Originally Posted by
Mighty almighty
WAY OFF THE MARK EL PATRON
Big difference to what is happening at Midleton than Avondale,Midleton not chasing any big stars from other teams,had to sign outsiders because they lost at least 10 midleton senior players to emigration and work commitments and just getting old over the last 4 years,also they have not had a youth team (in 5yrs)to feed the seniors until last year and now a few of these players starting to come through,which is positive,and remember there is 7 midleton players in that senior squad at the moment already,Midleton have always been a club to play as many locals as possible,but at the end of the day if the players are not there,you have to go outside and help the players you have to consolidate your position in the premier.at the end of the day every player wants to win medals,obviously it's sweeter with your home town club,but Avondale had the candy to attract players with a possible intermediate cup medal beckoning,so it's the players are as much at fault as Avondale themselves putting together a team of outsiders that hav no loyalty!