Limerick Premier Division 2014/15

[AlanOB]

Pike Rovers 2-2 Janesboro (Limerick District Premier League) (https://tacticstruck2.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/pike-rovers-2-2-janesboro-limerick-district-premier-league/)https://tacticstruck2.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/pikeboro.jpg?w=600

[southern kid]

Excellent report Alan, i thought all four starting wingers were v poor. I think boros squad is better so I would make them slight favourites.

[southern kid]

With the exception of o Carroll,

[AlanOB]

Agreed on all counts.

Boro's bench having a kick around at half-time last night was a sight to behold - O'Mara, Sheedy, Lyons, Lynch, Donnan, Brazier, Nunan, Healy, McMarlow, John Ryan.

Massive squad. The majority of those lads would get on most of the other sides' starting elevens comfortably. Amazing how they can all be kept happy.

[AlanOB]

Regional United 4-0 Carew Park (Lawson Cup Quarter Final) (https://tacticstruck2.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/regional-united-4-0-carew-park-lawson-cup-quarter-final/)https://tacticstruck2.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/regcarew.jpg?w=600

[faceoff]

Agreed on all counts.

Boro's bench having a kick around at half-time last night was a sight to behold - O'Mara, Sheedy, Lyons, Lynch, Donnan, Brazier, Nunan, Healy, McMarlow, John Ryan.

Massive squad. The majority of those lads would get on most of the other sides' starting elevens comfortably. Amazing how they can all be kept happy.

Also have McGarry and Keane but i think they missed the boat the other night.Pike will win league now and my reasoning being is they know how to win it unlike Boro or the rest and out of those wingers id pick Hanrahan all day every day ahead of the rest.

[Shuffleruns]

Pike lost to Annacotty this morning... League is over!

[Fairkop]

Also have McGarry and Keane but i think they missed the boat the other night.Pike will win league now and my reasoning being is they know how to win it unlike Boro or the rest and out of those wingers id pick Hanrahan all day every day ahead of the rest.

That aisling result puts a dent into that theory,and having seen Pikes nervy win over moyross could be more dents yet.

[faceoff]

That aisling result puts a dent into that theory,and having seen Pikes nervy win over moyross could be more dents yet.

Sure does.A few twists an turns yet id say.Huge game thurs night Carew v Boro.

[AlanOB]

That Aisling/Pike result has been coming. Pike have struggled to cobble together an eleven on more than one occasion this season. Today they finally got punished for it.

And Aisling are a well coached, well organised side, with some nice young players. A victory like this was always on the horizon. They've had some misfortune in more than one game over the last couple of months.

I was saying from before the halfway point of the season that I thought that Carew's away results against the stronger sides in the first eleven games would stand to them. I was pretty much alone in that! On Thursday night, they could go a long way towards proving me right. Janesboro will miss Waters and Hogan through suspension, but that could be spun as a positive. Nunan deserves his chance and Brazier has been excellent.

Should be a cracker.

[faceoff]

That Aisling/Pike result has been coming. Pike have struggled to cobble together an eleven on more than one occasion this season. Today they finally got punished for it.

And Aisling are a well coached, well organised side, with some nice young players. A victory like this was always on the horizon. They've had some misfortune in more than one game over the last couple of months.

I was saying from before the halfway point of the season that I thought that Carew's away results against the stronger sides in the first eleven games would stand to them. I was pretty much alone in that! On Thursday night, they could go a long way towards proving me right. Janesboro will miss Waters and Hogan through suspension, but that could be spun as a positive. Nunan deserves his chance and Brazier has been excellent.

Should be a cracker.

Agree about thurs night.Looking at Pike team that lined out against Aishling they should have had enough to beat a team struggling at the bottom all season imo.

[AlanOB]

Carew Park 1-1 Janesboro (Limerick District Premier League) (https://tacticstruck2.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/carew-park-1-1-janesboro-limerick-district-premier-league/)https://tacticstruck2.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/carewboro.jpg?w=600

[AlanOB]

Corbally United 0-5 Janesboro (Limerick District Premier League) (https://tacticstruck2.wordpress.com/2015/04/19/corbally-united-0-5-janesboro-limerick-district-premier-league/)

https://tacticstruck2.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/corbboro1.jpg?w=600

[AlanOB]

Janesboro 2-0 Regional United (Limerick District Premier League) (https://tacticstruck2.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/janesboro-2-0-regional-united-limerick-district-premier-league/)https://tacticstruck2.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/bororeg.jpg?w=600

[AlanOB]

Pike Rovers 2-0 Janesboro (Lawson Cup Semi-Final) (https://tacticstruck2.wordpress.com/2015/04/26/pike-rovers-2-0-janesboro-lawson-cup-semi-final/)https://tacticstruck2.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/pikeborolawson.jpg?w=600

[Fairkop]

Pike Rovers 2-0 Janesboro (Lawson Cup Semi-Final) (https://tacticstruck2.wordpress.com/2015/04/26/pike-rovers-2-0-janesboro-lawson-cup-semi-final/)https://tacticstruck2.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/pikeborolawson.jpg?w=600

Super report AOB ,great to get quality reports when one can,t make big games like this one.huge win for Pike,very interesting to see respective lineouts and how they shaped up.Boro will probably will league but overall with the squad they have you would have expected more.Pike could salvage season with this cup,disappointing season for them,time for Regional to step up to the plate.

[paddyja]

Hi guys. Anyone know what the goal difference is like for the 3 teams involved in the shake up?

[AlanOB]

Carew Park 3-1 Aisling Annacotty (Limerick District Premier League) (https://tacticstruck2.wordpress.com/2015/04/28/carew-park-3-1-aisling-annacotty-limerick-district-premier-league/)https://tacticstruck2.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/carewaa.jpg?w=600

And that question above is one I'd like answered too.

[AlanOB]

Aisling Annacotty 1-3 Janesboro (Limerick District Premier League) (https://tacticstruck2.wordpress.com/2015/05/10/aisling-annacotty-1-3-janesboro-limerick-district-premier-league/)https://tacticstruck2.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/aaboro.jpg?w=600

[Kennycon]

Well done the boro

[AlanOB]

Pike Rovers 1-0 Regional United (Lawson Cup Final) (https://tacticstruck2.wordpress.com/2015/05/17/pike-rovers-1-0-regional-united-lawson-cup-final/)https://tacticstruck2.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/pikereglawson.jpg?w=600

[Fairkop]

Pike Rovers 1-0 Regional United (Lawson Cup Final) (https://tacticstruck2.wordpress.com/2015/05/17/pike-rovers-1-0-regional-united-lawson-cup-final/)https://tacticstruck2.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/pikereglawson.jpg?w=600Another top class report AOB,very disappointed with Regional,going on the sub changes they made it looked to a few of us ..sit in the stand..amateurs that they started the wrong team.Pike did enough to win,Hanrahan was excellent if a little too vociferious at times,Mullins and Enright well in control at the back.For a big club it was strange to see Pike with a squad of thirteen or had they players injured,suspended?

[AlanOB]

Thanks. Moloney was the only suspension as far as I know. McGrath was listed as a substitute but is apparently not fully fit so I didn't include him in the thirteen. They just don't have the personnel - simple as that. For reasons that I touched upon in the report.

Might be arguable that Regional started the wrong team alright - to an extent. McMyler is a good player, but not a winger. Young Patterson might have provided more of a threat out there had he started, even if he is very green. I was informed today that the shape was actually supposed to be a 4-4-1-1 with O'Doherty as a ten, but that's not the way the player looked to be interpreting his role. Certainly didn't appear to be looking to exploit those massive spaces in front of the Pike defence - if anything it was O'Brien dropping off to receive more often than not. They both appeared to be mostly playing off the shoulder.

Byron Fitzgerald would have provided more of a threat up there too, either on his own, or as one of a two. I know he's young and predominantly a B player, but he's got a lot of game time for the As this season and shone in that hammering of Carew in the quarters.

I think the best approach may have been Fitzgerald or O'Brien leading the line, with O'Connell as the ten, McMyler and Frawley holding and O'Doherty on the right. There's an argument to play Butler in one of the holding roles too to add some passing guile, but I don't know what the story was with Mike Reidy, in terms of whether or not he was fit enough to start at right back.

But hey, whatever, it's all academic now. And yes, you're right, Hanrahan was by far Pike's biggest threat. Again. Been consistently immense for some months now after a sluggish start. Even if he is a little too vociferous at times!

[sexyfootball]

Wouldn't really follow the Limerick District League, but do enjoy reading AlanOBs comprehensive reports on the games he covers... great addition to followers and fans of the League.

[Kennycon]

Another top class report AOB,very disappointed with Regional,going on the sub changes they made it looked to a few of us ..sit in the stand..amateurs that they started the wrong team.Pike did enough to win,Hanrahan was excellent if a little too vociferious at times,Mullins and Enright well in control at the back.For a big club it was strange to see Pike with a squad of thirteen or had they players injured,suspended?

I agree the pike bench looked skimpy , it looked like a very young regional team from what I gathered leaving out calla could there be a bright future ??

[AlanOB]

Limerick District Premier League 2014/15 Season Review (https://tacticstruck2.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/limerick-district-premier-league-201415-season-review/)https://tacticstruck2.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/teamofseason.jpg?w=352

[Fairkop]

Brilliant AOB,great read that and reports all year excellent.

[Kennycon]

Cecil Pendergast Summerville manager, Aidan ryan the dines, mike shields pike manager and ray mac mahon Ashling manager should be an interesting season