Limerick Division 1A 2007/08

[Toon army]

as you know yourself toon army you cant pick and chose what games your going to preform in its all about getting consistant and preforming well every week no matter what team your playing

Consistency goes out the window when you are playing a team at the top of a higher division because they are use to playing at the level with a faster pace, mungret weren't yesterday, although i do believe after seeing mungret on a few ocassions this season in their own league they will continue to be consistent in their own league.

[razbar]

fixtures 16/03 ko 1030

balla vrs geraldines
shannon tn vrs charleville
caherdavin vrs cappamore
mungret vrs dromore

[sanity]

massive game for both mungret and dromore.have they played each other already?if so,how did it go?

[Ballsy]

what a huge game that is!it was a 1-1 draw the last time they met.both teams have suffered hammerings from pike in the past two weeks.

[Mercurial Vapor]

Consistency goes out the window when you are playing a team at the top of a higher division because they are use to playing at the level with a faster pace, mungret weren't yesterday, although i do believe after seeing mungret on a few ocassions this season in their own league they will continue to be consistent in their own league.

Pretty ironic that the best player on the pitch by a mile was Alan Finucane who played with Mungret for years. The standard of the top teams in the Premier is light years ahead of Division 1A.

[abbeyvale]

what a huge game that is!it was a 1-1 draw the last time they met.both teams have suffered hammerings from pike in the past two weeks.


I'l go witH Mungret to shade it, seeing as though they have home advantage.

[Dallas]

yah it was a tight game that mungret didnt play well in, they didnt turn up and were lucky to equalize at the end


massive game for both mungret and dromore.have they played each other already?if so,how did it go?

[abbeyvale]

Mungret Pl 16 / Pts 32 (Max 50)
Dromore Pl 15 / Pts 31 (Max 52)
Kilmallock Pl 12 / Pts 29 (Max 59)
Balla Pl 12 / Pts 25 (Max 55)
Herbertstown Pl 15 / Pts 25 (Max 46)
Cappamore Pl 16 / Pts 25 (Max 43)
Bruff Pl 16 / Pts 17 (Max 35)
Hill Celtic Pl 13 / Pts 15 (Max 42)
Shannon Pl 13 / Pts 14 (Max 41)
Geraldines Pl 14 / Pts 11 (Max 35)
Charleville Pl 13 / Pts 10 (Max 37)
Caherdavin Pl 13 / Pts 2 (Max 29)

fixtures 16/03 ko 1030
balla vrs geraldines
shannon tn vrs charleville
caherdavin vrs cappamore
mungret vrs dromore

[Toon army]

massive games this weekend,

geraldines are struggling to stay in the division and need 3 points, it'll be a dog fight sunday morning in bateman!!
I predict a draw.

Mungret v dromore will be massive for both clubs in the race for promotion. I predict a home win for mungret.

[Mr. Reality]

Well I must say that if Mungret are indeed the standard bearers for 1a it doesn't bode well. 7-0 to Pike is appalling. There are eams lower in the divisions that would have made a better effort. You dig in, keep it tight and show a bit of pride. Doesn't say a lot for Mungrets tenacity. They may well fall away in this league. Dromore win.

[Mercurial Vapor]

Well I must say that if Mungret are indeed the standard bearers for 1a it doesn't bode well. 7-0 to Pike is appalling. There are eams lower in the divisions that would have made a better effort. You dig in, keep it tight and show a bit of pride. Doesn't say a lot for Mungrets tenacity. They may well fall away in this league. Dromore win.

Are you associated with any club, because since you've come on here for the last few weeks all you seem to do is knock everyone. If teams in lower divisions were that good they would be in 1A. Your logic tells an awful lot about you. ;)

[Mr. Reality]

I just think Mungret could have done better. Teams in the lower leagues are where they belong. I am involved with a club, but would rather not say who. If my opinons upset you I suggest you take up something less stressful. Try gardening.

[Mercurial Vapor]

I just think Mungret could have done better. Teams in the lower leagues are where they belong. I am involved with a club, but would rather not say who. If my opinons upset you I suggest you take up something less stressful. Try gardening.

Mungret were awful on the day. A lot of that is down to the fact that Pike didn't let them play, but in fairness Pike were awesome and absolutely clinical with their finishing. A Pike supporter told me after the game that it was the best he had seen them play since hammering Balla in the MJC final last year. As for Mungret, I think we are doing extremely well considering the players we have lost to the top Premier clubs in the last few years. Other clubs like Abbey who were in our position a few years ago are not doing as well as we are now. Anytime we produce a player that shows any kind of promise or potential we seem to lose him. I'd appreciate next time if you would take these facts into consideration before knocking us.

[Mr. Reality]

I offer my apology. You are obviously a passionate Mungret man. Good to see. And Pike were good on the day. Will you beat Dromore?

[Mr. Reality]

In regard to losing players, it happens every club. Ask Granville.They lose promising school boys to Fairview by the month. Players get blinded by the compliments and promise of better things. Unfortunate, but it's the way its always been.

[razbar]

massive games this weekend,

geraldines are struggling to stay in the division and need 3 points, it'll be a dog fight sunday morning in bateman!!
I predict a draw.

Mungret v dromore will be massive for both clubs in the race for promotion. I predict a home win for mungret.

was talking to one of the balla players this morning in work he said their manager is looking to get it switched to lit as there's no way bateman will be playable this weekend as there was lots of surface water on it sunday morning and they are badly in need of games as they haven't played since dec 2nd

[Playful Panther]

I reckon the mungret dromore match will probably shape the rest of the season for both sides. Its nearly as important to stop the others gettin the points on the board as to get them themselves. Whichever team looses i reckon will need to win every other game to get promoted. Balla and killmallock have simply got too many games in hand for one of these teams to slip up. Both teams in good form recently besides their meetings with pike. Should be a great match. Hopefully balla will be able to play sunday! It must be a record at this stage! :confused:

[mulla]

Mungret were awful on the day. A lot of that is down to the fact that Pike didn't let them play, but in fairness Pike were awesome and absolutely clinical with their finishing. A Pike supporter told me after the game that it was the best he had seen them play since hammering Balla in the MJC final last year. As for Mungret, I think we are doing extremely well considering the players we have lost to the top Premier clubs in the last few years. Other clubs like Abbey who were in our position a few years ago are not doing as well as we are now. Anytime we produce a player that shows any kind of promise or potential we seem to lose him. I'd appreciate next time if you would take these facts into consideration before knocking us.

I have sympathy for Mungret over the match on sunday,
I've been with the lower division team playing the top premier teams a few times in recent years and when you play them you don't get away with some of the mistakes you make in your own league.
Judging from the report mungret went down 2 early goals and against any team its a struggle to come back from that.They seem to have created some chances and fair play to them for that.I wouldn't be judging them on that one performance either i'd prefer to judge them on their league form which has been very good,having said that I hope the result against pike puts them on a losing streak:D:D:D

[mulla]

I reckon the mungret dromore match will probably shape the rest of the season for both sides. Its nearly as important to stop the others gettin the points on the board as to get them themselves. Whichever team looses i reckon will need to win every other game to get promoted. Balla and killmallock have simply got too many games in hand for one of these teams to slip up. Both teams in good form recently besides their meetings with pike. Should be a great match. Hopefully balla will be able to play sunday! It must be a record at this stage! :confused:

ya badly need a game,lit is a great pitch but the few times I've played there there has been a gale force wind which doesn't help any team

[Mr. Reality]

Weather may clear in time for a few games to go ahead. Only answer seems to be Summer soccer like Eircom League. Would sort out fixture cancellations for sure.

[Forever Red]

People are getting carried away about mungret's performance last sunday. do they not realise pike are a very good team who beat teams like fairwiew 5-0 already this season. It was a poor performance theres no getting away from that. Saying that there is a huge gulf between Prem and 1A.

[Bruffer]

I see Noel Mooney in goals for cappamore on sunday a big addition to cappamore if they had signed him earlier, cappamore may be further up the table.A few big games at the top this weekend mungret and dramore will no doubt have learned lessons from lawson cup games with pike.I think both teams have won there last 5 league games so cup games are irelevant .as regards balla and kilmallock if they don't start playing league games soon ,all other teams will be disbanded for the summer and they'll be playing off the league in june.

[Mr. Reality]

I see Noel Mooney in goals for cappamore on sunday a big addition to cappamore if they had signed him earlier, cappamore may be further up the table.A few big games at the top this weekend mungret and dramore will no doubt have learned lessons from lawson cup games with pike.I think both teams have won there last 5 league games so cup games are irelevant .as regards balla and kilmallock if they don't start playing league games soon ,all other teams will be disbanded for the summer and they'll be playing off the league in june.
Summer soccer. Only answer..

[L37Ultra]

Summer soccer. Only answer..


If last summer's weather is anything to go by, it wont really make much of a difference.

[Toon army]

I see Noel Mooney in goals for cappamore on sunday a big addition to cappamore if they had signed him earlier, cappamore may be further up the table.A few big games at the top this weekend mungret and dramore will no doubt have learned lessons from lawson cup games with pike.I think both teams have won there last 5 league games so cup games are irelevant .as regards balla and kilmallock if they don't start playing league games soon ,all other teams will be disbanded for the summer and they'll be playing off the league in june.


If balla don't start playing their league games, the 1a league will end up a farse, because the relegation teams will be sorted come may. if Balla have to play their games in june, they'll get walkovers because no team will have any interest in turning up on a sunday morning to play balla because they will have nothing to play for. Balla will get promoted because of this. I hope fore the sake of the other 4 teams in contention for the promotion spots it doesn't come to this.

[Mercurial Vapor]

If balla don't start playing their league games, the 1a league will end up a farse, because the relegation teams will be sorted come may. if Balla have to play their games in june, they'll get walkovers because no team will have any interest in turning up on a sunday morning to play balla because they will have nothing to play for. Balla will get promoted because of this. I hope fore the sake of the other 4 teams in contention for the promotion spots it doesn't come to this.

Mr. Cusack strikes again!!;)

[gaidin]

If balla don't start playing their league games, the 1a league will end up a farse, because the relegation teams will be sorted come may. if Balla have to play their games in june, they'll get walkovers because no team will have any interest in turning up on a sunday morning to play balla because they will have nothing to play for. Balla will get promoted because of this. I hope fore the sake of the other 4 teams in contention for the promotion spots it doesn't come to this.

Im sure the Balla lads dont want that either. They havent played since the first week in December. Im sure they would prefer to be playing then having all these games pile up.

I was talking to one of their players and he said they werent put down for fixtures if their A team were playing in the munster senior, munster junior or FAI. But none of the B team were called up to the A team for these games so he couldnt understand why they couldnt play their own games.

[gaidin]

Mr. Cusack strikes again!!;)

Dont think so!

[mulla]

Mr. Cusack strikes again!!;)

yes it's mister cusacks fault that our a team are going so well in the big competions and everyone knows that he controls the weather too
;);)

[mulla]

Im sure the Balla lads dont want that either. They havent played since the first week in December. Im sure they would prefer to be playing then having all these games pile up.

I was talking to one of their players and he said they werent put down for fixtures if their A team were playing in the munster senior, munster junior or FAI. But none of the B team were called up to the A team for these games so he couldnt understand why they couldnt play their own games.

that in particular is a joke,a few lads have got a call up only to stand on the sidelines for the whole game,we also were not entered into the mjc and they entered the c team instead!! yet they only used one of our players in a couple of there games.
Nobody from the b team has a problem with the a team doing so well but getting our matches cancelled to have lads available to be called up is b******t.

[Mercurial Vapor]

Dont think so!

Wouldn't be the first time Balla received preferential treatment from him. When the question arose at an LDMC meeting recently he was the one adamant that they could go up. My sources tell me that there's a good few on the LDMC committee that are opposed to it and they will voice their concerns if the situation arises!

[abbeyvale]

Wouldn't be the first time Balla received preferential treatment from him. When the question arose at an LDMC meeting recently he was the one adamant that they could go up. My sources tell me that there's a good few on the LDMC committee that are opposed to it and they will voice their concerns if the situation arises!


So ist not set in stone that Balla "B" can get promoted then?

[mulla]

So ist not set in stone that Balla "B" can get promoted then?

I think i speak for the whole team when I say that promotion was never an issue for the B team as at the start of the season nobody actually thought that even if we won the league we would still not get promoted,that has not changed regarless of what is said on this site,yes it would be a bonus but for me it was only because I believed that we had a good squad and a good chance of winning more matches than we lost that I joined. Personally playing for the a team is of no interest to me and i would say it is of no interest to the majority of the panel at the moment.We usually have 5 subs if not more for evey game so if it was glory and the tag of being a premier player they were interested in surely they could stand on the sideline for the a team just as easily

[mulla]

Wouldn't be the first time Balla received preferential treatment from him. When the question arose at an LDMC meeting recently he was the one adamant that they could go up. My sources tell me that there's a good few on the LDMC committee that are opposed to it and they will voice their concerns if the situation arises!

whatever about our a team,but the b team don't receive any type of preferential treatment from the club let alone paddy cusack.
And while it would be great to have the b team in the premier,my feeling is it would turn the premier into a farce as you would have the likes of fairview,pike the boro(strongest teams in town)packing there b teams to get them promoted to premier also.
Somebody up in the Ldmc should just grow a pair of balls and say yes or no to this thus avoiding the same arguements in future

[gaidin]

Wouldn't be the first time Balla received preferential treatment from him. When the question arose at an LDMC meeting recently he was the one adamant that they could go up. My sources tell me that there's a good few on the LDMC committee that are opposed to it and they will voice their concerns if the situation arises!

I dont know anything about Balla getting preferential treatment from him but I think in this case your wrong. I dont think it has anything to do with him. They just havent being playing cos their A team is doing well and when the big matches are on they dont play.

Also I dont think they should be allowed to get promoted if they were to finish in the top 2. For me there should only be 1 team per club in the premier division.

[razbar]

Wouldn't be the first time Balla received preferential treatment from him. When the question arose at an LDMC meeting recently he was the one adamant that they could go up. My sources tell me that there's a good few on the LDMC committee that are opposed to it and they will voice their concerns if the situation arises!

imo i think its b******s that a group of players are being treated like this just because the club their invovled in have two strong teams in junior football and if their putting in the hard work they deserve their reward of playing premier football but saying that they still are along way of this as the other teams in this division will have a major say as to who gets promoted and the top two teams "who" ever they are should go up regardless..

[Bruffer]

rumour has it that if balla b get promoted they will be renamed "the cusack chiefs" not sure how accurate that rumour is .......

[mulla]

rumour has it that if balla b get promoted they will be renamed "the cusack chiefs" not sure how accurate that rumour is .......

you sure the name shouldn't be bluffer;)

[abbeyvale]

you sure the name shouldn't be bluffer;)


I think he's jelous as his team have fallen by the way side and have no chance of getting promoted, so hence the reason for his dig at Balla "B".

[Dallas]

Yah if only you knew....


I think he's jelous as his team have fallen by the way side and have no chance of getting promoted, so hence the reason for his dig at Balla "B".

[razbar]

i reckon wins for shannon tn cappamore balla and a draw in the top of the table clash a draw assumming any of these games go ahead..

[Mercurial Vapor]

you sure the name shouldn't be bluffer;)

He's some Bluffer alright!!;)

[Forever Red]

the way he goes on you'd swear he was on drugs!!

[Halfback]

whatever about our a team,but the b team don't receive any type of preferential treatment from the club let alone paddy cusack.
And while it would be great to have the b team in the premier,my feeling is it would turn the premier into a farce as you would have the likes of fairview,pike the boro(strongest teams in town)packing there b teams to get them promoted to premier also.
Somebody up in the Ldmc should just grow a pair of balls and say yes or no to this thus avoiding the same arguements in future

Wont have anything got to do with LDMC if Balla B win promotion, I spoke to the Balla chairman a few months ago and their secretary and they both said that if the B team won promotion it would be a fantastic achievement but the club wont allow it to have 2 teams in the one division as it doesn't make sense,

[abbeyvale]

Wont have anything got to do with LDMC if Balla B win promotion, I spoke to the Balla chairman a few months ago and their secretary and they both said that if the B team won promotion it would be a fantastic achievement but the club wont allow it to have 2 teams in the one division as it doesn't make sense,



That good news for Mungret/Dromore then if its true,

[razbar]

That good news for Mungret/Dromore then if its true,

should add a bit of extra spice to the game on sunday

[Sir Jose]

1st of all Mr reality smokes knob....

Predictions

balla vrs geraldines (2-0)
shannon tn vrs charleville ( 1-1)
caherdavin vrs cappamore (1-2)
mungret vrs dromore ( 2-0) shud be a cracker....!!!

[Thehoops83]

Kilmallock will play charleville in the league tomorrow.Kilm were to play st.pats in the lawson but it was called off earlier due to a death in the st.pats club & shannon pitch is unplayable.

[Ballsy]

Mungret 1 - 1 Dromore. Mungret dominent for 90 minutes but could only find the net once.with a bit more luck mungret could have had a few.great point for dromore in the end.

[allab]

balla 4 geraldines 1.. balla down to 9 men after 40 mins with scores level at 1-1