Clare League 2011/12

[old git]

Right lads would like to get yer opinion on what happened bridge united 19's team today. Last Sunday as with every sunday the fixtures were released and the Bridge were down to play Avenue away at 11 o'clock in Lee's road. Both the local press printed it as it was so one would conclude that would be going ahead because thats the norm in the clare league every week. NOT SO.....

......The bridge turned up this morning togged off and warmed-up only to be told be the ref that Avenue were playing Corofin 19's. After doing more enquiring the bridge found out that the ref was told thurs/fri that the fixture was changed and corrofin also got a message that they were playing Avenue (having orginially been down to play Ennis town away at 11) No person from the Bridge was contacted saying that the fixture was changed and again after making a few phone calls the bridge were told that one of their players requested to the league that match be off. Never heard the likes of this procedure happen before, always thought the management would have to contact the club secretary and the secretary would contact the league for a fixture change (and be lucky to get it at such short notice). Would like to make the point that the Bridge were missing no players for this match and that Avenue ( went on to win the match) start the game against Corrofin with 10 players. I dont know bout ye but what happened today suited Avenue down to the ground and a complete injustice to the bridge!!! Why cudnt the 10 players of Avenue play the Bridge.....? Something seriously wrong went down behind the scenes during the week!

fixture is on clare league website as avenue v corofin !! must have been changed at last moment ,, your club secetary must contact league and ask why nobody advised you of game being switched and ask for the name of your player who asked for game to be called off !!!!!! , as far as i am aware clare league must contact your secetary / chairman to advise if game is being switched , called off etc, looks like a big favour has been done here to avenue and i would hope that ye make enough protests to clare league or even munster council if no joy of the clare league.. why was ref at match if he knew game was switched ..

[old git]

Right lads would like to get yer opinion on what happened bridge united 19's team today. Last Sunday as with every sunday the fixtures were released and the Bridge were down to play Avenue away at 11 o'clock in Lee's road. Both the local press printed it as it was so one would conclude that would be going ahead because thats the norm in the clare league every week. NOT SO.....

......The bridge turned up this morning togged off and warmed-up only to be told be the ref that Avenue were playing Corofin 19's. After doing more enquiring the bridge found out that the ref was told thurs/fri that the fixture was changed and corrofin also got a message that they were playing Avenue (having orginially been down to play Ennis town away at 11) No person from the Bridge was contacted saying that the fixture was changed and again after making a few phone calls the bridge were told that one of their players requested to the league that match be off. Never heard the likes of this procedure happen before, always thought the management would have to contact the club secretary and the secretary would contact the league for a fixture change (and be lucky to get it at such short notice). Would like to make the point that the Bridge were missing no players for this match and that Avenue ( went on to win the match) start the game against Corrofin with 10 players. I dont know bout ye but what happened today suited Avenue down to the ground and a complete injustice to the bridge!!! Why cudnt the 10 players of Avenue play the Bridge.....? Something seriously wrong went down behind the scenes during the week!

see below taken of c.d.s.l rules a & b make intresting reading

FIXTURES

Rule 45:
a) Official notification, including time, venue and referee, for all matches shall be through the official Clare League website www.claresoccer.net and the Local Press. In the event of a discrepency the website fixture takes precedence.
b) All games must be played on the days and times appointed, unless otherwise advised by the League's Secretary or Fixture's Secretary. If any changes to a fixture the clubs involved will be notified by email and phone.
c) If a Cup final fixture is changed within 3 days of the original date of the fixture, both clubs have to agree on a new time and date for the fixture.

Rule 46: No club or clubs shall have the power to postpone a fixture. The Executive Committee shall, on giving due notice to the clubs concerned, have the power to change or postpone any fixture. The Executive Committee shall have the power to deprive both clubs of the points and to fine or otherwise punish any club found guilty of infringing this rule.

Rule 47:
a) Teams failing to fulfil fixtures shall be fined €125 and deducted 3 (three) points where applicable for each failure.

[twofooted]

Right lads would like to get yer opinion on what happened bridge united 19's team today. Last Sunday as with every sunday the fixtures were released and the Bridge were down to play Avenue away at 11 o'clock in Lee's road. Both the local press printed it as it was so one would conclude that would be going ahead because thats the norm in the clare league every week. NOT SO.....

......The bridge turned up this morning togged off and warmed-up only to be told be the ref that Avenue were playing Corofin 19's. After doing more enquiring the bridge found out that the ref was told thurs/fri that the fixture was changed and corrofin also got a message that they were playing Avenue (having orginially been down to play Ennis town away at 11) No person from the Bridge was contacted saying that the fixture was changed and again after making a few phone calls the bridge were told that one of their players requested to the league that match be off. Never heard the likes of this procedure happen before, always thought the management would have to contact the club secretary and the secretary would contact the league for a fixture change (and be lucky to get it at such short notice). Would like to make the point that the Bridge were missing no players for this match and that Avenue ( went on to win the match) start the game against Corrofin with 10 players. I dont know bout ye but what happened today suited Avenue down to the ground and a complete injustice to the bridge!!! Why cudnt the 10 players of Avenue play the Bridge.....? Something seriously wrong went down behind the scenes during the week!

How can this happen?Disgrace....But when you dealing with a circus there will always be clowns.

[dirtfree]

Lads this is a Sunday league and they have fixtures for Saturday paddys day..was talking to someone a while ago and Olympic are down to play avenue Saturday morning at 11.. Which means those lads that have kids won't make it back to Shannon to be with there kids for the parade.. What a joke .. It's a Sunday league with midweek games not a Saturday league.. All teams down to play on Saturday should refuse to play..

[old git]

Lads this is a Sunday league and they have fixtures for Saturday paddys day..was talking to someone a while ago and Olympic are down to play avenue Saturday morning at 11.. Which means those lads that have kids won't make it back to Shannon to be with there kids for the parade.. What a joke .. It's a Sunday league with midweek games not a Saturday league.. All teams down to play on Saturday should refuse to play..

shannon parade usually starts at 2-3pm so should not be a problem getting back from ennis on time for it.... !i i'm sure if all olympics concerned fathers asked their club to ask for a free weekend for paddys weekend club would have requested it.

[dirtfree]

My main point is its a Sunday league so lads would have expected games on Sunday not Saturday

[Clifford]

what happened to the bridge today is nothing short of a disgrace, but the problem here is that nothing will be done about it, underhand tactics to keep there beloved avenue on top, we couldnt have the likes of bridge united winning the league now could we?? but will leydon be held accountable?? i think not. surely the mighty avenue wouldnt be afraid of a few hurlers from the bridge would they??

last season in the youths, the league decided that all teams would play each other 3 times instead of the norm of home and away fixtures, this was convieniently introduced after the bridge beat avenue away and drew with them at home, so that they could have a 3rd bite of the cherry, excuse the pun...

Please get your facts right before you come on to a forum or website stirring crap
I didn't see any wild celebrations the day bridge and avenue drew in bridge to suggest ye knew different to us that league was 3 rounds (u must be getting mixed up with the bridge win in lees rd and the celebrations of horn blowing at start of season)

[Clifford]

what happened to the bridge today is nothing short of a disgrace, but the problem here is that nothing will be done about it, underhand tactics to keep there beloved avenue on top, we couldnt have the likes of bridge united winning the league now could we?? but will leydon be held accountable?? i think not. surely the mighty avenue wouldnt be afraid of a few hurlers from the bridge would they??

last season in the youths, the league decided that all teams would play each other 3 times instead of the norm of home and away fixtures, this was convieniently introduced after the bridge beat avenue away and drew with them at home, so that they could have a 3rd bite of the cherry, excuse the pun...

I didn't see any celebrations when ye drew to suggest ye knew different to avenue that it was a 3 round league ( maybe getting mixed up with bridge win at start of Season and the car horn blowing leaving lees road)

[fifty50]

maybe when ye grow a pair of balls ye might ring the fixtures secretary and organise a game...providing ye have a full team, if not, maybe corofin might turn up again, who knows??

[Clifford]

Right lads would like to get yer opinion on what happened bridge united 19's team today. Last Sunday as with every sunday the fixtures were released and the Bridge were down to play Avenue away at 11 o'clock in Lee's road. Both the local press printed it as it was so one would conclude that would be going ahead because thats the norm in the clare league every week. NOT SO.....

......The bridge turned up this morning togged off and warmed-up only to be told be the ref that Avenue were playing Corofin 19's. After doing more enquiring the bridge found out that the ref was told thurs/fri that the fixture was changed and corrofin also got a message that they were playing Avenue (having orginially been down to play Ennis town away at 11) No person from the Bridge was contacted saying that the fixture was changed and again after making a few phone calls the bridge were told that one of their players requested to the league that match be off. Never heard the likes of this procedure happen before, always thought the management would have to contact the club secretary and the secretary would contact the league for a fixture change (and be lucky to get it at such short notice). Would like to make the point that the Bridge were missing no players for this match and that Avenue ( went on to win the match) start the game against Corrofin with 10 players. I dont know bout ye but what happened today suited Avenue down to the ground and a complete injustice to the bridge!!! Why cudnt the 10 players of Avenue play the Bridge.....? Something seriously wrong went down behind the scenes during the week!

Avenue contacted during week by Denis Hynes saying Clare u16 needed 3 bridge utd players would we have problem if game pulled
Answer no problem do whatever you have to do (ya the anti avenue and the let's shoot down the Clare league brigade are rubbing their hands .........they knew avenue were missing players)
Lyndon rang avenue wanting to give them game as we are playing national cups for next 3 weeks, he was told no problem that they would play a game ( even though avenue knew 6 players gone for Clare minors) avenue told that they would have game at 11 avenue didn't know against who
Avenue rang told they are playing corofin at 11
subsequently Clare u16 game off bridge and corofin turn up for game yes avenue had only 10 players for first 20 mins but were on the field waiting for either team warming up
Corofin were adamant they were playing and pa Gleason ref was told corofin avenue stayed out of it we were on pitch warming up
Bridge actually offered corofin money to let them play the game

and I've never seen 3 hurlers play against avenue in soccer I'm sure that's against the rules, but sure if it was avenue wanting to play 3 hurlers the Clare league would surely accommodate us

[Clifford]

maybe when ye grow a pair of balls ye might ring the fixtures secretary and organise a game...providing ye have a full team, if not, maybe corofin might turn up again, who knows??

Nothing wrong with my balls their FIFA approved your mam even checked they were hard enough the last time I was in bridge and she even blew my other ball to make sure it was hard enough
Regular size 5 match balls

[butcher]

Avenue contacted during week by Denis Hynes saying Clare u16 needed 3 bridge utd players would we have problem if game pulled
Answer no problem do whatever you have to do (ya the anti avenue and the let's shoot down the Clare league brigade are rubbing their hands .........they knew avenue were missing players)
Lyndon rang avenue wanting to give them game as we are playing national cups for next 3 weeks, he was told no problem that they would play a game ( even though avenue knew 6 players gone for Clare minors) avenue told that they would have game at 11 avenue didn't know against who
Avenue rang told they are playing corofin at 11
subsequently Clare u16 game off bridge and corofin turn up for game yes avenue had only 10 players for first 20 mins but were on the field waiting for either team warming up
Corofin were adamant they were playing and pa Gleason ref was told corofin avenue stayed out of it we were on pitch warming up
Bridge actually offered corofin money to let them play the game

and I've never seen 3 hurlers play against avenue in soccer I'm sure that's against the rules, but sure if it was avenue wanting to play 3 hurlers the Clare league would surely accommodate us

So basically what your implying is that the Clare 16's ( a schoolboys league team) contacted Avenue 19's to have the game pulled?? Even though earlier on in the week the bridge 19's refused the Clare 16's of this request and the players in question also said that they would be unavailable for the clare 16's as they were playing for the bridge 19's!!! So why did the Clare 16's then go to Avenue to seek the game off even the Bridge players were not going playing for clare? Why were Avenue allowed play Saturday and the Bridge werent? Why is a Schoolboy team able to have pull and get a JUNIOR league game called off? And to top it all off i am of the understanding the Clare 16's didnt play Saturday in the end and actually knew friday morning that they were not going to be playing.

[butcher]

Also im pretty sure Bridge united could have played the match without the two 16's players. they had a squad of 15 players in lees road waiting to play....

[Clifford]

So basically what your implying is that the Clare 16's ( a schoolboys league team) contacted Avenue 19's to have the game pulled?? Even though earlier on in the week the bridge 19's refused the Clare 16's of this request and the players in question also said that they would be unavailable for the clare 16's as they were playing for the bridge 19's!!! So why did the Clare 16's then go to Avenue to seek the game off even the Bridge players were not going playing for clare? Why were Avenue allowed play Saturday and the Bridge werent? Why is a Schoolboy team able to have pull and get a JUNIOR league game called off? And to top it all off i am of the understanding the Clare 16's didnt play Saturday in the end and actually knew friday morning that they were not going to be playing.

I'd say they were trying to keep everyone happy but it didnt work out that way. but it wouldnt matter what they did I'm sure someone would find a problem with it.
Do u honestly think Lyndon has better things to be doing with his time than ringing around Thursday and Friday sorting out games
I'm sure he'd have been happy with original fixture
The more worrying point is they refused to play for Clare to choose club match and by changing fixture it would make decision easier and help most out concerned. where do you think junior players come from. do you think most of bridge u16 are from tir og. There should be and has to be co operation between both leagues it's not bout pull or rigging fixtures but to the anti brigade it makes better propaganda reading
Maybe there's truth in the rumour that bridge heard avenue were missing players that might explain offering money to corofin as well

[Play_On]

Burren United V Newmarket Celtic A is fixed for quite an unusual kick-off time of 3.30 on Sunday evening. Why is this game down for such a late time on a bank holiday weekend?? Why not one of the normal kick-off times between 11 and 2.30? It's not the first time this season there's been a peculiar kick-off time for Burren in Lisdoon either, are they in a different time zone back there or what's goin on?

[Second]

Lads can people stop moaning about fixtures.. Every year at agm mr Lydon is voted back in to this position.. If Ye have a real problem with him why don't Ye try do the job for him..get off your butts and try it for a month..For what it's worth mr Lydon won't keep everyone happy all the time but I think he does a super job..also In my opinion the league were right to change fixture and them 2-3 bridge lads who refused to represent their county should be ashamed of themselves and as a club the bridge are a joke to make these lads choose club before county.. As for burren v Newmarket .. Any club can ask for a different start time if they need it for whatever reason.. Nothing wrong with that.. Rant over

[old git]

Lads can people stop moaning about fixtures.. Every year at agm mr Lydon is voted back in to this position.. If Ye have a real problem with him why don't Ye try do the job for him..get off your butts and try it for a month..For what it's worth mr Lydon won't keep everyone happy all the time but I think he does a super job..also In my opinion the league were right to change fixture and them 2-3 bridge lads who refused to represent their county should be ashamed of themselves and as a club the bridge are a joke to make these lads choose club before county.. As for burren v Newmarket .. Any club can ask for a different start time if they need it for whatever reason.. Nothing wrong with that.. Rant over

second it is a joke if matches clash in first place, resulting in players having to make the decision who they play for, personally i would alway chose to play for my county but dont have any problems with lads who chose to play with their clubs it's down to players choice in the end and i know alot of lads from different clubs over the years who never bothered playing for their county and do you know personally that the bridge made any players refuse to play !!

[old git]

My main point is its a Sunday league so lads would have expected games on Sunday not Saturday

in fairness to the league on this , they had it on website for weeks that fixtures would be played on paddys day and clubs had option of requesting for no game on they day ..

[fifty50]

Lads can people stop moaning about fixtures.. Every year at agm mr Lydon is voted back in to this position.. If Ye have a real problem with him why don't Ye try do the job for him..get off your butts and try it for a month..For what it's worth mr Lydon won't keep everyone happy all the time but I think he does a super job..also In my opinion the league were right to change fixture and them 2-3 bridge lads who refused to represent their county should be ashamed of themselves and as a club the bridge are a joke to make these lads choose club before county.. As for burren v Newmarket .. Any club can ask for a different start time if they need it for whatever reason.. Nothing wrong with that.. Rant over

bridge utd never has and never will make a player/players choose between club or county, the point is they shouldnt have to, better communication between the fixture sectretaries is needed, and funnily enough not one avenue u16 player made themselves available for the county squad as told to me by the county manager..

[mouldedstuds]

Would have thought sat norm game would have suited lads (re avenue /Olympic ). "ALL" the parents would be back in loads of time for the parade. N be able to enjoy a few drinks paddys night