I think they only had the bare 11, M Reidy missed a sitter to win it at the end, and that O'Dea, Lyons and Brosnan played wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Hairy Legs
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I think they only had the bare 11, M Reidy missed a sitter to win it at the end, and that O'Dea, Lyons and Brosnan played wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Hairy Legs
Photos from Abbeyfeale v Askeaton this morning.
Askeaton were 2-0 up and playing well when I left. Willie Griffin & Ray Foley scored.
Willie Griffin was taken to hospital with a suspected broken ankle that resulted from a fairly innocuous looking challenge soon after he scored.
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Abbeyfeale 1-4 Askeaton
Should have been 8-0 to Askeaton bar some bad finishing and a poor goal conceded . Abbeyfeale had more interest in kicking players than playing football.
Rovers 1-2 Rathkeale
Rovers deserved a point, They were up 1-0 but gave away a brutal penalty at the start of the second half. Rathkeale scored the winner with seven minutes to go. Rovers could have equalized with a minute left after a deflected shot went narrowly wide. Rathkeale looked very average.
Regarding the GAA issue, I agree.....For a lot of guys in West Limerick, GAA comes first, especially at this time of year with the latter stages of all the championships currently underway....everything is knockout so its taking priority...lads are looking at soccer and seeing it in a league format and maybe thinking its not so important right now! I dunno if the desmond league and the county board could meet and lets say start the soccer a month later so most of the gaa is out of the way and let it run into june when the gaa championships are only beginning....just a thought!? but then that would be common sense and i dunno how much of that exists in either organisation!?:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hairy Legs
Was at the Ncw v Broadford game and Broadford had all there footballers playing. Gary Egan, Mikey Clancy, Conway, Michael Reidy & Bob Pierce. Poor game Eagan hit the post with a header in the first half but that was really all that happened. Broadford will be hard to beat this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by The1
Is it true that Abbey are missing 5 of there starting 11 with Fr Casey's still involved with the football.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ask me tom
Good pictures. Griffin will be a loss so if that happened him. Are Askeaton a good side?Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry Lime
Didnt see the NCW and Broadford game, I heard they were only missing the 3 Lynchs and Brosnan alright though and that they had their footballers, As sky blue said it was meant to be a bad game between two average teams. I heard the Broadford line got a bit heated alright at one stage, What happened?
its not broken, just badly bruised.......couple of weeks off it and he will be fine
Don't know about that probably a bit harsh the peno but have seen them given before. Regards the average part rathkeale bombarded the rovers goal for 80 mins of the game, hard to play perfect football on that thing ye call a pitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by The1
Rovers 1-2 Rathkeale
It was def a penalty alright, the defender was under no pressure and should have dealt with it better. I just thought watching it that Rathkeale struggled to break Rovers down, they definately had all of the ball and were very comfortable at the back but they never really penetrated the Rovers defence. Rovers were unlucky not to snatch a draw with the deflected effort at the end. Who played well in the Newcastle and Broadford match
I watched the Newcastle West Rovers v Rathkeale game too yesterday afternoon, over the game as a whole, I think based on the chances they created Rathkeale did deserve to win, young Mark O'Sullivan had two very good chances in the first half alone, Rovers keeper pulled off a fantastic save for the first one and a very poor header for the second one should really have been scored. Rathkeale dominated the 2nd half posession, was always going to be hard for Rovers to hold out. They could have snatched a point alright in the end with the deflected shot.
I think Rovers will definately take points off teams at home, its a hard place to go and play football.
Rathkeale still dont look to be at their best, lacking a bit in the final 3rd.
Who was up front for Rathkeale yesterday
I would be slow to critisize Rathkeale at the moment.......how many teams will go to rovers and win this season??
are alan o shea+mush still playing for rathkeale?
I would definately agree with you there, I dont think there will be a harder ground to go to this year, maybe Shannonside. All the other pitches are of a good standard and teams will find it hard to adjust when playing on those two pitches. Maybe I'm wrong about Rathkeale, all I'm saying is that definately for the entire second half they had all the ball but I didnt think they created much, the penalty they won was a long ball into the box that was misjudged and their winner was scrappy enough as well. Rovers could have gone 2 1 up as well when the ''exceptional'' Liam O'Connor somehow blew for offside when Peter O'Dea was after heading the ball back to Ollie Byrnes, crazy decision. In fairness to Rathkeale though they have the points on the board and you cant really ask for more I supposeQuote:
Originally Posted by Hairy Legs
Yea Alan O'Shea was playing yesterday, don't know who mush is:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by kev08
Mark O'Sullivan & Thomas Walsh (well started but was brought off in the 1st half with a gash above his eye after a clash of heads)Quote:
Originally Posted by The1
Both very young.
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Originally Posted by The1
Jesus this guy really doesn`t have a clue, he just loves the sound of his own voice.
Ya to be honest he was the ultimate tool at yesterdays match, He sent the Rovers manager off and then started roaring at the Rathkeale boys after they scored their second, PLONKERQuote:
Originally Posted by Ask me tom
Ah good aul liam, he got lost on the way to Wembely.
Poor decisions go for and against teams thats just soccer, for every one you get, another one goes against you. Best thing is to ignore him at the best of times.........
I was at the game between rovers and rathkeale from half time onwards.all rathkeale in second half..penalty was a bad decision i think..it looked like it hit the midfielders chest but the ref gave a peno even tin he had his back turned to the ref..weak laughin when he blew offside when peter o dea headed the ball backwards..all ways centre of attention..
Thanks skyblue.Quote:
Originally Posted by sky blue
I've seen Askeaton twice now (v Abbeyfeale & NCW). I think they're as good as anyone. I'd worry playing against any side with Ray Foley in it and Mike Fitzgibbon is quality in the middle of the park in my opinion.
I dont think Rathkeale will be too worried about them. Lets be fair here, the only decent teams they played (Shannonside and NCW) they only picked up a point......Broadford were missing all the footballers and so were abbeyfeale the lads said, Shane O'Hanlon and Seanie Gleeson in the back 4. I am not having a go at them, they are a very decent side, just giving an opinion
Newcastle afc 0-0 broadford united. Very quiet game from both side with full sides..none of the keepers tested in the game..
I know for a fact that Broadford were missing 5 namely, John, Sammy and Liam Lynch, Micheal Brosnan and Seamus O'Connor. Saying that I hear Newcastle looked the more likely to scoreQuote:
Originally Posted by buddygeary23
Ya Rathkeale are very young up front and just lacking a small bit of fire power but with Barry o'Riordan, Seamus Caroll & Damien Quaid to come back into it over the next 3-4 weeks Rathkeale will have plenty of options up front once again.
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Originally Posted by The1
ya they were missing the lynches and i dont know who the other 2 guys are...
Upcoming weekends fixtures, a break away from the league for most. You would expect both Ballingarry & Askeaton to come through their 1st Rnd ties, Bunratty 4 pts from 4 games in the Clare League, & Lifford bottom of the table 0 pts from 4 games.
Abbey & Carrig should be the pick of the Munster Jnr games you'd think. Cant see any of the lower division teams pulling off a shock, but then you'd never know on the day
Sunday 27th September
Weekly Observer Premier Division
Glin Rovers V Newcastle West Rovers 1130 (P. Manning)
FAI Junior Cup 1st Round (extra time & penalties)
Ballingarry V Bunratty 230 (G. O’Connor)
Lifford FC V Askeaton 230
Munster Junior Cup Preliminary Round (extra time & penalties)
Pallaskenry V Rathkeale 1130 (S. Hartnett)
Munster Junior Cup 1st Round (extra time & penalties)
Broadford Utd V Athea Utd 230 (J. Roche)
Shannonside FC V Ballingarry B 1130 (L. O’Connor)
Abbeyfeale Utd V Carrig Celtic 1130 (P. O’Brien)
Newcastle West V Glin Rovers B 1130 (J. Roche)
I would predict Bunratty, Askeaton, Rathkeale, Broadford, Shannonside, Carrig & Ncw, all to win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Torres
Heard there is a fella in Rathkeale giving odds of 33-1 for Rathkeale to win the premier league this season.
Easy money for someoneQuote:
Originally Posted by sky blue
Who, the fella taking the bet ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hairy Legs
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Originally Posted by Torres
Ha Ha....the fella making it, I reckon;)
Did you stick a few bobs on sky blue??
hope he isnt a bookmaker....he wont last long in the business giving odds like that!Quote:
Originally Posted by sky blue
Seriously though i reckon rathkeale have a great chance this year..saw them play ballingarry and was impressed..in years gone past they never had a problem scoring goals, just needed to tighten up a bit at the back and deliver consistent performances....
There was always this perception out there in previous seasons that if you get amongst them they dont like it! ....have they managed to get rid of that yet? Couldnt tell much from the ballingarry match as both teams tried to play ball!
Id agree that Rathkeale have a serious chance this year, but who have they played yet, Askeaton, Newcastle and Broadford have all played 3 of the top 5 teams already, Abbeyfeale have played 2 and Rathkeale have played 1. Rathkeale have palyed 4 of the bottom 5, They have played a bad Glin team and played Ballingarry, Shannonside and Newcastle when they were still involved in GAAQuote:
Originally Posted by Old Head
And when Askeaton played Broadford and Abbeyfeale, were they not involved in the GAA?Quote:
Originally Posted by The1
Shannonside were missing the same ammount of players for Rathkeale and Askeaton. Newcastle had no GAA players missing for the Rathkeale game or the Askeaton game, and the Rathkeale team are still without 3 or 4 of their starting 11 since the season began, 6 of who were out for the glin game.
You cant judge anything yet and Rathkeale are still a good bit away from full strength................2 first choice strikers still to come back.
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Originally Posted by Hairy Legs
Askeaton were definately at full strength against Abbey, and I think they were at full strength against Broadford and Newcastle as well, Newcastle were missing players against Rathkeale compared to the team they had last Sunday. All I'm saying is that of the 5 matches Rathkeale have played, 4 of them have been against teams in the bottom 5, True or False
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Originally Posted by The1
Askeaton were missing 3 against Abbeyfeale, missing 2 against broadford but were full strength against Newcastle, you have to remember Askeaton are still involved in the football through Ballysteen.