Munster Senior League

[Billynomates]

Avondale 2-1 Blarney.

[Billynomates]

Avondale started the brighter and had some long range shots on mccarthys goal but failed to trouble him. Blarney had a period of pressure which they made count after great play by conor meade he pulled it back to an incoming player who scored. Avondale came back into the game and scored just before half time through Knowles. It was stop start in the second half with a blarney subsitute and manager sent to the stands. A great move by avondale with about 5 mins to go unlocked the blarney defence and Mark O sullivan slotted home. Its going to be an interesting run for the league

[code red]

It will be interesting alright.I thought it was a cracking game of football.Both sides playing some great stuff.Blarney were extremely comfortable up until the winner.They even had a chance to win it with a chnace in 2nd half.

[Clifford]

Mount won 3-0, Butsy and Ross O Call got the other two. Butsy got an unbelievable goal, better than Torres' last week.

Comfortable night out, home to St Mary's in the morning.

[marty]

Lads out of interest can anyone tell me what kind of attendences the MSL gets for bigger games like Rockmount V Avondale etc,also what kind of crowds does the intermediate cup draw for Cork derbies the last few years??

[ball-hop]

For some reason moved to Moneygourney. 'Hall dominated early on, goals from Gareth O'Donovan and Kevin Mulcahy. 2-0 half time. Sewn up with Deccie O'Connell's header. Ballincollig scored with virtually the last kick of the game.

[Umberside]

Things getting exciting now

[Billynomates]

Rockmount 1-0 Marys
Leeds 0-0 Ringmahon

[ball-hop]

Shadow boxing... agreed Cliff?
Kevin Mul scored both for the 'Hall - first a smashing shot which took a deflection, second from a free kick. In between, Rockmount equalised after a spell of pressure - Ross O'Callaghan I think.
Tasty warm up for bigger matches to come.

[offside rule]

Cobh Wanderer's 3-1 against Ballincollig!.
Cobh home to either Mary's or Avondale in semi's.

[Clifford]

Shadow boxing... agreed Cliff?
Kevin Mul scored both for the 'Hall - first a smashing shot which took a deflection, second from a free kick. In between, Rockmount equalised after a spell of pressure - Ross O'Callaghan I think.
Tasty warm up for bigger matches to come.


Yeah, never sparked into life. Some good and bad by both sides. Typical end of season outing with a bigger picture to be filled in soon!!

[Billynomates]

Avondale 1-0 St. Marys

[Silly Billy G]

Blarney 1- Everton 2

Blarney played fairly weel despite missing a good few. Had Everton under pressure for most of the match. Everton scored about 25 mins in through a decent header after being under pressure for most of beginning. Second half Blarney equalised and were pushing for winner when Everton caught them on the break in last minute. Everton could have had a peno with about ten left too to be fair. Decent game of football and a bit of a smash and grab job by Everton who are safe now.

[Long Throw]

What is happening in the 1st division, looking at the MSL website Lakewood are down but who will go with them ?
Anyone from Tramore, Carrigaline, Corinthians or Passage ? Who has to play who yet ?
Two from three to go up, Ringmahon, Leeds or Mayfield, who are favourites ?

[Billynomates]

Mayfield should be favourites since they have 2 games left although one of those is against Leeds who need to win to have any chance of going up and also against mallow who are on a good run. Ringmahon have to play tramore where you would expect them to win. So it should be mayfield and Ringmahon. Too close to call who will lift the trophy

[mayfield utd]

ya away to mallow 2morrow it was called off last week due 2 water on the pitch the lads told me mallow didn't seem to want to play the game they told mayfield the pitch was unplayable the lads walked the pitch and said it was grand except for a small puddle at the top of the 18 yard box which could have been swept off the lads think mallow must have been short a few players sure the weather was wrost this week with rain yesterday and today and the same ref is doing the game so don't be surpised if the game off again

[mayfield utd]

ya away to mallow 2morrow it was called off last week due 2 water on the pitch the lads told me mallow didn't seem to want to play the game they told mayfield the pitch was unplayable the lads walked the pitch and said it was grand except for a small puddle at the top of the 18 yard box which could have been swept off the lads think mallow must have been short a few players sure the weather was wrost this week with rain yesterday and today and the same ref is doing the game so don't be surpised if the game off again

game off again game rearranged for saturday again it becoming a bit of a joke now the pitch unplayable 2 weeks in a row in the middle of spring how did they ever play home games during the winter it about time mallow got a half decent pitch and get rid of that s**t pitch

[Two Touch]

game off again game rearranged for saturday again it becoming a bit of a joke now the pitch unplayable 2 weeks in a row in the middle of spring how did they ever play home games during the winter it about time mallow got a half decent pitch and get rid of that s**t pitch

Ok, lets deal with the facts here.I know a few of the Mallow players & the game that was arranged for last week was called off by the ref when he inspected the pitch. Both teams were togged out & getting warmed up. This was not ideal as obviously Mayfield had to travel but there was nothing anybody could do or say to change the ref's mind.And i'm pretty sure that Mallow were only missing one player for that game.Mallow are possibly even more annoyed that this game has been dragged out as this is their last game of the season. I'm pretty sure the Junior game that was also due to be palyed on the pitch yesterday was called off. In case you had'nt noticed, it did rain pretty bad for the previous 3 days or so.

[mayfield utd]

Ok, lets deal with the facts here.I know a few of the Mallow players & the game that was arranged for last week was called off by the ref when he inspected the pitch. Both teams were togged out & getting warmed up. This was not ideal as obviously Mayfield had to travel but there was nothing anybody could do or say to change the ref's mind.And i'm pretty sure that Mallow were only missing one player for that game.Mallow are possibly even more annoyed that this game has been dragged out as this is their last game of the season. I'm pretty sure the Junior game that was also due to be palyed on the pitch yesterday was called off. In case you had'nt noticed, it did rain pretty bad for the previous 3 days or so.
i know the game was called off by the ref and both teams were warming up but from what i was told by the players is they got there an hour before kick off mallow said pitch was unplayable the players and the manager checked the pitch and said it was good but for a small puddle at the top of the 18 yard box so at about 20 past 2 mayfield said they should get into there gear all that time mallow players never got into there gear till mayfield did ref came about 2.30 still no nets or corner flags out and two mallow guys went around the pitch with the ref now i don't know what they were saying to the ref but they told mayfield it was unplayable so i could only think what they were saying to him.i know it rained bad for the last few day but how many other game was called off in all the divisions and besides it mallow last game so surely there not worried about wrecking the pitch

[Two Touch]

i know the game was called off by the ref and both teams were warming up but from what i was told by the players is they got there an hour before kick off mallow said pitch was unplayable the players and the manager checked the pitch and said it was good but for a small puddle at the top of the 18 yard box so at about 20 past 2 mayfield said they should get into there gear all that time mallow players never got into there gear till mayfield did ref came about 2.30 still no nets or corner flags out and two mallow guys went around the pitch with the ref now i don't know what they were saying to the ref but they told mayfield it was unplayable so i could only think what they were saying to him.i know it rained bad for the last few day but how many other game was called off in all the divisions and besides it mallow last game so surely there not worried about wrecking the pitch


As the last line of your post says, from what i know, there were none of the Mallow players worried about the pitch. I presume they all wanted to just finish the season as soon as possible. But i do know this from talking to 1 or 2 of the players, of all the games the Mallow boys have been looking forward to, its this one as Mayfield thumped them earlier in the season & they want to beat Mayfield badly. It should be a good game (whenever it goes ahead!!) & it makes for an exciting end of season.

[ball-hop]

.. Don't worry Avondale and Douglas Hall fans... Just because we are safe doesn't mean we aren't going to give it 100% against mount on thursday.. I expect a close game..
Would never doubt Everton's effort for a minute... always guaranteed to give full commitment for every minute of every game.....

[ball-hop]

Strachan scored for the 'Hall with 10 to go in the first half. Blarney completely dominated the second, scored twice in 10 minutes and the third with a couple of minutes to go.
I reckon that's our chance gone.:(

[Clifford]

Mount drew 1-1 with Everton. Good game, Ross for us and we should have got more. Everton came into it in the sec half, scored 5 ish from the end.

[code red]

Douglas were doing well enough up until half time.Blarney came out of the traps in 2nd half and played them off the park.Blarney look awesome going forward and 3 great goals but are struggling at back it seems.A bit of niggle there as well with O Connell seeing red for mouthing.

[mayfield utd]

mayfield put one foot in the premier league yesterday by winning away to mallow by 3-0 they are now 1 point clear at the top with one game to go they have leeds at home next week once they don't lose that we're up win and we take the league title c'mon the lads

[Long Throw]

Rockmount 0 Douglas Hall 2

[ball-hop]

Rockmount 0 Douglas Hall 2
Goals from Mark Murphy and Strachan, late on. I think we're at home in the Semi - Youghal or Corinthians

[collcorforever]

Glad to see this wrecking machine is still going strong, Kev Mac took over Corinthians and within a few months he single handedly destroyed the senior team and now again he has done the same to Carrigaline with a little help from Canice K.
I know a few lads from Carrigaline and said team morale was at an all time low this year and that the management team were the worst ever.
Well done to Mayfield and Ringmahon on promotion

[Clifford]

Mount beat Castleview 2-1. Wasn't above but believe Buttsy and Keane scored for Mount. Big week ahead.

[jimhacker]

well i have to agree with you collcorforever except it was terrrible management from canice with a little help from kev to be honest!
There has been so much sh** thrown around our senior team the last few months due to clashes with the management but i have to say a lot of the blame wud have to be put on them.
Some of the decisions they made in team selection the last number of matches have been ludacrious..which has led to many of our better senior players refusing to play or not being played at all!!
It has been going downhill since our intermediate cup exit to blarney which many people(including myself) blame the defeat on terrible managerial decisions near the end of that match!
Since then the team never recovered which then led to our relegation to the 2nd division.
Dont get me wrong, it goes down to the players perfromances as well, some being terrible in the run up to the end of the season, but i really believe that it is the management that cost carrigaline in the end!
The worst thing is, they will remain managers for next season, which i know from being around the club, is causing massive unrest with most of the senior players.
Hopefully, for the sake of the club, this can all be resolved because our club does not belong in the senior 2nd division!
(sorry for this being so long-winded as well):rolleyes:


Surely, there is no guarantee that this management team wil stil be in place next season. It's not as though they have a binding contract is it?

One point though - bad and all as the management team might be, that lunatic sending off yesterday can hardly be laid at their door.

[Billynose]

I'm pretty certain that's not true Mr.X

[Shilts]

true jimhacker, crazy sending off!
was quite funny that the manager stressed before the game for the team to keep its discipline during the match.
whats goin around the club is that he is on a contract, earning in the region of 6,000 a year:eek:

I heard that rumour about the 6K salary too Mr.X.
Unbelievable in this day and age.
I wouldn't be too keen on selling tickets for a club if thats where the money was being spent
:ball:

Crazy sending off too - If Carrigaline had kept their heads and pushed for an equaliser they would have got a playoff with Passage. When they felt that the win was beyond them they looked to have given up and it was at that stage the Mr. Shields got stupidly sent off - the team should have been encouraged from the line to keep fighting for the draw which would have got them into a playoff.
But that's just my opinion :D

[collcorforever]

I hope they were on a pay related scheme and end up with nothing.
I was talking to a few of the carrig lads who refused to play anymore under the Canice regime and they were devastated at the final whistle but then we saw Kev Mac calling the team who were just relagated into the centre circle and the lads just walked away laughing, one of the lads said "some more mind games"
I hope carrig get their act together, get their pitch in order and a new manager and get back into top devision where they belong
Best of luck

[BobbyBoy]

I believe that Carrigaline had one of the better sides in the league this year, player wise. Throughout the pitch they have had good players in most positions. With out Danny Kelly they suffered quite badly but whenever I saw them play the 2 lads in the middle (not sure of there names, one chap with long hair,John i think, was always a pleasure to watch) were very capable.

I dont know awhole lot about Canice and Kevin other than that the success they have had with teams (outside of UCC's collingwood cups, which in my own personal opinion isn't of the highest standard) are quite limited. I'm up for correction here.

The idea of people being paid in these leagues is scary. I've hear that Carrigaline are unable to pay to complete their pitch and yet are throwing money at people to manage their team, a job which i'm sure they could get a club man to do for free and with great pride.

Personally I dont think the players individually deserve to be relegated as they are very capable of playing at this level. However the team as a whole, be it a management problem or not, were very poor this year.

X, is there any word on what yourself and the other players will be doing next year, as i'm sure there are clubs who would be delighted to have ye!

Sorry for the lenght

[rambler14]

Can somebody tell me why the Douglas Hall junior team is managed by two players who play junior soccer with Crosshaven???

[Corinthionie]

Apologies in advance, this one’s been bubbling for a while and could be a long one!

A little over 3 years ago a College Corinthians senior squad were sat down by the then chairman and told that the management team of Pat Maher and Len Downey were to be replaced at the end of the season, 6 games (league and cup) away. The squad were baffled, the previous season, the first under Maher, the team avoided relegation from the PREMIER division on the last day. The second season under Maher the team were top at Christmas, eventually finishing 5th, in the semi final of the Keane cup, last 16 of the intermediate cup and first round of the FAI cup. And had ever only been beaten by the odd goal. OK not world beaters but steadied and moving in the right direction. All these facts were dismissed and after Maher and Downey finished out their season (to their credit and as good clubmen do), they departed and waiting in the wings was?? You guessed it Kev Mac. After a season of hammerings , which did admittedly include a good intermediate run, Corinthians were relegated. They amassased a points total that turned the stomach of even the most staunch of Corinthians supporters and Kev Mac went one further with a sickening display of megalomania one Sunday afternoon in an incident in Crosshaven which ended up dividing the club. So what happens when they get rid of Big Mac? they hire Canice Kennedy. Out of all cup competitions early, including a first round exit in the intermediate, the constant jobs for the boys attitude with some players and the bad man management which led to both the most decorated player in the clubs history and also the current club captain at that time leaving. It was only due to the hard work and commitment both on and off the field by long serving clubmen which kept Corinthians in the division. The damage had been done, mainly I feel when Kev Mac was appointed, this damage takes a long time to repair as was shown this season when we were again locked in a relegation battle.

I feel sorry for Carrigaline, a community club with the distinction of producing an international in Danny Kelly. They have also been a great supporter of Corinthians and I think they too have been duped by the UCC duo. They facts are that Canice and Big Mac are bluffers, they have never had to sign players and don’t know how to keep they good players that they have. This is largely due to the fact that every season they have a conveyor belt of players provided to them by the scholarship system in UCC and the catchment of approx 10000 male students in UCC, a portion of which are bound to play ball. Clubs need managers Billy Cronin is a manager, John Caulfield is a manager, Fergus McDaid was a manager Canice and Big Mac are coaches at best. Badges don’t make you a manager. I just hope that the damage done in Carrigaline is repairable and that their players stick it out to get them out of the 2nd division, but as Corinthians have shown it’s a long road back after Canice and Big Mac
...........END OF RANT.............

[jimhacker]

. I've hear that Carrigaline are unable to pay to complete their pitch and yet are throwing money at people to manage their team,




I think you'll find that neither scenario is correct.

[Silly Billy G]

Do Rockmount play lots of home games on monday night ? Just seen there that Blarney are up there next monday, strange night for a game. Clifford is there something on up there on the weekend cos they have no game sat or sunday.

[Clifford]

And so it goes to next week alive. The Rockmount lads put on an awesome display to catch the Douglas lads with a 3-0 destruction. Pat Keane and Ross O Cal (x2) with the goals.

Boiling up nicely now. Fingers crossed we get through the last two after having the whole world of fixtures pile up against us as usual.

[Billynomates]

And so it goes to next week alive. The Rockmount lads put on an awesome display to catch the Douglas lads with a 3-0 destruction. Pat Keane and Ross O Cal (x2) with the goals.

Boiling up nicely now. Fingers crossed we get through the last two after having the whole world of fixtures pile up against us as usual.

Well that is down to yer own doing which comes with success. Could you please explain to me why the game against Avondale is on a thursday night? Surely it would be a much better spectacle if it was played at the weekend. It would certainly attract a better crowd. Also why every year do they leave the "big games" till the very end. I know its exciting and it makes the league more tense etc. but it is a league not a cup which it seems is the way its run. There is only ten teams in the premier surely Mr. Finnegan can produce fixtures randomly for the season without picking and choosing who and when people play each other.

[AvondaleNutter]

Well that is down to yer own doing which comes with success. Could you please explain to me why the game against Avondale is on a thursday night? Surely it would be a much better spectacle if it was played at the weekend. It would certainly attract a better crowd. Also why every year do they leave the "big games" till the very end. I know its exciting and it makes the league more tense etc. but it is a league not a cup which it seems is the way its run. There is only ten teams in the premier surely Mr. Finnegan can produce fixtures randomly for the season without picking and choosing who and when people play each other.


I agree totally with you billynomates. Next thurs is a joke of a day for such a big match. The league certainly needs to take a look at itself. Not even sure i can make it next thursday, was looking forward to this game for weeks and now i might miss the thing. :mad::mad:

[rambler14]

Feck i'm working........would have went to that!

[Clifford]

Gave up trying to work out the system long ago. Happy to play away, game after game while Avondale have their feet up and resting. And people question us having a decent squad. Wouldn't be worth our while if we didn't.

Still think it's beyond us in my heart of hearts, but you never know eh?

[Long Throw]

Douglas Hall 1-0 Everton, Douglas Hall retain their title by a point

[collcorforever]

Massive result for the Hall, Everton only needed a draw to win the League but the Hall grinded out a result. Everton played well first half but coul not make it pay, Hall scored from a long throw and deserved the win after that, great crowd above and worthy winners, well done Douglas Hall 2 years in a row is good going.

[Corinthionie]

Was up at the Junior Prem decider and it was a ground out victory for a talented hall junior side (happy for the ex corinthians lads doing well up there).......Some good players on both sides. Amazing how their respective senior teams dont seem to draw on them much. Still, back to back is a great feat.

Remains to be seen if it'll be the same in the Senior Premier. Its a shame that we have 2 and a bit months of MSL limbo ahead of us.:eek:

[Billynomates]

Castleview and douglas hall finished 5-4 to Castleviewto stay up at UCCs expense. Must of being some game. Any match report?

[ball-hop]

Couldn't make it this morning, but when I get details, I'll put them onto the messageboard...

[Long Throw]

Castleview and douglas hall finished 5-4 to Castleviewto stay up at UCCs expense. Must of being some game. Any match report?

UCC drew one all up in Everton Pk so both UCC & Castleview finish on 17 points, expect a play off to decide who gets relegated

[Billynomates]

UCC drew one all up in Everton Pk so both UCC & Castleview finish on 17 points, expect a play off to decide who gets relegated

Your right. I heard there was controversy in the Hall and castleview game. Hall got penalty which looked like dive to make it 4 all. There was a player injured and Castleview were to throw the ball back to Hall but a castleview player ran on to the throw and scored even though they said they were going to throw it back