Quotecan see their standard dropping so as a result of not having your first team around in ML.Originally Posted by hoop4life
no nor will they
can see their standard dropping so as a result of not having your first team around in ML.
Ten senior clubs (adding in Clonmel, Portlaoise, Fanad, Mullingar?) would probably be the magic number to send the A teams back to the Reserve Leagues and getting a Second Division that would be a full part of the League. Surprising that a big town like Navan doesn't have a strong team. Any dates for the postponed matches yet?
agree with that 99.9% but i dont think another senior club in donegal would be sustainable when you have finn harps, derry a few miles away and sligo not to far away on the other side.
the likes of kilkenny should be back in the league along with mullingar, clonmel, portlaoise and maybe a team from ennis and a team from navan
Bring D1 down from 12 to 10 teams and your half way to getting the extra four clubs currently required for a D2. Agree reserve league should be brought back. Too much potential for variances in current format.
Then introduce a D2/Reserve league cup to give the D2 teams chances to get experince plauing the bigger clubs, albeit their second teams.
True, but the aim should be to have a team from each county, so relegating two teams from the First Division isn't necessary as you only need six extra clubs over the coming seasons for this. If areas aren't strong enough, create clubs like Kildare and Fingal did. The cup idea sounds interesting though, have 32 teams from the lower divisions and Intermediate/Junior cup sides.
A minor point, but I'd have a D1N/D1S instead of a D2 if we get the numbers. There's a few players who've retired after relegation into D1 because of the travel involved for the little pay involved. Reducing travel could help that a bit.
(Most likely) Correct as at 1/9/2009:
These tables are now the same on Wikipedia and OneFootballForum.Code:Group 1 1 Salthill Devon 12 8 2 2 28 15 +13 26 2 Drogheda United 'A' 13 8 1 4 22 16 +6 25 3 Castlebar Celtic 13 7 1 5 27 23 +4 22 4 Derry City 'A' 12 6 2 4 28 13 +15 20 5 Finn Harps 'A' 11 5 2 4 20 12 +8 17 6 Sligo Rovers 'A' 13 4 3 6 14 22 −8 15 7 Tullamore Town 12 4 2 6 10 14 −4 14 8 Dundalk 'A' 12 4 1 7 17 26 −9 13 9 Galway United 'A' 12 0 4 8 7 32 −25 4 Group 2 1 Bohemians 'A' 14 9 1 4 22 17 +5 28 2 Shamrock Rovers 'A' 12 7 3 2 16 8 +8 24 3 Tralee Dynamos 12 7 1 4 16 12 +4 22 4 Bray Wanderers 'A' 12 6 3 3 26 13 +13 21 5 Cork City 'A' 11 6 1 4 16 11 +5 19 6 St Patrick's Ath 'A' 13 3 4 6 15 15 0 13 7 FC Carlow 13 3 3 7 13 28 −15 12 8 Sporting Fingal 'A' 11 3 2 6 11 17 −6 11 9 Cobh Ramblers 12 1 2 9 8 22 −14 5
There are 3 discrepancies on the official site:
* Drogheda United A v Dundalk A - originally reported 1-2, but 1-3 on the official site.
* Sligo Rovers A v Galway United A - originally reported 3-1, but 2-1 on the official site. Galway United's official site also has 3-1.
* Shamrock Rovers A v St Patrick's Athletic A - orignally reported 1-0, but 2-0 on the official site. Shamrock Rovers' official site also has 1-0.
I would assume the official site is incorrect with those 3 results. If it is, the league tables above should now be correct and up to date.
Correct as at 6/9/2009:
Code:Group 1 1 Salthill Devon 12 8 2 2 28 15 +13 26 2 Drogheda United 'A' 13 8 1 4 22 16 +6 25 3 Derry City 'A' 13 7 2 4 31 14 +17 23 4 Castlebar Celtic 13 7 1 5 27 23 +4 22 5 Finn Harps 'A' 11 5 2 4 20 12 +8 17 6 Sligo Rovers 'A' 13 4 3 6 14 22 −8 15 7 Tullamore Town 12 4 2 6 10 14 −4 14 8 Dundalk 'A' 13 4 1 8 18 29 −11 13 9 Galway United 'A' 12 0 4 8 7 32 −25 4 Group 2 1 Bohemians 'A' 14 9 1 4 22 17 +5 28 2 Shamrock Rovers 'A' 13 8 3 2 21 8 +13 27 3 Bray Wanderers 'A' 13 6 4 3 26 13 +13 22 4 Tralee Dynamos 13 7 1 5 16 17 -1 22 5 Cork City 'A' 12 6 2 4 16 11 +5 20 6 Sporting Fingal 'A' 12 4 2 6 15 18 −3 14 7 St Patrick's Ath 'A' 13 3 4 6 15 15 0 13 8 FC Carlow 13 3 3 7 13 28 −15 12 9 Cobh Ramblers 13 1 2 10 9 26 −17 5
The OneFootballforum and Wikipedia are identical but the Official site is behind again.
All looking very interesting in both sections. In Group 1, any of the top 3 could realistically have a chance. Group 2, there are probably 3 or 4 teams who will feel they can top that section.
Should be an interesting few weeks (months) ahead.
Ramblers to pip Bohs on the last day of the season..........
Official site now up to date. The 3 discrepancies mentioned in the opening post still appear.
You could almost add in Harps there too. They win their 2 games in hand and they are level on points with Derry. I wouldn't rule Castlebar out completely either.
Salthill are in a strong position in the group so my money is on them to win it. I doubt if they will beat Kildare though in the play off, County have strengthened and are a much better side than they were earlier in the season.
A third team from Galway would be a disaster
Tullamore lost 1-0 to us last night, our first A League win of the season
With your full first-team out??
Agreed but from seeing them in Finn Park, they will not beat Kildare in a two legged play-off. Our reserves should have whipped them by much more than 3-1.
Most of them yes, we had no game that week so nothing wrong sending out our first teamers
I'm not suggesting there's anything wrong with it. The A-Championship is essentially a reserve league for LOI teams.
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