Elvery's Super League 2008

[the grape vine]

Also saddened to hear the departure of Dykes,main problem in Castlebar Celtic has to be the one and only Fergie McEllin,with him calling the shots at Celtic how can Celtic ever get wher they want to go!People at Celtic seem to hide from this,i believe he has more say than our chairman!!

Priorties
1.FERGIE OUT

its very easy to go pointing finger and blaming people for this and that, but in reality i would say that no anbody else puts more time and effort into the club.
most days if you drive by celtic park, u'll see his van there , underage game he'll be there A or B game he'll be there more often that not. he mite be very vocal and be not always right but for his great work and one would have to admire him...

[threefivetwo]

its very easy to go pointing finger and blaming people for this and that, but in reality i would say that no anbody else puts more time and effort into the club.
most days if you drive by celtic park, u'll see his van there , underage game he'll be there A or B game he'll be there more often that not. he mite be very vocal and be not always right but for his great work and one would have to admire him...

the amount of work that fergie puts into the club is unbelievable, he would do anything for the club and i don't know why people are saying he has to go, he has done so much and will continue on doing so much more for the club.

[threefivetwo]

sad to see him gone, things had to change but i can't blame the recent results on him, players get tired when they don't get any break at all after 3 years and a team including young lads who went so far in winning the f.a.i youth cup while playing for the first team as well. they are def tired and it's showing on all the players because by right celtic should be walking the mayo league with the players they have in comparison to how poor a lot of the teams are in the league. celtic shouldn't be losing to snugboro and shouldn't be drawing games when they are 3 up after 15 mins. i'm not making excuses just stating the facts!!!! i hope celtic can get back to playin good football again and showin more heart in games, maybe the new manager might bring that...... we'll have to wait and see!

[Norm]

they are def tired and it's showing on all the players because by right celtic should be walking the mayo league with the players they have in comparison to how poor a lot of the teams are in the league. celtic shouldn't be losing to snugboro and shouldn't be drawing games when they are 3 up after 15 mins.

I think you've just summed up the reign of Mr.G.D at Castlebar Celtic. He underachieved considering the resourses made available to him. His legacy is a tired, disillusioned team lacking in direction, focus and most importantly identity.
Def time for a new manager.

[irishyop]

Who is the front runner for the job?

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Who is the front runner for the job?


I'd have to agree with dj Simpson on this one,Fergie seems to be pulling all the strings!

[irishyop]

I'd have to agree with dj Simpson on this one,Fergie seems to be pulling all the strings!

So that means who is front runner :) Declan Kilkellys name has been mentioned in the papers, he would be qualified and capable to do the job ;) (sorry had to steal Brian Cowans line there)

[swinfordfc]

Can i ask what did the grey one really do for Castlebar - yea ye won trophies in mayo but ye was doing that before he came along - ye got further in the FAI cup and Connacht but ye did not win anything!

i tell you one thing he did - he made alot of bad blood with some clubs in the Mayo league - rightly or wrongly - in his approach!

anyhow i hope declan kilkelly gets the jog - nice fellow and knows alot of the young players but will he leave snugboro?

[dj_simpson_doh]

Michael McNicolas is available.......Definetly a front runner in my opinion!!Cannot see Kilkelly takin the job as he left on bad terms afaik!!!Is it true Celtic beat Westport tonight 2-0??Playing some great stuff.

[irishyop]

2-0 whipping of Westport, not too bad of a week, 3 games Celtic V Wesport in A, B & C and the only defeat was that of the C team.
From what I saw the Covies look very directionless. Celtic were full of heart and really improved on what I have seen previously. The only doubt I would have maybe the keeper who looked very nervous, he is a young lad so that may take time for him to get confidence but was nailed to his line on more than 1 occasion tonite.

A team managed by Mick & Kevin, ExCiTeD will probably give a better view on the match later as I missed the 1st half.

[Hoof]

2-0 whipping of Westport, not too bad of a week, 3 games Celtic V Wesport in A, B & C and the only defeat was that of the C team.
From what I saw the Covies look very directionless. Celtic were full of heart and really improved on what I have seen previously. The only doubt I would have maybe the keeper who looked very nervous, he is a young lad so that may take time for him to get confidence but was nailed to his line on more than 1 occasion tonite.

A team managed by Mick & Kevin, ExCiTeD will probably give a better view on the match later as I missed the 1st half.
hard to believe this is the same celtic team that lost to boro and drew with heane fantastic performance from celtic dont know what the caretaker managers said but it had some effect.celtic played with a passion and purpose that has not been there for a while

[ExCiTeD]

2-0 whipping of Westport, not too bad of a week, 3 games Celtic V Wesport in A, B & C and the only defeat was that of the C team.
From what I saw the Covies look very directionless. Celtic were full of heart and really improved on what I have seen previously. The only doubt I would have maybe the keeper who looked very nervous, he is a young lad so that may take time for him to get confidence but was nailed to his line on more than 1 occasion tonite.

A team managed by Mick & Kevin, ExCiTeD will probably give a better view on the match later as I missed the 1st half.
great performance from the lads absolutely destroyed westport from start to finish bigger business on sunday though got to keep in touch in league for when new boss is appointed

[irishyop]

great performance from the lads absolutely destroyed westport from start to finish bigger business on sunday though got to keep in touch in league for when new boss is appointed

Well is there any reason why new boss/s is/are not appointed already.... ???
A response was obviously requested and received by the management.

[the grape vine]

Well is there any reason why new boss/s is/are not appointed already.... ???
A response was obviously requested and received by the management.

i wasn't at the game last nite, but from what i heard,last nite's management team should be in with a good chance of the job .

[theboy]

big win for celtic after the week they had, wot was celtic's starting team?? westport cant be to happy, they were prob thinkin this was the week to get them..

[Closed Account]

Any more results from last night? Whens the draw for the next round?
Snugboro won 1-0 in a tough game. Claremorris will stay up if they keep playing like that.

Castlebar Celtic
Snugboro United
Fahy Rovers
Ballina Town/Ballina Town B
Erris United/Swinford B
Westport B/Claremorris B
Knock-Kiltimagh/Ballyvary
Manulla/Ballinrobe
Manulla B/Glenhest

Mulranny
Charlestown
Bangor Hibs/Achill(who won that game?)
Urlaur
Glenisland
Ballyglass
Straide & Foxford

[Footy Mad]

Winners last Night:
Castlebar Celtic,
Snugboro,
Fahy Rovers,
Ballina Town,
Erris United,
Westport B,
Knock Kiltimagh,
Manulla,
Glenhest,

Teams Already in Round 3:
Mulranny,
Charlestown,
Achill,
Urlar,
Glenisland,
Ballyglass,
Straide & Foxford

[ExCiTeD]

Well is there any reason why new boss/s is/are not appointed already.... ???
A response was obviously requested and received by the management.
there are many reasons. 1 one result doesnt make a season 2 club is taking applications till monday its in constitution of club that the job must be advertised 3 club are looking for a person with far more experience than the caretakers 4 caretakers dont want it 5 as youve said yourself the caretakers can get a bit excited on the line;)

[threefivetwo]

Can i ask what did the grey one really do for Castlebar - yea ye won trophies in mayo but ye was doing that before he came along - ye got further in the FAI cup and Connacht but ye did not win anything!

i tell you one thing he did - he made alot of bad blood with some clubs in the Mayo league - rightly or wrongly - in his approach!

anyhow i hope declan kilkelly gets the jog - nice fellow and knows alot of the young players but will he leave snugboro?

the only mayo team to ever win in the fai senior cup and it was 5-0 as well!!!!! put up a great show against shamrock rovers in the next round, it will b a while before any mayo team repeats that!!!!!!

[threefivetwo]

can you hear the leveller sing........... nooooooo nooooooooo. what have you got to say now with all your talk about celtic??????/?? i'm delighted 4 ya :) :) 2-0 to a way way better celtic team missing half their players. should have been way more goals for celtic, by far the better team, westport were made look like a team from the lower divisions, at times celtic played some serious football!!!!! made westport look awful bad, shows how much of a difference local lads make!!! have to compliment the managers as well, serious heart and commitment!!

[irishyop]

there are many reasons. 1 one result doesnt make a season 2 club is taking applications till monday its in constitution of club that the job must be advertised 3 club are looking for a person with far more experience than the caretakers 4 caretakers dont want it 5 as youve said yourself the caretakers can get a bit excited on the line;)

Well if they have to follow it through then thats understandable and if the 2 lads dont want it then thats that then.
As for getting excited on the line... its all in the name isn;t it :) They know what I meant by that. ;)

[Fireball]

Results Sun 15/06
Ballinrobe Town 0 v 1 Westport Utd.
Ballyheane 1 v 1 Snugboro Utd.
Bangor Hibs. 4 v 4 Castlebar Celtic
Claremorris 2 v 0 Iorras Aontaithe
Manulla 1 v 3 Ballina Town

[Norm]

the only mayo team to ever win in the fai senior cup and it was 5-0 as well!!!!! put up a great show against shamrock rovers in the next round, it will b a while before any mayo team repeats that!!!!!!

In fairness, whatever sucess G.D had with Celtic during his tenure in charge, losing to Shamrock Rovers I am pretty sure would not be up there among the favourites.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you are basically claiming that losing gallantly to a league of Ireland side is a greater measure of a junior teams sucess then actually lifting trophies...?

[Leveller]

great performance from the lads absolutely destroyed westport from start to finish bigger business on sunday though got to keep in touch in league for when new boss is appointed

What game were you at? They did not destroy Westport, look at the game not the result, we gifted you 2 headers, fair enough, we defended terribly and we deserve what we got for going to sleep.

However we had a definite penalty turned down. We were also missing the majority of our team, with Dessie O Malley, David Hoban, Vinnie OMalley, Brian Kennedy, and Gerry McLoughlin all out injured. We dominated the second half and had all the posession but could not convert fair enough.

All you did for most of the game is do what you always do, hoof the ball in the air, I was surprised at how much of this you still do, with all your young players playing in the U20 league last year I was expecting more from you, but no it is the same old stuff.

I am vindicated by what I say in view of your result against Bangor, your team is very poor, all you can hope for is third or fourth place the way you are playing at present.

[Leveller]

In fairness, whatever sucess G.D had with Celtic during his tenure in charge, losing to Shamrock Rovers I am pretty sure would not be up there among the favourites.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you are basically claiming that losing gallantly to a league of Ireland side is a greater measure of a junior teams sucess then actually lifting trophies...?

I agree, but you wont tell those guys.

[Thunderblaster]

What game were you at? They did not destroy Westport, look at the game not the result, we gifted you 2 headers, fair enough, we defended terribly and we deserve what we got for going to sleep.

However we had a definite penalty turned down. We were also missing the majority of our team, with Dessie O Malley, David Hoban, Vinnie OMalley, Brian Kennedy, and Gerry McLoughlin all out injured. We dominated the second half and had all the posession but could not convert fair enough.

All you did for most of the game is do what you always do, hoof the ball in the air, I was surprised at how much of this you still do, with all your young players playing in the U20 league last year I was expecting more from you, but no it is the same old stuff.

I am vindicated by what I say in view of your result against Bangor, your team is very poor, all you can hope for is third or fourth place the way you are playing at present.


I heard that we were flatfooted over the ninety minutes. Heard that we passed the ball about, but lacked the killer instinct. A neutral observer told me that it was two bad sides on show.

[irishyop]

I heard that we were flatfooted over the ninety minutes. Heard that we passed the ball about, but lacked the killer instinct. A neutral observer told me that it was two bad sides on show.

A neutral with a swing towards Westport is it TB :D

On the 45 mins I saw of it Westport had no answers to Celtics hunger and drive and really should have had won by more than the 2 goals!

[Thunderblaster]

A neutral with a swing towards Westport is it TB :D


Nope!!:D I hear that Sam Allardyce is linked to the Castlebar Celtic post!!:D

[irishyop]

Nope!!:D I hear that Sam Allardyce is linked to the Castlebar Celtic post!!:D

Aye, one of the posts is crocked so he is gonna lean against it for a week with his ear piece :p

[ExCiTeD]

Nope!!:D I hear that Sam Allardyce is linked to the Castlebar Celtic post!!:D
his application was refused!! over qualified

[Leveller]

A neutral with a swing towards Westport is it TB :D

On the 45 mins I saw of it Westport had no answers to Celtics hunger and drive and really should have had won by more than the 2 goals!

Hunger and drive? Give it up. You are romanticizing the whole thing now. It was a crap cup match played by two bad sides as said above, and some terrible refereeing.

[theboy]

with the top teams like westport and celtic not doing the business yet this year, wot will the mayo team be like, surely the mayo team needs these 2 teams playing well. at the half way point is there any players standing out that should be in with a chance??

[theboy]

any word yet on the new celtic manager??

[Ranger]

What's the story with lads leaving Castlebar Celtic???? Tom Kelly mentioned about 4 going now that Dykes has left???
Are they transferring to other clubs or 'retiring'????

[swinfordfc]

What's the story with lads leaving Castlebar Celtic???? Tom Kelly mentioned about 4 going now that Dykes has left???
Are they transferring to other clubs or 'retiring'????

neary is going back to s & f next year to so i heard! :D

[couchpotato]

with the top teams like westport and celtic not doing the business yet this year, wot will the mayo team be like, surely the mayo team needs these 2 teams playing well. at the half way point is there any players standing out that should be in with a chance??


Undoubtedly, the star of the super league so far this season has to be Manulla's Jonathan Griffin. He's scored 5 goals already.

Giving his lack of altitude, his other attributes more than compensate. He should be a shoe-in.

[robben 11]

What's the story with lads leaving Castlebar Celtic???? Tom Kelly mentioned about 4 going now that Dykes has left???
Are they transferring to other clubs or 'retiring'????

Two big players supposedly have transferred to ballyheane from celtic....!!

[Whipitin]

Undoubtedly, the star of the super league so far this season has to be Manulla's Jonathan Griffin. He's scored 5 goals already.

Giving his lack of altitude, his other attributes more than compensate. He should be a shoe-in.

From what Ive seen Dwayne Flynn has been immense along with a couple more of the Snuggies!!!! The young Lavelle lad from Ballina is also quality...

[Whipitin]

Two big players supposedly have transferred to ballyheane from celtic....!!

Heard from a good source that those two have definately transferred or are in the process of transferring!!!! Obviously wasn't the love of celtic dat was keeping them der!!! Maybe Balyheane can satisfy their needs(wants)!!!!

[robben 11]

Heard from a good source that those two have definately transferred or are in the process of transferring!!!! Obviously wasn't the love of celtic dat was keeping them der!!! Maybe Balyheane can satisfy their needs(wants)!!!!

well its clear it wast green and white colours that kept them there idsay it was the colour grey......! be great signings for the heane the really need the pace up front and have done for years now

[irishyop]

well its clear it wast green and white colours that kept them there idsay it was the colour grey......! be great signings for the heane the really need the pace up front and have done for years now

Who were the 2 signings lad?

[couchpotato]

Two big players supposedly have transferred to ballyheane from celtic....!!

Id say if you typed Robben 11 into google, the two key words found would be "alledgedly" and "supposedly".

Try using "as a fact" or "for definite".

[robben 11]

Id say if you typed Robben 11 into google, the two key words found would be "alledgedly" and "supposedly".

Try using "as a fact" or "for definite".

id say if ya googled in couchpotato two keys words that would come up are fat and non footballer.........!!!
i think i can safely say for definiate the that 2 players from celtic have signed to ballyheane.. as i was the one who provided some transfer sheets for the secetary of ballyheane but i gave him my word i wouldnt say who players were.. im sure they'l be eligable for the weekend so youl see then..couchfatato....!!

[Leveller]

well its clear it wast green and white colours that kept them there idsay it was the colour grey......! be great signings for the heane the really need the pace up front and have done for years now

I would say it is the love of the green of a different kind which is drawing them to the heane...

[Cloggs]

neary is going back to s & f next year to so i heard! :D

so s and f start winning a few games and then he comes crawling back?in fariness he'd be a great addition to their team but what happens if they start losing games again once their back in the super league??he going to bail out again?

[the grape vine]

Heard from a good source that those two have definately transferred or are in the process of transferring!!!! Obviously wasn't the love of celtic dat was keeping them der!!! Maybe Balyheane can satisfy their needs(wants)!!!!

i can imagine who they are!!!

[Athenryboy]

any of you guys hear of any possible transfers from a mayo club(s) to athenry, word on the grape vine is that athenry are lookin to boost squad quality to push for the irish cup and have looked to mayo.. an im curious to hear if anyone up there knows any goss?
cheers..

[irishyop]

any of you guys hear of any possible transfers from a mayo club(s) to athenry, word on the grape vine is that athenry are lookin to boost squad quality to push for the irish cup and have looked to mayo.. an im curious to hear if anyone up there knows any goss?
cheers..


Not a rex down here lad, ye were long enough taking our managers to look after your Gaelic team, now you want our players. :) Only messing.

[ExCiTeD]

any of you guys hear of any possible transfers from a mayo club(s) to athenry, word on the grape vine is that athenry are lookin to boost squad quality to push for the irish cup and have looked to mayo.. an im curious to hear if anyone up there knows any goss?
cheers..
more than likely its westport their looking at. the "gallactico's" of mayo football only play there. check them out with leveller he's the man!!!!!!!!!!!!:rolleyes:

[Leveller]

any of you guys hear of any possible transfers from a mayo club(s) to athenry, word on the grape vine is that athenry are lookin to boost squad quality to push for the irish cup and have looked to mayo.. an im curious to hear if anyone up there knows any goss?
cheers..

No chance from Westport. All the lads are either from, or work in the area.


You should check out the lads at Celtic half their team is made up of blowins, their manager packed it in last week and two players have left already.

You should have no problem in hiring some recruits there.