Cork AUL 2012/13

[1fortheTeam]

To be fair pike had lovely players all over the field...i think coachford sat back for the first 15 mins to observe what they were dealing with...missed penalty was vital....i agree that the 2 coachford players u mentioned had great games but I think overall the team did well...we discussed a few weeks back about cork refs doing cork teams no favours and I think he should of definately giving that penalty near the end but he bottled it big time..pike very good team but I heard on more than one occasion their centre forward treatning conor o neill that he will break his legs in front of ref and it went unpunished...everyone out to play ball no room on the pitch for scum talk like that...i missed sending off but I hear it was harshi dont understand how people say pikes forward was good the reason for his carry on was the fact he was brutal and coner had him in his pocket all day coachfords defenders wer awsome all 4 but pick a man of match to step in for this game had to be coner.sending off harsh defender punched jc to kidney from behind and the 2 went face to face harsh but stupid .i see the sub keeper for pike got all the headlines in the echo.

[1fortheTeam]

Liathroidi/1forthteam what's going on down da glen? We can't get one fella to shut up or the other to say more than well done glen b hahai was wondring when you get to me ;).

[Tekkers]

Over the last few years the MSL is on a serious decline with the exception of Avondale who are one of the top sides in the country right now. The AUL has gone from strength to strength over the last 6 or 7 years and now people are starting to notice that you would of never heard people talking about Coachford and Pearse in the same breathe as Pike a few years back but now you are. It goes to show how much better Cork Aul has gotten!!

[Dixie's Cousin]

From ducks, to 2 yellows, to racing on the mallow road, I would like to congratulate Coachford, I know a few of the lads and they are a good honest team. All the best to Pike but i do hope they lose the next one ;).

[Dixie's Cousin]

You'd never know, Pike could have an off day, we've all had them in the past

[Dixie's Cousin]

Maybe just maybe rival clubs from Cork will cheer their opposition on or is that asking too much?

[backpass]

Maybe just maybe rival clubs from Cork will cheer their opposition on or is that asking too much?

It would be great to see that dixie but there is a lot of jealousy in football....local support is a major factor in any game especially when you are playing a team from another county....we are a nation of begrudgers sure after all

[oldlegs]

I do my best to support all the Cork teams when they get out of Cork in Mjc or Fai . Been to a lot of games and I would agree I think Aul has gotten stronger last few years has seen a lot of clubs making strides and playing the passing game . From watching the Fai games and Mjc games I would say Cork soccer isn't as far behind as people make out . Yes we did have a few teams lose games by a good few goals but the likes of kilumney Coachford and Park have only gone out by the odd goal or on pen's .

[Dixie's Cousin]

We are but why not rally behind the remaining Cork teams, show all the other counties we can support our own!

[Horse24]

Is it six FAI from all Cork leagues and six from AUL for MJC? Has it been a good season "outta Cork" compared to last few? Pearse excepted - if.......lets say when in memory of our fallen comrade..... they win its best season ever for AUL - but besides that, has it been good poor or average?

[Tekkers]

Is it six FAI from all Cork leagues and six from AUL for MJC? Has it been a good season "outta Cork" compared to last few? Pearse excepted - if.......lets say when in memory of our fallen comrade..... they win its best season ever for AUL - but besides that, has it been good poor or average?

If Pearse win I think it will be an exceptional achievement and definitely up there with one of the best seasons ever for Cork AUL in the FAI cups. Next season clubs from around the country will be taking a lot more notice of the Cork teams!!

[tricksey]

If Pearse win I think it will be an exceptional achievement and definitely up there with one of the best seasons ever for Cork AUL in the FAI cups. Next season clubs from around the country will be taking a lot more notice of the Cork teams!!
Lads i know it's only all if buts and maybes but were a long way off winning the fai junior cup all those other teams are praying to get us home or away in the 1/4 s .
Some nice games the weekend match of the week opinions ?

[oldlegs]

I'm looking forward to actually playing a game and not watching them for a change weather looks good so hopefully will be all systems go for weekend

[Tekkers]

Lads i know it's only all if buts and maybes but were a long way off winning the fai junior cup all those other teams are praying to get us home or away in the 1/4 s .
Some nice games the weekend match of the week opinions ?

I ment if they win in the next round. We won't talk about winning it just yet but stranger things have happened!!.. I say Coachford and Douglas could be a good game but its hard to look past a Coachford win... Oh and welcome back Tricksey :)

[tricksey]

Tricksey is your match on this week..you must be sick of games being called off lol..what game did you go watch at weekendsick about the games being called off especially when you hear that it might not have been the weather! Was out watching coachford hubba shouting them on i was there's was about 8 from pearse there supporting the lads.
Mick played a master stroke playing in the bottom pitch ur still in all pike weren't what I expected either hubba

[tricksey]

It must be a great asset having to be able to pick a narrow pitch or a wide pitch..taught that pike deserved to win the game thats all im sayin tricksy...im from cork but im a realist if cork teams dont deserve to win il say it thats all lucy huge loss to Coachfordthought pens was fair being honest. turning point was a strange 1 it was probably pike changing there keeper ! The lad that came on played well and stopped a few pens.

[backpass]

It must be a great asset having to be able to pick a narrow pitch or a wide pitch..taught that pike deserved to win the game thats all im sayin tricksy...im from cork but im a realist if cork teams dont deserve to win il say it thats all lucy huge loss to Coachford

Dont know what game you were watching but coachfords 2 centr halfs played very well.. ..dont think lucy will get back in with bubbles and o neill playing very well together....o neill stepped in for lucy and was probably best player on the field

[1fortheTeam]

Dont know what game you were watching but coachfords 2 centr halfs played very well.. ..dont think lucy will get back in with bubbles and o neill playing very well together....o neill stepped in for lucy and was probably best player on the fieldi agree coner was outstanding but the whole back four were and lucy played lol he ran that game from behind the goal every free and corner he was belting out to them a true leader.innish v glenceltic a is game of weekend ..leeview v glen b will be good il go see the street and knocavilla .

[1fortheTeam]

Ya I agree with he is a leader but some teams target him to wind him up and he loses the head..innishvilla and glen celtic game of week in my eyes too.cant wait for the midweek games to start noting better than going watching a game after work...the card he got to miss the pike game was after a right shocker of a tackle on lucy hubba it was a leg breaker anyone would have reacted .

[1fortheTeam]

1for will many of the players you had with glen celtic be joining you out with blarney St next season?? Who will be giving you a hand with the jobil be there and we wear blue buddy .

[Tekkers]

I'm looking forward to actually playing a game and not watching them for a change weather looks good so hopefully will be all systems go for weekend

Seriously looking forward to playing a game this weekend all the matchs being called off lately is very annoying haven't played a league game in 2013 yet!!

[tricksey]

Come on lads There's people biting relax.
Weres the glen and innish game on ?

[oldlegs]

On in innish pitch Tricksey

[backpass]

1for will many of the players you had with glen celtic be joining you out with blarney St next season?? Who will be giving you a hand with the job

Well if he was to get the job he will definately need good players but im sure the glen will probably be playing premier anyway....who knows the glen could take blarney streets place... whoever does get the job will have to be allowed do his own thing....he will certinally need to get rid of most of the current players because they are simply not next or near good enough for 1st division not alone premier. But I wish whoever does get the job well the best of luck because the northside need a good premier team and blarney street are a good club

[our_ball_ref]

I'm looking forward to actually playing a game and not watching them for a change weather looks good so hopefully will be all systems go for weekend

Unless ye have another christening this week is it :p

[oldlegs]

All good this week ;)

[our_ball_ref]

Well if he was to get the job he will definately need good players but im sure the glen will probably be playing premier anyway....who knows the glen could take blarney streets place... whoever does get the job will have to be allowed do his own thing....he will certinally need to get rid of most of the current players because they are simply not next or near good enough for 1st division not alone premier. But I wish whoever does get the job well the best of luck because the northside need a good premier team and blarney street are a good club

Nowhere near next to good enough for 1st division?? Babsy, Judge, Benny, Paddy Macauliffe, Eoin Geaney, Jp thompson, all good players and were all involved when blarney street had a great second half of the season last year!! a few players will be needed but thats all, there playing every week with 11-12 players there doing ok with what they have, and not a hope in hell will they go down, Castleview and springfield will def finish below them, they will be mid table at worst!!

[Tekkers]

Nowhere near next to good enough for 1st division?? Babsy, Judge, Benny, Paddy Macauliffe, Eoin Geaney, Jp thompson, all good players and were all involved when blarney street had a great second half of the season last year!! a few players will be needed but thats all, there playing every week with 11-12 players there doing ok with what they have, and not a hope in hell will they go down, Castleview and springfield will def finish below them, they will be mid table at worst!!

I agree there not doing well but they won't go down I think Castleview are bankers to go down and be between Macroom or springfield for the other spot both are having poor seasons!!

[tricksey]

They got to the final of the mossie they can't be that bad !
The street will be fine and if 1for adds to what's there then they will be title contenders not just talked about as title contenders next season

[backpass]

Nowhere near next to good enough for 1st division?? Babsy, Judge, Benny, Paddy Macauliffe, Eoin Geaney, Jp thompson, all good players and were all involved when blarney street had a great second half of the season last year!! a few players will be needed but thats all, there playing every week with 11-12 players there doing ok with what they have, and not a hope in hell will they go down, Castleview and springfield will def finish below them, they will be mid table at worst!!

I said most of them....from theplayers you mentioned I agree are good players but you need more than 3 _ 4 excellent players to be competing for titles....i was being smart with hubba saying they could swap with the glen..how come they are only getting 11 _ 12 players every week....start of season they had over 20

[hotspur]

Big thank you to the Coachford club for the lovely hot soup last Sunday,it hit the spot,it was freezing down there.couldnt reply earlier as I received a little holiday haha,best of luck to Coachford for the remainder of the season,good bunch of lads.

[Horse24]

Big thank you to the Coachford club for the lovely hot soup last Sunday,it hit the spot,it was freezing down there.couldnt reply earlier as I received a little holiday haha,best of luck to Coachford for the remainder of the season,good bunch of lads.

Well said. We are all the same....just different crests!

[1fortheTeam]

Big thank you to the Coachford club for the lovely hot soup last Sunday,it hit the spot,it was freezing down there.couldnt reply earlier as I received a little holiday haha,best of luck to Coachford for the remainder of the season,good bunch of lads.well said hotpot i like the way you got in spot lol good man see you next year .

[robot]

Cheers lad.we r punching above our weight this season as we are a first division team put into premier league cause of managment walk outs at start and during season.myself and other gaffer wanted to play our last season and now cant cause have to run team.just for those that didnt know why springfield arent as strong this year.players gone to midleton and ramblers and msl.

[Chiefscout]

I don't know about that lads every manager has his own way of doing things. I know our gaffer comes out with us and has a fierce Craic and that but being honest when it comes to picking a team he s cut throat and that's all about it .
Alot of us know him since we're young lads underage so we know the score with him he will have a drink with us and a joke but won't hesitate in dropping or subbing a fella because they socialise.everyones different tho and I don't think there's any of us no what really happend up in the street ?
Street were and are poor because they had a manager who wasn't any good.nice fella away from football I hear but when it came to managing he put himself ahead of the team

[Dixie's Cousin]

Lads, 2 situations are different. Grattan's committee wanted a change, Eddie left because he wasn't getting a hand! The grattan players didn't think it was fair on littleman. As for the blarney street players, I can't comment on that because I don't know the situation there.

[Dixie's Cousin]

And for grattan now, I hope to see them up the top of the premier AUL as soon as possible, not only for the players but the committee. I know personally those guys give 100% and I wish them the best. They gave me a chance to coach for both the A and B teams, we all know what happened with the A team and it could of killing my love for coaching but it didn't and I thank Don, joe and all of the committee for helping me and for encouraging me on my move to Castleview. I'll even go on record saying I want to thank Littleman for letting me coach his A team at the time! So lads lets move on and not blaming others for players moving, even coaches move!

[backpass]

Pat McCauliffe back as boss....they have signed some players back from the team they won the league with and from what I hear they will be even stronger next year.. Great to see a club try and turn things around because we have seen down through the years especially up the northside what happens to good teams when commitee members move on and they are very hard to replace..rockville and villa utd off the top of my head who were very good teams....great to see blarney street start to turn it around from next season also...

[Dixie's Cousin]

I think it was the best thing to happen the club, to be honest i think they were going stale, getting stuck in 3rd. They needed a reboot and the clubs going MSL this year saved the club from losing their premier status.

[thebooboys]

Pat McCauliffe back as boss....they have signed some players back from the team they won the league with and from what I hear they will be even stronger next year.. Great to see a club try and turn things around because we have seen down through the years especially up the northside what happens to good teams when commitee members move on and they are very hard to replace..rockville and villa utd off the top of my head who were very good teams....great to see blarney street start to turn it around from next season also...

Is there an argument to suggest that these are just teams as opposed to clubs and that these problems will persist unless a proper club/youth structure is put in place. Even though, we're all aware that it would be difficult to compete with the likes of Castleview to organise that

[el nino coro]

Pat McCauliffe back as boss....they have signed some players back from the team they won the league with and from what I hear they will be even stronger next year.. Great to see a club try and turn things around because we have seen down through the years especially up the northside what happens to good teams when commitee members move on and they are very hard to replace..rockville and villa utd off the top of my head who were very good teams....great to see blarney street start to turn it around from next season also...

Pat McCauliffe haha i never knew he managed grattan

[Dixie's Cousin]

I'm sure he means Pat Caulfield

[backpass]

I'm sure he means Pat Caulfield

Cheers dixie ...my bad

[backpass]

Pat McCauliffe haha i never knew he managed grattan

Ah well we all make mistakes...


to all the lads that think coachford will win,hurry up get the wheel barrow of cash down to paddy powers and muliply it by 6,im going for 5-1 to pike

[Horse24]

Lads, 2 situations are different. Grattan's committee wanted a change, Eddie left because he wasn't getting a hand! The grattan players didn't think it was fair on littleman. As for the blarney street players, I can't comment on that because I don't know the situation there.

Bit harsh on Blarney Street, Dixie. Is a manager not in charge of his staffing?

[backpass]

Is there an argument to suggest that these are just teams as opposed to clubs and that these problems will persist unless a proper club/youth structure is put in place. Even though, we're all aware that it would be difficult to compete with the likes of Castleview to organise that

Spot on....cork aul teams are lacking players coming through the ranks....look at MSL for example and the amount of underage teams that they have compared to AUL....Neighbouring teams are scrambling for signatures from lads in the same area....It goes back to the same argument that the AUL didnt give a toss for years about clubs set ups and how many teams from the one area were allowed play in the league

[Dixie's Cousin]

That's true but everybody needs a hand from all the club members

[backpass]

That's true but everybody needs a hand from all the club members

I totally agree....But looking at clubs now compared to 10 years ago is amazing....I remember watching clubs play and there would be anything up 20 lads involved in the comitee and they would be there hail or rain on the sideline....very hard for clubs to replace these members nowadays..

[1fortheTeam]

I totally agree....But looking at clubs now compared to 10 years ago is amazing....I remember watching clubs play and there would be anything up 20 lads involved in the comitee and they would be there hail or rain on the sideline....very hard for clubs to replace these members nowadays..cant beat a good line it transfers to the pitch its all about unity.

[Dixie's Cousin]

I'd imagine people working isn't helping the good old days of a packed line. i remember growing up watched Knocknaheeny Celtic and you'd be lucky to see the pitch.