Mayo Association Football League

[Thunderblaster]

Any reports back from the Mayo AFL AGM???

[renovater]

Just to change the subject, it was boring, I was in Jackman Park Limerick with Mayo U-18 lost 6-0 not to worry.
But alarm bell did ring having talked to the Limerick Junior Chairman, asked what it cost to put teams into there league. €300 per team compared that with Mayo
€300 1 €600 2 Mayo 1 €1900 2 €2500 insult to injury Registration in Limerick €3
Mayo €15
Where did we go wrong.:confused:
some one making a few €€€€ :(

[gunner1]

Just to change the subject, it was boring, I was in Jackman Park Limerick with Mayo U-18 lost 6-0 not to worry.
But alarm bell did ring having talked to the Limerick Junior Chairman, asked what it cost to put teams into there league. €300 per team compared that with Mayo
€300 1 €600 2 Mayo 1 €1900 2 €2500 insult to injury Registration in Limerick €3
Mayo €15
Where did we go wrong.:confused:
some one making a few €€€€ :(

reno !! were you not on the committee,in the laste few years????????????????????????

[gunner1]

Just to change the subject, it was boring, I was in Jackman Park Limerick with Mayo U-18 lost 6-0 not to worry.
But alarm bell did ring having talked to the Limerick Junior Chairman, asked what it cost to put teams into there league. €300 per team compared that with Mayo
€300 1 €600 2 Mayo 1 €1900 2 €2500 insult to injury Registration in Limerick €3
Mayo €15
Where did we go wrong.:confused:
some one making a few €€€€ :(

reno !! were you not on the committee,in the lastfew years????????????????????????

[gola11]

Well done to Ryan Connolly (ex Ballyglass) on being part of the Ireland U-16 team that beat Italy 1-0 in the Malta tournament. He also set up the only goal with a cross. It's good to see him become a regular at international level following in the footsteps of David Joyce.

[irishyop]

Well done to Ryan Connolly (ex Ballyglass) on being part of the Ireland U-16 team that beat Italy 1-0 in the Malta tournament. He also set up the only goal with a cross. It's good to see him become a regular at international level following in the footsteps of David Joyce.

Fair play to him, well done

[gunner1]

Well done to Ryan Connolly (ex Ballyglass) on being part of the Ireland U-16 team that beat Italy 1-0 in the Malta tournament. He also set up the only goal with a cross. It's good to see him become a regular at international level following in the footsteps of David Joyce.

Tidim goal gives Ireland U16s victory over Italy

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Date: Monday, 17 March 2008 Section: Underage International

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Under-16 Malta friendly tournament

Republic of Ireland 1-0 Italy
Tidim 67

The Republic of Ireland Under-16 recorded victory against Italy on Sunday in their first fixture of the Malta International tournament.

Selcuk Tidim’s struck the only goal of the game with 13 minutes remaining, putting the finishing touch to a flowing move that involved Shane Murray, Oliver Kelly and Ryan Connolly.

The FC Pauli striker connected with Connolly’s cross from the left, giving the Italian goalkeeper no chance.

The goal was Tidim’s fourth in his past four matches after the German-born striker declared for Ireland through his mother.

His rich vein of form began on his debut against Belgium and he followed that up with a goal in each of the matches against Israel.

Ireland’s main threat in the first half came through centre-back Mark O’Brien. Twice the Cherry Orchard defender got the better of his marker in the box from corner kicks but he saw one of his headers saved and the other angle over the crossbar.

Tidim was presented with a great chance to break the deadlock, also in the first half, but contrived to blast his close-range shot over the bar following another teasing centre by Connolly.

More chances were spurned by Oliver Kelly and Shane Murray in the second half but it was left for Tidim to secure the victory on 67 minutes.

Irish manager Vincent Butler (pictured left) said in the aftermath of the win. “It was very pleasing performance and all the players did the jobs they were asked to do.

“Selcuk came up with another goal for us and, in the end, we could have won the game by a larger margin.”

Butler has guaranteed the seven players not in the line-up against Italy a starting place in the team which meets Malta on on Tuesday. Ireland will complete their group on Thursday by playing Turkey, who defeated Malta 2-0 in the other group game played on Sunday.

Ireland: Ciaran Gallagher (Castlefin), Leigh Swords (Belvedere), Daniel Joyce (Belvedere), Mark O'Brien (Cherry Orchard), Anthony O'Connor (Kilreen Celtic), Sean Stewart (St. Kevin’s Boys), Shane Murray (Arklow Town), Sean Skelly (Belvedere), Ryan Connolly (Derby County), Oliver Kelly (Reading), Selcuk Tidim (FC St.Pauli).
Substitutes: Daniel Fitzsimons (Millwall) for Swords (65 mins) and Anthony Bolger (St. Kevin’s Boys) for Bolger (75 mins).

Note: International matches played from Under-17 downwards consist of two 40 minute halves.


a match report for anyone thats interested.

[renovater]

reno !! were you not on the committee,in the lastfew years????????????????????????

No :)
I was never in the circle of the inner sanctum
Not what you call democracy:mad:

[renovater]

Tidim goal gives Ireland U16s victory over Italy

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Date: Monday, 17 March 2008 Section: Underage International

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Under-16 Malta friendly tournament

Republic of Ireland 1-0 Italy
Tidim 67

The Republic of Ireland Under-16 recorded victory against Italy on Sunday in their first fixture of the Malta International tournament.

Selcuk Tidim’s struck the only goal of the game with 13 minutes remaining, putting the finishing touch to a flowing move that involved Shane Murray, Oliver Kelly and Ryan Connolly.

The FC Pauli striker connected with Connolly’s cross from the left, giving the Italian goalkeeper no chance.

The goal was Tidim’s fourth in his past four matches after the German-born striker declared for Ireland through his mother.

His rich vein of form began on his debut against Belgium and he followed that up with a goal in each of the matches against Israel.

Ireland’s main threat in the first half came through centre-back Mark O’Brien. Twice the Cherry Orchard defender got the better of his marker in the box from corner kicks but he saw one of his headers saved and the other angle over the crossbar.

Tidim was presented with a great chance to break the deadlock, also in the first half, but contrived to blast his close-range shot over the bar following another teasing centre by Connolly.

More chances were spurned by Oliver Kelly and Shane Murray in the second half but it was left for Tidim to secure the victory on 67 minutes.

Irish manager Vincent Butler (pictured left) said in the aftermath of the win. “It was very pleasing performance and all the players did the jobs they were asked to do.

“Selcuk came up with another goal for us and, in the end, we could have won the game by a larger margin.”

Butler has guaranteed the seven players not in the line-up against Italy a starting place in the team which meets Malta on on Tuesday. Ireland will complete their group on Thursday by playing Turkey, who defeated Malta 2-0 in the other group game played on Sunday.

Ireland: Ciaran Gallagher (Castlefin), Leigh Swords (Belvedere), Daniel Joyce (Belvedere), Mark O'Brien (Cherry Orchard), Anthony O'Connor (Kilreen Celtic), Sean Stewart (St. Kevin’s Boys), Shane Murray (Arklow Town), Sean Skelly (Belvedere), Ryan Connolly (Derby County), Oliver Kelly (Reading), Selcuk Tidim (FC St.Pauli).
Substitutes: Daniel Fitzsimons (Millwall) for Swords (65 mins) and Anthony Bolger (St. Kevin’s Boys) for Bolger (75 mins).

Note: International matches played from Under-17 downwards consist of two 40 minute halves.


a match report for anyone thats interested.

Well reported. You could teach our beloved news rag a trick or too

[Redkenrover]

Well done to Ryan Connolly (ex Ballyglass) on being part of the Ireland U-16 team that beat Italy 1-0 in the Malta tournament. He also set up the only goal with a cross. It's good to see him become a regular at international level following in the footsteps of David Joyce.

Ryan Connolly scored his first full International goal against Malta on March 18th. Was also brought down for a penalty which gave Ireland a 2-0 lead
full match reports are on the Ballyglass website

www.ballyglassfootballclub.ie (http://www.ballyglassfootballclub.ie)

[pixiehead]

Just came across an old telegraph yesterday and was looking at the sports section. Their was a picture of Pat Tierney(Mc Carthys bar) getting some award for "Mountgable Celtic". I dont remember this club but im told they existed somewhere on the cong-clonbur border.
It got me wondering, what other clubs took part in the Mayo league that folded, where were they from and why did they not survive??
Anyone add to this list or profile the "forgotten" clubs below. Eg, years in exsistance, location, reasons for folding

Thanks in advance

Mountgable celtic??
Quay Hearts ??
Cornboy utd ??
Balla Fc ??
Shrule ??
Shraigh
Newport
Ballyhaunis
Parkside
Doonvier Swifts

[Fish-Head]

The name Mountgable Celtic caught my eye and some stage a couple of years ago but I couldn't find any info about them online.

[Bestie]

Just came across an old telegraph yesterday and was looking at the sports section. Their was a picture of Pat Tierney(Mc Carthys bar) getting some award for "Mountgable Celtic". I dont remember this club but im told they existed somewhere on the cong-clonbur border.
It got me wondering, what other clubs took part in the Mayo league that folded, where were they from and why did they not survive??
Anyone add to this list or profile the "forgotten" clubs below. Eg, years in exsistance, location, reasons for folding

Thanks in advance

Mountgable celtic??
Quay Hearts ??
Cornboy utd ??
Balla Fc ??
Shrule ??

I seem to recall that we had Castlebar Utd, and Barcastle in Castlebar at different stages. We also had Shraigh Utd, Dooniver Swifts and Parkside from Ballina. I am sure that there were others but cannot remeber now. Newport had a side also along with Ballyhaunis.

[pixiehead]

I seem to recall that we had Castlebar Utd, and Barcastle in Castlebar at different stages. We also had Shraigh Utd, Dooniver Swifts and Parkside from Ballina. I am sure that there were others but cannot remeber now. Newport had a side also along with Ballyhaunis.

Great!
Thanks for that. Ill add them to the list. Dont remember the three first ones but remember playing both Ballyhaunis and newport :)
Barcastle I think were essentially Castlebar united who then became town

[ExCiTeD]

pretty sure there was a "western harps" team or some name like that years ago in ballyheane before both clubs joined and became b\heane utd.mossy will know im sure

[FahyForever]

I seem to recall that we had Castlebar Utd, and Barcastle in Castlebar at different stages. We also had Shraigh Utd, Dooniver Swifts and Parkside from Ballina. I am sure that there were others but cannot remeber now. Newport had a side also along with Ballyhaunis.

The Newport team were called Newport Town, and went tits up about 17-18 years ago, maybe a bit less. Balla had a team as well. Westport textiles also had a team but not sure if it was in the mayo league or not...

[The Don]

pretty sure there was a "western harps" team or some name like that years ago in ballyheane before both clubs joined and became b\heane utd.mossy will know im sure

Yeah they played for 1 season after a split in the team.

[pixiehead]

Yeah they played for 1 season after a split in the team.

Two teams in Ballyheane:eek:. Where did they both play?? What year was that Don

[short_frank]

The name Mountgable Celtic caught my eye and some stage a couple of years ago but I couldn't find any info about them online.

Mountgable Celtic were based in Corr na Mona between Clonbur and Maam in Galway. They played for a few years and were quite successful climbing the divisions and winning the Chadwicks cup (or whatever it was called then). Basically they were based around a successful GAA team and when that began to break up (because of age and commitments) Mountgable fell apart.

[MayoToffee]

Enniscrone aswell http://www.angelfire.com/va/crossmolinaafc/pastchamps.htm

[gunner1]

i think there was a team called Road Rangers in castlebar

[leftoutside]

Moy hearts from Ballina Broadhaven Rovers from Erris Achill Eagles Lacken United come to mind

[Fish-Head]

i think there was a team called Road Rangers in castlebar

Ya my oul fella played for them. I'll see if I can get any more info on them.

[rava]

Garrafauns played for a couple of seasons in the mayo league.

[The Don]

Two teams in Ballyheane:eek:. Where did they both play?? What year was that Don

About 88/89. Neither team played at the present ground, Ballyheane only starting using this in 1996.

[pixiehead]

You cant get land these days for love or money, yet all these other clubs seemed to exist with a pitch. Does anyone have any Idea where some of these teams played. Im sure Most where just Farmers Fields and have reverted back again but it would be interesting to know? I remember Ballyhaunis, Knock, Manulla, and even ballyheane with Field type pitches! Mind you thats still the case in most Connaught clubs today :o

[pixiehead]

i think there was a team called Road Rangers in castlebar

Ya McHale road based I think Gunner. Any idea where they played? Would be a few legends if that team got back together : )

[gunner1]

does antone remember the roadstone pitch 23/25 years ago
Ballyheane had 3 pitches at different times
they trained at the back of the punch bowl
1 pitch was up by the handball alley
another was was just past there new ground and take the next left
both were fields but did the job

[walshek]

lads also add roundfort. jesus still have lumps in my legs after game up there :)

[quay heart]

there were quay hearts,textiles,sporting club,crusaders and westport utd all playing in westport between 60s ,70s and early 80s

[MayoToffee]

does antone remember the roadstone pitch 23/25 years ago
Ballyheane had 3 pitches at different times
they trained at the back of the punch bowl
1 pitch was up by the handball alley
another was was just past there new ground and take the next left
both were fields but did the job

the roadstone pitch classic, the goal posts were well rusted the last time i seen them, not sure if their still there, they mite be

[sinabhuil]

Played for Shrule in the late 70s early 80s. Long time ago but I remember a fellow called Frank Heneghan played centre half. Also a guy called Jimmy Kelleghan, a striker, who scored a hat-trick on a pitch on the beach in Achill. I also remember Balla had a team with an absolutely brialliant goalkeeper. what was his name? Pitches and dressing rooms were very basic in them days. Thank god things have improved. Hats off to the Mayo League officials!!! By the way I also played in the Mayo league in 2006.

[swinfordfc]

Played for Shrule in the late 70s early 80s. Long time ago but I remember a fellow called Frank Heneghan played centre half. Also a guy called Jimmy Kelleghan, a striker, who scored a hat-trick on a pitch on the beach in Achill. I also remember Balla had a team with an absolutely brialliant goalkeeper. what was his name? Pitches and dressing rooms were very basic in them days. Thank god things have improved. Hats off to the Mayo League officials!!! By the way I also played in the Mayo league in 2006.

your showing you age now :)

[Ranger]

Played for Shrule in the late 70s early 80s. Long time ago but I remember a fellow called Frank Heneghan played centre half. Also a guy called Jimmy Kelleghan, a striker, who scored a hat-trick on a pitch on the beach in Achill. I also remember Balla had a team with an absolutely brialliant goalkeeper. what was his name? Pitches and dressing rooms were very basic in them days. Thank god things have improved. Hats off to the Mayo League officials!!! By the way I also played in the Mayo league in 2006.

The goalkeeper you talked of would be Owen Brennan - looked a bit like Magnum P.I.

[pixiehead]

lads also add roundfort. jesus still have lumps in my legs after game up there :)

How could I forget them!! :D Wonder where they went to? They actually had dressing rooms as well AFAIK. Wer'nt they basically a hollymount side?

[achillrover]

Played for Shrule in the late 70s early 80s. Long time ago but I remember a fellow called Frank Heneghan played centre half. Also a guy called Jimmy Kelleghan, a striker, who scored a hat-trick on a pitch on the beach in Achill. I also remember Balla had a team with an absolutely brialliant goalkeeper. what was his name? Pitches and dressing rooms were very basic in them days. Thank god things have improved. Hats off to the Mayo League officials!!! By the way I also played in the Mayo league in 2006.


Achill Rovers - bringing a bit of samba back to the mayo league

[gunner1]

Achill Rovers - bringing a bit of samba back to the mayo league

thats not what you were saying 2 weeks ago (lol)

[Boys of '98]

Achill Rovers FDAC is an amalgamation of 2 teams: Achill Eagles and Achill United joined together in '86 when there was a huge decline in population in Achill, wish we kept the Eagles name, way better..

[minivan man]

How could I forget them!! :D Wonder where they went to? They actually had dressing rooms as well AFAIK. Wer'nt they basically a hollymount side?
the roundfort utd club fell by the wayside after a couple of the lads that were running the club died (accident\health problems). some lads went back playing with ballinrobe, claremorris and back to gaa. was'nt all hollymount there was lads from garrymore and a few under the carpet illegals as well:D

[yellowmonkey]

It has probably been the worst year for called off fixtures. Not that the past few years have been much better. The gaps between games have been horrendous. The majority of these have been due to unavoidable circumstances. However the connaught and Fai cups take precedent over junior league fixtures at the end of the season causing the most important time of the year to be put on hold. Would it not now be more appropriate to start the league the first week of March and have most elements tied up before the external cups begin. That way clubs who want to can concentrate on that aspect while lower leagues are not effected? Games should be constant and regular like any normal league!

[NoelM]

It has probably been the worst year for called off fixtures. Not that the past few years have been much better. The gaps between games have been horrendous. The majority of these have been due to unavoidable circumstances. However the connaught and Fai cups take precedent over junior league fixtures at the end of the season causing the most important time of the year to be put on hold. Would it not now be more appropriate to start the league the first week of March and have most elements tied up before the external cups begin. That way clubs who want to can concentrate on that aspect while lower leagues are not effected? Games should be constant and regular like any normal league!

There was some proposal at the league meeting the other night to cut all leagues down to 8 teams in 2011 to help with the length of the season.

[quay heart]

There was some proposal at the league meeting the other night to cut all leagues down to 8 teams in 2011 to help with the length of the season.

i think the league should get rid off c teams(only one i think)and all b teams form a reserve league.

[swinfordfc]

i think the league should get rid off c teams(only one i think)and all b teams form a reserve league.

why not proposed it at the meeting?

[hardcore]

i think the league should get rid off c teams(only one i think)and all b teams form a reserve league.

Yawn!! Hasnt this b and c team argument been flogged to death? It would make no difference. If a clubs first team is good enough it will get past another clubs b or c team on its way up the leagues. If it cant, then that team has found its level. (3 c teams by the way):ball:

[hardcore]

There was some proposal at the league meeting the other night to cut all leagues down to 8 teams in 2011 to help with the length of the season.

And this! how does an 8 team division improve things? 18 games a year is hardly a long season as it is. How is 14 games going to help a team?
and even playing every team 3 times a season will push it to 21 games, and make every team sick of the sight of one another, or embarras a stuggling team for 7 more games
What is wrong with keeping it as it is? Always has been 10 teams in the top division and never a problem before.:ball:

[FahyForever]

And this! how does an 8 team division improve things? 18 games a year is hardly a long season as it is. How is 14 games going to help a team?
and even playing every team 3 times a season will push it to 21 games, and make every team sick of the sight of one another, or embarras a stuggling team for 7 more games
What is wrong with keeping it as it is? Always has been 10 teams in the top division and never a problem before.:ball:

Agreed. What is the thinking behind this? It just seems like a pointless, knee-jerk reaction without any necessity behind it. Every year they seem to get the urge to re-brand and re-shuffle without any discernible improvement. One thing's for sure; the Mayo League have to instruct clubs of their intentions at the start of a new season, rather than spring them on them towards the end of one...

[murphs jewels]

Yawn!! Hasnt this b and c team argument been flogged to death? It would make no difference. If a clubs first team is good enough it will get past another clubs b or c team on its way up the leagues. If it cant, then that team has found its level. (3 c teams by the way):ball:

Westport are the only "C" team in the league. Its high time that a reserve league was introduced and then we would have no hassle every year

[FahyForever]

Westport are the only "C" team in the league. Its high time that a reserve league was introduced and then we would have no hassle every year

Would a reserve league not create it's own problems too? There are currently 14 reserve teams in the league (including the only c team, Westport. Wherever Hardcore got 3 I don't know), and establishing a 13-14 team league would prove problematic in terms of the season's length, especially considering they think a ten-team league is too much.

What's the major malfunction here? Why fix what's not broken? The rules should be clear; two teams up and two down as long as they are not going into a division where the club have another team. That's only fair. The third team from bottom playing the third from top is just ****ing around, especially if the 'third team from top' is seventh in the league. If you don't finish in the top two then forget about promotion.. I know that that would mean neither Kilmore or Fahy would have gone up last time, but i think that's the way it should have been done personally.

That's just my opinion, what do other people think? I know I'm repeating myself, but the Mayo league waiting to see what happens and then deciding is a total and utter disgrace and shows blatant disrespect for the clubs involved. If Bangor and Swinford finished 1-2 in the Premier and say, Celtic were to finish second from bottom in the Super do you really think they would send them down now???? Not likely.

[hardcore]

Westport are the only "C" team in the league. Its high time that a reserve league was introduced and then we would have no hassle every year

My Bad! yes was thinking of last season?:)

[hardcore]

Agreed. What is the thinking behind this? It just seems like a pointless, knee-jerk reaction without any necessity behind it. Every year they seem to get the urge to re-brand and re-shuffle without any discernible improvement. One thing's for sure; the Mayo League have to instruct clubs of their intentions at the start of a new season, rather than spring them on them towards the end of one...

Yes, defined rules and decisions at the start of the season and stick to them:ball: