Limerick Premier Division 2007/08

[supporter]

sympathies to the smyth family

[abbeyvale]

I'm afraid not there my friend. There's been a death in a family member on both sides of these teams. I sympathy goes out the family.

Who has passed away?

[allab]

Who has passed away?

Mike Smyths wife Alice..

[hoops12]

Mike Smyths wife Alice..


arrangements are ...........crosses sunday evening at 7 to donoghmore church and 11 o clock on monday may she rest in peace.

[supporter]

balla and fairview abandonded after 60 mins injury to ref t hoare view 1 up at time and well in control big disappointment to view and large pike contingment at game

[abbeyvale]

Premier League Table
1.Fairview Rangers 13 / 28 (Max Pts 55)
2.Pike Rovers......... 12 / 28 (Max Pts 58)
3.Janesboro............15 / 27 (Max Pts 48)
4.Ballynanty Rovers..10 / 25 (Max Pts 61)
5.Regional United.... 11 / 22 (Max Pts 55)
6.Aisling Annacotty 11 / 20 (Max Pts 53)
7.Wembley Rovers..13 / 18 (Max Pts 45)
8.Carew Park......... 15 / 17 (Max Pts 38)
9.Summerville Rovers 15 / 12 (Max Pts 33)
10.Corbally United.... 14 / 12 (Max Pts 36)
11.Star Rovers.......... 14 / 9 (Max Pts 33)
12.Granville Rangers... 13 / 7 (Max Pts 34)

Sunday March 30
Pike OFF Carew Park
Ballynanty A-A Fairview (Abandonned after injury to ref).
Granville OFF Aisling
Janesboro 4-1 Star
Summerville OFF Regional


Thursday April 3
Pike v Aisling
Janesboro v Ballynanty
Granville v Wembley
Regional v Star
Carew Park v Fairview

[see's it]

where did stars games in hand go? not looking good now for them

[Nesta]

balla and fairview abandonded after 60 mins injury to ref t hoare view 1 up at time and well in control big disappointment to view and large pike contingment at game

Big disappointment is an understatement! It was a bit of a farce to be honest, fair enough the ref was genuinely struggling to get around the pitch and had attempted to play on but the fact that there was apparently nobody to step in and take over was a joke.

There was only going to be one outcome with Fairview well on top and in control. Balla could have kept playing until next week and they wouldn't have scored. For such a massive fixture the outcome isn't good enough.

[kingofkillteely]

Big disappointment is an understatement! It was a bit of a farce to be honest, fair enough the ref was genuinely struggling to get around the pitch and had attempted to play on but the fact that there was apparently nobody to step in and take over was a joke.

There was only going to be one outcome with Fairview well on top and in control. Balla could have kept playing until next week and they wouldn't have scored. For such a massive fixture the outcome isn't good enough.

I agree, Robbie Kelleher did superb for the goal.

[young-guns]

balla and fairview abandonded after 60 mins injury to ref t hoare view 1 up at time and well in control big disappointment to view and large pike contingment at game

its funny, when corbally were playin balla last season they were winnin 1-0, nd trevor hoare called the game off for the same injury!! he really should see a physio!!

[no17 fan]

summerville regional off how did ailsing get on at granville

[da bishop]

Big disappointment is an understatement! It was a bit of a farce to be honest, fair enough the ref was genuinely struggling to get around the pitch and had attempted to play on but the fact that there was apparently nobody to step in and take over was a joke.

There was only going to be one outcome with Fairview well on top and in control. Balla could have kept playing until next week and they wouldn't have scored. For such a massive fixture the outcome isn't good enough.how is it a farce:confused:,because the view were in front is it.players can get serious injuries and matchs have been abandoned.next you will want a sub ref on standby for games.with 30mins left i hardly think the outcome was a certainty:rolleyes:

[macca]

I was at the Balla vs View game and for me also there was only going to be one outcome and that was View taking all the points.Balla were with out a couple of regulars but that was no excuse for the rest to be sluggish.I would say last weeks game took alot out of Balla,now the mid week games coming its going to be tough.lets hope Balla can use this as a get out of jail card and kick on.I was impressed with the View do

[striker10]

why did'nt they try ring another ref, there was a few ldmc officals out there including the chairman, for such an important fixture its a joke, there was plenty of matches off around the town that must of freed up a few refs!

[Neutral Jo]

I was at the Balla vs View game and for me also there was only going to be one outcome and that was View taking all the points.Balla were with out a couple of regulars but that was no excuse for the rest to be sluggish.I would say last weeks game took alot out of Balla,now the mid week games coming its going to be tough.lets hope Balla can use this as a get out of jail card and kick on.I was impressed with the View do

Iv said it before and il say it again...
Balla are not even close to being the best team in Lmk.
As regards Trevor lads players get injured every week
and thats that. Premiership referees get injured also so why
is it a shock when a ref gets injured....? I never got injured
myself refin but what altrenative did trevor have?
Its a pity to all except Balla but Fairview will beat Balla again..
Dont blame the referee for getting injured..

[see's it]

Big disappointment is an understatement! It was a bit of a farce to be honest, fair enough the ref was genuinely struggling to get around the pitch and had attempted to play on but the fact that there was apparently nobody to step in and take over was a joke.

There was only going to be one outcome with Fairview well on top and in control. Balla could have kept playing until next week and they wouldn't have scored. For such a massive fixture the outcome isn't good enough.

its junior football pal s**t happens

[striker10]

it's more dissapointment than shock that trevor got injured, the result was'nt cut and dried either, yes the view were on top but balla never give up as they proved in the last few weeks, the teams lying just behind have a right to be dissapointed because they could've done with balla dropping points, whats going to happen now because with a half hour to play they cant award the points to view!

[the hoops]

it's more dissapointment than shock that trevor got injured, the result was'nt cut and dried either, yes the view were on top but balla never give up as they proved in the last few weeks, the teams lying just behind have a right to be dissapointed because they could've done with balla dropping points, whats going to happen now because with a half hour to play they cant award the points to view!

enda quaid+tony meagher were at the match:confused:plus heard keith harnett is joining lim37 at the end of the season big loss for pike next year

[abbeyvale]

enda quaid+tony meagher were at the match:confused:plus heard keith harnett is joining lim37 at the end of the season big loss for pike next year


I think, that if the refs were asked, that if their own game is OFF, then they should make it to a fixture that is ON, to ensure there is sufficient cover incase the above happens.

After all, there was only ONE game that was completed out of 5 in the Prem yesterday, therefore freeing up a minimum of 3 refs (not including T Hoare), and this is even without counting the refs from the 2 games that were off in Div 1A.

So for example, the ref that was down to do the Granville game, could have travelled to the Boro, and the ref down to do the Summerville game, could have travelled to LIT, once they knew their own games were off (which would have 10am at the very latest), with both acting as Subtitute referees, and after all, dont the refs get "paid" if their own game is OFF??? So why not make them earn it, by standing on the sideline togged out, and being ready if needed.

Plus its not like the "Sub Refs" have to travel a long distance, as all Prem teams are city based anyway.

That would have completed yesterday's game in LIT,

[Monster]

Enda Quaid couldnt have stood in as he is a Fairview man and that would not have been fair on Balla.I have to say Balla's center halfs are very slow and are there for the taking all day long and wont be looking forward to facing Robbie Kelleher again.I still stand by what i said on here a few times and that is i think Fairview are going to be very very strong in the next few years.

[striker10]

Enda Quaid couldnt have stood in as he is a Fairview man and that would not have been fair on Balla.I have to say Balla's center halfs are very slow and are there for the taking all day long and wont be looking forward to facing Robbie Kelleher again.I still stand by what i said on here a few times and that is i think Fairview are going to be very very strong in the next few years.i'd agree with that,fairview are starting to get a team around them again, they've come on in leaps and bounds since pike hit them for 5 back in september, their after adding a few good players to what was there already,they play nice football too, but the standard dometically is rising and fairview are 1 of 5 teams that set out to win the league its not a 2 horse race anymore and that makes it more interesting for the neutrals!pike for the league

[gaidin]

I think, that if the refs were asked, that if their own game is OFF, then they should make it to a fixture that is ON, to ensure there is sufficient cover incase the above happens.

After all, there was only ONE game that was completed out of 5 in the Prem yesterday, therefore freeing up a minimum of 3 refs (not including T Hoare), and this is even without counting the refs from the 2 games that were off in Div 1A.

So for example, the ref that was down to do the Granville game, could have travelled to the Boro, and the ref down to do the Summerville game, could have travelled to LIT, once they knew their own games were off (which would have 10am at the very latest), with both acting as Subtitute referees, and after all, dont the refs get "paid" if their own game is OFF??? So why not make them earn it, by standing on the sideline togged out, and being ready if needed.

Plus its not like the "Sub Refs" have to travel a long distance, as all Prem teams are city based anyway.

That would have completed yesterday's game in LIT,

Good idea in theory but could you see the refs going for that.

And if they did go for it would they then want paying to turing up to two matches??

[abbeyvale]

Good idea in theory but could you see the refs going for that.

And if they did go for it would they then want paying to turing up to two matches??

50% fee if their game is off & 50% fee if they tog out as sub.

[Jock MIB]

enda quaid+tony meagher were at the match:confused:plus heard keith harnett is joining lim37 at the end of the season big loss for pike next year

tony meagher is still recovering from operation he had several weeks ago.

[abbeyvale]

tony meagher is still recovering from operation he had several weeks ago.

he'd still do a better job half injured than most refs in town can do fully fit.
thats how poor the refereeing standard is gone these days.
you can name on one hand, the decent refs in this town, and thats a bad sign.

[leather]

Lads, with the forecast being very poor for the 1 st half of the week, would it not be prudent to cancel all fixtures for the comming week. at 6 pm yesterday both pitches in the boro were under water...1st time any of us in club had seen so much water on both fields, B-team actually played in the afternoon in the downpour, pitch is now out for weeks..have the powers that be any idea about checking forecasts in advance or are the more interested in FAVOURS......?

[Noddy]

he'd still do a better job half injured than most refs in town can do fully fit.
thats how poor the refereeing standard is gone these days.
you can name on one hand, the decent refs in this town, and thats a bad sign.

thats just the way it is. No young refs coming through as far as I can see.

Boro are back in the race for the league in my opinion. They play at home to Balla on thursday night if they beat them they'll be right back in it

[abbeyvale]

thats just the way it is. No young refs coming through as far as I can see.

Boro are back in the race for the league in my opinion. They play at home to Balla on thursday night if they beat them they'll be right back in it



Even if the Boro beat Balla Thursday night, both Balla and Pike can still reach 58pts, with the Boro only able to amount to 48pts, there is no way both Balla AND Pike will drop 10pts from that point on and until the end of the season, (and even if they did, it would mean the Boro would have to win ALL their remaining games, just to have an outside chance), sorry, but it aint gonna happen.

And thats not even considering Fairview & Regional who can both reach 55pts, and Aisling who can reach 53pts.

Sorry bud, but I think the Boro will be lucky to finish in the top 4 this season.

My top six.
Balla
Pike
View
Regional
Boro (toss up between Boro & Aisling for 5th place, but I fancy the Boro as they have points on the board)
Aisling

[abbeyvale]

Premier League Table
1.Fairview Rangers 13 / 28 (Max Pts 55)
2.Pike Rovers......... 12 / 28 (Max Pts 58)
3.Janesboro............15 / 27 (Max Pts 48)
4.Ballynanty Rovers..10 / 25 (Max Pts 61)
5.Regional United.... 11 / 22 (Max Pts 55)
6.Aisling Annacotty 11 / 20 (Max Pts 53)
7.Wembley Rovers..13 / 18 (Max Pts 45)
8.Carew Park......... 15 / 17 (Max Pts 38)
9.Summerville Rovers 15 / 12 (Max Pts 33)
10.Corbally United.... 14 / 12 (Max Pts 36)
11.Star Rovers.......... 14 / 9 (Max Pts 33)
12.Granville Rangers... 13 / 7 (Max Pts 34)

Thursday April 3 (18.30)
Pike v Aisling
Janesboro v Ballynanty
Granville v Wembley
Regional v Star
Carew Park v Fairview

[gaidin]

50% fee if their game is off & 50% fee if they tog out as sub.

I like your thinking but its not that easy. First the ref who turns up and starts the game will have to be paid. If he gets injured during the game, how much does he get? Half or all??

Then the ref that turns up if his match is off wants paying. Again how much? If he is not needed at all should he get half as you suggest above. If he refs for 5 or 10 mins only, then how much should he get. Who pays the extra ref for turning up.

Sorry for being pessimistic :o :D with regards this but I think there is no easy solution to this situation.

Anyway how many matches are abandoned due to refs get injured during a game? Probably less than 5 the whole season??

[Andyryan24]

I like your thinking but its not that easy. First the ref who turns up and starts the game will have to be paid. If he gets injured during the game, how much does he get? Half or all??

Then the ref that turns up if his match is off wants paying. Again how much? If he is not needed at all should he get half as you suggest above. If he refs for 5 or 10 mins only, then how much should he get. Who pays the extra ref for turning up.

Sorry for being pessimistic :o :D with regards this but I think there is no easy solution to this situation.

Anyway how many matches are abandoned due to refs get injured during a game? Probably less than 5 the whole season??



well one solution would be to have say a bank of on call ref's that could be available or if they call a match of fin one place make themselfs available. what was the ref like for star/ boro match the weekend

[Monkfish]

Whats the pick of the ties for Thursday you reckon? Im not allowed watch Summerville anymore due to my last 2 visits :o so might take in a mid-week game. Boro/Balla I presume?

[Noddy]

it's a solution alright. Something has to be done and put in place. There's enough games called off every sunday for there to be a few extra ref's to be available for when this happens again. Say for example it's a big FAI game and a team say from Donegal are after coming down to Limerick. The ref gets injured after 70 or 80 mins what happens then match has to be replayed. I know one of the linesmen could take over but who then takes over from him?

[Noddy]

Pike and Aishling I'm going to. Should be a good game.

[striker10]

Even if the Boro beat Balla Thursday night, both Balla and Pike can still reach 58pts, with the Boro only able to amount to 48pts, there is no way both Balla AND Pike will drop 10pts from that point on and until the end of the season, (and even if they did, it would mean the Boro would have to win ALL their remaining games, just to have an outside chance), sorry, but it aint gonna happen.

And thats not even considering Fairview & Regional who can both reach 55pts, and Aisling who can reach 53pts.

Sorry bud, but I think the Boro will be lucky to finish in the top 4 this season.

My top six.
Balla
Pike
View
Regional
Boro (toss up between Boro & Aisling for 5th place, but I fancy the Boro as they have points on the board)
Aisling
i agree boro are out of it but its tight with the other four teams up there,its going to be harder for regional and view because they need both pike and balla to drop points but there's a lot of football too be played and anything can happen, and they all have to play each other in the coming weeks aswell,its going too the wire imo!

[abbeyvale]

well one solution would be to have say a bank of on call ref's that could be available or if they call a match of fin one place make themselfs available. what was the ref like for star/ boro match the weekend

no comment;)

[summervilleman]

Whats the pick of the ties for Thursday you reckon? Im not allowed watch Summerville anymore due to my last 2 visits :o so might take in a mid-week game. Boro/Balla I presume?


Why areu not allowed to go to the Summerville games again Kevin??U are more than welcome to come to the 'field of dreams' anytime(as long as u pay on the gate):o

[summervilleman]

Predictions

Thursday April 3 (18.30)
Pike 2 v 1 Aisling
Janesboro 1 v 2 Ballynanty(match will be off by the sounds of it)
Granville 0 v 3 Wembley
Regional 3 v 1 Star
Carew Park 0 v 4 Fairview[/QUOTE]

[striker10]

Pike and Aishling I'm going to. Should be a good game.
pike and ashling are usually good games with plenty of goals but boro and balla should be the pick if it goes ahead that is!

[the dazzler]

enda quaid+tony meagher were at the match:confused:plus heard keith harnett is joining lim37 at the end of the season big loss for pike next year

bad loss for pike if he goes:)

[KevB76]

thats just the way it is. No young refs coming through as far as I can see.


There are a few young refs coming through, but not enough of them.
Also the best ones might end up doing eircom league rather than junior as they are trying to recruit more refs as well.

It takes a special kind of person to be able to handle the pressure and occasional abuse that refs get, as well as needing to know the rules inside out, and being as fit and alert as possible. There's not many that fit the bill, or more to the point not many that want to. There will never be enough refs until attitudes change.

[gaiscíoch]

There are a few young refs coming through, but not enough of them.
Also the best ones might end up doing eircom league rather than junior as they are trying to recruit more refs as well.

It takes a special kind of person to be able to handle the pressure and occasional abuse that refs get, as well as needing to know the rules inside out, and being as fit and alert as possible. There's not many that fit the bill, or more to the point not many that want to. There will never be enough refs until attitudes change.

Refs are just as much to blame as players.

[gaidin]

it's a solution alright. Something has to be done and put in place. There's enough games called off every sunday for there to be a few extra ref's to be available for when this happens again. Say for example it's a big FAI game and a team say from Donegal are after coming down to Limerick. The ref gets injured after 70 or 80 mins what happens then match has to be replayed. I know one of the linesmen could take over but who then takes over from him?

I think for a game like that a fourth official is appointed for the game.

[Green_Hoop]

enda quaid+tony meagher were at the match:confused:plus heard keith harnett is joining lim37 at the end of the season big loss for pike next year

Another delightful Keith Hartnett rumour...

He's been joining Limerick for the last 3 seasons now...still anything has to come of it..

[Monkfish]

Why areu not allowed to go to the Summerville games again Kevin??U are more than welcome to come to the 'field of dreams' anytime(as long as u pay on the gate):o

I always pay my E3 unlike some of the alley dwellers, but iv been called a jinx due to the results your having since iv been up! still if its goals you want then the ville are the team!:)

[Monkfish]

Another delightful Keith Hartnett rumour...


Indeed, getting bored with it now.

[summervilleman]

I always pay my E3 unlike some of the alley dwellers, but iv been called a jinx due to the results your having since iv been up! still if its goals you want then the ville are the team!:)


Yeah but in saying that our run of games haven't been the easiest in all fairness...in the last 5 games we have played we have played the top 5 games in the division...But yes u are guarenteed goals at our place at least...Rarely been a 0-0 draw there..

[the hoops]

Another delightful Keith Hartnett rumour...

He's been joining Limerick for the last 3 seasons now...still anything has to come of it..

hes joining ok kerley told me

[L37Ultra]

hes joining ok kerley told me


Hartnett told me. Beat that. :D

[inexile]

wouldnt believe a word that comes out of hartnetts mouth to be honest, think the young fella likes the attention more than anything else