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I heard that there were a few of the players out on Sat night and that they only travelled with 11 players, they were supposedly 4-0 down after 9 mins. Dont know how true any of this is but its what I heard.Quote:
Originally Posted by badker
From a Roscommon point of view Shiven, Ballinasloe and Kilkerrin advanced, have any of these teams a serious shout at it this year???
if thats Citys attitude to a 3rd division team then good enough for them!!!
Shiven and Ballinasloe may go well but Kilkerrin would be the weaker of the 3.They can be hard to beat at home. Strugglin in the Premier this year.
Ballinasloe maybe, Shiven no and Kilkerrin not a chanceQuote:
Originally Posted by Longshanks
I had tipped City to do well in this years cup, but they fell at the first hurdle. My other tips from Sligo/Leitrim are Carbury, they've a tricky away tie to Aughanagh on the 9th Jan, both teams will be rusty after weeks of inactivity. Boyle have gone right off the boil(apologies!!) of late and are at home to NUI from the Galway Premier. Manor are away to Moore Utd, Manor will have the advantage of playing a FAI Junior Cup game on the 2nd. To be honest I'd be surprised to see my 3 remaining tips progress.
West losing at home to Manulla is a bit of a surprise.
I would have a similar opinion. Ballinasloe have the best chance, Shiven are a tough physical side and Kilkerrin not much of a chance from Roscommon perspective. Castlerea are not going well at the moment and they face a tough tie v Ballina.Was really surprised at City i thought they would do well. Carbury are Sligo best chance i'd say.
Are Iorrathes Aonthaite a good side? Also i can see a Carbury v Ballina in last sixteen which would be a good game.
any one have odds for the Connacht Cup. City must have been one of the favs. This puts Athenry right out there in front id say.
Dunno the odds but Athenry would have to be favourites, main challengers would be other Galway Premier teams, Carbury FC, Ballinasloe and a couple of the top Mayo sides....Quote:
Originally Posted by fatboyslim
1 quarterfinalist will be from (Westport v Corrib Rangers) v (Dunmore v Ballyhaunis).....would fancy Westport to win 2 home ties
another quarterfinalist from (Shiven v Manulla) v (Castlebar v Ballyhane).... tough one to call, Shiven with 2 home draws against Mayo Super League teams?? although Manulla won away to West Utd in the 3rd round.
4th round tie: East Utd v St Patricks(all Galway affair, East reached 1/4ers and semis in last 2 years)
Other teams through to 4th round are: Mervue, Salthill, Kilkerrin, Ballinasloe, OLBC
Looking at Athenrys draw to the 1/4ers they may not have things as comfortable as we think. 3rd round away to Ballymote(nice young footballing side in Sligo Super League), 4th round home to Mervue, 5th round home to Salthill(probable), away quarterfinal??
plenty of banana skins in that path, they'd wanna still have the hunger for it
it is hard to stay hungry no matter what competition or sport you play. This will be a huge factor for them. Some teams get complacent when they are winning for a while. This is where a good manager can really excel by continuosly pushing harder in training and keeping guys hungry. is it 3 or 4 in a row there goin for?
Would you believe its only a 2 in a row!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by fatboyslim
They won it in 07 and 08, Castlerea won in 09 and Athenry won it again last season.....still 2 '2 in a rows' in 5 years has a certain ring about it
"From a Roscommon point of view Shiven, Ballinasloe and Kilkerrin advanced, have any of these teams a serious shout at it this year??? "
Ballinasloe are always a good side and can really move the ball well so have a chance, cant see Shiven going anywhere, they wont the Roscommon league last year and that was their peak. i would be very comfortable in saying Kilkerrin will not win it as they are well out of their depth at this level imo, but saying that anyone who goes to Kilkerrin will get a hard game and be very glad if they come out with a result
the above was from 10/11/2010. 3 of my 8 selections have played their 3rd round game, only 1 won(Westport). City and West are gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longshanks
Time to revise my selections?!!?
Ballisodare v Athenry
Carbury v Ballinasloe
Oranmore v Westport
Castlebar v Hibs
3 of the 8 have made it to the 4th round, will the Longshanks curse strike again??
"Castlerea are not going well at the moment and they face a tough tie v Ballina.Was really surprised at City i thought they would do well."
Castlerea were well beat by Ballina last year, however after a slow start they managed to get back into the game and if it was for a few harsh sending off's thet it would have been alot closer than the 7-4 result it ended.
What is up with Castlerea this year? They were in with a great position in the league only a few weeks ago but have faded completely out of it. They seem to have lost all their experienced players. A strong side on their day when they have all these guys playin.
Hard say fatboy, havent ever got going since the Conn Cup win, still alot of players in the 25-29 age group so might have a chance of getting it back together again, a good run in the cup could spark the interest again.Quote:
Originally Posted by fatboyslim
I hear a few of them are fond of their Saturday nights. If they can sort things out have a few decent players.
and the fridays and the sundays :)Quote:
Originally Posted by badker
What junior team isnt fond of their beer!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by badker
Dead right Fatboy, it could very well explain why we're playing juniorQuote:
Originally Posted by fatboyslim
FAI Junior Cup 5th Round DrawQuote:
Originally Posted by fatboyslim
26. Gweedore FC or Monaghan Utd v Ratoath Harps or Willow Park or Rathfarnham Punters FC or Pioneers FC
is the draw for the next round of the connacht shield made yet?
Ballina Utd v Ballyvary BBQuote:
Originally Posted by monkeydancer
Loughrea/Mulranny v Oranbay/Moy Villa
Kiltimagh/Knock v Tuam Celtic
Coolerav Ballinrobe
Semis:
Ballina or Ballyvary v Kiltimagh/Knock or Tuam
Coolera or Ballinrobe v Loughrea/Mulranny or Oranbay/Moy Villa
Which club are you involved with Monkeydancer??
Anyone know when the match between Kilmore and Cliffoney will be played as it was called off before?
Any games played this weekend??
3rd round ties featuring Sligo/Leitrim sides for 9th Jan:
Merville v Yeats
Carbury v Aughanagh
Ballygawley v Swinford
Strand Celtic v Corrib Celtic
Cliffoney v Kilmore
Leitrim Villa v Claregalway
Is there many other ties fixed for this weekend? Mayo v Roscommon and Limerick v Galway in Oscar Traynor will have a lot of sides with no games
these 3rd round games are fixed for 16th Jan:
Ballymote v Athenry
Quayside v Dynamo Blues
Boyle v NUI
Cartron v Cloonfad
Ballisodare v Roscommon Town
Moore Utd v Manor Rangers
Is the Ballygawley v Swinford game in McSharry Park?Quote:
Originally Posted by Longshanks
yeah, you know how to get there? although I hear there are rumours of more heavy snow by the weekend!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by swinfordfc
Yes i know the way ... hope not - want this game to go ahead .....Quote:
Originally Posted by Longshanks
Snow never materialised, but there was a tight frost this morning, game should go ahead. Damn the FBD league starting, we've 3 players in the Sligo panel and 1 in the Leitrim panel. Wont be at full strength, but thats nothing new, we've only had all our players once this season(beat Manor)Quote:
Originally Posted by swinfordfc
see ya Sunday
Castlerea Vs Ballina not being played this weekend also? if not any idea when it will be played?
I think Ballina are due to play Iorras in the 4th round of the FAI, there are a few outstanding 4th round FAI ties in Mayo and Galway that need to be cleared up
third try on Sunday, McSharry Park again. Any sign of snow/frost/monsoons for the weekend??Quote:
Originally Posted by swinfordfc
Think Monsoon could be a problem this weekend - especially going by saturday forecastQuote:
Originally Posted by Longshanks
Do you think the match will go ahead?Quote:
Originally Posted by Longshanks
Id say most games will be off. Sligo league pitches are rubbish at the best of times. Winter football Eh????
Wouldn't agree with that statement, pitches in sligo have improved loads in the last few years. All teams in the super league are playin on quality pitches (Boyle, carbury, city, strand, ballisodare) bar maybe 3 teams. Most pitches have been playable the last 3 weeks, blanket call offs due to travel safety concerns.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixiehead
Ballisodare given walkover by Roscommon town. Disappointing
hodgie dont take any notice of what pixiehead says about pitches. he is a great man to comment on pitches.
its not the first time on here he has mentioned it. i think we should sign him up for a green keepers course. i think fas runs one.
ballygawley 3 swinford 2
I don't think its any harm to expect a good surface. Its not hard for clubs to keep standards but a lot are happy to accept a bad surface. I would say its the one aspect of Junior soccer that gets on my wick and this forum is for personal opinion after all. I hope you've sent someone from clew bay on the fas course in time for the premier division this year....:pQuote:
Originally Posted by jim_bob