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With the season around a month away, how do people think who will be challenging for the title and promotion. What teams will struggle for survival. Expect Westport will be favourites for the title. This will more than likely a quiet thread this year with the Conn Rangers gone into the Super league.
killala surely favourites for the drop??? Only good thing about them is their pitch
And their ability to avoid the drop.
I think Killala might do alright, surely the only club in the league paying big money for an outsider to come in and manage.... See it as the wrong way to go tho cause next thing other clubs will be doing it
Fixtures released today. Looking forward to the season kicking off now. Cant wait to see if a team unloads the bench with 5 subs in the last 10 mins of a game with the new rule. Could really turn a game but a bit daft. Pretty sure Killala will never have 5 subs to use in a game. Haha. Claremorris for the title - Castlebar to go down IMO.
Any word where Celtic B are playing this season, on the main pitch or on the astra turf.
What's the story with Pat Quigley getting voted out? Sounds like there's plenty more to it.
With the start of a new season good luck to all players, managers and supporters for the season ahead.
Predictions
Champions - Moy Villa
Runners up - Westport Utd. B
Relegation - Glenhest and Knock/Kiltimagh
This weeks predictions
Claremorris V Swinford----------Home
Glenhest V Moy Villa-------------Away
Fahy Rovers V Westport B-------Away
Castlebar Celtic B V Kilt/Knoc --Home
Killala V Partry--------------------Draw
you know moy villa lost there whole team from last yearQuote:
Originally Posted by Round Tower
no i dad not heard that, have not talked to any of them for a couple of months, they have only 1 team this yearQuote:
Originally Posted by pinkpowerranger
Not a hope will knock or Glenhest go down, they will be upper half of table...Moy villa defo early going down they've got rid of all outsiders and rebuilding club with locals..swinford have lost players tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Round Tower
I agree. Villa haven't a hope if winning the division. Glenhest and KK will stay up too. Hard to know who will go down. No obvious candidates like Urlaur were last year. Will be dodgy at the bottom I feel.
Killala 2 - 1 Partry Athletic
The good pre-season continued yesterday, 1st half goals from Terp. and Heffo gave us a 2-0 h.t lead. Both players missed good chances to increase the lead in the 2nd half. Great defending in the second half when we came under severe pressure but they could only pull 1 back. Good start, next up another tough match against against Moy Villa.
Here's an interesting one. Only one of the teams that played the 7's won at the weekend - Achill. Albeit Manulla B didn't play and of course Manulla A had a tougher cup match. Thought the teams that played all Winter would have been sharper and a bit fitter and stormed the first game at least.
I think Partry maybe played a bit too much astro and it worked against them. After the 7's and all the pre season games being on astro they weren't coping with the bounce of the ball on grass (even though the Killala pitch was in great shape there is still a big difference in the run of the ball). Killala were sharper on the ball in the first half and deserved their win because they scored the goals and defended magnificently in the second half when Partry put them under unbelievable pressure and a lot of other clubs would have crumbled.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximus
We would have played during the winter on our astroturf, we played 4 preseason friendlies, one of them was on the astroturf in Celtic. Ye missed a good chance in the second half as well as the 2 we missed, It was a good start keeping up the good pre-season but another tough one on Sunday away to Moy Villa, people has said that they are alot weaker this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by short_frank
Weekend Predictions
Westport Utd. B V Partry Athletic - Home
Swinford V Glenhest Rovers - Home
Knock/Kiltimagh V Claremorris - Away
Fahy Rovers V Castlebar Celtic B - Home
Moy Villa V Killala - Draw
Moy Villa 1 - 3 Killala
Continued the good start to the season with good performance, goals in the 1st half from Heffo and Kyle gave a 0-2 lead at ht, could have added 2 or 3 more in the first half. Villa pulled 1 back but Aaron secured the win. Home next week against Swinford, always tough.
Mount Falcon Closed by the Refs and now Attymass Closed. Attymass was supposed to be worse condition than Mount Falcon. If thats true than it was f**ked altogether . Very disrespectful and down right dangerous for these clubs to be so flippant about health and safety let alone respect for the local game
We played on the Villa pitch yesterday, grass could have been shorter and it was uneven, Con hawk denied that Mount Falcon was closed. I suggested last season for the ML to introduce a competition on pitch quality, they said that they would look at it. I would think that Killeen sports would sponsor it, i know they sponsor already but this would be goodd for every one.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixiehead
Attymass was the worst surface I've seen for years. Showers didn't work either. Your right Pixie. Total lack of respect for the game.
Hawk denying something is hardly a new thing. If that lad was Pinocchio he would fall over. The dogs on the street know both pitches have been closed at this stage. Corbetts are another crowd who could sponsor the same. Find them very nice to deal with. Killeen seems a bit busy at times . Its an idea but would it be enough to get clubs to react. The only thing that will get them moving is to close them down as is happening. It is also the leagues responsiblity to visit these grounds and pass them which they havent done in years and even when they did do it they did it too early and the clubs would abate any concerns they may have by claiming they would see to it before the season began and of course it would go undone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Round Tower
well then pixie can you tell me where the conn rangers v ballyglass game is being played this week, down on the mayo league facebook page as mount falcon, no mention of it being changed, i dont have a dog!
Someone deleted my last message but Pixie hasn't a clue, no wonder Snugboro are on a downward spiralQuote:
Originally Posted by pinkpowerranger
I dont know, you tell me . Its you guys who have to find an alternative venue. The fixture list is hardly going to change now is it. Its still yer home game so its up to ye to find a new venue.Quote:
Originally Posted by pinkpowerranger
Ranger and Hawk I think ye guys would fit right in with Sinn Fein........... Denial , avoiding the subject ect ect ........... yer very good at it. Gerry and Martin the Pair of ye:bomb:
ha right pixie so that must make you the honourable flame-thrower of truth enda kenny!! so when we do play in mount falcon sunday you'll be back tracking as usual.
also if we are sinn fein than hawk is definitly mary lou!!
Lads politics should be kept out of sport.
Conn rangers v ballyglass changed to snugboro Uniteds home pitch, snugboro have offered there pitch up, the reason they gave the press was that it's been such a long time since good football was played there that it would be a pleasure to host it
Moral of the story - sort the pitch out. It's terrible.
If we did host it , it would be to have the pleasure of seeing ye losing 3 in a row ......... Here have a lucky clover you will need it at the weekend :clover:Quote:
Originally Posted by purplemonkeydis
I'm predicting a 3 in a row for snugboro too, 3 relegations in a row, 1 down two to go lads
After all the bickering on here for the last week mainly from clubs who are not playing in Premier A this year.
Partry Athletic V Moy Villa - Home
Glenhest Rvrs. V Kilt./Knock - Home
Claremorris V Fahy Rvrs. - Away
Castlebar Clt. B V Westport Utd. B - Away
Killala V Swinford - Home
Finally Round Tower, you've backed us for a win. I thought you were being fairly miserable with your first two predictions of draws.
Eh..... I think you need a abacus their :shut:Quote:
Originally Posted by purplemonkeydis
[QUOTE=Maximus;1815684]Finally Round Tower, you've backed us for a win. I thought you were being fairly miserable with your first two predictions of draws.[/QUOTE)
Lets hope i don't put the curse on us on Sunday.
Killala 3 - 0 Swinford
Kept up the great start to the season with probably the best display so far, aa goal from Terp in the first half with 2 goals disallowed, could have 1 or 2 more in that half. Good work by Heffo earned us a penalty which was superbly put away by the ever consistent DC and a goal by Giggs. It could have been 5 0r 6. Great to see Giggs back fro injury. The match was played at 12.
As for the pitch closures the ref. recomend that the pitches be closed for safety reason then it depended on the ML,
Knock/Kiltimagh 0 - 1 Killala
Kept up the winning start to the season, despite missing a couple off regulars, a spectacular O.G when a cross was headed into there own net settled the match.
Moy Villa 1 - 1 Killala - Killala win 3-4 on penalties.
A lot closer and more competitive than the earlier league tie between the teams, both teams had chances in the 1st half, it was 0-0 at h.t. Villa took the lead early in the 2nd half when the shot was put away after hitting the post. Giggs equalised nearly immediately. Killala had a number of chances to grab the lead including hitting the crossbar. It 1-1 at the end of NT and ET. In the shoot out DC converted the first, then the 2 keepers saved a penalty each, Jamsie put us ahead again while they hit the crossbar with their 3rd. Our last 2 penalties was converted by 2 of our younger players, the 4 th by 17 year old Higgie and the last one by 16 year old Aaron. It showed the great spirit and determination by the 2 young lads to volunter to take the penalties.
Killala 1 - 3 Fahy Rovers
Our great start of the season came to abrupt end last night against a rock solid defence, had a lot of possession but their CD held everything we threw at them. they took the lead, one of their defenders diverted a Hefo free kick into his own net. 1- 1 at HT. They took their 2 goals in the SH on the break. 2 weeks break till we meet Castlebar Celtic b
It's gone very quiet here ..........Where's Round Tower gone?