Fair play to you for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by FahyForever
Success breeds contempt from certain clubs as everyone knows.
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Fair play to you for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by FahyForever
Success breeds contempt from certain clubs as everyone knows.
Congrats from Snugboro, didn't even know they had won it to be honest. Didn't hear anyone talking about it in the pub or anything. What was the final score? Athenry not the team they were a couple of years ago.
Well done from Swinford,great win congrats to all involved.
Everyone at Charlestown Athletic wishes all concerned a heartly congrats. Once again Westport putting Mayo Soccer on the Map....Take a bow:)
well done to Westport utd from all at Iorras Aontaithe
fair play to 'em. credit where credit is due
agreed!! we know all about it!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Westside142
Fahyforever quote: Fair play to Westport, super result. Seems strange to me that there have not been more congratulations from Mayo teams and club members; great result for Westport and Mayo football. Maybe a few jealous people out there? Well done from Fahy anyway!
i agree, fair play to westport and good win but we did not receive half the congragulations and well done when we entered the league of ireland on this forum, as said, good win but did we not deserve as much credit for entering loi???
also, westport hardly put mayo on the map for winning a conn cup. they did when they won the junior cup but people around the country hardly take notice if this win
You should quit when you are ahead!!Quote:
Originally Posted by joe_denilson
Sure we all want that. Sportsmanship always wins out when winning and objectingQuote:
Originally Posted by Westside142
You should drink in Westportrforever sorry Fahyforever always get them mixed upQuote:
Originally Posted by joe_denilson
does this mean he doesnt have a nationality? a free spirit???:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Thunderblaster
????????? So you mistakenly attribute a quote to me, and then write some unintelligible nonsense. Fair play. And you can't even bring yourself to congratulate a club from your county who won the Senior Cup. I think the term rhymes with Rogs Hosser.Quote:
Originally Posted by Closing Time
Great win in a close game. Spiderman got us back in it just before the break and the Louisburgh Lion got the winner. Horks got man of the match. The Gaffers got managers of the week and Lovejoy got player of the week. Thanks for the well wishers from the other clubs. Athenry are a good team and a great sporting team on the night and played good football.
Jacob Marley!!!:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by r.rover
How did the Port do this weekend? Any results?
Elvery’s Mayo Super League
Sunday 30th August 2009 – Ballina – Kick Off 2.30pm
Will Sunday’s Top of the Table Clash decide League Title?
Next Sunday’s top of the table Super League clash between Ballina Town and Westport Utd (Kick Off 2.30) at Belleek could very well decide the outcome to the 2009 Elvery’s Super League title – that is not however how the two managers see it. With only 3 points separating the sides and Ballina Town with a game in hand, both managers see the battle going the full course of the campaign irrespective of the outcome of Sunday’s clash.
Ballina Town manager Brendan Kenny acknowledges that should Westport come out on top that this would give them a huge advantage in the “run in” for the title, but he has every confidence in his side to seriously challenge for the title this season – he says “We fully accept that Westport will be favourites to win this game. They are a quality side with the best players in the county. They have won competitions because they have simply been the best side around for some years now. They have quality players with the like of Cameron, O’Malley, Lawless and many more that would adorn any side in the country. We know the task that is ahead of us, but we will be prepared and give it our best shot.”
Kenny admits however that it will be more difficult on Sunday without the services of Michael Knight, Malachy McCarron, and Mark Beattie through suspension, and with injury concerns over Philly Devers and Tom O’Connor it may leave his site somewhat depleted. Kenny can however feel satisfied that ace marksman, Mick Duffy, is regaining full fitness and has found his goal scoring touch once again. Kenny adds “We will also be without the service of Peter Duffy and Sean Kelly who are both out of the country presently, but we have a big squad this year and will have able replacements to fill the gaps. We expect these kinds of things to happen, and need to be prepared for any eventuality if we are to be serious challengers. I expect all the new lads coming in to do a job for me, and if they all play to their full ability, I am satisfied that we can achieve a good result. There will be little in it, but our games so far this season suggest that we will have goals in the game, and I feel that the fans that turn up will be guaranteed goals.”
Ballina have often been described as the “perennial underachievers” who have promised a lot, and then failed to deliver on that promise. This season however has seen Ballina Town win their first domestic competition since 2001 with their recent win in the Westaro Cup final. Brendan Kenny believes that the tide has turned for the club – “We have had a difficult period for the club over the past few years. The club was very much involved in developing their facilities, fundraising, and promoting the game at underage level. This may have taken away from the football side of things at senior level as a lot of the same people were playing and involved in other club activities. We also had the tragic loss of Pete Murray during the year. A club the size of Ballina Town should always be up with the Castlebar Celtic’s and Westport Utd’s in terms of achievement because of its population base, and we hope to rectify that this season.”
Westport Utd’s team manager Padraig Burns also sees Sunday’s game as a serious challenge for his squad. Westport Utd were somewhat shocked just a few short weeks ago with surprising league losses to Ballyheane and Snugboro. These losses allowed Ballina Town and Iorras Aontaithe close the gap and exert some pressure on the champions.
Whatever the outcome of Sunday’s game Padraig Burns maintains that every point needs fighting for in the remaining matches – he says “No League campaign is won with 6 matches and 18 points left to play for. We want to win this league as much as ever, and the players want to win the League with every effort going in to win the remaining games. The hunger is still there with the players.”
Westport may not have been pulling on all cylinders during the course of this League campaign due possibly to the loss of influential players through injury. Westport have been without the services of Danny Scahill, and David Horkan because of injury and the likes of Dessie O’Malley, Gerry McLoughlin, Colm Navin and David Hoban have also been out in recent times due to suspension and non-availability. Sunday’s encounter may very well be a headache for manager Burns with Horkan and Scahill returning to the playing fields last weekend – “This will be the first time in a long while that I will probably have a full squad to choose from, and it poses a selection headache. It is a nice situation to be in rather than what we had to endure in recent times, but most clubs have similar difficulties.” Burns is satisfied that his team can perform better, and have recovered well from the Ballyheane and Snugboro setbacks with good performance and he looks forward to the encounter knowing that the League is far from over.
Looking at both sides on paper one might feel inclined to favour Westport on sheer quality and experience with the likes of Joe Lawless, Martin Geraghty, David Cameron, Dessie O’Malley, Danny Scahill and David Horkan at the helm but so too have Ballina with Eugene Gorman, Tom O’Connor, Derek Tansey, along with the youthful Ross Kenny and Brendan Lavelle showing terrific form this season. Ballina can also rely on their influential goalkeeper Emmett Peyton in any crisis. Ballina have already beaten Westport in the cup competition but Utd turned the tables on their opponents some 48 hours later in a 3 – 2 League victory at the Sports Park. One thing we all can be assured of is a great football game with two managers who strictly adopt the passing game, and look forward to a feast of football with a goal or two to keep us all happy knowing that no game is won or lost on paper.
It has been a summer of football activity with the U.13s winning their league, the U.18s winning the Helen Johnson Memorial League and the U.14s in the cup final. From a club perspective, well done to the U.18s on their win over Celtic. The U.13 league win over Iorras was extremely comfortable. Other than that, plenty of kids from the Westport area of varying footballing abilities got to kick a football about.
The Westport United match report from Sunday can be read on www.mayofootball.ie
http://inform.fai.ie/League/Clubs/portals/MAFL/
Not forgetting the U.12s in which the first team tried to play the game the correct way all season. And what about a good performance by a female :D for the U.12B team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thunderblaster
What odds would you get on the three junior sides winning their respective leagues? Such feat would be a new milestone in the annals of the club.
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Originally Posted by Thunderblaster
One "n" too many in above :)
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Originally Posted by sprah1
Well ye have Div 3 wrap up ....... the other 2 looks like going right down to the wire ..... enjoy :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Thunderblaster
Come onTB, you can work that out!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Thunderblaster
I've counted 9 n's :DQuote:
Originally Posted by FahyForever
I'm not counting chickens at this point. The Ballyvary game is ours to lose and the C team had players regraded to B. The league is not a done deal by any means.Quote:
Originally Posted by swinfordfc
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Originally Posted by Thunderblaster
Drop the final one !
When is the Ballyvary game?Quote:
Originally Posted by Thunderblaster
Well done to the C team on winning their division. B team are looking good too!!
Looking at the results of the Junior team since the 19th July, they have lost three league games and drawn one plus the cup defeat against Moyvilla. They have beaten Manulla, Iorras, S&F United and Fahy Rovers. The big question that has to be asked is, is eight years together as the first team that had little or no off-season time due to the extended nature of the football that they have been playing and so few players coming through over that length of time catching up on them? Are the players suffering form the dreaded burnout? If I include the results up to the 19th July which were all wins and only one defeat, the performances to date were certainly not as bright as they were back in 2004-2005 season. They look like a side that is jaded and playing too much football with too little recovery time. No one can blame the players for it, they gave the supporters many a great day and they are not paid to play football. The management cannot be blamed either, as they put in lots of hours into these guys who sweated blood and tears for the cause, no more than the players. Without being negative, do you guys think that an early exit from the cup competitions might be a benefit to the players so they can recharge their batteries and regain their enthusiasm again?
If anything that is really disappointing this year and that is the dwindling attendance at our games. For the Kilmore game recently, I was gambling on a supporter to pick me up to go down to the game. I didn't travel because no one passed by. Is Westport going to resort back to the barstool sniping against the players that we saw in the past? I hope not.
The good news is that we will see good players looking to break through in good numbers in approx three to four years.
It is tough to maintain performances at the highest level, year on year when you are competing without a break it takes its toll pyscologically as well as physically. But the season is not over TB, who knows what could happen? There are a few games left.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Thunderblaster
There is a big raffle coming up on Friday week with a few prizes. Tickets are €5 for one and €10 for the book. Top prize is an LCD TV.
Lads,
Who have Westport drawn in the Fai Junior Cup?
Does your Summer Soccer Season suit your club or would you prefer the old season?
Alright lads, just came across your thread, i'm from Dillons Cross, how are things looking for ye this year? How do ye think ye'll do in the FAI cup? I always look out to see how yere doin,I was impressed with ye as a club and the passion that was shown from your youngest supporter to your Captain that game ye played against us. Played on any pitches worse than ours recently?
Things are not too bad, we are still in the chase for the title, our results have been inconsistent, we dropped points that we shouldnt have this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by DCross06
The season is starting to drag on which I think will affect the league leaders Ballina, they are not used to looking over their shoulders at the top of the table, I am sure they would like to get the games played and have the season finished, Westport are lying in wait to pounce, with FAI Junior Cup and Connacht games starting there is more scope for injuries, anything could happen at this stage.
The FAI Junior Cup will be taken game by game by the lads, it is a cup competition and anything can happen.
Thanks for the compliment on our support, football is a religion in Westport, and the teams always get massive support from the fans, it is not unusual to bring 150 supporters to an away game.
As for pitches, no offence but yours will take some beating!:D
Best of luck this year in the competition!:D
Congrats to Ballina Town on a deserved league win from all of us here at Westport United. The season here in Westport cannot be seen as total failure, despite some of the narrow minded talk I've been listening to, with one old individual being dismissive about the success of the B team because the A team relinquished their league title to Ballina Town. The B and C teams won their leagues and it is a great achievement for both sides and it gives the genuine supporters of Westport United something to shout about.
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Originally Posted by Thunderblaster
How did the night go?
Home to Manulla. Does the Summer Football suit us? I guess yes and no. There are advantages and disadvantages.Quote:
Originally Posted by supersol
Westport United made their earliest exit from the FAI Junior Cup in 9 years as they made an early exit against Manulla on a 4-2 scoreline.:(:eek:
Jesus wept.... What's happening to ye??? I was amazed to hear that key team members were out the night before the Erris game last week considering it could have won you ye the league (well, under the very unlikely circumstances of Fahy beating Ballina, but still...) Is the desire gone? What's the story with management for next year, has that been sorted yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Thunderblaster
It is basically a case of player burnout, the team have been playing all year round without a break for the last 7 years, that is the price of being successful. The lads need 6 months off playing no football whatsoever (Mayo included) to recharge the batteries. They need a complete break.Quote:
Originally Posted by FahyForever