Limerick Division 1A Cup 2007/08

[mulla]

congrats to balla after last nights game...think it was a good advert for 1a...tight game but good quality, all players involved had good games...think one or two injury's picked up cost us in the end...we almost held on but as soon as the equaliser went in we were hanging on...the balla subs made a huge difference...majorly disappointin for us as for some of our players it could be their last game for the club...time to regroup and look forward to next season, once again congrats to balla

thanks dines,was a very tough game,ya when ye're centre forward went off we were relieved,who was he and where did ye get him from?i hope ye hang onto them lads because there is the makings of a fine team there

[Philbert]

Balla team anyone?

[dines08]

i'd totally agree wit you that mark healy was excellent the other night and could be a good premier player if he improved his fitness, and to the balla lads...the center forward who went off injured was liam lenihan...i guy i work wit who i convinced to sign this year, pace is beyond belief, very good player...thats when the game turned, we lost our pace up front injured...ye brought on kevin nolan who was superb...

[dines08]

Barron is a class act and good to see him progressing to ucd, only player imo who could make the jumper to premier would be M.Healy...and not trying to be smart but for how many years have you been having your player bunk off after schoolboys...?fair play for to your club for stiil having a great schoolboy setup.

I think we have one of the best setups for schoolboy level and it is an ongoing problem that after minor we lose the better players... It,s frustrating for us that we've gotten a group of young guys together now at junior level who could geniunely push for promotion next year yet the summer could dismantle the team....i would disagree wit u that only mark healy would have a chance in premier...pat collins, darren clancy ian stewart and ian dore...4 of the best young players in town who might not be quite ready for it yet but who definately will progress to that level...wit the first two still being minors

[mulla]

I think we have one of the best setups for schoolboy level and it is an ongoing problem that after minor we lose the better players... It,s frustrating for us that we've gotten a group of young guys together now at junior level who could geniunely push for promotion next year yet the summer could dismantle the team....i would disagree wit u that only mark healy would have a chance in premier...pat collins, darren clancy ian stewart and ian dore...4 of the best young players in town who might not be quite ready for it yet but who definately will progress to that level...wit the first two still being minors

who do you think ye could lose besides ger?and is it because of the poor season(imo for the quality that is up there) that ye had?ya the four you mentioned i know for experience are very good players who I think will in time be good enough for premier,game seemed to pass ian stewart by,i always got the impression even when i was there that he lacks interest,in training he can beat anyone and has great skill but he doesn't always bring it onto the pitch

[mulla]

i'd totally agree wit you that mark healy was excellent the other night and could be a good premier player if he improved his fitness, and to the balla lads...the center forward who went off injured was liam lenihan...i guy i work wit who i convinced to sign this year, pace is beyond belief, very good player...thats when the game turned, we lost our pace up front injured...ye brought on kevin nolan who was superb...

its not often our 2 first choice centre halves get caught for pace and as i said we were relieved when he went off,as for Kevin,i think if we had him for the second half of the season we might have done better,i think his last game before the other night was our game against ye(i could be wrong there),a great impact player to bring on when the opposition are a bit tired

[dines08]

i think if martin dore left there could be a mass exodus...if he stays which i think he will then hopefully we'll keep everyone except ger barron...limerick u21's are sniffin around one or two allegedly...you,re dead right tho mulla, as far as we had a bad season...a bad start more so, we lost darren walsh to injury...most dines players will be disappointed wit the season we had...but it,s not lost on us that the team was completely thrown together...as u know we lost virtually everybody from last season...we were inexperienced...a learning curve for many this season...when we got going we were strong, ian stewart is a great guy, super skillful...first half the other night it passed him by...second half and extra time he was everywhere, very important player for us

[abbeyvale]

for gerry barron more so than any other as he is off to ucd next year...a guy who has played wit geraldines since he was a young guy...not a nice way to finish up, wit one or two other very talented young guys in the squad it'll be hard to hold onto them...bit sad really, we always seem to bring players thru schoolboy and lose them soon afterwards


You hit the nail on the head there.

How long are you with the Dines?

Is Martin Dore thinking of packing it in? and is Murish still involved?

[dines08]

i'm wit geraldines since under seventeens...23 now, martin won't quit, i hope...along wit muirish, as far as i'm concerned and i'm sure most of the dines players are concerned the two martins and dempsey and the only guys for the job...it is an awful shame to look back and see the outstanding players gone thru dines who we couldn't hang onto...yourself included

[abbeyvale]

i'm wit geraldines since under seventeens...23 now, martin won't quit, i hope...along wit muirish, as far as i'm concerned and i'm sure most of the dines players are concerned the two martins and dempsey and the only guys for the job...it is an awful shame to look back and see the outstanding players gone thru dines who we couldn't hang onto...yourself included

I agree the Dines have lost some great players throughout the years, and if they had all stuck together I would garauntee that they would have won at least one Premier league and would be in the top 3 or 4 sides in town now.

Its a great pity really, but its not just the players fault in all fairness.

With the 2 Matin's being involved again next season, I can honestly see ye pushing for promotion and if anyone could get decent players to the club it would be them.

[summervilleman]

I agree the Dines have lost some great players throughout the years, and if they had all stuck together I would garauntee that they would have won at least one Premier league and would be in the top 3 or 4 sides in town now.

Its a great pity really, but its not just the players fault in all fairness.

With the 2 Matin's being involved again next season, I can honestly see ye pushing for promotion and if anyone could get decent players to the club it would be them.



would you go back if asked or will you stay at star??

[dines08]

didn't mean anythin in a bad way to players who've left the dines in years gone by...all have gone on to do better things individually...just sayin it,s a shame they weren't kept together...the team we have now is great to be involved in, everyone geniunely gets on...we keep sayin next year next year...but we still know we need a few players more and a lot of hard work

[Philbert]

One more time, does anyone know the Balla team from the other night?

Abbey you're always good for team news?
Mulla?

[gaidin]

One more time, does anyone know the Balla team from the other night?

Abbey you're always good for team news?
Mulla?

Andy Costello - GK
Frank hogan - LB
Dont know - CB
Dont know - CB
Dont Know - RB
Badger?? - CM
Kevin O' Mahoney - CM
Dont Know - RM
Grant Murphy - LM
Anthony Lee - ST
Colm O' Mahoney - ST

Subs - Kevin Nolan (scored the goals)
Ronan Canon
One other but not sure - Locky???

Thats the best I have for you..

[Philbert]

Cheers for the attempt Gaidin

[mulla]

One more time, does anyone know the Balla team from the other night?

Abbey you're always good for team news?
Mulla?

sorry for the delay:D
Andy Costello - GK
Frank hogan - LB
Derek O Brien- CB
Eoin Hennigar - CB
Mark O Dwyer - RB
Kieran Maher - CM
Kevin O' Mahoney - CM
Alan o Carroll - RM
Grant Murphy - LM
Anthony Lee - ST
Colm O' Mahoney - ST

Subs - Kevin Nolan (scored the goals)
Ronan Canon
Jason O loughlin
all subs used,kevin scored the 2 goals but all 3 made a difference when they came on

[Philbert]

Cheers for that!

Was Mark McDonald not playing? I think he usually plays right back

[mulla]

didn't mean anythin in a bad way to players who've left the dines in years gone by...all have gone on to do better things individually...just sayin it,s a shame they weren't kept together...the team we have now is great to be involved in, everyone geniunely gets on...we keep sayin next year next year...but we still know we need a few players more and a lot of hard work

I know some players have left in previous years over the likes of training and things like that,nothing to do with managers who were always there just for some reason the effort wasn't always put in.
I hope Abbeyvale agrees with this,a lot of players who leave won't put in the effort for geraldines yet when they leave they train all the time with there new clubs,personally I don't understand why.
I know in my time there it seemed to me that the young lads who were coming through(a lot of who were very good players)thoght they were too good to play for the junior and expected to play when they turned up,If Martin dore does stay I know he wouldn't stand for that

[mulla]

Cheers for that!

Was Mark McDonald not playing? I think he usually plays right back

he had a bit of a falling out with the manager earlier in the year,good player,another lad who if he stayed might have helped us more in the second half of the league but thats history now

[Philbert]

What kind of falling out was it, if you dont mind me asking?

Is he playing for anyone now?

[mulla]

What kind of falling out was it, if you dont mind me asking?

Is he playing for anyone now?


don't know tbh,not really that interested,was a shame though because he was playing well.
Don't think he signed for anyone but he will hardly sign back if its the same manager

[see's it]

What kind of falling out was it, if you dont mind me asking?

Is he playing for anyone now?


think he fell out of a window :)

[mulla]

think he fell out of a window :)

pity you didn't break his fall:D

[Philbert]

haha... Very good

[abbeyvale]

I know some players have left in previous years over the likes of training and things like that,nothing to do with managers who were always there just for some reason the effort wasn't always put in.
I hope Abbeyvale agrees with this,a lot of players who leave won't put in the effort for geraldines yet when they leave they train all the time with there new clubs,personally I don't understand why.
I know in my time there it seemed to me that the young lads who were coming through(a lot of who were very good players)thoght they were too good to play for the junior and expected to play when they turned up,If Martin dore does stay I know he wouldn't stand for that


In fairness, I do agree to such an extent, but the year I was over the A team with the Dines, I had Gerry Duggan down to do the pre-season training for us as a favour to me, and I must say, I was embarressed with our turn out.
I signed 35 (yes 35) players at the start of that season, the reason being that there was no B team that season, and also no minor team, and only one decent under 17 player good enough, and we still struggled to field a team towards the end of that season, but we still managed 3rd place in the league and only lost out on promotion by 3points (just goes to show if all the players signed had shown a bit more interest, what they could have acheived).

But like I said above, I could name a team of ex Dines players that would, in my opinion, beat any team in town today........

[oscar]

are you in that 11 alan

[abbeyvale]

are you in that 11 alan


No, But I'd probably make the 16 ;)

[oscar]

ah honesty,a rare quality these days:D

[dines08]

ger collopy, tommy barrett, chucka, mike carey, john carey, alan morton, darren walsh, lou quigley, christy o neill, conor keane, alan barry, keith mac nichlas, derek hannon, derek o neill, leonard o grady, martin wallace, aled harkin, donie curtin...as far as i know...all former dines players that moved on and played premier...might be missing a few, might have one or two wrong...you'd make the eleven alan

[mulla]

In fairness, I do agree to such an extent, but the year I was over the A team with the Dines, I had Gerry Duggan down to do the pre-season training for us as a favour to me, and I must say, I was embarressed with our turn out.
I signed 35 (yes 35) players at the start of that season, the reason being that there was no B team that season, and also no minor team, and only one decent under 17 player good enough, and we still struggled to field a team towards the end of that season, but we still managed 3rd place in the league and only lost out on promotion by 3points (just goes to show if all the players signed had shown a bit more interest, what they could have acheived).

But like I said above, I could name a team of ex Dines players that would, in my opinion, beat any team in town today........

ya i remember it well,think he did a couple of very good sessions with us,i remember later in the season we struggled for numbers out in the villliers,as i said I would never put it down to management as any people i played under gave 110%,same can't be said for all the players unfortunately

[abbeyvale]

ger collopy, tommy barrett, chucka, mike carey, john carey, alan morton, darren walsh, lou quigley, christy o neill, conor keane, alan barry, keith mac nichlas, derek hannon, derek o neill, leonard o grady, martin wallace, aled harkin, donie curtin...as far as i know...all former dines players that moved on and played premier...might be missing a few, might have one or two wrong...you'd make the eleven alan

Bobby Ryan, Paul Dillon, John Collopy, to name a few more

[see's it]

1 season with the dines doesnt make you a dines man in all fairness or are ye counting guys who drank in the track aswell?

[mulla]

1 season with the dines doesnt make you a dines man in all fairness or are ye counting guys who drank in the track aswell?

out of all the players he mentioned only 2 were with the dines for only 1 season

[see's it]

out of all the players he mentioned only 2 were with the dines for only 1 season

most of the players started with other clubs so its hard to say their dines men

[mulla]

most of the players started with other clubs so its hard to say their dines men

don't think thats what was said,just that they had been with dines and moved on

[dines08]

ger collopy, tommy barrett, chucka, mike carey, john carey, alan morton, darren walsh, lou quigley, christy o neill, conor keane, alan barry, keith mac nichlas, derek hannon, derek o neill, leonard o grady, martin wallace, aled harkin, donie curtin...as far as i know...all former dines players that moved on and played premier...might be missing a few, might have one or two wrong...you'd make the eleven alan

not saying all the above players were dines thru and thru but some were...just sayin these are very good players that geraldines couldn't keep, and i'm sayin that because it's an ongoing scenario wit schoolboys we're producing each year...we've a good team now...next season who knows?? when the forms come out anythin can happen