Treaty United kick off 2025 season at Markets Field on Friday, February 14

Treaty United kick off 2025 season at Markets Field on Friday, February 14

Love is in the Air this Valentine’s Day for lovers of League of Ireland football as Treaty United kick off their 2025 SSE Airtricity Men’s First Division campaign

Love is in the Air this Valentine’s Day for lovers of League of Ireland football as Treaty United kick off their 2025 SSE Airtricity Men’s First Division campaign with a home tie against Cobh Ramblers at the Markets Field at 7.45PM.

The run up to the start of a new season is an edgy one for fans. The anticipation of getting back to see your team in action again and the hope of having a good season are part of the excitement. And, as they say, it’s the hope that kills you. Before a ball is kicked everyone is on the same level, at least in theory. Fans of the favourites will be hoping that they live up to their billing. Fans of the underdogs hope that they will defy the odds. And then reality hits on opening day!

It’s been an interesting off-season for Treaty United and Cobh Ramblers and both are likely to turn up to the Markets Field with starting 11s that will be quite different from the last time they met in September. Cobh have been one of the division’s big spenders with new owners, US-based FC32, investing heavily in the squad and they are one of the early favourites for the First Division title. Their recruitment has leveraged heavily from players who were part of Cork City’s First Division title winners last season with no fewer than 6 players making the short journey from Turners Cross to St Coleman’s Park. The pressure will be on Cobh Ramblers and their new manager, Michael McDermott – with significantly increased investment comes much higher expectations.

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Treaty United on the other hand have flown under a lot of people’s radar. In early activity, manager Tommy Barrett locked down key members of last year’s squad. Tommy then brought a lot of trialists into training camp as pre-season started, running the rule over quite a number of players before adding to his squad with a number of exciting signings in the last week or so. Players like Joe Hanson and Ben Lee (who both found the net in pre-season fixtures against Premier Division sides) Vojtech Ptacek and defensive/midfield re-enforcements like Éoin Martin and Conor Wilson are new to the League of Ireland. New arrivals with League of Ireland experience like Glin native Karl O’Sullivan, Valerii Dolia, Ben Lynch and Roy Lawlor join fans favourites like Lee J Lynch, Yoyo Mahdy, Lee Devitt and Corey Chambers as Tommy builds a squad which he hopes will be challenging for play-off spots this season.

“I’m looking forward to the new season and although we have lost a lot of experienced players with the likes of Enda Curran, Ben O’Riordan and Stephen Christopher, overall I am happy with the lads we retained and gained and hope to have a positive season …the lads have really worked hard in the preseason and we hope to bring a lot of energy into the season and entertain the fans in the Markets Field”

CEO Ciara McCormack is looking forward to her second season in charge of the club, she said “We’re enhancing the game day experience at the Markets Field with a kids’ zone, a hospitality suite, and more this season.  We’d love to see you to start the season on February 14th, at 7:45pm when we take on Cobh Ramblers. Don’t miss out on what promises to be an unforgettable season!”

So, get yourself down to the Markets Field this Valentines Day, Friday February 14th and fall in love with quality, live football and pour your heart out for your local League of Ireland side, Treaty United.