Cork AUL 2022/23

[LetItLong11]

Taken from the below website.

https://www.corkaul.com/2023/05/aul-fixtures-from-2nd-june-to-8th-june.html

Tuesday 6th 7pm ko;
County Cup S/F;
Bweeng/CFCBanteer B/ Boscos v Hibs/Churchville/Ard Na Laoi, Vtba, S Madine.



Looks like Bosco's and Bweeng could be doing it all over again.


Surely Bweeng have to be out at this stage. Dont know the situation with Banteer they shouldnt be screwed either if they are not at fault.


Banteer v Bosco's would seem like the logical choice in this situation.


But who knows



Who knows is right!

It looks like they just forgot about the Bweeng Banteer fixture originally. That second round game is down for the Friday night and the semi final down for the Tuesday night and not even a fixture made for the quarter final vs Boscos then?!

The fixtures really have become farcical, Watergrasshill are down to play the semi final of the County cup the night before the AOH final, obviously that wont take place but surely a bit of common sense is needed when doing the fixtures. The season will be nearly into July

[Risteard]

Was the Mossie Linnane replayed?

[Jason Bourne]

No Risteard, mistakes are best put under the carpet an not spoken about. If we don't speak about it we don't have to address it. SO LETS NOT SPEAK ABOUT IT.

Those decisions are made by the enlightened ones.

Saying that there's dogs in the street probably know more than all of us as to how the so called "league" works.

So , let's not cast aspersions on any group an just appriciate that we are apart of a group who appriciates feedback (cause there watchin) an only wants the best for the league

There , now I'm off the hit list .;)

[Jason Bourne]

Apoligoes from earlier, Internet signal can be dodgy on the road .

[latte2012]

Congrats to Cathedral on a fantastic season. Hope they keep the momentum going into the next few seasons. They deserved a day out at the cross in fairness. No doubt they will enjoy the celebrations anyway.

[Jason Bourne]

I agree , better team won this morning. Twas a decent game in fairness but the extra quality up front told in the end for Cathedral . A few really top class strikes . Good crowd as well. Best of luck to Cathedral , enjoy the success an we'll done to Grattan for never giving up.

[Jason Bourne]

First 30.MINS Catherdrsl should of battered Grattan.

Last 15 Grattan had Cathredal on the ropes.

First 10 in the 2nd Grattan battered Cathedral, then a corner that was never a corner (an let anyone who actually saw the saw the game admit it wasn't a corner ) was awarded an a bad individual error was compounded by 2 more bad errors an in 5 mins its 3 nil.

The rest is neither here nor there, game over .

But please keep it real.

Some tis only a game a ball , let's be fair.

[Where's wolly]

Fully agree. I was at the game also and as a neutral I thought it was a decent game. Naturally being a few divisions higher they were by far the better team in possession, while they had all of the ball in the first 30 there wasn't many clear chances to be fair, grattan could have easily got one at the other end too. For the first 10 mins or so of the second it was all Grattan, Duffy(linesman) gave a corner that wasn't a corner, keeper should have dealt with it, fella on the line could have dealt with it, neither did and Cathedral had a tap in. Even after that Grattan had a spell where they had a corner etc. Then there was an injury to a player and after that Cathedral scored 4 goals in 5 mins or so, poor defending, mistakes, lovely strikes. Congratulations to Cathedral, fine side and wish them continued success, commiserations to Grattan Bs, never a 6-0 game and they gave a good account of themselves. Great crowd up watching

[SteveSilvermint]

First 30.MINS Catherdrsl should of battered Grattan.

Last 15 Grattan had Cathredal on the ropes.

First 10 in the 2nd Grattan battered Cathedral, then a corner that was never a corner (an let anyone who actually saw the saw the game admit it wasn't a corner ) was awarded an a bad individual error was compounded by 2 more bad errors an in 5 mins its 3 nil.

The rest is neither here nor there, game over .

But please keep it real.

Some tis only a game a ball , let's be fair. no one will remember any of that game and the record won’t say it was never a corner ..it will state cup win cathedral and much the better team to big up to Niall built a fantastic team great credit due to all involved nice double he put in a hard service on and off the pitch for this ..aul a disgrace guy s set out at seasons start for a visit to the cross trust the aul to come up short.

[Jd2793]

That divisional game does sound like it was harsh on Temple. There seems to be plenty errors in relation to most the cups!

In relation to Temple going MSL, are teams able to switch over again? I thought MSL were trying to cut down on teams and even this year I heard there might be a few teams who wont get their application renewed.

You would imagine if it was open again for teams to move that Coachford would surely make switch at this stage?


buttevant are going back aul i think , some others from premier 2nd division dropping to junior. do wonder would coachford fancy themselves to give msl a rattle. surely their players must be getting fed up of playing the same few teams all the time.

[Play it out]

AUL would want Turners Cross for all finals, they'd have had limited numbers. However, a better facility would have been a better choice for final.

Will that be Buttevants Senior team? What division likely?

[fruice]

There has been rumours of clubs making a return from the MSL for the past number of years and nothing so far.
If one comes you could see a few more follow but is there anything concrete to prove that Buttevant returning is true?

[Jd2793]

There has been rumours of clubs making a return from the MSL for the past number of years and nothing so far.
If one comes you could see a few more follow but is there anything concrete to prove that Buttevant returning is true?

well they'd pulled out of their league by feb which is shambolic. can they be trusted to complete a league season in the junior tiers? not sure why the msl would want to keep a hold of a club who was acting like that

[fruice]

If memory servers me right the season they left the AUL they didn’t field a team on a few occasions.

They were premier A at that stage after a few very good years.

You would imagine any team returning from Senior would have to go premier A at worst but wouldn’t surprise me if they ended up in the 1st division

[Bigdog1]

I heard Killumney have folded. It's a shame but I think that's going to be the way with a few teams over the next season. Commitment levels have only gotten worse

[fruice]

If Killumney are gone it’s a real shame saw them last season and they were excellent.

But it isn’t their 1st time falling down.

But there is a clear theme emerging most teams that fail have done so before.

Greenmount this season and possibly Killumney.
Blarney St did last season, the likes of the Glen, Bohs, Central Rovers the list goes on.

The key here is structure there is no structure in any of these teams and while they might be very strong teams.

They have no plan b should things become tricky and there could be a million reasons for things becoming tricky.

And you can be sure we will see some of these teams return to the AUL in the near future.

So now the question of divisions will once again rear its head we know for sure 2 teams are gone from division 2 and possibly more up along and Knocknaheeney the only team confirmed to be returning.


The AUL tried to do something with no relegation but with teams folding the benefit of this has been lessened.

[Hacker]

County Cup saga continues.

Winner of tonight's Churchvilla v Ard Na Loa will play Bosco's on Sunday morning.

Looks like both Bweeng and Banteer out

[latte2012]

County Cup saga continues.

Winner of tonight's Churchvilla v Ard Na Loa will play Bosco's on Sunday morning.

Looks like both Bweeng and Banteer out
Madness if that’s the case. Banteer didn’t even get a chance to play ??

[Hacker]

Madness if that’s the case. Banteer didn’t even get a chance to play ??



Did they want to ?

[Jd2793]

yep kilumney are gone too heard it last week

[latte2012]

Did they want to ?
Bweeng got a walkover against them that was never meant to happen I think. Mistake by the AUL. At this stage they may not even want to bother playing. The AUL made a huge mess with this by the sounds of it.

[Waterloo]

yep kilumney are gone too heard it last week hard to believe how a club can win a cup and fold 2 weeks later

[Average Baller]

Congrats Shandon on winning Div 2, superb achievement to go unbeaten 2 seasons on the trot

[Play it out]

Great achievemen by Shandon. Their players and management have been fantastic. Keep things going, add 3-4 players to the team and they will be one of the top favourites again in 1st Division next season.

[Average Baller]

They’ll win Div 1 with the squad they have, it’s weaker than Div 2. Only thing that could stop them is Knocka or Buttevant being dropped in there.

[Play it out]

There's a very limited amount of teams you would say are strong across the divisions even at their level of division. 11 come to mind and that includes 3 division three sides who have been at top of theirs.

Standards across all of Cork soccer have dropped. Some senior teams leave a lot to be desired as well.

Big club, small club, whoever it may be, similar problems of commitment, interest, participation, pathways, etc., are there in a lot of clubs. Cork soccer was in a far stronger position 15 years ago. Remember the interest in Night Owls, 7 a sides, the cups, this forum, representative teams, transfers, rumours. It may never be of the same level of interest across all levels. I wonder has the introduction of LOI at underage played a part in Senior League drop off? Many give up after U19 now. As a result, "Junior players" are playing senior.

[Hacker]

Banteer back in county cup v Bosco's on 6th

Winner semi final on 8th v Churchvilla

Final 10th


A bit tight on schedule.

[fruice]

There's a very limited amount of teams you would say are strong across the divisions even at their level of division. 11 come to mind and that includes 3 division three sides who have been at top of theirs.

Standards across all of Cork soccer have dropped. Some senior teams leave a lot to be desired as well.

Big club, small club, whoever it may be, similar problems of commitment, interest, participation, pathways, etc., are there in a lot of clubs. Cork soccer was in a far stronger position 15 years ago. Remember the interest in Night Owls, 7 a sides, the cups, this forum, representative teams, transfers, rumours. It may never be of the same level of interest across all levels. I wonder has the introduction of LOI at underage played a part in Senior League drop off? Many give up after U19 now. As a result, "Junior players" are playing senior.

Certainly an element of that is true about standard and interest.

But no matter the standard a well run club won’t allow what goes on with some teams happen within their club.

Firstly in well run club you won’t tolerate lads who are hot and cold with commitment.

Secondly you will ensure you have an adequate numbers of players to cover you for the majority of situations.

Thirdly you speak to your players and you have a plan for unavailability’s.

And finally and probably most importantly you keep adding to the panel players come and go for various reasons but you must replace them you won’t always be able to replace like with like but numbers are key.

[latte2012]

Banteer back in county cup v Bosco's on 6th

Winner semi final on 8th v Churchvilla

Final 10th


A bit tight on schedule.
Glad banteer are getting a shot in the cup. Harsh on boscos having to play a quarter final again tho.

[latte2012]

Speaking of well run clubs congrats to grangevale on being announced as champions in premier A.

[Hacker]

Glad banteer are getting a shot in the cup. Harsh on boscos having to play a quarter final again tho.


Its only fair banteer get a shot to be honest. Dont think anyone would be-grudge them.

Think it would be better if the Bosco / Banteer game was played this weekend give the winning team a rest before the semi.

[Play it out]

Congratulations to Grangevale AFC, great work going on there

[Jason Bourne]

Great credit due to Grangevale. They lost their ground but they didn't loose there identity. Moving to Mayfields astro was a master stroke. Kept them going an gave them a stable base an I have to commend the people in the background who kept that club going , should be a lesson to everyone on how to keep a club going. Congratulations to one and all.

[Gunnerozil81]

Boher and banteer are down to play on the 8th aswell ! It's a farce

[Average Baller]

Some effort from Watergrasshill. Red card killed them, missed what happened but stupidity whatever it was. If they keep that group together they’ll get to the very top. Desmond up front is excellent.

[latte2012]

Some effort from Watergrasshill. Red card killed them, missed what happened but stupidity whatever it was. If they keep that group together they’ll get to the very top. Desmond up front is excellent.
Congrats to coachford and massive credit to watergrasshill. Sounds like the game was a cracker. Great advert for the AUL.

[AULboy]

That watergrasshill team are an unbelievable outfit would do really well in the premier division, Hard to see why they didn’t win there own league

[SteveSilvermint]

That watergrasshill team are an unbelievable outfit would do really well in the premier division, Hard to see why they didn’t win there own league

That easy to see not good enough and no consistency..league is won by the best team in the division like cathedral with a cup as a bonus fabulous football side

[Jason Bourne]

Steve in a perfect world I'd agree with you about the best team winning an all that.

But this season has been a bit of a joke .

[Jason Bourne]

Watergrasshill deserve something,,,,,can't begrudge them that.

3rd divisions games on Sundays are a bitch , especially with shift an family,,,,,an let's be honest the Gaa.

Bit left to play yet so fingers crossed ,,,,, either way it's a joke that one team is looking like winning a league there leaving , with players who were forced to play games ,one team is coming 2nd in a league they should of won and the 3rd suffered from facilitating the madness.

I hope all the teams start next season well an strengthen.

[SteveSilvermint]

Watergrasshill deserve something,,,,,can't begrudge them that.

3rd divisions games on Sundays are a bitch , especially with shift an family,,,,,an let's be honest the Gaa.

Bit left to play yet so fingers crossed ,,,,, either way it's a joke that one team is looking like winning a league there leaving , with players who were forced to play games ,one team is coming 2nd in a league they should of won and the 3rd suffered from facilitating the madness.

I hope all the teams start next season well an strengthen.in football you get what you earn not sure about what you deserve..I once saw a team train twice a week and sometimes sat morning win nothing and finished 2nd in league .the champs did all their training in a bar .. of course luck plays a huge part

[AULboy]

With 5 games left any on looker would have said it was all still to play for seeing temple slip to kilbrittan at home was a shock and then the week before the AOH watergrass hill came away after losing down to Churchvilla, if temple win there game Thursday I personally can’t see them losing 6 points in there last 2 games, while they still have to play watergrass hill it could be wrapped up and all before that

[AULboy]

Watergrasshill deserve something,,,,,can't begrudge them that.

3rd divisions games on Sundays are a bitch , especially with shift an family,,,,,an let's be honest the Gaa.

Bit left to play yet so fingers crossed ,,,,, either way it's a joke that one team is looking like winning a league there leaving , with players who were forced to play games ,one team is coming 2nd in a league they should of won and the 3rd suffered from facilitating the madness.

I hope all the teams start next season well a strengthen.
To add to the speculation of temple planning on leaving the aul to go MSL that’s all hearsay and rumors that temple team done very well this season keeping two teams going and finishing the league with both teams so to say they were forced to play games is very unfair if you look at the fixtures they’ve had they had up to 4 games in 7 days so if they go on to win this league they deserve there applause

[fruice]

From what I have heard Temple are gone MSL next season.

But on the plus side a few new teams on the way to the AUL

[Ballwasthere]

From what I hear Village are gone for next season

[Play it out]

Is there anything to suggest Coachford won't do the double again next year? Another fantastic season.

[legend23]

There will be only 1 team stop coachford from doing the double next season will be knocknaheeney celtic with the quality of players been brought in. Ucc will put up a good fight for premier because they have variety of players to choose from every week you never see the same ucc team play 2 games on the bounce. Grattan will be challenging again nxt season also heard big things happening up there nxt season also.

[Play it out]

Knocknaheeny shouldn't be put in to Premier.

I don't see an excellent Knocknaheeny AND Grattan at the same time.

Players are getting older. Grattan did brilliant to keep it going. Split them up if some go to Knocka it be hard to challenge again.

Coachfird are young and clearly hungry judging by their recent comebacks in many games.

City Wanderers advertised a paid manager role.

[Lord god]

Time for Coachford to leave junior football. This is what they get for sticking with it.seriously

[Str8fromthebeek]

That easy to see not good enough and no consistency..league is won by the best team in the division like cathedral with a cup as a bonus fabulous football side

It's easy to blow up cathedral celtic here but in fairness it's easy to win trophys with players that are far to good to be playing in 3rd tier football...aul is a disgrace and well gone by its sell by date .league will be lucky to have 25 teams next year...those running it have a lot to answer for too