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something must have happened out there in regional they are a good side when full strength - if they keep going like this they will go down abbey seem to be fighting hard and getting a few points and are level with them i still don't think they will go down
i 'd have to go for mungret and summerville
for champs i go with pike or the view
hard to look beyond fairview in my opinion the only thing is if they concentrate too much on the fai, which knowing derek whyte i cant see it allowed to happen, pike dont convince me they still struggle to score goals and cant afford to be dropping points especially when they havent played any of the other big sides yet
as for the drop hard to look beyond summerville and hill celtic but as they say its a funny old game
You're right Limerick Boy I'm a bit out of touch with the Limerick League these days. Decided to return to play for the hometown club in the CFL before I finally hang up my boots.The knocks are just taking that bit longer to get over these days. sniffle sniffle !!! :(
coupla strange heads on the oscar traynor gary long cyril maher phillip purcell jj hartigan?
surely there is better than them there
did they play 3 at the back buckley purcell and houlihan or was purcell playing in midfield with tommy barrett right full?
good result though anyone have any info?
jj hartigan was a poor enough goalie at youth level, never mind junior. just seems to be livin on a reputation. how bout danny fitzgerald? seen him play in goals for regional a few times, looks good and solid?
Houlihan was playing right Full...Buckley and Purcell...Barrett was in Midfield with Phelan..as for the "strange heads" that you mentioned,these lads areall good young lads who want toplay in this competition. A lot of the older guys just dont want to turn up so that is why they are in so bestof luck to themQuote:
Originally Posted by inexile
first of all limerick boy i wouldnt put danny fitzgerald in goals for my subbuteo team he goes down in installments and is very slow off his line if i was to pick another keeper it would be johnson with balla failing that there isnt too many other options
clownboy i know all those fellas are good players especially johnny lyne i think he is going to be class, but in my opinion he probably left out 2 of the better young lads ger bourke and gary hannon but maybe it was a balance issue
Also its good to see he is picking young lads look at the ages on the squad
Gordon Stewart 30s?
Houlihan 21
Buckley 24
Purcell 26/7ish
Considine must be 30
Lawlor 24
Phelan 23
Barrett 25
O'Keeffe 28
Kelleher 20
O'Neill 21
subs
Lyne 19
Hartigan 19
Maher 22
Conway 28
Long 19
thats a good young panel with one or 2 experienced bodies in it, but even the young lads are experienced Kelleher,O'Neill and Buckley are all internationals
sorry clownboy do you have any info on the match?
seems by all accounts to have been a good performance!!
Ya good young team there..I agree hannon and Bourke are very good players no doubt But they arecentral midfielders and you need a bit of experience in there..even though i think Bourke was actually in the squadbut could not make it.
It was a good performance from Limerick down there ...The pitch was heavy.The Kerry defence could not handle the Limerick Strikers Kelliher and O'Neil very pacey.Kelliher got the first an excellent goal 5 passes before it was crossed to Barrett and he cushioned a header into Kellihers path and he finished very well.The second was a long ball from Phelan over the top to O'neill and he chippedit over the advancing keeper ..Two up at half time and coasting ...created a lot of chances.Kerry scored 2 minutes into the second half and kerry score ...The ref Local officials gave Kerry a free...They wer biased all day to be honest ...Luckily Limerick were much Better than Kerry who werent great to be honest...The free was floated in and Houlihan headed the ball off of a kerry attcker..John Lyne who replaced Lawlor at half time scored 5 minutes later when the keeper made a hash of a back pass..The fourth goal came with about 10 minutes to go ...another good goal involving Lyne,Phelan, Barrett and O'neill who raced clear to square for Barry Conway to tap in ...Buckley O'neill and O'Keefe also went close to scoring in the secondhalf also...Overall it was a good performance from Limerick with O'Neill and Kelliher standing out..Lyne also did well when he came on
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Originally Posted by inexile
what age is he so there is no way he is more than 25 anyway
ya 25 going on 26
Well, this is his fifth or sixth season with Pike, and he played with the View and Dines before that, so I'm presuming he's 27 ish....could be wrong though..He got his international cap at the View didn't he..?
i thought he was younger to be honest although he has been around a long time hasnt he?
cant see jaws making too many changes to that team although i can see dunphy going straight back in right full with houlihan and purcell battling it out to play alongside buckley
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Originally Posted by joeSoap
He never got a cap...Heplayed in a trial game with the irish team alright ...doesent count as a cap though ...Trust me he is 25 going on 26..Played with Granville before Pike and Fairview..He never played with the Dines
I seem to remember him getting a cap as a sub in 1997 as a junior international....Fairview list him as one of their 'capped' junior internationals.Quote:
Originally Posted by clownboy
I must ask him the next time i see him ...Must have been very youn ...Minor that year/ first year junior fair play to him
i think he got capped for the irish colleges team when he was in lit
maybe that is where the confusion is coming from
big shock of the day yesterday carew pk knocked outta the mjc by regional 4-2 which is their first defeat of the season
other results
fairview 2-1 summervill
abbey 2-2 charleville
balla 4-0 hill celtic
in the munster junior
boro were made fight all the way by mungret again before winning 2-1 against them for the 3rd time this season and for the 3rd time barry conway scored the winner
pike strolled to a 4-0 over shelbourne to meet the boro in the next round
in the fai park got a late winner after being made to fight all the way against corbally
in 1a
granville 1-0 caherdavin
wembley 5-2 geraldines
holycross 3-3 croom
FAI Junior Cup Draw
Acouple of big Ties...Pike V Fairview and Park V Boro...Balla V Caherdavin.Granville V Bruff and Herbertstown V Carew
pike got the draw no one wanted although derek whyte will be telling anyone who listens that pike will be favourites cos they always seem to do well against them!! still id have to go for fairview, as for the other ties hard to see balla losing to caherdavin, carew pk have a potential banana skin against herbertstown away where balla came unstuck in the mjc last year, park and boro will be another close call out in shannon but boro seem to be coming into form and are beginning to look like there is the potential for a quality side so ill go for them by a whisker, as for the other tie granville and bruff great for those clubs that one of them can get outta town thats what cup football is all about however i do think its a pity that one of these 2 teams will get outta town but 2 from pike fairview boro and park wont
dont know much about the youth scence in limerick but i see the oscar trainor youths panel has been announced, any strange heads? any1 ommited, just food for discussion...
any of the wembley lads who arent in the squad could feel aggreived as could paul o donoghue of hill celtic who i think is as good as whats aroundQuote:
Originally Posted by Limerick Boy
Paul O'Donoghue is not even turning up for games. The manager seems to have included the best around. Maybe David McCarthy of Hill Celtic deserves a bite but otherwise.....
i dont think it would have been possible to include any more wembley lads, 9 i think are on it. darren hanly of corbally and kevin young??
no what i meant was they all probably had strong claims to be on the panel obviously you cant pick them all
What "Dermot Finnan Affair"...??? Whats he supposed to have done now??Quote:
Originally Posted by whistler
Dermot Finnan resigned as fairview manager roughly this time year then took the oscar traynor team to the quarter finals and is now managing janesboro where he is trying to pretty much rebuild the team from scratch cos apart from 3 or 4 players ie brian lawlor barry conway mark houlihan alan o keefe and jason o conner he doesnt have a whole pile to work with
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Originally Posted by inexile
Idhave to disagree with that..He hasa lot more to work with than Mike Ryan had and he brought them on a great run in the league and cup campaigns last year ...Finnan has brought in a few and kept most of last years squad except paul o donnell so they should do as well as they normally do if not better because they have a very experienced team with some good young lads
in theory clownboy you would be right but some of the older lads seem to be really stuggling with fitness, conor lynch has gone off the boil,bubbles cant run,alan sheehan has gone over the top, robbie dalton is getting sent off for no reason,mick ahern has been a big loss going forward from the back,kevin fitzpatrick has been a loss cos for all his faults he is still better than whats there,dom fitzgerald is a very poor centre back,ray hourigan has been a loss for his versatility alone and the seem to be struggling fitness wise, fair enough i have only seen them twice but they are not a patch on fairview. They were fairly good against pike for 45-60 mins but saying that that was only due to inspirational performances from their 3 key players up the middle o keefe o connor and houlihan. Daltons sending off was the killer
not that i have heard and id say clownboy would agree when i say that something like that would spread like wildfire around the town, besides they are still in the fai and munster junior and with a good draw and a bit of luck could go a long way
Ya I think everything seems to be ok up there ...I think Boro will do well in the FAI if they beat Park
thats a big if though, there was nothing between the sides on both occaisons they have met this season if im informed correctly, although i would fancy them to give pike a rattle in the mjc after watching last weekends match, that is assuming they can keep 11 on the field
I was at that match, and to be honest, I thought Boro were quite shocking. I think the only 2 players they had who posed any threat to Pike were O'Keeffe and Brian Lawlor, the odd time he saw the ball. The goalie can't kick the ball half the length of the pitch, and this Mark Houlihan fella seems to be the most overrated player I've seen in a long time. I honestly can't see what you seem to see in him, and I'm not slagging here, I just don't rate him. I've seen him 3 times now this season, and each time is as bad as the others.O'Connor does not look fit enough yet for me. Pike got a silly pen...the tackler should have known that Considines right foot is for standing on only, and he posed absolutely no threat where he was. Stupid. Scrappy second goal, ut Pike have a decent side now, and I fancy them to knock the View out.Quote:
Originally Posted by inexile
id agree that o connor is no where near as fit as for houlihan answer me this much, did martin o neill the pike centre forward do a whole pile? i would say not i think houlihan marked him completely out of the game and he is an international centre forward, just for the record he was wearing number 4
I think Houlihan is a good young player but i would have to agree that he is over rated but thats probably Mike Ryans Fault not his...I think he will develop into a fine centre Back if he doesent believe the hype that is he is still a bit green.Agree with Joe if anyone is to knock the View out it Pike ...They have beaten them th last 3 times they have played them and are in better form at the moment..I think it will be close though
why do you say its mike ryans fault clownboy?
cant see pike beating fairview, they have too much class for them
Watched Oscar Traynor Yesterday. Very Poor Display. John Lyne Was A Strange Choice To Start With Dave Wall On The Bench.
heard alan o keefe was man of the match yesterday? that right ? jonny lyne is a winger davy wall isnt is the only reason i can think of
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Originally Posted by inexile
The reason i say that is because he was raving about Mark and how good he is etc and that might of went to his head a bit ...good player in my opinion though and will get even better no doubt