Clare League 2012/13

[mastermind1]

Good luck to the lads tonight, gonna be a tough evening for sure against a very strong Limerick but I d still be optimistic. Colin Smyth from Avenue will surely start, for me he is the best player in the county at present.....any lads going to the game might keep us updated here on foot as I m stuck in work for the evening. Cheers

[mastermind1]

Prediction for OT game tonight, my heart says 1-1 but my head says 3-0 Limericks strike force will probably be the 2 recently capped junior Internationals Alan Barry and Shane Clarke and both are very good.

[Bayern Munchies]

Limerick 2-0 up at half time, not at the game but supposedly it could be more. Can't see Clare getting back into it TBH, but there's no shame in that, Limerick have some of the best junior players in the country a lot of ex LOI players and players who would be well capable of playing LOI.

[Bayern Munchies]

Finished 2-0. Anyone any idea of what the team was and who was best for Clare?

[dirtfree]

Mulready , o Grady , docca , Daniels, Ritchie Fitz, croc ,Kelly , glynn, smith, o brien, brigdale .. Subs used Daithi , Reidy , Boyle ,. Limk dominated most of this game Clare played some ok football in spells. But one would feel limk never got out of 3rd gear..best for Clare - docca ,croc,glynn, and Reidy .. You'd wonder how o brien started instead of Reidy ..

[scoobysnack]

on the Oscars the other night.. that must have been on of the weakest Clare sides ever to come out of league.... first half limerick owned, in the second half clare settled a bit better but only because limerick let them. major questions at the selection that was picked.

[dirtfree]

It was a brave selection with so many young lads. I think they could have played a few lads with experience , like Darren cullinan , nabs or Packie Darcy, if I'm right only Eoin glynn has played OT before. That was as a sub last year.. I think it could have been a lot worse if limk had got out of third gear ..is it true o brien hasn't played for Rhine rovers this year but started in front of others..

[Aldo]

FAI JUNIOR CUP
Desmond/Kerry/Clare
Round 3 games for this weekend
Classic fc (Kerry) v Rathkeale Utd (Desmond)
Ballingary (Desmond) v St Brendans Park (Kerry)
Bridge Utd (Clare) v Avenue Utd (Clare)
Killeaney (Desmond) v Broadford Utd (Desmond)
Killarney Athletic (Kerry) v Mastergeeha fc (Kerry)
Ennis Town Rock (Clare) v Tralee Dynamos (Kerry)
Killarney Celtic (Kerry) v Spa Road Celtic (Kerry)
Abbeyfeale Utd (Desmond) v NCW (Desmond)

No sign of the 4th round draw as off yet.

[fifty50]

Heard the winners of the bridge and avenue game have a home tie against either Killarney athletic or Mastergeeha

[realcelt]

Heard the winners of the bridge and avenue game have a home tie against either Killarney athletic or Mastergeeha
Any idea of the other teams draw fifty50?

[scoobysnack]

that is true apparently. should be a close game. ennis town rock have a tough game too, but hopefully one of those three clare sides will go far as clare soccer could do with it. fancy avenue for that game thou. any thoughts on the outcome??

[Aldo]

A lot of rain has fallen over last few days, any news on how pitches are holding up for these games this weekend.

FAI JUNIOR CUP
Desmond/Kerry/Clare
Round 3 games for this weekend
Classic fc (Kerry) v Rathkeale Utd (Desmond)
Ballingary (Desmond) v St Brendans Park (Kerry)
Bridge Utd (Clare) v Avenue Utd (Clare)
Killeaney (Desmond) v Broadford Utd (Desmond)
Killarney Athletic (Kerry) v Mastergeeha fc (Kerry)
Ennis Town Rock (Clare) v Tralee Dynamos (Kerry)
Killarney Celtic (Kerry) v Spa Road Celtic (Kerry) - OFF
Abbeyfeale Utd (Desmond) v NCW (Desmond)

[Bossman]

3rd ROUND
1 Classic FC v Rathkeale Utd
2 Ballingarry v St.Brendans Pk.
3 Bridge Utd. v Avenue United
4 Killeaney FC. v Broadford United
5 Killarney Ath. v Mastergeeha FC.
6 Ennis Town Rock v Tralee Dynamoes
7 Killarney Clt. v Spa Road Clt.
8 Abbyfeale Utd v Newcastlewest

4th ROUND
1 8 v 1
2 4 v 7
3 3 v 5
4 2 v 6

[historynut]

Anyone able to tell me details of Clare Cup final 2011/12 won by Newmarket Celtic.

[fifty50]

What do you need to know??

[historynut]

Score and who did they beat.

[First]

Score and who did they beat.

Beat Avenue United B. 1-0 AET.
Scorer was Stephen Kelly.

There is a photo somewhere on this thread that captures the moment beautifully. :)

[historynut]

Much appreciated thank you.

[fifty50]

Mountshannon keep up there impressive start to the season, only Newmarket have taken points off them, and that was a draw down in Newmarket, looks like burren are struggling without there GAA contingent, but I expect them to push on to safety once they get a settled eleven back.

[dirtfree]

Ya mountshannon seem to be flying at the moment .. Would be great to see them safe before Christmas then you never know how high they might finish .. Great to see a country team going well

[dirtfree]

Does anyone know the Lifford or Newmarket line ups today. Or the Connolly or mountshannon line ups . Thanks

[0030]

How have Mountshannon improved so much this year? Have they signed many players? They were poor last year and its a big surprise to see them flying in the League. Fair play to them and looking at the league table it looks like it will be a tighter league than previous years.

[Second]

I pressume they just have an influx of new players coming through .. Not sure what their underage setup is like but something's working out there. Fair play to them it's great to see

[CousinSylDolan]

The "clapdance" that Tom Botcher has them doing for years in the warm up is finally reaping some rewards:D

[Aldo]

Desmond / Kerry / Clare
4th ROUND
NCW (Desmond) 3-1 Rathkeale Utd (Desmond)
Killarney Celtic (Kerry) v Broadford Utd (Desmond)
Bridge Utd (Clare) v Killarney Athletic (Kerry)
St Brendans Park (Kerry) 1-0 Ennis Town Rock (Clare)

NCW and St Brendans Park both advance to the Last 64 after yesterdays wins. Anyone know when this draw is being made . Believe the 5th round ties are to be played on the weekend 8th/9th December .

[fifty50]

I pressume they just have an influx of new players coming through .. Not sure what their underage setup is like but something's working out there. Fair play to them it's great to see

Mountshannon havnt done anything at youths level in the last 6or7 years at least, dont think they field too many schoolboys sides either.

[MikeBassett]

Munster Junior Cup 4th Round
Everton/(St Mary's/Ringmahon Rovers) V Newmarket Celtic A

Bridge Utd A V Rockmount/Douglas Hall A

Connolly Celtic V Pike Rovers A

[mastermind1]

Great result for bridge utd today....fair play to them. It looks like the drop down a division has been great for them to get their young players gain experience. Darren Murphy, Darragh fitz and John Mulready are 3 excellent young players

[dirtfree]

Does anyone know if Clare had a friendly today I went to Newmarket to watch it but there was nothing on there . Maybe I was told wrong

[guvnor]

Does anyone know if Clare had a friendly today I went to Newmarket to watch it but there was nothing on there . Maybe I was told wrong

Due to weather it was switched to the university of limerick.

[mouldedstuds]

how did it go guvnor,, score? lineups? how r they shaping up for the weekend

[fifty50]

Cdsl 3 Shannon town 1

[mouldedstuds]

cheers, just heard it was 4-1, best of luck saturday

[dirtfree]

Any truth 3-4 managers have left there posts in Clare. Also best of luck to Greg / albert and the bridge lads 2moro

[mastermind1]

Which managers? Elaborate

[dirtfree]

Just heard 2 Newmarket , Rhine and bunratty managers could be all rumours though. Tough journey for avenue in the morning best of luck with that

[footballfriend]

newmarket managers gone.

[dirtfree]

Anyone know how bridge got on today

[mastermind1]

bridge lost 1 nil, by all accounts they gave a great showing in the second half but just couldnt get the goal they needed. John Mulready was supposed to have made 4 or 5 worldclass saves aswell though, not surprised by that as he is a very good goalkeeper. wins for tulla, avenue and newmarket today in the league. any reports from tulla or newmarket?

[MikeBassett]

Bridge deserved extra-time anyway. TEK absolutely blessed to get out of there without conceding. TEK had a good chance to go 2 up early in 2nd half with a one-on-one but it was well saved. Bridge well on top after that and missed 2 or 3 golden opportunities to equalise

[CousinSylDolan]

Round 1
Kilrush Rangers V Bridge Utd A
Treaty Celtic V Mountshannon Celtic
Hermitage B V Hermitage A
Connolly Celtic B V Bridge Celtic
Shannon Olympic B V Ennis Town Rock B
West Clare FC V Coole FC
Burren Utd V Inch Crusaders
Turnpike Rovers V Bridge Utd B
Shannon Olympic A V Connolly Celtic A

Round 2
Connolly Celtic B or Bridge Celtic V Moher Celtic
Kildysart Celtic V Hermitage B or Hermitage A
Ruan Utd V St Pats
Lifford A V Newmarket Celtic B
Avenue Utd A V Tulla Utd B
Sporting Ennistymon A V Tulla Utd A
Ennis Town Rock A V Burren Utd or Inch Crusaders
Bunratty Cratloe V Corofin Harps
West Clare FC or Coole FC V Treaty Celtic or Mountshannon Celtic
Turnpike Rovers or Bridge Utd B V Kilkishen Celtic
Kilrush Rangers or Bridge Utd A V Hermitage C
Shannon Olympic B or Ennis Town Rock B V Rineanna Rovers
Kilmaley Fern Celtic V Shannon Olympic A or Connolly Celtic A
Avenue Utd B V Manus Celtic
Newmarket Celtic A V Lifford B
Sporting Ennistymon B V Rhine Rovers

[footballfriend]

Tie of the round Tage A v B..any reports from yesterdays games?

[First]

Tie of the round Tage A v B..any reports from yesterdays games?

Hermitage 6 Mountshannon 0. Any report on this. They were going well.

[0030]

Tage can be very good on their day but it was a big shock considering how well Mountshannon were going before Christmas. 6-0 is a rout!

[footballfriend]

Got 2 goals from corners early on. Mountshannon tried to play but the pitch was terrible. Tage used it to their advantage n defender for mountshannon ****ed up for 3rd. Early goal 2nd half killed any revival.

[First]

Any transfers happen over the month?

[footballfriend]

Young avenue keeper deasy gone to tage I hear.

[fifty50]

John Keogh Shannon Olympic to bridge utd

[scoobysnack]

can anyone on this site reveal how the referee came to the conclusion that 2 players that decide to fight in the middle of a match (Where the game had to be stopped) and issue them both with a yellow card? witnessed this at the bridge utd v doughlas hall game in NOF.. a headbutt was followed by a headlock and punches from both players on the same team. one would think that this surely has to be a red card for both players, such in the incident in newcastle where lee bowyer and kieron dyer. and the officials were from clare aswell. so not only did doughlas hall have 11 players on the field, but one of the players scored the winning goal in extra time. are they any committee members on this that give a reason for this? or maybe help the case of the referee? and try to argue the case on behalf of the league that it is not subsequently below par in terms of rerfeeing.

[thomas72]

MJC. Everton afc 4 newmarket Celtic 1.

Bad result that i fancied newmarket any report of this game..