Limerick Desmond League 2018/19

[Shearer]

Time for a new one, what’s the craic?

[Hoofittafook]

KB United started back last week any other teams back yet?

[Gazza29]

We are into the 2nd half of July now so we should surely be seeing at least some of the teams playing challenge matches by the weekend

[Hoofittafook]

Any word on signings around the league?

[fanaticfan]

Hardly I'd say. Some teams just finished a few weeks ago. Any new players in clubs?

[The Enforcer]

Hardly I'd say. Some teams just finished a few weeks ago. Any new players in clubs?

Rathkeale playing Pike on Sunday

[Hoofittafook]

Ray Lynch back in desmond this year he is signed as player manager with the new club kb united was informed by one of their lads today.

[Johnnie C]

Good to see that Glantine have installed a full set of floodlights giving them the option to play games on Saturday night etc.

[southern kid]

Ya super credit to glantine, more shud follow suit.. what wit take lynch down there..madness imo. Must be good cash...

[Gazza29]

Ya super credit to glantine, more shud follow suit.. what wit take lynch down there..madness imo. Must be good cash...
Yeah great credit to Glanine, very proactive and great for the league. Hopefully more will follow suit especially now with teams playing midweek in underage lights will be an advantage to them

As for Lynch, heard he got the road from Regional to make way for Considine so was touting his name to a number of Des league clubs

[fanaticfan]

What division will KB be in?

[Cruyff]

What division will KB be in?
Premier

[Langerdan007]

Killeaney/Bally Rovers is it? second team as well I imagine

[fanaticfan]

Any friendlies been going on? How did Rathkeale get on against pike? I heard from a Rathkeale B player that the 2 Quilligans are gone back playing with Newcastle West Town.

[southern kid]

Any date for start of league,surly with all Ireland final it will be Sunday after it.. any news on friendly games? Any news on transfers ere? V quiet around...

[Cruyff]

Friday 24th I'd say

[Johnnie C]

League begins on Sunday August 26 with Youths kicking off on Saturday September 1.

[Hoofittafook]

kb in Premier and 2nd team in division 2. Club went after lynch word is he has 3/4 lads going with him there playing. Don't understand alone they couldn't but can field 2teams together. Glin are supposedly trying to raid them of players.

[Shearer]

Is there anything to be said for another Oscar Traynor team?

[southern kid]

There is no question about it.. there should be a Oscar traynor team..it's an embarrassment that there is not but it's players that need to look at themselves and committ to it..also league need to back management, by looking after players needs with kits physio etc which has not been the way in the past..

When will fixtures be released? What's the big secret wit them each year,all other leagues know 2or 3 wks in advance..

[Johnnie C]

If anyone knows of someone who they think would be interested in managing a side for the coming season could they PM me please.

[southern kid]

Ray lynch €€€

[Cruyff]

There is no question about it.. there should be a Oscar traynor team..it's an embarrassment that there is not but it's players that need to look at themselves and committ to it..also league need to back management, by looking after players needs with kits physio etc which has not been the way in the past..

When will fixtures be released? What's the big secret wit them each year,all other leagues know 2or 3 wks in advance..

They leave it late so as teams won't have time to change games I'd say, if they gave notice the club's with GAA players would look to move fixtures, I'd say they just don't want the hassle of accommodating changes with referee's and so forth. Bit of a conspiracy theory I know but it's plausible.
Funny how some clubs always seem to get their first game or two moved, privvy to information that the average club are not perhaps.
How are teams shaping up?
I hear the 2 Murphy's from Athea signing for Broadford.
Quilligan's, Joyce, Quaid with NCW.
Lyons' brothers leaving Rathkeale.

[CraftyToePoke]

Quilligan's, Joyce, Quaid with NCW.

Who is to manage the new club, is it known yet ?

[southern kid]

Ya heard broadford are trying to strengthen alrite as is most clubs. I don't know will the 2 Murphy's do much for them tho..Newcastle will be the team to beat you would imagine with all the signings but time will tell.. Anyone hear how Abbey bgarry and glin going..

[Cruyff]

Who is to manage the new club, is it known yet ?

Peter Clarke is NCW manager

[Gazza29]

Ya heard broadford are trying to strengthen alrite as is most clubs. I don't know will the 2 Murphy's do much for them tho..Newcastle will be the team to beat you would imagine with all the signings but time will tell.. Anyone hear how Abbey bgarry and glin going..

Rathkeale seem to be in trouble alright with the 2 Lyons’s, Doherty and Pa Ahern all looking for new clubs
Abbey appear to have very little done but have signed Kevin Murphy from Athea
Ncw have a lot of new faces by all accounts but have lost all their challenge games
Broadford have signed Darren Murphy from Athea and Shaka from NCW plus have a few lads back from Australia. Beaten by regional last weekend

[southern kid]

You never know who is with who until first game...doubt ratkeale will loose all them and ahern has not been playing with limerick sides in challenges.. broadford seem to have good bit done alrite but it's early days.. Was dat Kevin Murphy with janesboro last season, quality player if same lad..

[Gazza29]

You never know who is with who until first game...doubt ratkeale will loose all them and ahern has not been playing with limerick sides in challenges.. broadford seem to have good bit done alrite but it's early days.. Was dat Kevin Murphy with janesboro last season, quality player if same lad..

Yeah same lad

[Hoofittafook]

kb utd b team played creeves in friendly today finished 4-3 to creeves good game creeves could surprise a few in 2nd division this year. Kb utd a beat glantine 2-1 fitness could play big part in the a teams season this year. Some good ball players in there just seem to run out of steam very early.

[soccer8]

Who is peter clarke?

[PatRooney]

Heard Stephen O Brien from Granagh has been training with Rathkeale.

[southern kid]

Any fixtures out yet?, bit of a joke really that it's last minute every yr..

[southern kid]

Any challenge games today?

[Hoofittafook]

Kb utd a played mix of Rathkeale a & b Thursday and came away with a 2-0 win, b team played shannonside last night won 4-0. 2 good results shannonside could struggle this year may be looking at second relegation in a row.

[southern kid]

Good result for in but surly not many A players in that ratkeale team. Had heard they were going well..

[Hoofittafook]

They had 2 playing in first half and had bones of 8/9 on for second half. Tbh it showed tempo of second half was much greater kb should have scored more but couldn't break their defence down very solid at back especially in second half.

[Cruyff]

6 days out from the start of the season and still no fixtures

[robotwarsfan]

6 days out from the start of the season and still no fixtures
schoolboys/girls shouldve been out last night as well, but werent put up. i wonder why??? i guarentee no fixtures will be put up til wednesday. with myself included some people may not be able to go to the matches or coach now as i may have to work now, with others "calling in sick"

[Cruyff]

Sunday 26th August

Weekly Observer Premier Division
Abbeyfeale Utd V Ballingarry AFC 1130 (J. Roche)

Carrig Celtic V Rathkeale AFC 1130 (P. O’Brien)

Granagh Utd V Newcastle West Town FC 1130 (P. O’Connor)

KB Utd V Broadford Utd at Knockdown 1130 (P. King)

Kildimo Utd V Glin Rovers 1130 (E. Noonan)

Weekly Observer Division 1
AK Utd V Breska Rovers in Kilcornan 1130 (L. O’Connor)

Athea Utd V Adare Utd 230 (P. O’Brien)

Ballysteen AFC V Rathkeale B 1130 (W. Fitzgerald)

Feenagh V Shountrade AFC 1130 (E. Barrett)

Newcastle West Town Reserves V Shannonside FC 230 in The Demese (G. O’Connor)

Weekly Observer Division 2

Askeaton AFC V Glin Rovers B 230 (L. O’Connor)
Broadford Utd Reserves V Rockhill Rovers 230 (provisional) (E. Barrett)

Glantine V Ballingarry B 230 (J. Molyneaux)

Knockaderry AFC V Abbeyfeale Utd B 230 (P. O’Connor)

Newcastle West Town B V KB Utd Reserves 230 in Woodfield (P. O’Donnell)

Pallaskenry AFC V Creeves Celtic 1130 (T. Fitzmaurice)

St. Itas V Ferry Rangers 1130 (S. Hartnett)

[Shearer]

Newcastle West Town's B team are called the Reserves and their C team is called the B team.
The mind boggles, I don't think any players' feelings would be hurt by saying their on a C team - see Aisling Annacotty E for example.

[Johnnie C]

Strange alright but calling your B team, reserves, seems to be en vogue in the DL in recent seasons. Rockhill Rovers seem to be back as well although fixture down as provisional.

[sexyfootball]

Jesus the season start has fairly crept up on me...
Personally I don't think Newcastle West town will have enough for 3 teams that B/C team will struggle.

If Rathkeale have lost a few lads; looks like Abbey will be the team to beat with Broadford there abouts too I reckon.
Has the money dried up in Ballingarry? or have they recruited more cutely this season?
Not sure what to make of NCW Town either... an amalgamation will surely take a season at least to gel?

Tie of the weekend will be KB Utd & Broadford - nice start for Ray Lynch!

[Shearer]

Jesus the season start has fairly crept up on me...
Personally I don't think Newcastle West town will have enough for 3 teams that B/C team will struggle.

If Rathkeale have lost a few lads; looks like Abbey will be the team to beat with Broadford there abouts too I reckon.
Has the money dried up in Ballingarry? or have they recruited more cutely this season?
Not sure what to make of NCW Town either... an amalgamation will surely take a season at least to gel?

Tie of the weekend will be KB Utd & Broadford - nice start for Ray Lynch!
I don't think Broadford have recruited well enough to recover from a poor season and be in the conversation for the league this season.
It'll be between Abbeyfeale and Newcastle I feel. Newcastle have a great squad and a great manager by all accounts, AJ O'Connor signing for Fairview just today will be a blow as he's easily one of the best players in the league but it's in his best interests to go into town.
Hopefully I'm wrong on Broadford and the same for Rathkeale who everyone, myself included, have disregarded for this season. The league was so, so poor last year and having a few teams having a realistix chance of winning it will make it worthwhile again.

Good to see the league got rid of Division Three. While its only down as provisional, I was taken aback to see Rockhill in the fixtures. Hopefully they wont bring walkovers back with them. There were murmurings about Old Mill but they obviously didn't come to fruition.

[Hoofittafook]

Ray Lynch has been a no show at kb utd hear the 2nd division rockhill not sure if they have a team nor ncw and 1 or 2 other clubs meant to be struggling for numbers. Word is few premier games night be moved from Sunday due to gaa games going ahead. Set up for 2nd division seems like a mess from the league as well possible only 12/10 teams will have teams if this is case home and away full season if more there is going to be a split once all teams have played once with teams from 9th down not having anymore games in league and teams 1 to 8 playing each other once more, what's thoughts on that?

[Abbeyman]

Abbey will have enough to win the league this year not that it’s the best abbey team ever but the standard is gone so far back in the league . NCW are by far the biggest threat . Delegates seem to be delighted going head to head with GAA but the best players are still chosing GAA so the coming month or two will see funny results .

[last man back]

Just heard all Junior games are off this weekend as a lot of clubs haven't got players registered on new database ! Crazy **** if its true

[Shearer]

There will be no limerick Desmond League games this Sunday because of a complication with registration. The junior league will now begin on the 2nd of September. (https://twitter.com/LgDesmond/status/1032682036836950017)

What a joke, the real #GreatestLeagueInTheWorld.

Teams in Limerick will have 4-5 games played by Sunday week.

[twouptop]

Must be to allow for an extra few days to celebrate the hurlers victory....!
In all seriousness what a shambles as dunphy would say. What sort of gob****es are running that league at all.

[Gazza29]

What a joke, the real #GreatestLeagueInTheWorld.

Teams in Limerick will have 4-5 games played by Sunday week.

Will u seriously give it a break, I haven’t seen you at 1 Desmond premier match EVER never mind a game in Limerick. Yet u always have an “opinion”. How you are getting that opinion nobody knows