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olachico
21/09/2009, 4:15 PM
Seen Knockavilla in action a few times last year - they seemed like a well drilled side - isnt he a FIFA B licenced coach? can't be a bad thing - to be honest i think there should be some sort of system in place where managers could recommend players to him!
littleman
21/09/2009, 4:26 PM
I cant see their being much oppertuinity for warm up games,the Fai is on this weekend,the Mjc again the week after ,an then the game away to Kerry the following week.The players selected will have to hit the ground running big time..........
Parkboy
22/09/2009, 8:34 AM
Hey Timmypav what do u reckon of super fixture setup where we have to play ye again next Saturday? 3rd game of the season and we play each other twice.
Was in the city last Saturday so i took the spin out to Little Island to watch the Leeside and Wilton game.
Missed most of the first half but from what i seen in the second half was 2 good teams who wanted to play ball.
Leeside could have had 6 or 7 in the second half.
Some outstanding players with them.Gettings,Delea and the two lads in the centre midfield Coley? and Joe? i think.These lads are a joy to watch.
Wilton didnt perform at their best.I seen them twice last year and they were very good.Didnt seem as strong this season.
timmypav
22/09/2009, 2:29 PM
Hey Timmypav what do u reckon of super fixture setup where we have to play ye again next Saturday? 3rd game of the season and we play each other twice.
Was in the city last Saturday so i took the spin out to Little Island to watch the Leeside and Wilton game.
Missed most of the first half but from what i seen in the second half was 2 good teams who wanted to play ball.
Leeside could have had 6 or 7 in the second half.
Some outstanding players with them.Gettings,Delea and the two lads in the centre midfield Coley? and Joe? i think.These lads are a joy to watch.
Wilton didnt perform at their best.I seen them twice last year and they were very good.Didnt seem as strong this season.
Parkboy, it is a bit strange alright. It is not as if 1a is a small section. On a more positive note, I heard ye have a fine set up down there and i would rather be playing on a wonderful pitch on a nice september Saturday afternoon than a wintry Sunday morning;;)
olachico
22/09/2009, 4:26 PM
Nice piece on corkaul.com about Niall O Reagan - good to see Greg O halloran involved - does anyone know what the squad is or isnt it being released??
Any info Ickleman??
Innishvilla
22/09/2009, 4:29 PM
Nice piece on corkaul.com about Niall O Reagan - good to see Greg O halloran involved - does anyone know what the squad is or isnt it being released??
Any info Ickleman??
Agreed, nice piece... Be interesting to call to Carrig to see the training in action...
littleman
22/09/2009, 5:11 PM
With the time he has left to prepare he wont have much chance to experiment, so form at the minute and advice from who ever he trusts will play a major part in the selection of the squad.Either way best of luck to him an the team an all we as clubs can do is back him up.:)
Oliachio,,,,,,,,,some info is ok to pass out,other info is best left to the person in charge, in this case the Aul manager.;)
olachico
22/09/2009, 7:39 PM
With the time he has left to prepare he wont have much chance to experiment, so form at the minute and advice from who ever he trusts will play a major part in the selection of the squad.Either way best of luck to him an the team an all we as clubs can do is back him up.:)
Oliachio,,,,,,,,,some info is ok to pass out,other info is best left to the person in charge, in this case the Aul manager.;)
Fair point manlittle - would be nice to know who was called up though!!
The Guvnor
22/09/2009, 10:46 PM
Hey Lads,
New to this, so take it easy on me.:)
Im with leeds Premier A side. I have been involved in Cork Aul soccer since 1997.
Thats all for now.
Thanks
shetland
23/09/2009, 6:33 AM
Hey Lads,
New to this, so take it easy on me.:)
Im with leeds Premier A side. I have been involved in Cork Aul soccer since 1997.
Thats all for now.
Thanks
welcome guvnor .how has the season been for yee so far.are you a player with leeds.
Yoda01
23/09/2009, 11:33 AM
Hey Lads,
New to this, so take it easy on me.:)
Im with leeds Premier A side. I have been involved in Cork Aul soccer since 1997.
Thats all for now.
Thanks
welcome Guvnor, good to see more people sign up here!
you a player or a manager? how will ye do this season? a big step up from the first division i imagine.
blue-and-red
23/09/2009, 11:38 AM
Hey Lads,
New to this, so take it easy on me.:)
Im with leeds Premier A side. I have been involved in Cork Aul soccer since 1997.
Thats all for now.
Thanks
Alright Guvnor,welcome.
blue-and-red
23/09/2009, 11:45 AM
Hey Lads,
New to this, so take it easy on me.:)
Im with leeds Premier A side. I have been involved in Cork Aul soccer since 1997.
Thats all for now.
Thanks
Dunno bout the name though!!!!!! dodgy to say the least
Radiostar
23/09/2009, 4:22 PM
Dunno bout the name though!!!!!! dodgy to say the least
It must be Paul Ince!!!!! I thought he was the only one!!!:p
shetland
23/09/2009, 4:25 PM
blue and red ., just looking at the fixtures for next week and see yee have a top of table clash with kanturk.should be some game, are ya confident.
The Guvnor
23/09/2009, 5:49 PM
Hey Lads,
Thanks for the welcome, Im managing leeds premier a side.
As most of ye know, the 1A side(technically The premier side pull out) pull out. most of my squad is from 1A side and rest is made up from the premier side.
Pre-season was good, as we were gearing towards 1A, so the jumping for League 2B to premier A has thrown us in to a whole new ball game.
In our first game vs greenmount we drew 1-1 and i thaught my lads were unlucky not to get a win.
Then we went to ballyvolane park on saturday evening to play ballyvolane. we were a little under strength, but i must say ballyvolane looked a good outfit. they were well organised and their fitness in the last 20 mins killed us off.
we lost 5-0.
This week we r away to midleton junior (msl) in the fai, anybody have any info on them.
Thanks
Billynomates
24/09/2009, 7:32 AM
Hey Lads,
Thanks for the welcome, Im managing leeds premier a side.
As most of ye know, the 1A side(technically The premier side pull out) pull out. most of my squad is from 1A side and rest is made up from the premier side.
Pre-season was good, as we were gearing towards 1A, so the jumping for League 2B to premier A has thrown us in to a whole new ball game.
In our first game vs greenmount we drew 1-1 and i thaught my lads were unlucky not to get a win.
Then we went to ballyvolane park on saturday evening to play ballyvolane. we were a little under strength, but i must say ballyvolane looked a good outfit. they were well organised and their fitness in the last 20 mins killed us off.
we lost 5-0.
This week we r away to midleton junior (msl) in the fai, anybody have any info on them.
Thanks
Not much info but seen them play a few times. They are sticky and will work hard but not a great footballing side. A good organised team should beat them. They do not seem to have any stand out players. Its not much help but it might give ya insight into what type of team they are :)
Yoda01
24/09/2009, 7:50 AM
Hey Lads,
Thanks for the welcome, Im managing leeds premier a side.
As most of ye know, the 1A side(technically The premier side pull out) pull out. most of my squad is from 1A side and rest is made up from the premier side.
Pre-season was good, as we were gearing towards 1A, so the jumping for League 2B to premier A has thrown us in to a whole new ball game.
In our first game vs greenmount we drew 1-1 and i thaught my lads were unlucky not to get a win.
Then we went to ballyvolane park on saturday evening to play ballyvolane. we were a little under strength, but i must say ballyvolane looked a good outfit. they were well organised and their fitness in the last 20 mins killed us off.
we lost 5-0.
This week we r away to midleton junior (msl) in the fai, anybody have any info on them.
Thanks
welcome again guvnor, ya i'd say playing ballyvolane last week was a big step up for your lads from 1a to be fair, i'm sure they will get used to the premier a soon enough though. hope your good friend blue and red didn't give ya too much of a slagging about the result.
Parkboy
24/09/2009, 10:13 AM
Parkboy, it is a bit strange alright. It is not as if 1a is a small section. On a more positive note, I heard ye have a fine set up down there and i would rather be playing on a wonderful pitch on a nice september Saturday afternoon than a wintry Sunday morning;;)
Ya thats true Timmypav.We wont be playing on the main pitch on Saturday,instead we will be playing on our second pitch.Its not a bad pitch.It will be only our 5th or 6th game on it.
Take a look at the main pitch at the bottom on Saturday Timmy - it looks even better than the cross.Really dont know why the club wont let us use it.
Anyway best of luck Saturday and if the first game is anything to go by,this one will be another cracker.
blue-and-red
24/09/2009, 12:08 PM
blue and red ., just looking at the fixtures for next week and see yee have a top of table clash with kanturk.should be some game, are ya confident.
Ya shetland,we're expecting our biggest test so far this season,We know all about Kanturk and how good they can be.We've been up against 'em goin' back a few years.Pearse gave them a good rattle last week by all accounts before losing 4-2
Our squad are training hard and looking forward to it.
I'll be missing myself due to other family commitments but im sure i'll be getting minute by minute reports from our Club Groundsman Mick Lynam who also goes to all the games.
Fingers crossed for a 4th win here.
blue-and-red
24/09/2009, 12:12 PM
welcome again guvnor, ya i'd say playing ballyvolane last week was a big step up for your lads from 1a to be fair, i'm sure they will get used to the premier a soon enough though. hope your good friend blue and red didn't give ya too much of a slagging about the result.
Na Yoda,i'll keep that kind of stuff until May!!
Long season there lad and we still have to go to Leeds Park which is never easy.
mkbucks
24/09/2009, 2:50 PM
FAI Umbro Junior Cup 1st Round
College Corns v Glenthorn Cel
Midleton v Leeds
Donoughmore Ath v Kinsale
Grattan Utd v Mayfield Utd
Carrigaline Utd v Greenwood
Casement Cel v Carrigaline Utd
Leeside v Droumree Dynamoes
Wilton Utd v Kilreen Cel
Postal Cel v Macroom
FAI Umbro Junior Cup 2nd Round
Ballincollig v Glenvale
Blackstone Rovers v Grangevale
Murphy’s Irish Stout Premier League
Coachford v Park Utd
Murphy’s Irish Stout Premier A League
Kanturk v Ballyvolane
Pearse Cel v Castleview
Murphy’s Irish Stout League 1
St John Boscos v Leeside
Murphy’s Irish Stout League 1 A
Ballyvolane v Buttevant
Park Utd v Glen Cel
Rylane Cel v Dillon’s Cross Ath
Bohemians’ v Fairview Fairfield
Murphy’s Irish Stout League 2
Lakewood Ath v Blackpool Cel
Ard-na-Laoi v City Wanderers
Kinsale v Wilton Utd
Murphy’s Irish Stout League 2B
Springfield “B” v Churchvilla
Murphy’s Irish Stout League 3A
Watergrasshill Utd v Grattan Utd
Ballinhassig v Macroom
ALOT OF FIXTURES THERE BECAUSE OF THE CUP GAMES BUT HAVE A PUNT!!
We didn't enter the FAI beacause of the possible costs of fines, suspensions and registration fees. Its not like we were going to win it!!!!
Yoda01
24/09/2009, 2:59 PM
Na Yoda,i'll keep that kind of stuff until May!!
Long season there lad and we still have to go to Leeds Park which is never easy.
ha ha thats true enough b & R, true enough. never easy in a local derby alright but surely a better picth will suit ye this year as he seem to have more ball players now?
Innishvilla
24/09/2009, 3:11 PM
FAI Umbro Junior Cup 1st Round
College Corns v Glenthorn Cel Away
Midleton v Leeds away
Donoughmore Ath v Kinsale away
Grattan Utd v Mayfield Utd home
Carrigaline Utd v Greenwood away
Casement Cel v Carrigaline Utd away
Leeside v Droumree Dynamoes home
Wilton Utd v Kilreen Cel home
Postal Cel v Macroom away
FAI Umbro Junior Cup 2nd Round
Ballincollig v Glenvale away
Blackstone Rovers v Grangevale home - close one though
Murphy’s Irish Stout Premier League
Coachford v Park Utd draw - after meeting so recently
Murphy’s Irish Stout Premier A League
Kanturk v Ballyvolane draw
Pearse Cel v Castleview draw
Murphy’s Irish Stout League 1
St John Boscos v Leeside away
Murphy’s Irish Stout League 1 A
Ballyvolane v Buttevantdraw
Park Utd v Glen Cel away
Rylane Cel v Dillon’s Cross Ath home
Bohemians’ v Fairview home
Murphy’s Irish Stout League 2
Lakewood Ath v Blackpool Cel away
Ard-na-Laoi v City Wanderers didn't this game happen last week??? oops no same as park coachford, fixture reverse. I'll go away win
Kinsale v Wilton Utd draw
Murphy’s Irish Stout League 2B
Springfield “B” v Churchvilla home
Murphy’s Irish Stout League 3A
Watergrasshill Utd v Grattan Utd away
Ballinhassig v Macroom draw
Sorry have to add in:
Munster Lucozade Sport Junior Cup Preliminary Round:
Innishvilla v Greenmount Rangers Home
Coachford “B” v Blarney St Ath Away
shetland
24/09/2009, 5:03 PM
Ya shetland,we're expecting our biggest test so far this season,We know all about Kanturk and how good they can be.We've been up against 'em goin' back a few years.Pearse gave them a good rattle last week by all accounts before losing 4-2
Our squad are training hard and looking forward to it.
I'll be missing myself due to other family commitments but im sure i'll be getting minute by minute reports from our Club Groundsman Mick Lynam who also goes to all the games.
Fingers crossed for a 4th win here.
probably yere first real test v kanturk.pity you had to miss it.i thought mike lynam was assistant manager of that team.its terrible to miss the big matches. kanturk a bit far away for me,,no doubt you will have the result on here fairly quickly.met steve hackett who works with one of yere first teamers and he said yee were really fit and that former player david hickey was doing a great job. best of luck saturday.
blue-and-red
24/09/2009, 7:59 PM
probably yere first real test v kanturk.pity you had to miss it.i thought mike lynam was assistant manager of that team.its terrible to miss the big matches. kanturk a bit far away for me,,no doubt you will have the result on here fairly quickly.met steve hackett who works with one of yere first teamers and he said yee were really fit and that former player david hickey was doing a great job. best of luck saturday.
Mick Lynam? assistant manager?
I suppose he does give a dig out in fairness to him,hes a great run around to have at the club and does good job.
Dave Hickey is helping out with the training as his back has packed up.Glad to have him on board too.
timmypav
24/09/2009, 8:59 PM
Ya thats true Timmypav.We wont be playing on the main pitch on Saturday,instead we will be playing on our second pitch.Its not a bad pitch.It will be only our 5th or 6th game on it.
Take a look at the main pitch at the bottom on Saturday Timmy - it looks even better than the cross.Really dont know why the club wont let us use it.
Anyway best of luck Saturday and if the first game is anything to go by,this one will be another cracker.
Yeah, hopefully it will be. I see Liam Murphy is reffing the game. We had him already this season and he did well. Looking forward to it.;)
Yoda01
25/09/2009, 8:18 AM
probably yere first real test v kanturk.pity you had to miss it.i thought mike lynam was assistant manager of that team.its terrible to miss the big matches. kanturk a bit far away for me,,no doubt you will have the result on here fairly quickly.met steve hackett who works with one of yere first teamers and he said yee were really fit and that former player david hickey was doing a great job. best of luck saturday.
ya i heard that dave hickey is running training out there and running it well aswell by all accounts, fair play to him. kanturk is also to far away for me but i'm sure the ballyvolane lads will keep us informed here. what does that fella lynam do? he was managing at the game versus pearse that i saw!!!
blue-and-red
25/09/2009, 12:26 PM
ya i heard that dave hickey is running training out there and running it well aswell by all accounts, fair play to him. kanturk is also to far away for me but i'm sure the ballyvolane lads will keep us informed here. what does that fella lynam do? he was managing at the game versus pearse that i saw!!!
Yes Yoda01 Dave Hickey is doing good job assisting the coach at the moment.
What club(s) are you with Yoda?????
You seem to be well up to speed on Ballyvolane!
That means you'll also be aware of the strength in the team at the moment so fingers crossed another result tomorrow against Kanturk.
Few fringe players with the squad too but the jury is still out on them commitment wise.
I fancy Glenvale in the Munster junior lads against B'collig
Doug89
25/09/2009, 2:12 PM
Yes Yoda01 Dave Hickey is doing good job assisting the coach at the moment.
What club(s) are you with Yoda?????
You seem to be well up to speed on Ballyvolane!
That means you'll also be aware of the strength in the team at the moment so fingers crossed another result tomorrow against Kanturk.
Few fringe players with the squad too but the jury is still out on them commitment wise.
I fancy Glenvale in the Munster junior lads against B'collig
Agree with you here Blue & Red, Glenvale will turn some heads this season I'd say.. We had 2 great games against them last season and they were very committed and strong. They missed out on promotion in a play off against Kilreen but I'll be backing them to win AUL 2 this year. I believe they signed a few good players in the off season too.
We are up against Blackstone on Sun, hoping for a good performance, they beat us 2-0 last season in AOH so we know we are up against it.. the FAI Jnr Cup is a strange one, I think alot of team selections can be surprising, with fringe players often getting a start, makes you wonder how many Cork teams actually believe they could possibly win it... On that note, when was the last time a Cork team did win it???
We are drawn against your B team in MJC, not sure if that will be next week, will know tomorrow I suppose
Doug89
Yes Yoda01 Dave Hickey is doing good job assisting the coach at the moment.
What club(s) are you with Yoda?????
You seem to be well up to speed on Ballyvolane!
That means you'll also be aware of the strength in the team at the moment so fingers crossed another result tomorrow against Kanturk.
Few fringe players with the squad too but the jury is still out on them commitment wise.
I fancy Glenvale in the Munster junior lads against B'collig
thanks for the vote of confidence blue and red.... going back to a previous post of yours... "GAA was a bad choice", you should try drinking milk on a hot day!!!!!
Yoda01
25/09/2009, 8:20 PM
Yes Yoda01 Dave Hickey is doing good job assisting the coach at the moment.
What club(s) are you with Yoda?????
You seem to be well up to speed on Ballyvolane!
That means you'll also be aware of the strength in the team at the moment so fingers crossed another result tomorrow against Kanturk.
Few fringe players with the squad too but the jury is still out on them commitment wise.
I fancy Glenvale in the Munster junior lads against B'collig
melerick must be delighted to have him on board to assist him.
i don't have a club b & r, i'm retired am too old to play i'm afraid.
i was born and bread in the ballyvolane area but am living in carrigaline now but i still keep an eye on all teams northside and go to a game every weekend if i can. i'm sure those fringe players will be cut loose and the squad will settle down in another few weeks. let us know how ye get on against kanturk!
blue-and-red
25/09/2009, 9:47 PM
Shame you cant remember who you played with Col!!:cool:
blue-and-red
25/09/2009, 9:53 PM
Agree with you here Blue & Red, Glenvale will turn some heads this season I'd say.. We had 2 great games against them last season and they were very committed and strong. They missed out on promotion in a play off against Kilreen but I'll be backing them to win AUL 2 this year. I believe they signed a few good players in the off season too.
We are up against Blackstone on Sun, hoping for a good performance, they beat us 2-0 last season in AOH so we know we are up against it.. the FAI Jnr Cup is a strange one, I think alot of team selections can be surprising, with fringe players often getting a start, makes you wonder how many Cork teams actually believe they could possibly win it... On that note, when was the last time a Cork team did win it???
We are drawn against your B team in MJC, not sure if that will be next week, will know tomorrow I suppose
Doug89
best o luck in that one Doug,blackstone have a good side this year by all accounts.No idea who last Cork team was boy.
Our b team had a rough start but have pulled it together a bit.
Should be a good game,i'll go to see that one alright if we're not playing at same time.
littleman
25/09/2009, 11:46 PM
Firstly,the fixture next week,Killumney V the Gratts in the Mjc,that wont go ahead as we have a free weekend booked.
The last Cork side to win the Fai were Rockville in the late 30s or early 40s, now sadly gone. Castleview lost in the final in 61/62 and Everton lost in 65/66.We have had a few sides reach the last 16 over the last 20 years but only 2 or 3 reached the quaters.
Theres roughly 680 sides enter an its the biggest single knockout competion of its kind in Europe.I belive every Cork side would love to win it.That I do belive 100%,but honestly speaking I dont belive any Cork side expects to win it.And that my friends is and always will be our biggest downfall.
We reached the quater final 3 seasons ago and were 6 mins away from the semis(it took 9 wins to reach the semis), but the confidence gained from being in the previous years latter stages would have got us through that last 6 mins but we didnt have it an went out in extra time.We had Castlebar dead an buried 2 seasons ago an couldnt finish them off an went out on penos in the last 16,again or confidence wasnt strong enough.And last season with all due respect Red and the Ballyvolane lads ye knocked us out in the 1st rd.
The confidence our junior sides lack all stems form the fact that we as clubs arnt used to reaching the latter stages of the Fai junior.An when we do ,when faced by some of the top junior clubs(who are every bit as good if not better than our intermediate clubs) we just seem to be beaten before we reach the end line.
Yet all is not lost,the Oscar Traynor side lived the dream against a Dublin side jam packed with international junior players,littered with Fai cup winners just for good measure,but those 16 players proved that if you can just have enough self belife in the lad in front of ya,behind ya or on either side of ya,you can achive anythin,oh ya an a tiny bit of luck too.
Every competition starts somewhere,for us its tomorrow at 3 in O'Neill Park.We arnt looking to win the Fai junior cup tomorrow,just one game.Thats all we are focused on,just one game.
Every competition starts somewhere,for us its tomorrow at 3 in O'Neill Park.We arnt looking to win the Fai junior cup tomorrow,just one game.Thats all we are focused on,just one game.[/QUOTE]
fair point little man! take every game as it comes, if you go out before any game thinking you have it won, then im afraid you are in for one big fall. best of luck tommorow to all!!
olachico
26/09/2009, 6:28 AM
Hibernians reached the last 8 of the FAI cup in 1992 - eventually being knocked out by Hibernians from Galway in extra time in Shanbally!
Long Throw
26/09/2009, 6:31 AM
In FAI Junior Cup finals Douglas FC lost to Fairview in the 60's while Temple lost to Cherry Orchard in the 80's
littleman
26/09/2009, 8:29 AM
You can add Maymount and Grattan to the list of clubs who reached the last 8,but even with Olachaio an Long throws info is a very poor show from the oldest league in the country
olachico
26/09/2009, 8:35 AM
You can add Maymount and Grattan to the list of clubs who reached the last 8,but even with Olachaio an Long throws info is a very poor show from the oldest league in the country
Can be attributed to many factors really littlemam - a bit of luck sometimes can be the difference - i remember that quarter final Hibs played in and they just couldnt score - on another day they could have had five
pacman
26/09/2009, 9:23 AM
I wonder what % of clubs in the AUL actually enter the FAI juinior cup? I'm guessing almost half do not bother.
shetland
26/09/2009, 9:40 AM
I wonder what % of clubs in the AUL actually enter the FAI juinior cup? I'm guessing almost half do not bother.
think your right paceman .,lets be frank here no cork team will win the fai cup in the distant future the way leagues are structured. limerick., waterford and a lot of others have no senior league and so have very strong juniors,
pass&move
26/09/2009, 3:47 PM
Grattan Utd 3 - 0 Mayfield Utd
The Guvnor
26/09/2009, 4:48 PM
Midleton(msl) 1 Leeds 2 Aet
littleman
26/09/2009, 7:19 PM
well done guv,good away win.
The Guvnor
26/09/2009, 9:07 PM
well done guv,good away win.
Thanks Littleman,
Positive result after last weeks performance against ballyvolane. too be honest we should have finished them off in normal time, but i will take the win.
The lads were outstanding and really played good football.
A good win for the AUL
blue-and-red
27/09/2009, 3:28 PM
Good stuff Guv!! nice one
We(Ballyvolane A) were beaten 3-1 down in Kanturk.
I wasnt there myself but the better team on the day won i think as we just didnt turn up after the interval.
1 up at HT but Kanturk were strong 2nd half.
Well,onward and upward.Cup games next week.
I think we have Ard na laoi
Good result for Glenvale,well done 9.99!!
I dont mean to brag but i did call it!!!;)
DCross06
27/09/2009, 4:13 PM
Firstly,the fixture next week,Killumney V the Gratts in the Mjc,that wont go ahead as we have a free weekend booked.
The last Cork side to win the Fai were Rockville in the late 30s or early 40s, now sadly gone. Castleview lost in the final in 61/62 and Everton lost in 65/66.We have had a few sides reach the last 16 over the last 20 years but only 2 or 3 reached the quaters.
Theres roughly 680 sides enter an its the biggest single knockout competion of its kind in Europe.I belive every Cork side would love to win it.That I do belive 100%,but honestly speaking I dont belive any Cork side expects to win it.And that my friends is and always will be our biggest downfall.
We reached the quater final 3 seasons ago and were 6 mins away from the semis(it took 9 wins to reach the semis), but the confidence gained from being in the previous years latter stages would have got us through that last 6 mins but we didnt have it an went out in extra time.We had Castlebar dead an buried 2 seasons ago an couldnt finish them off an went out on penos in the last 16,again or confidence wasnt strong enough.And last season with all due respect Red and the Ballyvolane lads ye knocked us out in the 1st rd.
The confidence our junior sides lack all stems form the fact that we as clubs arnt used to reaching the latter stages of the Fai junior.An when we do ,when faced by some of the top junior clubs(who are every bit as good if not better than our intermediate clubs) we just seem to be beaten before we reach the end line.
Yet all is not lost,the Oscar Traynor side lived the dream against a Dublin side jam packed with international junior players,littered with Fai cup winners just for good measure,but those 16 players proved that if you can just have enough self belife in the lad in front of ya,behind ya or on either side of ya,you can achive anythin,oh ya an a tiny bit of luck too.
Every competition starts somewhere,for us its tomorrow at 3 in O'Neill Park.We arnt looking to win the Fai junior cup tomorrow,just one game.Thats all we are focused on,just one game.
We got to the last 64 last season and were very unlucky to lose 3-2 to Westport United who had won it 2 years previous, and we wouldnt be one of the strongest teams in Cork. It all comes down to the luck of the draw and the break of the ball on the day, I'd say the likes of Kinsale, Leeside and Gratts would be a match for most of the top teams if they got home draws, a lot of the teams in the cup play in counties where there are no Senior Leagues so this is obviously to there advantage, it wouldnt surprise me if a Cork team made at least the semi's this year.
DCross06
27/09/2009, 4:21 PM
We beat Rylane 2-1 yesterday away in the league, they're pitch is worse than ours (I know its hard to believe), we beat them 2-1 at home three weeks ago in the league aswell, I dunno what the fixtures secratary was thinking. I know its good to get six points but its hard to gauge where we are after beating the same team twice and drawing our other game.
Doug89
27/09/2009, 5:36 PM
FAI Jnr Cup
Blackstone 0 - Grangevale 1
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