Oscar Traynor News

[Goals4fun]

limerick are in the following group

East Cork & West Waterford League
Clare League
Munster Senior League
Limerick District League

1st round games will take place 28th-29th October

wonder when the squad will be announced or will there be trials ??

[007Dream]

do you have a list of the full group stages? for each team?

[Old keeper]

do you have a list of the full group stages? for each team?

Leagues are discussing the times of games etc and we are trying to see if a midweek game would be acceptable to the other leagues. When all the info is available we will post it on the website

[pearse4t3]

It would be nice to see a squad put together of about 20 players,and maybe train once a fortnight and play as many friendlies as possible to create a bit of team spirit,which has been lacking for the last few years.
From what ive seen this year id pick:
Nunan(carew) Carroll(boro)
Stewart(carew) Fitzsimons(boro)
Dunphy(balla) Quinn(balla)
Hanley(boro) Aherne(reg)
Enright(pike) O'Grady(pike)
Carey(carew) Judge(granville)
Sheehan(reg) Barry(boro)
Tynan(granville) Earls(balla)
Slattery(carew) Cosgrave(view)
Hartnett(pike) Sheehan(A/A)
im sure everyone will have a diffirent 20.....................

[new leaf]

does anyone know when the oscar traynor squad will be named??

[abbeyvale]

It would be nice to see a squad put together of about 20 players,and maybe train once a fortnight and play as many friendlies as possible to create a bit of team spirit,which has been lacking for the last few years.
From what ive seen this year id pick:
Nunan(carew) Carroll(boro)
Stewart(carew) Fitzsimons(boro)
Dunphy(balla) Quinn(balla)
Hanley(boro) Aherne(reg)
Enright(pike) O'Grady(pike)
Carey(carew) Judge(granville)
Sheehan(reg) Barry(boro)
Tynan(granville) Earls(balla)
Slattery(carew) Cosgrave(view)
Hartnett(pike) Sheehan(A/A)
im sure everyone will have a diffirent 20.....................

Good list, but what about Regional's Stewart, Behan, & Galvin as well as Ken Mc of Balla, just to name a few

[see's it]

star have 3 or 4 who should be on it..........

[pearse4t3]

star have 3 or 4 who should be on it.......... name them.......

[Old keeper]

does anyone know when the oscar traynor squad will be named??

Will be posted on the website this evening

[the only 1]

Will be posted on the website this evening

since pa mull is over the team you might get the pike players to turn up but not enright

[booster 03]

anyone outside prem who get a look in.. just wondering is all???or is it just premier players.

[abbeyvale]

anyone outside prem who get a look in.. just wondering is all???or is it just premier players.

No Its not just Prem players but very rarely does any player from outside the Prem get picked.

[abbeyvale]

name them.......


Pa Barry when back fit & Ger Collopy,

Paul Lyons and Brian O'Doherty were on it last season, So they might get the call again.

[see's it]

name them.......

G.Collopy
B.o Doherty
D.Walsh
D.Hannon
and id have morton in before lyons

[pearse4t3]

Oscar Traynor panal named on the LDMC website.........A FEW SURPRISES

[gaidin]

Pa Barry when back fit & Ger Collopy,

Paul Lyons and Brian O'Doherty were on it last season, So they might get the call again.

Pa Barry would be worth a shout when he is back to fitness as would Collopy.

I thought Brian O' Doherty was poor last year and he really hasnt done much this year either.

[abbeyvale]

Pa Barry would be worth a shout when he is back to fitness as would Collopy.

I thought Brian O' Doherty was poor last year and he really hasnt done much this year either.

Mike Carey Carew Park
Gordon Stewart Carew Park
John White Fairview
Jason Purcell Fairview
Ross Cosgrave Fairview
David Dunphy Ballynanty
Alan Barry Janesboro
Danny Galvin Regional
Mike Beehan Regional
Frankie Stewart Regional
Robbie Coomes Aisling
Dermot Clunes Aisling
Paul Cummins Aisling
Philip Judge Granville
James O Donnell Summerville
Eddie Hickey Pike
Keith Hartnett Pike
Pat Mcgarry Pike
Alan Finucane Pike
Darragh Drooge Pike
Mark Hannon Corbally
Fergal O’Connell Corbally

One position left on Panel to be filled


The above is the Oscar Traynor squad, and in all fariness its a joke.
Only one Balla player but 2 Corbally???
So Balla (who are easily one of if not the best footballing side in the Prem) have the same amount of players in the sqaud as Summerville do, GIVE ME A BREAK.

[abbeyvale]

Mike Carey Carew Park
Gordon Stewart Carew Park
John White Fairview
Jason Purcell Fairview
Ross Cosgrave Fairview
David Dunphy Ballynanty
Alan Barry Janesboro
Danny Galvin Regional
Mike Beehan Regional
Frankie Stewart Regional
Robbie Coomes Aisling
Dermot Clunes Aisling
Paul Cummins Aisling
Philip Judge Granville
James O Donnell Summerville
Eddie Hickey Pike
Keith Hartnett Pike
Pat Mcgarry Pike
Alan Finucane Pike
Darragh Drooge Pike
Mark Hannon Corbally
Fergal O’Connell Corbally

One position left on Panel to be filled


The above is the Oscar Traynor squad, and in all fariness its a joke.
Only one Balla player but 2 Corbally???
So Balla (who are easily one of if not the best footballing side in the Prem) have the same amount of players in the sqaud as Summerville do, GIVE ME A BREAK.



Also
Eddie Hickey (Pike B team) in the squad before Daithi Nunan (Carew) , Ger Collopy (Star) and I'm sure there are one or two other Prem keepers that are worth a shout!!!!!!

[headerball]

Also
Eddie Hickey (Pike B team) in the squad before Daithi Nunan (Carew) , Ger Collopy (Star) and I'm sure there are one or two other Prem keepers that are worth a shout!!!!!!


have to agree there, balla having only 1 player in is an absolute farce but then again mullaly would not be known for his fondness for balla, i suppose he had to pick at least one ! some of these players would be totally unknown to a lot of people !

[007Dream]

Still looking for the countrywide draw for all teams.Is it available anywhere?

[MitreSize5]

have to agree theres a few more from Balla who should have been playing and eddie hickeys a strange choice.

james o donnell from summerville is a fine left full (if thats the fella Im thinking of) and as was said on the premier league good left fulls are few and far between.

having said that theres players from 10 clubs there which makes a change from last year when it could have been called the balla-carew XI

[pearse4t3]

The squad is a disgrace,when ive seen Balla both Quinn and Earls have been outstanding,ive seen the boro beat pike,regional and A/A but these teams have more players than boro,Sheehan from regional should have been a cert, Clunes from A/A is very average.Hanley from the boro has been excellent.

[scoobysham]

No Its not just Prem players but very rarely does any player from outside the Prem get picked.

the last person i can remember getting picked for oscar traynor outside 1a was jason sheehan when he was playing for wembley when tommy lynch was manager......

[the only 1]

wheres enright+purcell of pike+culhane of boro surely there better centre halfs that were picked:eek:

[scoobysham]

very average squad to be honest o connell from corbally just out of minors ahead of earls from balla..... a lot more unusual selections especially the goalkeeper hickey.... a host of prem keepers much better along with at least one in 1a morgan lewis.......only 1 balla player a disgrace........could it be the case that a few of players who should of been selected refused to play under mullaly.....

[abbeyvale]

the last person i can remember getting picked for oscar traynor outside 1a was jason sheehan when he was playing for wembley when tommy lynch was manager......

Brian O'Doherty & Paul Lyons of Star both played for last season's OT team.
Just said I'd get that in.

[Roadend]

Eddie Hickey and Pa Mul are great pals, no surprise in his selection.

[see's it]

Hickey is a clever choice,gordon will be number 1 so i dont think the likes of collopy and noonan would travel to be a sub,hickey been a mate of pa's will glady help out.judge for caherdavin scored 4 goals afew weeks ago in a game,who was marking him,james o donnell defo not good enough for it

[new leaf]

Hickey is a clever choice,gordon will be number 1 so i dont think the likes of collopy and noonan would travel to be a sub,hickey been a mate of pa's will glady help out.judge for caherdavin scored 4 goals afew weeks ago in a game,who was marking him,james o donnell defo not good enough for it



have to agree with you there, very very surprising to see him on it

[abbeyvale]

Hickey is a clever choice,gordon will be number 1 so i dont think the likes of collopy and noonan would travel to be a sub,hickey been a mate of pa's will glady help out.judge for caherdavin scored 4 goals afew weeks ago in a game,who was marking him,james o donnell defo not good enough for it

Players that should have been included IMO.
Nunan (Carew)
Collopy (Star)
Quinn (Balla)
Earls (Balla)
Ken Mc (Balla)
G Ryan (Balla)
Daly (Balla)
Tynan (Granville)
Hanley (Boro)
Slattery (Carew)
Sheehan (Regional)
Sheehan (A/A)
Whelan (Carew)
O'Connell (Balla)

To name just a few

[lionelhutz]

Hickey is a clever choice,gordon will be number 1 so i dont think the likes of collopy and noonan would travel to be a sub,hickey been a mate of pa's will glady help out.judge for caherdavin scored 4 goals afew weeks ago in a game,who was marking him,james o donnell defo not good enough for it

James O'Donnell is an excellent left back. Boro and Pike were after him again during the summer. He's been one of the best (if not the best) left fulls in limerick junior soccer for the past 4 years and definitely deserves his place in that squad. Just cos he might have had one bad game doesnt make him a poor player.

I dont believe any star players are good enough to be on the squad anyway. the squad seems fair enough to me although there should be another couple of balla players there especially enright

[MitreSize5]

maybe a few players were asked and said they werent interested, thats the only reason i can think of for some of the bigger names missing.

hickey, purcell and white must be a hundred between them. looking at them youd be wondering why he didnt pick gaga and ask jimmy sheehan to dust off his boots

[abbeyvale]

maybe a few players were asked and said they werent interested, thats the only reason i can think of for some of the bigger names missing.

hickey, purcell and white must be a hundred between them. looking at them youd be wondering why he didnt pick gaga and ask jimmy sheehan to dust off his boots


What about Dobber Lipper, doesnt he play with Pike B as well, he should give him a shout as well and play him up front with Jimmy Sheehan, with Purcell and Gaga behind them in the MF, Declan Casey at left full, Seanie Lipper at right full, White and Hannon CB''s and Hickey in Goal.

[gaidin]

maybe a few players were asked and said they werent interested, thats the only reason i can think of for some of the bigger names missing.

hickey, purcell and white must be a hundred between them. looking at them youd be wondering why he didnt pick gaga and ask jimmy sheehan to dust off his boots

Thats what I was thinking. Maybe Pa Mul spoke to a lot of the players and asked if they would be available to him. Anyone that didnt give him 100% commitment were probably left out of the squad.

Juat a theory.:)

[kalyani]

What about Dobber Lipper, doesnt he play with Pike B as well, he should give him a shout as well and play him up front with Jimmy Sheehan, with Purcell and Gaga behind them in the MF, Declan Casey at left full, Seanie Lipper at right full, White and Hannon CB''s and Hickey in Goal.

which whyte though thats the question, john or derek???

[MitreSize5]

What about Dobber Lipper, doesnt he play with Pike B as well, he should give him a shout as well and play him up front with Jimmy Sheehan, with Purcell and Gaga behind them in the MF, Declan Casey at left full, Seanie Lipper at right full, White and Hannon CB''s and Hickey in Goal.

surely on that basis windy hogan and bomber sheehan will feel hard done by

[barryk]

Can you tell me the last Oscar Traynor panel selected that met everyones approval?
I go to games regularly and Pat Mullally has been around to see most clubs i would say.
I don't agree with some of those selected but I don't have the balls to take the job so good luck to the manager.
As for some of the comment!!! Remember these are amatuer players we are talking about. Jason Purcell is still the best player in Limerick by a fair distance(imo)
I'm just glad the selection is spread over such a large number of clubs. It might generate local support more than last season.

[Old keeper]

Well judging by the number of opinions posted there are a few who would think they could manage the team. Just a few tiny points to remember when posting about squad selections,
It takes more than skill to be a good player and in a team where you do not have the oppertunity to mesh over a long period some players may not have what it takes to be part of such a team. There are also a lot of clubs represented in the "initial" squad and when the trial game is over I am sure there may be a few changes. The trial squad has now been posted on the website any players listed should have their clubs contact the secretary as soon as possible.
Look forward to seeing you all at the trials games and the OT games.

Now lets give the management a fair chance to settle in

[Noddy]

congrats to everyone selected best of luck

[pearse4t3]

Well judging by the number of opinions posted there are a few who would think they could manage the team. Just a few tiny points to remember when posting about squad selections,
It takes more than skill to be a good player and in a team where you do not have the oppertunity to mesh over a long period some players may not have what it takes to be part of such a team. There are also a lot of clubs represented in the "initial" squad and when the trial game is over I am sure there may be a few changes. The trial squad has now been posted on the website any players listed should have their clubs contact the secretary as soon as possible.
Look forward to seeing you all at the trials games and the OT games.

Now lets give the management a fair chance to settle in

I agree old keeper and well said,but this been a forum,its about opinions, no ones having a go at Pat Mullaly,its just that everyone wants to see the strongest team on the field to give the league its best chance of winning

[widow]

That squad and the match day squad are two different things. Hope things are done differently this year and the attitude surrounding the oscar traynor panel changes for the better. Limerick should have alot more oscar traynor titles than it has won in recent times.

[Mercurial Vapor]

Does anyone find it a bit unusual that the second panel of players named are all playing in Division 1A. Surely if Pa Mullally needs to call up players to his squad he is more likely to go for players in the Premier League.

[Old keeper]

I agree old keeper and well said,but this been a forum,its about opinions, no ones having a go at Pat Mullaly,its just that everyone wants to see the strongest team on the field to give the league its best chance of winning

True but lets try to be constructive initially. I personally would like to see the league playing some other teams as well as the OT like some cross channel teams or Eircom teams in order to raise the leagues profile again.

[pearse4t3]

True but lets try to be constructive initially. I personally would like to see the league playing some other teams as well as the OT like some cross channel teams or Eircom teams in order to raise the leagues profile again.

Great idea,that would make it more attractive to players to be involved with the squad. The Oscar Traynor(and the inter-county youths) should be something all junior players(and youths) be aiming for,but the sad fact is that some clubs,not all,would be happier if their players werent involved in it incase of injury. Last season a prominent junior club had 2players injured in a OT match, and a week later had to play a big FAI match,both players played despite there injuries and as a result the club ended up out of the competition, so i can see clubs point of view also..............

[the dazzler]

Does anyone find it a bit unusual that the second panel of players named are all playing in Division 1A. Surely if Pa Mullally needs to call up players to his squad he is more likely to go for players in the Premier League.

are you complaining keith shur ur on it:(

[Mercurial Vapor]

are you complaining keith shur ur on it:(

That's right dazzler I'm on it;)

[allab]

is he pickin 1A players so his first team wil score a few goals against them and think it'll stop the criticism of his selections???

[Old keeper]

is he pickin 1A players so his first team wil score a few goals against them and think it'll stop the criticism of his selections???

Do we take it that you dont think there might be a few players who are not in the premier division but might be good enought to make the OT panel?

This is probably the fastest way to see what is out there and also give 40 people a chance to prove themselves, Im sure that the Manager is well able to pick and choose based on the needs of the squad rather than the wellbeing of a few critics

[madcap]

I think there would be more interest in the o/t if the LDMC made them feel a little more important, why cant they give them track suits gearbags etc,if they get injured,player should report it on the day and get it payed for, i think then club and players will have more respect, and will want there players to play in the o/t,
Do u think they would do that Oldkeeper

[allab]

Do we take it that you dont think there might be a few players who are not in the premier division but might be good enought to make the OT panel?

This is probably the fastest way to see what is out there and also give 40 people a chance to prove themselves, Im sure that the Manager is well able to pick and choose based on the needs of the squad rather than the wellbeing of a few critics

no there prob are a few good enough but there are far better players playin premier that would of been a better choice for selection. anyone agree/disagree??