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Bridge United A v B not on til following week and I ain't calling it. Could go all the way I think. Two fairly balanced squads to be honest.
Elsewhere I expect Bunratty to overcome Avenue, Newmarket V bridge Celtic to go all the way to pens and wins for Lifford B, Rovers, Tulla, MtShan, Kilkishen, Tage, Bridge Celtic B, Rhine and Kildysert.
Newmarket Celtic A V Bridge Celtic A (Bridge Celtic)
Avenue United A V Bunratty A (Avenue)
Shannon Olympic B V Lifford B (Liff)
Rineanna Rovers V Burren United A (Rineanna)
Tulla United A V Shannon Olympic A (Tulla)
Connolly Celtic V Mountshannon Celtic (Mountshannon)
Cratloe Celtic V Kilkishen Celtic (Cratloe)
Kilmaley United V Hermitage A (Hermitage)
Manus Celtic B V Bridge Celtic B (Bridge Celtic B)
Rhine Rovers V Cooraclare Celtic (Rhine)
Kildysart Celtic V Sporting Ennistymon (Kildysart)
This place has gone very quiet since last season!? Must have a lot to do with Newtown not being in the Clare league anymore!? There was always a bit of controversy when Newtown were around. :D Anyone dare to make predictions at this early stage for the Leagues and cups this year?
the league looks like a 2 horse race betwwen avenue and bunratty and after their cup game i reckon avenue are a better side but this victory could haunt them if they have a good run in the cup:confused: i can see newmarket focusing merely on the cup so i think they have a good chance or else an underdogg call could be lifford B either way avenue wont be without silverware this season
Yeah the league is without a shadow of a doubt a two-horse race, Avenue and Bunratty are a million miles ahead of the other 8 sides. And as was said up above Avenue will win at the very least one trophy this season they're just unreal
jesus have you no life this story has been done to many times now .. newtown pulled out of clare league at the end of last season .. glad to see now you are only missing them .. still alot of ex newtown players still playing in clare ... read back over the clare league thread still plenty of controversy this season so farQuote:
Originally Posted by Offside
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What a win for Rineanna yesterday - pity about the attitude of the Burren players all they wanted to do was kick fellas - - Rats lost - only the league to play for now , seems the wheels might be coming off ? all up to Ave now
Good luck to all on Sunday against Fairview - last 8 looks good -
still in 3 cups
I hope your gloating is not setting ye up for a big fall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Planners
Best of luck next Sunday in the MJC. Would be great if ye could nick a result.
No harm in gloating a small bit -
much safer gloating at end of season if some silverware won :D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Planners
I hear tulla got a player sent off last week in the league and played him yesterday in the cup. I thought you automatically miss your next game no matter what competition???Quote:
Originally Posted by the special 1
Huge game this Sun between Avenue & Bunratty in the league.
Avenue have edge after their cup win. Bunratty failed to take their chances & played very good football. Their only focus is the league now & they will be too experienced to slip up, as everyone is saying they will.
bunratty were trying to play football yesterday but like lifford they lack a certain amount of guts to win tough matches. Rats are stil favourites for league and deservedly so as there early season form was superb but I think if Avenue get a win on sunday we are in pole position.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arivat
hey guys anyone heard when the draw for the 3rd round of the clare cup is to be made:confused:
No arrogance just an honest opinion based on a number of big matches such as the cup final last year for example.Quote:
Originally Posted by the special 1
2 or 3 refs on yer side? what do u base that dribble on? the fact we got a penalty yesterday is it. I dont think it would be possible for the clare league to arrange that every match in every division is reffed by a "neutral referee" as there are so many teams from ennis in all leagues etc. Either way i dont think avenue get any special treatment from any ref. No more so than yer goodselves. I hope we see some of that fighting talk on sunday;)
Oh take a break Special1 !. If you were at the game yesterday you would have seen that the lack of guts was the main reason that the rats failed to win. They played the better ball and the penalty was very harsh but it was not given because of the link with ennis, it was given because the player in question is targeted in my opinion. the standard of football was very poor i thought and it was the battling qualities of Avenue that allowed them to see the result out.Quote:
Originally Posted by the special 1
[quote=the special 1;1106440]o look the arrogant avenue lads are back..
10 league wins in last 20 seasons and 6++ cups. clearly the best club(maybe not team at the moment) in the county, http://foot.ie/images/icons/icon5.gif,
come off it LazyLegs, lack of guts wasn't anything to do with our defeat on sunday, avenue had the rub of the green and were gifted a penalty by martin obrien to set them on their way. you know as well as anybody that the first goal in a clare cup tie is crucial and normally the team who get it win. it was a shockin decision to say the least and booking the player for the 'foul' was scandalous. i do agree with you that he is targeted alright. more like the 12th man of avenue(m.obrien) allowed them to see the result out. We will be keeping a close eye on newmarket's 'guts' for the rest of the cup seeing as ye have been dethroned as league champions. hope ye do us a favour or two against the battling gutsy avenue when ye play them in the leagueQuote:
Originally Posted by LazyLegs
There'll be a good bit more on Monday morning after Fairview hit ye for 6:)Quote:
Originally Posted by hacker
just have to comment on this so called gift of a penalty, i was at it, and unlike arsene wenger i actually saw it, they both had a hold of each other going into the box and bunratty guy then pulled him down even more ( if possible) on edge of 6yrd box., it wasnt the most straight forward of pens but to call it a gift is a joke, so lets get over the fact that bunratty were robbed by the ref(12th man my arse)
as for 1st team to score is crucial, a lot of times maybe, ( bunratty were 2 up last season and that went to pens vs avenue. yr before rineanna were 2 up vs avenue and that wnt to pens!) so maybe the battling qualities are more important then playin the better football in games.
but its always a gripe that who ever loses always blames the ref for a defeat.( most clubs do avenue included) the ref is far from a biased ref, so to call any of them pro avenue is another joke.
finally best of luck to rineanna on sunday,