Limerick Desmond League 2017/18

[Shearer]

Lovely chap then.

[fanaticfan]

Ah right. I only saw in the observer that he retired. Best referee I've come across in the league

[Abbeyman]

Askeaton has produced great refs like Donie & Paudie Manning , that seems to have come to an end a bit like the Askeaton club itself.

[twouptop]

Best of luck to glin and carrig this weekend. Fancy glin to do the business! 👍🏼

[western gale 1]

Saturday, December 2nd

Munster Youths Cup 3rd Round
AK Utd 0 Ballingarry 8

Limerick Desmond Youths Cup 1st Round
Granagh Utd V GB Rovers off

Youths Division 1
Newcastle West Town 2 Abbeyfeale Utd 0

Youths Division 2
Mountcollins 1 Shountrade 4
Pallaskenry 5 Kilcolman Rovers

[western gale 1]

Sunday December 3rd

FAI Junior Cup 5th Round
Galbally Utd 3 Glin Rovers 2 aet

Riedy Cup QFs
Shountrade 2 Creeves Celtic 1
Killeaney 4 Newcastle West 2
Broadford Utd Reserves 1 Ferry Rangers 2

Premier Division
Rathkeale 0 Abbeyfeale Utd 2
Ballingarry 0 Shannonside 0
Carrig Celtic 2 Athea Utd 3

Division 1
AK Utd 3 Breska Rovers 2
Abbeyfeale Utd B 6 Ballysteen 1
Glantine 4 Adare Utd 0

Division 2
Bally Rovers 2 Askeaton 3
St Itas 3 Rathkeale B 6
Pallaskenry 5 Newcastle West Rovers B 2

Division 3
Athea Utd B 1 Ballingarry B 1

[Shoot]

Thats not very nice Abbeyman a bit of a dig towards Askeaton there i sense. last i seen they where still in the league ok Division 2, their youths won the Desmond youths cup the last two seasons don't seem to be at an end to me. Abbey have a great area to pick from with them being on the Kerry border and who knows all down the years where they have been pulling players from, would i be wrong in saying that Glantine would be the nearest to them in the Desmond League where Askeaton have an awful lot of clubs surrounding them Ballysteen, Pallaskenry, AK, Shannonside Kildimo and Rathkeale, So i wonder what it would be like if the roles where reversed

[Shoot]

Is that a sarcastic quote towards Donie O Gorman Shearer, i agree he was one of the better refs all down the years, and was one of the best players as well he played alot and that helped him to be a very good ref

[Shearer]

Is that a sarcastic quote towards Donie O Gorman Shearer, i agree he was one of the better refs all down the years, and was one of the best players as well he played alot and that helped him to be a very good ref
That was in no way, shape or form a sarcastic remark.

[desmond tutu]

fixtures very slow to be put up is there anywhere else they are put up???

[western gale 1]

Saturday, December 9th

Munster Youths 3rd Round (et & pens)
Askeaton V Broadford Utd 2pm (P. King)

Limerick Desmond Youths Cup 1st Round (et & pens)
Newcastle West Town V Kilcolman Rovers 2pm (E. Barrett)
GB Rovers V Granagh Utd 2pm (P. O’Brien)
Shountrade V AK Utd 2pm (E. Noonan)
Ballingarry V Ferry Rangers 2pm (P. O’Connor)

Sunday, December 10th

Riedy Cup 2nd Round (et & pens)
Kildimo Utd V Glin Rovers B 2pm (P. O’Connor)

Premier Division
Carrig Celtic V Rathkeale 1130 (P. O’Brien)
Glin Rovers V Ballingarry 1130 (P. Manning)
Broadford Utd V Granagh Utd 1130 (J. Roche)
Newcastle West Rovers V Athea Utd 1130 (T. Fitzmaurice)
Shannonside V Abbeyfeale Utd 1130 (G. O’Connor)

Division 1
Abbeyfeale Utd B V Glantine 230 (J. Molyneaux)
Feenagh V Ballysteen 1130 (P. O’Donnell)

Division 2
Newcastle West Rovers B V Knockaderry 230 (P. King)
Askeaton V Pallaskenry 230 (E. Noonan)
Ferry Rangers V Rathkeale B 230 (P. Manning)
Shountrade V St Itas 230 (L. O’Connor)

Division 3
Ballingarry B V Broadford Utd Reserves 2pm (JP Murphy)
Carrig Celtic B V Athea Utd B 230 (P. O’Donnell)
Glantine B V Creeves Celtic 1130 (S. Hartnett)

[Shearer]

Just a list of the local allocations of the 2017 Sports Capital Programme if anyone is interested, said I'd highlight some of the local clubs who received funding:




Abbeyfeale United FC - Pitch development, lighting and sports equipment. - €38,000.
Adare United A.F.C. - Adare United AFC Deerpark Pitch Development. - €23,000.
Athea Utd AFC - Security Fencing - €10,500.
Bally Rovers FC - Bally Rovers FC Sports Capital Grant Application - €6,000
Broadford United AFC - Additional Training Facilities - €32,500.
Newcastle West AFC - Pitch Drainage and Resurfacing - €18,500.
Newcastle West Rovers FC - Construction of Perimeter Fencing and Pathway - €18,000
Shountrade Soccer Club - Upgrade facilities and Equipment of the Club - €3,000.

Link. (http://www.dttas.ie/sites/default/files/publications/sport/english/sports-capital-programme-2017-local-allocations/2017-scp-list-grants-publication.pdf)

[Shoot]

Well lads ye are either dead or no interest anymore, well all i can say is HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND LETS SEE YE ALL AND HEAR FROM YE IN THE NEW YEAR, if not humbug............

[Shearer]

Ita's also losing red hot striker Callum Donoghue he's going playing Munster Senior League for Everton.

I didn't hear much about the lower divisions. I would doubt that there were any red hot strikers down there though, those boys don't do div 2
O’Donoghue double delights Everton support as they come from behind to win League Cup (http://thejuniorsoccerportal.info/odonoghue-double-delights-everton-support-as-they-come-from-behind-to-win-league-cup/)

Meant to post this ages ago, good shout there Gazza.

[Gazza29]

O’Donoghue double delights Everton support as they come from behind to win League Cup (http://thejuniorsoccerportal.info/odonoghue-double-delights-everton-support-as-they-come-from-behind-to-win-league-cup/)

Meant to post this ages ago, good shout there Gazza.

“Super Sub” I think you are right, it was a good call, I never heard of him

[Shearer]

“Super Sub” I think you are right, it was a good call, I never heard of him
Come on, he moves from Desmond League Division 2 after a great season to the Munster Senior League where he scores twice off the bench in a cup final. How can you not think much of a player who does that?

[western gale 1]

Saturday, January 6th

Youths Division 1
Broadford Utd V AK Utd 230 (P O’Donnell)
Newcastle West Town V GB Rovers 230 (NCW AFC Grounds) (E Barrett)
Askeaton V Abbeyfeale Utd 230 (P King)

Youths Division 2
Ballingarry V Pallaskenry 230 (P O’Connor)
Shountrade V Granagh Utd 230 (P Manning)

Sunday January 7th

Premier Division
Broadford Utd V Granagh Utd 1130 (J Roche)
Carrig Celtic V Rathkeale 1130 (P O’Brien)
Glin Rovers V Ballingarry 1130 (P Manning)
Newcastle West Rovers V Athea Utd 1130 (T Fitzmaurice)
Shannonside V Abbeyfeale Utd 1130 (E Noonan)

Division 1
Abbeyfeale Utd B V Glantine 230 (P King)
Feenagh V Ballysteen 1130 (P O’Donnell)
Newcastle West V Kildimo Utd 1130 (P O’Connor)
Killeaney V AK Utd 2pm (P Manning)

Division 2
Newcastle West Rovers B V Knockaderry 230 (J Roche)
Askeaton V Pallaskenry 2pm (L O’Connor)
Ferry Rangers V Rathkeale B 230pm (P O’Brien)
Shountrade V St Itas 1130 (E Barrett)
Bally Rovers V Glin Rovers B 230 (P O’Donnell)

Division 3
Ballingarry B V Broadford Utd B 230 (JP Murphy)
Carrig Celtic B V Athea Utd B 230 (T Fitzmaurice)
Glantine B V Creeves Celtic 1130 (S Hartnett)

[western gale 1]

Saturday, January 13th

Munster Youths Cup 4th Round (et & pens)
College Corinthians V Broadford Utd 2pm

Youths Division 1
Newcastle West Town V Askeaton 230 (S. Hartnett)
GB Rovers V Abbeyfeale Utd 230 in Ballyhahill (P. Manning)

Youths Division 2
Ferry Rangers V Shountrade 230 (P. King)
Pallaskenry V Granagh Utd 230 (W. Fitzgerald)

FAI New Balance Junior Cup 5th Round (et & pens)
Ballymun Utd V Carrig Celtic 2pm

Sunday, January 14th

Munster Youths Cup 4th Round (et & pens)
Ballingarry V Clonmel Town 2pm (P. O’Connor, T. Fitzmaurice, W. Fitzgerald)

Premier Division
Broadford Utd V Granagh Utd 1130 (J. Roche)
Newcastle West Rovers V Glin Rovers 1100 in Woodfield (T. Fitzmaurice)
Shannonside V Abbeyfeale Utd 1130 in Borrigone (L. O’Connor)

Division 1
Adare Utd V Ballysteen 1130 in Deerpark (E. Noonan)
Glantine V Killeaney 230 (P. O’Donnell)
Kildimo Utd V AK Utd 1130 (P. Manning)
Newcastle West V Abbeyfeale Utd B 230 (E. Barrett)

Division 2
Askeaton V Ferry Rangers 1130 (E. Barrett)
Glin Rovers B V St. Itas 230 (P. King)
Newcastle West Rovers B V Rathkeale B 230 in Woodfield (S. Hartnett)
Shountrade V Knockaderry 1100 (W. Fitzgerald)

Division 3
Glantine B V Creeves Celtic 1130 (S. Hartnett)

[fanaticfan]

I see in the observer that seoirse Joyce has joined ballingarry from Newcastle rovers and scored on his debut last week. Ballingarry still forking out money on players

[twouptop]

Ya I read that and thought I was seeing things! Money talks I suppose...still don't see them winning the league to be honest. They have improved and have always had some v decent players and sides down through the years but Rathkeale are few steps ahead I feel and are my favourites for the league.

[Johnnie C]

Great effort by Carrig today only bowing out on pens after 4-4 draw in Ballymun.

[southern kid]

Hard luck to carrig lads.. crazy decision by management committee having a blanket call off tomorrow... most pitches will be playable and there is no frost like last wknd which caused call off late Sunday morning... a mad decision..

[sportsfanatic]

Ya I read that and thought I was seeing things! Money talks I suppose...still don't see them winning the league to be honest. They have improved and have always had some v decent players and sides down through the years but Rathkeale are few steps ahead I feel and are my favourites for the league.


I see in the observer that seoirse Joyce has joined ballingarry from Newcastle rovers and scored on his debut last week. Ballingarry still forking out money on players

Wasn’t there rumours of him falling out with rovers at the start of the season, pretty sure I heard he was joining Rathkeale at the start of the season.

Is it true twouptop that Abbey have an objection against ye for playing an illegal player or someone against them and have gone to the Munster council where they are confident of getting the 3 points awarded to them?

[twouptop]

I wouldn't know, I've no connection with the club that you are thinking of!

[southern kid]

I heard glin played a player signed with Kerry in league of Ireland but it was league that took action on it and Abbey did not object in the end.. also heard it was leagues fault they played player as they had asked the question to committee..that info came from Abbey camp over xmas..

[Cruyff]

If the game was played after December 1st and his transfer went in on time they're ok. If the game took place before December 1st then Abbeyfeale will get the points.
Players playing underage national league can transfer on the 1st December and must be back for mid January not sure on the date but somewhere around there.

[southern kid]

Yes that is my understanding of rule also but not sure when game was played.have Abbey not got one or two lads playing with Kerry also... looking like another blanket call off this wk after crazy call off last wknd..

[sportsfanatic]

If the game was played after December 1st and his transfer went in on time they're ok. If the game took place before December 1st then Abbeyfeale will get the points.
Players playing underage national league can transfer on the 1st December and must be back for mid January not sure on the date but somewhere around there.

Going by the website they played on 19th of November so looks like abbey will be awarded the points? If so, their win away to rathkeale looks huge for their title chances.

Yeah agree with another blanket call off. Last weekend would have been okay for a lot of fields but this weekend with the rain that is falling I can’t see any going ahead. Clubs won’t want to ruin their fields. Some clubs haven’t played since November/start of December and if the weather keeps up will be over 2 months without a game. We might see a lot of Friday and Sunday game this season than usual.

[Gazza29]

Yes that is my understanding of rule also but not sure when game was played.have Abbey not got one or two lads playing with Kerry also... looking like another blanket call off this wk after crazy call off last wknd..

My understanding is that the player was playing with Kerry U17’s, their season had finished and they were therefore entitled to sign him as a free agent. I don’t think there is anything in this other than Abbey sulking over not getting the win. It’s really disappointing to see a club of abbeys stature appeal this kind of decision

[Johnnie C]

MUNSTER YOUTH CUP
Quarter-Final Draw
St Brendan's Park v Ballingarry
Dungarvan Utd or Pike Rvs v Fermoy or Clonmel Celtic
Douglas Hall v College Corinthians or Broadford Utd
Avenue Utd v Fairview Rgs
Games to take place on or before 3rd / 4th February 2018.

Winnable tie for Ballingarry but trickier route for Broadford.

[southern kid]

Any truth that all games are off the wknd with exception of Munster junior??

[sportsfanatic]

Any truth that all games are off the wknd with exception of Munster junior??

Yeah just seen on Facebook. Everything off except Broadford Youth and junior Munster cup ties and Ballingarrys Munster junior tie

[southern kid]

Killarney celtic 5 Bgarry2, killarney were up 3 0 at one stage.. poor show from bgarry.

[southern kid]

7-2 it finished..

[Fairkop]

7-2 it finished..Are Ballingarry top of Desmond league?

[Johnnie C]

They are, they weren't expected to get through but wouldn't have expected to concede 7 either. Better news for Broadford Youths who defeated College Corinthians on penalties to advance to the quarter finals of the Munster Youths Cup and an away tie v Douglas Hall.

[last man back]

Desmond cup draw was tonight anyone get it

[Johnnie C]

1st Round Desmond Cup
2646

[sexyfootball]

Rathkeale away to Rathkeale B is probably the only real interesting tie of the first round

That Ballingarry result wasn't great thought they'd at least compete, can't imagine they'd be too happy after the apparent investment that has been made into their squad...!!

[sexyfootball]

Great effort by Carrig today only bowing out on pens after 4-4 draw in Ballymun.

Great effort indeed, travelling all the way to Dublin, putting in a performance like that and only losing out in the penalty lottery - fair play lads!

[Johnnie C]

Ballingarry defeated 1-0 by St Brendan's Park in Munster Youths Quarter Final.

[Johnnie C]

Disappointing result for Broadford as they exit the Munster Junior Cup, beaten by penos after a 1-1 draw.

[western gale 1]

SFAI Subway U16 Boys Inter League Munster Plate Final
Kerry 0 Limerick Desmond 1. Killian Cahill getting the only goal of the final in the second half.

[Shearer]

Poor result from Broadford, I'd tipped them to win away from home and thought they'd surely win at home.
Still the League and Desmond Cups to contend for.

[nathanbrown]

Has anyone got the fixtures for the weekend? The Desmond League are an absolute disaster. Thursday and still no fixtures up. I dont see how they cant give fixtures a week in advance. If we got fixtures for Sunday week this week, fellas could make plans

[sportsfanatic]

Has anyone got the fixtures for the weekend? The Desmond League are an absolute disaster. Thursday and still no fixtures up. I dont see how they cant give fixtures a week in advance. If we got fixtures for Sunday week this week, fellas could make plans

They are in the weekly observer

[Johnnie C]

I think the League is well run but the issuing of fixtures is an issue. There are under 16 games down for this Sunday so that was probably the reason why they were so delayed this week. Lack of refs an issue maybe? Other leagues do seem to be better with regard to the issuing of fixtures. The TSDL for example have the fixtures for 10/11 February on their website since Monday and they do that all season, as do some other leagues.

[nathanbrown]

They are in the weekly observer

I don't have access to the weekly observer where I'm living. Could anyone post the fixtures up here? I'm not around often for games but would like to get at least one in this weekend

[nathanbrown]

I think the League is well run but the issuing of fixtures is an issue. There are under 16 games down for this Sunday so that was probably the reason why they were so delayed this week. Lack of refs an issue maybe? Other leagues do seem to be better with regard to the issuing of fixtures. The TSDL for example have the fixtures for 10/11 February on their website since Monday and they do that all season, as do some other leagues.

I don't think it would be a big deal to do that in the Desmond League. It just means you set the fixtures for week 1, 2 weeks before the season starts and a week before the season starts you fix week 2. Then nothing changes throughout the season as you're only doing 1 week at a time still. You need to give 3 weeks notice to have a weekend off so that wouldn't be an issue in this case

[WhoShotJR]

Has anyone got the fixtures for the weekend? The Desmond League are an absolute disaster. Thursday and still no fixtures up. I dont see how they cant give fixtures a week in advance. If we got fixtures for Sunday week this week, fellas could make plans

I totally agree with Nathan, it's a joke, the Cork League and District League and most leagues have fixtures up 2-3 weeks in advance. don't think it's fair on lads who play not knowing till a tuesday if they have a match or not, it's not fair on teams either, can't plan anything, guys can't plan weekends away for fear of a match being on. Fellows then getting grief from coaches if they don't show up or from family or friends cause they are like oh I'm not sure if I can make it. iT can't be that hard to put up fixtures 2 weeks in advance, refs for matches can then be sorted the week before