Limerick Premier Division 2007/08 [Archive] - Page 60

whitestripe

12/05/2008, 2:15 PM

I was not at the game myself but Aisling have been missing players since the Munster Jnr semi final, a little bit of feeling sorry for ourselves reflected in some of the results of late also.
A few players are back from injury and a couple of good training sessions of late have put Aisling back on track.
Still think its hard for teams in midtable to show the same interest at this point in the season, not fair on teams with something still to play for but it comes with the territory of such a long season?

lifegoeson

12/05/2008, 3:37 PM

heard boro were without 5 of their first team through injurys nd suspensions, if aisling get hold of a couple of strong mdfielders to win ball in the middle of the park i reckon they'll do very well next season too easily bullied against the big clubs this year

what boro players were injured

balls

12/05/2008, 4:55 PM

[QUOTE=whitestripe;940233]
A few players are back from injury and a couple of good training sessions of late have put Aisling back on track.
Still think its hard for teams in midtable to show the same interest at this point in the season, not fair on teams with something still to play for but it comes with the territory of such a long season?[/QUOTE

really agree with this quote . With the season being so long its very hard for mid table teams to maintain interest especially when they meet teams towards the top of the table who are at full strength and need the points badly. At least all the fixtures are being fufilled anyway which is a good sign

Yorkie

12/05/2008, 5:27 PM

What happened in the aishling v boro game on sunday. were the boro missing players or something? Aishling have been struggling of late

Was at this game..aisling destroyed boro from first miute to last.. Some of their football at times was a joy to watch..fair enough the boro were missing ado fitz, alan and john barry, dom fitz and mark purcell but aisling were missing roughly the same i think...star will have to watch players like Cusack,Cummins,Hurley,Murphy and Small very closly thurs nite if they think they can get a result to stay up

Fairkop

12/05/2008, 9:32 PM

sorry shouldve been more clear on that-its conway that isnt a centre midfielder. Totally agree wit the idea that paul is extremely talented. He is one of the few midfielders in limerick that realise that you dont always have to go forward,u can pass the ball sideways or backwards-u might think im being outrageous but look out for it the next time u watch a junior game,not players do it and its so basic

thats right its so basic,but thats all paul does.he never creates anything or really dominates a game as evidenced by his performance on sunday even with hartnett gone from pikes midfield.

Dirk Diggler

13/05/2008, 7:54 AM

Pauls a good ball player but doesn't make his mark on games enough for me.
Predictions:
Thursday 15th May (18.45)
Granville 1-2 Regional
Aisling 4-0 Star
Wembley 2-2 Fairview
Corbally 0-2 Pike

abbeyvale

13/05/2008, 8:07 AM

Predictions:
Thursday 15th May
Granville 1-4 Regional
Aisling 1-2 Star (anything less than a win for Star will see us relegated)
Wembley 2-3 Fairview
Corbally 0-4 Pike

Goals4fun

13/05/2008, 10:04 AM

any fixtures for the weekend and midweek next week?

sanity

13/05/2008, 10:15 AM

any fixtures for the weekend and midweek next week?

i heard its tuohy cup this weekend.not sure if there are any league games

summervilleman

13/05/2008, 11:36 AM

i heard its tuohy cup this weekend.not sure if there are any league games

Yeah i think we have the boro...
Predictions for thursday

Granville 0 - 3 regional
Aisling 2 - 3 star (We beat them mid week so ye might have a chance there)
wembley 3 -1 Fairview
corbally 1 - 5 pike

maestro

13/05/2008, 11:52 AM

Star are gone / relegated / down.....end of story

Philbert

13/05/2008, 12:58 PM

abbeyvale,

What ever happened to all the young players star had a couple of seasons back? Was there a few handy wingers there at one stage?

abbeyvale

13/05/2008, 1:01 PM

abbeyvale,

What ever happened to all the young players star had a couple of seasons back? Was there a few handy wingers there at one stage?

From the end of last season to xmas of this season we have lost nearly 20 players for one reason or another,

Philbert

13/05/2008, 1:12 PM

Is PB still coaching down there?
How about the new facilities ye were supposed to get? Any development on that front? That might help attract players

lifegoeson

13/05/2008, 1:26 PM

Predictions:
Thursday 15th May
Granville 1-1Regional
Aisling 2-3 Star star will win last 2 games!!!!!
Wembley 1-3 Fairview
Corbally 0-6 or 7 Pike

star will win last two games and hopefully with results going thier way force the playoff needed

lifegoeson

13/05/2008, 1:28 PM

abbeyvale,

What ever happened to all the young players star had a couple of seasons back? Was there a few handy wingers there at one stage?

most messing around with the b team or just not playing any more, not treated right in the club!!!

Philbert

13/05/2008, 2:04 PM

Abbey,
20 players sounds a bit much? Could you name 5 players from that 20?

abbeyvale

13/05/2008, 2:11 PM

Abbey,
20 players sounds a bit much? Could you name 5 players from that 20?

Ger Collopy, Peter Clarke, Darren Walsh, John Barry, John Collopy, Derek O'Neill, Derek Hogan, Derek McNamara, Darren Naughton, Anthony Falahee, Johnathan Griffin, Paul Lyons, Alan Lyons, Stephen Blackhall, Paddy Ryder,
Thats 15 for you, I'll give you a few more as they come to me........

abbeyvale

13/05/2008, 2:13 PM

Is PB still coaching down there?
How about the new facilities ye were supposed to get? Any development on that front? That might help attract players

Yep, Pa Bo is still in charge of the A team, and I can garauntee you that we will lose the majority of what squad we've left if he steps down.

MitreSize5

13/05/2008, 3:10 PM

mulla

13/05/2008, 3:15 PM

I've a question ..... for all the slagging Abbeyvale gets on here (most unjustified) would people rather see a club like Star, one of the oldest in town and steeped in tradition, play in the premier league

or some other clubs from miles out the county where the 'A' team is a glorifed training exercise to keep the GAA players ticking over over the winter like Charleville, Herbertstown and newly promoted Killmallock?

i've a question,would you rather the premier division was made up of teams with great tradition and a team not good enough for the division or teams that deservedly win there division the year before therefore getting promoted to the premier division,regardless of where they are from?

mulla

13/05/2008, 3:17 PM

Ger Collopy, Peter Clarke, Darren Walsh, John Barry, John Collopy, Derek O'Neill, Derek Hogan, Derek McNamara, Darren Naughton, Anthony Falahee, Johnathan Griffin, Paul Lyons, Alan Lyons, Stephen Blackhall, Paddy Ryder,
Thats 15 for you, I'll give you a few more as they come to me........

fair enough abbey nobody will have any arguements that ye have lost players,but are all the names you mentioned good enough for premier?personally i don't think so.
How many of the players ye lost to other clubs are playing prmier football now?

Philbert

13/05/2008, 4:10 PM

How many of the players ye lost to other clubs are playing prmier football now?

From that list, I think two players!
Fair point mulla

see's it

13/05/2008, 9:22 PM

id say 1

abbeyvale

14/05/2008, 7:17 AM

fair enough abbey nobody will have any arguements that ye have lost players,but are all the names you mentioned good enough for premier?personally i don't think so.
How many of the players ye lost to other clubs are playing prmier football now?

I never said they were all good enough, I'm merely answering the question I was asked, but there are a few players on that list that are good enough for Prem.

MitreSize5

14/05/2008, 7:31 AM

i've a question,would you rather the premier division was made up of teams with great tradition and a team not good enough for the division or teams that deservedly win there division the year before therefore getting promoted to the premier division,regardless of where they are from?

nothing at all to do with where they are from - I couldnt care if theyre from Mars. What I do have an issue with is clubs attitude to the league.

When it suits them they are real contenders, taking points off clubs and being really competitive ... when it doesn't suit them they roll over or give walk overs to other clubs. Its disrespectful to the league and unfair to other clubs, some might play them when they give a damn, some get handy games or walk overs. At least the likes of Star, Granville, Summerville are consistent, be it good or bad.

If your looking for examples try Herbertstown last year, top half of the table until Spring and then dropped like a stone and try Charleville any year they were in the premier

abbeyvale

14/05/2008, 7:38 AM

Premier League Table
Pike Rovers......... 19 / 47 (Max Pts 56)
Ballynanty Rovers 17 / 40 (Max Pts 55)
Fairview Rangers 18 / 36 (Max Pts 48)
Janesboro............20 / 35 (Max Pts 41)
Regional United.... 19 / 35 (Max Pts 44)
Aisling Annacotty 19 / 29 (Max Pts 38)
Wembley Rovers..19 / 26 (Max Pts 35)
Carew Park......... 20 / 19 (Max Pts 25)
Summerville Rovers 20 / 17 (Max Pts 23)
Corbally United.... 19 / 16 (Max Pts 25)
Granville Rangers... 18 / 14 (Max Pts 26)
Star Rovers.......... 20 / 10 (Max Pts 16)

Remaining Games
Aisling(3)- STAR,Balla,Granville,
Balla(5)- AISLING,CORBALLY,JANESBORO,Fairview,Summerville
Carew Pk(2)- GRANVILLE,WEMBLEY,
Corbally(3)- PIKE,STAR,Balla
Fairview(4)- BALLA,Granville,Regional,Wembley
Granville(4)- AISLING,FAIRVIEW,REGIONAL,Carew,
Janesboro(2)-PIKE, Balla,
Pike Rvs(3)- WEMBLEY,Corbally,Janesboro
Regional(3)- FAIRVIEW,Granville, Summerville
Star Rvs(2)-Aisling,Corbally,
Summerville(2)-BALLA,REGIONAL,
Wembley(3)-FAIRVIEW,Carew,Pike,

Fixtures
Thursday 15th May (18.45)
Granville v Regional
Aisling v Star
Wembley v Fairview
Corbally v Pike

Sunday 18th May (10.30)
Corbally v Star

Thursday 22nd May (18.45)
Granville v Fairview
Pike v Wembley
Summerville v Regional

lifegoeson

14/05/2008, 8:25 AM

Yep, Pa Bo is still in charge of the A team, and I can garauntee you that we will lose the majority of what squad we've left if he steps down.

no dont think that will happen, alot of these boys have played together for a while now

Philbert

14/05/2008, 12:34 PM

but there are a few players on that list that are good enough for Prem.

Who would you pick from that list abbey? There arent many in fairness

abbeyvale

14/05/2008, 1:26 PM

I think the following are good enough for Prem
Ger Collopy, Peter Clarke, Darren Walsh, John Barry, Darren Naughton, Paddy Ryder,

And if they were interested John Collopy, Derek O'Neill, Derek Hogan, Derek McNamara, Paul Lyons,

lifegoeson

14/05/2008, 1:28 PM

abbeyvale

14/05/2008, 1:31 PM

and paul lyons was on the oscar trainer team only 2 seasons ago

he's on my list of "if interested" players

Philbert

14/05/2008, 1:54 PM

I think the following are good enough for Prem
Ger Collopy, Peter Clarke, Darren Walsh, John Barry, Darren Naughton, Paddy Ryder,

Fair enough, who are they all playing with? John barry is with the boro now isnt he?

Any truth in the rumour that boro are taking half of Corbally's team for next year? Again

abbeyvale

14/05/2008, 2:05 PM

Fair enough, who are they all playing with? John barry is with the boro now isnt he?

Any truth in the rumour that boro are taking half of Corbally's team for next year? Again

Ger Collopy (Star, no interest) Peter Clarke (Up in Dublin) , Darren Walsh (Dines, out injured), John Barry (Boro, out injured), Darren Naughton (Fairview, out injured all season), Paddy Ryder (No Interest)

Haven't heard anything about the Corbally situation, but I'd say a lot will depend on whether they can stay up or not.......

Philbert

14/05/2008, 3:24 PM

Never understood why Corbally havnt been more succesful. Great faciliteis up there and they have had alot of good players in the past too.

no17 fan

14/05/2008, 3:51 PM

eddie hickey im told has been offered the summerville job for next season, if they remain in premier.

good one messi another summerville post from a fairview man
give it a rest, eddie hickey was a great keeper for pike but there is no
truth to that post there's as much chance of alex ferguson taking over
at summerville next year simple as that.

see's it

14/05/2008, 7:46 PM

Never understood why Corbally havnt been more succesful. Great faciliteis up there and they have had alot of good players in the past too.

there wages are crap

Philbert

14/05/2008, 8:00 PM

there wages are crap

You're right. I've heard the Boro pay much higher wages. Ill have to ask Alan Carroll and the lads. :)

Was this the first time that the Premier has been all city teams?
Not looking forward to travelling out to the bog next season.

oscar

14/05/2008, 10:02 PM

Fair enough, who are they all playing with? John barry is with the boro now isnt he?

Any truth in the rumour that boro are taking half of Corbally's team for next year? Again

Not half just the couple of decent players they have,the rest can sign with the B team,our bench is a little bare:D:D:D

inexile

14/05/2008, 10:26 PM

Ger Collopy (Star, no interest) Peter Clarke (Up in Dublin) , Darren Walsh (Dines, out injured), John Barry (Boro, out injured), Darren Naughton (Fairview, out injured all season), Paddy Ryder (No Interest)

Haven't heard anything about the Corbally situation, but I'd say a lot will depend on whether they can stay up or not.......

ger collopy fine keeper, peter clarke is no use, darren walsh not premier standard at all, dont know the other 2

Philbert

14/05/2008, 10:29 PM

john barry(alan's brother) playing for boro...

naughton signed for view...Dont know where he's gone to... decent player...

inexile

14/05/2008, 11:27 PM

ya sorry i know john, i meant the last 2 names there

hoops12

15/05/2008, 7:08 AM

wont be too bad if you get killmallock away in the first couple of weeks of the season, hate to be going out there on a wet day in feb. anyone know what their set up is like?? dromore should be promoted dont they play in bawnmore??

killmallock have an excellent set up ,do you want to play on horrible pitches in town where sometimes you have to tog out in your car or do you want to play where there are decent facilities and a decent playing pitch

abbeyvale

15/05/2008, 7:37 AM

ya sorry i know john, i meant the last 2 names there

Paddy Ryder won an FAI medal with Westport a few years back

whitestripe

15/05/2008, 8:13 AM

Kilmallock have a decent set up, better than alot of clubs in Limerick.

mulla

15/05/2008, 8:43 AM

nothing at all to do with where they are from - I couldnt care if theyre from Mars. What I do have an issue with is clubs attitude to the league.

When it suits them they are real contenders, taking points off clubs and being really competitive ... when it doesn't suit them they roll over or give walk overs to other clubs. Its disrespectful to the league and unfair to other clubs, some might play them when they give a damn, some get handy games or walk overs. At least the likes of Star, Granville, Summerville are consistent, be it good or bad.

If your looking for examples try Herbertstown last year, top half of the table until Spring and then dropped like a stone and try Charleville any year they were in the premier

exactly,i don't care where they are fron either but the fact is the teams you mentioned i'm sure worked damn hard to get to premier football and as with a lot of teams that go up found the going a bit too tough and like a lot of clubs in the city the players got sick of being beaten every week so pack it in,you see the list that abbeyvale provided of who left,its just lucky they signed enough at the start of the season,other teams might not have that luxury,charleville were premier for a long time before they went down a few years back,herbertstown were never good enough for premier

lifegoeson

15/05/2008, 8:51 AM

gone are the days where the city teams would find the country teams a handy six points. the country teams are getting the better facilitys and the players are quite good too .

whitestripe

15/05/2008, 9:07 AM

lifegoeson

15/05/2008, 9:11 AM

What ever teams come up deserve to come up and what ever teams get relegated deserved to be relegated.

I think the problem lies in the fact that there is a big difference between the two leagues.

Both leagues could be made alot more competitive if the seasons were shortened?

That or heavily invest in improving pitches

prob been said before but what about summer leagues. i mean with so many games called off during the season the way it is its hard on players to remain fully fit. even with training. same season as league of ireland.
dont they play that way in mayo or someplace