I never knew that Debbie Harry could play football...:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Gavs Up
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I never knew that Debbie Harry could play football...:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Gavs Up
some excellent results from a rovers point of view! too tight to call it. What happened ye GavsUp?
Same thing thats being happenin since the cup final we just missin sitter after sitter in front of goal. Take nothin away from westport they were value for the win but in last 20 minutes alone we could have had 4or5 and we just not puttin the ball in the net now. Makes life tough for us now cause if we won wed be top. As i said when wport were bottom they a very good side and must now be favourites for title and will be hard beat. It a shame their b team is lookin like relegated so looks like 3rd might be ok now for promotion in our division. Think ye will beat Mulranny which will have winnin league wide open and possibility of us ye and Mulranny level in 2nd leavin a 3 way playoff cause goal difference dsnt come into play tho judgin by Mayo league they will judge it alphabetically and ye will go up and we will stay put AGAIN:-)
any sign of clarification coming on this cause its a pretty big issue! clubs need to go into the last few games knowing what they need to do! not like last season, same old ****e, not knowing who was promoted/safe/relegatedQuote:
Originally Posted by Gavs Up
is it not always a play off, so much for attacking football
As it stands
pts
19 Mulranny
17 Westport
16 Achill
16 Charlestown
16 Urlaur
14 Knock/kiltimagh
13 Claremorris
6 Ballyvary
Very close with 3 games to play. this weekend should put a better shape on things
(here are my predictions for the remaining games)
Tonight
Urlaur v Westport draw
Saturday
Claremorris v Charlestown away
Mulranny v Achill draw
Knock/Kiltimagh v Ballyvary home
Then
Achill v Urlaur home (if Urlaur travel)
Ballyvary v Mulranny away
Charlestown v Knock/Kiltimagh home
Westport v Claremorris home
And Finally
Knock/Kiltimagh v Claremorris draw
Urlaur v Ballyvary home
Westport v Achill draw
Mulranny v Charlestown draw
therefore
pts
24 Mulranny
23 Charlestown
21 Westport
21 Achill
20 Urlaur
18 Knock/kiltimagh
14 Claremorris
6 Ballyvary
Only my opinion ...... open to suggestions
No clarification on it but its always ben a playoff. think if wport win v urlar tonight they will win league otherwise whoever comes out best after the weekends games will take it in my opinion.
If two teams finish level on points its is a playoff, what happens if Westport B get relegated from Premier A and Westport C win or finish 2nd in league 1,does B team go down and 3rd team in league 1 get promoted.
if westport b get relegated westport c will stay where they are in league 1 cos the cant play in same division as b team. so next best team in league 1 goes up
Squeeky bum time
Massive games again this week any predictions?Achill need win against urlar for any chance of promotion which i reckon they will get Mulranny will stroll past ballyvary, westport should win against Claremorris at home and we hope to win v Knock but know it gonna be a very close as a loss or a draw no good for either. All them would leave it to close to call on the last day of the season...
Good wins for Charlestown, Achill, Mulranny and esp Claremorris. That win for Claremorris just might keep them in Division 1 ? Did Mulranny get another walk over v The Blue Bombers??
it was another walkover, unfortunately. Ballyvary rang sunday morning to say they couldn't field a team. poor form with only two games left and them playing at home. what can we do??
Seasider, no one can blame ye for teams not willing to travel, im sure ye would have preferred the game, if only for teams to show courtesy to ye for having travelled to them. Its a mystery all the same that no disciplinary action seems to have been taken against the teams that couldnt or wouldnt travel to away games this season, we witness sanctions relating to discipline, pitches, kits, etc, but not travelling to a game, I would deem as serious as any. It isnt fair on teams or the division that this is allowed happen unpunished, when clubs strive to have their pitch and everything else prepared for matchday.
poor form with only two games left and them playing at home. what can we do??[/QUOTE]
Your right, nothing you can do its the teams not turning up that's at fault and it seems to be happening quiet a bit lately..
The league should be won on the pitch, 11 v 11 week in week out. It is not Mulranny's fault that they win a league with a number of walkovers, if they do get a draw or better on Sunday, but I'm sure that other sides outside of Charlestown may feel a bit aggrieved on being denied possible promotion on account of the walkovers. If Charlestown win on Sunday to force a playoff, at least everyone can say that the league was won on a pitch with two teams.
All to play for tmoro its gonna be anyones guess who joins Mulranny goin up judgin by the way the season has gone so far. We have a terrible record down there which we will hope to change and on another note if someone from urlar and knocks club want to come down with us we can show ye the way down if ye want, its not to bad a journey and very scenic....... will be a farce if anyone other than them two gets relegated tomorrow as for some reason they have escaped a further 3 point deduction for not fulfilling a fixture as clearly stated on the league website so going by that one of them two wud definately be goin down. AGM at the start of next season will be intresting after the new 8 team divisions ran so smoothly......NOT
AGM at the start of next season will be intresting after the new 8 team divisions ran so smoothly......NOT[/QUOTE]
With all these potential playoff’s for promotion and relegation how has this new 8 team format improved the divisions or standard of football as the Mayo League suggested it would ?
The competiveness of a football division reflects on the quality and the ability of a football team. If the standards are even between teams, a league would always be competitive; if there is too much variation in footballing standards, you have sides out of their depth as being either too good or too poor for the division they are in. If you want to improve the footballing standards of a league, you need to work on the raw product, which is the footballer. With the new format this year, I cannot find any evidence that the quality has improved, it just resulted in teams having a lesser margin of error if they wanted to be successful. The priority should be to improve the quality of our underage footballers to close the gap on technical ability, which would eventually make the leagues more competitive.
Congrats to Mullranny on wining the league after going so close last season and back to where they should have been this season.
Does anyone have any thoughts as to why the league decided only now to punish the 3 teams that didnt travel to Mulranny.Why do this when the season is over, that is unless there was another hidden agenda. These games were May 21st (Urlaur), July 2nd (K/K) and the Ballyvarry home game was August 28th. Another unfair and unjust, make it up as you go along ruling, as per some of the latest sanctions.
cheers round tower, however have to feel for the charlestown lads they played really well all year and only denied a play-off by a 95th minute equalizer. at least they have got promoted as well and we can do battle again next year. They are a sound bunch of lads and should be commended on their reaction after the match when they applauded us to the dressing room.
Lads,
I believe K+K Utd are going to be playing in Division 2 next year and not Claremorris B.
Serves them right for not fulfilling fixtures, Urlaur and the bombers deducted points too for their travel sickness. Just dissapointing that Mulranny got 11 points this season without kicking a ball.... again let me state that this no slight or sour grapes on Mulranny as they played all their games with intent, deremination and passion and can not be blamed for the clubs who couldnt afford the flights to the further reaches of our vast county. However I feel that the best 2 sides were promoted and the worst 2 relegated. Why did it take the ML so long to inforce their sanctions ?? would K/K have known their fate going into the last game and if not surly they were entitled to be made aware that there was a decision pending ............... that said ive no sympathy as they should have fulfilled the fixture... shame Urlaur didnt go too !!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Cheers seasider, yeah feel a little hard done by but time is a great healer ha!. that's football for ya and it was a great game to finish out the season even if the pitch was a bit soft.. congrats anyway hope ye had a good drink on it and roll next year so we can we can have a go at ye again!!..
If there is one club that would be aggrieved with Urlaur, Kiltimagh/Knock United and Ballyvary Bluebombers, it would be Achill Rovers as they would have been in the mix for promotion, had Mulranny dropped points from these games. Mulranny at least made a 100% effort to fulfill their fixtures. However, it is hypothetical to say what would have actually happened with them three games.....Mulranny could easily have won them anyway. The three clubs that failed to fulfill them fixtures deserve a rap on the knuckles for that anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Back n the game
Anyone hear a whisper about a playoff between Westport C and Charlestown for second spot??
Whats the point of that???? Its not like Westport will go up if they win or there is any reward for it? Where did you hear that?
Its official now, date and venue yet to be confirmed. Medals to be played for !
Is there medals for runners up? ....... i doubt it.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Sheep Farmer
there is some prize money for second probably a couple of hundred euros
I know its late cause havn been on in while but congrats to Mulranny on winnin the league still gutted at loosin it so late in the game but s..t happens. was some belter of a game to finish the season and some way to win it in fairness with more or less the last kick of the game. we didnt know there was a Mayo rep at pitch after the game otherwise we would have waited out there for the presentation so was least we could do applaudin ye on the way off.
dont know if there is money to second place team so the match v Westport will be pointless i think but if im wrong and there is money at stake then fair enough.
dont know if there is money to second place team so the match v Westport will be pointless i think but if im wrong and there is money at stake then fair enough.[/QUOTE]
For the last couple of years only the runners up in the Super and the Premier leagues got money for finishing secound. There has always been medals for runners up in all divisions what ever is at youths,junior or women so sice the 2 teams finished level as runner up there has to be a play off for the runners up medals.
For the last couple of years only the runners up in the Super and the Premier leagues got money for finishing secound. There has always been medals for runners up in all divisions what ever is at youths,junior or women so sice the 2 teams finished level as runner up there has to be a play off for the runners up medals.[/QUOTE]Quote:
Originally Posted by Round Tower
Correct you there .... they never being medals for runners up in league at youth levels ... that's fact ..... i being involved with youth teams for a number of years and had a good few teams finishing runner up ..... and got nothing .... its actually hard to get winners medals out of them!!!
I heard that there is no prize money but there are medals in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by jim_bob
Apart from runners up medals at stake, there is actually no relevance to this fixture. The matter regarding promotion is settled. I don't imagine either club actually wants this fixture. Who really wants a runners up medal?Quote:
Originally Posted by Back n the game
I see this nothing fixture is down for decision in ballyheane next sunday. What a jokebut i have to disagree that neither club want this game!! Word is that Westport demanded this game be played.... Whats that all about?Quote:
Originally Posted by Thunderblaster
well done to charlestown last weekend. i think they deserved it for their run throughout the year
The club never demanded the game, it was one individual and one individual only. The club actually tried to get it scrapped.Quote:
Originally Posted by Back n the game
Still the point remains ........ game was fixed at westports request ......