Clare League 2006/07

[smellyfeet]

Don't think Anto listens too much to his auld fella. Couldn't be more different, Mikey is 'Mr Bridge United' and Anto is 'Mr what club next'!

Prem,
you have to remember that junior players are not under contract and can play with as many clubs as they like. There are players that stay with the one club for there playing years and others that don't and thats the way it is.

[Prem Rep!]

Fair enough, i agree. If a) you are not getting your place and just want to play; b)you fall out with the management; c) you want to challenge for honours (although lame).
Now if none of the above apply you would think a player would be happy enough to stay with his local side. Anto just left, but he did the same the last time we won the league. Makes no sense but I don't want to raise this again so lets just agree to disagree.

[the only 1]

lads davy wall on his way back 2limerick plus hes bringing another player with him from newtown 2d view :cool:

[smellyfeet]

lads davy wall on his way back 2limerick plus hes bringing another player with him from newtown 2d view :cool:

Above is aload of bull....
If i am right, you have posted something like this before and that never happened.

[shelbourne1904]

FAI Game off, Bridge originally down for Mountshannon but now changed to Newtown.


This baffles me.How can a Kerry team get an FAI game cancelled when there is such a song and dance made in Clare when a Clare club wants a change of FAI/Munster fixture????

We have already been told that FAI under 17 and Munster youths games,involving Clare clubs cannot be delayed?????

[smellyfeet]

This baffles me.How can a Kerry team get an FAI game cancelled when there is such a song and dance made in Clare when a Clare club wants a change of FAI/Munster fixture????

We have already been told that FAI under 17 and Munster youths games,involving Clare clubs cannot be delayed?????

Think they had booked this as a free weekend.

[Goals4fun]

Think they had booked this as a free weekend.

for these they need to contact the fai of Munster junior and request the weekend off. They may get it appoved or not. seems like they did

[Murphman]

Hi lads/lassies, Just posted the following on the Clare People website -

"CP - I'm very dissappointed with your recent coverage or "lack of" coverage for our local Junior Soccer football. Ye set such high standards last year, alot of people have been dissappointed that the same enthusiasm hasn't been shown this year aswell(So far anyway). :( Pics from games are no longer featured - except underage, compared to last year - 2 page spreads with match reports etc..In my opinion and I know for a fact ye have lost alot of your punters from last year that follow the clare league due to fact that clare Junior soccer isn't covered more. For the first time since ye went to print I had to go to the dreaded C Campion for match reports this week.... its a sad day."

Anyone agree/disagree?
Do you think this will go down well or will they even care?

[chappie]

Hi lads/lassies, Just posted the following on the Clare People website -

"CP - I'm very dissappointed with your recent coverage or "lack of" coverage for our local Junior Soccer football. Ye set such high standards last year, alot of people have been dissappointed that the same enthusiasm hasn't been shown this year aswell(So far anyway). :( Pics from games are no longer featured - except underage, compared to last year - 2 page spreads with match reports etc..In my opinion and I know for a fact ye have lost alot of your punters from last year that follow the clare league due to fact that clare Junior soccer isn't covered more. For the first time since ye went to print I had to go to the dreaded C Campion for match reports this week.... its a sad day."

Anyone agree/disagree?
Do you think this will go down well or will they even care?


Dead right only one match report per week now...it seems to be all school boy since they started sponsoring the schoolboy leagues....but with the gaa now finally more or less over hopefully they will show more interest in the league...it is only showing the premier table these days as well...

[shelbourne1904]

Anyone agree/disagree?
Do you think this will go down well or will they even care?[/QUOTE]


Fair play to u writing to them.I would say they will care.Have to agree with you but you may not have noticed even in the schoolboys that they are using out of date photos beside reports ,the photos have nothing to do with the games!!!!!

Its the GAA again.Just watch the improvement once it is over.

[plasticpitch]

i think this is a definite change from last year. maybe been such a new paper they are trying to find the best mix to sell the most papers but i think most 'hardeded' champion readers will never read the 'people. i m sure it will improve but isnt half the season gone already....
well all the lads who are a bit fond of themselves get off down to the hairdressers.... the gaa season is over ;)

[BallBreaker]

shannon olympic texas holdem poker night in aid of pitch and clubhouse development this friday 3rd nov in the goalpost shannon starting at 8pm sharpish..all welcome and please spread the word..thanks

you need to give us more details,how much and so on,also % of prisemoney being paid....

[BallBreaker]

Well lads what do ya think of the new Avatar!!!!!!!

[CousinSylDolan]

Well lads what do ya think of the new Avatar!!!!!!!

Nicely done in fairness...

What does it stand for. The 3 symbols around the red hand???? What are those 3 things?

[Pauliwallnuts]

Looks like 3 ships & the Red hand of Ulster right ??

I presume it signifies that the team was set up by the lads who moved down from the North back in the 70's.

[OpenGoal]

One thing I never understood, why is the red hand in the crest? Is that not a protestant symbol, i.e. the Red Hand Defenders???? Perhaps I'm wrong, can anyone explain?

[smellyfeet]

One thing I never understood, why is the red hand in the crest? Is that not a protestant symbol, i.e. the Red Hand Defenders???? Perhaps I'm wrong, can anyone explain?

The red hand is backwards on the crest, probably in protest to the red hand defenders.:D The 3 ships are on the clare crest i think. And the club was set up by 3 lads who moved to Shannon from the north.

[old git]

One thing I never understood, why is the red hand in the crest? Is that not a protestant symbol, i.e. the Red Hand Defenders???? Perhaps I'm wrong, can anyone explain?

trying to remember my history..
2 irish men o'neill & dermot for years were trying to be kings of ulster they had a few wars & battles untill finaly the high king of ireland told them to settle there differences with a horse race to ulster and the first man to lay his hand on ulster soil would be king of ulster..

dermot was winning race and was halfway across the river that was border to ulster... o'neill then cut of his own hand and threw it across the river to land on ulster soil therefore claiming the title of king of ulster ... it was always known as the red hand of o'neill... so legend & irish folklore have it... also tyrone gaa also wear this crest with pride :cool: :cool:

[old git]

Big game in the league sunday coming.
Away win for Newtown and it will put them on top along with Bridge Celtic.
Home win would see Bridge UTD climp up the table with game in hand.


any match report ... heard it finished 0-0

[Brazil Nut]

Any results and match reports from over the weekend?

[Planners]

Did avenue play this weekend ?
Bit of a farse with the 1st division shield final - any comments from the Clare League " officals " ?

[CousinSylDolan]

Did avenue play this weekend ?
Bit of a farse with the 1st division shield final - any comments from the Clare League " officals " ?

It was a shield playoff with the winners playing Burren in the final.

Seems Newtown had a man sent off after half an hour yesterday so I suppose they will be happier with the point.

I see the Clare youths are playing Cork next Saturday... has a squad been announced or have they been training?????

[CousinSylDolan]

Lynch Hotels Clare & District Soccer League Results
Sunday 05/11/06
Munster Youths Cup 2nd Round
Bridge United 1 Newtown 2

F.A.I. U17 Cup Second Round
Corofin Harps 2 (4-3 Pens) Mungret Regional 2

F.A.I. Junior Cup 3rd Round Clare/Kerry Desmond League Area
Shannon Olympic 1 Newcastlewest 4

Inter Kenmare 1 Burren United 2

Knockaderry Newmarket Celtic

Bridge Celtic 1 Kilorglin F.C. 2

Maloney Hardware Shannon Premier Division League
Lifford A 1 Rinnanna Rovers 1

Bridge United A 0 Newtown A 0

First Division League Cup Section B Play-Off
Hermitage A (P-P) Bunratty

Clare First Division League
Kilmaley United 1 Rock Rovers 1

Cratloe Celtic A 2 Corofin Harps 2

Connolly Celtic 5 Turnpike Rovers 2


SEL Print Second Division League
Tulla United (P-P) Lifford B

Kilrush Rangers 2 Ennistymon Town 1

Avenue United B 0 St.Pats A 2

Kilkishen Celtic A 1 Bridge United B 1


Suttons Lighting Third Division League
Cratloe Celtic B 2 St.Pats B 2

Cooraclare Celtic 0 Inch Crusaders 4


Manus Celtic 0 Rhine Rovers 0

Kilkishen Celtic B 3 Hermitage B 1

[CousinSylDolan]

Lynch Hotels Clare & District Soccer League Fixtures
Saturday 11/11/06
Inter League Youths Cup First Round
County Grounds: Clare V Kerry
Referee: J.Stanford 2.00
Assistant Referees: A.Murphy, F.Coote

Sunday 12/11/06
F.A.I. Junior Cup 3rd Round Clare/Kerry Desmond League Area
Killarney: Killarney Celtic V Avenue United
Kerry Officials 1.00

Ballycasey: Newtown V Killarney Athletic
D.McCarthy 2.00

Note: In event of a draw 10 mins e/w extra time and penaltys if necessary.

Munster Junior Cup 3rd Round
Ballycar: Newmarket Celtic A V Burren United
M.O`Brien 11.00

Note: In event of a draw 10 mins e/w extra time and penaltys if necessary.
Maloney Hardware Shannon Premier Division League
Scariff: Mountshannon Celtic V Rinnanna Rovers
P.Mulready 11.00

Sixmilebridge: Bridge United A V Moher Celtic J.Deniffee 11.00

O`Briensbridge: Bridge Celtic A V Shannon Olympic A P.Sutton 11.00

Clare First Division League
Corofin: Corofin Harps V Kilmaley United N.Bennett 11.00

Cratloe: Cratloe Celtic A V Bunratty
J.Stanford 1.30

Fairgreen: Hermitage A V Connolly Celtic A.Murphy 11.00

SEL Print Second Division League
Norrie Henchies: Tulla United V Lifford B
M.O`Halloran 11.00

Shannon: Shannon Olympic B V Ennistymon Town
D.McCarthy 11.00

Sixmilebridge: Bridge United B V Kilrush Rangers
J.Deniffee 1.30

Kilkishen: Kilkishen Celtic A V Newmarket Celtic B
J.Stanford 11.00

Suttons Lighting Third Division League
Lees Road Pitch 1: Inch Crusaders V Rhine Rovers
A.Murphy 1.30

Cooraclare: Cooraclare Celtic V Cratloe Celtic B F.Coote 11.00

Tiermaclane: Manus Celtic V St.Pats B
P.Dunne 11.00

O`Briensbridge: Bridge Celtic B V Hermitage B
D.Brosnan 2.30

Liscannor: Moher Celtic B V Kilkishen Celtic B
2.00

[smellyfeet]

any match report ... heard it finished 0-0

It was a good enough game with both sides playing some good football, Newtown were the better side in the first half but the Brigde narrowed them down to 1 shot in the first half. It was a game dominated by the defenders and midfield with little or no clear cut chances for either side.Newtown had Ryan Kelly sent off after half an hour or so for a stupid kick out at Bridge player,straight red. In (imo) Newtown didn't look like they were a man down for most of the second half but the last 15 mins Bridge did start to take the upper hand and it was long ball out of defence for Newtown until the final whistle.....

Point each fair result

[smellyfeet]

[QUOTE=CousinSylDolan;569248]It was a shield playoff with the winners playing Burren in the final.

I heard something about this yesterday. What's the story, were Doora's gates closed AGAIN:rolleyes:

[CousinSylDolan]

[QUOTE=CousinSylDolan;569248]It was a shield playoff with the winners playing Burren in the final.

I heard something about this yesterday. What's the story, were Doora's gates closed AGAIN:rolleyes:


2 teams were on the field ready to play. Referee arrived and his dressing room was not open. He was not too happy and started his inspection of the field. He then said that the lines on the field were not visible enough for him and he deemed the pitch unplayable and called off the game.

[smellyfeet]

[QUOTE=smellyfeet;569313]


2 teams were on the field ready to play. Referee arrived and his dressing room was not open. He was not too happy and started his inspection of the field. He then said that the lines on the field were not visible enough for him and he deemed the pitch unplayable and called off the game.

Was the pitch not lined or the the ref just have the hump.

[CousinSylDolan]

[QUOTE=CousinSylDolan;569321]

Was the pitch not lined or the the ref just have the hump.

Was not there myself but the lads said it was fine. Ref did not get out of the right side of the bed maybe...

[Young Lad]

I'm not trying to be bashing referees but the standard of refereeing in the Corofin v Cratloe game yesterday was shocking. Corofin should have been awarded 2 penalties for blatant handballs. I'm not suggesting bias but consistently poor decisions throughout the game for both sides.

[Planners]

Spoke to one of the players and he said the pitch was in perfect order - In relation to the Rineanna and Lifford game it looked like the ref was obviously out the night before - rubbish would be an understatement -

[smellyfeet]

Ref gave some really suspest decisions in Bridge v Newtown game.
I wasn't going to say anything but if the rest of you are at it then i might aswell.:)

Twice Newtown should have got a corner but ref gave the wrong desicion.
The Bridge keeper pushed the ball out for a corner and on the way a Bridge players got a touch on it aswell,thats 2 players from the Bridge making contact but yet the ref gave a kick out....Seriously, i can't understand what does be going on with desicions like that,its unreall, and then refs say that everbody is against them....Boo Fcukin Hoo:mad:

[old git]

Ref gave some really suspest decisions in Bridge v Newtown game.
I wasn't going to say anything but if the rest of you are at it then i might aswell.:)

Twice Newtown should have got a corner but ref gave the wrong desicion.
The Bridge keeper pushed the ball out for a corner and on the way a Bridge players got a touch on it aswell,thats 2 players from the Bridge making contact but yet the ref gave a kick out....Seriously, i can't understand what does be going on with desicions like that,its unreall, and then refs say that everbody is against them....Boo Fcukin Hoo:mad:


not bad for a clare league ref .. only 2 wrong descisions !!!!:eek:

[shelbourne1904]

Munster Youths Cup 2nd Round
Bridge United 1 Newtown 2

Should read United 2 Newtown 3 AET

[Brazil Nut]

Any olympic lads with a report on their FAI game. I know yee like to stay quiet these days but seen as it was the fai i was hoping some1 might share the match details. Was it a case of West being too strong or did olympic want to concentrate on league affairs:rolleyes: Are west a side to avoid ion future rounds????

[Brazil Nut]

Give the refs a break will yee! Worse than Mourinho the lot of yee:D Saw 2 games over weekend and refs were o.k. Yes made a few mistakes but so did every player on the pitch. Obviously both refs and players didn't want to make mistakes but its easier 4 a player to put his hand up when he's made a mistake as ref would be slaughtered. Now sssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh:D :D

[shelbourne1904]

Nicely done in fairness...

What does it stand for. The 3 symbols around the red hand???? What are those 3 things?

Red hand stands for the ancient Irish province of 9 county Ulster ,not the occupied 6 counties.3 ships are the from the Clare crest.Club was formed by 3 Belfast men in 77 Jim Rocks ,Red Austin,Donal Magee snr and Tom McDade Snr.

Funny story about political correctness.Tommy McDade Jnr was once called a "Fat Chinese Orange *******" by a defender he had just beaten in the air to score and then stood on!!!None of the descriptive adjectives are accurate as he was a republican , only 12 stone at the time,was born in Dublin, but did like the odd chicken curry!!!!!!!!

Uladh Abú!!!!

[old git]

look at the games the other day..ref for bunratty v hermitage is a cop in ennis does a lot of night shifts..maybe explains why he was tired and used line as an excuse ?? lifford v rineanna ..ref from ennis reffing an ennis team??same ref tried to screw us last year in ennis..
ref in cratloe v corofin is a cratloe man corofin denied 2 clear peno's???

it adds up to refs being biased


i thought clare league had some sort of rule that a ref from a town/ village would not normally ref games involving there local team :confused: :confused:

[old git]

Red hand stands for the ancient Irish province of 9 county Ulster ,not the occupied 6 counties.3 ships are the from the Clare crest.Club was formed by 3 Belfast men in 77 Jim Rocks ,Red Austin,Donal Magee snr and Tom McDade Snr.

Funny story about political correctness.Tommy McDade Jnr was once called a "Fat Chinese Orange *******" by a defender he had just beaten in the air to score and then stood on!!!None of the descriptive adjectives are accurate as he was a republican , only 12 stone at the time,was born in Dublin, but did like the odd chicken curry!!!!!!!!

Uladh Abú!!!!

he was some player back then .. and he was not to shy to give a few insults and bruises back also.. :D :D

[old git]

i thought clare league had some sort of rule that a ref from a town/ village would not normally ref games involving there local team



in an ideal world thats what m.lydon would like!! but wit just a couple of refs in clare they dictate which matches they are available for.???

fair point ...... .. but was there not approx 18-19 new referees who turned up for a course / meeting in ennis a couple of weeks ago :confused:

[Interested]

fair point ...... .. but was there not approx 18-19 new referees who turned up for a course / meeting in ennis a couple of weeks ago


ya 18 of us turned up..and the course was pretty good..but it only allows us to do schoolboy or 3rd div matches..not sure when next level of course is on..
maybe it wud free up other refs but i think they will still dictate things to suit themselves...

hacker, can you clarify the quote " they will still dictate things to suit themselves".
Out of curiosity, of the 18 candidates that did the beginners course, how many of you qualified to be referees?. Because as far as I can see, there is still a lack of numbers to cover all the games down for this weekend.

[Interested]

hacker, can you clarify the quote " they will still dictate things to suit themselves".
Out of curiosity, of the 18 candidates that did the beginners course, how many of you qualified to be referees?. Because as far as I can see, there is still a lack of numbers to cover all the games down for this weekend


my quote meant that wit so few refs..they can more or less pick there own games. if im wrong i oppologies to all refs..but why else are ennis refs doing ennis games shannon ref doing shannon games cratloe ref doing cratloe games..1 ref had 3 matches in a row changed to 4pm on a sunday as he was playing golf..us refs that did that course havent been contacted yet to ref games we were all told we passed no problem..i'm available???

You would want to look at the bigger picture. If Referees are choosing which games that they will do, why is one Referee from Ennis travelling to East Clare one sunday, then West Clare the following Sunday and not picking his games for Lee's Road?, which I am sure he would do if he was able as he is in walking distance from the complex.
The Referee that likes his game of golf, more power to him. Does it not strike you that he might have requested the 4.00 O'Clock kick off to enable him to partake in both sports, the alternative being no ref available for the games at 2.30. I didn,t hear much dissention from the Olympic or Newtown players when they had an early kick off the day of the County Final, or did the Ref on the day of that game demand that the game be played early?, I doubt it.
M. Lydon decides which Referee goes where, and like clubs, if referees are not available for a particular time or day I presume that there are channels for them to go through.
If your available for Sunday, do you fancy reffing the Newtown game and letting D. McCarthy up to Corofin?

[shelbourne1904]

my quote meant that wit so few refs..they can more or less pick there own games. if im wrong i oppologies to all refs..but why else are ennis refs doing ennis games shannon ref doing shannon games cratloe ref doing cratloe games..1 ref had 3 matches in a row changed to 4pm on a sunday as he was playing golf..us refs that did that course havent been contacted yet to ref games we were all told we passed no problem..i'm available???[/QUOTE]

Who are these Shannon and Cratloe phantom refs?????I must admit I dont know of any of the 18 that were contacted yet??Does anyone???

[Young Lad]

You would want to look at the bigger picture. If Referees are choosing which games that they will do, why is one Referee from Ennis travelling to East Clare one sunday, then West Clare the following Sunday and not picking his games for Lee's Road?, which I am sure he would do if he was able as he is in walking distance from the complex.
The Referee that likes his game of golf, more power to him. Does it not strike you that he might have requested the 4.00 O'Clock kick off to enable him to partake in both sports, the alternative being no ref available for the games at 2.30. I didn,t hear much dissention from the Olympic or Newtown players when they had an early kick off the day of the County Final, or did the Ref on the day of that game demand that the game be played early?, I doubt it.
M. Lydon decides which Referee goes where, and like clubs, if referees are not available for a particular time or day I presume that there are channels for them to go through.
If your available for Sunday, do you fancy reffing the Newtown game and letting D. McCarthy up to Corofin?


Strangely enough D. McCarthy hasn't done Corofin many favours since he started refereeing.

[Interested]

You would want to look at the bigger picture. If Referees are choosing which games that they will do, why is one Referee from Ennis travelling to East Clare one sunday, then West Clare the following Sunday and not picking his games for Lee's Road?, which I am sure he would do if he was able as he is in walking distance from the complex.
The Referee that likes his game of golf, more power to him. Does it not strike you that he might have requested the 4.00 O'Clock kick off to enable him to partake in both sports, the alternative being no ref available for the games at 2.30. I didn,t hear much dissention from the Olympic or Newtown players when they had an early kick off the day of the County Final, or did the Ref on the day of that game demand that the game be played early?, I doubt it.
M. Lydon decides which Referee goes where, and like clubs, if referees are not available for a particular time or day I presume that there are channels for them to go through.
If your available for Sunday, do you fancy reffing the Newtown game and letting D. McCarthy up to Corofin?

hey interested if i'm wrong i oppologies to all refferees...its simply my opinion on it..which like you i'm intitled to..so if ive offended you i'm sorry..

Hacker, no offence taken. It is just that referee's have a thankless job to do at the best of times. Negetive remarks and opinions though entitled should be of a balanced nature and if critism is due to one or two referee's don't paint them all with the same brush keep your critism to the referee(s) involved.
Are you still available for the Newtown game on Sunday;)

[Interested]

Strangely enough D. McCarthy hasn't done Corofin many favours since he started refereeing.

Was he not the referee that gave Corofin a penalty in the dying minutes of a Cup Semi Final against Newtown?

[Young Lad]

Was he not the referee that gave Corofin a penalty in the dying minutes of a Cup Semi Final against Newtown?

Yes he was. While the penalty may have been questionable it was a decision that is seen given regularly by referees in all levels. On the day in question Corofin were well worth their victory.

[Brazil Nut]

Lads, any1 like to have a go at a clare 11. Not oscar traynor or anything but your version of best 11 in clare. Could throw in a manager as well, and best player in the league if ya like just for the craic. all divisions taken into account of course. Will be good to see different opinions, bias etc. If unsure of name of some1 in particular just put down position and club or description of person. Let the fun begin!!!!!!!

[Goals4fun]

Lads, any1 like to have a go at a clare 11. Not oscar traynor or anything but your version of best 11 in clare. Could throw in a manager as well, and best player in the league if ya like just for the craic. all divisions taken into account of course. Will be good to see different opinions, bias etc. If unsure of name of some1 in particular just put down position and club or description of person. Let the fun begin!!!!!!!


is this for players playing in the clare league or does it include those playing in limerick but living in clare ??
would be interesting to see a clare team v's clare based players playing outside the clare league....

[smellyfeet]

1 Skinny GK.Newtown..GK
2 Derek Byrnes.Newtown..RB
3 Whacker.Newmarket..LB
4 Albert Finnan.Bridge UTD..SW
5 Danial Aherne.Bridge Celtic.CH
6 Jocks.Rineanna..CM
7 Trevor Maxwell..Bridge UTD..RM
8 Mikey OMalley..Newmarket..CM
9 Cheeky McDonald..Newtown..CF
10 Davy Wall.Newtown..CF
11 Seamus Lawlor.Newmarket..LM

Thats who i would pick.