Clare League 2013/14

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Originally Posted by Second

And thats just 4 days before oscar traynor team are out v limk. Have they even got a panel together or played a match together. This time last year they had 4 or 5 friendlies played

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Second, some facts. Yes there is a strong panel, albeit missing some lads from last season due to gaa, injury and suspension but still very strong. Yes they have trained and played a match together so far. And No this time last year they had no friendlies played. The first game v limerick in Jackman park was 24th October and there was no friendlies played prior to that. The 4/5 friendlies you are probably referring to were maybe some of the 8/10 that were played after the limerick game...see you Thursday night

Guvnor, what players are unavailable due to GAA commitments on Thursday? Can you post the full squad up here aswell please, I'm sure there's lots on here who'd be interested to see it. Best of luck to ye on Thursday night.

Lads why not roll in behind whichever 11 represent Clare next week? They will be representing our league and as I have said before having worked with Liam I can guarantee that everything within his power has been covered. Ideally you would like to have your players playing league matches and being up to that pace prior to the OT but that is the perennial argument and will only be changed by the clubs. I am in favour of the league cup and think it gives clubs the chance to try out new things, give younger lads and new signings ago but it is not even close to the preparation needed for the OT.

As for the GAA, it is ingrained in the blood in this country, it is part of our culture and will in many cases always first choice.

Any league game reports??

Bridge thumped Connolly in FAI, 5-1, blown up early in second half.

Seems to be a big gap between premier teams this year so far.

best of luck to the oscar traynor team and management vs limerick,, hope ye get something out of it and show that its all about strength in depth and we dont need to be relying on the GAA players

Any transfers going on??

Any update on oscars V lims?
Couldn't make it tonight..

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Originally Posted by newlad

Any update on oscars V lims?
Couldn't make it tonight..

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5-3 Clare very poor turn out for limerick one pike player and one player from champions carew park. Shane clarke shane walters john teirney with Ireland squad.

agree with thomas,limerick were terrible,looked like they arrived late,i could only see 14 togged,when clares 4th went in it had the hallmarks of a right beating but limerick came back,thought clares pen dodgy enough though i was on other end of ground.limerick player deserved to be sent off. clare the better team by far for most of it,great win for them.

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Originally Posted by Sea Bird

simples!! one result against a selection does not justify Clare closing the gap on limerick Clare have done nothing in junior soccer for a long time now so don't get carried away.. yee might have better hurlers but soccer no chance lads!! would be wrong not to mention the performance of the officials last night nothing short of disgraceful... best selection won on the night would be very interesting to see the two teams meet again later on in the competition on a good pitch and both at full strength...

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3 excuses in one post...
Minnow counties like clare have a right to get carried away for beating a county like limerick, it isnt going to happen often,Is it Clare's fault limerick couldn't prepare for the game the way they should? A lot of games are won and lost ever before players make it to the pitch, not Clare's fault they were missing all the stars of limerick league, clare did there job and did it well, on and off the pitch, give them credit,and yes the gap is closing some bit, remember a lot of clare lads playing in limerick for one reason or another.
Well done to clare, and I'm sure limerick will be in the last few teams to make up the semis this year,

FAI Junior Cup Round 3 Draw:-
Bridge United v Avenue United
Spa Road Celtic v Killarney Celtic
Newmarket Celtic v Rineanna Rovers
Fenit Samphires v Abbeyfeale United
Lifford FC V Newcastlewest FC
Shannon Olympic v Ballingarry FC
Carrig Celtic v Sporting Ennistymon
Castleisland FC V Killarney Athletic
Bridge Celtic v St.Brendans Park
Tralee Dynamoes v Broadford United

Some tough draws but at least some clare teams have home advantage.

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Originally Posted by footballfriend

FAI Junior Cup Round 3 Draw:-
Bridge United v Avenue United
Spa Road Celtic v Killarney Celtic
Newmarket Celtic v Rineanna Rovers
Fenit Samphires v Abbeyfeale United
Lifford FC V Newcastlewest FC
Shannon Olympic v Ballingarry FC
Carrig Celtic v Sporting Ennistymon
Castleisland FC V Killarney Athletic
Bridge Celtic v St.Brendans Park
Tralee Dynamoes v Broadford United

Some tough draws but at least some clare teams have home advantage.

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only two all-clare games
bridge v avenue pick of the draw and old rivals newmarket v the new rineanna rovers should be an intresting game there also :ball:

Typical Clare reporting talking more about GAA then actual soccer matters.

Shocking that games are off this early in the season. Whatever games that can be played should be.

Good decision by cdsl , how could you play in these conditions .

Plenty of games played in limk today.

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Originally Posted by Rider Cups

Good decision by cdsl , how could you play in these conditions .

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so we call off all games now when bad weather forecast... heard avenue not impressed as their pitch was playable today another weekend lost .. just look at limerick full fixture list today and some teams playing 10-11th league games shocking to think that some teams in clare yet still have to play a league game ?

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Originally Posted by old git

so we call off all games now when bad weather forecast... heard avenue not impressed as their pitch was playable today another weekend lost .. just look at limerick full fixture list today and some teams playing 10-11th league games shocking to think that some teams in clare yet still have to play a league game ?

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Limerick this and limerick that...so what happens in limerick should happen in clare? Where not that far behind any league in amount of games played, ie. league cup and cup game, some say there not competitive enough but you make it what you make it.
I do agree it shouldn't of been a blanket call off, clubs should be asked to check pitch at 9am Sunday mornings, that will give traveling team plenty of notice, but I can't help thinking its powers that be in lees road that determine blanket call offs. So many teams play out of there.. Just have to plough on like every year.

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Originally Posted by fifty50

Guvnor, what players are unavailable due to GAA commitments on Thursday? Can you post the full squad up here aswell please, I'm sure there's lots on here who'd be interested to see it. Best of luck to ye on Thursday night.

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Will the GAA players get back on the panel once there finished committing to GAA?

The sooner people forget about the GAA lads the better. The draw against Galway provide results can be obtained without them.

That's the reason I ask the question, still need the answer tho

Sure panels change as the season goes on. That the norm. Players come and go for one reason or another.

Yes panels change, but these players showed loyalty to GAA, not Oscer, I'd be very ****ed off if I were asked to play second fiddle to an uncommitted player that all...

Some laugh up in newmarket for their fai game against rineanna. Game fixed for half 3? Game finishes 2 all and its already dark so the ref says we will only play 5 minutes a half extra time instead of 10. Plays the first half of extra time and says its too dark we will go straight to penalties. Penalties in the dark and rineanna win. The best laugh iv had in a long time. Only in clare ha ha

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Originally Posted by Side Cutter

Some laugh up in newmarket for their fai game against rineanna. Game fixed for half 3? Game finishes 2 all and its already dark so the ref says we will only play 5 minutes a half extra time instead of 10. Plays the first half of extra time and says its too dark we will go straight to penalties. Penalties in the dark and rineanna win. The best laugh iv had in a long time. Only in clare ha ha

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An absolute and utter disgrace! Mike O'Halloran is an embarrassment to the game not only in Clare but on a national level as well. Dark after 90 minutes, he says 5 minutes each way extra-time (makin up his own rules as he went along), then after the first period of 5 minutes he says he's not playin the 2nd period and decides himself it's goin straight to penalties, in the dark!! The man is a disgrace to the game.

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Originally Posted by Side Cutter

Some laugh up in newmarket for their fai game against rineanna. Game fixed for half 3? Game finishes 2 all and its already dark so the ref says we will only play 5 minutes a half extra time instead of 10. Plays the first half of extra time and says its too dark we will go straight to penalties. Penalties in the dark and rineanna win. The best laugh iv had in a long time. Only in clare ha ha

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sounds like grounds for an objection to fai for newmarket:confused: but what a shower of tossers the league are for fixing game for 3pm to suit Newmarket hurlers .. an absolute farce all round

Lads in all fairness m o holloran had to finish the game today. He was put in that position.. mike bassett if you want to have an excuse for losing ask your manager why he agreed to the refs decisions . All he had to do was say no I dont agree.. at the end of the day rineanna were hungrier for the win and won deservedly so..bitter pill to swallow id say ..

I do agree it was stupid having a match at that time but I Presume newmarket thought it would be an easy game and asked for the time change

In other news a great battle between Avenue and Bridge today. Good example for Clare soccer.

Exactly what i taught when i seen the time for the fixture, i presume it was 3.30 kick off so that newmarket players could go yo the hurling..prob taught it would be a handy win for newmarket and not have extra time. If both teams/managers agreed to play on I dont see how they can object. If newmarket won would they be that upset by what choice ref gave them....sounds like sour grapes to me. Well done Rineanna

Surely the league shouldnt have put the ref in this situation. All other fai games were either 2pm or 2.30, why the difference here? Anyone know the reasoning for it being 3.30 kick off?

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Originally Posted by Second

Lads in all fairness m o holloran had to finish the game today. He was put in that position.. mike bassett if you want to have an excuse for losing ask your manager why he agreed to the refs decisions . All he had to do was say no I dont agree.. at the end of the day rineanna were hungrier for the win and won deservedly so..bitter pill to swallow id say ..

I do agree it was stupid having a match at that time but I Presume newmarket thought it would be an easy game and asked for the time change

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I agree no way it should've been agreed to continue after the 90 minutes, don't know why it was.

If thats the case mikebassett you cant lambast the ref

Well he was just makin up his own rules as he was goin along for a finish. It was agreed to play five minutes each way extra-time. After 5 minutes he decides to blow it up and say he's going straight to penalties

All FAI games should have been on at 11, the showpiece of Irish football was on the television and if right was right and ruled adhered to no local FAI games were to clash. Look it up if you don't believe me

The result was a shock The ref was poor and the timing of the fixture was a terrible decision. The game should have ended at 2-2 and replayed during the week under the lights in Doora. That the Newmarket manager agreed to play on when it was clear that they were in trouble was stupid and to allow the ref to finish the game early and go straight to penalties was a total mess up. Having your team knocked out of the FAI in a penalty shoot out in the dark is comical. I don't think there would be a case for an objection but no one with a stem of sense would have objected to a replay because from 80 mins on it was dangerous,

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Originally Posted by talisman

The result was a shock The ref was poor and the timing of the fixture was a terrible decision. The game should have ended at 2-2 and replayed during the week under the lights in Doora. That the Newmarket manager agreed to play on when it was clear that they were in trouble was stupid and to allow the ref to finish the game early and go straight to penalties was a total mess up. Having your team knocked out of the FAI in a penalty shoot out in the dark is comical. I don't think there would be a case for an objection but no one with a stem of sense would have objected to a replay because from 80 mins on it was dangerous,

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FAI cup rules states 10 mins each way extra time.....there isnt a hope this result will stand if theres an objection

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Originally Posted by mastermind1

Exactly what i taught when i seen the time for the fixture, i presume it was 3.30 kick off so that newmarket players could go yo the hurling..prob taught it would be a handy win for newmarket and not have extra time. If both teams/managers agreed to play on I dont see how they can object. If newmarket won would they be that upset by what choice ref gave them....sounds like sour grapes to me. Well done Rineanna

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What are you on about to presume kick off was at 3.30 to suit Newmarket players is a typical statement from an Avenue player . Why would anyone want to go to a hurling match only to have to leave it before full time to come down and play a soccer match . Newmarket would never ask for a soccer match to be played at 3.30 pm on a sunday evening . This was the Clare league that put this fixture down for that time which was completely clueless from them . No matter who won the match and fair play to Rineanna the conditions which were dark as you can see from the picture from Basset were not acceptable for any team to be asked to play . This is a national competition and for the Clare league and the Ref to treat it the way it was treated yesterday is nothing short of disgraceful . You call yourself a football man take off the Avenue blinkers for five mins and you might see things in a different light . Why was the match not played at 11.00 am???????

Fair play to Rineanna rovers - they deserved the win over 90mins. As for the penalty shoot out that was a disgrace some fool with a flash light trying to put off the rineanna players. Newmarket need the hurlers back ASAP and could do with the likes of horse coming out of retirement. Putting this match on for half three to suit Newmarket and now they are considering an appeal , hillarious stuff from one of the so called big clubs in Clare.