Gypsies have gained one having secured the signing of Douglas James-Taylor ahead of their visit to St. Patrick’s Athletic.
The 23-year-old blazed the ball over the crossbar in his first real chance as a Bohemians player, as the ball cut across to him shortly before the half-time break.
Bohs could consider themselves very fortunate to have come away with the draw despite having numerous clear cut chances, as Simon Power had the ball in the back of the net, only for his effort to be disallowed for a very controversial offside.
But, as the band on their jerseys that night would be saying, they gotta roll with it, as the visit of Galway will be crucial in their title charge, talk of which manager Alan Reynolds has previously played down.
That charge has been hampered by their first two draws of the season however, and they have now slipped into third place behind Derry City, and as it stands now, Bohemians are tipped by the bookies to finish there.
Bohs enter into a crucial point of their season, playing the two games in hand on rivals Shamrock Rovers who sit top, owing to the Hoops’ European exploits.
Manager Alan Reynolds has highlighted the cruciality of these two games in hand:
“It’s one of our games in hand on the teams that are competing in Europe this week so we really want to make it count” – Alan Reynolds via Club Media.
A crucial game awaits tonight (Friday) in Phibsboro, and Dublin’s Originals will be hoping to put things right following a little bit of a dry patch, starting tonight.
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