Cork AUL 2023/24

[Timmy2rolls]

Coachford ucc on!

[Jason Bourne]

Lads we need to be honest here , we are all at this too long.

The dog on the street knows that Regional Park pitches have lime used to mark the pitch , one treatment dose the season,,,,,,,,ya can see them on Google maps ffs,,,,,,,,,rain,,,,,wind,,,,,,ref ....= bottled it,,,,nothing to do with Strand or the Aul

[scaffa7]

Fruice wasn’t lined

[the 12 th man]

Lads,this is not a free for all,I'm done warning people.

[goal-achio]

There should have been no matches go ahead anyway. I went out and watched a match yesterday. Absolutely no point to the game. They were all shaking on the pitch after an hour. It’s bad enough been on the pitch but then coming off at half time standing in the p**sing rain for 10 mins and then trying to go out and play again. I’m all for matches being played but common sense should prevail. Imagine as a player paying 5 or 10 euro to be subject to that. On another note best of luck to Grattan and Grangevale today in fai cup. With the weather warnings the FAI should have cancelled all them matches and left home teams keep home advantage. Last 32 in the country and ability will go out the window it will be a total lottery playing football in them conditions. Hopefully the lads get the luck of the green.

[Harsh ref]

Grangevale game called off

[Dr. football]

There should have been no matches go ahead anyway. I went out and watched a match yesterday. Absolutely no point to the game. They were all shaking on the pitch after an hour. It’s bad enough been on the pitch but then coming off at half time standing in the p**sing rain for 10 mins and then trying to go out and play again. I’m all for matches being played but common sense should prevail. Imagine as a player paying 5 or 10 euro to be subject to that. On another note best of luck to Grattan and Grangevale today in fai cup. With the weather warnings the FAI should have cancelled all them matches and left home teams keep home advantage. Last 32 in the country and ability will go out the window it will be a total lottery playing football in them conditions. Hopefully the lads get the luck of the green.


Agree Goal. Games went ahead on astro and they shouldn’t have wind and rain wrecks the game point less.


I see Grangevale travelled to Galway only for the game to be called off absolute disgraceful carry on.

[goal-achio]

Grangevale are on the road since 8 this morning. They have all that expense now to pay out again.I heard they have to travel up again. Something isn’t right there ffs. Bang out of order. Grattan can play though as they are only going to limerick and the red weather warning doesn’t kick in till 5. Fair play to Anthony Caughlan for letting them use the company plane.

[Jason Bourne]

Grattan went 2 up within 27.mjns , 1.2 now on 38

[Jason Bourne]

2.2 10 left

[Jason Bourne]

Regional 2 Grattan 2 ft


Extra time to be played shortly

[Jason Bourne]

Regional 3 grattan aet

[TurnTheFullback]

Hard luck to Gratten, great representation to the AUL , up 2-0 though will be looked at as a missed opportunity but conditions definitely played a factor.

[Jason Bourne]

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goal-achio said:
21/01/2024 11:18 AM
Grangevale are on the road since 8 this morning. They have all that expense now to pay out again.I heard they have to travel up again. Something isn’t right there ffs. Bang out of order. Grattan can play though as they are only going to limerick and the red weather warning doesn’t kick in till 5. Fair play to Anthony Caughlan for letting them use the company plane.

Funny man Goal.

Problem being the Grangevale game was called off by the FAI an not the Galway crowd but ya wouldn't know that because your not that connected( other wise ya wouldn't of posted it) ?

The game In Limerick was just a game , Regional for me were better in the 2nd half an extra time but in the first half Grattan destroyed them an should of been 4 up but went in 1.2 , the Regional goal bang on 45 changed the game.

Grattan burst a gut throughout but Regional did enough an were gracious In winning , top club an best of luck ?

[goal-achio]

You took me up wrong there I’d say I felt it was wrong for the game to go ahead and my point was if the fai called Grangevale’s game off why did they allow Grattan game to be played. Easy Tiger

[Rossum]

Hard luck to Gratten, great representation to the AUL , up 2-0 though will be looked at as a missed opportunity but conditions definitely played a factor.

Missed chances and a few dodgy refereeing decisions is the word on the street

[Give it socks]

Only way any games go ahead this weekend would be on astros otherwise not a hope pitches are like bogs now over the rain

[Harsh ref]

And just like that no football again this weekend I’d imagine even if fry tomorrow damage done now ??

[Broadway Joe]

And just like that no football again this weekend I’d imagine even if fry tomorrow damage done now ??

I think its meant to be clear tomorrow and saturday, might get a few sunday hopefully?

[Harsh ref]

Please god Joe

[AULlegend]

Lads I’ve been reading these threads for years and never joined. Our league is a shambles.

Harsh ref, pitches are fine to play on, most teams just don’t want to play games. I bet 95% of CBL games will go ahead.

It’s a sad day for the AUL when well established teams are sick of it and are in the process of joining the shipping league! Our club included! And I’m all for it!!

I’ve won everything there is to win in the AUL, and would be well known in Cork soccer circles, and I’m sad it’ll come to this. But they haven’t changed with the times!

Games go ahead! The standard is quite good now! And the league is properly run. Apart from a couple of teams in our top division - the CBL is superior now! The recent cup finals with commentary and live steams is only something we can dream of.

[Harsh ref]

Agree whit you Star be interesting to see how many games do go ahead I personally can’t see many being played think teams have enough of not enough referees and not playing every week think players getting ****ed off.

[TurnTheFullback]

Agreed , most teams train twice a week now and have a game called off at the weekend. Very frustrating for the players. Stops all momentum a team may be gaining.

[LetItLong11]

As already said, pitches should be fine this weekend, its just too easy for a team to say the pitch is unplayable if they are missing a few. Was the rule that if a team said their pitch was unplayable, the other team could play it at their home venue ever implemented? Even introducing this would stop some bit of it as they would not take the chance of having to travel and losing home advantage

Hopefully some games go ahead anyway

[fruice]

I’d be of the opinion Sunday games have a decent chance of games going ahead.

Tomorrow might be too soon after all yesterdays rain it is January after all.


When we saw games being called off two weeks ago and the majority of games going ahead all over the county you would wonder the reasons that these games get called off.

[Play it out]

The change if venue to away side has not been implemented dispite guarantee given.

AULlegend, I agree. I've also heard a lot of clubs will not be returning in the new season.

[Harsh ref]

Know few xx weeks back coachford called game and Grattan pitch was playable and Aul still called it off

[KevinJBarry]

I’d be of the opinion Sunday games have a decent chance of games going ahead.

Tomorrow might be too soon after all yesterdays rain it is January after all.


When we saw games being called off two weeks ago and the majority of games going ahead all over the county you would wonder the reasons that these games get called off.

you would hope so, great drying out there the last few days

[KevinJBarry]

The change if venue to away side has not been implemented dispite guarantee given.

AULlegend, I agree. I've also heard a lot of clubs will not be returning in the new season.

Care to mention the clubs?

[AULlegend]

It’s a shame lads. It really is. The CBL is now a better league than the AUL! How has this happened!

[Harsh ref]

If my sources are right games being pulled left and right and what I’m being told Castleview pitch was unplayable booked All weather for sat evening to make sure game goes ahead Aul told um sat evening didn’t suit Waterloo so apparently pitch is playable game going ahead tomorrow on pitch Chips where is this game being played man.

[latte2012]

As already said, pitches should be fine this weekend, its just too easy for a team to say the pitch is unplayable if they are missing a few. Was the rule that if a team said their pitch was unplayable, the other team could play it at their home venue ever implemented? Even introducing this would stop some bit of it as they would not take the chance of having to travel and losing home advantage

Hopefully some games go ahead anyway

Ah stop. Bit of common sense here. Plenty of MSL games postponed today already. What part of the world are you living in where pitches are fine this weekend? If ever there was a time to moan about games being called off this weekend isn’t one of them.

[Cityboy66]

Know few xx weeks back coachford called game and Grattan pitch was playable and Aul still called it off

Might be worth noting Grattan pulled the game before Christmas against Coachford too. Teams are pulling fast ones every week. Not sure why Coachford are singled out each time when there’s teams in the City pulling games week in week out. Every club is as bad as each other, it’s too easy to cancel games but as Latte said a lot of MSL called off with the rain this week already.

[Jason Bourne]

@Cityboy66
The Aul pulled the Grattan game .
The version I got was the Aul personally inspected the pitch and contacted the Coachford sec personally . Nothing to do with Grattan.

Coachford get a bit of stick because of the Gaa thing an the fact that it's common knowledge they do it , christ they boast about it themselves ffs.

Castleview with another good win......
Grattan with another 3 points.
Knocka and Glenthorn are denied by the weather no great surprise and as a previous poster just said there are senior league clubs shut down this weekend so fair dues to those who have to tough it out.

[Ballwasthere]

Lads I’ve been reading these threads for years and never joined. Our league is a shambles.

Harsh ref, pitches are fine to play on, most teams just don’t want to play games. I bet 95% of CBL games will go ahead.

It’s a sad day for the AUL when well established teams are sick of it and are in the process of joining the shipping league! Our club included! And I’m all for it!!

I’ve won everything there is to win in the AUL, and would be well known in Cork soccer circles, and I’m sad it’ll come to this. But they haven’t changed with the times!

Games go ahead! The standard is quite good now! And the league is properly run. Apart from a couple of teams in our top division - the CBL is superior now! The recent cup finals with commentary and live steams is only something we can dream of.

Lad, the shipping has a great social media presence, and 99% of the teams there play Astro so the games do go ahead more than not, but to say it’s superior is laughable, Doolans cow are a fine side, been saying it for years, the second best would be Jaybazz or Ash who are both mid table premier A at a stretch, the rest or division one or below, the standard between the AUL and CBl is a fairly substantial gap, the cow went 5 or 6 years without losing a game, how in gods name can you say it’s superior, any player wanting to play at the highest level they can play at will play AUL if they can’t get into their local senior team. Even the cow as good as they are would centrally lose games if they were AUL premier, they’d challenge for sure but they definitely wouldn’t be out in the pub the night before roll up and spanking a Team 6,7,8-0

[Ballwasthere]

And to further my point I think the CBLs performance in the Oscar traynor speaks for itself, it’s the weakest of the 4 junior leagues in cork, by quite a bit

[Broadway Joe]

And to further my point I think the CBLs performance in the Oscar traynor speaks for itself, it’s the weakest of the 4 junior leagues in cork, by quite a bit
Fully agree.Cbl may be streets head in terms of social media etc but not a hope their league is better.
They entered Oscar traynor and got absolutely battered!!
The cow are a fine side bit possibly not as strong as previous years and a few years back when they were stronger,village beat them.
Outside of the cow not 1 cbl team would last in the Premier.
Andy sulls and Jay buzz decent but mid table prem A at best.

Drop down a division to crookstown currently winning the 1st division and they are made up of cloughduv celtic rejects.cloughduv folded after taking absolute hammerings in aul 1 and then aul 2.

So better organised in terms of pitches,social media,website definitely but not a hope better teams!

[Ballwasthere]

I do agree with bits of the first post, it’s definitely better organised, it’s more promoted accessible etc. but in terms of the teams in the league it’s night and day, the live streaming of finals on Facebook would be a nice touch, don’t see why the AUL couldn’t implement that, the GAA do it all the time

[Dr. football]

Was at Castleview game, pitch was perfect and was a game on down the bottom pitch also Temple were playing too pitch looked perfect too.

Even rockmount park was open this weekend that’s been closed since September ??

CBL is not all it’s made out to be on this thread! Beware grass is always greener…….

[fruice]

People like to create problems to hide some of their own club’s inadequacies always someone else’s fault.

To be fair you could see how some pitches would be unplayable but there is definitely messing around going on.

You can be sure some clubs calling all these games off will be complaining when the AUL fire games at them when the weather improves.

[Play it out]

The grass is greener at CBL for people who want to play games and have a fair league. Look at the tables.

[Jason Bourne]

Having a great social media profile dose not mean you have a better league.

It just means you have a better social media profile.

It's dosent automatically empower you with game changing players and abilities.

For all the Auls failings , at least they had the cop on to not enter the hardest
to win non professional competition in the country ( The Oscar Traynor ) .

Fair dues for the CBL for giving it a go ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the results spoke volumes.

Bar getting a free top , what was it all for

[Play it out]

I've been in AUL for 3 decades, I wish for it to be better. We know the AUL has better players. But, AUL are in control of all the faults and teams are looking at the CBL with what they do.

€500 to clubs this year pit of Cork.
€100 to all teams in cup finals.
Match Balls, training balls and gear to all teams.
FAI Connect will be properly in place before AUL.
Refs assigned correctly and showing up at games.
GAA, not a thing, not a reason for preference.

I agree the standard is higher in AUL. But, this is the best AUL Premier in years, but, it will be worse every year after this.

[Ballwasthere]

It was declining for a few years and all of a sudden the top theee leagues are strong, how is it all downhill you could have said the same thing a few years ago and it’s been the best it’s been since park and kilreen went senior


All in all you have to do what’s best for the club and if that means going to a different league then I think nobody here would begrudge anybody, it’s a forum for discussing football so all the best to all who participate at least there’s the option for fellas

[Ballwasthere]

Having a great social media profile dose not mean you have a better league.

It just means you have a better social media profile.

It's dosent automatically empower you with game changing players and abilities.

For all the Auls failings , at least they had the cop on to not enter the hardest
to win non professional competition in the country ( The Oscar Traynor ) .

Fair dues for the CBL for giving it a go ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the results spoke volumes.

Bar getting a free top , what was it all for

Agreed, if a fella wants to play against players that are below his standard for his own ego all to their own but everybody should be playing to the highest standard there ability allows, if you’d rather prefer a few pictures for your Facebook then all the best, people will always complain about the AUL but I think the last year or two has been positive for the growth of the league, more social media (not everybody’s cup of tea but I can see why people like it, to see results on the day etc.) is a big thing, pepper since he came in is at every single game engaging lads on the line, the AUL is going nowhere, I’m hearing it since 07 when I started playing in the league, I’m gone 5 years and it’s still there and stronger this year than the last few

[Ballwasthere]

Not a dig at you either play it out, just talking in general for the lads I’m hearing are apparently senior standard and playing cbl

[TurnTheFullback]

City Wanderers must be in big trouble, couldn’t field this morning against Coachford.

[fruice]

So is that City Wanders and Blackpool in trouble so?

[KevinJBarry]

I think Covid has had a massive impact on clubs , people lost interest , now with weather and a lack of refs young fellas are wondering why the hell am i staying in on a Friday or Saturday night for this?

[Cityboy66]

So is that City Wanders and Blackpool in trouble so?

Sure looks like it. Shame to see.. The Gratts back to winning ways after the disappointment last weekend. Great to see