Limerick Premier Division 2009/10

[tedd11]

you could put corbally so in the same both abbeyvele.

1-JJ hartigan
2-dee ryan
3-danny hanley
4-nicky carroll
5-alan carroll
6-ronan sherlock
7-ian dunworth
8-fergal o connell
9-aido fitzimons
10-peter ryan
11- john o dwyer.
12-david owens

12 players there who played years with corbally and joined other premier teams over a 4 year period from 2005-2009.all under 30 except for john o dwyer(32).all the above still playing except the 2 carrolls who went to oz last year.imagine where corbally would be if all the above still played with them added to there current squad.they certainly wouldnt be bottom half.would defo be top 3.
the fact is that for different reasons players leave.some go to follow the crowd,others do there own thing.one thing i reckon is i doubt any of the above ever got paid to play for any team they joined

No I wont include myself, but here goes, I'll name a squad of players and you can choose your own starting 11.

Ger (Nolly) Collopy
Pat Mullins
Brian (Chucka) Buckley
Mike Carey
Pat McGarry
Tommy Barrett
Dave Wall
Christy O'Neill
Alan Barry
Pa Moloney
Derek Hannon
Keith McNicholas

Thats just 12 off the top of my head, but I'd say any 11 from that 12 would hold their own in the Prem.......easily finishing in the top 3.....what do you think?
And thats not including the players that went straight from The Dines to LOI or across water or players that have played with club since Ive left.

[abbeyvale]

Didn't a lot of them only go to Dines as they were "the" minor team at the time??

McGarry is the only player to play one season with The Dines, all other players on the list had a minimum 2 years with them.....

[abbeyvale]

you could put corbally so in the same both abbeyvele.

1-JJ hartigan
2-dee ryan
3-danny hanley
4-nicky carroll
5-alan carroll
6-ronan sherlock
7-ian dunworth
8-fergal o connell
9-aido fitzimons
10-peter ryan
11- john o dwyer.
12-david owens

12 players there who played years with corbally and joined other premier teams over a 4 year period from 2005-2009.all under 30 except for john o dwyer(32).all the above still playing except the 2 carrolls who went to oz last year.imagine where corbally would be if all the above still played with them added to there current squad.they certainly wouldnt be bottom half.would defo be top 3.
the fact is that for different reasons players leave.some go to follow the crowd,others do there own thing.one thing i reckon is i doubt any of the above ever got paid to play for any team they joined

Agree 100%, I see you put your own name on the list, and deservedly so bud........

[blackjack]

Agree 100%, I see you put your own name on the list, and deservedly so bud........

ronan what makes you think ye would finish in the top three,when ye were all playing with corbally i dont remember ye finishing in the top three,and why did ye all leave in the first place,to win trophies,so i dont understand why you think ye would win them now??????????????

[abbeyvale]

ronan what makes you think ye would finish in the top three,when ye were all playing with corbally i dont remember ye finishing in the top three,and why did ye all leave in the first place,to win trophies,so i dont understand why you think ye would win them now??????????????

I have to agree with Ted I think that squad would finish in the top 5 anyway at least, and by the way BlackJack, I dont see you complaining about my ex Dines players finishing in the top 3 in the Prem..........................is it that you agree or just because there are 4 players that are currently playing with Pike in my squad????

[tedd11]

ronan what makes you think ye would finish in the top three,when ye were all playing with corbally i dont remember ye finishing in the top three,and why did ye all leave in the first place,to win trophies,so i dont understand why you think ye would win them now??????????????

well the fact that most of the 12 were 19 or 20 when they played for corbally is one reason blackjack and there was never more than 6 of the above on the same team.all im saying is that if you put the 12 lads into a corbally squad they would be alot better the same way as the dines would with abbeyvales 12.but sure in the end of the day its in the past so what does it matter.would make things interesting tho all the same if it happened on both accounts

[tedd11]

I have to agree with Ted I think that squad would finish in the top 5 anyway at least, and by the way BlackJack, I dont see you complaining about my ex Dines players finishing in the top 3 in the Prem..........................is it that you agree or just because there are 4 players that are currently playing with Pike in my squad????

good point abbey.and 3 of pikes best players also.in fairness your list are all playing junior in town now.with regards to roadends post about them being "the minor " team of the time in there isnt many of them in abbeys 12 . bobby ryan,niall nestor,paul dillon,derek o neill,mark hedderman,glen houlihan,abbeyvale,stephen walsh.as far as i can remember them lads were the mainstays of the dines minor team.dont even remember seeing any of them playing junior bar of course dillon and ryan who went on to better places.

[tedd11]

are any of the above even playing football any more abbeyvale?shame if not.they were all very good players who would have made a crack junior side if they has stayed together

[dines08]

I understand the players leaving because at the end of the day Geraldines don't have the same facilities or BANKROLL of the big teams. The frustrating thing about it is that it's going to stay like that. As long as Pike and Fairview keep picking the best players from each team in Limerick then nobody will ever touch them. Abbey there's another few missing from that list you posted...going back 3-4 years Geraldines had a brilliant 17's and Minor team along with Wembley. Wembley won the FAI U-17 and Geraldines did the league and cup double. Dines lost the quarter final on peno's to Crumlin. Wembley then beat Crumlin in the final. The whole point of that is 4-5 of that Geraldines team played Premier with different clubs this season, same goes for the Wembley team. Dines had the same manager from that minor team this season in the Premier and couldn't field 11 players consitently. Some of thse players would rather sit on the bench than play regularily. 93 goals conceded but at least 12 of those league games were without a keeper. The sickening thing is that we've probably the best schoolboy set up in town. To be honest i don't now where the club goes from here

[mundener]

Abbey rovers had a very strong team 7/8 years ago I think ?? I know A Barry and the 2 hannons played does anyone know there squad back then ? they have good facilities and now there in 2b.......

[abbeyvale]

are any of the above even playing football any more abbeyvale?shame if not.they were all very good players who would have made a crack junior side if they has stayed together

Nope, none of them playing ball in town bud.................

[blackjack]

I have to agree with Ted I think that squad would finish in the top 5 anyway at least, and by the way BlackJack, I dont see you complaining about my ex Dines players finishing in the top 3 in the Prem..........................is it that you agree or just because there are 4 players that are currently playing with Pike in my squad????

whose complaining alan,its a hypethetical question.i personally dont think that squad of players would have finished in the top three.think a couple of them have a league medal with the boro but thats it,because pike and fairview have won everything since.why havent these players signed for view or pike.?????????????????????

[passandmove]

In fairness what ever team pike put out against us next tues nite,we are going to be up against it.All we can do is give it everything and hope for the best.We have enjoyed the last 3 years playing premier and we dont want it to finish yet.The run of results that have gone against us to leave us in this position have been incredible.But we just have to focus on pike and hope view and aisling do the business.Also well done to view minor team on a great win last weekend.

[blinkx]

Is it me or is this Déjà vu about schoolboy players, and how numerous team's would have 25 FAI Cup's if they had stayed together.... From my experience clubs certainly don't own a schoolboy and they are more than entitled to play for whoever they want, you really can't moan if a player up's and leaves. It's their prerogative at the end of the day. And most of the time, on a whole, if a player leaves it's often for good reason's.. Player's are attracted to winning team's, success. You'll always have the top 3/4 team's attracting the better of the players.

[blackjack]

Is it me or is this Déjà vu about schoolboy players, and how numerous team's would have 25 FAI Cup's if they had stayed together.... From my experience clubs certainly don't own a schoolboy and they are more than entitled to play for whoever they want, you really can't moan if a player up's and leaves. It's their prerogative at the end of the day. And most of the time, on a whole, if a player leaves it's often for good reason's.. Player's are attracted to winning team's, success. You'll always have the top 3/4 team's attracting the better of the players.

Well said blinx it's all about ifs and buts and how's and why's.at the end of the day a player will sign for who HE wants to sign for.a lot comes down to who is manager of a club because I know a lot of players who have left clubs because of managers.abbey and ted I think yere own clubs had that problem.