Mayo League Division 2 2007

[gunner1]

erris cud nt organize a ref unreal bs, wat a great setup, maybe will get the 3 points :rolleyes:

who was the ref?I think it was a c/bar man T H.did the team travel?

[MayoToffee]

nt sure of ref, ya we travelled and got the call 20min down the road only in div 2, 10'o clock on a sunday morn great stuff!:mad:

[pixiehead]

erris cud nt organize a ref unreal bs, wat a great setup, maybe will get the 3 points :rolleyes:

How do you mean Erris couldnt organise a Ref :confused: . Sure its up to the League. The funny thing is the ref at our game was a Belmullet Man so i dont know why ye didnt have him. Ye mite have been better off anyhow when he lef 2 Ballina players Box one of our lads and leave the Clubs Superleague Manager out Cold :mad:

[gunner1]

How do you mean Erris couldn't organize a Ref :confused: . Sure its up to the League. The funny thing is the ref at our game was a Belmullet Man so i dont know why ye didn't have him. Ye mite have been better off anyhow when he lef 2 Ballina players Box one of our lads and leave the Clubs Superleague Manager out Cold :mad:

only one thing springs to mind,,,write a letter to the mayo league,and bitch to them,the more people that do it '' the more they will listen..

[sinabhuil]

The ref at our game basically allowed no tackling and no physical contact, he issued about 4 yellow cards to our team. Result the young skillful team took over. We had to take off players who the ref had taken a dislike to. One of our players got booked for a sliding tackle - he took the ball cleanly and did not even touch the C'bar player. The ref told him 'you have to stay on your feet'. When did this become a rule. If a team is so young that the ref has to protect them like this they should not be playing junior football. Sick with a distinct feeling of having been treated badly. His lack of consistency was astonishing with some nasty Castlebar tackles not being punished. As for the penalty - what a laugh.
Saying that the Castlebar lads were fine and played some nice football. Chinese guy at full back showed how the game should be played with gusto, contstantly pushing down the line all the time and when tackles were needed he was not found wanting. Whilst ref did not help and soured the spirit of the game Cross were terrible and C'bar showed the benefit of good coaching now and down thru the years.

[irishyop]

The ref at our game basically allowed no tackling and no physical contact, he issued about 4 yellow cards to our team. Result the young skillful team took over. We had to take off players who the ref had taken a dislike to. One of our players got booked for a sliding tackle - he took the ball cleanly and did not even touch the C'bar player. The ref told him 'you have to stay on your feet'. When did this become a rule. If a team is so young that the ref has to protect them like this they should not be playing junior football. Sick with a distinct feeling of having been treated badly. His lack of consistency was astonishing with some nasty Castlebar tackles not being punished. As for the penalty - what a laugh.
Saying that the Castlebar lads were fine and played some nice football. Chinese guy at full back showed how the game should be played with gusto, contstantly pushing down the line all the time and when tackles were needed he was not found wanting. Whilst ref did not help and soured the spirit of the game Cross were terrible and C'bar showed the benefit of good coaching now and down thru the years.

Have to say that the tackle where your man was booked was a joke to be honest, he got some decisions very badly wrong.
For the penalty every now and again refs will pull up for what the Cross lad was at, he was not looking at the ball at all and all he was concerned with was keeping the Celtic lad from getting near the ball, you just cannot do that and expect to get away with it.

Cross have a good bunch of lads there, yer left back who moved up front in the 2nd half looks to have plenty of potential, but too many times ye got involved with the ref, who this season made a point at the beginning of the season to not put up with any crap from players.
Also at one stage one of the cross players ran 20 yards to get involved in hand bags, ye cannot be doing this.
Fitness does not seem to be a problem at all, concentrating on getting the ball down and moving quick and you will be a decent side.

Best of luck for the season

[couchpotato]

the referee referred to above(i.e. belmullet ref) is undoubtedly the worse referee in the mayo league. :confused:

[Mad Moose]

Have to say that the tackle where your man was booked was a joke to be honest, he got some decisions very badly wrong.
For the penalty every now and again refs will pull up for what the Cross lad was at, he was not looking at the ball at all and all he was concerned with was keeping the Celtic lad from getting near the ball, you just cannot do that and expect to get away with it.

Cross have a good bunch of lads there, yer left back who moved up front in the 2nd half looks to have plenty of potential, but too many times ye got involved with the ref, who this season made a point at the beginning of the season to not put up with any crap from players.
Also at one stage one of the cross players ran 20 yards to get involved in hand bags, ye cannot be doing this.
Fitness does not seem to be a problem at all, concentrating on getting the ball down and moving quick and you will be a decent side.

Best of luck for the season

Thon lad Irishyop sounds like decent fodder for a refereeing course. Do give it some thought. It'll keep ya in the game after you hang up your boots.;)

Funny Sinabhuil you should mention poor refereeing we have had two sucessive games in which the referee made poor decisions. On both occasions penalties resulted.Firstly last sunday at Snugboro in awarding the homeside two penalties and yesterday against Valley Rovers the referee awarded a penalty against us for what I dont exactly know but the Valley Rovers player was pretty theatrical in his dive. Our centre back was sent off following on from the sending off of our right back a few minutes earlier (second bookable offence - another innocous foul). To be honest it didn't really matter at that stage as Valley Rovers stole or were rather gifted the 3 points and they recorded an unlikely victory. Unlikely after the first half hour in which we should have been 3 or 4 up instead of the single goal we were up by.

[irishyop]

Thon lad Irishyop sounds like decent fodder for a refereeing course. Do give it some thought. It'll keep ya in the game after you hang up your boots.;)


More chance of me been a "batty boy" :p

[MayoToffee]

How do you mean Erris couldnt organise a Ref :confused: . Sure its up to the League. The funny thing is the ref at our game was a Belmullet Man so i dont know why ye didnt have him. Ye mite have been better off anyhow when he lef 2 Ballina players Box one of our lads and leave the Clubs Superleague Manager out Cold :mad:

thats mental.. glad 2 c u didnt get involved:p

[sinabhuil]

[QUOTE=irishyop;671423]
Fitness does not seem to be a problem at all, concentrating on getting the ball down and moving quick and you will be a decent side.

Exactly what was said in the dressing room after the game. We did get over concerned by the ref. The problem was in the quality of our play. Too slow to move and too little touch. We will have to work on it. Hard however to turn GAA players into soccer players overnight.

[irishyop]

[QUOTE=irishyop;671423]
Fitness does not seem to be a problem at all, concentrating on getting the ball down and moving quick and you will be a decent side.

Exactly what was said in the dressing room after the game. We did get over concerned by the ref. The problem was in the quality of our play. Too slow to move and too little touch. We will have to work on it. Hard however to turn GAA players into soccer players overnight.


I suspected a bit of GAA "culture" there alright, the Junior B mentality doesn't rub off on the Mayo League refs!!!! :D

[BallyBoy]

Jez, lads it's gone awful quiet here the last few days, everyone saving themselves for the weekend? How's the Cup games going to go?

McDonnell Cup Sunday 29th April



Valley Rovers v Glenisland Utd. 2.30pm M. McCay
Hollister v Straide & Foxford Utd. ‘B’ 11.00am P. Redmond
Ballyvary Blue Bombers v Castlebar Town 11.00am M. Regan
Clew Bay Utd. v Snugboro Utd. ‘B’ 11.00am H. Loftus
Erris Utd. ‘B’ v Kiltimagh/Knock Utd. 2.30pm J. Donoghue
Cross Celtic v Swinford ‘B’ 11.00am K. Cox
Castlebar Celtic ‘C’ 3 v 0 Ballyglass ‘B’
Bye-------Ballina Utd.

[Mad Moose]

More chance of me been a "batty boy" :p

:eek:

I think thats why things went quiet in here to be honest. Sure there's no responding to that like.

The mighty Blue Bombers face Castlebar Town in the cup this weekend. Much the same as for the Snugboro game I shan't profer to make a prediction.

[swinfordfc]

Jez, lads it's gone awful quiet here the last few days, everyone saving themselves for the weekend? How's the Cup games going to go?

McDonnell Cup Sunday 29th April



Valley Rovers v Glenisland Utd. 2.30pm M. McCay
Hollister v Straide & Foxford Utd. ‘B’ 11.00am P. Redmond
Ballyvary Blue Bombers v Castlebar Town 11.00am M. Regan
Clew Bay Utd. v Snugboro Utd. ‘B’ 11.00am H. Loftus
Erris Utd. ‘B’ v Kiltimagh/Knock Utd. 2.30pm J. Donoghue
Cross Celtic v Swinford ‘B’ 11.00am K. Cox
Castlebar Celtic ‘C’ 3 v 0 Ballyglass ‘B’
Bye-------Ballina Utd.


Some good games there - best one Erris Utd B v K+K Utd

[sinabhuil]

[QUOTE=sinabhuil;671892]


I suspected a bit of GAA "culture" there alright, the Junior B mentality doesn't rub off on the Mayo League refs!!!! :D

I stick by my comment on the ref. He killed the game dead and made it into an underage game. Physical contact exists.

[swinfordfc]

[QUOTE=irishyop;672006]

I stick by my comment on the ref. He killed the game dead and made it into an underage game. Physical contact exists.

are ye all set for sunday! :D

[BallyBoy]

Erris B & Kiltimagh/Knock certainly seem to be the form teams so far. Ballyvary and Castlebar Town should be a good one - nothing like a local Derby to get the blood flowing!

[couchpotato]

kiltimagh/knock do look good this year, but like in ballyvarys case its a shame to see them plying there trade in div2, surely both teams are capable of playing premier div football, wats changed in their clubs in the last two r three years

[swinfordfc]

K+K Utd and Castlebar Town are out of the Cup! :eek:

Erris Utd B are now hot fav for it you would think! :D

[irishyop]

Do sections A & B in Div 2 play for the same cup?

Who knocked them out?

Sorry just checked the scores there on Aertel!!!

[sinabhuil]

[QUOTE=sinabhuil;674327]

are ye all set for sunday! :D

Obviously not!

[swinfordfc]

[QUOTE=swinfordfc;674329]

Obviously not!

Was ya good self playing yestarday?

[Phoenix]

Of all the defeats we have had in the last year and a bit, yesterdays was the hardest to take. I know this may seem like sour grapes but we should have beaten ye yesterday. We had all the possession in the second half and got all the 50/50 decisions from the ref. Hitting the crossbar and a goalline clearance in the last 5 mins but just couldn't put the ball away.:( Having got that off my chest, I thought ye were well organised and well managed. The gaffer brought on subs at good times in the game and brought on 2 flyers towards the end. Ye seem to have gained a few decent players since last year and got rid of a headcase at the back!
I see that ye will meet Hollister in the next round, Considering that ye have beaten them already in the league, ye must be confident of getting to the semi's for the second year running. Best of luck in the next round.

[swinfordfc]

Of all the defeats we have had in the last year and a bit, yesterdays was the hardest to take. I know this may seem like sour grapes but we should have beaten ye yesterday. We had all the possession in the second half and got all the 50/50 decisions from the ref. Hitting the crossbar and a goalline clearance in the last 5 mins but just couldn't put the ball away.:( Having got that off my chest, I thought ye were well organised and well managed. The gaffer brought on subs at good times in the game and brought on 2 flyers towards the end. Ye seem to have gained a few decent players since last year and got rid of a headcase at the back!
I see that ye will meet Hollister in the next round, Considering that ye have beaten them already in the league, ye must be confident of getting to the semi's for the second year running. Best of luck in the next round.

Yestarday was an enjoyable game as it was a keenly contested game throughout - it was very close for the first half in which we scored a well taken goal and the defence and midfield was solid! In the second it was 50/50 until the last 10mins which in fairest ye supply alot of pressure and was unlucky not to scored but in fairest - the goalie had his 2 guys on the posts and in fairest - he clear it well - kong fu kick like :D

ye have a very strong physical team - no 6 in midfield - very strong player and good headed of the ball and the no 9 was very pacey! your no 10 was hard to deal with in the air but thankfully we kept him far away from the goals ..... most of the time! i taught the ref give ye everything in the last 10 mins! i never seen decision he give in my life! :D
good luck to ye for rest of the season and look forward to playing ye x3 in the league.
Hollister are not a bad side and will be tough to beat in the quarter final

[taztkblue]

Yestarday was an enjoyable game as it was a keenly contested game throughout - it was very close for the first half in which we scored a well taken goal and the defence and midfield was solid! In the second it was 50/50 until the last 10mins which in fairest ye supply alot of pressure and was unlucky not to scored but in fairest - the goalie had his 2 guys on the posts and in fairest - he clear it well - kong fu kick like :D

ye have a very strong physical team - no 6 in midfield - very strong player and good headed of the ball and the no 9 was very pacey! your no 10 was hard to deal with in the air but thankfully we kept him far away from the goals ..... most of the time! i taught the ref give ye everything in the last 10 mins! i never seen decision he give in my life! :D
good luck to ye for rest of the season and look forward to playing ye x3 in the league.
Hollister are not a bad side and will be tough to beat in the quarter final

any report from the bombers v c/bar town game?

[robben 11]

the bommes got an early goal in the game first few minutes 1-0 up, the bommers two centre back were the best players on the pitch they conceeded little and defended brilliantly, ingy managed to pull goal back with a net buster in the 70th minute from a through ball from Paul Maye finished brilliantly from a tight angle, there was a big scuffle between both teams both teams traded punches however suprisingly no red card for anyone, penalty shoot out jinkys missed the crusial penalty after cat and mouse shoot out.. bommers progress even though they were dominated through out

[Phoenix]

Yestarday was an enjoyable game as it was a keenly contested game throughout - it was very close for the first half in which we scored a well taken goal and the defence and midfield was solid! In the second it was 50/50 until the last 10mins which in fairest ye supply alot of pressure and was unlucky not to scored but in fairest - the goalie had his 2 guys on the posts and in fairest - he clear it well - kong fu kick like :D

ye have a very strong physical team - no 6 in midfield - very strong player and good headed of the ball and the no 9 was very pacey! your no 10 was hard to deal with in the air but thankfully we kept him far away from the goals ..... most of the time! i taught the ref give ye everything in the last 10 mins! i never seen decision he give in my life! :D
good luck to ye for rest of the season and look forward to playing ye x3 in the league.
Hollister are not a bad side and will be tough to beat in the quarter final
Yeah the game was played in good spirits, and any messing that went on was totally down to the ref not being able to make up his mind. Sometimes when the whistle went you really didn't know which way his arm was going to point(Don't think he knew himself until he caught up with the action.) :confused:
Hopefully the next time ye come up the dressing rooms will be finished and the pub will be open on time!! Pity it wasn't open when ye were heading off but we always ask the publican to close the morning of a home game just to take away the temptation!!

[swinfordfc]

Yeah the game was played in good spirits, and any messing that went on was totally down to the ref not being able to make up his mind. Sometimes when the whistle went you really didn't know which way his arm was going to point(Don't think he knew himself until he caught up with the action.) :confused:
Hopefully the next time ye come up the dressing rooms will be finished and the pub will be open on time!! Pity it wasn't open when ye were heading off but we always ask the publican to close the morning of a home game just to take away the temptation!!

Can i ask who was that ref? is he a local lad! :D yea shame the pub was close - i had some thirst on me! :D

[BallyBoy]

the bommes got an early goal in the game first few minutes 1-0 up, the bommers two centre back were the best players on the pitch they conceeded little and defended brilliantly, ingy managed to pull goal back with a net buster in the 70th minute from a through ball from Paul Maye finished brilliantly from a tight angle, there was a big scuffle between both teams both teams traded punches however suprisingly no red card for anyone, penalty shoot out jinkys missed the crusial penalty after cat and mouse shoot out.. bommers progress even though they were dominated through out
I wouldn't say Castlebar dominated the game they maybe edged posesion 60/40 but had very few clear cut chances. Ingy finished excellently but that was the only time the Bomber keeperwas called into action. Hard, tough, physical game with a bit of handbags thrown in for good measure. Not high grade stuff but entertaining.

[BallyBoy]

Yeah the game was played in good spirits, and any messing that went on was totally down to the ref not being able to make up his mind. Sometimes when the whistle went you really didn't know which way his arm was going to point(Don't think he knew himself until he caught up with the action.) :confused:
Hopefully the next time ye come up the dressing rooms will be finished and the pub will be open on time!! Pity it wasn't open when ye were heading off but we always ask the publican to close the morning of a home game just to take away the temptation!!
We had this ref last week, he is very slow on the whistle and this causes problems as he then has to call the play back. He is from Castlebar. Not the worst all-in-all.

[swinfordfc]

We had this ref last week, he is very slow on the whistle and this causes problems as he then has to call the play back. He is from Castlebar. Not the worst all-in-all.

he had a fine game - apart from the last 10 mins to be honest! :D

[swinfordfc]

Any report on the erris v k+K united game?

[narrowback]

dismal performance from K&K we were missing several players (local wedding always some excuse when traveling to bellmullet) but played v poor at the back, comical ur painfull at times depending on your point of view! after playin a few sides now Swinford should do well in cup.

Great site been lookin for local soccer chat for awhile

[swinfordfc]

dismal performance from K&K we were missing several players (local wedding always some excuse when traveling to bellmullet) but played v poor at the back, comical ur painfull at times depending on your point of view! after playin a few sides now Swinford should do well in cup.

Great site been lookin for local soccer chat for awhile

I think in fairest lads - Erris Utd are favs with Clew Bay Utd second fav. Ballyvary BB might have something to say about it though! :D

[taztkblue]

the bommes got an early goal in the game first few minutes 1-0 up, the bommers two centre back were the best players on the pitch they conceeded little and defended brilliantly, ingy managed to pull goal back with a net buster in the 70th minute from a through ball from Paul Maye finished brilliantly from a tight angle, there was a big scuffle between both teams both teams traded punches however suprisingly no red card for anyone, penalty shoot out jinkys missed the crusial penalty after cat and mouse shoot out.. bommers progress even though they were dominated through out

was talkin to a ballyvary lad yesterday who said they had seven first team players missing, three sixteen year olds playing, a stand-in goalkeeper, two old lads in midfield and more than held their own against a fancied town team who were lucky that one of their players escaped with his life after committing a terible off the ball challenge against one of the sixteen year olds. any one from town out there to give their report.

[BallyBoy]

was talkin to a ballyvary lad yesterday who said they had seven first team players missing, three sixteen year olds playing, a stand-in goalkeeper, two old lads in midfield and more than held their own against a fancied town team who were lucky that one of their players escaped with his life after committing a terible off the ball challenge against one of the sixteen year olds. any one from town out there to give their report.
We were missing a few first team players alright through suspensions, injuries and lads doing exams - 7 might be overstating it however. The challenge by the CT player was a little cynical, but fair play to everyone it was put to one side once the initial bust up occured and the rest of the game was played cleanly - tough but fair. I think everyone knew they were in a match afterwards. Looking forward to the three league games!

[gunner1]

We were missing a few first team players alright through suspensions, injuries and lads doing exams - 7 might be overstating it however. The challenge by the CT player was a little cynical, but fair play to everyone it was put to one side once the initial bust up occured and the rest of the game was played cleanly - tough but fair. I think everyone knew they were in a match afterwards. Looking forward to the three league games!

The challenge by the CT player was a little cynical, but fair play to everyone it was put to one side once the initial bust up occured and the rest of the game was played cleanly??????? this should have seen at least 5 players red carded plus several members & supporters sent from the ground,it was a disgrace and so was the refereeing........................2 bad teams & a bad ref
what Sunday morning dreams are made of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BallyBoy]

Div 2 teams have got some tough cup ties this weekend. Best of luck to everyone:

Mulranny Utd. v Cross Celtic 3.00pm
Ballina Town ‘B’ v Ballina Town 3.00pm
Kiltimagh/Knock Utd v Castlebar Celtic ‘B’ 12.00pm
Glenisland Utd. v Swinford 11.30pm
Castlebar Celtic ‘C’ v Snugboro Utd. 12.00pm
Conn Rangers v Hollister 2.30pm
Manulla v Castlebar Town 12.00pm
Straide & Foxford Utd.v Clew Bay Utd. 3.00pm
Ballyvary Blue Bombers v Ballinrobe Town 12.00pM
Snugboro Utd. ‘B’ v Killala 2.30pm
Straide & Foxford ‘B’ v Fahy Rovers 12.00pm
Bangor Hibs. v Erris Utd. ‘B’ 12.00pM
Swinford ‘B’ v Kilmore

[narrowback]

To be sure all teams have their work cut out, how are Celtic B playing this year who should we watch out for?

[town old boy]

Hello to all,
Just in case any one was wondering the Town in question is Castlebar! With regards to Div2a Erris have got to be fav. No one's going to fancy having to go all the way down there, although if Erris have to travel to midweek games it could come against them. The Town should be in the shake up as well. They have a good manager in Scobie, Jinx is a good signing and the fact that they now seem to have a decent keeper in Niall Quinn should stand to them. Personally it would be great to see them go up and something some of the longer serving members of the club deserve!

[mamoore]

Div 2 teams have got some tough cup ties this weekend. Best of luck to everyone:

Mulranny Utd. v Cross Celtic 3.00pm
Ballina Town ‘B’ v Ballina Town 3.00pm
Kiltimagh/Knock Utd v Castlebar Celtic ‘B’ 12.00pm
Glenisland Utd. v Swinford 11.30pm
Castlebar Celtic ‘C’ v Snugboro Utd. 12.00pm
Conn Rangers v Hollister 2.30pm
Manulla v Castlebar Town 12.00pm
Straide & Foxford Utd.v Clew Bay Utd. 3.00pm
Ballyvary Blue Bombers v Ballinrobe Town 12.00pM
Snugboro Utd. ‘B’ v Killala 2.30pm
Straide & Foxford ‘B’ v Fahy Rovers 12.00pm
Bangor Hibs. v Erris Utd. ‘B’ 12.00pM
Swinford ‘B’ v Kilmore

Are these games decided on the day,or is there replays if needed?

[mandarin frogs]

Are these games decided on the day,or is there replays if needed?

Finished on the day moore. When have you ever been involved in a cup replay in mayo league?:rolleyes:

[mamoore]

Finished on the day moore. When have you ever been involved in a cup replay in mayo league?:rolleyes:

your right -tanx

[gunner1]

Are these games decided on the day,or is there replays if needed?

there is a thread for the aib cup,make your predictions!
celtic c v snugboro now on 11.30 not 12.00:D

[secerts]

hello all
any weakness n celtic b team k/k united have them n cup
great site looking forward 2 season

[irishyop]

Hello to all,
Just in case any one was wondering the Town in question is Castlebar! With regards to Div2a Erris have got to be fav. No one's going to fancy having to go all the way down there, although if Erris have to travel to midweek games it could come against them. The Town should be in the shake up as well. They have a good manager in Scobie, Jinx is a good signing and the fact that they now seem to have a decent keeper in Niall Quinn should stand to them. Personally it would be great to see them go up and something some of the longer serving members of the club deserve!


Niall Quinn, is he not with Sunderland!! :D Suprising that Marcus Moore did not pull you on that one, I thought he was no1. with the Town?

You play with them Town Old Boy? If Jinxsie can keep the head he will be handy alright but he has to controlled, I am sure after Scobys experiences with him last season he knows what to expect.

[secerts]

kiltimagh/knock do look good this year, but like in ballyvarys case its a shame to see them plying there trade in div2, surely both teams are capable of playing premier div football, wats changed in their clubs in the last two r three years

k/k united have some new players,big panle,new pitch & manager. just hope b mcdonagh is a better manager than he's at darts :eek: should go up

like k/k, ballyvary were unlucky to go down last year but should push 4 2nd spot behind erris.

[secerts]

Any report on the erris v k+K united game?

tough game 4 k/k missing 6 1st team wedding injuries etc,
long way 4 a game but erris played well tight n the middle pace on wings.
but k/k had chances:(
erris should take cup & league

[FahyForever]

tough game 4 k/k missing 6 1st team wedding injuries etc,
long way 4 a game but erris played well tight n the middle pace on wings.
but k/k had chances:(
erris should take cup & league

That must be a first! SIX players out with wedding injuries! Jesus, that must have been some wedding! Does that include the groom? Groinstrain perhaps??