Group winners go through to the Semi finals.
Date and times to be confirmed.
Group 1
Saturday 10th April - Castlebar Celtic v Finn Harps - 7.45pm
Sunday 11th April - Sligo Rovers v Galway United - 2.00pm
Sunday 18th April - Galway United v Castlebar Celtic - 2.00 pm
Finn Harps v Sligo Rovers - 2.00 pm
Sunday 2nd May - Castlebar Celtic v Sligo Rovers - 7.00 pm
Finn Harps v Galway United - 2.00 pm
Group 2
Sunday 4th April - Shamrock Rovers v UCD - 12.00pm
Sporting Fingal v Dundalk - 12.00pm
Saturday 10th April - Drogheda United v UCD - 12.00pm
Shamrock Rovers v Sporting Fingal - 12.00pm
Saturday 18th April - Dundalk v Drogheda United - 12.00pm
UCD v Sporting Fingal - 12.00pm
Saturday 28th April - Dundalk v Drogheda United - I would guess this is a mistake to be rectified
Sporting Fingal v Drogheda United - 12.00pm
Sunday 2nd May - Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers - 12.00pm
Dundalk v UCD - 12.00pm
Group 3
Sunday 4th April - St Patrick Athletic v Bohemians - 12.00pm
Shelbourne v Bray Wanderers - 12.00pm
Sunday 11th April - Tullamore Town v St patricks Athletic - 12.00pm
Bohemians v Shelbourne - 12.00pm
Sunday 18th April - Shelbourne v St patricks Athletic - 12.00pm
Bray Wanderers v Tullamore Town - 12.00pm
Sunday 25th April - St Patricks Athletic v Bray Wanderers - 12.00pm
Bohemians v Tullamore Town - 12.00pm
Group 4
Sunday 11th April - FC Carlow v Cobh Ramblers - 3.00pm
Tralee Dynamos v Limerick - 3.00pm
Sunday 18th April - Limerick v FC Carlow - 2.00pm
Cobh Ramblers v Tralee Dynamos - 7.00pm
Sunday 2nd May - FC Carlow v Tralee Dynamos - 3.00pm
Cobh Ramblers v Limerick - 7.00pm
Thanks
I'd say the home matches will prove decisive - my tips would be Castlebar, Rovers, Bohs and Carlow for the semis.
Looks like the first 2 groups is Group 1 and the last 2 is Group 2 for the league campaign.
Group 2
Sunday 4th April - Shamrock Rovers v UCD - 12.00pm
Sporting Fingal v Dundalk - 12.00pm
Saturday 10th April - Drogheda United v UCD - 12.00pm
Shamrock Rovers v Sporting Fingal - 12.00pm
Saturday 18th April - Dundalk v Drogheda United - 12.00pm
UCD v Sporting Fingal - 12.00pm
Saturday 28th April - Dundalk v Drogheda United - I would guess this is a mistake to be rectified
Sporting Fingal v Drogheda United - 12.00pm
Sunday 2nd May - Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers - 12.00pm
Dundalk v UCD - 12.00pm
I'd imagine that should be Dundalk v Rovers on Saturday 24th April as it is the only fixture outstanding and the only weekend not already mentioned.
Connor admits to A team issues
Tue, Mar 30 2010 http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/3160
Galway United boss Sean Connor has revealed that he is having problems putting a team together for the Newstalk A Championship.
The 42-year-old took charge of The Tribesmen before the start of the 2010 campaign and is still putting the finishing touches to his first-team squad, but he will now have to recruit extra players for the 'A' team.
Connor admits that he wanted to take charge of the reserve team himself, but league rules forbid him from doing so, which means he will have to appoint a new coach as well as trying to find enough players for the team.
Part of the problem for the ex-Bohemians manager is the fact that most young players in Galway have already been snapped up by rivals Mervue United and Salthill Devon. He certainly has work to do in order to get an 'A' team ready for the start of their season.
"It’s an interesting facet because you look at the League and they’re cutting teams' budgets and they’re trying to make teams more financially prudent," said Connor.
"But yet in the same hand, you must have an A team, you must have licensed coaches for the A team and the U-19 team. So you need a panel of maybe 40 players. Right now, I’ve a panel of 18 players. So that is a difficulty.
"It’s particularly difficult in Galway because you’ve got Mervue United and Salthill Devon, who are so far ahead of this football club in terms of their under-age structure that most of the players that are worth talking about are already signed up by them.
"At U-19 level, one of those clubs has 46 players signed, so you tell me where 46 players are going to get a game in a season. I think that’s something that needs to be looked at. Possibly, I think the A team and the U-19 team should be an option for clubs. If you can afford it, you can do it.
"The teams in the First Division don’t have to have the A team and the U-19 team like you do in the Premier Division. I could do the job myself, but I’m not allowed to do it."
Group 2:
Shamrock Rovers 2-2 UCD
(played at Belfield)
Our game with Fingal was called off. The joke league continues!
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do you really think it is a good idea to have reserve team in the a league? should it be a league for clubs looking to enter the league?
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This weekend marks the start of the senior soccer season in Kerry, with the KDL playing Waterford and Dynamos facing Limerick. Hennessy's new career as Kerry GAA sub-goalie means he has stayed with Lisselton, and while Kerry have a good home record in the League Cup, Waterford's 100% start and hammering of Tralee means they start as firm favourites. Dynamos begin their A Championship Cup campaign the day before, and with two relatively tough away games, victory over Limerick will be essential if they are to reach the semi-finals.
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