Mayo Super League 2009

**threefivetwo** · 12/05/2009, 3:34 PM

can't see erris being any good really judging by them last sunday, they were very ordinary, they did well in the cup but in theleague it's a different story, the only advantage they have is their pitch that know one likes going downtoo. i was talkin to johnny o brien last sunday and he was saying that ballyheane have a few galway players coming down with him. they were beating westport 2-0 in a friendly 2 weeks ago and took of the galway lads and ended up losing 3-2 so don't write off ballyheane, they'll be above erris anyway!

**pinero** · 12/05/2009, 3:45 PM

Iorras named 18 players in their A team squad this year and there was 10 missing against snugboro,working,exams,injuries and their manager was missing,had family commitments on day and from reports Iorras deserved at least a draw.Westport team to beat this year, but iorras will not be far away,roll on the league.

**west awake** · 12/05/2009, 4:05 PM

Originally Posted by threefivetwo

can't see erris being any good really judging by them last sunday, they were very ordinary, they did well in the cup but in theleague it's a different story, the only advantage they have is their pitch that know one likes going downtoo. i was talkin to johnny o brien last sunday and he was saying that ballyheane have a few galway players coming down with him. they were beating westport 2-0 in a friendly 2 weeks ago and took of the galway lads and ended up losing 3-2 so don't write off ballyheane, they'll be above erris anyway!

what galway lads are down with ballyheane?if it's just rangers players jonny brings down believe me ballyheane won't be up there with westport and co.

**hoop4life** · 12/05/2009, 9:02 PM

manulla will be dark horses i think.

westport only beating ballyheane when they took their best players off and suppose to be poor enough against our b team last week. i saw them against st peters not long ago and they weren't great either. i know that they are still favourites but maybe this team are coming near the end of their teather?? have they anyone good enough to replace the likes of vinny o'malley, brian kennedy and ray mcloughlin who are with the b team?? their youth record would suggest not but i do not know any of their youths so i cannot comment. maybe they do. the super league might not be the walk in the park that everyone thinks. this westport team (who have been a fantastic side down through the years) cannot keep going on forever. their legs or their hunger for the game cannot be the same as it was 5 years ago. i'm not posting this comment to start an arguement, i'm just putting my point out there and i'm sure a lot of you will think i'm mad but people have to agree that this team cannot keep going and eventually their dominance of the last 7-8 years will come to an end.
it will be interesting to see who takes over then?? westport will always still be there and there abouts as they are a big club with a lot of players. our best players will be with the a league side so who else is going to challenge over the next 5-10 years??

**GoodFootball** · 13/05/2009, 8:54 AM

Originally Posted by hoop4life

manulla will be dark horses i think.

westport only beating ballyheane when they took their best players off and suppose to be poor enough against our b team last week. i saw them against st peters not long ago and they weren't great either. i know that they are still favourites but maybe this team are coming near the end of their teather?? have they anyone good enough to replace the likes of vinny o'malley, brian kennedy and ray mcloughlin who are with the b team?? their youth record would suggest not but i do not know any of their youths so i cannot comment. maybe they do. the super league might not be the walk in the park that everyone thinks. this westport team (who have been a fantastic side down through the years) cannot keep going on forever. their legs or their hunger for the game cannot be the same as it was 5 years ago. i'm not posting this comment to start an arguement, i'm just putting my point out there and i'm sure a lot of you will think i'm mad but people have to agree that this team cannot keep going and eventually their dominance of the last 7-8 years will come to an end.
it will be interesting to see who takes over then?? westport will always still be there and there abouts as they are a big club with a lot of players. our best players will be with the a league side so who else is going to challenge over the next 5-10 years??

Ages of Westports squad:
Under 21s - Keegan brothers, young fella who got his leg broken last year, 2 goalkeepers
24 -David Horkan
25 - Joe Lawless, Ger McLoughlin, Colin Navin, Danny Scahill, David Hoban, Eoghan McHale, Colm Keane, Austin O'Malley
26 - Dessie O'Malley, Kevin Joyce
27 -Martin Geraty
28 - David Cameron
Over 30 - Martin McGreal

Looking at this evidence I'd say they may dominate for another 7-8 years

**Fish-Head** · 13/05/2009, 9:38 AM

Horky told me he was giving up to the footie to surf full time!!

**GoodFootball** · 13/05/2009, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by Fish-Head

Horky told me he was giving up to the footie to surf full time!!

Horky is good for the odd porky I reckon

**No. 7** · 13/05/2009, 11:15 AM

Hey GoodFootball, who was in goal for ye at the weekend. 7 goals conceded. Had ye the full team out? Any ex Castlebar Town players playin? I hear a few of them are training with ye......

**threefivetwo** · 13/05/2009, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by west awake

what galway lads are down with ballyheane?if it's just rangers players jonny brings down believe me ballyheane won't be up there with westport and co.

i don't know their names i'm only going on what the ballyheane lads were telling me. they'll still do alright though, besides westport no other team really will be winning nearly every game, and ballyheane would still be stronger(i think) than most other teams in the league.

**GoodFootball** · 13/05/2009, 2:10 PM

Originally Posted by No. 7

Hey GoodFootball, who was in goal for ye at the weekend. 7 goals conceded. Had ye the full team out? Any ex Castlebar Town players playin? I hear a few of them are training with ye......

Missing 6 regulars including myself who'll be pushing for places, 1st competitive game this season.

2 lads from Castlebar Town have signed, one played in goal other at centre back.

It was just one of those games, defending out the window by half time at 4-3 to them. Both sides just went for it, mad game. Not so happy to concede 7 goals. Positive is we scored 6.

Alot of hard work to be done, but good amounts coming to training now

**etoo** · 13/05/2009, 2:28 PM

2 lads from Castlebar Town have signed, one played in goal other at centre back.

This could be the reason ye conceded 7 goals

**hoop4life** · 13/05/2009, 4:15 PM

Originally Posted by GoodFootball

Ages of Westports squad:
Under 21s - Keegan brothers, young fella who got his leg broken last year, 2 goalkeepers
24 -David Horkan
25 - Joe Lawless, Ger McLoughlin, Colin Navin, Danny Scahill, David Hoban, Eoghan McHale, Colm Keane, Austin O'Malley
26 - Dessie O'Malley, Kevin Joyce
27 -Martin Geraty
28 - David Cameron
Over 30 - Martin McGreal

Looking at this evidence I'd say they may dominate for another 7-8 years

fair point and they probably will still dominate for a while with our first team gone. no other team has stood out at youth levels for the past 5 years also so it'll take a bit to stop them but they have not had a break for a while and might be a bit sluggish. having said that, as i have said for a while, they will still more than likely win the league this year with manulla and maybe ballina and erris pushing them.
on another note, who are the castlebar town lads playing with fahy?? i bet all yer players will be back saturday week against celtic!!

**manuman** · 13/05/2009, 10:26 PM

'etoo' what has that comment about irish junior soccer got to do with anything?? I aint a journalist I am writing this as an honest opinion ok less of the smat ass who do you think you are??

'eamon dunphy'??this is about expressing an opinion and that is what i am doing. "westport" "westport" "westport"....iorras always give them a good game there not all there made out to be beleive me i know what I'm talking about.The westport lads are honest footballers and they'd be the first to tell you how tough of a game iorras give them. whats this bulls**t about iorras and GAA players???????Iorras have a few Gaa players, what difference does that make? they are commited to both teams and fareplay to the lads. Iorras won't be relegated beleive me, its between Iorras and Westport this year scroll back to this qoute at the end of the super league and you'l see, Iorras were missing 10 players from first team squad the weekend!!! how would westport do against snugboro with ten players from first team squad absent.. doesent say much for snugboro only winning 2-1..............In my opinion Kilmore are more of a threat to Iorras and westport than some of the teams that are been listed as serious canditates..wake up and smell the roses lads give credit where credit is due..no disrespect to snugboro just think peple are writing off iorras at a very early stage Iorras love that though and will thrive on it!!

**etoo** · 14/05/2009, 8:48 AM

Originally Posted by manuman

'etoo' what has that comment about irish junior soccer got to do with anything?? I aint a journalist I am writing this as an honest opinion ok less of the smat ass who do you think you are??'eamon dunphy'??this is about expressing an opinion and that is what i am doing. "westport" "westport" "westport"....iorras always give them a good game there not all there made out to be beleive me i know what I'm talking about.The westport lads are honest footballers and they'd be the first to tell you how tough of a game iorras give them. whats this bulls**t about iorras and GAA players???????Iorras have a few Gaa players, what difference does that make? they are commited to both teams and fareplay to the lads. Iorras won't be relegated beleive me, its between Iorras and Westport this year scroll back to this qoute at the end of the super league and you'l see, Iorras were missing 10 players from first team squad the weekend!!! how would westport do against snugboro with ten players from first team squad absent.. doesent say much for snugboro only winning 2-1..............In my opinion Kilmore are more of a threat to Iorras and westport than some of the teams that are been listed as serious canditates..wake up and smell the roses lads give credit where credit is due.

'MANUMAN' - i didnt mention anything about irish junior soccer. that was yellowmonkey. and i still dont get that comment. Regarding my GAA comment, i was just saying that when the super league games clash with GAA games you will be missing some of your best players and again you might struggle in the league as was the case last year. of course missing ten from the first team is going to weaken any team but is this going to happen to ye throughout the season? and if so from erris's performance last Saturday you wont be up there challenging. thats just my opinion. Not starting a fight, Erris are a sound bunch of lads and i hope a lot of teams are up there challenging at the end of the season.

**etoo** · 14/05/2009, 8:52 AM

[quote=manuman;1159866]'etoo' what has that comment about irish junior soccer got to do with anything?? I aint a journalist I am writing this as an honest opinion ok less of the smat ass who do you think you are??'eamon dunphy'??this is about expressing an opinion and that is what i am doing. "

Bit harsh when i didnt say it

**Closed Account** · 14/05/2009, 9:20 AM

Flip sake etoo, will you keep your opinions to yourself!

**etoo** · 14/05/2009, 9:59 AM

Originally Posted by joe_denilson

Flip sake etoo, will you keep your opinions to yourself!

**threefivetwo** · 14/05/2009, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by manuman

'etoo' what has that comment about irish junior soccer got to do with anything?? I aint a journalist I am writing this as an honest opinion ok less of the smat ass who do you think you are??'eamon dunphy'??this is about expressing an opinion and that is what i am doing. "westport" "westport" "westport"....iorras always give them a good game there not all there made out to be beleive me i know what I'm talking about.The westport lads are honest footballers and they'd be the first to tell you how tough of a game iorras give them. whats this bulls**t about iorras and GAA players???????Iorras have a few Gaa players, what difference does that make? they are commited to both teams and fareplay to the lads. Iorras won't be relegated beleive me, its between Iorras and Westport this year scroll back to this qoute at the end of the super league and you'l see, Iorras were missing 10 players from first team squad the weekend!!! how would westport do against snugboro with ten players from first team squad absent.. doesent say much for snugboro only winning 2-1..............In my opinion Kilmore are more of a threat to Iorras and westport than some of the teams that are been listed as serious canditates..wake up and smell the roses lads give credit where credit is due.

who's the ten?? would they have been starting?? thats where squad comes into it, you can't have any excuses, look at celtic, we went up to tullamore last week in a stronger league and won 2-0 missin 9 first team players.... most of who have started in the last few games! not getting thick i'm just trying to make a point!! you shouldn't be saying things like that saying that it doesn't say a lot for snugboro if they only beat ye 2-1, sure didn't they beat erris last year too??

**GoodFootball** · 14/05/2009, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by hoop4life

fair point and they probably will still dominate for a while with our first team gone. no other team has stood out at youth levels for the past 5 years also so it'll take a bit to stop them but they have not had a break for a while and might be a bit sluggish. having said that, as i have said for a while, they will still more than likely win the league this year with manulla and maybe ballina and erris pushing them.
on another note, who are the castlebar town lads playing with fahy?? i bet all yer players will be back saturday week against celtic!!

Hopefully all will be back, fit and available for Celtic!

Whose on this Celtic team anyway?