Yeah i think we have the boro...
Predictions for thursday
Granville 0 - 3 regional
Aisling 2 - 3 star (We beat them mid week so ye might have a chance there)
wembley 3 -1 Fairview
corbally 1 - 5 pike
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Star are gone / relegated / down.....end of story
abbeyvale,
What ever happened to all the young players star had a couple of seasons back? Was there a few handy wingers there at one stage?
Is PB still coaching down there?
How about the new facilities ye were supposed to get? Any development on that front? That might help attract players
Abbey,
20 players sounds a bit much? Could you name 5 players from that 20?
Ger Collopy, Peter Clarke, Darren Walsh, John Barry, John Collopy, Derek O'Neill, Derek Hogan, Derek McNamara, Darren Naughton, Anthony Falahee, Johnathan Griffin, Paul Lyons, Alan Lyons, Stephen Blackhall, Paddy Ryder,
Thats 15 for you, I'll give you a few more as they come to me........
I've a question ..... for all the slagging Abbeyvale gets on here (most unjustified) would people rather see a club like Star, one of the oldest in town and steeped in tradition, play in the premier league
or some other clubs from miles out the county where the 'A' team is a glorifed training exercise to keep the GAA players ticking over over the winter like Charleville, Herbertstown and newly promoted Killmallock?
i've a question,would you rather the premier division was made up of teams with great tradition and a team not good enough for the division or teams that deservedly win there division the year before therefore getting promoted to the premier division,regardless of where they are from?
From that list, I think two players!Quote:
How many of the players ye lost to other clubs are playing prmier football now?
Fair point mulla
id say 1
nothing at all to do with where they are from - I couldnt care if theyre from Mars. What I do have an issue with is clubs attitude to the league.
When it suits them they are real contenders, taking points off clubs and being really competitive ... when it doesn't suit them they roll over or give walk overs to other clubs. Its disrespectful to the league and unfair to other clubs, some might play them when they give a damn, some get handy games or walk overs. At least the likes of Star, Granville, Summerville are consistent, be it good or bad.
If your looking for examples try Herbertstown last year, top half of the table until Spring and then dropped like a stone and try Charleville any year they were in the premier
Premier League Table
Pike Rovers......... 19 / 47 (Max Pts 56)
Ballynanty Rovers 17 / 40 (Max Pts 55)
Fairview Rangers 18 / 36 (Max Pts 48)
Janesboro............20 / 35 (Max Pts 41)
Regional United.... 19 / 35 (Max Pts 44)
Aisling Annacotty 19 / 29 (Max Pts 38)
Wembley Rovers..19 / 26 (Max Pts 35)
Carew Park......... 20 / 19 (Max Pts 25)
Summerville Rovers 20 / 17 (Max Pts 23)
Corbally United.... 19 / 16 (Max Pts 25)
Granville Rangers... 18 / 14 (Max Pts 26)
Star Rovers.......... 20 / 10 (Max Pts 16)
Remaining Games
Aisling(3)- STAR,Balla,Granville,
Balla(5)- AISLING,CORBALLY,JANESBORO,Fairview,Summerville
Carew Pk(2)- GRANVILLE,WEMBLEY,
Corbally(3)- PIKE,STAR,Balla
Fairview(4)- BALLA,Granville,Regional,Wembley
Granville(4)- AISLING,FAIRVIEW,REGIONAL,Carew,
Janesboro(2)-PIKE, Balla,
Pike Rvs(3)- WEMBLEY,Corbally,Janesboro
Regional(3)- FAIRVIEW,Granville, Summerville
Star Rvs(2)-Aisling,Corbally,
Summerville(2)-BALLA,REGIONAL,
Wembley(3)-FAIRVIEW,Carew,Pike,
Fixtures
Thursday 15th May (18.45)
Granville v Regional
Aisling v Star
Wembley v Fairview
Corbally v Pike
Sunday 18th May (10.30)
Corbally v Star
Thursday 22nd May (18.45)
Granville v Fairview
Pike v Wembley
Summerville v Regional
Who would you pick from that list abbey? There arent many in fairnessQuote:
but there are a few players on that list that are good enough for Prem.
I think the following are good enough for Prem
Ger Collopy, Peter Clarke, Darren Walsh, John Barry, Darren Naughton, Paddy Ryder,
And if they were interested John Collopy, Derek O'Neill, Derek Hogan, Derek McNamara, Paul Lyons,
Fair enough, who are they all playing with? John barry is with the boro now isnt he?Quote:
I think the following are good enough for Prem
Ger Collopy, Peter Clarke, Darren Walsh, John Barry, Darren Naughton, Paddy Ryder,
Any truth in the rumour that boro are taking half of Corbally's team for next year? Again
Ger Collopy (Star, no interest) Peter Clarke (Up in Dublin) , Darren Walsh (Dines, out injured), John Barry (Boro, out injured), Darren Naughton (Fairview, out injured all season), Paddy Ryder (No Interest)
Haven't heard anything about the Corbally situation, but I'd say a lot will depend on whether they can stay up or not.......
Never understood why Corbally havnt been more succesful. Great faciliteis up there and they have had alot of good players in the past too.
You're right. I've heard the Boro pay much higher wages. Ill have to ask Alan Carroll and the lads. :)Quote:
there wages are crap
Was this the first time that the Premier has been all city teams?
Not looking forward to travelling out to the bog next season.
john barry(alan's brother) playing for boro...
naughton signed for view...Dont know where he's gone to... decent player...
ya sorry i know john, i meant the last 2 names there
Kilmallock have a decent set up, better than alot of clubs in Limerick.
exactly,i don't care where they are fron either but the fact is the teams you mentioned i'm sure worked damn hard to get to premier football and as with a lot of teams that go up found the going a bit too tough and like a lot of clubs in the city the players got sick of being beaten every week so pack it in,you see the list that abbeyvale provided of who left,its just lucky they signed enough at the start of the season,other teams might not have that luxury,charleville were premier for a long time before they went down a few years back,herbertstown were never good enough for premier
gone are the days where the city teams would find the country teams a handy six points. the country teams are getting the better facilitys and the players are quite good too .
What ever teams come up deserve to come up and what ever teams get relegated deserved to be relegated.
I think the problem lies in the fact that there is a big difference between the two leagues.
Both leagues could be made alot more competitive if the seasons were shortened?
That or heavily invest in improving pitches
prob been said before but what about summer leagues. i mean with so many games called off during the season the way it is its hard on players to remain fully fit. even with training. same season as league of ireland.
dont they play that way in mayo or someplace