Well i heard aswell that the manager ****ed off half the squad and requested to go down to 2a..Now it's probaly bull as someone already said but you never know
the manager didn't p=iss anyone off he just left. and a lot of the senior players left too, so what they have now is a young bunch of players with little or no experience in junior soccer, that's what i've heard from an ex-coonagh player. didn't hear anything about them losing 8-0 to weston villas, would be surprised at that, weston are uselessOriginally Posted by briancool21
"It's not about winning, it's taking people apart that counts"
shels will always attract players because they are a very well run club with good facilities and lovely pitches, been around for years. and it's close for anyone living on the north side of the city. hope thay do well this year
"It's not about winning, it's taking people apart that counts"
Who is the Manager of Shelbourne this year ?
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ray o halloran, he was over balla b last season
That explains why they have signed so many balla players from what i hear..
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.” Bill Shankly
Pretty much the same story as Caherdavin B last season. They will be just getting used to playing junior for the first season which will be tough but in the long run it will be good for Coonagh if they can keep the team together for a few years. If they did lose 8-0 thats a tough start for them.
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They would have to go down to 4a if they want it handy,this is the worst league in town for a "YOUNG" team!
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Your spot on Lankyboy. New manager came in. Was an ex B squad player. Got a group of young lads and decided he wanted to enter a b team. The A team manager left and all the players from last year decided to retire or go to other clubs as nobody, including myself would take over as manager. At the AGM it was put to the new b team manager if he would be prepared to let someone else manage and mix both teams to form a strong team. He declined as he knew he wouldn't get a game and so the B team was formed. Because of no manager and a slight shortage of bodies, the A team dispanded and long serving players like myself were forced to leave. I joined Coonagh as a 17 year old when they were in 3A. Myself and many other lads played in every pitch around, even reaching 1A a few years ago. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth to think "My" club would relegate themselves after all the years it took to get those promotions. They will struggle this season. If they had remained in 1b and the chairman got up off his backside and found a proper manager then they would seriously challenge in 1B. Now i fear they will become a laughing stock, but i wish them all the best and hope im wrong
surely they cant just be asked to be relegated to the division below to give themselves a better chance, if anything they should be relegated all the way down if they want it easy, or have some balls and stay where they are and learn the hard way. or the league should keep shelbourne up and relegate coonagh.
Knocklong 1-4 Summerville B a pretty poor game of ball the scoreline doesn't reflect the game knocklong were on top for long periods but couldn't convert any chances we took every chance we got but we played very poorly with a half a team. Knocklong will do ok safe enough from relegation but a bit young and trips to Kp and Killfinan will be tough on the young guys.
Summerville b fairly handy so yeah? Knocklong wer a very tough side to beat last year we only got a point out of our two games against them
I know Coonagh have worked hard to make it up the Divisions but if its a case of most the players are now gone and they are starting fresh again maybe they should start lower down and give themselves some chance. Even Division 4 or 3B are tough to start in but it would be alot better than starting in 2A and struggling all season. Alot of players will lose interest very easily if they are finding it tough and getting beaten alot, it might be hard to get players down for matches at 10:30 in the morning too, especially if they are all young. At least in the lower divisions they might have alot of 2:00 kick offs so its a little easier to get players out (i have found the younger players are easier to get down for 2:00 kick offs), it also gives the manager more time to make sure he has the numbers.
think ur spot on whats the point of relegating shelbourne,they should keep em up,but if coonagh are gona be as bad as ppl are saying put them down to 4a,and put newport up to 2a as they finished 3rd in 2b!
so does anyone know when the fixtures are out and whats teams will be in 2a?
Shels were relegated for a reason. Certain players ruined what was a decent and sporting club. I know that they have a good team this year and it would be great to see old shels back up to where they belong. All the bad eggs are now gone. Coonagh should of stayed in 1b. That is where they belong. Some shower of muppets involved in the committee.
I agree they should stay in 1b there isn't too much diffrence between the divisions anyway. If they wanted a fresh start they should go way down a couple more divisions
Your spot on Lankyboy. New manager came in. Was an ex B squad player. Got a group of young lads and decided he wanted to enter a b team. The A team manager left and all the players from last year decided to retire or go to other clubs as nobody, including myself would take over as manager. At the AGM it was put to the new b team manager if he would be prepared to let someone else manage and mix both teams to form a strong team. He declined as he knew he wouldn't get a game and so the B team was formed. Because of no manager and a slight shortage of bodies, the A team dispanded and long serving players like myself were forced to leave. I joined Coonagh as a 17 year old when they were in 3A. Myself and many other lads played in every pitch around, even reaching 1A a few years ago. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth to think "My" club would relegate themselves after all the years it took to get those promotions. They will struggle this season. If they had remained in 1b and the chairman got up off his backside and found a proper manager then they would seriously challenge in 1B. Now i fear they will become a laughing stock, but i wish them all the best and hope im wrong
Well said and 100% accurate !!
Maybe the committee need this kick up the hole to make them see what idiots they are...
Too good a club to be run by people who currently only care for the schoolboy set up..there should be a clear line running between schoolboy minor and Junior...
Reckon it will take a few years before the real club men return and sort it out !!!!!!!!!
coonagh 1 caherdavin b 6. Enough said.
Think he'll make a great manager now!
There talks of us getting a b team aswell due to the turnout we've been having where will that team be put div 4 i suppose is it?
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