Cork AUL 2024/25

I’ll have a stab at predicting the season since nobody else is brave enough! All abuse welcome!

Premier -
1. Coachford
2. Watergrasshill
3. Grattan
4. Castleview
5. Village
6. UCC
7. Donoughmore
8. Springfield

Premier A -
1. Knocka
2. City Wanderers
3. Corkbeg
4. Shandon
5. Strand A
6. Glenthorn
7. Waterloo

Division 1 -
1. Hibernians
2. Los Zarcos
3. Banteer
4. Cathedral
5. Kilmichael
6. Richmond
7. Castleview B
8. Rathcoole

Division 2 -
1. Rathcormac
2. Mogeely
3. Boscos
4. Boher Celtic
5. Bweeng
6. UCC B
7. Churchvilla
8. Blackpool
9. Blackstone

Division 3 -
1. Kilbrittain
2. Bellmount
3. Parkview
4. Coachford B
5. Strand B
6. Watergrasshill B
7. Greenwood
8. Rylane
9. Harp Celtic
10. Hibs B
11. Castlebridge

AOH - Coachford
Mossie - Watergrasshill
Henry Healy - Knocka
St Michael’s - Banteer
Saxone - Mogeely
Presidents - Bellmount
City - Cathedral
County - Los Zarcos

Drinagh knocked out a full Coschford side in MJC. Togher got to Quarter Final MJC. Clonakilty very good. Drinagh and Clon would 100% be competitive in Premier.

Load of you wouldn't know what's happening beyond your window. Your take on where AUL, WCL, CBL and MJL is laughable.

Best players in league this season have come from the other leagues ffs! And if any if these teams were good they'd move on while they can.

AUL has 7 or 8 decent teams left and a committee who embellish their own ego off the good work of these teams.

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Originally Posted by AULBUSTER

Lot of giving out about the business league when I for one would love to have them running the AUL. What ever about standard and AUL are miles ahead but the business league is a far better run set up . The AUL is falling apart and the BL is going from strength to strength.

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Why have 2 of the longest teams in the cork beer league moved to the AUL so?

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Originally Posted by Play it out

Drinagh knocked out a full Coschford side in MJC. Togher got to Quarter Final MJC. Clonakilty very good. Drinagh and Clon would 100% be competitive in Premier.

Load of you wouldn't know what's happening beyond your window. Your take on where AUL, WCL, CBL and MJL is laughable.

Best players in league this season have come from the other leagues ffs! And if any if these teams were good they'd move on while they can.

AUL has 7 or 8 decent teams left and a committee who embellish their own ego off the good work of these teams.

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Togher have lost a good few players , they had an ageing side. I did say that a good few West cork league teams would beat any premier team on their day . I just dont feel that over a full season that a west cork league team could win the premier AUL . Like any country team the west cork league teams are really affected by the GAA

That's fair Kevin.

But to dismiss these league by others shows up the posters.

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Originally Posted by Play it out

That's fair Kevin.

But to dismiss these league by others shows up the posters.

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I know whats going on beyond my windows ;) i played in the west cork league for 2 years before I moved up to the city for college and work many MANY years ago

Fair play, played in a few!

I also smell the Salt n Pepper shaking today ;) Very active.

Aul doing well money wise this season 370euro entry fee that’s not including FAI or Munster junior 43 teams in leagues thats over 15 grand without any fines yet not a bad way to start.

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Originally Posted by AULBUSTER

Lot of giving out about the business league when I for one would love to have them running the AUL. What ever about standard and AUL are miles ahead but the business league is a far better run set up . The AUL is falling apart and the BL is going from strength to strength.

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Strength to strength?getting hammered whenever they play teams outside their league and their Oscar traynor stuffed aswell.

Fair play to the people running it but the teams and standard are brutal as the past few nights have once again shown.

Their best team bya country mile has just left after winning every competition for years.

If that's going strength to strength then aul is flying!

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Originally Posted by scaffa7

Aul doing well money wise this season 370euro entry fee that’s not including FAI or Munster junior 43 teams in leagues thats over 15 grand without any fines yet not a bad way to start.

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Plenty of funds so towards the beer fund in the kiln for the greedy bellies

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Originally Posted by KevinJBarry

So what exactly do they do well? Their teams play on astro -so games go ahead. The post some videos on facebook . Whoop di doo.

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I’m involved with an AUL Club . But the BL blows it away . Recording game’s interviewing players the recantation they bring is top class .

The AUL two old ***** that can’t work a computer. AUL is falling apart BL is getting bigger and better

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Originally Posted by Broadway Joe

Strength to strength?getting hammered whenever they play teams outside their league and their Oscar traynor stuffed aswell.

Fair play to the people running it but the teams and standard are brutal as the past few nights have once again shown.

Their best team bya country mile has just left after winning every competition for years.

If that's going strength to strength then aul is flying!

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Not talking about standard . It’s a better set up

Agree 100%. The CBL is streets ahead of the AUL in terms of organisation. Cup finals are shown live on Facebook, teams who get to the finals get kitted out. Cup draws done live. Full transparency. AUL put up draws and then take them down and change the draw like the Mossie semi final draw last year. Only draw AUL do live is AOH semi final. Rest are done behind closed doors.
CBL pushing all teams towards Club Mark status. Have the AUL consulted clubs yet?

AUL running 3 different websites. Why? Look at the CBL website, streets ahead of the AUL. Player stats, club history etc. AUL nowhere near that level. Lazy approach by AUL.

Premier AUL is the best in Cork no doubt. Its off the pitch where the CBL are streets ahead. Unfortunately for the AUL, if they dont get themselves sorted in terms of organisation and get better communication going, teams will leave at some point. Maybe not to the CBL but the MSL.

Agree miles ahead of Aul the way its run for god sake we had cup games up and running involving Aul team two nights ago and no results posted still showing pictures from 50 years ago.

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Originally Posted by AULBUSTER

Not talking about standard . It’s a better set up

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Thats a fair point and can't disagree with that

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Originally Posted by scaffa7

Agree miles ahead of Aul the way its run for god sake we had cup games up and running involving Aul team two nights ago and no results posted still showing pictures from 50 years ago.

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Haha fair point staffa in fairness. Some great pics of glencairn celtic vs grattan from 2003 the other day though..haha.
As Eric said 3 different websites and none of them fully right.

Might be wrong but up to 2 weeks ago the final tables from last year warent even fully available online

Taxi for satellite cabs. Hibs 10 - 0 Satelite

Pre season results mean nothing
Not worth posting being honest.

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Originally Posted by scaffa7

Agree miles ahead of Aul the way its run for god sake we had cup games up and running involving Aul team two nights ago and no results posted still showing pictures from 50 years ago.

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Scaffa your a trouble maker on this lately

Rathcormac to win div 2???

Rossum you’ll be a big loss at the back for gratts when your away defending our country.

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Originally Posted by goal-achio

Pre season results mean nothing
Not worth posting being honest.

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Couldn’t agree more. Don’t get it when clubs post the score of friendlies on social media like it matters.

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Originally Posted by latte2012

Couldn’t agree more. Don’t get it when clubs post the score of friendlies on social media like it matters.

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But wait... the best thing about the CBL is the reporting of results and pointless videos. social media is king apparently

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Originally Posted by KevinJBarry

But wait... the best thing about the CBL is the reporting of results and pointless videos. social media is king apparently

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Where did I say social media is king? Social media is important this day and age especially with the younger generation. Its marketing and PR in general for the league is what the AUL is missing. What on earth does that have to do with my point about pre season friendly results being posted anyway? You are some man to take something out of context :-)

Hibs can do what they like. They've got great sponsorship and income this year and social media is part of the draw for sponsors. Should they post 10 nil? That's their own business.

Same with Village showcasing signings, results, pictures of ground. Its fantastic. Everyone talking about them and get more income as a result. Makes sense. They've pulled in players too, all plays a part for them.

Rathcormac putting up results and pictures. Again, fair play. They're the upcoming side. Fantastic cup win last year too.

Now, if you'd prefer that your digital use is kept to an anonymous forum here behind a screen then that's your business. You get your buzz and they get theirs.

Lots of lads on here just post to big up there clubs pre games when in all reality on the day when it goes all Pete Tong, we all wait on here for the next belter of an excuse. Just so we can all have a laugh.

Tis just all talk.

Coachford and Grattan may not win as many or as easy this season.

But they will still be the 2 best teams based on fact , not media talk or pub talk , fact.
Teams will have to finish ahead of them if they want to acheive anything .

Great to see all the rest strenghtening.
Grattan did well from Bohs demise.
Village from the Cows
If Coachford hadn't of gotten there manager back when they did last season , they'd be in Prem A an wouldnt have 2 cups.

On fine margins things can change massively.

Grattan v Coachford today.
O'Neill Park @ 2pm

Pity about last nites timing wise so near to the game .
Pity the intermediate is on this weekend.
Hope it's a good game between the Auls 2 best sides.
Always a good watch.
Either side would be favourites in the final.

Best of luck to the Gratts .

To be fair to the AUL they moved the awards night to a week earlier last year it was the opening weekend

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Originally Posted by Broadway Joe

Strength to strength?getting hammered whenever they play teams outside their league and their Oscar traynor stuffed aswell.

Fair play to the people running it but the teams and standard are brutal as the past few nights have once again shown.

Their best team bya country mile has just left after winning every competition for years.

If that's going strength to strength then aul is flying!

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Aul still miles ahead in all fairness

Very youthful looking Grattan team today.

Any score above in O Neill Park?

Lads what's going on in Village? There must be a B team we don't know about this year. Every time i Open my phone there announcing a new player. There is going to be a lot of unrest up there when fellas realise they won't be playing every week. That panel is massive

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Originally Posted by Cityboy66

Any score above in O Neill Park?

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grattan 4-2 ,
Great game.
Both teams missing few good players.

4-2 Grattan full time.

Good win by Grattan 2 nil down early but don’t think they’ll look into it to much Gaa ripped coachford apart.

Grattan , could used the same excuse if I'm correct Scaffa.

Would I be correct in saying Grattan were missing Babbs, Curtin, Hartey, Scoops , Adam Lee , Harris plus about 4 or 5 others .

Coachford went 2 up and celebrated big time .

Grattan made it 2.2 at half time an pulled away in the 2nd half to win 4.2.

Spitzer with a hat trick.

The 1st lad I can remember scoring 3 against Coachford for a long while .

Well done to the Gratts , another final to look forward too.

Ya all missing Babbsy definitely get into that backline that fella Rossum carrying a bit of timber hahaha

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Originally Posted by GerCork

Lads what's going on in Village? There must be a B team we don't know about this year. Every time i Open my phone there announcing a new player. There is going to be a lot of unrest up there when fellas realise they won't be playing every week. That panel is massive

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For sure, watched them last night, they had Pa Long Gurta and Howie coakely in the middle, took all 3 off at half time and looked even stronger in the middle second half, the Lad Zack looks like he should be a guaranteed starter, the Lads brought in from Doolans imo shone brightest for them. In regards to the 3 that started in the middle they’re all getting up there in age will any of them be happy to start in the bench most week? Dunlea has a bit of a headache with team selection this year

Mayfield United Juniors. ( Msl div 4)
V Village ( aul prem)

Village won 8.1.

Time to keep things in perspective big time.

Hibs were commented on during the week,,,,,,,

Didn’t say anything about it being a great win or a scalp or anything of the sort, was giving my two cents on what I seen, and that was that there’s an abundance of midfielders who are good enough to start in most sides, someone is going to have to sit on the bench. That might lead to someone being u happy, that’s all