Presume most of this weekends game will fall victim to the weather again. AUL sending out the usual no more free weekends message this week.
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Presume most of this weekends game will fall victim to the weather again. AUL sending out the usual no more free weekends message this week.
What a result for Coachford in Limerick! 2 Cork sides in the quarter finals and both with home draws.
Fantastic well done to all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beansontoast
Well done to Coachford . Really wasnt expecting that result from them
Well done to Coachford again! Seem to be the top side in the AUL now, beat the Glen 3-0 this morning in the AOH Cup. Caught the 2nd half ( 1-0 half time with not a lot between the teams im told) and to me the gap in speed and fitness was the major difference. Too many Glen guys out on their feet after an hour and Coachford youngfellas full of running. Still some good players with the Glen who are still a decent side but remind me a lot of Knocknaheeny and Coachford beat them 3-0 up the northside recently too. Can see why Coachford have gone far in the munster junior cup now. This team could dominate AUL for some time unless they decide to go Senior League. An AOH might swing it.
Dead on their feet thats a bit harsh ..to be honest you got to credit all at coachford and they have eyes on senior.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beansontoast
Where will the exodus stop out of the AUL? You say Coachford are going senior and apparantly Innisvilla are gone end of season with their 2 teams. Thats 2 more gone from the Premier League and 3 altogether. Numbers and quality declining every year.
As it's is there is zero ..no chalange.apart from 4 teams nothing else..it's in serious decline.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beansontoast
I cant see the aul season been completed this season.
I would have huge doubts about the season finishing. Realistically it’s going to be delayed till May at best with at least 10 weeks of games to be played I find it hard to see it being concluded.
League of Ireland football wont b starting back up until 19th of june so i reckon that is the end of this seadons football in the aul.
It will be announced next week , season will over
Perfect chance to switch to summer soccer for everyone.
Thats a big change but are the aul brave enough..it's just might be the move that saves there organisation and it needs saving zero chalange to be honest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. football
What’s people’s preference, call the leagues cups as nul and void for this season start as normal in August or finish everything out and have it impact on next seasons start date? Assuming lock down is lifted and AUL don’t do anything drastic like switch to summer soccer!
If you could get going there will be room to play twice a week and everything would be done before August to go again for next season all be it with a limited break.
Playing twice a week will bring its own problems and the Clash with GAA will cause problems for some clubs.
But realistically I can’t see this season being completed if social distancing remains in place how could it?
And thus you won’t be able to start in August either and then if you want a 2021 season it will only have to be a season starting in the spring of 2021 at the earliest
Could be a long time before the return of junior football
It may not return at all a lack of interest from last 2 seasons might tell the aul the game is up ....money is and was and will be a huge problem for this organisation.a lot of the top aul player s are Reddy to try MSL again I'm hearing.Quote:
Originally Posted by fruice
I heard a rumour of 3 games a week to finish it off in the Leinster Senior League.Can only see the teams who have a chance of winning something going for that.Teams at the bottom will be giving walkovers all over the place and wide spread injuries to players.
And who wants a tainted title..half teams walk overs ..Quote:
Originally Posted by the 12 th man
The aul is on its knees anyway and i think this is the final nail in the coffin alot of teams wont come back from this as they will need sponsorship etc. I think clubs should go msl junior or senior better structured leagues.
I agree 100%Quote:
Originally Posted by legend23
I hear the AUL are to lose four clubs to the MSL (probably 5/6 teams to go in that lot, not unexpected. Which clubs I wonder?
Just guessing but you’d have to go with country teams or teams that have underage structure, 1. Coachford 2. Innishvilla 3. Macrom 4 Kanturk. Absolutely no clue it’s just a looking at the teams who have left previous they seem to fit the bill.
Even if them teams go league will be weaker and not as big but I still think AUL has a place in cork soccer.
Money will be hard for teams now with so many pubs and businesses closed.
Really think AUL should be looking to get b/c teams from Senior clubs. Make it a feeder league to the MSL.
You would think the aul could access credit and funds plus what they already have in the kitty to move forward and take their organisation to another level but if I'm honest its like the fai it need a huge clean out what's in position at the moment committee wise don't have a will to change nor will they embrace it ..then you have the refs clean out needed ther to will they I don't think so ..my thinking And others with clubs going MSL the better player left will leave to a better chalange ..change is key and that not how the aul do business.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. football
what do you mean by clean out needed of the refs?
sure theres a severe shortage of refs.
agree standards are not level among them as a group but sure isnt that the case with teams too.
hats off to any fella that goes out to ref a game in lower divisions, cant be just for the money cos thats not much to be fair.
some brutal games of football at all levels over the years, some days i dont even stay until half time the game is so poor so cant imagine refs being too excite for 90 minutes
I can agree change is needed in how things are done but it is happening slowly.
The game changer would be summer soccer if they keep losing clubs they will have to try and do something different.
The lack of games from December to March is a killer.
It’s effectively 2 separate seasons at this stage.
They may be a shortage how 1 or 2 in aul haven't been dropped is beyond me there agenda driven and bring personal biz on to the field with them and don't give me the clap for our hero rubbish either ..not all are like that but theres 3 there at least like that .Quote:
Originally Posted by onlooker
well from what I'm hearing the aul are going no where and neither are the 5 clubs that want to leave as all 5 wer refused .. obviously they will be appeals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. football
It’s a simple process to join another league . As stated in Aul rules the MFA and the FAI . It requires a change of league form that is signed by the league a team wishes to join and the league a team wishes to leave . If a league refuses to sign they must give a reason why an application has been denied . Then it goes to an appeal to MFA pretty standard . Looking back over the years plenty of clubs have moved for example Lakewood and Carrigtwohill moved last season from Aul. And going back over seasons plenty of other clubs have as well. Park a few seasons ago etc so it’s a non issue really . Once the appeal is done correctly and as per rules there are no reasons why a club cannot move . The Aul themselves have no problem themselves accepting teams from other leagues etc . I remember years back the Aul and the Msl came to an agreement that they would stop movement between both leagues for a set period but that does not stand anymore .
Who are the 5 clubs?
Innishvila pearseQuote:
Originally Posted by fruice
City wanders buttevent and macroom..
That’s potentially 8 teams effectively a division/section.
The AUL can’t keep losing teams and if they are effectively powerless they will have todo something radical.
And what’s worse the 3 county clubs have 3 brilliant set ups owned by themselves.
Which will be an awful loss to the league.
It's amateur it's a hobby but somthing in relation to an incentive has to be on offer for league and cup winners club can't survive ..all the aul are interested in is money and don't tell me the refs are there for the love of the game my point clubs and players get noting ..they won't even pay for an Oscar team that says it all.Quote:
Originally Posted by fruice
Your attitude towards refs is comical....every post you mention them somehow hahahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by SteveSilvermint
Well I'm my opinion they are a problem going forward..not all I might add but still it needs looking at there no one representing player or manager our clubs ...the amount of needless cards and comments to player from certin refs ..aul have no interest in how or why it's the cash brought in they see so I think it's a great idea to have independent people with input on the refs proformance and not just by their own acessers.Quote:
Originally Posted by fifa
You being involved with that side of the game might thinks it's funny but clubs at the end of bad decisions and bad calls don't ..ther not perfect but thats problemQuote:
Originally Posted by fifa
They think they are .can't take criticism or opinions either.
Don’t the referees switch leagues every year?
Yes and they bring ther grudges back with them that after the buddy carried it on for him ..there a very tight knit groupQuote:
Originally Posted by Risteard
I admire that about them but must be held accountable thou ..just 1of a few problems facing the game going forward.at the end of the day they are getting paid.
On the other side of this with so many clubs going MSL do ye think its dragging the standard down? Just look at what happened Killreen Celtic, no senior team and bottom league in the junior.
Also looking at some of the teams that will bring the b teams, look at P[COLOR=#333333]earse for example, will there b team be competitive in MSL junior league? If the A team goes senior and the B team want to stay AUL they will have to go Premier like what happened this season when grattan wanted to fold the A team and keep B team Division 2.
City wanders is a strange move looking at all other clubs that have switched they have underage and two teams?
AUL need to look at the sections this season and re grade some clubs, total in balance in numbers premier, premier a and 3rd division having less clubs then 1st and 2nd division with the number of cups they should look at having 10 per section.[/COLOR]
Regrade won't bring quality aul in free fall last 4 years dominance of 1 club has its PiT falls to so more quality rather then more clubs I would lose prem A just have prem ...1st 2nd Division s and a league for new clubs bad teams and club..if ther serious about football a few seasons in that league will prove ther ambitions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. football