Limerick Desmond League 2010/11

[Leon]

I happen to agree with you (for the 1st time in my life) re: the abuse referees get, but I just dont understand why you bother when you think as you said on your post you rekon players, managers and referees alike are all rubbish! I just wouldnt watch...
When everyone is of an equal standard the games are enjoyable to watch, what I stated was that if players were insistent in abusing referees then they should be consistent and hold themselves to the same standard to that of which they were holding the referees to account. Besides your probably too busy money grabbing at the gate to probably watch the matches anyway. Is it true you proposed at a Broadford meeting that you wanted to charge at U-6 matches

[Have It]

This junior league with all the rubbish managers and rubbish players were Oscar Traynor Champions just 3 short years ago.
Limerick city and Dublin leagues must have been an awful standard altogether....

[Leon]

This junior league with all the rubbish managers and rubbish players were Oscar Traynor Champions just 3 short years ago.
Limerick city and Dublin leagues must have been an awful standard altogether....
Junior players are playing in Junior leagues for a reason.
If people insist on holding refs to such a high standard then the bar should be raised to a similar standard for players and managers. to break that down into simple man terms for you, if people want refs to be of a professional standard, then the public should expect a professional level of skill from players and managers

[hulk]

Junior players are playing in Junior leagues for a reason.
If people insist on holding refs to such a high standard then the bar should be raised to a similar standard for players and managers. to break that down into simple man terms for you, if people want refs to be of a professional standard, then the public should expect a professional level of skill from players and managers

The last time i checked the refs were paid to ref and the players werent paid to play. So surely they should have some level of professionalism?

[Have It]

Junior players are playing in Junior leagues for a reason.
If people insist on holding refs to such a high standard then the bar should be raised to a similar standard for players and managers. to break that down into simple man terms for you, if people want refs to be of a professional standard, then the public should expect a professional level of skill from players and managers

A professional level of skill from players and managers in junior soccer ??? Your gone a bit mad there now ted.....
Players and managers are made accountable for their actions, referees should be the same. To break that down "into simple mans terms for you" people are only looking for a fairly refereed game of football. Nobody is looking for perfection

[Leon]

A professional level of skill from players and managers in junior soccer ??? Your gone a bit mad there now ted.....
Players and managers are made accountable for their actions, referees should be the same. To break that down "into simple mans terms for you" people are only looking for a fairly refereed game of football. Nobody is looking for perfection
There is no easy way to say this, but I think you should find your primary school teacher and beat them because you have extreme difficulty in comprehending simple English. Could you show me where I said that I EXPECTED professional standards from players and managers. What I said was that those players and managers who persistantly roar and abuse officials should look at themselves. What I said exactly was
''Lads get over the whole ref thing, no ref wants to screw a team over, what do they have to gain from it. Maybe players and managers should have a good look at themselves and the level of abuse they give during games, I agree the refs are rubbish, but every1 should also remember that both players and managers in Desmond League are also rubbish. If anyone was any good, then the wouldnt be playing in Desmond league because they would be in England, refs included. If players are going to start comparing Desmond League refs with Howard Webb then they should be consistent and compare themselves to Stephen Gerrard''

Seriously I cant actually be more clear, By the way, dont actually beat up any teachers, I was being sarcastic when I said that.

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Seeing as there are no junior james on Sunday how do ye think the Reidy Cup Final in Clonreask will go tomorrow night?

[Notaclue]

Seeing as there are no junior james on Sunday how do ye think the Reidy Cup Final in Clonreask will go tomorrow night?

Athea United to make up for last years disappointment easily. Well done to Ferry Rangers making the final, but I can't see them winning even with all of their GAA players back.

[Notaclue]

I haven't been to a match for ages but I'll go to this final. It would be great for a well run club like Athea to get a nice bit of silverware after the loss of both finals last year.Hope a decent crowd turns up. No excuses..... this is the only junior game this weekend.

[Have It]

Best of luck to both teams.
Athea to shade it

[Soreloser]

Nice to see all the whinging about how poor people think the referees are, it really goes to highlight the fact that BAD tradesmen will always blame anything other than their own incompetence for botched work.

[Leon]

Nice to see all the whinging about how poor people think the referees are, it really goes to highlight the fact that BAD tradesmen will always blame anything other than their own incompetence for botched work.

Aint that the truth

[faces]

Aint that the truth

did roy mcann ref any match with yee yet.he moved to yee a few weeks ago

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Athea would be my strong fancy to get a deserved cup and lift the Reidy Cup tonite and make up for the two cup losses in 2010 against Glantine and double winners Rathkeale

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Latest from Clonreask is Athea 2 Ferry 0

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Reidy Cup Final Athea Utd 2 Ferry Rangers 0 (h/t 2-0). Scorers Darren Murphy (pen) & Pat Ahern

[Yorkshire rose]

Well done to Athea.

[BlueAndWhite]

Division 2 Youths Cup Q/F
Pallaskenry 0 1 Bally Rovers

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Youths Division 1
Rathkeale 0 Ballingarry 2

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Desmond Youths Cup Q/F
Abbeyfeale Utd 3 Kilcornan 1

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Friday, March 25th

Reidy Cup Final
Athea Utd 2 Ferry Rangers 0


Saturday, March 26th

Desmond Youths Cup Q/F
Abbeyfeale Utd 3 Kilcornan 1

Division 2 League Cup Q/F
Pallaskenry 0 Bally Rovers 1

Youths Division 1
Rathkeale 0 Ballingarry 2
Newcastle West Rovers 3 Broadford Utd 2

[Gearysfan]

Fixtures

January 30, 2011

Fixtures 1/2/3 April 2011.

ALL FIXTURES are subject to alteration until published in the Weekly Observer.

Friday 1st April
Richard Hogan Cup Final
Askeaton B V Rockhill Rovers 730, Clounreask (P. O’Connor, G. O’Connor, C. Dalton)

Saturday 2nd April
Youths Division 2 Title Playoff (extra time & penalties)
Bally Rovers V Carrig Celtic 230 Clounreask, (T. Fitzmaurice, P. O’Brien, L. O’Connor)

Youths Division 2 League Cup Semi Final (extra time & penalties)
Glin Rovers V Kilcornan in Lanterns Hotel Pitch 230 (P. O’Donnell)

Youths Division 1
Abbeyfeale Utd V Rathkeale 230 (J. Roche)
Newcastle West V Newcastle West Rovers 230 (P. King)
Broadford Utd V Ballingarry 230 (P. O’Connor)

Sunday 3rd April
Weekly Observer Desmond Cup Quarter Finals (extra time & penalties)
Newcastle West V Askeaton 1130 (P. O’Brien)
Shannonside FC V Rathkeale 230 in Shanagolden (P. Manning)
Glin Rovers B V Abbeyfeale Utd in Lanterns Hotel pitch 230 (P. O’Connor)
Rockhill Rovers V Rathkeale B 230 (G. O’Connor)

Weekly Observer Premier Division
Adare Utd V Broadford Utd 1130 (G. O’Connor)
Newcastle West Rovers V Killeaney 1130 (T. Fitzmaurice)

Weekly Observer Division 1
Abbeyfeale Utd B V Old Mill 1130 (D. O’Gorman)
Pallaskenry V Kildimo Utd 1130 in Salesians College pitch (P. Manning)
Carrig Celtic V Glantine 1130 (S. Hartnett)
Ballingarry V Athea Utd 1130 (L. O’Connor)

Weekly Observer Division 2
Feenagh V Granagh Utd 230 (P. King)
Kilcornan V Creeves Celtic 230 (L. O’Connor)
Newcastle West B V Breska Rovers 230 (D. O’Gorman)

Weekly Observer Division 3
Broadford Utd B V Bally Rovers 230 (P. O’Brien)
Ferry Rangers V Ballingarry B 230 (J. Roche)
Shountrade V Adare Utd B 230 (S. Hartnett)

Weekly Observer Division 4
Shannonside FC B V Athea Utd B in Shanagolden 1130 (B. Nash)
St. Bens V Carrig Celtic B 230 (C. Dalton)
St. Itas B V Glantine B 230 (P. O’Donnell)

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Friday 1st April

Richard Hogan Cup Final
Askeaton B V Rockhill Rovers (away)

Saturday 2nd April

Youths Division 2 Title Playoff
Bally Rovers V Carrig Celtic (home)

Youths Division 2 League Cup Semi Final
Glin Rovers V Kilcornan (away)

Youths Division 1
Abbeyfeale Utd V Rathkeale (home)
Newcastle West V Newcastle West Rovers (away)
Broadford Utd V Ballingarry (away)

Sunday 3rd April

Desmond Cup Quarter Finals
Newcastle West V Askeaton (home)
Shannonside FC V Rathkeale (home)
Glin Rovers B V Abbeyfeale Utd (away)
Rockhill Rovers V Rathkeale B 230 (home)

Premier Division
Adare Utd V Broadford Utd (home)
Newcastle West Rovers V Killeaney (draw)

Division 1
Abbeyfeale Utd B V Old Mill (draw)
Pallaskenry V Kildimo Utd (draw)
Carrig Celtic V Glantine (home)
Ballingarry V Athea Utd (home)

Division 2
Feenagh V Granagh Utd (draw)
Kilcornan V Creeves Celtic (home)
Newcastle West B V Breska Rovers (draw)

Division 3
Broadford Utd B V Bally Rovers (home)
Ferry Rangers V Ballingarry B (home)
Shountrade V Adare Utd B (home)

Division 4
Shannonside B V Athea Utd B (draw)
St Bens V Carrig Celtic B (home)
St. Itas B V Glantine B (draw)

[mad4road]

as the desmond cup q/f on this weekend.. who do ye see makin it into the semis... i predict ncw, abbeyfeale, rockhill and i also think rathkeale will beat shannonside in a tight game

[soccer8]

Friday 8th April (all 630pm)
Weekly Observer Premier Division
Newcastle West Rovers V Rathkeale (G. O’Connor)
Askeaton V Killeaney (P. O’Brien)
Newcastle West V Abbeyfeale Utd (D. O’Gorman)

Weekly Observer Division 1
St. Itas V Glantine (P. King)

Weekly Observer Division 2
Rockhill Rovers V Granagh Utd (T. Fitzmaurice)
Rathkeale B V Newcastle West B (P. O’Connor)

Weekly Observer Division 4
Pallaskenry B V Shannonside FC B in Salesians College pitch (C. Dalton)

[snafu]

as the desmond cup q/f on this weekend.. who do ye see makin it into the semis... i predict ncw, abbeyfeale, rockhill and i also think rathkeale will beat shannonside in a tight game

I'd predict NCW, Abbey, Rockhill and Shannonside.

Why do you think R.keale will beat Shannonside?
R.keale have lost every league since september while shannonside are unbeaten....

Good to see the evening fixtures are back!
on a side note the attendance for the reidy cup final was a bit shocking the game didn't have any atmosphere.
But congrats to Athea on their victory!

[BlueAndWhite]

I heard a Carrig youth player was suspended from playing on saturday even though he has only picked up 2 yellow cards all year. This was done in response to a Bally Rovers player getting suspended even though he has only picked up 4 yellow cards. Does anyone know if the Carrig player getting suspended is true?

[Have It]

I heard a Carrig youth player was suspended from playing on saturday even though he has only picked up 2 yellow cards all year. This was done in response to a Bally Rovers player getting suspended even though he has only picked up 4 yellow cards. Does anyone know if the Carrig player getting suspended is true?

One of the Carrig lads is suspended alright. One of their best players too. But dont know about the yellow card situation or about a Bally player being suspended.

The Reidy cup was very poorly attended alright. Thought there would be a big crowd at it. But congrats to Athea, miles better team. Could easily have been 8-0

[soccer8]

Heard glin have redone their pitch, supposed to look savage has anyone seen it? I take it will be ready for next year?

[BlueAndWhite]

Heard glin have redone their pitch, supposed to look savage has anyone seen it? I take it will be ready for next year?

It looks good. Whats its like to play on i have no clue

[Yorkshire rose]

Congratulations to Rockhill on winning the Hogan Cup tonight. I believe both Rockhill and Askeaton B were very interested in winning this competition. Also to do away with these cup competitions would be discourtious to the sponsors. Some teams title ambitions are over early in the season so these cup competitions keeps them together and trying for silverware to the end of the season or thereabouts.

[Have It]

What was the score?

[Yorkshire rose]

What was the score?

Rockhill Rvs. 3 Askeaton B 1

[limkdesmond]

My predictions for the last 4 in the Desmond cup are Newcastle west,shannonside,abbeyfeale utd and rockhill rovers..great to see a lower division team gettin into the semi finals and glin b getting to quarter final..

[Harry Lime]

Rockhill Rvs. 3 Askeaton B 1
Some photos from this one
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5229/5581363315_e451198052.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanryan/sets/72157626286190353/)

[limkdesmond]

Is it true that Newcastle west got a walkover from askeaton in the Desmond cup?? Quarter finals of the cup and giving a walkover ain't right!! Prob not true but I just heard of a ncw player

[Notaclue]

Unfortunately it's very true. Absolutely shocking that a Premier side cannot fulfill a cup fixture.
Carrig Celtic beat Bally Rovers on pens. after 1-1 draw to win Youths Div 2 League in Clounreask today. Don't have any details.

[BlueAndWhite]

Carrig Celtic went up 1-0 in the 1st half. Bally Rovers equalized in the 2nd half. In the penalty shootout The Carrig keeper saved 2 penalties to win it for Carrig Celtic.

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Youths Division 1
Abbeyfeale Utd 1 Rathkeale 2
Broadford Utd 1 Ballingarry 2
Newcastle West 8 Newcastle West Rovers 7
(Gary Shanahan scored five for Ncw)

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Division 2 League Cup S/F
Glin Rovers 1 Kilcornan 1 aet, (Kilcornan won 5-4 on pens)

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Premier Division
Adare Utd 2 Broadford Utd 8
Newcastle West Rvs 1 Killeaney 2

Division 1
Abbeyfeale Utd B 0 Old Mill 2
Ballingarry 2 Athea Utd 1

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Division 1
Pallaskenry 1 Kildimo Utd 1

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Division 1
Carrig Cel 5 Glantine 1

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Division 2
Feenagh 1 Granagh Utd 1
Kilcornan 1 Creeves Cel 0
Newcastle West B 3 Breska Rvs 1

[BlueAndWhite]

Desmond Cup Q/F
Glin Rovers B 1 3 Abbeyfeale Utd

Division 3
Broadford B 4 0 Bally Rovers

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Desmond Cup QFs
Newcastle West V Askeaton, w/o to Newcastle West
Shannonside 3 Rathkeale 4
Rockhill Rvs 1 Rathkeale B 2

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Division 4
Shannonside B 1 Athea Utd B 3
St Bens 4 Carrig Cel B 2
St Itas B 0 Glantine B 2

[limkdesmond]

Looks like Shannonside v rathkeale was a cracker..any reports from that game??

Askeaton giving Newcastle west a walkover?? Anyone know any reason why??

[western gale]

Desmond Cup QFs
Newcastle West V Askeaton, w/o to Newcastle West
Shannonside 3 Rathkeale 4
Glin Rvs B 1 Abbeyfeale Utd 3
Rockhill Rvs 1 Rathkeale B 2

Premier Division
Adare Utd 2 Broadford Utd 8
Newcastle West Rvs 1 Killeaney 2

Division 1
Abbeyfeale Utd B 0 Old Mill 2
Pallaskenry 1 Kildimo Utd 1
Carrig Cel 5 Glantine 1
Ballingarry 2 Athea Utd 1

Division 2
Feenagh 1 Granagh Utd 1
Kilcornan 1 Creeves Cel 0
Newcastle West B 3 Breska Rvs 1

Division 3
Broadford Utd B 4 Bally Rvs 0
Ferry Rngs 2 Ballingarry B 1
Shountrade 3 Adare Utd B 0

Division 4
Shannonside B 1 Athea Utd B 3
St Bens 4 Carrig Cel B 2
St Itas B 0 Glantine B 2

[Draper]

I'll second that, well done Bens on your 1st season back.
St Bens promoted as 4th champions after their 4-2 home win over Carrig B,
Well done on their 1st season back.