Realisticly what can we do? [Archive]

limerickblue

03/02/2009, 10:20 AM

Lads just want to see, what you all think limerick can do on the field this year.
Is there going to be a squad there capable of going up this year, or are we just trying to establish the future of limerick football playing in division 1, giving the youngsters the expierence.?

Jofspring

03/02/2009, 10:41 AM

If we hold onto the majority of the squad that finished last season i think realistically we could be looking at a 3rd place finish and hopefully win the play off matches.

1.Sporting Fingal
2.Shelbourne FC
3.Limerick FC

Thats they way i think it will finish with all the other places up for grabs. Who knows though, Waterford, Monaghan, Harps and Longford could be in around third aswell. There probably won't be much between who finishes 2nd and who finishes 5th, 6th or even 7th. Its going to be a very competitive divsion.

KevB76

03/02/2009, 12:15 PM

Its too early to say yet, we dont know if we'll have UCD or Finn harps in the 1st division.
If we can play like the latter half of last season, and there's no logical reason why we wouldnt, then we will be challenging for the promotion play-off.

For now, I'll predict;
1. Sporting Fingal
2. Harps
3. Limerick FC
4. Shels
5. UCD
6. Monaghan
7. Waterford
8. Cobh
9. Wexford
10. Longford
11. Athlone
12. Mervue

LK37oldskool

03/02/2009, 12:15 PM

i think you right Jofspring,a good start to the season will be vital.A few extra players to the squad to add some competition for places would be great.But i think if we have the bulk of last years squad we will be challenging.

LK37oldskool

03/02/2009, 12:51 PM

have a look at this from Hackett bookmakers
Sporting 4/6
Shels 9/2
Ucd 10/1
Waterford 11/1
Lime 16/1
Mons 20/1
Cobh 20/1
Longford 25/1
Athlone 80/1
wex 80/1
mervue 200/1

We're worth a punt at those odds.

Monkfish

03/02/2009, 1:10 PM

Fingal for the title, Shels second, Waterford/Ucd/Harps for 3rd then ourselves and Dublin Mons.

jebus

03/02/2009, 3:04 PM

Realistically I'd be disappointed with less than sixth and delighted with third.

Fingal have built a team that would be mid table in the Premier I think, so they'll win the league barring some catastrophe. Shels have kept a good squad and should be looking at taking one of the playoff spots. After that I'd fancy UCD to take third, Harps fourth with us, Monaghan and Waterford fighting it out for 5th, 6th and 7th. If we, or mons or Waterford, put a good run together and UCD or Harps hit bad form we could challenge for that playoff spot alright as I don't think we'll be too far off (if not better) than any team in this division bar Fingal and Shels.

End of the day I would expect Fingal and Shels to get promoted however.

This logical approach to the division won't stop the naysayers if we are in 5th for instance, but sure I doubt even their own mothers listen to them any more anyway :)

sadloserkid

03/02/2009, 3:23 PM

To be honest it's too early to make predictions with any degree of certainty yet, we're not even sure who'll be in the division yet after all. It will probably be Fingal running away with it followed by Shels/Waaaaaterford/UCD/Harps/us/Monagahan in any order and then the rest in any order too.

gael353

03/02/2009, 10:08 PM

Fingal
Us/Monaghan
Shels/UCD
Waterford
Wexford
Longford
Kildare
Athlone

sadloserkid

05/02/2009, 9:39 AM

Fingal
Us/Monaghan
Shels/UCD
Waterford
Wexford
Longford
Kildare
Athlone

What about Harps/Cobh/Mervue? :confused:

GenerationXI

05/02/2009, 10:24 AM

To be honest it's too early to make predictions with any degree of certainty yet, we're not even sure who'll be in the division yet after all.

When will we know???

Jofspring

05/02/2009, 10:42 AM

When will we know???

Seen it posted in another thread something about Feb 16th with fixtures then to be out Feb 20th.

GenerationXI

05/02/2009, 11:14 AM

Seen it posted in another thread something about Feb 16th with fixtures then to be out Feb 20th.

Thanks.

gael353

11/02/2009, 7:55 PM

What about Harps/Cobh/Mervue? :confused:

dont think one of them if not two will be in the first division, but ill edit my post anyway and give a revisised guesstimit of where we'll finish

1. Sporting Fingal
2. monaghan
3. UCD
4. Shels
5. Limerick
6. Waterford
7. Wexford
8. Harps
9. Cobh/Kildare
10. Longford
11. Athlone
12. Mervue

oldyouth

11/02/2009, 10:02 PM

If you will permit, my predictions are as follows

1. Sporting Fingal (out bought everyone else)
2. Shels (they gotta do it at some stage)
3. Waterford
4. Limerick
5. UCD
6. Harps
7. Monaghan
8. Wexford Youths
9. Cobh
10. Longford
11 Athlone
12.Mervue

Paddywhackspurs

12/02/2009, 4:38 PM

1. Sporting Fingal
2. Limerick
3. Waterford
4. Shels
5. UCD
6. Harps
7. Monaghan
8. Wexford Youths
9. Mervue
10. Longford
11 Athlone
12.Cobh

jebus

12/02/2009, 4:43 PM

By the sounds of it ye all think Limerick have a great chance of promotion

Not really, but we'll be competitive

jaorta

12/02/2009, 6:58 PM

[QUOTE=limerickblue;1097699]Lads just want to see, what you all think limerick can do on the field this year.

i think based on our form in the second half of last season that we have a great chance of finishing runners-up to fingal.if we start the season well the hordes will return and with a bit of luck who knows?

we can dream can we not?:pwe have nothing to fear but fear itself etc etc

jaorta

18/02/2009, 8:42 PM

[QUOTE=jaorta;1103806][QUOTE=limerickblue;1097699]Lads just want to see, what you all think limerick can do on the field this year.

after speaking to a couple of the players tonight i feel it is only right to offer a re-think on my last post.we will not be in the top five.we are again going backwards with the players being treated like s***e and our opening team will be a lot different to last seasons finishing line-up.
i know i am going to be lambasted by the self styled "club insiders"who i admire for the hard work they do on all our behalfs,but i think its time to take off the rose-tinted specs and see things as they really are and not as "mike the magnificent"chooses to exclusively feed them...:(

jaorta

18/02/2009, 8:44 PM

lot has changed in a week hasnt it?

Jofspring

18/02/2009, 11:08 PM

Hopefully this sh1te can be sorted quick. Don't know anything about it myself but from you are saying it doesn't sound good.

Monkfish

19/02/2009, 7:27 AM

Name your sources and what they said please. We'd all like to know.

jaorta

19/02/2009, 8:36 PM

Name your sources and what they said please. We'd all like to know.

OBVIOUSLY I CANNOT OR WILL NOT NAME MY SOURCES.
ALL I CAN DO IS ASSURE YOU THAT I AM NOT A BULLS*****R OR A S***STIRRER.I POSTED THAT MESSAGE OUT OF CONCERN FOR THE CLUB THAT I LOVE AND OUT OF A SENSE OF DEJA VU.I AM NOT INTO THIS " I KNOW THIS FELLA OR THAT FELLA",I JUST MET A COUPLE OF PLAYERS THROUGH A MUTUAL FRIEND AND GOT TALKIN BOUT STATE OF CLUB ,BUT I ASSURE YOU TIME WILL TELL A LOT:ball:

jebus

19/02/2009, 9:35 PM

Caps lock needs to be turned off and you need to calm down

da bishop

19/02/2009, 9:45 PM

MK has resigned tonight lads.

L37Ultra

19/02/2009, 9:47 PM

MK has resigned tonight lads.

Ya, heard that too :ball:

gael353

19/02/2009, 10:08 PM

has he???? big loss if he has:ball:

sadloserkid

19/02/2009, 10:23 PM

big loss if he has:ball:

Is he?

gael353

19/02/2009, 10:27 PM

Is he?

based on last season, yes.......but i havent had it fonfirmed that he is gone so i guess live 95 will have it first in the morning

sadloserkid

19/02/2009, 10:27 PM

i suppose you heard that from a friend of a friend who knows a friend of a players first cousin twice removed :mad:

To be fair he did put a question mark at the top of his post. :D Also, contrary to what some zealots would have you believe, da bishop is actually a genuine poster on this site who expresses both positive and negative views on the club as the mood takes him. Being neither WUM nor bitter pig with an agenda his opinion is often taken quite seriously. :)

da bishop

20/02/2009, 12:20 AM

was,n MK biggest fan but have to say i feel sorry for him given the conduct of the players the last few days.its obvious that MK is not a strong leader as all good managers should be as he should have dealt with the problem...s....earlier,he does,n ave the strong will to handle these situations or so it seems.the players it must be said have been imo very unprofessional the way they have carried on but given MK style of mgt his has been a natural reaction to what has been going on.questions also for the owner and our CEO ..where are ye,its an absolute disgrace its come to this....again.

manalishi

20/02/2009, 12:08 PM

jaorta

20/02/2009, 5:58 PM

Caps lock needs to be turned off and you need to calm down

sorry jebus about caps lock.i genuinely didnt know this rule until i got a pm from the moderator to whom i also apologised.the thing i will not apologise to anyone for is being passionate about my club and its ups and downs: :ball:

Monkfish

20/02/2009, 7:03 PM

.questions also for the owner and our CEO ..where are ye,its an absolute disgrace its come to this....again.

Doing their own jobs within the club.

LK37oldskool

20/02/2009, 7:42 PM

There seemed to be some unrest for a while which culminated in his decision
to walk away.He seems to have taken the easy way out instead of fighting on and sorting things out or giving the club time to get a replacement for the season ahead.

For once i'm in total agreement with you. :eek: