Clare League 2012/13

[footballfriend]

So looks like Rock in 3rd place playoff. Some comedown for them considering the squad assembled at start of the year.

[Second]

Ya what's gone wrong at rock.. Some very good players there

[fifty50]

Ennis Town Rock A
Gary Browne
Ethan Considine
Eoin Glynn
Stephen Loftus
Adrian Walsh
Dean Gardiner
Gary Collins
Richie Neylon
Ronan Judge
Gary Walsh
Adrian McDonagh
Niall McNevin
Jason White
Darryl Eade
Michael Dinan
David Reidy
Joseph Lynch
Barry Woods
Francis Daniels
Mark O Reilly
Shane Daniels
Graham Glynn
Joe Collins
Stephen Hickey

The Ennis town squad taken from the Clare league website, some of the best talent we have in the county, really should be challenging for leagues not relegation.

[First]

They'll still be too strong for Olympic or Bridge Celtic.

[Second]

They'll still be too strong for Olympic or Bridge Celtic.
I agree first but anything can happen in a playoff .. Are all them players above still player or are some gone back playing gaa

[First]

I agree first but anything can happen in a playoff .. Are all them players above still player or are some gone back playing gaa

No idea but I heard they were missing a lot the other night against Newmarket. Wonder will they return for the playoff.

[Gaffer88]

for the sake of the premier hope they stay up, have some real talent in that squad.. best of luck to corofin the weekend, big under dogs but anything can happen on cup final day!!

[footballfriend]

Best 11 from all teams in premier over the season...anyone wanna have a go?

[mastermind1]

newmarket 6-1 corofin in cup final. congrats newmarket, huge winning margin in a final

[dirtfree]

Heard corofin had 2 sent off what a classy club . Can't even keep there heads in a cup final. What will they be like getting beat every week next season

[First]

Heard corofin had 2 sent off what a classy club . Can't even keep there heads in a cup final. What will they be like getting beat every week next season

I had questioned why people had a problem with Corofin, now I know.

They'll need a lot of luck in the Premier.

[Second]

Agreed first they are pretty poor

[eric7]

Corofin totally outclassed in final and will find going very tough in premier. But some comments re the club in recent weeks been ott IMO especially and open to correction here but did a Newmarket b player not get banned for two years recently for trying to attack a referee??

[Planners]

Good to see the some one is still flying the flag for the parish , well done the reds { or blues } another for the cabinet.

[mastermind1]

Lads quick one for ye, anyone out there know what the highest clare premier league points total was for an 18 game season? I know newmarket had 44 last year with 16 games, is this years 47 the highest? dont think it will be but its the highest in my time playing

[First]

Newmarket 47 2011/2012.
Before that no idea, but Davy you are hardly going to be including the 3 points that ye got for the 60 minute runabout last night. :)

[mastermind1]

hey first we ll take em :) had a few other games blown up early aswell this year. ye have some amount of players down there, prob have enough for 3/4 good sides

[Buzzer]

Don't think they will even get a point in the premier but unfortunately they deserve to be there. A big gap between premier and first at the moment. Bridge united will struggle too as very young but I'd expect them to stay up next year and build on that .
I don't think the bridge will struggle next year. I think they proved during the season that they can mix it with the best in the Clare league

[Second]

I don't think the bridge will struggle next year. I think they proved during the season that they can mix it with the best in the Clare league

It's hard to know and hard to judge on a few cup games every 1st division team will try that bit harder in a cup game v premier opposition..as I said I think they will stay up and build on that. I believe they are losing 3/4 lads back to Shannon hibs so that will put a dent in squad.but I wish them the best

[fifty50]

Who are they loosing back to hibs??

[Second]

Who are they loosing back to hibs??

I'd presume its the 3/4 that went from hibs .novody will know I suppose until August

[Gaffer88]

avenue ageing and Newmarket's battle with hurlers, could be time for a change at the top! a lot of people taught it could be ennis town's chance and they will be lucky to be even in the division next year! perfect time for bridge utd to come back premier.

[Second]

How many hurlers do Newmarket have these days. I can only think of 3 daithi o connell ,Eoin Hayes and Eoin o brien. And they all seemed to be fairly committed

[LegendStriker10]

avenue ageing and Newmarket's battle with hurlers, could be time for a change at the top! a lot of people taught it could be ennis town's chance and they will be lucky to be even in the division next year! perfect time for bridge utd to come back premier.

What battle do Newmarket have with the hurlers . Are you only on here trying to stir it up cause you are bored or do you actually now what you are talking about

[mouldedstuds]

it will be same again next season, avenue or newmarket, bridge will make an impression but wont challenge
rock if they survive tonight will get relegated next season when a few of the main boys leave

[fifty50]

How many hurlers do Newmarket have these days. I can only think of 3 daithi o connell ,Eoin Hayes and Eoin o brien. And they all seemed to be fairly committed

Alan Brigdale, Colin and Neil Ryan, and Stephen Kelly is home too as far as I know.

It'll be between the big two again next season unless the clubs get in some decent recruits over the summer.

[mastermind1]

avenue ageing and Newmarket's battle with hurlers, could be time for a change at the top! a lot of people taught it could be ennis town's chance and they will be lucky to be even in the division next year! perfect time for bridge utd to come back premier.

Avenue ageing?? arent we all ageing now to be fair:), Avenue had 4 players over 30 playing this year, most are in early 20s and the rest between17/19 yrs old so i dont agree with. Also newmarket coped well with the hurlers and dont think that ll effect them 2 much next year either. Ennis town 4-2 tonight in the playoff but there was lots of talk that shane daniels and stephen hickey are on the way to newmarket with Keith Mcinerney getting involved in the management side......may all be rumours so dont bite my head off if theres no truth to it

[Second]

Alan Brigdale, Colin and Neil Ryan, and Stephen Kelly is home too as far as I know.

It'll be between the big two again next season unless the clubs get in some decent recruits over the summer.

Colin Ryan hasn't played with them since probably last October.neil Ryan and brigdale have been at every game. And as for Stephen Kelly sure he is meant to be going away again and wasn't signed last year so irrelevant

[Second]

Avenue ageing?? arent we all ageing now to be fair:), Avenue had 4 players over 30 playing this year, most are in early 20s and the rest between17/19 yrs old so i dont agree with. Also newmarket coped well with the hurlers and dont think that ll effect them 2 much next year either. Ennis town 4-2 tonight in the playoff but there was lots of talk that shane daniels and stephen hickey are on the way to newmarket with Keith Mcinerney getting involved in the management side......may all be rumours so dont bite my head off if theres no truth to it

I heard the same thing mastermind and I think it will ruin Newmarket if Keith takes over . Good coach but not a manager

[LegendStriker10]

I heard the same thing mastermind and I think it will ruin Newmarket if Keith takes over . Good coach but not a manager

and what would you call yourself a coach or a manager

[0030]

It'll be the same again next year with Avenue and Newmarket challenging. If those lads leave Ennis Town then Newmarket will have a great chance to regain the league but there is always some great rumours floating about this time of year. Ennis Town given their players should have been nowhere near the bottom of the table and its a pity they didnt kick on this year as expected and close the gap at the top. If Keith does take over Newmarket he'll do a good job and its a job which is made a lot easier given the quantity and quality of players they have in the village.

[mouldedstuds]

takes a strong man to manage nof n cant see mcinerney being the man for the job,
daniels wont get on there team and hickey wont start the season till after christmas anyway. unless he goes in to limerick
should be interesting season,, enjoy the summer first though!!

[fifty50]

Agreed that Daniels wouldn't get in ahead of o brien and docca, hickey if he commits would be a huge asset though.

@second you said you could only think of 3 hurlers, I name a few more and you dismiss me straight away, i don't come on here for arguments or conflict but at times it seems you do, if my comments annoy you or rub you up the wrong way, just ignore them please..

[mouldedstuds]

he would be a massive addition to any squad, as will kelly if he sticks around, they would be very hard to beat,,
avenue scored 60 plus goals this season but they need a couple of players , they had smallest squad this season, sure there will be plenty of names and transfer rumours so until the pen is put to paper itll be only talk

[Second]

Agreed that Daniels wouldn't get in ahead of o brien and docca, hickey if he commits would be a huge asset though.

@second you said you could only think of 3 hurlers, I name a few more and you dismiss me straight away, i don't come on here for arguments or conflict but at times it seems you do, if my comments annoy you or rub you up the wrong way, just ignore them please..

No conflict or arguments just discussions you said Newmarket have a battle with there hurlers .. You've no evidence to back that up .. Have you as they all seemed fairly committed to me watching them last year.

[Second]

and what would you call yourself a coach or a manager

Same as you neither of the two. No time for that stuff :-)

[0030]

How does a soccer forum always end up discussing the Newmarket hurlers?? ;)

[Second]

How does a soccer forum always end up discussing the Newmarket hurlers?? ;)
People will always try to knock good teams . As someone tried earlier saying avenue were ageing crazy comments

[fifty50]

I think your mixing me up with somebody else, please quote where I said they had a battle with there hurlers, I simply added to the list of hurlers they have signed that you didn't mention, that was it..

The only persons commitment I questioned was stepen hickeys and he's not even signed with Newmarket
We were just speculating

[Second]

I think your mixing me up with somebody else, please quote where I said they had a battle with there hurlers, I simply added to the list of hurlers they have signed that you didn't mention, that was it..

The only persons commitment I questioned was stepen hickeys and he's not even signed with Newmarket
We were just speculating

Your right it was gaffer who said it. But then again why did you get involved in the conversation if your going to get upset with my comments.
Lets just leave it there shall we.we have a few months off before forms are signed and alot of hurling to be played in between :-)

[fifty50]

It's a forum I'm entitled to my input, only reason I got 'upset' is because you continued to quote me out of context, then mixed me up with another member, so just try and skip past my comments in future, they seem a bit complicated for you, make things easier for everyone..enjoy your summer.

[Second]

It's a forum I'm entitled to my input, only reason I got 'upset' is because you continued to quote me out of context, then mixed me up with another member, so just try and skip past my comments in future, they seem a bit complicated for you, make things easier for everyone..enjoy your summer.

You got upset aww poor you.
Get a life I quoted you out of context once. Nothing complicated about you or your post. Your the one who seems to be Following my post with argumentive comments so take a couple of days off and you might not get upset again .

[the 12 th man]

Lads,leave out the personal stuff,there's a PM facility if you want to continue to "talk" to each other without us all having to see it.

[First]

Some interesting reading the last few days.

Keith McInerney would be a great addition to any club.
Shane Daniels would be a great addition to any club, his performances in the OT team were excellent and proved his status as one of the best CH in the county.
Stephen Hickey would be a great addition to any club, goes without saying.
Even Mastermind would be a great addition to any club, but he would have to bring Mouldedstuds with him, it would be hard to split them :)

As for the hurler's annual debate, it's funny how the only one's that think there is a problem is people outside the club. So it hold's no stock. As for whoever takes on the job with Newmarket, they will have the pleasure of working with the best players in the county on the best surface in the county. It will be an interesting summer and I am guessing this thread will get more traffic than it did during the last season. Rumours in abundance.

[mastermind1]

Some interesting reading the last few days.

Keith McInerney would be a great addition to any club.
Shane Daniels would be a great addition to any club, his performances in the OT team were excellent and proved his status as one of the best CH in the county.
Stephen Hickey would be a great addition to any club, goes without saying.
Even Mastermind would be a great addition to any club, but he would have to bring Mouldedstuds with him, it would be hard to split them :)

As for the hurler's annual debate, it's funny how the only one's that think there is a problem is people outside the club. So it hold's no stock. As for whoever takes on the job with Newmarket, they will have the pleasure of working with the best players in the county on the best surface in the county. It will be an interesting summer and I am guessing this thread will get more traffic than it did during the last season. Rumours in abundance.

Even mastermind would be a good addition :) thanks for those very kind words. Do enlighten me who mouldedstuds is, i m interested to find out who it is.

Best players in the county this season were avenue players whether you like it or not. League winners are always considered the best players. But your right, newmarket have very good players and a great pitch, even if it somehow seems to be unplayable when avenue come to play them. Not including the 60 min runaround 2 weeks ago

[mouldedstuds]

i have no ties with avenue so its easy to split me and mastermind up,
avenue n newmarket have the best squads around, so whoever took nwmkt over it wouldnt take a lot,if they were going well
but i think though its a job for a local, as an outsider mightnt get full support if it goes wrong early. it will be interesting next season if nof can get rocks best players, as they did with rineannas whrn they won the double

[LegendStriker10]

i have no ties with avenue so its easy to split me and mastermind up,
avenue n newmarket have the best squads around, so whoever took nwmkt over it wouldnt take a lot,if they were going well
but i think though its a job for a local, as an outsider mightnt get full support if it goes wrong early. it will be interesting next season if nof can get rocks best players, as they did with rineannas whrn they won the double

Plenty of outsiders have managed Newmarket down through the years and got fully supported . Newmarket won the league in 2010 without any Rineanna players and this year they won the cup without any Rineanna players as you put it yourself . I think if players sign for a club they should be referred to as players from the club they are representing . Its not like Avenue have never signed a player from other clubs .

[mastermind1]

Anyone want to name a best 11 in the prem, 1st, 2nd or 3rd divisions this season? Things are very quiet here in the off season

[Wolverine]

I'll start so:
Gk : ?
Rb: myself
Ch: mattie nugent
Ch: russ
Lb: eamon o reilly
Lw: mikey mahony
Cm: Davy mac
Cm: ?
Rw:?
St: Alan brigdale
St: Barry nugent

Sorry if it seems bias. Anyone care to fill in or change any position.

[fifty50]

Ill give the 1st division a crack
All personal opinion and I'm sure not everyone will agree

GK John Mulready Bridge Utd
RB Daryl Bane Corofin Harps
CB Darren Murphy Bridge Utd*
CB Alan Mulready Bridge Utd
LB Brian Monaghan Bridge Utd
RM Christy Griffin Bridge Utd
CM Daniel Aherne Bridge Celtic
CM Jason Tierney Corofin Harps
LM Shane Byrnes Bridge Celtic
CF Mike McNamara Bridge Utd
CF Martin O Neill Newmarket B