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A generation after their famous European exploits on GAA pitches at An Cheathrú Rua and Ballinderreen, Galway United are on course to line out in the home of Galway GAA, Pearse Stadium.

They were unable to overturn an early deficit after a good goal from Josh Fitzpatrick in the 5th minute.

Galway United Women would be forgiven for viewing their trip to Athlone on Saturday as a shot to nothing.

Despite an uptick in their own form, they are not expected to overhaul such a gap, given that their opponents dropped only two points in the first round of fixtures.

Derry, Shels and Pat’s would all be disappointed with their hauls, but they are very much part of the pack.

For a couple of seasons in the First Division, games between Galway United and Cork City came to define the campaigns of each side. Though the landscape has shifted since, tomorrow night’s game is another chapter in a rivalry laced with significance.

A draw at Turner's Cross marked the spot that United need to build from for the remainder of the season. They struggled early, but showed grit and athleticism and grew into a game they could have even snuck late on.

Most of the 400 souls who saw Galway United take on Cobh Ramblers in 1997 might have consigned it to the dustbin of memory. But a humdrum night in the First Division sparked something in an impressionable lad from Newbridge making his first pilgrimage to a rainy Terryland.

After 105 days of an off-season, seven departures, five new arrivals and two loan deals, Galway United are back. They travel tomorrow to Turner’s Cross to take on Cork City in a feisty season opener.

While some might grapple philosophically with a new year, the turn in the calendar means something instinctive to a League of Ireland fan, the beginning of pre-season.