Surprisingly little activity at Richmond Park where Pat Dolan seems content to keep faith with the players who staged such a sustained late-season charge.
Kieran Foley is a useful addition while Stephen McGuinness and Packie Lynch are considerable losses. Overall, though, they remain strong, particularly threatening at set pieces and passionate in front of their own crowd. All of which should enable them to keep a better class of company at the right end of the table from the start of the season this time, with Europe a distinct possibility.
In: Kieran Foley (Galway Utd), Darren O'Keeffe (Bohemians), Robert Dunne (UCD).
Out: Stephen McGuinness (Dundalk), Packie Lynch (retired), Marcus Hallows and Padraic Drew (released).
Last five years: 5th, 1st, 1st, 6th, 5th.
Betting: 4/1.
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