Clare League 2006/07

[chappie]

newmarket1 bridge celtic 3




it will be interesting to see if moher be happy about coming up to o briens bridge on a monday or friday night or will they look for it to be played on a sunday......

[Interested]

The Moher manager is a ref in Clare, is it any wonder they are getting special treatment.

Iceman, just to clear up your mis information for you. Registered Clare Referees are not allowed to be involved with Clubs, which is why most of them are ageing ex players.
Clubs were given the option of sending in representatives to do a Referee's Course at the start of the Season, to help out with Schoolboy fixtures due to the shortage of Referees. These candidates who did the course were to help out at Schoolboy level, they were not intended to be used in Junior Football but like everything else the League tries, it seems to have back fired.
The Moher Manager, or any other manager is not a member of the Clare League Referee's and doesn't get, nor will he get special treatment from Registered Referees.

[Ice-man]

We requested a free weekend but were not given it had to travel to Moher reason we were given by the clare lge was there was an official ref down for the match and could not reschedule. Got down to Moher and Moher manager was the ref. Lyden just laughed when we question this. Any other club allowed to do this.
INTERESTED - Just going by what I've read on this site.

[Interested]

INTERESTED - Just going by what I've read on this site.

As stated before, the Moher Manager or anybody affiliated with any Club is not a member of the Clare League Referee's Association.
The point being made in the post you highlighted was that an Official Referee was appointed to do the game, but as he had not obviously turned up, the Moher manager did the game.
The away team could have refused to play the game without an Official Referee, but I know from my own playing days that if you travel a long distance for a game, the last thing you want is to refuse to play and have to travel back again at a later date.
If you win the game, no problem. Its when you dont that you start blaming the diabolic decisions of the home town referee or something/anything else.

[Interested]

INTERESTED - Just going by what I've read on this site.

By the way, don't believe all you read on this site:rolleyes:

[Murphman]

clareleague.com link offline but you can see it on www.freewebs.com/clareleague/index.htm (http://www.freewebs.com/clareleague/index.htm)

Any more club scorer updates guys - only Bridge Celtic and Rineanna scorers all accounted for...

[gaffer]

I'm delighted to hear about this reserve league and hope it happens...

Currently players with Lifford B, well capable of playing in the Premier, refuse to play with the Lifford A. They want to get promoted with their teammates on the B team, which I understand, but they are hurting the club doing so.


Hopefully the reserve league might change this situation!

Why would anybody prefer to play at a lower level than they are capable of playing in the Premier?

I think this is a problem with most clubs that have an A and B team, players not wanting to play for the A team for what ever reason.
Some players would leave the club rather than play for the A team not something you would want in a local community.
How many B team managers would be happy to be involved in a situation where the players available to them each week is dictated by the A team manager not many I would guess.

[myleftfoot]

Caught some of the Newtown Avenue match last night.
Credit to both teams for a very entertaining game but the quality of some of the football was poor - miskicks and mistakes from both sides - probably because of the pitch. The surface was absolutely awful - what has happened to Lees Road - bumps and holes all over it. You would expect these 2 premier sides to be able to string good passing moves together but with the surface that was impossible.
If summer soccer means having to play on bumpy pitches like that its time to forget it.

[old git]

and if avenue beat ye which is the more likely and ye lose yer game in hand ye will be about 2 places off relegation which is where ye finish most years after a season of talkin yerselves up for nothin! :)
we are nicely placed but sayin that i wudnt be overly confident as in a newtown way of winnin the league! still hve lots of tough games left :cool:

well what happened the overhyped / talked up newtown beat the mighty inform avenue last night :(

[Side Cutter]

newmarket1 bridge celtic 3




it will be interesting to see if moher be happy about coming up to o briens bridge on a monday or friday night or will they look for it to be played on a sunday......

Well done to bridge celtic last night.Well worth the win and never stopped attacking.Can someone tell me who scored bridge celtics second goal.One of the best goals i have ever seen.

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2nites other results

rineanna 0 lifford 2
bridge ubited 0 mountshannon 1

Bad night for Newmarket:(

[papa-j]

Caught some of the Newtown Avenue match last night.
Credit to both teams for a very entertaining game but the quality of some of the football was poor - miskicks and mistakes from both sides - probably because of the pitch. The surface was absolutely awful - what has happened to Lees Road - bumps and holes all over it. You would expect these 2 premier sides to be able to string good passing moves together but with the surface that was impossible.
If summer soccer means having to play on bumpy pitches like that its time to forget it.

I agree, the pitches are imposible to play on without proper watering and I dont think many clubs have that option. As you say entertaining game and despite the pitch there was plenty of goal mouth incident. Both sides struggled while playing into the sun, impossible to see the ball in the air. The effort from both sides couldn't be faulted, both sides went all out for the win. In my unbiased opinion newtown deserved the win, with more posession/more goal chances and the Newtown equaliser by that young lad must have been goal of the season:D

[chappie]

Well done to bridge celtic last night.Well worth the win and never stopped attacking.Can someone tell me who scored bridge celtics second goal.One of the best goals i have ever seen.

gary moloney scored the second...in fairness it wasnt half bad alrite....thought the keeper could of done better for it but it did dip a nice bit...

[old git]

I agree, the pitches are imposible to play on without proper watering and I dont think many clubs have that option. As you say entertaining game and despite the pitch there was plenty of goal mouth incident. Both sides struggled while playing into the sun, impossible to see the ball in the air. The effort from both sides couldn't be faulted, both sides went all out for the win. In my unbiased opinion newtown deserved the win, with more posession/more goal chances and the Newtown equaliser by that young lad must have been goal of the season:D

who was the young lad has he a name ... are ye back in with chance of winning league now :ball:

[shelbourne1904]

Credit to both teams for a very entertaining game but the quality of some of the football was poor - miskicks and mistakes from both sides - probably because of the pitch. The surface was absolutely awful - what has happened to Lees Road - bumps and holes all over it. You would expect these 2 premier sides to be able to string good passing moves together but with the surface that was impossible.
If summer soccer means having to play on bumpy pitches like that its time to forget it.[/QUOTE]

Wrong conclusion.This is a red herring.The reason the pitch is bad is because of winter soccer.The winter we have just played through.I also have great doubts about the knowledge ,qualifications and ability of the manager of Lees Road.

NB Do not get sidetracked from what appears to be the majority aim of playing in the summer.

[papa-j]

who was the young lad has he a name ... are ye back in with chance of winning league now :ball:

forget about him, what about Frankie "centre circle, eagle eyed" Coote....gave a peno for avenue from 40yards away that even they laughed about. But in fairness he really let the game flow, I thought he was pretty good. We need Moher and Bridge Celtic to drop about 4 points each while winning all our games. You never know but Celtic are in a great position.
Huge game for both Moher and Olympic tonight. Can Olympic get a result?

[shelbourne1904]

The Moher manager is a ref in Clare, is it any wonder they are getting special treatment.

Noone said he was a ref.What was said was he reffed a match.

[shelbourne1904]

A piece of history will accurr tomorrow evening that may ripple through the anals of time. A group of young men will head to the fabled and feared land of the north west of Clare to battle the now mythical giants of the men from Moher. A group of men known as the Olympians, they carry the hopes and fears of many on their young shoulders, that they can vanquish this monster whose tentacles are spreading to the once powerful bastions of a game called soccer in Clare. Hopes are high that at least a wound can be inflicted on these giants so that the job can be completed by another formerly feared group of men from Tradaree. This is ever looking less and less likely because the stories abound of sorcery and witchcraft been part of the armoury of the men who worship the cliffs.They have taken over the minds , it is said of the leaders and organisers of said battles and have managed to engage all comers at times when they are at their weakest. This they say is only happening because of these giants worship of another God known far and wide in the country of Hibernia as the GAA. Let us hope that these barve 11 from Olympia do not become the latest sacrifices to the Gods that live , it is said at the bottom of the cliffs and only rise as the sun rises on the day of the Moon and again on the twilight of the week.
WHEN IS THE NEXT CHAPTER TO BE REALEASED IN THIS ENTRAWLING MYSTERY

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WHEN IS THE NEXT CHAPTER TO BE REALEASED IN THIS ENTRAWLING MYSTERY

Once I receive the result

[MikeBassett]

who was the young lad has he a name ... are ye back in with chance of winning league now :ball:

gaz leahy...heard from the newtown lads he came on and changed the game for newtown almost on his own when he came on

[plasticpitch]

2nites other results

rineanna 0 lifford 2
bridge ubited 0 mountshannon 1

looks like next weeks local derby betwen the bridge and newmarket is looking like a relegation decider or at least for the losers its looking grim.
now that is one match i am going to miss seeing

[plasticpitch]

by the way townie ... any match report on the newtown game last night:D
im sure all your talk on this site stirred the newtown lads... fair play

[plasticpitch]

forget about him, what about Frankie "centre circle, eagle eyed" Coote....gave a peno for avenue from 40yards away that even they laughed about. But in fairness he really let the game flow, I thought he was pretty good. We need Moher and Bridge Celtic to drop about 4 points each while winning all our games. You never know but Celtic are in a great position.
Huge game for both Moher and Olympic tonight. Can Olympic get a result?
looking like it will go to the last day of the season again this year... anything can happen.....seems as though all this 'preferential' treatment of moher could have them in pole position come the final day...
im cheering on the Bridge Celtic lads. they have been very consistent since been promoted and they have good organisation in the club. Their manager has them well set up.

[chappie]

hopefully they will leave the bridge celtic v moher game til the last day of the season...it should make for a right good finish to the season....

[2legged tackle]

Moher 2 - 2 Olympic.
Moher equalise in 98th minute.:eek:

[avenueC]

was like a cup tie to be honest
pitch a disgrace, both teams just going flat out for a win. newtown looked to be crusing at 2-0 up after an hour then avenue stormed 3 goals in 15 mins to look like goin top of the table but credit to newtown just kept attacking.. jay stretton got the equaliser by the way a header from 3 yds from a corner an the 4th goal was a mistake by centre back ball caught unuderneath his feet in 6yd box an stroked home.. peno for avenue was a farce but we had been denied 2 blatant ones before hand.... newtown wont win league but if they performed like this more consistently they would have challenged.. cup is going to be interesting

[smellyfeet]

unbelievable... ref blew up straight after moher equilised...

98th miniute, how many seconds in the 98th miniute was it.:rolleyes:
In all fairness,8 minutes extra time is outragous, just another talking point in the Mohar saga.

Surely this case is the iceing on the cake for them "Mohar". But i think the tital will go to Bridge Celtic, HOPEFULLY.:ball: For The sake of football in the county. CORRUPT:mad:

[chappie]

98th miniute, how many seconds in the 98th miniute was it.:rolleyes:
In all fairness,8 minutes extra time is outragous, just another talking point in the Mohar saga.

Surely this case is the iceing on the cake for them "Mohar". But i think the tital will go to Bridge Celtic, HOPEFULLY.:ball: For The sake of football in the county. CORRUPT:mad:


in fairness i wouldnt begrudge moher the title...but if they do manage to win the league i think the achievement will be deminished in the eyes of others due to the scheduling of fixtures and decisions like 8 minutes of stoppage time which would be a shame....

but it might not come to dat as it now looks like our boys are in pole position for the league....

[smellyfeet]

in fairness i wouldnt begrudge moher the title...but if they do manage to win the league i think the achievement will be deminished in the eyes of others due to the scheduling of fixtures and decisions like 8 minutes of stoppage time which would be a shame....

but it might not come to dat as it now looks like our boys are in pole position for the league....

Well thats a fair point but, could you blame anyone in thinking that way.

[Carotheplayer]

8 minutes. not a hope.

4-5 minutes was it tops. 5 subs in the second half aswell.

[2legged tackle]

8 minutes. not a hope.

4-5 minutes was it tops. 5 subs in the second half aswell.

5 Subs, 30 seconds a sub. thats 2 and a half minutes. The match was timed and it was 8 minutes. Even so where did the 4-5 minutes come from???:confused:

[shelbourne1904]

These minutes need to be clarified.I heard the referee showed the Olympic officials the records of his stop watch where the e.t.was at less than 4 minutes.

[spoongebob]

has anyone the results from yesterday and the fixtures for this week

[CousinSylDolan]

Monday 23/04/07
Clare Cup ¼ Finals
Newtown A 6 Bridge Celtic B 1

Gallivan Kennedy Youths League
Bridge United 3 Lifford 1

SEL Print First Division League
Rock Rovers 0 Connolly Celtic 1

Tuesday 24/04/07
SEL Print Second Division League
Ennistymon Town 3 Newmarket Celtic B 1

Bridge United B 0 Shannon Olympic B 2

Avenue United B 1 Kilkishen Celtic A 3

Clare U17 League
Newtown 4 Burren United 2

Corofin Harps 2 Lifford 0


Wednesday 25/04/07
SEL Print First Division League
Kildysart Celtic 2 Cratloe Celtic 2

Burren United 2 Connolly Celtic 1

Suttons Lighting Third Division League
Newtown B 4 Hermitage B 2

Thursday 26/04/07
Maloney Hardware Shannon Premier Division League
Newmarket Celtic A 1 Bridge Celtic A 3

Avenue United A 3 Newtown A 4

Rinnanna Rovers 0 Lifford A 2

Bridge United A 0 Mountshannon Celtic 1

SEL Print First Division League
Corofin Harps 2 Rock Rovers 3


Friday 27/04/07
Maloney Hardware Shannon Premier Division League
Moher Celtic A 2 Shannon Olympic A 2

SEL Print First Division League
Kilmaley United 0 Turnpike Rovers 2

Suttons Lighting Third Division League
Bridge Celtic B 2 Inch Crusaders 1

St.Pats B 1 Manus Celtic 4

Lynch Hotels Clare & District Soccer League Fixtures
Sunday 29/04/07
Clare U17 Simi Final
Cratloe Celtic 1 Corofin Harps 3

Michael O`Gorman Youths Cup Simi Finals
Turnpike Rovers 1 (4-3 Pens) Newmarket Celtic 1

Lifford 2 Hermitage 0

Clare Cup ¼ Finals
Rinnanna Rovers 2 (4-5 Pens) Avenue United A 2

Maloney Hardware Shannon Premier Division League
Newtown A 1 Lifford A 2

SEL Print First Division League
Bunratty 3 Corofin Harps 2

Burren United 2 Kilmaley United 1

Cratloe Celtic 3 Rock Rovers 2

SEL Print Second Division League
Newmarket Celtic B 0 Bridge United B 4

Shannon Olympic B 0 Kilkishen Celtic A 6

Ennistymon Town 0 Kilrush Rangers 8

Suttons Lighting Third Division League
Bridge Celtic B (P-P) Manus Celtic

Moher Celtic B 4 Newtown B 0

[CousinSylDolan]

Lynch Hotels Clare & District Soccer League Fixtures
Saturday 05/05/07
Michael O’Gorman Youth Cup Final
County Grounds: Turnpike Rovers V Lifford Referee: M.O`Halloran 3.00
Assistant Referees: A.Murphy , J.Deniffee
4th official: F.Coote

Note: In event of a draw 10 mins e/w extra time and replay if necessary on Friday 11th May 2007 at 7.00 P.M. same venue and officials.

Sunday 06/05/07
Maloney Hardware Shannon Premier Division League
Ennis Road: Newmarket Celtic A V Lifford A
J.Stanford 2.00

O`Briensbridge: Bridge Celtic A V Moher Celtic A
M.O`Brien 11.00

Rinnanna: Rinnanna Rovers V Newtown A
F.Coote 11.00

Shannon: Shannon Olympic A V Mountshannon Celtic A.Murphy 2.00

SEL Print First Division League
Lees Road Pitch 2: Rock Rovers V Burren United
A.Murphy 11.00

SEL Print Second Division League
Ennis Road Newmarket Celtic B V Kilkishen Celtic A J.Stanford 11.00

Suttons Lighting Third Division League
Kilmhill: St.Pats B V Newtown B
D.Hehir 11.00

O`Briensbridge: Bridge Celtic B V Manus Celtic
M.O`Halloran 3.00

Wednesday 09/05/07
Maloney Hardware Shannon Premier Division League
Ennis Road: Newmarket Celtic A V Rinnanna Rovers M.O`Halloran 6.45

Sixmilebridge: Bridge United A V Avenue United A
J.Stanford 6.45

Thursday 10/05/07
SEL Print First Division League
Cahercon: Kildysart Celtic V Burren United
M.O`Brien 6.45

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[QUOTE=Wayne's World;660358

I don't think the people in Newmarket would know what to do if they saw a cup in the Village as it's been a long time since there was one there.

They would probably go down to the hurling pitch and ask did one of the teams down there lose it:[/QUOTE]



Another trophy less year for Rineanna. Still they can have the top team in the parish title for a second year in a row.:eek:

[Bannerman]

Sunday 06/05/07
Maloney Hardware Shannon Premier Division League

O`Briensbridge: Bridge Celtic A V Moher Celtic A
M.O`Brien 11.00

So this game (potential title decider) is on Sunday? For Moher? What has happened here? What about all the theories about Moher never playing on Sunday?

[First]

Sunday 06/05/07
Maloney Hardware Shannon Premier Division League

O`Briensbridge: Bridge Celtic A V Moher Celtic A
M.O`Brien 11.00

So this game (potential title decider) is on Sunday? For Moher? What has happened here? What about all the theories about Moher never playing on Sunday?

We will have to check the GAA fixtures and get back to you.:p

[old git]

We will have to check the GAA fixtures and get back to you.:p


yes would be very surprised if any gaa matches for moher players on sunday ..:ball:

[Wayne's World]

Another trophy less year for Rineanna. Still they can have the top team in the parish title for a second year in a row.:eek:


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I couldn't care less if Newmarket or Rineanna won anything, I was merely stating that Newmarket haven't won a trophy in a while.

As for the Moher V Olympic match where's Hacker with an unbiased report of the going's on up there.

I heard Newtown lost at home to Lifford, bad result after beating Avenue during the week that must put them out of the league now does it?

[spoongebob]

Did Bunratty get promoted back to the premier yesterday with the win over Corofin?

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[QUOTE=Wayne's World;675792]First

I couldn't care less if Newmarket or Rineanna won anything, I was merely stating that Newmarket haven't won a trophy in a while.

Ah! Wayne lighten up , that kind of stress will cause you to lose your zwing!!!!

[smellyfeet]

I heard Newtown lost at home to Lifford, bad result after beating Avenue during the week that must put them out of the league now does it?

Yes they have Little or no chance now.
This game was one of the poorest games ever played down in Ballycasey to be honest.Newtown went 1 nil up with Trevor Maxwell scoring in the first half.Second half was absolute SH1TE to watch with both teams making little or no effort to play good football.Newtown had 1 or 2 half chances but didn't take them.Lifford were handed 2 own goals to win the game,first was a fine header from Tom OHare and second was buried into the back of the net by Noel Donnellan.Pity they were scored in the wrong end of the pitch. Don't think anyone of the 20 odd players gave anything to this game apart from Lifford player "Blondie" i think they call him.All in all pure and utter SH1TE game.

[CousinSylDolan]

Did Bunratty get promoted back to the premier yesterday with the win over Corofin?

No... Need a win from the last game away to Connolly on Wednesday to ensure promotion.

[chappie]

No... Need a win from the last game away to Connolly on Wednesday to ensure promotion.


would you happen to know whats the story with the first, second and third divisions in terms of whos looks likely to be promoted and relegated....

[Young Lad]

No... Need a win from the last game away to Connolly on Wednesday to ensure promotion.[/QUOTE]

I thought the corofin vs bunratty game was very entertaining with some good goals and both teams making good effort to play ball. There was also some unsavoury scenes to complete an action packed game.

[Young Lad]

I thought the corofin vs bunratty game was very entertaining with some good goals and both teams making good effort to play ball. There was also some unsavoury scenes to complete an action packed game.

tell us more...[/QUOTE]

There was an altercation between 2 players after a tackle. This lead to at least a 10 man brawl with a number of punches thrown. As a result 1 Bunratty player was sent off for kicking a player on the ground. While more could and should have been sent off, this player in particular deserved to go as it was a complete cowardly act.

[sore_toe]

wat a game to watch bunratty and corofin..but to be fair corofin started to whole thing with the fighting..there was a bit a of a scufffle between 2 which was fair enough cause these things happen in a heated match then a 3 (corofin player) ran half way down the pitch to get involed and threw a punch that was 2 on 1 so then a bunratty player dived str8 in thats when all hell broke out

[spoongebob]

wat a game to watch bunratty and corofin..but to be fair corofin started to whole thing with the fighting..there was a bit a of a scufffle between 2 which was fair enough cause these things happen in a heated match then a 3 (corofin player) ran half way down the pitch to get involed and threw a punch that was 2 on 1 so then a bunratty player dived str8 in thats when all hell broke out




5 goals and a fight nearly would of paid money to watch that sounds like it was a cracker of a game.

[plasticpitch]

Yes they have Little or no chance now.
This game was one of the poorest games ever played down in Ballycasey to be honest.Newtown went 1 nil up with Trevor Maxwell scoring in the first half.Second half was absolute SH1TE to watch with both teams making little or no effort to play good football.Newtown had 1 or 2 half chances but didn't take them.Lifford were handed 2 own goals to win the game,first was a fine header from Tom OHare and second was buried into the back of the net by Noel Donnellan.Pity they were scored in the wrong end of the pitch. Don't think anyone of the 20 odd players gave anything to this game apart from Lifford player "Blondie" i think they call him.All in all pure and utter SH1TE game.
Whitey is the guy ur talking about smelly feet.
the relagation battle is looking very interesting this year. 4 teams could go down.. a huge 9 days for newmarket... 4 games including the bridge game also m'snn play snn olympic.
still fancy newmarket to stay up... maybe in the playoff spot
Bridge U are in trouble though. i reckon m'snn will stay up though , think they have same battling qualities as newmarket have.