Clare League 2013/14

[new boots]

And we all know what happened to Lifford - with their policy - robbing { ott maybe } players from the town based on a false promise - - - how are lifford doing in general ?

[Gaffer88]

these shannon lads see there friends winning youth and 19s medals with the bridge. they see there is good training on offer and a good young A team which can compete against your avenues and newmarkets. comparing the bridge ATTRACTING players to what lifford did is pathetic..

[fifty50]

these shannon lads see there friends winning youth and 19s medals with the bridge. they see there is good training on offer and a good young A team which can compete against your avenues and newmarkets. comparing the bridge ATTRACTING players to what lifford did is pathetic..



And of course getting them across the water ;)

[Second]

Lads the bridge aren't half the club either hibs or town are ..what have they to offer the have 1 (very wet ) pitch no training facilities a shack for home team to change in..they do most of there training in shannon. As for there u18s/19s winning things its a lot easier to win a league with 4 or 5 teams in it..

[Bayern Munchies]

Out of interest what is it that Liffrord did exactly to attract players? Last I heard they were losing a lot of players from past seasons rather then getting any new players in?

[old git]

[QUOTE=fifty50;1735278]Pa McMahon
James Harty
Jake Dunlea
Jack Carrig
Declan O Mara
Gavin Whyte


We heard alot of these young impressionable fellows have moved to the Bridge on a promise to a possible step accross the water - if thats the case its a bit unfair - your sending out the wrong message - likens to Liffords past recuting policy !!

jesus i dont think lads would be that stupid to believe that story to sign , Plus they must have high opinions of themselves to be thinking of moves across the water :confused:

[The circuspony]

Anyone who has ever been near a dressing room with Ger Kelly knows he's a top couch with a great footballing brain. The Clare Manager doesnt invite any Tom, Dick or Harry onto the training panel. They are there cause they can do a job! Creating interesting training session for players willing to apply themselves is something he is very good at

[fifty50]

And there was I thinking you had no sense of humour second!! Good one

[Lev Yashin]

Gerry has plenty of qualifications got...If you equate boring with hard work then maybe you get to the crux of the issue...We have had numerous different sessions over the past year or two...circuit training, astro, hill running, shooting practice, ball work, cross fit...what more to lads want like??

[Wishicouldplay]

Lads the bridge aren't half the club either hibs or town are ..what have they to offer the have 1 (very wet ) pitch no training facilities a shack for home team to change in..they do most of there training in shannon. As for there u18s/19s winning things its a lot easier to win a league with 4 or 5 teams in it..

what a statement! What do they have to offer! Slag off the players that play with, or have left, or are heading to them, but to slag what facilities a lot of people have worked hard to get and are still working hard to improve is a bit childish.
not too long ago hibs lived out of a shack and Shannon town out of not much better, but those two clubs are working as hard as any to improve, training facilities, when I played with hibs I also had to train on astro because of bad pitches. bridge have a smaller pocket to pull from, GAA seems to get the most of the donations going about. So let the good work of other clubs out of it.

[The circuspony]

'Met Éireann’s warning (http://www.met.ie/) that the the worst of the incoming rain is likely to sweep across the country from Friday into Saturday, as another low pressure moves in from the Atlantic'
Looks like no games again this weekend. April and May will be 'flooded' with games at this rate! - (see what i did there, been working on that one all morning)

[fifty50]

Gerry has plenty of qualifications got...If you equate boring with hard work then maybe you get to the crux of the issue...We have had numerous different sessions over the past year or two...circuit training, astro, hill running, shooting practice, ball work, cross fit...what more to lads want like??

Weren't you playin with Lifford for the last year or two??

[Lev Yashin]

Weren't you playin with Lifford for the last year or two??

No. I spent five months with lifford at the start of last session...been back with Shannon Town since....thanks for asking though

[old git]

Lads the bridge aren't half the club either hibs or town are ..what have they to offer the have 1 (very wet ) pitch no training facilities a shack for home team to change in..they do most of there training in shannon. As for there u18s/19s winning things its a lot easier to win a league with 4 or 5 teams in it..


second a bit over the top there ... hibs & town started along the same lines,,and town at moment have a metal shack( Apologies to town lads on this) to change in at for two pitches ,And both have limited training facilities , in fairness to the bridge they have secured their own pitch and put alot of work into and will continue to keep working on the pitch and facilities and the best of luck to them , When is the last time hibs / town have won at youths . 19s/ 17s both clubs dont even have a youth team at the moment :mad: the bridge have always put out competitive / tough good teams in the clare league and have won enough major trophies over the years to put the hibs & town to shame

[old git]

No. I spent five months with lifford at the start of last session...been back with Shannon Town since....thanks for asking though

lev were you promised the opportunity to play over the water when you joined lifford ;):D

[AC Melon]

Lads the bridge aren't half the club either hibs or town are ..what have they to offer the have 1 (very wet ) pitch no training facilities a shack for home team to change in..they do most of there training in shannon. As for there u18s/19s winning things its a lot easier to win a league with 4 or 5 teams in it..

Cant really get my head around that statement, as i reckon the Bridge would comfortably beat any Shannon team at the moment, even their youths team (which neither of 3 shannon clubs have) would probably beat all the Shannon teams.

[Second]

Cant really get my head around that statement, as i reckon the Bridge would comfortably beat any Shannon team at the moment, even their youths team (which neither of 3 shannon clubs have) would probably beat all the Shannon teams.

Where does It state they are a bad team. Just states The facilities are not great . Haven't seen the bridge this year so cant comment on the team..

[fifty50]

Where does It state they are a bad team. Just states The facilities are not great . Haven't seen the bridge this year so cant comment on the team..

You questioned what they have to offer players

You claim they arnt half the club that the two prominent clubs in Shannon are

You put down there efforts to develop their facilities

You belittled their achievements in terms of silverware

[OneNightOnly]

Tulla Utd, Newmarket Celtic, Avenue Utd and Shannon Hibs are the only clubs in Clare that have decent facilities

[Hibs7772]

Gerry has plenty of qualifications got...If you equate boring with hard work then maybe you get to the crux of the issue...We have had numerous different sessions over the past year or two...circuit training, astro, hill running, shooting practice, ball work, cross fit...what more to lads want like??
To be fair from what I have seen and heard of Shannon Town's training's they look good, It's hard to keep lads interested in the sessions it seems around this town and they always seem to have good numbers up there so they must be doing right

[Lev Yashin]

lev were you promised the opportunity to play over the water when you joined lifford ;):D

Over the hill maybe.... :)

[footballfriend]

Sporting Ennistymon have great facilities.

[OneNightOnly]

Sporting Ennistymon have great facilities.

Excuse my ignorance but where are these facilities?

[old git]

Excuse my ignorance but where are these facilities?

are they still using the GAA pitch in Lahinch :confused:

[Shuffleruns]

are they still using the GAA pitch in Lahinch :confused:

They were last summer for schoolboys soccer

[OneNightOnly]

are they still using the GAA pitch in Lahinch :confused:

Just as I suspected!!

So I stand by my previous post.

[footballfriend]

Well Burren/Sporting Ennistymon.Basically the facilities in Lisdoonvarna.

[OneNightOnly]

Lisdoonvarna is a great facility but neither club owns it, it's a community development. They pay to use it just like teams pay to use lees rd..

[Side Cutter]

are they still using the GAA pitch in Lahinch :confused:
No they play in lisdoonvarna. Excellent facilities up there

[First]

Just as I suspected!!

So I stand by my previous post.

Lahinch is a community pitch not solely GAA.

[OneNightOnly]

Lahinch is a community pitch not solely GAA.

Yes First I am aware of the tenancy of the pitch, thank you for your input.

[mouldedstuds]

Anyone who has ever been near a dressing room with Ger Kelly knows he's a top couch with a great footballing brain. The Clare Manager doesnt invite any Tom, Dick or Harry onto the training panel. They are there cause they can do a job! Creating interesting training session for players willing to apply themselves is something he is very good at


youll definitely get on the clare team if u keep up the arse licking pony ;-)

[Shuffleruns]

youll definitely get on the clare team if u keep up the arse licking pony ;-)

Ouch.

[mastermind1]

I presume all the cup games that didnt go ahead today will now be reverse fixtures as it wasnt a blanket call off. Some cup games went ahead. Manus 2-3 mountshannon and Ruan 4-0 shannon olympic B

[The circuspony]

Have enough of those Oscar medals Mouldytoast! We'll leave it to the young fellas. Just there for the free gear, the sambos and the post game showers. Also i'm prone to the odd licking of the arse to reach my goals. Not this time though, he's a top coach :)

[mouldedstuds]

medals plural? good on u
you must have played in other counties as well so

[old git]

medals plural? good on u
you must have played in other counties as well so

one is more than enough for a clareman ;) and fair play to all the lads who have one

[mastermind1]

Right lads, when the Agm comes round for next year clubs should be voting for either the league cup to be scrapped in the premier or play the games on a thursday night in doora under the lights like they do in limerick when midweek games finish. With all this terrible weather its made it impossible for games to be played and the backlog is crazy. Games will probably not go ahead this weekend again

[OneNightOnly]

Right lads, when the Agm comes round for next year clubs should be voting for either the league cup to be scrapped in the premier or play the games on a thursday night in doora under the lights like they do in limerick when midweek games finish. With all this terrible weather its made it impossible for games to be played and the backlog is crazy. Games will probably not go ahead this weekend again

Avenue and Bridge both argued this last year and year before but on both nights the GAA clubs out voted the soccer clubs

[Second]

Well said mastermind1. With the lights now there should be no excuse not to follow suit like limk league do and run off divisional shields for premier and first division midweek. Plus it will give lads the chance to play there that they might not get otherwise

[First]

Change the season as per the League of Ireland schedule. October to January appears to be a writeoff off anyway.
There are arguments for and against but realistically is it being bourne out that a change is needed?

[mastermind1]

I know that bridge and avenue have been trying to get this happen for a while with a few more but other clubs should be looking for it aswell. I m sick of saying it but the gaa wont set their schedule up to suit the soccer clubs so why should we suit the gaa soccer clubs and punish other clubs for trying to better themselves(bridge last year and avenue this year).

[OneNightOnly]

I know that bridge and avenue have been trying to get this happen for a while with a few more but other clubs should be looking for it aswell. I m sick of saying it but the gaa wont set their schedule up to suit the soccer clubs so why should we suit the gaa soccer clubs and punish other clubs for trying to better themselves(bridge last year and avenue this year).

Well said mastermind

Worrying thing is that the clubs most vocal in their opposition to start league earlier and eradicate the league cup were premier clubs, Newmarket and Mountshannon.

[Rider Cups]

I'm not trying to be awkward lads and have a lot of sympathy for Avenue but if you look at it 2 premier clubs are almost half way through their league programme , Turnpike have 10 games played in the 1st division and a couple of teams have 10 games played in the 2nd division .We have had some brutally wet winters in the last few years but the Clare league soccer season has nearly always been from sept to april since i have been involved [ and thats over 20 years], maybe it's worth a try but i don't think going head to head with the gaa would be a good idea.It might work out in the bigger population centres but you would surely lose a number of rural clubs.

[OneNightOnly]

I'm not trying to be awkward lads and have a lot of sympathy for Avenue but if you look at it 2 premier clubs are almost half way through their league programme , Turnpike have 10 games played in the 1st division and a couple of teams have 10 games played in the 2nd division .We have had some brutally wet winters in the last few years but the Clare league soccer season has nearly always been from sept to april since i have been involved [ and thats over 20 years], maybe it's worth a try but i don't think going head to head with the gaa would be a good idea.It might work out in the bigger population centres but you would surely lose a number of rural clubs.

That's why I suggested that we have too many clubs in clare

[mastermind1]

Just scrap the league cup at the start of the year and alot of the problems be solved.

[First]

Avenue and Bridge both argued this last year and year before but on both nights the GAA clubs out voted the soccer clubs

Who are the GAA clubs that have a vote at the Clare League AGM? Surely that can't be right.

[OneNightOnly]

Newmarket and Mountshannon voted to keep the league cup in place for 2013/14 season, after a debate the reason they gave was that they needed their GAA players to start the league and would be at a disadvantage if the league started earlier. Both delegates said that the dual players allegiance lay with the GAA. So to answer your question First I'm referring to the above named clubs as the GAA soccer clubs.

[First]

Newmarket and Mountshannon voted to keep the league cup in place for 2013/14 season, after a debate the reason they gave was that they needed their GAA players to start the league and would be at a disadvantage if the league started earlier. Both delegates said that the dual players allegiance lay with the GAA. So to answer your question First I'm referring to the above named clubs as the GAA soccer clubs.

Not having being at a delegate meeting when a vote takes place, could you explain how the process works. There are 10 teams in the Premier, how did the other 6 vote assuming Avenue and the Bridge voted to scrap it?

[LegendStriker10]

Newmarket and Mountshannon voted to keep the league cup in place for 2013/14 season, after a debate the reason they gave was that they needed their GAA players to start the league and would be at a disadvantage if the league started earlier. Both delegates said that the dual players allegiance lay with the GAA. So to answer your question First I'm referring to the above named clubs as the GAA soccer clubs.

So what you are saying is that the most decorated club in the history of the Clare League is a Gaa soccer club :confused: . Is this a new thing on the scene " GAA soccer clubs " again I scratch my head :confused: