Cork AUL 2010/11

[super_mario]

Throw in 2 cup semi-finals aswell it was a no brainer to stay with Bohs (no disrespect to castle view) but we said for last 2-3 years we just need 2-3 signings to make us a very very good team and we have the signings now and we are playing some excellent football...

[trouble]

hi mario think it would of being stupid for derek to leave and must agree players ye have signed r very good long may it continue do you play yourself mario

[scaffa7]

Bohemians 4-2 Kanturk

Great game of ball played up in the Fairfield today wheather conditions wer perfect pitch was a bit sticky but both teams played some lovely football today.
On the game Kanturk took the lead after 5 mins and completely ran over us the first 10 mins but somehow we dragged ourselves into the game and John Cronin levelled it on 20 mins with a great shot from 20 yards into the top corner started to get a grip of the game and Deccie Gostal added a bullit 2nd on 30 mins after been set up from a great run from Willy o Shea 2-1 at half time
2nd half we should have added a 3rd after 55mins but somehow our centre forward John Cronin managed to miss a great chance from 2 yards! (he"ll love that now!!).Kanturk wer still playing some great football but could nt break our strong defense but levelled on 65 mins when a mistake at that back from a throw and scored a soft header.
But again we found somemore and sub Christy Drisscoll scored with his 1st touch after a blunder at the back between Kanturks keeper and there centre half left an open goal which Christy cooly sloted home after 70mins
Added a 4th after 75mins when another sub Robbie Cunningham shot low into the corner after been set up by John Cronin (the gaffer will claim all the credit here with the 2 subs!!)
Infairness to Kanturk they kept playing some nice ball and kept pressing until the very end but our defense held strong.Probably the hardest game we played all season Dolandino dont know if you wer there but fair play to ye a great footballing team until the final 3rd of the pitch where ye probably came up short today.
So thats 5 wins and still unbeaten and sitting nice and cosy at the top of the league.Pearce away next week so should be another tough one!

[sharpshooter]

ballyvolane 1 v macroom 4

went down one after 4minutes after we were well on top for the next 25 minutes scoring two goals.2nd half was more the same us playing the better football and scoring two more goals which killed the game.missing 3 starters myself inculded so great result for us.coachford win tomorrow and it will be a derby game in the next round...

[junglegym]

.coachford win tomorrow and it will be a derby game in the next round...

Unfortunately our boys came up short today Holden so that fixture is now a non- runner.

Coachford 1- 2 Killowen
Lately I have been getting in some match practice with our 2nd team . We are stuck to the bottom of Div. 2A, But in my opinion we're a lot better than our position suggests. Today was a lack lustre performance but it was a game where we didn't deserve to lose in my opinion. Killowen's keeper made a fantastic save in the 1st half to keep the game scoreless untill half time. We gave away a needless free kick from which Killowen scored. We got an equaliser before Killowen scored from the spot with just 2mins to go. Sickening to lose out with time nearly up but as the old saying goes when your down around the bottom it seems to happen a lot.
One footed will perhaps give a better a/c of the game, Well done and keep up the good work. Ye are after improving a lot in the last season.

Crescent at home next week for us, Another tough one no doubt..

[donaldihno]

Bohemians 4-2 Kanturk

Great game of ball played up in the Fairfield today wheather conditions wer perfect pitch was a bit sticky but both teams played some lovely football today.
On the game Kanturk took the lead after 5 mins and completely ran over us the first 10 mins but somehow we dragged ourselves into the game and John Cronin levelled it on 20 mins with a great shot from 20 yards into the top corner started to get a grip of the game and Deccie Gostal added a bullit 2nd on 30 mins after been set up from a great run from Willy o Shea 2-1 at half time
2nd half we should have added a 3rd after 55mins but somehow our centre forward John Cronin managed to miss a great chance from 2 yards! (he"ll love that now!!).Kanturk wer still playing some great football but could nt break our strong defense but levelled on 65 mins when a mistake at that back from a throw and scored a soft header.
But again we found somemore and sub Christy Drisscoll scored with his 1st touch after a blunder at the back between Kanturks keeper and there centre half left an open goal which Christy cooly sloted home after 70mins
Added a 4th after 75mins when another sub Robbie Cunningham shot low into the corner after been set up by John Cronin (the gaffer will claim all the credit here with the 2 subs!!)
Infairness to Kanturk they kept playing some nice ball and kept pressing until the very end but our defense held strong.Probably the hardest game we played all season Dolandino dont know if you wer there but fair play to ye a great footballing team until the final 3rd of the pitch where ye probably came up short today.
So thats 5 wins and still unbeaten and sitting nice and cosy at the top of the league.Pearce away next week so should be another tough one!


Well said scaffa,no complaints with that!Unfortunly involved in car accident thursday,nothing serious,so couldnt tog off today,but was in attentance alright!
Were very dissapointed with today after starting so well,can take positives from 1st half,but dont think second half was good enough!We really have to start picking up points starting with greenwood saturday!
Your man had some miss alright,just bounced in front do,there the hard ones!Best of luck saturday,cant realy see ye dropping points,but that the good thing about this league,no easy game!

[donaldihno]

Bohemians 4-2 Kanturk

Great game of ball played up in the Fairfield today wheather conditions wer perfect pitch was a bit sticky but both teams played some lovely football today.
On the game Kanturk took the lead after 5 mins and completely ran over us the first 10 mins but somehow we dragged ourselves into the game and John Cronin levelled it on 20 mins with a great shot from 20 yards into the top corner started to get a grip of the game and Deccie Gostal added a bullit 2nd on 30 mins after been set up from a great run from Willy o Shea 2-1 at half time
2nd half we should have added a 3rd after 55mins but somehow our centre forward John Cronin managed to miss a great chance from 2 yards! (he"ll love that now!!).Kanturk wer still playing some great football but could nt break our strong defense but levelled on 65 mins when a mistake at that back from a throw and scored a soft header.
But again we found somemore and sub Christy Drisscoll scored with his 1st touch after a blunder at the back between Kanturks keeper and there centre half left an open goal which Christy cooly sloted home after 70mins
Added a 4th after 75mins when another sub Robbie Cunningham shot low into the corner after been set up by John Cronin (the gaffer will claim all the credit here with the 2 subs!!)
Infairness to Kanturk they kept playing some nice ball and kept pressing until the very end but our defense held strong.Probably the hardest game we played all season Dolandino dont know if you wer there but fair play to ye a great footballing team until the final 3rd of the pitch where ye probably came up short today.
So thats 5 wins and still unbeaten and sitting nice and cosy at the top of the league.Pearce away next week so should be another tough one!


Well said scaffa,no complaints with that!Unfortunly involved in car accident thursday,nothing serious,so couldnt tog off today,but was in attentance alright!
Were very dissapointed with today after starting so well,can take positives from 1st half,but dont think second half was good enough!We really have to start picking up points starting with greenwood saturday!
Your man had some miss alright,just bounced in front do,there the hard ones!Best of luck saturday,cant realy see ye dropping points,but that the good thing about this league,no easy game!

[The 'View]

Castleview and Blarney St. games off so I watched a little bit of the Bohs game. Good match but conditions were poor. That's 5 out of 5 for my friend Derek. I can confirm that he was offered the Castleview job but turned it down. Disappointed but good to see some loyalty which is rare enough. Scaffa I can see how you feel he is a legend but did you know it was Castleview who he learned his trait with, playing for about 5 years in the early 90's. Under the guidance of Deccie Meehan he played with some good players, Rodney Power, Jason McGillicuddy, Niall Drummond, who all went on to MSL but Derek left to join Bohs. The Committee felt he would have been a good choice as manager and would have had the chance to work alongside a real legend Patsy Freyne which I feel would have benefited his coaching skills. Also our club President Sean O'Leary is always at games to offer advice. Seanie won almost 30 AUL medals in his career. Played in 7 AOH cup finals, 2 Munster Junior finals & an FAI Junior Cup final. Founder member of the club in 1956 and still going strong, now that's what I call a legend. Castleview Junior team haven't been doing too bad over the last few years. Won a league in 2002 and the double in 2003 & 2006. But we won't be challenging this year so hopefully one of the local teams can. Hard to look past Bohs at this stage but along way to go yet.

[Triggs]

Leeside 2 Wilton 1
Just back from the game in little island and as a neutral it wasn't a great game to watch. Leeside went 2 up in the 1st half and were probably good for it but Wilton totally dominated the second half and desereved a draw out of it. That said for all their dominance they didn't really create much in front of goal and leeside defended well.they practically had everyone behind the ball second half but they coped well and seemed content to try and hang on to what they had.
Fair play to Bohs again yesterday another good result and they are really the team to beat now in Prem A.
Just seen on AUL site that glenthorns game was abondoned yesterday. Anyone know why?

[sharpshooter]

was at the game myself taught wilton were the better team.and deserved something out of the game...i think it was because too many red cards in the glenthorns game....

[olachico]

The Glenthorn game wasnt abandoned due to an injury or the weather - heard a little but as i wasnt there i'm not going to say

[pacman]

Leeside 2 Wilton 1
Just back from the game in little island and as a neutral it wasn't a great game to watch. Leeside went 2 up in the 1st half and were probably good for it but Wilton totally dominated the second half and desereved a draw out of it. That said for all their dominance they didn't really create much in front of goal and leeside defended well.they practically had everyone behind the ball second half but they coped well and seemed content to try and hang on to what they had.
Fair play to Bohs again yesterday another good result and they are really the team to beat now in Prem A.
Just seen on AUL site that glenthorns game was abondoned yesterday. Anyone know why?

Thats a pretty fair assesment although I cant reallty remember the Leeside keeper haveing a save to make so given that i'm not sure Wilton deserverd a draw. Also i dont know how the Wilton centre half lasted the whole game. i counted four different times when he brought down the Leeside centre forwards from behind as they were going away from him.
Leeside looked like they were missing three or four players on the day.

Went to watch Grattan on Saturday and thought they looked decent. Deserved their win against a sticky side. They obviously miss the players who have left but thats obvious. Hopefully this win will turn things rounds for them.

Olachio, what did you hear about the Glenthorn game?

[Horse24]

View, great post. You are right about the loyalty. Bohs were at the verge of extinction if you believed some of the rumours during the summer. Derek staying and players not leaving or returning quickly seems to galvanised them. They travel in packs watching the games, which shows a strong team spirit! Blackstone & Bohs go back to the beginning so I wish them well....as much as I can in the same division! Did Kanturk go 6-0 at the beginning of last season?

Funny how my praise for our pitch didnt work this week! It was a strange one, becase you have an idea how the pitch is going to look like from watching it over years. Yesterday, ours was way stickier than I expected. I just guessed wrong or I missed a rainstorm from my base across the river.

Lots of people mentioned my discussion with the Cobh lads to me over the last while - it still suprising who reads this forum! One of our lads is convinced we will get them at home in AOH last 32 - its not like football hasnt thrown up ironies like that before!

[Onefootednopace]

A.U.L. 2A

Coachford (B) 1 Killowen 2

A badly needed win for us on Saturday, always a tight game between the two sides and Saturday was no different. Pitch was just about playable after the heavy rain. Scoreless first half with neither keeper forced to make a save. We took the lead from a set piece after 55 minutes and almost made it 2-0 five minutes later, but the Coachford keeper made a superb save from a close range volley. Coachford kept pressing for an equaliser and finally got on level terms with 10 minutes left with a fine shot from the edge of the area, although there was a strong suspicion of offside. We were denied a blatant penalty just after that when one of our midfielders was clearly fouled inside the area. We kept pressing and got a winner in the 90th minute from the penalty spot after a Coachford defender handled in the box. It wasn't pretty but we got the job done and secured 3 points.

[olachico]

Pacman I wasnt at the Glenthorn game so I dont believe in dealing in rumours - besides this is read by lots of people and I wasnt there and I'd hate to be wrong!!

[Shilts]

Scraped home on pens versus Greenwood yesterday in the Munster Junior Cup.
Can we count this as win number 13 of 13 games for the season so far?
I think so because if we had lost on pens you can be sure Greenwood would've counted it as a victory :)

Our winning streak will get a big test next saturday when we have Avondale (MSL Senior Prem) in the Munster Senior Cup (we got in because we won the AUL Prem last year).
For once we won't be favorites to win a game and it'll be a good experience for us to play one of the top amateur sides in Ireland
We'll try to do the AUL proud, but we'll have to improve on yesterdays performance if we're going to have even a small chance of challanging last seasons FAI Intermediate Cup finalists.

[super_mario]

View, great post. You are right about the loyalty. Bohs were at the verge of extinction if you believed some of the rumours during the summer. Derek staying and players not leaving or returning quickly seems to galvanised them. They travel in packs watching the games, which shows a strong team spirit! Blackstone & Bohs go back to the beginning so I wish them well....as much as I can in the same division! Did Kanturk go 6-0 at the beginning of last season?

Funny how my praise for our pitch didnt work this week! It was a strange one, becase you have an idea how the pitch is going to look like from watching it over years. Yesterday, ours was way stickier than I expected. I just guessed wrong or I missed a rainstorm from my base across the river.

Lots of people mentioned my discussion with the Cobh lads to me over the last while - it still suprising who reads this forum! One of our lads is convinced we will get them at home in AOH last 32 - its not like football hasnt thrown up ironies like that before!


Thats all true Bohs were a day or 2 from folding at start of season few players left for grattan and blarney st, John Cronin top scorer for last 8-9 years was thinking bout jacking it in, Judge one of our best players left for Blarney St, Gally for Grattan, Our keeper nearly signed with castleview but in fairness when a meeting was called everyone got there say and decided we had a right good chance in this league, We had an ok start in the Mossy and players saw we werent gonna be giving anything easy away, Then hala came back, decky gostel signed nobody else transfered and we are reaping the rewards now, Training is going well, Very intense up there nobody pulling out of anything as everyone is fighting for there place on Saturday,.. Long may it continue

[trouble]

mario heard rumour that players that left are on happy and thinking about coming back any truth and on glenthorn game any news anyone

[The 'View]

Trouble did you play for Castleview?

[scaffa7]

mario heard rumour that players that left are on happy and thinking about coming back any truth and on glenthorn game any news anyone

All players welcome to come back Trouble!!!


Thats all true Bohs were a day or 2 from folding at start of season few players left for grattan and blarney st, John Cronin top scorer for last 8-9 years was thinking bout jacking it in, Judge one of our best players left for Blarney St, Gally for Grattan, Our keeper nearly signed with castleview but in fairness when a meeting was called everyone got there say and decided we had a right good chance in this league, We had an ok start in the Mossy and players saw we werent gonna be giving anything easy away, Then hala came back, decky gostel signed nobody else transfered and we are reaping the rewards now, Training is going well, Very intense up there nobody pulling out of anything as everyone is fighting for there place on Saturday,.. Long may it continue

You could also add Wayne Long and Scott o Brien as 2 new signing ........2 very good and young players who are just after breaking into the first 11 some hard calls for the manager at the weekend in the team selection but suppose thats a big perk!!

[the ghost]

Heard from a good source Grattans manager is after reseigning with a few of there players leaving also.
Any news up that way Scaffa/View??
Strange this early in the year you would think.

[killer"B"]

Ya ghost manger has gone from grattan but he did not resign he got the sack as for players leaving time will tell wont it ???? and to be honest i tought he was doing a good job for the amount of players that left the club at the start of the season

[trouble]

no view not as good as players you mention

[trouble]

killer no disrespect but things have being good up in grats for years because alot of good players were playing up there but does loyalty mean anything easy for players to jump a sinking ship and no digs at you but wouldnt you think players would knuckle down and get on with there job like other clubs had to do for years so easy to enjoy your football when your winning and scaf are mario who door wil they be knocking at next oops

[killer"B"]

well trouble i guess in a way your right about loyalty,, but when it comes to players who cant tell what they will do,, but gavin aka littleman should not have got the sack he held the ship well while all the flair players left the club and to get screwed like that is unfair that my opinion

[trouble]

but killer when you have good player it alot easier to do good job look like ye will have to step up and steady ship now and show the sunshine players how to knuckle down and get on with any news on littleman accessor let get a book open ha

[Radiostar]

Killer I have to agree it seems a bit harsh on littleman considering the players he lost and his loyalty to the club over the years but sometimes for the good of the club, people need to step aside to help the club progress and maybe he might have been the reason for players leaving( Thats only speculation nothing more)

[killer"B"]

ya there is a new manager in place since last nite a player from the b team dean evans nice guy but can he coupe with the job only time will tell ! ! !

[trouble]

well killer best of luck up there but rumours have it that more big players will leave

[killer"B"]

well trouble if they leave they leave im playing with the b team so im not pushed who comes or goes

[The 'View]

Have to admit not the greatest fan in the world of littleman. Played against him a few times, actually played with him a couple of times. Does seem a little harsh on him though. Very early in the season to get sacked but obviously the Committee aren't happy. He has been a very loyal servant to Grattan. I wonder will he stay with the club? From what I hear littleman was the main driver behind the development in Grattan as well as the playing side of things. If so he would be a major loss.

[olachico]

well trouble if they leave they leave im playing with the b team so im not pushed who comes or goes

Dont be so sure Killer "B" if players do leave and the First team cant get enough in you might become Killer "A" - i've seen it happen many times when i was in Hibs

[the ghost]

normally i would take rumours with a pinch of salt so to speak but in this case id say there will be a few leave alright. but most of the team are playin with grattan a good few years and a few not so long. will any of them be good enough for senior or the top 3 teams in premier if they left?? then again the northside has so many clubs they could go anywhere!!

[trouble]

ghost must agree still a few good players up there maybe a few players gone past it but only one team making a lot of noises at the moment up north side and that would be bohemians.small club do not have big reputation as castleview or grattan but their improving fast and continously so maybe their the team to watch in the coming seasons and horse and view ye played against them do you think small team with big protential

[jumpersforposts]

well killer that statement alone seems to suggest that all is not well up there, it should be the ambition of all playing club members to play with the first team and your "them and us attitude is wrong"!! you should have an interest in how the club (which is based on first team results) progresses.....you also can't say he did well when you consider the players that left....players leaving is always linked to the manager for one reason or another, feeling not appreciated, personality clash, not getting a game, no belief in the managers ability, etc. also you question players loyalty when a lot of the players that left had ben courted by senior league sides for a few seasons and could have gone earlier so showing their loyalty to grattan....i know littleman as most of us do and he has been a good servant to the club but managers can't expect such things to influence their position, it has been stated many times it is a results business at any level and standards up there have slipped of that there can be no doubt, i know dean and was surprised at his appointment. no experience as far as i know and not played at any decent level of the game as far as i know but wish him and all up there well.....and yes it seems bohs may carry the northside flag but blarney street have made a couple of good signings as well......sorry about going on but it's been a quiet night here....

[pacman]

If Littleman walks away from Grattan then its the biggest mistake that Grattan would have made. Like others have said he more than anyone else has brought Grattan forward in terms of player power, facilites etc. I know from experience when small clubs lose key men then the club almost invariably suffers over time.

On a positive note, maybe he'll start posting again on here now that he is no longer manager. To be honest the forum is a lesser place without him and whilst he was totally biased to anything grattan he always gave good insight into all things non grattan related.

[killer"B"]

first of all pacman good post.. but littleman did ent walk way he got the sack as for been a clubman 100% im only there a season and half now and i got on very well with him we had our differences but who does ent i hope soon he find a good club and bring them to the level he broght grattan as for coming back on here i doubt it very much im not on this site long but i hear he got a raw deal when on here !!!

[pacman]

first of all pacman good post.. but littleman did ent walk way he got the sack as for been a clubman 100% im only there a season and half now and i got on very well with him we had our differences but who does ent i hope soon he find a good club and bring them to the level he broght grattan as for coming back on here i doubt it very much im not on this site long but i hear he got a raw deal when on here !!!


I know he got the sack killer, I just meant that now becuase he has been sacked will he walk away or remain on in the comitee etc like he did before he became first team manager.

So i'd imagine that will be a tough decision for him, stay loyal to club but this means staying loyal to the people who just sacked him.


As for him getting a raw deal on here. Not sure how true that is, there was one guy who no longer posts here used to give him a hard time but that was it really.

[killer"B"]

as i said pacman it only what i heard i know he could give stick just as well as take it ... but to be honest i dont think he would go on the comitee after them sacking him would you ??? this is all new to grattan lossing players and a good manager but the club will just have to pick them selfs up now and drive on grattan a no youths coming through so they are Depending on other players from other clubs to come in so id say it might be a long time yet before grattan are back to what they used to be !!!! and all the best to the new manager dean evans

[Shilts]

Grattan have sacked their manager very early in the season.

This coming after a season 09/10 where he was in the running with Kinsale and Leeside for the Premier title until the 2nd last game of the season last May, and finished with 38 points in total.
I remember winning the league with 36 points in 05/06 with Kinsale, so 38 is not a bad haul.

I hope he remains with Grattan in some shape or form and is not lost to the club he has enjoyed serving for many years.
We can't afford to lose enthusiastic volunteers like Littleman as they are difficult to replace. I hope this type of carry on does not become the norm.

Remember, only 1 club can win the league - should the other 9 managers be sacked for 'not performing'?
I don't know the ins and outs of the Grattan situation but if this was to become widespread we would soon lose a lot of very important UNPAID members of our clubs.

[killer"B"]

well shilts just back from grattan HQ tonite and it not looking good for grattan at the mo .... as far as news i heard and got tonite most of the A TEAM are gone and when i say most it about 6plus and counting

[thebooboys]

No offence killer B, thanks for keeping us all informed etc but do you think you should be broadcasting everything online??

[killer"B"]

CORK AUL FIXTURES 27th&28th http://www.corkaul.com/ (http://www.corkaul.com/) well thebooboys weather you hear it online or from word of mouth yous still gonna hear it aint you so what the problem with my posts then !!! i tought this was a free talking football fourm ????

[olachico]

CORK AUL FIXTURES 27th&28th http://www.corkaul.com/ (http://www.corkaul.com/) well thebooboys weather you hear it online or from word of mouth yous still gonna hear it aint you so what the problem with my posts then !!! i tought this was a free talking football fourm ????

See Killer"B" i may have been right after all - you may have to change your name to Killer"A" ;-)

[killer"B"]

ha ha stop man i guess you might send up a few players from ye :) will ya lol

[olachico]

ha ha stop man i guess you might send up a few players from ye :) will ya lol

Thats unlikely killer"B" - very unlikely - we want to get to the Premier with those players ;-)

[killer"B"]

ha ha yer looking good in the league hard div to win aint it bohs looking strong to ????

[Horse24]

In the same way that every manager thinks he is the "Special" one, are we getting carried away as clubs by "sacking" volunteers?

Grattan have made a booboo in my opinion and I only hope they dont regret it.

I say that for a number of reasons:

1) Its November! 30% of season gone. I remember a few seasons back we beat UCC 3-1 in late Oct to leave them with 1 point from 3 games. They won 17 and drew 1 of next 18 to win the league! Anything can happen. Who knows who was set up to come in in December? Bohs were gone 3 months ago.............now it looks like they may be gone UP!

2) Why wait until he wins a few games and gets his best result of the season? He could have gone after losing to lower league Fairview or lower league Blackstone.

It will be difficult for him to go back to the club stalwart he was. Why should he spend his time working hard for club members who clearly didnt do him any favours? Why should he work hard for players who obviously dont respect him?

What use is this forum if it is only all fluff? I dont say everything I know, but I say 99% of it.

Killer, the abuse Littleman took on this forum was a bit OTT in fairness but I dont think thats why he stopped. His honesty bothered way more people than it should have.

Shilts, ye seem to be operating under the radar but flying along. Whats the grief with yer players and AUL selection if you dont mind me asking?

As Shilts says, most teams will lose more games than you win over a season. Only a very few will win more than they lose.

Condolenscences to the Bohs manager on his recent loss. Nice guy.

Village at the weekend for us. The influeneces from across the river seem to be helping the Village club. Pac, did ye play them last weekend?

[goal-achio]

trouble are you bohs biggest fan or what every post you write is about them?do you play with them?real pity bout grattan they have been a credit to the northside over the past number of years,as far as i can remember this happened another team reasantly and the lads that went up to the higher level done ok for themselves

[thebooboys]

What higher level are people referring to? Castleview Senior/Marys Senior??? No better than the top half of AUL IMO. Now D Hall, Rockmount, thats a different story.