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'Met Éireann’s warning that the the worst of the incoming rain is likely to sweep across the country from Friday into Saturday, as another low pressure moves in from the Atlantic'
Looks like no games again this weekend. April and May will be 'flooded' with games at this rate! - (see what i did there, been working on that one all morning)
Weren't you playin with Lifford for the last year or two??Quote:
Originally Posted by Lev Yashin
No. I spent five months with lifford at the start of last session...been back with Shannon Town since....thanks for asking thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by fifty50
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Originally Posted by Second
second a bit over the top there ... hibs & town started along the same lines,,and town at moment have a metal shack( Apologies to town lads on this) to change in at for two pitches ,And both have limited training facilities , in fairness to the bridge they have secured their own pitch and put alot of work into and will continue to keep working on the pitch and facilities and the best of luck to them , When is the last time hibs / town have won at youths . 19s/ 17s both clubs dont even have a youth team at the moment :mad: the bridge have always put out competitive / tough good teams in the clare league and have won enough major trophies over the years to put the hibs & town to shame
lev were you promised the opportunity to play over the water when you joined lifford ;):DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lev Yashin
Cant really get my head around that statement, as i reckon the Bridge would comfortably beat any Shannon team at the moment, even their youths team (which neither of 3 shannon clubs have) would probably beat all the Shannon teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by Second
Where does It state they are a bad team. Just states The facilities are not great . Haven't seen the bridge this year so cant comment on the team..Quote:
Originally Posted by AC Melon
You questioned what they have to offer playersQuote:
Originally Posted by Second
You claim they arnt half the club that the two prominent clubs in Shannon are
You put down there efforts to develop their facilities
You belittled their achievements in terms of silverware
Tulla Utd, Newmarket Celtic, Avenue Utd and Shannon Hibs are the only clubs in Clare that have decent facilities
To be fair from what I have seen and heard of Shannon Town's training's they look good, It's hard to keep lads interested in the sessions it seems around this town and they always seem to have good numbers up there so they must be doing rightQuote:
Originally Posted by Lev Yashin
Over the hill maybe.... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by old git
Sporting Ennistymon have great facilities.
Excuse my ignorance but where are these facilities?Quote:
Originally Posted by footballfriend
are they still using the GAA pitch in Lahinch :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by OneNightOnly
They were last summer for schoolboys soccerQuote:
Originally Posted by old git
Just as I suspected!!Quote:
Originally Posted by old git
So I stand by my previous post.
Well Burren/Sporting Ennistymon.Basically the facilities in Lisdoonvarna.
Lisdoonvarna is a great facility but neither club owns it, it's a community development. They pay to use it just like teams pay to use lees rd..
No they play in lisdoonvarna. Excellent facilities up thereQuote:
Originally Posted by old git
Lahinch is a community pitch not solely GAA.Quote:
Originally Posted by OneNightOnly
Yes First I am aware of the tenancy of the pitch, thank you for your input.Quote:
Originally Posted by First
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Originally Posted by The circuspony
youll definitely get on the clare team if u keep up the arse licking pony ;-)
Ouch.Quote:
Originally Posted by mouldedstuds
I presume all the cup games that didnt go ahead today will now be reverse fixtures as it wasnt a blanket call off. Some cup games went ahead. Manus 2-3 mountshannon and Ruan 4-0 shannon olympic B
Have enough of those Oscar medals Mouldytoast! We'll leave it to the young fellas. Just there for the free gear, the sambos and the post game showers. Also i'm prone to the odd licking of the arse to reach my goals. Not this time though, he's a top coach :)
medals plural? good on u
you must have played in other counties as well so
one is more than enough for a clareman ;) and fair play to all the lads who have oneQuote:
Originally Posted by mouldedstuds
Right lads, when the Agm comes round for next year clubs should be voting for either the league cup to be scrapped in the premier or play the games on a thursday night in doora under the lights like they do in limerick when midweek games finish. With all this terrible weather its made it impossible for games to be played and the backlog is crazy. Games will probably not go ahead this weekend again
Avenue and Bridge both argued this last year and year before but on both nights the GAA clubs out voted the soccer clubsQuote:
Originally Posted by mastermind1
Well said mastermind1. With the lights now there should be no excuse not to follow suit like limk league do and run off divisional shields for premier and first division midweek. Plus it will give lads the chance to play there that they might not get otherwise
Change the season as per the League of Ireland schedule. October to January appears to be a writeoff off anyway.
There are arguments for and against but realistically is it being bourne out that a change is needed?
I know that bridge and avenue have been trying to get this happen for a while with a few more but other clubs should be looking for it aswell. I m sick of saying it but the gaa wont set their schedule up to suit the soccer clubs so why should we suit the gaa soccer clubs and punish other clubs for trying to better themselves(bridge last year and avenue this year).
Well said mastermindQuote:
Originally Posted by mastermind1
Worrying thing is that the clubs most vocal in their opposition to start league earlier and eradicate the league cup were premier clubs, Newmarket and Mountshannon.
I'm not trying to be awkward lads and have a lot of sympathy for Avenue but if you look at it 2 premier clubs are almost half way through their league programme , Turnpike have 10 games played in the 1st division and a couple of teams have 10 games played in the 2nd division .We have had some brutally wet winters in the last few years but the Clare league soccer season has nearly always been from sept to april since i have been involved [ and thats over 20 years], maybe it's worth a try but i don't think going head to head with the gaa would be a good idea.It might work out in the bigger population centres but you would surely lose a number of rural clubs.
That's why I suggested that we have too many clubs in clareQuote:
Originally Posted by Rider Cups
Just scrap the league cup at the start of the year and alot of the problems be solved.
Who are the GAA clubs that have a vote at the Clare League AGM? Surely that can't be right.Quote:
Originally Posted by OneNightOnly
Newmarket and Mountshannon voted to keep the league cup in place for 2013/14 season, after a debate the reason they gave was that they needed their GAA players to start the league and would be at a disadvantage if the league started earlier. Both delegates said that the dual players allegiance lay with the GAA. So to answer your question First I'm referring to the above named clubs as the GAA soccer clubs.
Not having being at a delegate meeting when a vote takes place, could you explain how the process works. There are 10 teams in the Premier, how did the other 6 vote assuming Avenue and the Bridge voted to scrap it?Quote:
Originally Posted by OneNightOnly
So what you are saying is that the most decorated club in the history of the Clare League is a Gaa soccer club :confused: . Is this a new thing on the scene " GAA soccer clubs " again I scratch my head :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by OneNightOnly