Experienced Fenlon is not getting carried away

LEAGUE OF IRELAND PREMIER DIVISION:  BOHEMIANS MANAGER Pat Fenlon is refusing to get overly enthused about the fact his side…

LEAGUE OF IRELAND PREMIER DIVISION: BOHEMIANS MANAGER Pat Fenlon is refusing to get overly enthused about the fact his side's lead could be stretched to 10 points with a win at Galway United tonight. The experience of having seven championships, as both a player and manager, to his name means Fenlon knows the futility of talking about titles with still a third of the way to go.

"I've been around too long to be getting excited at this stage of the season," said Fenlon. "We have to keep doing the things that got us into this position in the first place.

"We still have a lot of work to do in the final third of the season and the most important game in football is always the next one. No trophies are handed out until the end of the season."

Utility man Anthony Murphy, cup-tied last week, returns for Bohemians, who also have winger John Paul Kelly back from suspension, while defender Liam Burns and striker Neale Fenn may be fit to resume. Defender Ken Oman and Jason McGuinness remain out injured along with midfielder Glenn Cronin.

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Some good news in a bad week for Cork City sees John O'Flynn on the verge of a return against Bray Wanderers at Turner's Cross tonight, the injury-prone striker having made a premature recovery from a nasty ankle injury. Leading scorer Dave Mooney having been transferred to Reading, O'Flynn should come in to partner Denis Behan up front.

Drogheda manager Paul Doolin must use the depth of his squad for the visit of Shamrock Rovers to United Park, with goalkeeper Jamie Ewings and defender Graham Gartland suspended and Richie Baker (hamstring) joining Dan Connor (hip) on the injured list. Robinson and Shane Barrett are also unlikely to be fit to play.

Rovers have slight doubts over skipper Aidan Price (ankle) and Darragh Maguire (thigh), while cup-tied Joseph Ndo and Mark Leech come back into contention.