Munster Cup Semi Final v Cork City

[paudie]

On the City website this game is down for Hogan Park on Friday June 16th.

Winners to play Cobh in final. If Limerick go through home venue for final will decided by coin toss.

[jay_haych]

is this definite? any chance of getting our postponed matches played while the world cup is on. keep the squad match fit without having to play 2-3 games a week

[joeSoap]

Huge game for Cork City...their probable only opportunity to win some silverware this season following their defeats in the League and FAI Cups and their pretty poor league form...2-1 to the blues....Rico gets the bullet as a result!!

[LFC in Exile]

Rico gets the bullet as a result!!

And Dolanio gets re-appointed. :)

[micls]

Huge game for Cork City...their probable only opportunity to win some silverware this season following their defeats in the League and FAI Cups and their pretty poor league form...2-1 to the blues....Rico gets the bullet as a result!!

I think your getting a bit too excited bud. Poor league form?? we havnt been playing brilliantly but were still in third 2 points behind the leaders with our next game against them, with chamions league to look forward to soon.

No ones gonna be getting sacked over a MSC game ;)

[CraftyToePoke]

I think your getting a bit too excited bud

bud........ BUD?! Jaysus, havent heard that one from a non limerick man before, thought it was exclusive to our place, or are we rubbing off on you lot;)

[micls]

bud........ BUD?! Jaysus, havent heard that one from a non limerick man before, thought it was exclusive to our place, or are we rubbing off on you lot;)

Im in college in Limerick unfortunately :D

[gael353]

This game will be played at the Desmond Leagues ground in Askeaton Co Limerick at 7:30 next Friday.

[Westside]

For those of you who don't know where it is, firstly its called Clonreask and secondly, if your travelling from the Limerick side then bypass all the junctions into Askeaton town as its on the main Askeaton/Foynes road, its only about 500 yards beyond the last junction on the left hand side (4 junctions in total into Askeaton from bypass), its also badly signposted so be careful as you could drive past it easily (cannot see ground from roadside, trees along motorway). I am sure though that there will be officials on the road that night anyway.Should be a cracking game because I would imagine Cork will be at full strength as they will not have had a competitive game for a few weeks and the league will be starting up again a week later so Rico will want them ready.

Ps. Very little parking in ground so people usually park on the hard shoulder (on both sides), and yes cars will be safe there

[CraftyToePoke]

This game will be played at the Desmond Leagues ground in Askeaton Co Limerick at 7:30 next Friday.


why the need to move it at all lads? was a neutral venue required or something?

and also just curious, why clonreask, and were other grounds in the running, The Demense, in N.C.W. for example? decent enough ground, once a L.O.I. one at that, with plenty parking.

[Westside]

with plenty parking.I think about as much as Clonreask actually, and the facilities(ie. dressing rooms etc) at Ballygowan Park (NCW) would not be of the same standard as Clonreask. Desmond League HQ is a very good venue for this game and it also gives the opportunity to people who wouldn't normally go to see the Blues in action a chance to catch the bug;)

Ps. Hope the Weekly Observer / Desmond League put this game as their main soccer news in Wednesdays Edition, its the easiest way of letting the public in the area know that its going on...........

[gael353]

I think the idea is a good one. First up the reason the game is being played in Askeaton as opposed to any other county ground is that the ground in Askeaton is the headquarters of the Desmond League. There are large numbers of blues fans in this area of Co Limerick (I’m looking at you Westside and family) full buses and many school buses came last season and will probably again this season. League and cup games are tied to Hogan Park for licensing reasons but as this is a MSC game we can move it around. Our opponents on the night will be Cork City, we have played them twice in the last year in cork, and both in different grounds. It’s a 25-minute drive out the road; my journey to Hogan Park on a Friday night and in traffic takes me 45 minutes. The bus to Askaton from Colbert Station in Limerick leaves at 5:50, but you’ll have to make your own way back.

[The Dynamo]

What type of ground is it in regards to seats and terraces or is it just a field with railings around it.

[CraftyToePoke]

I think about as much as Clonreask

they use the field type thing in front of Ballygowan as you approach it for parking if necessary, this time of year its fine for it, holds quite a lot. theres also the whole n.c.w. being the fastest growing town in the history of man to consider, but maybe some other time, would be lovely to see LOI footie back there, thats for sure.

but i dont want to nitpick, im delighted to see the club doing this, im all for it.good stuff, hope its well publicised and and attended, wish i was going.

and i dont want to rattle anyones cage here, but talking to some mates and family about it and, there will be people at this who wont have been at any limerick games due to the whole HP/car safety thing, fairly or unfairly rightly or wrongly, thats the stigma/perception thats currently attached, just pointing it out.

[CraftyToePoke]

What type of ground is it in regards to seats and terraces or is it just a field with railings around it.

not been there since the desmond cup final 5 years ago, so it may have changed since then, but it had railings round the side and grass embankments round the goals, i honestly dont recall if there was a stand or not, nice place to watch a game though, for sure.

[muls world]

It has railings round both sidelines as well as behind the roadside goal where there is also a grass embankment. There is a stand there for a number of years as well as a state of the art floodlight system. As you rightly say its definitely a nice place to watch a game though. Hopefully the weather stays fine for this important fixture and gets more fans going to support the blues. As for parking your cars will be safe.

[LFC in Exile]

I think this is a good idea.

The fewer the matches played on Hogan Park the better in terms of maintaining the pitch. Which I'm sure will benefit as much as the players from the break.

Also, building goodwill between Desmond League and LFC can only be good.

Finally, it is a nice gesture to county fans that have to travel into matches to play it in the county. I have no knowledge of this ground or NCW but the game could only be played in one place. Maybe subsequent MSC games (next year etc) can be played in other venues in the county.

[citybone]

there is going to be at least one city bus going as far as i know plus cars traveling.how many people can the place hold comfortbly
i think city will have a strong team out as they will want players match fit before the drogs game

[Westside]

how many people can the place hold comfortblyI would say about 1500-1800 max, that would be a couple of 100 in the stand and the banks around the ground could hold people about 10 deep, so hopefully we get a full house/nice evening and the place will be hopping.

Ps. Gael.... do you know if the Observer are doing a news spread on this fixture, its vital to getting a big crowd, that paper sells more than the Leader in these parts and is out on Wednesdays.

[Westside]

and also just curious, why clonreask, and were other grounds in the running, The Demense, in N.C.W. for example? decent enough ground, once a L.O.I. one at that, with plenty parking.Ballygowan Park / Demense does not have any floodlights (Clonreask does) should the game go to extra time, and also its not Desmond League HQ.

[dutchie]

Was at a cup final there recently and i must say clounreask was in immaculate condition,a lot better surface than hogan park,here;s hoping the crowd will be big,would say it would hold 3-4 thousand.

[limerickblue]

I think its great bringing eircom leauge football to clounresk!!!! just av one thing to say will sum one sort out that fella 4rm newcastle because he has got it all wrong the playing surface and dressing room in newcastle are not even up to desmond leauge standard never mind the eircom leauge where as the surface and dressing rooms are just as good if not better than hogan park

[Pablo]

how the hell do i get there! theres a bus going i think, but i'm gnna have to drive because of work. will make it in 2 Hours fron CC Centre?

[LFC in Exile]

Go here - type in Cork to Askeaton : http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/routes/ It says you'll do it 1 1/2 hours. That means it will take two.

[Kerry Blue]

Nice idea to play the match in Clonreask. Was never there before and looking forward to watching the game there. Will also make my journey a little shorter than normal. :)

[CraftyToePoke]

I think its great bringing eircom leauge football to clounresk!!!! just av one thing to say will sum one sort out that fella 4rm newcastle because he has got it all wrong the playing surface and dressing room in newcastle are not even up to desmond leauge standard never mind the eircom leauge where as the surface and dressing rooms are just as good if not better than hogan park


get back to me after 2 things...........one, when you have actually read (and understood), what i have actually said on this subject all along, and secondly if you ever manage to put your ''point'' into something remotely resembling a legible sentence, could you manage that, because i doubt it. c0ck:rolleyes:

[paudie]

Great idea to play this game in Askeaton.

The weather is supposed to be good and both teams should have strong squads so hopefully it should be a good game.

[dutchie]

What price a 1 nil win for limerick,.:) :)

[citybone]

What price a 1 nil win for limerick,.:) :)
sorry yee won 2-0
u21 vs u21 and yee got a dodgy peno early on but we will get over it
good luck against rams

[gael353]

sorry yee won 2-0
u21 vs u21 and yee got a dodgy peno early on but we will get over it
good luck against rams


no i wouldnt say we were using our 21s, but cork did use a lot of theirs and a lot of reserves. Thought we deserved to win the game and ye deserved to lose after all ye ware playing with only ten men :D Mooney had not one save to make during the entire game.

[pete]

I would say 50:50 U21 and reserves but our reserves are mainly young players anyway. 2-3 might be on the bench next friday for league game.

[CraftyToePoke]

any attendance figures lads? or a guesstimate even.

[micls]

Fair play lads and good luck. Looking like a good season so far anyway for ye

[adamcarr]

any attendance figures lads? or a guesstimate even.
About 350. 30 or so away fans!

[dutchie]

I thought the attendence was well over 600,would have thought there would have been more but it was probably 500 more than would have been at rathbane,great credit due to desmond league,ground in super condition.
Is there a chance that the final could be played there?.:ball:

[paudie]

I thought the attendence was well over 600,would have thought there would have been more but it was probably 500 more than would have been at rathbane,great credit due to desmond league,ground in super condition.
Is there a chance that the final could be played there?.:ball:

I think its a toss for venue for the final. If Limerick win I imagine there would be no problem playing the final at the same venue.

Our run of consecutive MSC wins is broken at 9 or 10:D . Have to check the next programme.

[dutchie]

Does anyone have the starting team for this match?.

[Kerry Blue]

Does anyone have the starting team for this match?.
Mooney, Molan, Buckley, Woulfe, Purcell, Barrett, Heffernan, Lester, Rose, Guerin, Kiely. Subs: McCarthy, Burke.