Kilmore have a nice trip on their hands, Cliffoney is about 20-25 mins past Sligo town. We went to Kilmore a couple of years back, took us about 3 hours to travel there and longer on the way back on a dark cold December day
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Kilmore have a nice trip on their hands, Cliffoney is about 20-25 mins past Sligo town. We went to Kilmore a couple of years back, took us about 3 hours to travel there and longer on the way back on a dark cold December day
Why does the Mayo League play there football in the Summer? It must be a major disadvantage playing in the major cup competitions out of season. Do all FAI Cup games have linesmen?
Westport won the FAI Junior Cup in 2005, Castlebar(twice) and Erris have made semi's in recent years too and there is usually a Mayo team or two knocking about at the quarters stage in the Connacht Cup too.
Dont think linesmen are a requirement for the early rounds but they normally feature in the open rounds(last 64 onwards)
Simple there is very rarely any postponments, very good ground conditions for better football in most pitches. It has also led to some of the best club facilities in the country been developed. There is very few clubs that does not own there own pitch and has a club-house. A few clubs has also developed their own Astra-turf fcailities where u can train during the Winter. As a disaadvantage in FAI and Conaught not really though u are playing and training for 2 years. There has been sucess for Westport won FAI junior and Iorras and Castlebar Celtic hasw on FAI youths cups.Quote:
Originally Posted by badker
if athenry have strengthened their side from last year then they mite as well call this competition off!!!! Cathal Fahy is a big loss but they have equally as good players on the bench. Will Alan O Donovan not be in the Galway GAA Squad this year?
Carbury have a much stronger side this season, they have a lot of ex-rovers players now and will take some stopping in the league, but they have an awful tough draw in the Conn Cup, if they win it they'll have done it the hard way
who was the last sligo team to win the Connacht Cup? There just always seem to be the same story every year of 1 team who has loads of EX sligo Rovers players however they dont always get over the finish line. There is not much difference in standard between LOI and the latter stages of this competition anyways. Mostly fitness levels and a small bit of skill. Most teams would have a few players who have had spells with Longford, Athlone, Galway, Sligo etc How are Carbury doing in the league?
Ballinasloe won this comp a few seasons ago. Have been semi and quarter finalists a couple of times as well. will ye beat them? Have ye had any decent runs in this comp before?
i think this is the furthest we have got in the con cup as with all the mayo lower division sides this is a cup thats out of reach of most lower teams but if we get a good run you would never know we will give them a good game but as you have said ballinasloe have a good record in this cup so no doubts they will be favourites to win this game.
[QUOTE=fatboyslim;1424415]who was the last sligo team to win the Connacht Cup?
Abbey won it in 2006, Carbury were finalists in 2007 and Abbey made the final in 2008. Carbury are 2pts clear of City having played a game more
Lads when you look at the last 8 teams left in Connacht Cup from 2005 onwards its pretty clear that Galway are the dominant league
----------winners Runner-up beaten semis beaten Quarters
Galway -----4---------- 2--------- 5------------ 10
Sligo/Leitrim-1---------- 3--------- 3------------- 4
Mayo------- 0---------- 1--------- 3------------- 5
Roscommon--1---------- 0--------- 1------------- 5
the galway league have provided 21/48 quarterfinalists in the last 6 years, Sligo Leitrim 11/48, Mayo 9/48, Roscommon 7/48.
Athenry have only(only I say) made the last 8 three times in the last six years, albeit they went on to win it on each occassion.
Quick question:
Which clubs have featured most often in the latter stages(quarters and better) of the Connacht Cup from 2005 onwards?
no prizes for correct answer, only for a bit of fun and banter!!
Piece of Cake:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Longshanks
You might as well bring the whole cake, after all you'll have plenty of time to eat it on the bus trip thereQuote:
Originally Posted by slab11
Any fixtures set in stone for the next round?
We're down to play Swinford on the 12th in the 3rd round. i think all 3rd games are scheduled for the 12th
Any info on Cartron United please?
not a bad side, they've been unlucky the last few seasons, just missing out on promtion or losing a play-off to get into the Super League. usually well organised and competitiveQuote:
Originally Posted by pixiehead
Longshanks,
Whats the colour of your jersey and could you give directions to McSharry pitch please,
Regards,
Swinfordfc
Quote:
Originally Posted by Longshanks
galway teams are helped by some of the most biased referees in connaught big galway teams always seem to get home games as well,feel free to correct me if im wrong
Thanks. Where are they based and what bout facilities ectQuote:
Originally Posted by Longshanks
Dont know how familiar you are with Sligo town, but, go into the town on the old road down past the Sligo Park hotel and Markieviez Park, keep going till you get to the Garda Station and take the right turn at the station, its a small one-way street, at the end there is a mini roundabout, go straight through past Dunnes Stores(on you right), Mc Sharry Park is just there on you left hand side.Quote:
Originally Posted by swinfordfc
We wear either green top, white shorts, green socks or blach and white stripped top, black socks and shorts, seeing as we are the home side we will have to change to suit ye, what colours are ye???
unless there is a big thaw I'd be surprised to see the game go ahead
last season they were playing opposite the Clarion hotel in sligo town, they have dressing rooms not sure about showers thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by pixiehead
dunno about always getting home draws, will keep an eye out on that. It seems to be that most home teams get the call from the ref, although I've found that in a tight game against a big club from outside the county the Sligo refs tend to favour the away teams, maybe that just my perception or that the big clubs are big clubs because they win the tight games, or catch 22Quote:
Originally Posted by pinero
Thanks - know Sligo well and have a good idea where that pitch is now .... we wear blue top with white tog and socks so there no problem there...... think there's a thaw on the way although at the minute - there's no chance any game would be on this weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longshanks
Pinero,Quote:
Originally Posted by pinero
I was looking at the draw, of the 10 Galway Premier clubs, 6 have home draws 4 away and if the Galway Premier clubs were all to progress only 3 would be at home in the 4th round..............must be the refs so?!!?!?
i cant see many games going ahead once this snow and ice thaws the pitches will turn to mush. have any of ye inspected your pitch?
Our pitch normaly drains very quickly, the problem might be for us at the weekend is that we have a U12 and U14 Connaught cup matches at home on Saterday at 12 and at 2 as both these games were postponed a couple of weeks ago away from home.Quote:
Originally Posted by jim_bob
Have any of the pitchs thawed yet? Probably unlikely many games will go ahead this weekend.
Any reports from around the grounds?
Cant see many games going ahead in Sligo, most pitches are still covered in snow/ice and although there is a bit of a thaw at the moment, it is unlikely that the ground under the covering of snow/ice will thaw in time for Sunday even if the covering melts. Whats the situation in other counties?? are they as well as to call off all matches or will theytry and squeeze a few in??Quote:
Originally Posted by badker
All Sligo/Leitrim league games have been called off this weekend, an email went to the Art Friel to ask about the Connacht Cup games? looks unlikely to be any games, although almost all the ice/snow is gone the pitches are still rock hard
Daft decision taken. Pitches will be well ready. TOday is only friday and the temperatures well up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longshanks
We're playing Cliffoney Celtic on Sunday!Quote:
Originally Posted by Longshanks
Does anyone know is this game on or off??:confused:
All Conn Cup games are on but Sligo/Letrim have called theirs off so no games if you are away in sligo.
How can pitches be playable in Galway, Mayo, And Roscommon but Sligo not? Because they got excited had a bit of premature Ejac and called them off on Friday?? Such Bull!
i think sligo were too premature with the temperatures up yesterday and today all pitches will have thawed out sligo just decided too early i think most teams have had a look at pitches in mayo and knew they would be playable. so we are looking forward to balinasloe coming over west and hope it will be a good game
Any results
Celtic 2-1 SAndF
OLBC beat City Utd 4-2, a big shock....
4th round draw:
Westport v Corrib Rangers
Shiven v Manulla
Dunmore v Ballyhaunis
East v St Patricks
Castlebar v Ballyhane
The Sligo/Leitrim teams still in the FAI are due to play the 2nd Jan, 9th Jan are the Con Cup ties that were called off
anyone have the updated draw in full please????
fatboyslim,
post #59 on page 3 has a link to the draw. I just posted the ties where both teams are known.
What happened City United? OLBC are a Division 3 Galway side. Were they missing the whole team?Quote:
Originally Posted by Longshanks