Cork AUL 2011/12

[Dixie's Cousin]

I dunno about that Dixie. Glen can yet do the treble. They have the league nearly wrapped up, St Michaels cup in the bag, and are in the final of the City Challenge. They got to the last 8 of the AOH and last 64 of the FAI junior cup. I might be a bit biased on this one but its some season to have.

True, but no offense the premier league and AOH would be much harder to win that Division 1, St Michaels and city Challenge.

[oldlegs]

had the pleasure of being involved with john corcoran ,and as ive always said he is something else.thats the league almost wrapped up for them .some battle developeing in prem a.pearse i think need 3 points and a tussle between castleview ,springfield,for runners up ,with carraigtwohill the long shots here.it looks all over in prem park can almost taste the first part of the double,blarney st finished strong,as did coachford.willton slipped away and killumney have only taken 4 points from 15 since changeing their manager haveing been well in contention.macroom and greenwood face the trap door.team of the year for me .park or glen celtic.What double are Park on for ?

[backpass]

What double are Park on for ?

League and aoh

[oldlegs]

League and aohThanks backpass Billy or Barry must have got wrong result then as they had Pearse down as winning on penos

[padre pio]

Whats the story with Crescent making City Challenge Cup final? Glenthorn beat them in quarters, I know Crescent claimed they played an illegal player which was vehemently denied and an appeal was lodged but I know the fact the semi was played will come as a surprise to the Glenthorn lads

[Chiefscout]

had the pleasure of being involved with john corcoran ,and as ive always said he is something else.thats the league almost wrapped up for them .some battle developeing in prem a.pearse i think need 3 points and a tussle between castleview ,springfield,for runners up ,with carraigtwohill the long shots here.it looks all over in prem park can almost taste the first part of the double,blarney st finished strong,as did coachford.willton slipped away and killumney have only taken 4 points from 15 since changeing their manager haveing been well in contention.macroom and greenwood face the trap door.team of the year for me .park or glen celtic.

John Corcoran signed for a senior team last year but changed mind to stay junior.heard he going give it a go this year with that senior team

[Dixie's Cousin]

What team was that?

[Chiefscout]

What team was that?
St Marys is what I heard

[overthehill]

Ya red, Glen already in the final and Crescent pulled off a huge result away to Douglas hall in the other semi during the week. Northside derby in the final!

[Glenbuck]

Whats the story with Crescent making City Challenge Cup final? Glenthorn beat them in quarters, I know Crescent claimed they played an illegal player which was vehemently denied and an appeal was lodged but I know the fact the semi was played will come as a surprise to the Glenthorn ladsGlenthorn thrown out by AUL. They appealled to the Munster Council who also threw it out.Bad mistake at this stage of the season.

[oldlegs]

Up at 8 this morning my own fault couldn't sleep watched a match at 3 then home and dinner some tv then off to work night shift be finished at 830am then have match at 1045 should be fun hope I can keep my eyes open . All for the love of the game

[pacman]

Greenwoods draw yesterday has more or less condemned them to relegation. Leeside safe, Knockavilla the only other team potentially in trouble

[Chiefscout]

Up at 8 this morning my own fault couldn't sleep watched a match at 3 then home and dinner some tv then off to work night shift be finished at 830am then have match at 1045 should be fun hope I can keep my eyes open . All for the love of the game
Just got onto Michael aspill there to get you a red book.he said get a life

[Chiefscout]

Up at 8 this morning my own fault couldn't sleep watched a match at 3 then home and dinner some tv then off to work night shift be finished at 830am then have match at 1045 should be fun hope I can keep my eyes open . All for the love of the game


Ya red, Glen already in the final and Crescent pulled off a huge result away to Douglas hall in the other semi during the week. Northside derby in the final!

Any club yet or are you still on gardening leave from killumney?

[oldlegs]

Just got onto Michael aspill there to get you a red book.he said get a life As long as its a red book and not a red card . Should have went home to bed lost 3 1

[overthehill]

Alrite chief, can honestly say ive had the most enjoyable, stress free, satisfying couple of months- now dealing with a genuine, attentive, honest and enthusiastic bunch in Lakewood, - the academy kids!!! What a buzz these kids give you! Delighted to be able to give them a hand and we'll see what next season brings!

[freddieflinston]

Team of they year - wouldnt like to be the people judging that this year .

Park on for a possible double . But Glen Celtic on for a treble and could possibly go unbeaten in the league for the season . Least amount of goals conceded and also one of the highest golascorers in the AUL and now the northside sports award for April.

Park are flying in the premier surely look to have that wrapped up but wont have it all their own way in the AOH cup final . Kilumney will give them a good fight for that trophy

Anyone know how the award is decided?

[bluey]

To win the team of the year, you have to have been awarded through the season with a team of the month award. Team of year then will come out of all the team of month winners. I presume both Glen and Park have won team of month through out the season?

[Shilts]

The team of the year is a beauty pageant.
It means nothing.
The real team of the year is the Premier Winner - end of!!!

Congrats to Glen, but Div 1 + a few cups of lower value should never beat the Premier winner.
The AUL can decide who they like is the team of the year but for me it will always be the winner of the top division.

[oldlegs]

shilts hit nail on the head their if park win the aoh cup to do the double that is a at better achievement than winning a div1 and too low league cups if glen Celtic however were in final of a aoh cup it would have to go to them but as far as i can see it have to be park team of year. any games called off tonight or any games worth going to watch.I think Kinsale Wilton tonight will be a good game to watch of course all depending on the weather . Also another good match will be Greenwood who need to get points to stay up but I think I will make trip down to watch Kinsale and Wilton .

[Shilts]

I think Kinsale Wilton tonight will be a good game to watch of course all depending on the weather . Also another good match will be Greenwood who need to get points to stay up but I think I will make trip down to watch Kinsale and Wilton .

Kinsale v Wilton is wednesday night I think ;)

[Horse24]

Kinsale v Wilton is wednesday night I think ;)

Well if you dont know, we are in trouble!!!!

[Horse24]

Right so, boo&bluey/Shilts/Sharpshooter/Parkboy - spill the beans on the last day of MSL applications. For me, like many things in Ireland, politics is playing too much of a part. All Senior teams run by MSL, all Junior teams run by AUL. Winner of Prem automatically goes up if they meet decided criteria - one comes down from MSL senior Div 2. Makes AUL stronger because the likes of the Mount and Mayfield come back - makes the MSL stronger because the best junior side around automatically strenghtens the herd each year as the weakest is trimmed. It also allows a club with a junior side not to lose out because they stayed loyal to AUL like Leeds & Castleview.

[Horse24]

Fairplay to Bohs - I didnt think they would win on Sunday. Puts us even more in the mire now. We are confident we can do the necessary though. Our game against Springers is off later

[Horse24]

Hot off the press - Corinthians Cup Final off tonight. rescheduled for 15th

[oldlegs]

Thanks Shilts might go leeside coachford game if still on

[bluey]

Coachford Leeside game still on at moment!

[Chiefscout]

anybody go to coachford game last night i was going to head down but i taught to myself wouldn't be worth trip down if it was called off.still can't believe it was played wit the amount rain fell how did the pitch hold up...any report on the game if any1 went

Coachford won 1-0.pitch held up ok...what's the story with leeside doing so poorly?

[thebooboys]

Many reasons, thank God season behind us. Same can be asked of Wilton & Kinsale sure. All the so called contenders at start of the year haven't been up to standard his year

[Innishvilla]

Good call by Billy/Barry to clarify at this stage of the season the happenings with the ups and downs as far as the end of season goes.

I know there is a lot of talk about make up of divisions next year but for the teams playing right now it is important to focus on what you can control win what you can...

[Shilts]

Is it true that all 6 of Coachford's remaining games are away from home??
Unbelievable if it is true!

[Chiefscout]

Is it true that all 6 of Coachford's remaining games are away from home??
Unbelievable if it is true!

Ya.its true...the game away to park will be the game to win but aul will keep that till last in case it's a winner takes all

[oldlegs]

Just checking is kinsale game on tonight ? Also watched 1st half of coachford/leeside game pitch looked very good . Leeside will have to do a bit of rebuilding and just write off this season . Also Coachford to have to win 6 matchs away from home is a big ask but all will depend on what teams they have left to play and what them teams fighting for the Blarney St game will tell a lot

[Shilts]

Kinsale v Wilton is on tonight 6.45 kick off
I hope NOT to get a run tonight ;)

[oldlegs]

Kinsale v Wilton is on tonight 6.45 kick offI hope NOT to get a run tonight ;)Damn fine evening in Kinsale pitch is looking well should make for a great game I'll only catch first half let me know how it finish's

[oldlegs]

7 mins gone kinsale 1 up

[oldlegs]

1 all free kick fom blake great goal then kinsale take tip and go up pitch and peno which Dereck wraps off crossbar great game here wish I didn't have to go away to work

[Innishvilla]

1 all free kick fom blake great goal then kinsale take tip and go up pitch and peno which Dereck wraps off crossbar great game here wish I didn't have to go away to work

anyone have a result - nothing on the AUL blog...

[qwertyui]

anyone have a result - nothing on the AUL blog...

Finished 1-1. Kinsale should have won easy. Missed too many chances. Story of the season.

[backpass]

Finished 1-1. Kinsale should have won easy. Missed too many chances. Story of the season.

I watched a few premier games this year covering all teams and I think the standard this year was very poor....a lot of clubs could be saying the same with regards to the story of the season

[oldlegs]

the aul is in dire trouble if people actually can take a step back and look at it without getting defensive. the big teams of leeside, wilton, kinsale are not a patch on what they were and you now have the likes of park killumney and coachford contesting the major honours. question for all- have these teams greatly improved or has everyone else taken a few steps back? whats will happen next year if 4 of the stronger teams go to the msl. again another huge weakening of the league. this is not being put out there as a negative quote but more an observation and wondering if the aul will act and restructure or just plough on? maybe people will think im out of line but i just said id put it out thereI'm going to be killed but here goes . Think of kinsale they lost 3/4 players from Bandon and found them hard to replace that's a major weakening of any team Alan Jeffers walked away after fight with management . They missing Brendan Hurley big time . Also Kinsales better players are getting older as is the case with all the prem teams I think if you ask anyone to name best players from any of the prem teams you'll find out that they have been around along time just think about it example Kinsale Dereck Mac Mongo Leeside Ricky/ Delea Wilton still have Daly/ Pa etc and u could do same with must teams in prem just think about it pick any prem team and you'll find same guys year in year out are playing prem . I myself am over 30 odd playing prem and to be honest I have yet to see next Dereck for kinsale the next Ricky for leeside etc that's only my humble view on things. Year in year out I find myself up against same old guys ;) and we're not getting any younger

[HairyHands]

Totally agree with you red and white. Pity the aul don't have any money to invest in the development of clubs that stay loyal to aul. Looking around there's 4 clubs in premier without showers and one I believe with no running water! Not much incentive to stay is it.

[oldlegs]

Just got call from friend in the know prem going to be missing 1 side defo next season

[Dixie's Cousin]

I think teams leaving the AUL will seriously devalue the Premier League, but that's the AUL's problem to fix.

[backpass]

the aul is in dire trouble if people actually can take a step back and look at it without getting defensive. the big teams of leeside, wilton, kinsale are not a patch on what they were and you now have the likes of park killumney and coachford contesting the major honours. question for all- have these teams greatly improved or has everyone else taken a few steps back? whats will happen next year if 4 of the stronger teams go to the msl. again another huge weakening of the league. this is not being put out there as a negative quote but more an observation and wondering if the aul will act and restructure or just plough on? maybe people will think im out of line but i just said id put it out there

Park deserve to be where they are in fairness and take nothing away from them they have great facilities and having such facilities help big time....the aul will need to restructure things big time we all know that..but they are a bit like the goverment and I would have no faith in them at all..a lot of good clubs have folded down the years and its a shame..i watch a lot of northside football teams and I am amazed at the amount of teams who are only a stone throw away from each other..so many more will fold because the great clubmen will simply be to hard to find

[Radiostar]

Lads its not all that bad in the AUL, people are going on about the quality dropping but when you look at the likes of Glen Celtic, Innishvilla, Pearse Celtic, Springfield, Kilumney to name but a few, all of these clubs have been getting stronger over the last few seasons, having watched a lot of MSL football this year and played against a few of them too, I dont think the gap is as big as people like to think. AUL will survive if a couple of the bigger clubs go, have no doubt about that. But I agree that the AUL need to become stricter about which teams they let join the league, they need to look at the areas the new teams are coming from, and for instance Northside of Cork City, have we already too many clubs here and instead of diluting the talent to more clubs let the established clubs be the destination for these players and allow these clubs to develop etc.,

[Dixie's Cousin]

If say Wilton, Park and Leeside join the MSL do they pull their A teams or their B teams out? Example Park leave and pull their B team who are Divison 3 and keep their premier team and move to MSL division 2? What will happen?

[Radiostar]

I would think they wouldn't get a choice really, I think the Aul would realise that those clubs are not putting their 2nd teams into Senior League.

[oldlegs]

If say Wilton, Park and Leeside join the MSL do they pull their A teams or their B teams out? Example Park leave and pull their B team who are Divison 3 and keep their premier team and move to MSL division 2? What will happen?Good point Dixie their is a few rules in fai and aul handbook on such things will have to do some research on it but it could happen that as your example Park if they do go up msl their 2nd team could be forced to play in the prem by aul law and fai too but I will do some digging but I will do some digging and re read rules and see what I come up with

[rambler14]

AUL 2A PROMOTION PLAY OFF
Hibernians v Springfield, Leeds Pk, L.Buckley

How can they only assign one referee to officiate a Promotion Play-off?

It's a pretty important game for one man to handle surely two linesmen should be required for such a game??