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its a big ask off ye,whatever about robe and celtic b,westport will be a tough assignment and also they'll need the points for the league,having said that ye have shown great form in the last 6 or 7 league games so ya never know,alarm bells i hear are ringing in ballinrobe and i'm sure they'll get back on track with a win over S and F,be some finish tho if ballinrobe are visiting ye just four points ahead!Quote:
Originally Posted by r.rover
i guess were jus happy the b in the shake up, at the start of the year thought we mite go down, westportb havent ever beatin us, so we hope it goes to a final day of season jus for the craic and banter wel have with them, but sumthin tells me theyl have it wrapped up by then
Hey lads, not been online in a while and thought I might give my tuppence-hapenny worth on the season. I know this will sound very biased but I think that with their full squad Fahy are the best team in the division. The result against Bangor wasn't a shock to me in the slightest. We lost three games in a row early in the season which effectively lost us a promotion chance and in those games we were without our keeper (David Feehan, who has been outstanding since his return) and best player (Joe Keane, who absolutely has to make team of the season, being head-and-shoulders over every other back in the division). In those three matche we conceded 12 goals. We have only conceded 11 in the last eight games. I know every team has injuries and has to deal with them, but I honestly feel we lost it ourselves.
As for the others, Westport were the best team I saw, and deserve to win the league in my opinion. they play by far the nicest football in the division and have a good mix of young players and more experienced ones. Chris Ryder impressed me a lot last time I saw him and I think he can realistically break into the first team soon. I never watched Bangor and so can't really comment but I hear their striker is a handfull. Ballinrobe were under par the first time we played them but will surely beat S+F to gain promotion.
No offence to either team, but I still struggleto see them stay up in the Super League without serious recruitment. It's been a good season though, in that it's come down to the wire. Best of luck to all involved in the last few games.
your right its completely biased!i'm sure westport,bangor and ballinrobe would all think that they would have won the league ages ago if not for injuries and players returning and so on!welcome to the world of football its not scripted!!!Best teams usually finish first and definately not fourth!not 5 or 7 points off getting caught in a relegation battle!!!fahy are nothing more then a mid table premier division outfit!i do agree with ya on one thing,whoever goes up super this year is going back downQuote:
Originally Posted by FahyForever
Celtic B lost 2-0 to Fahy, had a good first half a lot of chances which should have been taken but Fahy took over and deserved their win.
Robe, what were ye at? Fahy are screaming down your neck now
s&f were way to strong for the robe according to the supporters, s&f took charge from the start and had it under control right through. it seems that s&f had there strongest team out all year. they might have had a different season if they had that team out all year.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishyop
still looking like the robe are going up. but cant see them lasting or bangor. there just not good enough.
anyone any toughts on the second team to go down, looks like achill already gone!!! its pretty tight !!
We wud want to get the finger out, 2 points off the drop now, have Swinford and then Achill
Id say Ballyglass to go down with Achill they got Bangor and Manulla left cant see them winning either. I was talking to Swinfod about there 4-0 loss to Manulla and they were missing half the first team. I think they'll pull through but they got tough games against Cbar & Ballinrobe. Whats everone else think.
i hope swinford have their full team for last day of the season!!! and beat robe(no offence robe) but ya know how it is...
that ways if we beat ye and even draw with wport b (i tink!)wer up! havin said that, im sure itl b a good game this sunday against ye!
Where is that match on Sunday, what games have ye left now?
i heard las nite that were playin it in the sports park, cause ballinrobe dont wanna play in astro turf, which is fair enuf, were happy to go along with that, might not be true though. were playin westport b on last day of season then, and ballinrobe have swinford, who need points!!
Well if you are to do it, it will be the hard way!
thats for sure!!! cant really see it happenin but who knows...
dunno if thats true,ballinrobe down training on the astro turf pitch in castlebar last nightQuote:
Originally Posted by r.rover
achill gone and ballyglass to follow,some of the ballyglass team are not even on speaking termsQuote:
Originally Posted by the grape vine
i'd have to agree with the general consensus that it has to be achill and ballyglass.neither were up to much all year and look to have a serious rebuilding job on their hands to even think about a promotion push back to the premier.hopefully we won't be round in the division to play them!;)whats the word on the grapevine in the ballinrobe camp jp?is it true that we're down to play yee in the sportspark on sunday next?heard that yee had a lot of suspensions when yee played straide last sunday-any truth in that?huge game sunday between ourselves and ballinrobe-how do people see it going??Quote:
Originally Posted by the grape vine
jus got confirmation there, the fahy-robe game is on alrite in the sports park! 11amQuote:
Originally Posted by Ron Bergundy
may i ask where you heard this information regarding the match not being played on the astro turf??Quote:
Originally Posted by r.rover
as for last sunday, yes we were missing two players due to suspension but no excuses, we played very poorly as we have been the last couple of games,
we are missing a number of players on sunday including myself so we will be doing well to even field a team one would think.
was talkin to the westport utd lads las nite and thats what they were sayin, then heard it from a few of our lads tday, mayb its all bull****, wel soon know i guess!Quote:
Originally Posted by juan pablo
and so the mind games begin!!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by juan pablo
Well some results yesterday!! Westport seem to have also had the nerves, Robe once against sh4t the kaks and are not in real trouble of even getting promoted this season. Achill gone it seems.
We beat Swinford 4-0 away yesterday, could have been a few more, they hit the bar with a free kick, bar that is was a good result for us.
When it's all to play for in the Premier Division now with Fahy Rovers, that famous Mid-table outfit, hammering early pace-setters Ballinrobe 5-1 yesterday. Last match of the season will decide the title holders as well as relegation places, as Westport B lost to S+F as Bangor won, whilst Swinford lost to Castlebar. We play Westport to see if we can put ourselves in contention for promotion (Westport can secure the title the same day) and Ballinrobe play Swinford to see if they will go up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Bergundy
It's really hard to call. I think Manulla B will beat Ballyglass and in doing so relegate them. The last round of matches is in November and since Westport B can't play in the Connaught and F.A.I cups I think our match sharpness and the fact that they have never beaten us could see us through. It's going to be a cracker though. As for Swinford/Ballinrobe, it's anyone's guess. Ballinrobe are in freefall and have lost their last three games conceding 13 goals as they did it. Swinford got badly beaten yesterday too. If pushed I would go for Swinford but it's probably out of wishful thinking more than anything else.
We played at half -pace yesterday and still trounced Ballinrobe, who seemed to lose hope and let their heads down after half time. They got a good goal though and have a handy left winger. Their big centre back was useful too, and very physical. Rob Fadden got a hat-trick for us and Gary Goggins bossed the midfield. Both Tomas and Joe Keane should be in contention for the divisional team, as should David Feehan in goal, who was outstanding again yesterday. Anyone willing to predict the outcome?
boy have we blown it, we had such a great start to the season and in fairness whatever happens this season, we went 13 games without a defeat conceding only 3 goals, its just a pity that our form has dropped as we should have the league all wrapped by now,
Looks like deja vu all over again with robe playing swinford in the final game of the season.
last season we played them knowing that a loss was us being relegated, other way around this year, if swinford are as determined as we were last season, we could be in for a tough match.
Fahy are a good side and possibly could do well in the Super League if promoted, think westport will be a tough game for ye as they have to beat ye for the title,
In fairness, i think its been a very exciting season in the Premier league, lots of surprises and upsets and its nice to see the climax that awaits us with #
Who will be crowned champions?
Promoted?
relegated??
Any thoughts?
yea ye have fairly blown it, but if ye were told at the start of the season that if ye win yer last game yel go up, id say yed have taken that!! as for us, i reckon we cud do ok in super league, but itl be very tough ta get anything off westport,we dont mind that they need to win the game, because it could have a reverse effect if they had the league wrapped up cause expectation would be on s then. so either way its all good, itl b day out reguardless ye mite pull together and beat swinford easy, they havnt exactly been goin well either. id love ta wish ye best of luck but.......
Fair play, very reasonable synopsis. It's going to be a really exciting finale anyway. I agree that Westport will be a tough prospect, especially with the primarily A team players who have signed B. I think Dave Horkan is eligible and maybe Dave Horkan. Dont quote me on that though as I'm not sure. Even without David Horkan, who is a totally class act, they will be tough to beat. I felt they were unlucky against us in the last match and will be determined to win the league. We should have a full squad and plenty of willpower anyway. As for your game, it's even harder to call! Best of luck to ye anyway..Quote:
Originally Posted by juan pablo
Can anyone tell me what has happened to Ballinrobe they have lost the last 3 games and are really struggling. They were odds on for promotion all season.
And we WILL get promoted, no question about that, yes we have faltered badly our last 3 games but still we would consider this a good season in comparison to last season,it is still disapointing knowing that a bit more consistency would see us winning the league but the Super League is where we belong and think that we will have enough to stay up next season, the 2 linesman can make all the difference in games, we have had so many goals disallowed for bad 'offside' calls this season that has cost us, as im sure EVERY club in the division has so its not just us,Quote:
Originally Posted by Allornothing
few new faces coming back playing next year as long as we get promoted, so the future is still merry,
Love that photo of Dave Horkan and Gavin Dykes in the Mayo News, that photographer earned his wages this week!!
so will these new faces that you're expecting to come back to the fold only come back if yee get promoted?where were they all year when yee needed them?surely if they wanted to play with the club then they should have gotten their act together and put in the same level of commitment this year that every other player has obviously done for the club throughout the course of what has been a great saeson for ballinrobe football club.if ballinrobe do get promoted (and i wouldn't be counting my chickens just yet!!-although you do seem pretty confident-and fair play a postive attitude!!;))whats going to happen to all the lads that got yee up then-just cast them to one side??Quote:
Originally Posted by juan pablo
yeah we're gonna get rid of the whole team if we get promoted and start from the beginning,Quote:
Originally Posted by Cloggs
Would ya Go AWAy, would ya!!!
Ballinrobe are going up super!!!Westport will beat their arch rivals fahy which has been a great 2nd half of the season for them
Are you on the happy juice again Ron ;)
What did we tell you about counting the chickens :)
plenty of time for that when the robe go up my friend!if fahy don't go up they will finish fourth,could say round mid table as they have done for the last few seasons,mid table premier division outfit!:pQuote:
Originally Posted by irishyop
Anyone know when the last fixture's take place.
Fixtures Handbook has the final Premier Division Games on the 11th of November:)
as the season draws to a close who can people see being on the premier division team of the year?
Joe Keane for a start. I know he plays for us but I have yet to see a better defender in the league. Missed the first few matches when we capitulated but been outstanding since. Our other candidates would be Gary Goggins, David Feehan and Tomas Keane. From the games I was at anyway. What players would other clubs put forward as their best this year?
Tell me are you going to still be in Milebush playing on da astro, if you were promoted, do you think clubs object to playing on the astroQuote:
Originally Posted by FahyForever
Renovator, in the unlikely event of us being promoted I think we would not be allowed to play on Milebush. Every other team would object and rightly so. It's a disadvantage to us playing there anyway, with a serious increase in injuries after constant play, particularly knee and ankle injuries. The sheer size of the pitch would suit the likes of Westport United and Ballina but in truth, nobody wants to play there. Don't get me wrong, we appreciate the league allowing us to play there and all, but the sooner we sort a different place sorted the better.
i dont think that the other clubs could really argue the point of having to play there to be honest as its been passed by the mayo league to play on.i could be wrong there but i think thats the craic with it.so regardless of if teams didnt want to play there or not i think that they'd have to.again it is a rather big 'if' we get promoted to the super league anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by renovater