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Lads most leagues if not all go down this road , flick of a coin for home advantage , look at the tipp league , st michaels won the toss but clonmel celtic still beat them 1-0 to win the league !! At the end of the day , who ever wants it more will win it and fair play to grattan , that's what they did !!
exactly well said rooster ....Quote:
Originally Posted by rooster
Forget the pitch issue its not like it's gonna be replayed anyway so we may aswell drop it .. Grattan won the league because they were the best side of what was on offer in prem this year ... Could of been a different story if park hadn't a back log of fixtures but it's all over now ... Next season I think Pearse will be there or there abouts ... Possibly with a killumney revival of the wave of 1fors Magic wand 4 street .... I don't think you can rule out park either they will always have something to say towards the business end of the season ....
Michaels and Clonmel pitches are maintained all year round.No one is saying that Gratttan did not deserve it but the pitch did a dis service to both teams. Two teams that are well capable. Stick to the issue in hand. No one mentioned a replay. Local football must be the winner here.
Michaels & clonmel have the finances for paid groundsmen ... Aul teams don't have that ... Not many teams in the aul have there own private facility ... Fair view,bstone, village,blarney st , killumney Etc ... These teams rent there pitch for the season ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Glenbuck
I dont know it obviously was a bad decision by aul to give either side the opportunity of home advantage ... A game of this importance is for turners cross ... But as I said earlier it's over and done with grattan are premier champions ... No matter what pitch they could of played on ... In my own opinion I don't take it would of made a difference they would of beaten glenthorn on there patch aswell there simply just a better more organised side ... Poor premier this year ... Standard has dropped in recent years
Let's all hope for the good of cork football that we have a better premier next season ...
We (Blackstone) do not rent our pitch from season to season. We have a longer term arrangement in place. Groundsmen are available via Tus schemes for most areas. As I will say Wednesday night, quality of pitches is just one of a string of measures we need as a league. Promotion should be dependent on meeting certain off the field criteria too - varying per division.
Some things are easier to measure - some are less so.
Rent , long term lease you know what I mean .... Im not pin pointing clubs im just using a few as an example that there's very few WIth private facility & funds for groundsmen ... Pitches in aul football are not great ... End of so if an important game doesn't go to the cross in the near future. Then debate will be talked about again ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Horse24
Not
enough being done by aul ....
I get your point. Only one team in Serie A own their own ground though!!This is the big thing I hope people get tomorrow night - it's not up to a committee to make the league better - it's upto to us ourselves. No use giving out about what the committee does wrong and not offer alternatives!
People on here seem to think it's serie A ! .... In the past did the AUL not have play offs in neutral venues ? Could they not of even played it in "black stones" Fairfield ?. Just clarify its black stones field guys . Well done to blackstone this season for saving themselves for a change ! Just messin bev.Quote:
Originally Posted by Horse24
Four teams share Fairfield 1 & 2. We have loaned the pitch to many teams but I'd say we were safe enough not waiting for a play off call! As far as I know if one team doesn't want to toss a coin it goes neutral.
I don't understand as to why they would both risk the opportunity to made play away by the mere toss of a coin ....
wouldnt it of made sense by the AUL to say look it's a play off to win the biggest
trophy in the AUL lets take it to turners cross ... 3€ at the gate to benefit the AUL & the best surface in cork everybody's happy ? . Stupid decision by them in my opinion .... Even if the cross wasn't available the mardyke would of been just as good and it would of been something different. In the end it gets played on possibly besides the glens place the worst pitch in the AUL .... The decision made no sense and maybe it's right that the AUL Are
criticised. I've no doubts they will make another few little blunders next season.
All this talk is taking the lime light off grattan being premier champions let's give them some bit of credit lads.
enough about it now lads the league was won a week ago , noting going to change that especially not folk on here !!!
hear bud there is a lot worse fields out there that the glen and grattens pitchs . leagues and over lads forget and move on nothing is going to changeQuote:
Originally Posted by Barthez
Sorry Barthez - missed your club/name - what was it again? This forum will be so quiet next season. Everyone in the AUL should get their chance to offer improvements over the summer and play your part in improving the AUL. So, if you dont take the opportunity, then dont be a keyboard warrior!! I was asked a question last night - how many of the critics of the two pitches involved have ever been involved in pitch acquisition and/or improvement?
lads I heard today that a club is gone back pre season already crazy how early wait till the forms come outQuote:
Originally Posted by Horse24
Good point bevQuote:
Originally Posted by Horse24
Who are part of the Coup against the AUL commitee tomorrow night. From what I hear they are beaten already.
I'm with Pearse bev ....Quote:
Originally Posted by Horse24
Ye arent fond of my reffing skills - haha!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barthez
Heard nothing about a coup? Enlighten me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Glenbuck
I dont think anyone is fond of anything got to do with reffin where cork football is concerned !! Haha ....Quote:
Originally Posted by Horse24
Ye managed to get yer selves a bit of stability after tough few seasons fair play bud.
Coup ? This is all new to me ???
Yeah. Football is cyclical so tough years will always come around. Good & quality bodies apparently around again for our return in July so looking forward to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barthez
Hopefully, our Whitechurch friend will fill us in before we go to the Ambassador so we know whats coming.
They have denied you pal! Try againQuote:
Originally Posted by Barthez
Probably because I haven't revealed to them who I am on it ? .... I don't need to tell anyone who I am all I said was I'm involved in pearse & heavily involved at that. I don't need to reveal identity it's not a big deal ... I'm here to post my opinions as a football man not to get involved in the handbag swinging that goes on here .. Let's keep it football and not an investigation ... Thanks bevQuote:
Originally Posted by Horse24
Fair nuff bud. I do find people's points are given more credence when you have an idea who they are. It's an anonymous forum though.
coup got heavily defeated last night by all accounts , no change at the top table !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Glenbuck
Just call me Bart with Pearse bud hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Horse24
What coup? I asked Mr Kelleher beforehand, I was there, and I still dont know about a coup.Quote:
Originally Posted by rooster
No-one ran for Election or intended to?
Coup: a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power.
Im baffled?
Kinger and Johnny Walsh leaving Castleview and joining 1for down the Street????
Bullsh*te more than likely but if not fair play to emQuote:
Originally Posted by SecondBall
well I've heard Johnny Walsh from more than one. Kinger was news to me but apparently so. I'd believe the Walsh one, Kinger not so sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barthez
i dont know weather to believe this or notQuote:
Originally Posted by SecondBall
Sorry for not getting back before last nights meeting. In Dublin for last 3 days. Heard on good authority that there was a coup in place. People in question did not have there paperwork done. Seems there is a timetable for having your nominations in. Who is the Mr Kelleher you asked. Is he from one of the groups seeking control. Lower lge clubs involved by all accounts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Horse24
What a load of boll*x. There was no coup. It was clubs looking for change. But it was approached wrong. Instead of trying to implement such a change so quick it should have been suggested that anyone interested in going on the AUL Panel make themselves known and a private meeting with the current committee should be done. By disposing of the current heads we'd achieve nothing. Cut the top off the tree and the tree dies.
But something's need to change. €65k in the bank (€11k in fines) and no help given to clubs. 5 teams got out of cork on the national cups and not one club was offered help with finances (buses etc..)! On the 11k in fines I think that every season at least half of that should be given to a domestic violence charity or something along those lines. Why are they keeping back so much money? In 5 years time they'll be well over the 100k mark. What are they going to do with it? Nothing!
So to call it a coup is ridiculous. I bet everybody on here was crying out for blatter to leave for "the good of the game", well that's all clubs are looking for. Change! Not drastic change like getting the current heads out but more freshening up the committee. Kevin O'Mahony has been the bigeest breath of fresh air in years. Putting the registrations on computer has been fantastic for clubs!
Here left legs ... Why should the aul help clubs with buses and such ? Isn't that the whole point of gettin sponsorship from local pubs etc ? To pump some money into there club ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Leftside
The aul send the Oscar traynor team out in gear with odd socks & shorts that don't even match ... They probably buy one set of gear every 5 seasons for the team that represents there name .... They ain't gonna splash one penny put on a team in there league so I think it's just pointless talking about money with them .... All that click are only interested in is the p*ss up in the kiln at the end of the season for there free bees ! .... Absolute joke they are ... I mean a premier league play off held in grattans pitch says it all ?
Made the game look like the ploughing championships .... Waste of time with that lot pal ....
leave there 100k build up for another aul crook to run of with ffs lol on anotherv note congrats to park utd aul team of the year and there manager JERRY manager of the year well deservedQuote:
Originally Posted by Barthez
well done to them .jerrys a top guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by killer"B"
i have it on very good knowledge JOHN PAUL COTTER& DONAL O RIORDAN have applied in writing to the park for the NON vanant managers & assistant manager gig some beauties!! i guess with the currant man in charge with manager of the year and team of the year safe to say his JOB is safe lolQuote:
Originally Posted by 1fortheTeam
That's exactly what could possibly happen knowing that lot ... Park Utd team of the year great achievement for the country lads .. Finally gettin there hands on the big one in some style too ... Delighted for them ... Decent bunch of lads always there at the business end of the season ... They will always give 100% and should be an example to most premier teams that do all the talking until February when there hollywood players jog on because there out of chance for silverwareQuote:
Originally Posted by killer"B"
fair play to park ...
Poor ol donal must surely be tired of fixing tellys he's bound to start looking for a job killer ....Quote:
Originally Posted by killer"B"
I think killumney still need a gaffer ? Why don't he apply for that
Haha be to hard of a gig for him and cotter maybe 😂😂😂 sure the same two bolted from the glen tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Barthez