Cork AUL 2023/24

[Broadway Joe]

Coachford watergrasshill los zarcos if players not gone to cork game haha and Rathcormac coachford B my predictions for weekend think Coachford will have to much out in cross for Grattan but we’ll give it ago and enjoy the day.

What's this ref?you were talkin about a treble for your might gratts a few weeks back and now your tipping coachford?

Id say ull change your mind again tomorrow will ya?

[Broadway Joe]

Good weekend of ball coming up fellas, every game with a cup or league on the line.

Mossie Final - Grattan v Coachford
Whichever side wins will be ending their season with a double and probably AUL team of the year on top of it. The Cross will probably suit Coachford a bit more and I can see them coming through this by a couple of goals.

Presidents Cup Final - Coachford B v Strand B
Don’t know too much about either side but it’s a testament to both clubs that their Bs are competing in a final. Looking at the league table you’d have to fancy Coachford.

Division 1 - Shandon v Watergrasshill
WGH coming off a very surprising result last weekend but have a chance to all but wrap up the league on Sunday morning and should get over Shandon.

Division 2 - Los Zarcos v Grattan B
A draw will be enough to clinch the league for Los Zarcos whereas a win for Grattan will take it to a playoff between the two. I think Los Zarcos will have too much pace on their home patch against an aging Grattan side.

Division 3 - Rathcormac v Kilbrittain
Rathcormac have a chance to make it two successful weekends on the trot as a win will clinch the league for them. Kilbrittain need at least a point to keep their own promotion hopes alive.

I’ll probably head to the two games in the Cross myself. Is anybody else on here heading elsewhere?

Id say a coachford double,wgh,los zarcos and rathcormac.
Huge weekends for both grattan and coachford clubs with both their A teams and B teams in contention same weekend

[Harsh ref]

No Joe I’m being honest now watched Coachford in Aoh final thought they were 100 times better on big pitch than they were last league game above in Grattan kills me to say

[Play it out]

Be a good game.

O'Sullivans of Coachford their main attacking threat while Bullman of Grattan could roll any defender.

[Jason Bourne]

It's all living up to be a fantastic weekend for both clubs

[SteveSilvermint]

It's a different manager moving to Mayfield from AUL.

You couldn't trust John Corcoran in charge of a team. He will be off to Ringmahon. He was joining them in January until he got the ban.

I say you got rolled by Jonny c a few times or else you couldn’t get in a team he was heading ha ha .. some boy for a goal ..

[KevinJBarry]

I say you got rolled by Jonny c a few times or else you couldn’t get in a team he was heading ha ha .. some boy for a goal ..

Ah look who it is back to defend his pet!

[FOMC]

As much of a head case as he is John's a quality footballer. I think he's won everything in the AUL, multiple times in some cases. He should have went senior years ago as he had the talent but not the attitude. Similar to Vinny Lonergan, 2 players with a god given talent that should still be at the highest level. I know Vinny won a bit early in his MSL career but should have more.

[Jason Bourne]

Both sides have class players.
Be brilliant to see the starting line up even now.
Hasn't been a buzz about a final like this in a long time , hope there's a big crowd.
Games being streamed live by Grattan which is a brilliant gesture.
The Aul needs a massive final an these 2 teams will bring it big time.
I think there's too much made of the so called Grattan legs thing.
Lots of just bitterness.
Be better off just wishing both teams well letting the battle commence.

[Ballwasthere]

Agree Jason anytime I watch grattan they seem to outwork the other time they don’t give fellas a second on the ball, the big pitch may favour coachford but grattan will work like dogs, any injuries for either side that we know of?

[Jason Bourne]

Hopefully bothsides are at full strength.
Both sides have attacking full backs and strong wingers.

Good keepers an centerhalfs.

Both teams have pace out wide.

Butt Bullman is on fire . Game winner me thinks.

[AULBUSTER]

Because if you have watched any games outside of the AUL you’d realise the cow have been one of the best junior teams in cork. Taking into account performances in provincial and national tournaments

I seen them a lot the last 10 years. Also I wouldn’t class the Business League as junior .

Munster Senior League is Senior

AUL and Munster Junior League is Junior

Business League is Novice at best .

They are after getting more walkovers it’s scary. Keegan was a fine player the keeper Murphy is very good . Jamie and Cotter good players but Jamie is the only one that could play AUL Premier now. The rest are Div 1 or Div 2 players.

I was told too by a fella in work that Jamie is going to village.

[AULstarboy]

What's this ref?you were talkin about a treble for your might gratts a few weeks back and now your tipping coachford?

Id say ull change your mind again tomorrow will ya?

You mean they were on for a quad a few weeks back, he hasn’t a clue what he’s talking about. grattan won a very very poor premier. they be lucky to finish top 4 next season with this squad.

[One Trick Pony]

Coachford well better on the day fair play to them gratten team was weird no jp sull starting was a shock, coachford team of the year but to be fair they got two easy finals

[Harsh ref]

Once again I proved I know it all Aulstar told ye big pitch would kill grattan and not playing football doesn’t help either dont understand their plan when they play everything is long ball it will work on the rubbish pitch in kilmore rd but today they were battered brilliant performance from coachford but best teams win leagues and as I said they are best team in northside even ahead of knocka now haha.

[Ballwasthere]

Who exactly will finish ahead of them for the top 3 next year? Because UCC and Springfield certainly won’t, coachford probably will, village the jury is out, there’s still some poor players in their 11, castleview will be a wildcard but we don’t know how they’ll handle the premier they could be as strong as people think or they might have been a big fish in a small pond. Donoghmore, I’ll be honest I haven’t seen them play so I can’t comment, Grangevale gone, wanderers and Corkbeg won’t finish above them in a million years either. JP Sull hasn’t started many games for them this year I think he’s in a sort of semi retirement

[Harsh ref]

Ya Jp on the way out think coachford will dominate next year village could be wild card Castleview might do all right if there senior play apart from that don’t see anyone harming Coach go young squad there.

[Unknown]

Coachford do it again and again best team I’ve seen in the aul in years well deserved

[Ballwasthere]

Apologies for the double post lads I don’t know what happened there

[One touch]

My son my son.....

[One touch]

Big pitch suited the faster sharper Coachford boys . Also played a lot more football than Grattan who just hoofed everything long. Didn't have the legs and runners to trouble Coachford really. Need to get a few young lads in pronto.

[latte2012]

Coachfords fitness is too much for anyone in the AUL and that counts for awful lot on a big pitch like today. Saying that grattan did look very leggy. Wonder did the celebrations for the league win drag on a bit too long?

[TurnTheFullback]

Agreed Latte , wasn’t the same hunger shown above in O Neill park last Wednesday when the league was already wrapped up , maybe it’s a leveller against the likes of Coachford but I was surprised that they didn’t land a few more punches on Coachford today , was very straight forward for them. Team of the year surely wrapped up for them.

[Harsh ref]

You won’t land punches if you don’t try play football looking at that display today from Grattan and it’s sad to say it was like kick the ball long and chase it didn’t string anything together love to know what their plan was cause it could of been 8 1 at full time in my opinion.

[Who?]

Tell ya the standard in aul the cross is a different story shows who's who and the cross would suit coachford all day long grattan pitch is absolutely terrible and there hard beat there because of it can't play ball on it..so I think the got lucky with the league ..coachford be eating themselves the didn't play start the season and played gaa instead but still a double with the mossy and aoh fearplay to them

[Broadway Joe]

Tell ya the standard in aul the cross is a different story shows who's who and the cross would suit coachford all day long grattan pitch is absolutely terrible and there hard beat there because of it can't play ball on it..so I think the got lucky with the league ..coachford be eating themselves the didn't play start the season and played gaa instead but still a double with the mossy and aoh fearplay to them


To go a full league season unbeaten isn't luck.
They were poor and well beaten yesterday...callin them lucky when went unbeaten in league,including beating coachford away a bit of a stretch!
Personally I think a bad day at the office and maybe celebrations were heavy after winning league.

[Play it out]

Winning league isn't down to all luck at all, Grattan outlasted everyone.

Who....Coachford would have been well out of league action if they played games. They lost their first one, got AUL to stop playing league games and paid off their manager to leave to get the players back on side. Worked out well as always, double champs. Same again next year, 2 or 3 trophies again be expected.

[Harsh ref]

Tbf it was a good year I know we had our ups and down but the cream rises to the top all the time maybe paying managers does work grattan won league coachford won Aoh mossy before we go again next year well done to all teams and management how ye do it is beyond me well done to Rathcormac doing double watergrasshill doing double coachford doing double and mighty Gratts winning the most important one the Premier.

[Cityboy66]

Was at the game yesterday… As far as I was told Coachford manager isint paid. Is Grattans? I don’t see the problem with it anyways. Once there is a cup or cups there at the end of the season. Was very one sided yesterday but don’t take away from Grattan. Been Coachfords only thorn the past few years could be like the Cow in Business league otherwise. Grattan have been the only team to keep up with Coachford for years and that in itself is a credit to keep taking them on year in and out and this year they got their reward winning the league. Grattan have represented themselves very well all year and thankfully have something to show for it.

[Play it out]

The manager hat came in at start of season was paid very well, you'd like to think the man in charge now winning the lot regular is treated better.

[Harsh ref]

Think Grattan will need to add good few players to team if their to compete next year tho few of that gratts team will be retiring or to old next season.

[Hacker]

What was the outcome from the Watergrasshill V Shandon game that was called off?

[latte2012]

Looks like it’s being played from scratch tomorrow eve.

[MagicViewer]

not one for pub talk especially on here but having few drinks up the northside and few people have said the lee boy from grattan is in talks with a couple of premier teams personally think hes better off at grattan only team i could see him slot in would be village as they need a striker

[Jason Bourne]

Pub talk is what it is, pub talk.

[MagicViewer]

Pub talk is what it is, pub talk.
I agree it could just be pub talk but then again he might just want to try find somewhere that plays more actual Football as believe he played at a higher level in the past

[fruice]

Almost there Division 1 will become finished this evening most likely with Watergrasshill like crowned champions.

A good spread of Winners from all over the county which is really good for the league.

Hopefully a few more teams join and the a new jointly owned Astro for the AUL a step in the right direction

[Harsh ref]

Agree be some rubbish talk going around next few weeks think you could see few managers in premier jumping ship cause don’t think they’ll be able to built team to compete with coachford next season just my opinion difference between
Coachford is theses lads want to win for parish and will sit on the bench waiting for their chance to play they had at least 23 players togged off last 7/8 games of the season sign of good club the problem up northside is if a player is dropped for two games he and he’s half decent he won’t sit on bench he’ll jump ship that’s what’s happening for years with theses club and the simple reason coachford dictate it was same scenario with Park for years players stayed with club when they were dropped and just waited for chance to play and that’s why they win so much.

[AULBUSTER]

Who exactly will finish ahead of them for the top 3 next year? Because UCC and Springfield certainly won’t, coachford probably will, village the jury is out, there’s still some poor players in their 11, castleview will be a wildcard but we don’t know how they’ll handle the premier they could be as strong as people think or they might have been a big fish in a small pond. Donoghmore, I’ll be honest I haven’t seen them play so I can’t comment, Grangevale gone, wanderers and Corkbeg won’t finish above them in a million years either. JP Sull hasn’t started many games for them this year I think he’s in a sort of semi retirement

Village have a few passenger's but also have some very good players. There just after signing 4 top players one of them will be probably the best player in the AUL. From what I’m hearing Castleview and village are building squads to challenge coachford. Could be a very strong division

[AULBUSTER]

not one for pub talk especially on here but having few drinks up the northside and few people have said the lee boy from grattan is in talks with a couple of premier teams personally think hes better off at grattan only team i could see him slot in would be village as they need a striker

Village need a striker ? Colin Hickey and Dean o Connell? They should be ok id say

[Danzo]

Once again I proved I know it all Aulstar told ye big pitch would kill grattan and not playing football doesn’t help either dont understand their plan when they play everything is long ball it will work on the rubbish pitch in kilmore rd but today they were battered brilliant performance from coachford but best teams win leagues and as I said they are best team in northside even ahead of knocka now haha.


Hahaha you’ve kept me entertained over the course of the season I give you that. Aulstar surely won’t bite will he. We’ll all need to add players if we’re to compete with coachford next season they’re a solid side. FairPlay to grattan for pipping them to the league but if coachford started the same time as everyone else Grattan would have won the league by 10 points

[Play it out]

Exactly Danzo.

Jamie Murphy to Village next. Guaranteed goals.

[MagicViewer]

Village need a striker ? Colin Hickey and Dean o Connell? They should be ok id say

Colin hickey great player but aging and dean will be a fantastic signing if he stays but would say they need another young striker and that dean can play left and right too which is a good thing

[MagicViewer]

Exactly Danzo.

Jamie Murphy to Village next. Guaranteed goals.

If thats true then fair play to village that’s a very very good signing

[KevinJBarry]

Exactly Danzo.

Jamie Murphy to Village next. Guaranteed goals.

Wont believe it until they announce it lol

[Harsh ref]

Talking about all theses players going to Village and Castleview they won’t all start so I’ll go back to what I said earlier you’ll get two games max from theses players and they’ll bold no half decent player will sit on the bench in Aul ffs

[AULBUSTER]

Colin isn't the player he once was, legs aren't moving as freely. Dean and Jamie could be a real deadly duo. Village have strengthen in CM were it was needed still suspect at the back unless Keniry or Gurta even Pa play back there for them. Big blow for the Cow and CBL losing their main player, will any of his team mates follow him to Village or aren't they good enough as some people on here think?. Anymore talk on more B teams entering the league more teams is overall better for the league. I rewatched the cup final again online thr coverage didn't give Coachford enough credit, they were superb that big pitch really suits them. Super fit team. Grattan will need some legs aswell for next season they're an ageing team

Jamie is the only one from the Cow that’s good enough. Especially with the playes after bringing in .
Rest of that cow team are bang average

[Harsh ref]

Lads way to early to be talking about next season ffs this season not over yet till all theses players walk out first game of season with jersey on stop wasting my time it’s no good village signing all these strikers if they don’t sign players to supply um we seen in Aoh it could of being a cricket score so for village to compete with coachford next year in my opinion they’ll need to sign at least 7/8 excellent players not good players same apply to Grattan they’ll need 7/8 players with the players that or moving on the only other danger to coachford will be Castleview senior /juniors and talk on the street is their senior or struggling to sign players so the junior team will suffer up there and before I finish Aul gone to ****e committee have no comment sense all their interested in is money teams having players sent off yellow card and mark my words it be worse next year with certain man taking over ps have lovely year with ye can wait to voice my opinion again next year from yer friend Harsh oh ya full stop ……….

[AverageJoesGym]

90% of that Village team are bang average, they have some really poor players in that squad .The Cow front three and back line are better than what Village have. Goalkeeping situation is probably around the same. We get it you're a AUL man and don't like Doolans bang average Cow. You ignore most of my message but will reply to the Cow bits.

[Ontheball92]

Fair play to Watergrasshill back to back champions a great bunch of lads no doubt will pass Coachford out soon enough