Cork AUL 2007/08

Not much activity going on down in Leeside in pre-season. Last year's management team are gone (Eddie O Rourke and his son Paul) - id better not tell ye why on an open forum like this ;) 3 local lads after taking over (Jimmy Barr has managed the B's for the last few years and Gary Tobin managed Leeside to the AOh in 2006)

As for players, most of last years are present with the exception of one r two. To be honest though, what we need, is about 4/5 new faces to freshen things up, the squad is threadbare and needs an injection of new blood to sustain a challenge over a season....should remain competitive but they may come up just short again

jesus cant believe eddie and paul are gone, shocked. Played for paul for a while enjoyed very good coach.

Friday friendly result:

Kinsale 5 - 1 Casement

McCarthy with 3:D

Finally got an account registered and activated after reading this and the previous thread for ages :p How did grattan get on vs Blarney? I think the top few teams in the AUL premier could go MSL senior but teams like coachford and glenthorn wouldn't do very well in MSL junior.

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Finally got an account registered and activated after reading this and the previous thread for ages :p How did grattan get on vs Blarney? I think the top few teams in the AUL premier could go MSL senior but teams like coachford and glenthorn wouldn't do very well in MSL junior.

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That you billy lyons?

Haha, no I think hes got a good few years on me :p

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Haha, no I think hes got a good few years on me :p

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ah well, we'd have all the info if he was on this.

anybody see the echo last night, the finalised tables and rules etc for the A.U.L. linnane cup groups too. Any idea when that starts?

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ah well, we'd have all the info if he was on this.

anybody see the echo last night, the finalised tables and rules etc for the A.U.L. linnane cup groups too. Any idea when that starts?

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startin sat week i think

Saturday. Blarney Utd (MSL SENIOR) 2 Grattan Utd 3.
Tuesday . Castleview (MSL SENIOR) 0 Grattan Utd 2.

Not to tempt fate but the Gratts look to be just pickin up wheir they left off last season. ;)

Togher Rovers any good?

Not great to be perfectly honest.Their strugglin for a team last I heard and there was even talk that could fold.Minty Fitzgerald (Cork AUL manager) is in charge now and he might be able to sort things out a little bit but what ever he can do aint goin to be great with what he has to play with.Pity because Austin O'Connor has put a lot into that club along with Nigel,Mighty and Pa.:confused:

They(togher rovers) beat Crosshavens junior MSL team the other night 4-2. Crosshavens team were just promoted from the first division last year. Good results for Grattan would be nice to see them go a few steps further in the cups this year, they seem to have the ability.

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Saturday. Blarney Utd (MSL SENIOR) 2 Grattan Utd 3.
Tuesday . Castleview (MSL SENIOR) 0 Grattan Utd 2.

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Just goes to show that the top AUL sides would hold their own in the MSL Prem. Good for Grattan!

Any thoughts on the Mossie Linnane groups?
Leeside v Kinsale should be a cracking opener to the season!
Grattan V Villa a great northside derby and Ballyphehane v Coachford will tell a lot about their prospects for the season.
Do 2 teams qualify from each group (to go through to the qfs) or is it only 1 (to go through to semis)?

1 to go through to semis

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Just goes to show that the top AUL sides would hold their own in the MSL Prem. Good for Grattan!

Any thoughts on the Mossie Linnane groups?
Leeside v Kinsale should be a cracking opener to the season!
Grattan V Villa a great northside derby and Ballyphehane v Coachford will tell a lot about their prospects for the season.
Do 2 teams qualify from each group (to go through to the qfs) or is it only 1 (to go through to semis)?

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Think Springers will beat Leeside. even though the cutting edge is gone from the game with the o'rourkes gone

Their are 4 groups,top team in each group go into the semis.The semis will be run off then next.Final will probably be sometime before xmas.

Grattan v Villa,,,,,,,,,well if Grattan are handin out defeats to the MSL's top tier like theres no tomorrow I know who my moneys goin to be on.

Bally and Coachford,,,,,,,,,,, should be a good test of the southsiders ability.Coachford are'nt the greatest fooballin side but they never give up and are a very physcial side.

Leeside V Kinsale,,,,,,,,,, Leeside are down as the home team but they will have to find a pitch for this one as their pitch in Little island is under repair.If Kinsale are serious they would have to be beating Leeside.The previous post stated that Leeside might be goin through a period of change.

Macroom V Dunbar,,,,,,,Macroom should have the edge over Dunbar in this one with home advantage.

Togher V wilton,,,,,,wilton to win as togher are in trouble already.

The view V leeds.,,,,,,,,leeds are young and very quick and I fancy them to beat a slugish veiw side.

Glenthorn should beat kanturk on the AUL's only 5aside pitch.

Park should have the beatin of the northsides Bally

Reckon Springfield will beat Leeside, lose to Wilton, beat togher, draw with Kinsale, 7 points.
ONly comment on the team i know bout.

No doubt ya bella boy, confidence is the key,come on the springers.:D

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No doubt ya bella boy, confidence is the key,come on the springers.:D

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:D:D........

I reckon Ballyphehane from A
Ballyvolane from B (easiest group i reckon)
I suppose Kinsalke from C
Grattan from D

I'll go with Ballyphehane to win.

BTW i dont play with springers at all, did for the last 3 seasons though. Lost 4times in 2 years to Wilton, cant beat them dunno what it is, hope they do it in the Linnane, break the duct before the league.