QuoteCongrats from Snugboro, didn't even know they had won it to be honest. Didn't hear anyone talking about it in the pub or anything. What was the final score? Athenry not the team they were a couple of years ago.
Fair play to you for that.Originally Posted by FahyForever
Success breeds contempt from certain clubs as everyone knows.
Congrats from Snugboro, didn't even know they had won it to be honest. Didn't hear anyone talking about it in the pub or anything. What was the final score? Athenry not the team they were a couple of years ago.
Well done from Swinford,great win congrats to all involved.
Everyone at Charlestown Athletic wishes all concerned a heartly congrats. Once again Westport putting Mayo Soccer on the Map....Take a bow
well done to Westport utd from all at Iorras Aontaithe
fair play to 'em. credit where credit is due
agreed!! we know all about it!!
Fahyforever quote: Fair play to Westport, super result. Seems strange to me that there have not been more congratulations from Mayo teams and club members; great result for Westport and Mayo football. Maybe a few jealous people out there? Well done from Fahy anyway!
i agree, fair play to westport and good win but we did not receive half the congragulations and well done when we entered the league of ireland on this forum, as said, good win but did we not deserve as much credit for entering loi???
also, westport hardly put mayo on the map for winning a conn cup. they did when they won the junior cup but people around the country hardly take notice if this win
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You should quit when you are ahead!!
Sure we all want that. Sportsmanship always wins out when winning and objecting
You should drink in Westportrforever sorry Fahyforever always get them mixed up
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does this mean he doesnt have a nationality? a free spirit???
????????? So you mistakenly attribute a quote to me, and then write some unintelligible nonsense. Fair play. And you can't even bring yourself to congratulate a club from your county who won the Senior Cup. I think the term rhymes with Rogs Hosser.
Great win in a close game. Spiderman got us back in it just before the break and the Louisburgh Lion got the winner. Horks got man of the match. The Gaffers got managers of the week and Lovejoy got player of the week. Thanks for the well wishers from the other clubs. Athenry are a good team and a great sporting team on the night and played good football.
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Jacob Marley!!!does this mean he doesnt have a nationality? a free spirit???
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How did the Port do this weekend? Any results?
Dont always say what you know, but always know what you say.
Elvery’s Mayo Super League
Sunday 30th August 2009 – Ballina – Kick Off 2.30pm
Will Sunday’s Top of the Table Clash decide League Title?
Next Sunday’s top of the table Super League clash between Ballina Town and Westport Utd (Kick Off 2.30) at Belleek could very well decide the outcome to the 2009 Elvery’s Super League title – that is not however how the two managers see it. With only 3 points separating the sides and Ballina Town with a game in hand, both managers see the battle going the full course of the campaign irrespective of the outcome of Sunday’s clash.
Ballina Town manager Brendan Kenny acknowledges that should Westport come out on top that this would give them a huge advantage in the “run in” for the title, but he has every confidence in his side to seriously challenge for the title this season – he says “We fully accept that Westport will be favourites to win this game. They are a quality side with the best players in the county. They have won competitions because they have simply been the best side around for some years now. They have quality players with the like of Cameron, O’Malley, Lawless and many more that would adorn any side in the country. We know the task that is ahead of us, but we will be prepared and give it our best shot.”
Kenny admits however that it will be more difficult on Sunday without the services of Michael Knight, Malachy McCarron, and Mark Beattie through suspension, and with injury concerns over Philly Devers and Tom O’Connor it may leave his site somewhat depleted. Kenny can however feel satisfied that ace marksman, Mick Duffy, is regaining full fitness and has found his goal scoring touch once again. Kenny adds “We will also be without the service of Peter Duffy and Sean Kelly who are both out of the country presently, but we have a big squad this year and will have able replacements to fill the gaps. We expect these kinds of things to happen, and need to be prepared for any eventuality if we are to be serious challengers. I expect all the new lads coming in to do a job for me, and if they all play to their full ability, I am satisfied that we can achieve a good result. There will be little in it, but our games so far this season suggest that we will have goals in the game, and I feel that the fans that turn up will be guaranteed goals.”
Ballina have often been described as the “perennial underachievers” who have promised a lot, and then failed to deliver on that promise. This season however has seen Ballina Town win their first domestic competition since 2001 with their recent win in the Westaro Cup final. Brendan Kenny believes that the tide has turned for the club – “We have had a difficult period for the club over the past few years. The club was very much involved in developing their facilities, fundraising, and promoting the game at underage level. This may have taken away from the football side of things at senior level as a lot of the same people were playing and involved in other club activities. We also had the tragic loss of Pete Murray during the year. A club the size of Ballina Town should always be up with the Castlebar Celtic’s and Westport Utd’s in terms of achievement because of its population base, and we hope to rectify that this season.”
Westport Utd’s team manager Padraig Burns also sees Sunday’s game as a serious challenge for his squad. Westport Utd were somewhat shocked just a few short weeks ago with surprising league losses to Ballyheane and Snugboro. These losses allowed Ballina Town and Iorras Aontaithe close the gap and exert some pressure on the champions.
Whatever the outcome of Sunday’s game Padraig Burns maintains that every point needs fighting for in the remaining matches – he says “No League campaign is won with 6 matches and 18 points left to play for. We want to win this league as much as ever, and the players want to win the League with every effort going in to win the remaining games. The hunger is still there with the players.”
Westport may not have been pulling on all cylinders during the course of this League campaign due possibly to the loss of influential players through injury. Westport have been without the services of Danny Scahill, and David Horkan because of injury and the likes of Dessie O’Malley, Gerry McLoughlin, Colm Navin and David Hoban have also been out in recent times due to suspension and non-availability. Sunday’s encounter may very well be a headache for manager Burns with Horkan and Scahill returning to the playing fields last weekend – “This will be the first time in a long while that I will probably have a full squad to choose from, and it poses a selection headache. It is a nice situation to be in rather than what we had to endure in recent times, but most clubs have similar difficulties.” Burns is satisfied that his team can perform better, and have recovered well from the Ballyheane and Snugboro setbacks with good performance and he looks forward to the encounter knowing that the League is far from over.
Looking at both sides on paper one might feel inclined to favour Westport on sheer quality and experience with the likes of Joe Lawless, Martin Geraghty, David Cameron, Dessie O’Malley, Danny Scahill and David Horkan at the helm but so too have Ballina with Eugene Gorman, Tom O’Connor, Derek Tansey, along with the youthful Ross Kenny and Brendan Lavelle showing terrific form this season. Ballina can also rely on their influential goalkeeper Emmett Peyton in any crisis. Ballina have already beaten Westport in the cup competition but Utd turned the tables on their opponents some 48 hours later in a 3 – 2 League victory at the Sports Park. One thing we all can be assured of is a great football game with two managers who strictly adopt the passing game, and look forward to a feast of football with a goal or two to keep us all happy knowing that no game is won or lost on paper.
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It has been a summer of football activity with the U.13s winning their league, the U.18s winning the Helen Johnson Memorial League and the U.14s in the cup final. From a club perspective, well done to the U.18s on their win over Celtic. The U.13 league win over Iorras was extremely comfortable. Other than that, plenty of kids from the Westport area of varying footballing abilities got to kick a football about.
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The Westport United match report from Sunday can be read on www.mayofootball.ie
http://inform.fai.ie/League/Clubs/portals/MAFL/
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Not forgetting the U.12s in which the first team tried to play the game the correct way all season. And what about a good performance by a female
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What odds would you get on the three junior sides winning their respective leagues? Such feat would be a new milestone in the annals of the club.
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