Mayo Association Football League

[pixiehead]

Its good to hear people speaking out on what is clearly a complete joke the rules that are coming in. I heard yesterday that now clubs will be fined if they dont have away socks and shorts i.e Non matching kit completely. WTF like??? Who do they think we are . This is gone beyond a joke. If we want to play in the airtricity League we would bloody well have have joined it. Most people are right! Is this all for show? Or is this an attempt to cover up the cracks of a footballing county where teams are struggling or collapsing, money is non exsistant and the quality of football is flailing.
A huge amount of cop on is needed. Also teams who recently had to pulled out of the league have not just been fined but also demanded to pay insurance and registration money!!!
And believe me with the new captain in charge things will get a lot more lunney then we are seeing!!
Better the Devil you know!! :devil:

[Back n the game]

Everything that has been said is completly true and we all know that the ML likes it's book judged by its cover to all other county boards. Problem is that no one ever does anything about it, we have a good moan and gripe on a forum like this and yet we still put up with the BS that the throw at us every year instead of getting together as 1 voice and refusing to continue to be dragged along and dictated to by so few. Yes we want good facilities and high standards but let us decide when to do it and not face punishment for failure to attend unecessary and non requested appointments which are no more than a summons and drag for tose that have to attend

[CCFC1924]

RE Celtic astro, it HAS been approved for ANY competition :) Up to UEFA standards, which is great for the club. With the amount of teams taking the field it'll give the main pitch some much needed rest when required.

It is a bit narrow, but lovely to play football on. It's within regulation size hence the cert! I'd say Celtic 'B' and Achill will be played on it on Sunday as the main pitch will accommondate the two Finn Harps games on Sat and Tues.

[achillrover]

if you could confirm that before tomorrow and let me know that would be super!

[CCFC1924]

I can't confirm unfortunately but it is a possibility. Pitch was grand today as the weather has been good so probability is it'll be on the pitch!!

[Spot Kick]

Everything that has been said is completly true and we all know that the ML likes it's book judged by its cover to all other county boards. Problem is that no one ever does anything about it, we have a good moan and gripe on a forum like this and yet we still put up with the BS that the throw at us every year instead of getting together as 1 voice and refusing to continue to be dragged along and dictated to by so few. Yes we want good facilities and high standards but let us decide when to do it and not face punishment for failure to attend unecessary and non requested appointments which are no more than a summons and drag for tose that have to attend
Thankfully there are not too many people around like you that think that way. Those of us involved actively in clubs want the Mayo league to do coaching sessions for our team managers. Our managers want these sessions. We also want many of the other courses that are run by the league as many clubs have several teams involved in football at different levels. There are many more aspects to football than just playing, but it appears as if you are not interestded in these. If you do things right, there will be no need for fines and gripes. I agree with you as regards doing something about the things that are wrong in the Mayo league and there is a forum for that. Put yourself forward, and we will see what you are capable of doing for us. As far as I can see the Mayo league is made up of people that were with clubs for years. They are most certainly not always right but they do try to do these things properly. I do not agree with some of the ridiculous suggestions that are often made, but we do need the support from the league at club level to improve our own standards, and this includes courses for our members.

[Back n the game]

Thankfully there are not too many people around like you that think that way. Those of us involved actively in clubs want the Mayo league to do coaching sessions for our team managers. Our managers want these sessions. We also want many of the other courses that are run by the league as many clubs have several teams involved in football at different levels. There are many more aspects to football than just playing, but it appears as if you are not interestded in these. If you do things right, there will be no need for fines and gripes. I agree with you as regards doing something about the things that are wrong in the Mayo league and there is a forum for that. Put yourself forward, and we will see what you are capable of doing for us. As far as I can see the Mayo league is made up of people that were with clubs for years. They are most certainly not always right but they do try to do these things properly. I do not agree with some of the ridiculous suggestions that are often made, but we do need the support from the league at club level to improve our own standards, and this includes courses for our members.

Well if I am so wrong why is the general feeling that last weekends course was unnecessary and only made compulsery on junior teams?? Teams sent people to this workshop just to avoid fines and their representitives are not involved in the managerial side in their club? This would appear to me as a waste of money and peoples time.

[Spot Kick]

Well if I am so wrong why is the general feeling that last weekends course was unnecessary and only made compulsery on junior teams?? Teams sent people to this workshop just to avoid fines and their representitives are not involved in the managerial side in their club? This would appear to me as a waste of money and peoples time.
I do not want to be argumentive over this matter but the people I spoke to at the course were delighted with the content. I was not aware of anyone saying that they attended just to avoid fines. Were you at the course because I do not know where you get the general feeling from?

I understand that it was the Mayo Junior League that initiated the course and cannot enforce their rules on schoolboys or women's league teams or clubs. Anyway as I said before, we are happy that the league runs these courses as we lose several managers every second year or so.

[Back n the game]

I do not want to be argumentive over this matter but the people I spoke to at the course were delighted with the content. I was not aware of anyone saying that they attended just to avoid fines. Were you at the course because I do not know where you get the general feeling from?

I understand that it was the Mayo Junior League that initiated the course and cannot enforce their rules on schoolboys or women's league teams or clubs. Anyway as I said before, we are happy that the league runs these courses as we lose several managers every second year or so.

Funny that as several people i spoke to that attended the course did so to avoid fines and were only representing their club and not involved in a managerial role. And if you go back over the submissions on this forum i think you will find several other disgrunteled observers voicing their discontent with the fact it was made compulsary on junior teams and the time and day it was organised for.
Im not saying it's not informative, but let each club decide for themselves to attend and not be bullied or threatned into it. Im sure some of those that did attend found it informative and enjoyable but others were mere observers and did'nt benifet from the day.
Just because the Junior League initated the course should not mean that it be made compulsery on anyone when at first it was advertised as open invatition and then stepped up to a compulsary course as the number of clubs enquireing after it was very little.

[Fair Play]

Funny that as several people i spoke to that attended the course did so to avoid fines and were only representing their club and not involved in a managerial role. And if you go back over the submissions on this forum i think you will find several other disgrunteled observers voicing their discontent with the fact it was made compulsary on junior teams and the time and day it was organised for.
Im not saying it's not informative, but let each club decide for themselves to attend and not be bullied or threatned into it. Im sure some of those that did attend found it informative and enjoyable but others were mere observers and did'nt benifet from the day.
Just because the Junior League initated the course should not mean that it be made compulsery on anyone when at first it was advertised as open invatition and then stepped up to a compulsary course as the number of clubs enquireing after it was very little.
I think you have lost this debate, and spot kick is correct. You should stop digging a hole for yourself and leave the matter rest. These courses are required on an ongoing basis whether they are compulsary or not. You are living in the past with your thoughts. Is it not a requiremnt for all clubs within the Mayo league to have qualified coaches within their clubs? If it was left up to a club on a voluntary basis, would they comply?

[renovater]

In general I think clubs need to be more collective when it comes to issues that they do not agree with. It well noted most people who attend meetings do so to avoid fines.
I think in general the M.l. runs a tight ship, they need to take into account that the country is in a down turn. Clubs are struggling more now than ever before.
The Ml. need to remember with out its clubs, there would be know need for them. At the end of the day, its you the club who elects them. If you don't like what you see ,you have the right to vote them out. OR CALL FOR NO CONFIDENCE VOTE

[GoodFootball]

In general I think clubs need to be more collective when it comes to issues that they do not agree with. It well noted most people who attend meetings do so to avoid fines.
I think in general the M.l. runs a tight ship, they need to take into account that the country is in a down turn. Clubs are struggling more now than ever before.
The Ml. need to remember with out its clubs, there would be know need for them. At the end of the day, its you the club who elects them. If you don't like what you see ,you have the right to vote them out. OR CALL FOR NO CONFIDENCE VOTE

None of you have the ability to change the mayo league over night, just get on with it, talk football not ***

[rava]

I think you have lost this debate, and spot kick is correct. You should stop digging a hole for yourself and leave the matter rest. These courses are required on an ongoing basis whether they are compulsary or not. You are living in the past with your thoughts. Is it not a requiremnt for all clubs within the Mayo league to have qualified coaches within their clubs? If it was left up to a club on a voluntary basis, would they comply?

Talk about patronising (again). How come with all these courses we are still seeing a drop in standard within the league. If anything these courses should be compulsary for all youth coaches in the league. By the way this is something I think the league has done an excellent job in the last 10 yrs, but you cannot force clubs to do them. The proof of the benefits of these courses should be in the progress of clubs that have of availed of them.

[pixiehead]

Any one Know when the chadwicks Cup draw is ??

[murphs jewels]

Any one Know when the chadwicks Cup draw is ??


Anyone know when the League cup Draw's are to be made? Supposed to be live on mid west this year i heard

[renovater]

I wasn't referring to me I was speaking collectively. if you are satisfied with the status quo, thats OK. but there appears to be a lot of unhappy chap pies out there.I personally couldn't careless who runs the league or how they ml conduct there business. but others do

[Redkenrover]

Viva la revolution!!

Have been following the posts on this thread with interest since I posted last week and have a few questions.

Spot kick, you state that people actively involved in football want these courses and managers want these courses run, if so, why is there a need to threaten clubs with disciplinary action if they dont attend?, seems to be a contradiction there, we want courses but we must be forced into doing them.
On your other point about more aspects to football other that playing, I have attended most courses run by the Mayo League over the last 10 years, from volunteering, fundraising, groundskeeping to different levels of coaching ones, and found them excellent. I dont think anyone is suggesting that there should be no courses, but its the dictatorial nature of the league that is annoying people.

In relation to people enjoying the course, I have no doubt having done courses with Niall Harrison in the past that it was an excellent experience. But you dont mention at what level these people are involved in within their clubs.
I have spoken to two clubs who told me they sent people purely to avoid the fine. This doesn't mean they didnt enjoy the course but what improvements will this bring to their respective clubs?

On another note our RDO, Paul Byrne was unaware of the directive from the league regarding the workshop, in fairness he only wants people there who are interesred in going.

Fair Play, not sure how you can say the debate is lost as from reading the posts more people seem to be of the opinion that the decree from the league was wrong. You are right to say that all clubs have to have qualified coaches but the course at the weekend was a workshop and was not a requirement towards a coaching qualification. As for agreeing with spotkick, you ask would clubs comply if it was voluntary, the basis of his/her argument is that clubs want these courses.

The ML run a tight ship and it needs to, we dont want to go back to the old days, but I do think that alot of what goes on is for the perception that we are a progressive league to the world looking in. There are alot more problems going on that need to be addressed rather that scoreboards, press boxes and stewards at matches.
Am I right when I heard a Super League team travelled to an away game last Sunday with the bare 11 players?
Should the league be looking at why there is an alarming drop in the number of players in the league, as seen by the withdrawl of teams? Has the ML met up with any of these clubs to find out what the problems are?


It has been mentioned that there has been a drop in the standard of football what do people think?

Mayo football has made huge strides over the last 10 to 12 years but I think we now find ourselves at a crossroads, alot of good football people are getting disillusioned with the state of the game and are feeling ostracized.
Its right to say we wont change the ML overnight but they need to realise we are in changed times, its going to get harder to get people to be involved.

We need to ask ourselves are we involved to promote the game of football or to feed egos.
Have we lost the focus of our objectives?

Apologies to Goodfootball if the above is seen to be talking *** but this is a discussion forum and by its nature is about debate which can lead to some *** being talked, thats the beauty of freedom of speech.

Okay now let me put my tin hat on and wait for the snipers!!!:D

[Fair Play]

No issue with any of your opinions or comments Redkenrover, and I accept your point of view on the "dictatorial" means of having the courses etc. I suppose as one other posters mentioned, the only answer might be for others to put themselves forward on to the ML and see if they can do better than the people that are there. Looking at the numbers, some are there a long time and maybe there is an element of staleness or maybe complacency, but I do not se it as an "ego trip". Looking at the numbers also, I notice that there only two people on the league that did not come from the clubs. Maybe time as somebody else said to "put up, or us all to shut up". There I will let the matter rest, as I do not wish to offend anyone.

[pixiehead]

I believe the sports park surface was beyond a joke on sunday but hey...whats important is the introduction of scoreboards and press boxes!!! :smirk:

[pixiehead]

Okay now let me put my tin hat on and wait for the snipers!!!:D

Here, ill lend you mine rover :soldier:

[pixiehead]

None of you have the ability to change the mayo league over night, just get on with it, talk football not ***

wait till you have youre own facilities GF you will understand then

[Ranger]

I think that the root of the problem is that the game at a national level has suffered and has now filtered down to grass root level. Our national team has struggled in the last five to six years and failed to qualify for a major tournament. Our youths teams have also been on a landslide since the Brian kerr era. This all has a knock on effect in that the young lads from the bleak years are now the young adults who should be playing the game. The league of Ireland has become a complete shambles and their clubs are now having to go back to basics just to survive. I won't even go into the impact of recession!
Rugby and to a lesser extent have surpassed soccer as the popular game The fact is that the Mayo league and clubs made major strides (facility wise) in the 'good times',while other leagues, and other sporting codes, sat back (and counted the euros in their bank account) and did not invested in facilities and the grass roots of thier sport.
The Mayo league and clubs have set the standard and are now finding it difficult to maintain it. I belive this cycle will evolve again, and only when our national team progresses to a World cup or Euro finals stage will we start to see a return on the popularity stakes !

[GoodFootball]

wait till you have youre own facilities GF you will understand then

When we get our own facilities I will then be on here then debating undebatable points with ye, I promise ;)

[pixiehead]

I think that the root of the problem is that the game at a national level has suffered and has now filtered down to grass root level. Our national team has struggled in the last five to six years and failed to qualify for a major tournament. Our youths teams have also been on a landslide since the Brian kerr era. This all has a knock on effect in that the young lads from the bleak years are now the young adults who should be playing the game. The league of Ireland has become a complete shambles and their clubs are now having to go back to basics just to survive. I won't even go into the impact of recession!
Rugby and to a lesser extent have surpassed soccer as the popular game The fact is that the Mayo league and clubs made major strides (facility wise) in the 'good times',while other leagues, and other sporting codes, sat back (and counted the euros in their bank account) and did not invested in facilities and the grass roots of thier sport.
The Mayo league and clubs have set the standard and are now finding it difficult to maintain it. I belive this cycle will evolve again, and only when our national team progresses to a World cup or Euro finals stage will we start to see a return on the popularity stakes !

Untill we stop relying on England to develop our players and relying on the ones that cant make their national team to join ours we will always be in this quagmire!

[Ranger]

Not necessariy, In Big Jacks era we 'found' a few gems and this started the upsurge for the FAI. The country as a whole finally bought into it and the rest is history!!

Untill we stop relying on England to develop our players and relying on the ones that cant make their national team to join ours we will always be in this quagmire!

[Redkenrover]

Here, ill lend you mine rover :soldier:

You keep that Pixiehead, you'll need it when the Bit 'o' Red come to Terryland claiming 3 points!!:p

[renovater]

Here here
Viva la revolution!!

Have been following the posts on this thread with interest since I posted last week and have a few questions.

Spot kick, you state that people actively involved in football want these courses and managers want these courses run, if so, why is there a need to threaten clubs with disciplinary action if they dont attend?, seems to be a contradiction there, we want courses but we must be forced into doing them.
On your other point about more aspects to football other that playing, I have attended most courses run by the Mayo League over the last 10 years, from volunteering, fundraising, groundskeeping to different levels of coaching ones, and found them excellent. I dont think anyone is suggesting that there should be no courses, but its the dictatorial nature of the league that is annoying people.

In relation to people enjoying the course, I have no doubt having done courses with Niall Harrison in the past that it was an excellent experience. But you dont mention at what level these people are involved in within their clubs.
I have spoken to two clubs who told me they sent people purely to avoid the fine. This doesn't mean they didnt enjoy the course but what improvements will this bring to their respective clubs?

On another note our RDO, Paul Byrne was unaware of the directive from the league regarding the workshop, in fairness he only wants people there who are interesred in going.

Fair Play, not sure how you can say the debate is lost as from reading the posts more people seem to be of the opinion that the decree from the league was wrong. You are right to say that all clubs have to have qualified coaches but the course at the weekend was a workshop and was not a requirement towards a coaching qualification. As for agreeing with spotkick, you ask would clubs comply if it was voluntary, the basis of his/her argument is that clubs want these courses.

The ML run a tight ship and it needs to, we dont want to go back to the old days, but I do think that alot of what goes on is for the perception that we are a progressive league to the world looking in. There are alot more problems going on that need to be addressed rather that scoreboards, press boxes and stewards at matches.
Am I right when I heard a Super League team travelled to an away game last Sunday with the bare 11 players?
Should the league be looking at why there is an alarming drop in the number of players in the league, as seen by the withdrawl of teams? Has the ML met up with any of these clubs to find out what the problems are?


It has been mentioned that there has been a drop in the standard of football what do people think?

Mayo football has made huge strides over the last 10 to 12 years but I think we now find ourselves at a crossroads, alot of good football people are getting disillusioned with the state of the game and are feeling ostracized.
Its right to say we wont change the ML overnight but they need to realise we are in changed times, its going to get harder to get people to be involved.

We need to ask ourselves are we involved to promote the game of football or to feed egos.
Have we lost the focus of our objectives?

Apologies to Goodfootball if the above is seen to be talking *** but this is a discussion forum and by its nature is about debate which can lead to some *** being talked, thats the beauty of freedom of speech.

Okay now let me put my tin hat on and wait for the snipers!!!:D

[renovater]

It with great sadness to have learned the passing of a giant of a man who only new kindness and generously to give to other's May his soul rest in peace Castlebar man Anthony McHugh

[Redkenrover]

No issue with any of your opinions or comments Redkenrover, and I accept your point of view on the "dictatorial" means of having the courses etc. I suppose as one other posters mentioned, the only answer might be for others to put themselves forward on to the ML and see if they can do better than the people that are there. Looking at the numbers, some are there a long time and maybe there is an element of staleness or maybe complacency, but I do not se it as an "ego trip". Looking at the numbers also, I notice that there only two people on the league that did not come from the clubs. Maybe time as somebody else said to "put up, or us all to shut up". There I will let the matter rest, as I do not wish to offend anyone.

Apologies Fair play but I didnt mean that the ML were on an ego trip, it was directed at the wider football community in general, that there are some people at club level that I wonder what their agenda is.
I think that one of the reasons we dont see many people putting themselves forward to join the ML is that its the same small group of people that are struggling to keep their clubs afloat, I'd say if you did a poll at most clubs its the same people doing all the work, fundraising, marking pitches, managing teams, they dont have the time or energy to get involved in the ML. Majority do so on a voluntary basis. This is their priority and without them some clubs would cease.
Look at most clubs and its the same faces you see at meetings etc. Also a "them and us mentality" has developed over the years between the ML and clubs, clubs see the ML as a league thats only interested in squeezing money from them.

And dont worry, I'm not that easily offended, I think this type of debate is great and is better than most of the sh**e that gets posted on these forums.

[Redkenrover]

It with great sadness to have learned the passing of a giant of a man who only new kindness and generously to give to other's May his soul rest in peace Castlebar man Anthony McHugh

Just heard this very sad news this evening, a gentleman who was a great supporter of Mayo Football. Ar dheis De ar ainm. Our condolences to the McHugh family.

[etoo]

Are Mayo League games going ahead this weekend as Tony was a great sponsor of the league for a long time? RIP

[Back n the game]

Anyone know when the League cup Draw's are to be made? Supposed to be live on mid west this year i heard


Any one Know when the chadwicks Cup draw is ??


League cup Draw's (with the exception of the Westaro cup) live on Mid West radio on Thursday 22nd April at aprox 10:30pm then Chadwicks cup and Westaro cup draw live on Mid West radio on Thursday 29th April.

[pixiehead]

Are Mayo League games going ahead this weekend as Tony was a great sponsor of the league for a long time? RIP

Yes Minutes silence to be held as MOR

[pixiehead]

League cup Draw's (with the exception of the Westaro cup) live on Mid West radio on Thursday 22nd April at aprox 10:30pm then Chadwicks cup and Westaro cup draw live on Mid West radio on Thursday 29th April.
Great Thanks!!

[Back n the game]

Those of us involved actively in clubs want the Mayo league to do coaching sessions for our team managers. Our managers want these sessions. We also want many of the other courses that are run by the league as many clubs have several teams involved in football at different levels. There are many more aspects to football than just playing, but it appears as if you are not interestded in these. Put yourself forward, and we will see what you are capable of doing for us. As far as I can see the Mayo league is made up of people that were with clubs for years. They are most certainly not always right but they do try to do these things properly. I do not agree with some of the ridiculous suggestions that are often made, but we do need the support from the league at club level to improve our own standards, and this includes courses for our members.

If WE want the courses, then surley the managers should be allowed to decide to go or not instead of getting rediculous fines for non attendance. I never said i'd do a better job nor even debated the fact that the ML are doing a poor job, but I did say that they are more interested in gathering money than letting clubs get on with playing football. I am personally very friendly with an ex league management commitee member who has stepped aside due to the money raising ethos that has come into the ML. An hour and a half of meetings would be taken up with finances and 45 mins dedicated to football matters.



I think you have lost this debate, and spot kick is correct. You should stop digging a hole for yourself and leave the matter rest. These courses are required on an ongoing basis whether they are compulsary or not. You are living in the past with your thoughts. Is it not a requiremnt for all clubs within the Mayo league to have qualified coaches within their clubs? If it was left up to a club on a voluntary basis, would they comply?

The replys on this Forum would suggest otherwise?? Aren't the Kick start courses voluntary? No problem with clubs attending and getting coaches qualified me thinks. I have no gripe with progression within the league but get the fundamentals right and stop bullying clubs and officials into unnecessary and finiancially draining practices i.e score boards, press box etc and get better surfaces and changing facilities in order.

[gaffers gaffer]

ml money making machine where does the few hundred Euro every club put in for club development go ?. Have any club been given a helping hand from this fund? milebush well developed but u are all still paying into that fund aswell. where will that fund be spent this year? also more reasons for fines this year wait and see a bumper season ahead !!!!!!!

[renovater]

ml money making machine where does the few hundred Euro every club put in for club development go ?. Have any club been given a helping hand from this fund? milebush well developed but u are all still paying into that fund aswell. where will that fund be spent this year? also more reasons for fines this year wait and see a bumper season ahead !!!!!!!
You should go to Ml Meeting and ask the questions Club development, or any other monies recieved that ur not happy with. ur right about one thing (think the word was Milking Machine)

[Phoenix]

ml money making machine where does the few hundred Euro every club put in for club development go ?. Have any club been given a helping hand from this fund? milebush well developed but u are all still paying into that fund aswell. where will that fund be spent this year? also more reasons for fines this year wait and see a bumper season ahead !!!!!!!

Does anyone remember anything about the FAI leaving €100,000 aside for the development of the game in Mayo and the development of clubs. I think it was announced during the Festival of Football to mark the FAI AGM being held here but I don't remember hearing anything about it since and defo no money has filtered through. Maybe I've the wrong end of the stick, and if so I apologise in advance. Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks

[Round Tower]

Development Money

I could be wrong the €100,000 was divided between the clubs that was involved in the festival of football during the F.A.I agm.

[Fair Play]

Does anyone remember anything about the FAI leaving €100,000 aside for the development of the game in Mayo and the development of clubs. I think it was announced during the Festival of Football to mark the FAI AGM being held here but I don't remember hearing anything about it since and defo no money has filtered through. Maybe I've the wrong end of the stick, and if so I apologise in advance. Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks
All the clubs had to apply for the funding putting forward proposals at the time. Our club got the money a couple of months after the AGM and there was no problem. It was announced by John Delaney when they called to the club. I would say it was the same for all the clubs. I think you are a bit late now.

[Boro86]

Is there unrest in Celtic Park at the mo?

[Thunderblaster]

Just read on the paper about the disciplinary issues surrounding Ballyheane regarding the forged registration forms and the punishment handed out. Sounds like a serious crackdown by the League on forged signatures.

[rava]

I think Tom Kelly crossed the line with his article in the Connaught. If he wanted to make a point about forged registrations fair enough, but to make an example of the Ballyheane secretary was shamefull. In all honesty I would say there is forged signatures in every clubs registration this season.

[theboy]

Is there unrest in Celtic Park at the mo?

How do you mean unrest???

[Thunderblaster]

I think Tom Kelly crossed the line with his article in the Connaught. If he wanted to make a point about forged registrations fair enough, but to make an example of the Ballyheane secretary was shamefull. In all honesty I would say there is forged signatures in every clubs registration this season.

It appeared on The Star also.

[Phoenix]

All the clubs had to apply for the funding putting forward proposals at the time. Our club got the money a couple of months after the AGM and there was no problem. It was announced by John Delaney when they called to the club. I would say it was the same for all the clubs. I think you are a bit late now.

Thanks Fair Play. Just didn't remember hearing anything about it.

[pixiehead]

I think Tom Kelly crossed the line with his article in the Connaught. If he wanted to make a point about forged registrations fair enough, but to make an example of the Ballyheane secretary was shamefull. In all honesty I would say there is forged signatures in every clubs registration this season.

Agree. It was a tad severe. It could have just appeared as a small news item but it grabbed the soccer headlines.
Also with Ballyheane and most clubs finding it hard to get good people like Mick Byrne its a shocking Ban 2 whole years. :frown:

[rava]

Agree. It was a tad severe. It could have just appeared as a small news item but it grabbed the soccer headlines.
Also with Ballyheane and most clubs finding it hard to get good people like Mick Byrne its a shocking Ban 2 whole years. :frown:

Typical over reaction by the league yet again, using a sledgehammer to drive a thumbtack.

[rava]

With 3 rounds of fixtures gone I have managed to see 4 games and I dont know if its just me or is the standard at an all time low player wise ?, also there are some shockingly poor refs out there at the moment, I thought there was a ref inspector to bring up the standard.

[minivan man]

With 3 rounds of fixtures gone I have managed to see 4 games and I dont know if its just me or is the standard at an all time low player wise ?, also there are some shockingly poor refs out there at the moment, I thought there was a ref inspector to bring up the standard.
yeah i think standard has dropped in all divisions alright. not taking the reffs side or anything but i have noticed a lot of the new reffs have'nt a lot of experience, i did the course with a lot of them about 18 months ago (i just stayed associate reff) this could explain some of the decisions in games recently ie: reffs inexperienced at junior level making decisions on situations they do'nt come across at youth level, where they should be allowed more time in before the progress to junior level anyway.