Clare District League 2014/15

[mouldedstuds]

must have been misprinted i reckon. in the county they are the most consistant and going for an impressive 4 in a row in the cup.
best of luck to them for the remainder of seaon

[don't panic]

Heard today that hibs joining clare league as well....anyone else heard this

[old git]

Heard today that hibs joining clare league as well....anyone else heard this

who did you hear it from ? anybody involved with hibs ?

[don't panic]

A player. Doubt it myself but was curious

[AC Melon]

Alot of talk around the town saying they should follow suit and join but simply only talk as far as I know. Anyone know where the clare cup semi finals are played? Is it doora or whoever gets home in the draw?

[old git]

A player. Doubt it myself but was curious

don't panic
cant see it happening as hibs seem to be determined to carry on in limerick .. another intresting development in Shannon town move back to clare also alot of talk of them entering a C team next season ??

[Kicks]

Alot of talk around the town saying they should follow suit and join but simply only talk as far as I know. Anyone know where the clare cup semi finals are played? Is it doora or whoever gets home in the draw?
It's on neutral ground but don't think it's doora

[old git]

It's on neutral ground but don't think it's doora

they should use Doora not like it is being over used it would make a good double header on a sunday

[footballfriend]

Its on in doora. Has been for last few years. One saturday, 1 sunday.

[Kicks]

Double header on Sunday would be a good idea, get a bigger crowd out, a lot would stay for the two matches

[Rizzo]

Have they got the dates wrong? 8th and 9th according to the CDSL on Facebook... that's a Friday and Sat

[Planners]

must have been misprinted i reckon. in the county they are the most consistant and going for an impressive 4 in a row in the cup.
best of luck to them for the remainder of seaon

NOF looking good for the future , congrats to their U 17 & 19 - if they can get these young lads through to the senior team maybe they wont need to scavenge from other clubs - and given the "success" of the team maybe the management side of things in NOF needs to be re-assessed in order to make the step up to win a national cup ?

[Rider Cups]

Not sure how you can justify that comment , they look odds on to win the league , maybe go unbeaten , i would fancy them for the cup and made it to quarter final in Munster junior cup , not a bad 1st season in charge. Maybe teams like Avenue and Ennis Town haven't been at their best but that's their problem.

[younglawd]

You sound bitter planners, its not scavenging when the players want to go to the most eligible club.. And they got to the semi in Munster.. Hope they go all the way in the future

[old git]

You sound bitter planners, its not scavenging when the players want to go to the most eligible club.. And they got to the semi in Munster.. Hope they go all the way in the future

c'mon now players wanting to go to the most eligible club :confused: every club these days needs to able to approach players and try and get them to sign ... younglawd you get no medals for getting to semi finals and it would have been great for Newmarket / clare football if they had won it out .. Hopefully the rumours about crusher stepping down at end of season are not true.

[younglawd]

I was only correcting ridercup's previous comment. Obviously semi means nothing just as much as second place that's why I hope they go all the way

[mouldedstuds]

why would he be stepping down after 1 season and gettign the domestic double?
what do ye make of avenues new management for next season?
they could do with a few players after losing 5 of their main ones this season

[Second]

Who is avenues new management team..couldn't keep current manager there. Heart is in right place but sent off too many times.

[mouldedstuds]

keith mac and tommy leahy

[old git]

why would he be stepping down after 1 season and gettign the domestic double?
what do ye make of avenues new management for next season?
they could do with a few players after losing 5 of their main ones this season

heard it may be down to family commitments ? think Avenue need to freshen things up for next season and badly need 5-6 decent players to sign

[Planners]

I assume Russell has moved on , he must be running on crutches now , he’s been around a long long long time -

I wont correct you younglawd , old git has put you back in your box :)

Well done to Rineanna , great achievement to get back up there within 4 seasons , good management goes along way - others should take notice !
Hopefully D1 will go well , good to see that promotion is the most moral and gratifying way to play in the league you should be in where as other teams seem to land there automatically !!!!!

[old git]

I assume Russell has moved on , he must be running on crutches now , he’s been around a long long long time -

I wont correct you younglawd , old git has put you back in your box :)

Well done to Rineanna , great achievement to get back up there within 4 seasons , good management goes along way - others should take notice !
Hopefully D1 will go well , good to see that promotion is the most moral and gratifying way to play in the league you should be in where as other teams seem to land there automatically !!!!!

planners

Congrats on your old team winning the league and well deserved , Heard the team were in the sports bar last night to toast the victory with your near neighbours Newmarket, they are slowly working there way back to the Premier league were they belong :D agree on the good management side ( ex Newtown Man of course) but have to admit the standard of players helped as well lot of lads should be kicking ball at a higher level no disrespect to rineanna..Division 1 should be intresting especially if Shannon town land there !!!!

[mouldedstuds]

it will be an interesting local derby if rineanna are to match up against the newcomers to the league.

[don't panic]

Think local derbys and generating interest in local soccer will only benefit the clare league. Congrats to the lads. Have a feeling that planners will be busy next season with that big book of excuses he has

[booya]

Barry ryan signing for Avenue. .Massive for the club

[Second]

Barry ryan signing for Avenue. .Massive for the club

Good signing but a 37 year old keeper isn't a massive signing..

[booya]

Yes but look at de experience he will bring and is playing football for eire og so will be fit for new season...shay given 39 and still playing at the top flight

[faceoff]

Heard today its confirmed ST moving into Clare League.Is there schoolboys also moving?

[don't panic]

The whole club are moving. Straight into this summers league by all accounts

[old git]

Heard today its confirmed ST moving into Clare League.Is there schoolboys also moving?

faceoff

old news on here :ball:

[Shuffleruns]

Barry ryan signing for Avenue. .Massive for the club

Good signing indeed..

Is there new management at Avenue for next season..? Names please?

[Second]

Good signing indeed..

Is there new management at Avenue for next season..? Names please?

Maybe read a few posts back

[old git]

Barry ryan signing for Avenue. .Massive for the club

Gary Higgins leaving Olympic for avenue

[old git]

Lads

Anybody else think the 1st Division this year has been a bit of a fiasco for the league ?? I know rules in place about two teams from same club can't be in the same division
but

Avenue b win league and two teams who finish 4th / 5th Thirteen / fourteen points behind them get promoted/ play-off while avenue b and Newmarket b miss out

Lets Bet Sports Bookmakers First Division



HOME AWAY OVERALL
POS P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS
1 Avenue Utd B 18 6 1 2 27 13 5 3 1 25 15 11 4 3 52 28 24 37
2 (P) Sporting Ennistymon A 17 5 3 0 21 6 5 1 3 19 14 10 4 3 40 20 20 34
3 Newmarket Celtic B 17 5 2 2 23 16 2 3 3 13 12 7 5 5 36 28 8 26
4 (P) Kildysart Celtic 18 3 3 3 16 19 4 1 4 16 12 7 4 7 32 31 1 25
5 (PO) Moher Celtic 18 3 3 3 12 15 3 3 3 20 17 6 6 6 32 32 0 24
6 Connolly Celtic 18 2 2 5 13 18 4 3 2 17 13 6 5 7 30 31 -1 23
7 Kilkishen Celtic 18 3 1 5 22 26 4 0 5 13 23 7 1 10 35 49 -14 22
8 (PO) Mountshannon Celtic 18 3 4 2 11 8 2 2 5 11 13 5 6 7 22 21 1 21
9 (R) Turnpike Rovers 18 1 3 5 8 18 4 2 3 19 15 5 5 8 27 33 -6 20
10 (R) Ennis Town B 18 3 0 6 9 20 0 4 5 6 28 3 4 11 15 48 -33 10 *

[Shuffleruns]

Gary Higgins leaving Olympic for avenue

Any reason?

[Coolcat]

A lot of travelling in the premier if those 3 teams get promoted...Where do Shannon town go?Hardly making div 1 a 11 team league?

[Rider Cups]

It's not been a fiasco but the facts are that maybe Ennistymon could be competitive in the premier , but the other clubs would be hammered almost every fixture , you only have to look at what happened to Bridge Celtic this season.

[old git]

It's not been a fiasco but the facts are that maybe Ennistymon could be competitive in the premier , but the other clubs would be hammered almost every fixture , you only have to look at what happened to Bridge Celtic this season.

so a team that finishes 4th 12 points behind the league winners get automatic promotion instead of them ??

[footballfriend]

Maybe the divisions need to be increased in terms of teams. Like if Kildysert lost they could have ended up in a relegation playoff. B teams will never be allowed up to play against their A team which is right I think.

[talisman]

Seen this on the Shannon thread "
UPDATE On the cream of Shannon football as season draws to a close it does not look good

Shannon town a division 1 a limerick finished 6th
Shannon town b division 2b limerick finished 8th

Shannon hibs division 1b limerick finished bottom and relegated

Shannon Olympic a premier clare currently 4th but depending on results could finish 3rd or 8th
Shannon Olympic b 3rd division clare 4th"

Would it be fair to say that Rineanna are one of the top teams in Shannon now.

[old git]

Seen this on the Shannon thread ""

Would it be fair to say that Rineanna are one of the top teams in Shannon now.

if they were from Shannon :D I would still have Olympic a / town a ahead of them

[Football-Unites]

You can't have 2 teams from the same club in the same division - so I don't know what the point above is trying to make, can you elaborate ?

As for Football in Shannon, too many clubs and not enough commitment from the players to try and be somewhat successful, or if that isn't the answer then they just don't have the talent.

[booya]

If a team weather its A or B is good enough for the division they should be allowed up ..Like Avenue b will finish 1st/2nd in the league and still not be promoted . b teams are always trying there best to beat there A teams to prove a point...So what would be the problem

[Football-Unites]

Honestly ? It's not allowed the world over, so why should or could it be allowed in Clare ?

There are multiple potential problems with this - 1 example is the following scenario: A team need to win the last match of the season to guarantee they win the league, B team are relegated, or mid-table or whatever, but low and behold, the A team are playing their B Team and if the A team win, then they win the league. Hmmmm you don't think that could be a problem ? You can use the same scenario for either team being in a relegation spot. You also have the scenario whereby the B Team can try harder against other teams in the division, which further helps the A Team.

That's just a couple of scenarios off the top of my head.

[ThreeFourOneTwo]

Why not just have a reserve team league.......................

[old git]

Honestly ? It's not allowed the world over, so why should or could it be allowed in Clare ?

There are multiple potential problems with this - 1 example is the following scenario: A team need to win the last match of the season to guarantee they win the league, B team are relegated, or mid-table or whatever, but low and behold, the A team are playing their B Team and if the A team win, then they win the league. Hmmmm you don't think that could be a problem ? You can use the same scenario for either team being in a relegation spot. You also have the scenario whereby the B Team can try harder against other teams in the division, which further helps the A Team.

That's just a couple of scenarios off the top of my head.

why not play A V B Both games early in season example one answered ... I would hope any team in any division would try harder against other teams ah hello that's how you hope to win league..

example 2 avenue A / NEWMARKET A Both finish bottom & 2nd bottom of league next year they cant get relegated unless their b teams get promoted or relegated is this fair on two other teams in premier who then would get relegated

[old git]

Honestly ? It's not allowed the world over, so why should or could it be allowed in Clare ?

There are multiple potential problems with this - 1 example is the following scenario: A team need to win the last match of the season to guarantee they win the league, B team are relegated, or mid-table or whatever, but low and behold, the A team are playing their B Team and if the A team win, then they win the league. Hmmmm you don't think that could be a problem ? You can use the same scenario for either team being in a relegation spot. You also have the scenario whereby the B Team can try harder against other teams in the division, which further helps the A Team.

That's just a couple of scenarios off the top of my head.

football-unites
your quote " It's not allowed the world over, so why should or could it be allowed in Clare ?" very intresting considering for the 2011/2012 season in Clare Hermitage C & Hermitage B Both competed in the 3rd Division Clare league Wonder how this was allowed ?

[Coolcat]

Think this is getting silly now..An A team cannot play in the same division as their b team,never have and never will...example: bunratty played bridge Utd in relegation/promotion playoff back 8 or 9 years ago and bridge b were in promotion playoff to get to div 1,bunratty won to get promoted and bridge A relegated to div 1 and bridge b could not play their match cause they could not get promoted due to their A team in div1...

[Football-Unites]

Old Git - I can't believe you think there is no problem with an A and B team playing in the same division. It doesn't matter when the teams play each other, start of season or not. I don't know what rule was in place for the Clare Div 3 in 11/12, but I'm sure there was some reason for that happening, it's still wrong, in saying that it was the B and C team, not the A and B team, so my comment still stands - You never said anything about a b and c team ;)

Regarding your counter example - if an A team gets relegated, then they should be relegated and should not be kept up because their B team is in the division below. 2 things can happen in that instance - 1) B team automatically relegated a division, 2) If the B team secured promotion, then they get promoted. :) Actually, I don't know why I'm even trying to justify such a silly idea (the whole A and B team same division thing).!!

Coolcat - cheers for the common sense comment. :)

[old git]

Any result from cup semi final tonight bridge v Olympic