FAI Junior Cup 2011/12

[AlanOB]

Great post by Longshanks there earlier. Spoke volumes to me that on the day that Pike enjoyed an emphatic 6-0 victory in a big game, all some of their fans were interested in was gloating at Midleton.

Also, absolute silence with regard to the Clonmel defeat, only to insinuate that they were somehow lucky and that it was only an error that cost Pike. Despite the fact that neutral observers claim that Clonmel were the better side.

It's pretty pathetic. No other club has a cohort of fans on here who behave like this.

[Longshanks]

2005 Westport(mayo) Crystal(wat) Carew(lim) Hibs(Gal) Bellurgan(meath) Killester(Dub) Ballynanty(lim) Parl(lim)
2006 Crystal(wat) Athenry(gal) Killester(dub) Castlebar(mayo) Clonmel T(tipp) Aisling(lim) Pike(lim) Portmarnock(Dub)
2007 Killester(Dub) St John Bosco(Dub) Villa(wat) Salthill(gal) Wembley(lim) Carrick(wat) West(gal) Grattan(cork)
2008 Carrick(wat) Killester(dub) Corduff(dub) Castlebar(mayo) Redcastle(don) Manor(leit) St Michaels(tipp) Clonmel T(tipp)
2009 Ballymun(dub) St Peters(co. co.) Bohs(wat) Erris(mayo) Sherriff(Dub) Clonmel T(tipp) Fairview(lim) Lisselton(kerry)
2010 Fairview(lim) St Michaels(tipp) Regional(lim) Clonmel T(tipp) Pike(lim) Shangan(dub) Willow(co. co.) Killmallock(lim)
2011 Pike(lim) St Michaels(tipp) New Ross(wex) Sherriff(dub) Athenry(gal) St Peters(co. co.) North End(wex) Cavan T(cav)
2012 Pike(lim) O'Devaney(dub) KUFC(dub) Carn FC(don) Clonmel C(tipp) Sherriff(dub) Sandyhill(dub) Ballymun(dub)

not the easiest to read, and some of the teams may play in different leagues than the county they are from, eg Cavan Town are in the Meath league.

[Longshanks]

Killester made it to at least the quarters 4 years in a row 05-08
Clonmel Town made it to at least the quarters 4 years in 5, 06, 08, 09,10
Pike have made it to the last 8 for the last 3 years
Sherriff made the quarters for 3 of the last 4 years, 09,11,12
St Michaels have been to the last 8 three times since 05
Athenry, Crystal, St Peters, Castlebar, Ballymun, Carrick, Fairview have all been there twice since 05

[Longshanks]

FAI Player of the year nominees:

Junior International Player of the Year
Chris Barbour - Mountview United
David O'Sullivan - Wicklow Rovers
James Walsh - St Michaels FC

[prawnsandwich2]

wait for it

[Longshanks]

wait for it

how long???

[booster 03]

how long???

To be fair its crazy pike dont have a representitive, me being 100% neutral.

[Hollywood Hogan]

Ridiculous pike not represented, who will they give the award to when chalkie finally retires and where is smith going to find a centre half after walsh getting 60 odd caps

[cufc champions]

Its for Junior International, not a national Junior award. thats why Pike are not represented.

[booster 03]

Its for Junior International, not a national Junior award. thats why Pike are not represented.

its not really a junior player of the yr so. sounds absolutely daft, and iv seen that chawlkie fella playin numerous time now includin the fai final last yr, and imo, its his centre half partner who does all the defendin.

[Jofspring]

its not really a junior player of the yr so. sounds absolutely daft, and iv seen that chawlkie fella playin numerous time now includin the fai final last yr, and imo, its his centre half partner who does all the defendin.

Ya its not. Its called "International Junior Player of the Year". Did Pike have anyone on the International Junior team this season? Genuine question.

[booster 03]

Ya its not. Its called "International Junior Player of the Year". Did Pike have anyone on the International Junior team this season? Genuine question.

wouldnt be too sure... could be open to correction but i think a few of them made a traing match or something without the regular squad players,Mullins, Borris i thunk.. as i said, i stand open to correction.

[Longshanks]

When are the quarters due to be played???

[ponyobrien]

When are the quarters due to be played???

3rd/4th March

[KUFCMan]

Boyles 1/4 Final Betting

13-8 Carndonagh.9-4 Draw.5-4 Ballymun
6-4 Kilbarrack .9-4 Draw.6-4 Sandyhill
5-1 O Devaney.11-4 Draw.4-9 Sheriff YC
1-2 Pike Rovers.11-4 Draw.4 Clonmel Celtic

[abbeyvale]

My accum would be (and it would pay odds of over 17/1, well worth 10euro)

Carndonagh v Ballymun (Draw @ 9/4)
Kilbarrack v Sandyhill (Home win @ 6/4)
O Devaney v Sheriff YC (Away win @ 4/9)
Pike Rovers v Clonmel Celtic (Home win @ 1/2)

[Black and Red]

clonmel at 4/1 is a huge price i know people are sayin pike didn't play well in the munster junior but whos to say clonmel didn't play to there best either and lets be fair pike haven't played well all season.

[hotspur]

clonmel at 4/1 is a huge price i know people are sayin pike didn't play well in the munster junior but whos to say clonmel didn't play to there best either and lets be fair pike haven't played well all season.
Back em so,they played well when they knocked ye out didnt they??

[prawnsandwich2]

you should know better to suggest that...

[passandmove]

Best of luck to pike the weekend,hopefully keep the limerick flag flying.

[abbeyvale]

clonmel at 4/1 is a huge price i know people are sayin pike didn't play well in the munster junior but whos to say clonmel didn't play to there best either and lets be fair pike haven't played well all season.

Pike at Home will be hard to beat

[Minesapint]

Best of luck to pike rovers it would be great to keep a limerick team in the fai , i think clonmel at 4/1 are a fair price.

[Minesapint]

Lads I take an interest in Junior soccer, most notably the FAI, Connacht and Munster Junior Cups and enjoy reading the posts to keep up to date. Given that Pike were beaten yesterday and the lack of any match report from the usual Pike followers, you know the ones who gloat and look down at other clubs. Well there are 2 posts, one on this page by @hotspur 13/02/2012 1:13pm 'Karma.what goes around comes around. ' to the Midelton lads after losing to Ballymun and more disturbing one by @theboywonder8 15/01/2012 12:45pm 'can you post todays score please' on the Castlebar Celtic FC thread on the day they lost to Sherriff.

to me these 2 posts are bang out of order and show a lack of grace and its thing like this that get Pike fans a bad rap on here, I'm pretty sure that the 2 posters arent representative of the vast majority of Pike fans, but it does leave a bad taste. I can only concur with MilfordFC when he congratulates Pike on their team and travelling support as I mentioned before my only dealings with Pike were similar to Milfords, we also got handed a football lesson but the Pike people carried themselves with a humility and dignity that can be only but admired.

anyway just wanted to get that off my chest and want to confirm that I am not tarring all Pike people with the same brush.

Best of luck to all 8 teams left
Not a fair post at all but one i am not suprised with how do you know theboywonder and hotspur are pike rovers supporters.

[jkelly85]

Carndonagh v Ballymun

fancy Ballymun at 5/4, watched the Carndonagh v Tramore match in the last round and Carndonagh were set up well as a team and have a strong back 4 and a good keeper, there midfield and strikes are not up to much. fancy Ballymun to beat them

[passandmove]

Minesapint its pointless dragging up this rubbish again,lets just focus on the game and let the best team win,my god this constant snipping back and forth involving pike and other clubs is quite frankly boring,lets leave it out for pity sake.

[Minesapint]

Minesapint its pointless dragging up this rubbish again,lets just focus on the game and let the best team win,my god this constant snipping back and forth involving pike and other clubs is quite frankly boring,lets leave it out for pity sake.
ok passandmove , will ye passandmove sunday it will be a close game.

[passandmove]

Good Man Minesapint Friends again ha!Hopefully lad although the bookies and most of town arent giving us much of a chance,we will need our better players to be on top form and of course a bit of luck.They have built a strong side over the last few months in fairness to them.

[theboywonder8]

They are ex pike players (long ago) who only stir it in the name of pike.

Im back after my little holiday,longshanks must be very easily disturbed,if asking someone to post the final score of their match BEFORE its played disturbs him,god help us all.best of luck to the hoops on sunday,and the clonmel guys will be made more than welcome,some fellas on here think their going to turkey,haha

[Redman028]

some fellas on here think their going to turkey,haha

Had to laugh at this comment ;) amazing what idea's people get in their head's about a place ... anyway best of luck to Celtic and Pike Sunday , it should be an absolute belter of a cup tie, I hear Big crowd is travelling from Clonmel so atmosphere will be brilliant.

[theboywonder8]

Had to laugh at this comment ;) amazing what idea's people get in their head's about a place ... anyway best of luck to Celtic and Pike Sunday , it should be an absolute belter of a cup tie, I hear Big crowd is travelling from Clonmel so atmosphere will be brilliant.
Hopefully they bring a big crowd,should be a cracker,pitch is in fantastic nick as well.

[southern kid]

What time is kick off in pike game?

[theboywonder8]

What time is kick off in pike game?
2 o'clock,

[Zizou]

The best of luck to Declan and Pike Rovers today.

[footiefanatic]

Any updates on the junior cup matches at the moment??

[badker]

Pike 0-2 Clonmel Waters and a peno just before ht

[Hollywood Hogan]

Pike struggling big time up here, could be more behind. Suprised with a couple of ommissions from pike 11 today!

[badker]

Neville ,Mullins. Enright. Kelly,Boyle, Kavanagh,Judge.Ryan ,Hanrahan Moloney ,TierneyWho are u surprised by?

[badker]

Clonmel 2 up at ht

[AB84]

Clonmel 2 up at ht

Kevin Waters was it ? or Brian?

Good side Celtic !

[AB84]

3-2 Celtic now !

[theboywonder8]

3 2 clonmel,great game,good luck to clonmel,

[Hollywood Hogan]

Suprised alan barry wasnt playing, also few expected eddie donovan to start

[dirtfree]

Back em so,they played well when they knocked ye out didnt they??

Handy money

[nononsense]

Clonmel Celtic v Kilbarrack
Sheriff v Ballymun.

I think that is the draw. Anyone confirm?

[AB84]

Clonmel Celtic v Kilbarrack
Sheriff v Ballymun.

I think that is the draw. Anyone confirm?


What were the scores in all the games ?

[gameon]

Carndonagh 0- Ballymun 2

[old git]

3 2 clonmel,great game,good luck to clonmel,

excellent match report there boywonder ;) bad defeat at home for the holders

[old git]

3 2 clonmel,great game,good luck to clonmel,

excellent match report there boywonder ;) bad defeat at home for the ex holders

[Black and Red]

i took your advice and backed clonmel handy money :)

[thomas72]

Can't believe the price clonmel were I'd say there are alot of there players and supporters going home with thicker wallets today they must be a cracking team to beat pike twice in a couple of weeks and at home?