Limerick Division 1B 2008/09

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Originally Posted by messi

seeing as though there'l be no matches apart from the one this weekend,may as well change the topic a bit. anyone got an opinion on the divisions strongest eleven players on what ye have all played against so far?

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I gave my top 5 last week, but here's 11 that caught my eye so far,
Based on games with Park, Cals, Coonagh, Knockainey, Holycross, and Bruff..

1: Not really seen a great keeper yet, but of what I have I'll say Knockainey's No 1.
2: Coonagh's no nonsense right back.
3: Bruff's whippit left full.
4+5: One lad from Coonagh, Clifton Carey from Cals.
6: Paul Scholes Park
7: Knockainey quick lad
8: Bruffs sitting midfielder, very good footballer
9: Jef Mc Cals
10: Coonagh number 9 very fast
11: Coonagh big central mid..

Parks first 11:p:p:p

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Originally Posted by Pike B

I gave my top 5 last week, but here's 11 that caught my eye so far,
Based on games with Park, Cals, Coonagh, Knockainey, Holycross, and Bruff..

1: Not really seen a great keeper yet, but of what I have I'll say Knockainey's No 1.
2: Coonagh's no nonsense right back.
3: Bruff's whippit left full.
4+5: One lad from Coonagh, Clifton Carey from Cals.
6: Paul Scholes Park
7: Knockainey quick lad
8: Bruffs sitting midfielder, very good footballer
9: Jef Mc Cals
10: Coonagh number 9 very fast
11: Coonagh big central mid..

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"Whippet" left full is Pappy Kelly. He's actually more of an attacking left mid, which gives you some idea of how the GAA messes things up for Bruff.

Sitting mid-fielder would probably be Andy O'Neill.

Good choices, I approve :D

....by the way PikeB, who is the lad up front for with you's (no.11 I think) with the unusual hairstyle? Anyways I thought he was pretty good 'specially toward the end of the match.

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Originally Posted by KevB76

....by the way PikeB, who is the lad up front for with you's (no.11 I think) with the unusual hairstyle? Anyways I thought he was pretty good 'specially toward the end of the match.

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Sounds a bit like Barry Lipper. Good lad, clever player. Just needs a bit of work on his finishing!!!!! He was the one who hit the post from 6 yards out....

lads how many bodies do ye get roughly at training
we have alot of lads who do shift work and alot with young kids so we get 7-8 most nights

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Originally Posted by oscar

lads how many bodies do ye get roughly at training
we have alot of lads who do shift work and alot with young kids so we get 7-8 most nights

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We're getting between 10 on a bad night, and 13 on a good. Lowest we got around 8 but we train with the Premier team so there's always work to do. On a good night we'll warm up and train with them, then have our own game of ball. It works out well for us. Most of our lads can't get a girlfriend let alone have kids, so we haven't that problem ye have!!! :D

thats not bad Pike b,hows Blackie doing after the injury

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Originally Posted by oscar

thats not bad Pike b,hows Blackie doing after the injury

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He's training hard in fairness, but only got his first start last Sunday against Bruff, and was one of our best performers on the day. He played centre mid and did a lot of hard graft, although he's not the most silky skilled player!!! ;)
Jaffa reckons he's a pain in his back from carrying Blackie, but Blackie says the same about him... :D

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Originally Posted by messi

Centre Half's. Surely martin neary would get in there? He's only got five or six fai's. Would still get on d premier team but cant commit! Fair view are strong at the back, so a few of them would get in, ralph judge from caherdavin is a class player, and cal's front 4 or 5 players are very good indeed,cant really say on other teams cos we've only played five teams i think.

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Well I'm sure that they are good players bud, but as we haven't played ye yet, it's a bit hard for me to say!! ;)

if you ask me its too early to say as most clubs have only 5-6 games played

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Originally Posted by Pike B

We're getting between 10 on a bad night, and 13 on a good. Lowest we got around 8 but we train with the Premier team so there's always work to do. On a good night we'll warm up and train with them, then have our own game of ball. It works out well for us. Most of our lads can't get a girlfriend let alone have kids, so we haven't that problem ye have!!! :D

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Thats what happens when ye have the likes of "Peter Beardsley look alikes" playing with ye

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Originally Posted by Pike B

He's training hard in fairness, but only got his first start last Sunday against Bruff, and was one of our best performers on the day. He played centre mid and did a lot of hard graft, although he's not the most silky skilled player!!! ;)
Jaffa reckons he's a pain in his back from carrying Blackie, but Blackie says the same about him... :D

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They both must have very strong backs

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Originally Posted by messi

Centre Half's. Surely martin neary would get in there? He's only got five or six fai's. Would still get on d premier team but cant commit! Fair view are strong at the back, so a few of them would get in, ralph judge from caherdavin is a class player, and cal's front 4 or 5 players are very good indeed,cant really say on other teams cos we've only played five teams i think.

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Ralph judge would definitely get a call from you because he scored 3 or 4 goals,i cant remember,against you 2 seasons ago and was being marked by yer superstar left full james o donnell.

May I say in our first year in the Limerick League having been in the Clare League for the last 30 years the standard of football is miles ahead I repeat miles but the admin is miles behind I repeat miles behind!!

Anye see the cals murroe game today? what did you think

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Originally Posted by Knockmad

Anye see the cals murroe game today? what did you think

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what was the score in that game

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Originally Posted by shelbourne1904

May I say in our first year in the Limerick League having been in the Clare League for the last 30 years the standard of football is miles ahead I repeat miles but the admin is miles behind I repeat miles behind!!

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Shelbourne will you stop. Fair enough Limerick soccer is ahead of Clare soccer but it is definately not miles ahead that's for sure. Just because ye've had a bad start to the 1B season doesn't mean that it's because the standard is miles higher.

Anyway besides all that, in my opinion none of the Shannon teams should even be playing in the Limerick League, Shannon is in Clare not in Limerick but that's a different story

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Originally Posted by studsup

Anyway besides all that, in my opinion none of the Shannon teams should even be playing in the Limerick League, Shannon is in Clare not in Limerick but that's a different story

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Why say it so? :confused:

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Originally Posted by Spudd

Why say it so? :confused:

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Only saying its a different story because shelbourne was talking about higher standards in limerick.

but since you asked i will...so you think that the Shannon teams belong in Limerick even though they're from County Clare? Its a bit stupid having the shannon teams playing in Limerick. Even stupider than galway playing in the Leinster Championship because its not as if Park and Shannon Town have no-one to compete with in Clare like Galway dont in Connaught. and its not like they needed a new challenge because it wasnt like they were dominating Clare soccer when they were there. That's my opinion but as i say i don't know their reasons for going to Limerick