Any news around the desmond league yet?? Any friendlies or transfers?
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Any news around the desmond league yet?? Any friendlies or transfers?
I heard there is going to be a mass exodus of players from Newcastle Afc, Any truth in this?
What u mean by that Leon?? I heard Frank nelligan is taking over abbeyfeale utd this year and gerry cronin wants to go back to newcastle west..that's all iv heard so far
I heard that Tommy Butler and Anthony O'Donnell are going to Shanagolden while Mark Doherty is going back to Limerick. I heark Frank Nelligan is going managing Abbey alright but I heard it was Eddie Brouder and Paul Slater taking over Newcastle. Not sure how much of that is true, but thats what I heardQuote:
Originally Posted by limkdesmond
I heard Keith Hartnett is going back to Rathkeale cos his father is the manager next year and mike ahern is gonna train them..great signing for rathkeale if true but a bad move for Hartnett
I'D say your hearing alot of bull s**t limerickdesmond.Quote:
Originally Posted by limkdesmond
Only going by the transfers thread from the city league
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Originally Posted by limkdesmond
After the year he had with Pike I think he would be mad to go back to Rathkeale....dont believe this for a second:clown:
@Broadford Rumour is that they are busy hunting for players... with Tommy Butler potentially going there, along with some players from Charleville!
@Newcastle West - I heard Eddie Brouder and Paul Slater put there name forward for manager but so did Gerry Cronin!
@Ncw Rovers - Willie Enright is the manager for next season!
@Shannonside - heard some of their older players not playing next year! didn't hear any names though...
Ya I couldnt see him being too interested in playing in a relegation battle eitherQuote:
Originally Posted by soccer8
[QUOTE=soccer8;1503790]After the year he had with Pike I think he would be mad to go back to Rathkeale....dont believe this for a second
Few people in the city transfer thread have said they heard he was joining rathkeale...nobody knows only himself but loads of players have left pike rovers and joined athlone town in the airtricty first division..
Heard this morning that Tossie butler,Daniel power and Antony o Donnell are joining abbeyfeale utd....Tony Quaid and Mark Doherty are going into Limerick city league...Leon could be right about Newcastle west being in trouble..
Anyone know what glin rovers field is like now??
Looks like everyone is jumping on the Abbeyfeale bandwagon... looks like club loyalty is a thing of the past... shame really.
Congrats to Jerry Cronin for bringing a relegation threatened team to league champions in 1 season.
Does anyone know what is happening with the youths leagues this season?
What happened at the AGM?
Couldnt see them going to Abbey, What I heard was that O'Donnell was living in Shanagolden and had convinced the boys to go with him. I presume there are going to be the usual 1 or 2 players telling their clubs that the bright lights of Limerick are appealing to them and that they are going to give it a right crack this year, These players would want their head's examined unless they are going to Pike or Fairview because nobody else in Limerick will compete, new rules or no new rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by snafu
I also heard that Peter Nash was up playing with Broadford the other night, very strange if its true.
Mark odoherty and tommy butler are talking janesboro,got serious offers from
them.Will more than likely sign too,both of them legged it from regional so will probably do same again.
Tossie Butler played with Broadford this week. Ray Lynch is the manager this season. Few more signings expected up there I hear.
So Butler is going to Shannonside,Abbeyfeale,Janesboro and Broadford....... hel need one of these :plane: i reckon
Who were broadford playing this week and when??? How did they get on
Is there any confirmation of Newcastle, Shannonside and Rathkeale managers for next season yet
Charleville, They Won 3 nil
I hear jerry cronin has a meeting on Thursday evenin with shannonside?? Also heard last years shannonside manager is the new rathkeale manager..only going what I heard..might not be true
I heard that the Shannonside manager from last year is going back to Kildimo to be the assistant manager there.
i was in cronins today for my lunch and heard jerry def got the job an was signing the 2 kelliher brothers and roche from abbey utd,
He got the job for who?? Shannonside??
All promoted teams to go straight back down or any chance of survival?
I'd fancy ballingarry to stay up going by their last year and a half of soccer.
Not sure about Kildimo though ...
Thers a lot of inconsistency of teams in the premier league so its impossible to tell
Ballingarry way too good to be anywhere else but the premier, I heard that Mick Ahern has signed for them from Pike so he will be a good addition. I heard alright that Jerry Cronin had got Newcastle job, but I wouldnt believe for a minute that the Abbey boys will follow him, Why would they when Abbey are in better condition that Newcastle. I also heard that there is major activity in Broadford with Ray Lynch in charge with Tossie Butler, Joe McAullife, Alan Fitzpatrick and Marty Foley all having played games with them. Not sure who the Foley lad is but he is meant to be good by all accounts
Marty Foley is with Regional, handy enough
Agree on Ballingarry, not sure again with Kildimo stayin up..although that pitch will have to change either way!!
Its not as bad as the rovers field who have been in the premier for x amount of years now
cant see Joe McAullife, Alan Fitzpatrick (both St.Itas am i correct?) making a huge difference to the Broadford team..
I'd reckon Kildimo and Askeaton are the most likely candidates to go down next year!Quote:
Originally Posted by TigerBalm
And it's anyones title again next year, all depends on who starts well and gets a run going!!
Marty foley was with kilmallock last year,played with charleville for years,he's supposed to be going back there
Ya, Mick Barry going back to Rathkeale again I heard. He played a 7-side tournamnet with them in the last few weeks.
He will be a loss to Kildimo.
Totally off topic (apologies), who won the league last season, was it Shannonside?
No, abbeyfeale won the premier division last season
I agree with walkover..I think kildimo will be bottom of the table this coming season with askeaton just above them.but you wud never know.
Ya shannonside basically threw it away..it was in their own hands and the fluffed it..rathkeale good footballing team but were thought a lesson by Newcastle west in the 2 cup finals..they started very bad last year but were probably the best team in the league during the second half of the season
God i was sure Shannonside would've went on to win it, they really blew it. When was the last time they won it?
Shannonside was only formed 2/3 years ago, it is the Foynes and Shanagolden clubs combined, Foynes last won the premier in '98.
Personally i cant see them challenging for the premier again this year... I feel last season was a once off for them.
Interesting. I was wondering why I'd never heard of them until recently. I remember Foynes being a very good side before alrightQuote:
Originally Posted by snafu
Lads does anyone know what the story is with Rathkeale and Newcastle next year. I heard a month ago about Sean Hartnett taking over Rathkeale but have heard nothing since, in fairness you could see why Rathkeale might find it hard to find a manager as they are a team in transition, but as for Newcastle, they seem to be all over the shop, its the first time I can remember other Desmond League clubs poaching their players and looking like they might get them, we are now in the middle of July and they still dont have their manager sorted, or has Jerry Cronin taken the job in the last few days. The last I heard of him was that himself and Anthony O'Donnell were going to ShannonsideQuote:
Originally Posted by walkover