Mayo Association Football League

**etoo** · 16/04/2010, 6:59 AM

Are Mayo League games going ahead this weekend as Tony was a great sponsor of the league for a long time? RIP

**Back n the game** · 16/04/2010, 7:27 AM

Originally Posted by murphs jewels

Anyone know when the League cup Draw's are to be made? Supposed to be live on mid west this year i heard

Originally Posted by pixiehead

Any one Know when the chadwicks Cup draw is ??

League cup Draw's (with the exception of the Westaro cup) live on Mid West radio on Thursday 22nd April at aprox 10:30pm then Chadwicks cup and Westaro cup draw live on Mid West radio on Thursday 29th April.

**pixiehead** · 16/04/2010, 9:39 AM

Originally Posted by etoo

Are Mayo League games going ahead this weekend as Tony was a great sponsor of the league for a long time? RIP

Yes Minutes silence to be held as MOR

**pixiehead** · 16/04/2010, 9:40 AM

Originally Posted by Back n the game

League cup Draw's (with the exception of the Westaro cup) live on Mid West radio on Thursday 22nd April at aprox 10:30pm then Chadwicks cup and Westaro cup draw live on Mid West radio on Thursday 29th April.

Great Thanks!!

**Back n the game** · 16/04/2010, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by Spot Kick

Those of us involved actively in clubs want the Mayo league to do coaching sessions for our team managers. Our managers want these sessions. We also want many of the other courses that are run by the league as many clubs have several teams involved in football at different levels. There are many more aspects to football than just playing, but it appears as if you are not interestded in these. Put yourself forward, and we will see what you are capable of doing for us. As far as I can see the Mayo league is made up of people that were with clubs for years. They are most certainly not always right but they do try to do these things properly. I do not agree with some of the ridiculous suggestions that are often made, but we do need the support from the league at club level to improve our own standards, and this includes courses for our members.

If WE want the courses, then surley the managers should be allowed to decide to go or not instead of getting rediculous fines for non attendance. I never said i'd do a better job nor even debated the fact that the ML are doing a poor job, but I did say that they are more interested in gathering money than letting clubs get on with playing football. I am personally very friendly with an ex league management commitee member who has stepped aside due to the money raising ethos that has come into the ML. An hour and a half of meetings would be taken up with finances and 45 mins dedicated to football matters.

Originally Posted by Fair Play

I think you have lost this debate, and spot kick is correct. You should stop digging a hole for yourself and leave the matter rest. These courses are required on an ongoing basis whether they are compulsary or not. You are living in the past with your thoughts. Is it not a requiremnt for all clubs within the Mayo league to have qualified coaches within their clubs? If it was left up to a club on a voluntary basis, would they comply?

The replys on this Forum would suggest otherwise?? Aren't the Kick start courses voluntary? No problem with clubs attending and getting coaches qualified me thinks. I have no gripe with progression within the league but get the fundamentals right and stop bullying clubs and officials into unnecessary and finiancially draining practices i.e score boards, press box etc and get better surfaces and changing facilities in order.

**gaffers gaffer** · 18/04/2010, 6:34 PM

ml money making machine where does the few hundred Euro every club put in for club development go ?. Have any club been given a helping hand from this fund? milebush well developed but u are all still paying into that fund aswell. where will that fund be spent this year? also more reasons for fines this year wait and see a bumper season ahead !!!!!!!

**renovater** · 19/04/2010, 9:47 PM

Originally Posted by gaffers gaffer

ml money making machine where does the few hundred Euro every club put in for club development go ?. Have any club been given a helping hand from this fund? milebush well developed but u are all still paying into that fund aswell. where will that fund be spent this year? also more reasons for fines this year wait and see a bumper season ahead !!!!!!!

You should go to Ml Meeting and ask the questions Club development, or any other monies recieved that ur not happy with. ur right about one thing (think the word was Milking Machine)

**Phoenix** · 27/04/2010, 6:57 PM

Originally Posted by gaffers gaffer

ml money making machine where does the few hundred Euro every club put in for club development go ?. Have any club been given a helping hand from this fund? milebush well developed but u are all still paying into that fund aswell. where will that fund be spent this year? also more reasons for fines this year wait and see a bumper season ahead !!!!!!!

Does anyone remember anything about the FAI leaving €100,000 aside for the development of the game in Mayo and the development of clubs. I think it was announced during the Festival of Football to mark the FAI AGM being held here but I don't remember hearing anything about it since and defo no money has filtered through. Maybe I've the wrong end of the stick, and if so I apologise in advance. Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks

**Round Tower** · 27/04/2010, 7:12 PM

Development Money

I could be wrong the �100,000 was divided between the clubs that was involved in the festival of football during the F.A.I agm.

**Fair Play** · 27/04/2010, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by Phoenix

Does anyone remember anything about the FAI leaving €100,000 aside for the development of the game in Mayo and the development of clubs. I think it was announced during the Festival of Football to mark the FAI AGM being held here but I don't remember hearing anything about it since and defo no money has filtered through. Maybe I've the wrong end of the stick, and if so I apologise in advance. Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks

All the clubs had to apply for the funding putting forward proposals at the time. Our club got the money a couple of months after the AGM and there was no problem. It was announced by John Delaney when they called to the club. I would say it was the same for all the clubs. I think you are a bit late now.

**Boro86** · 28/04/2010, 6:37 AM

Is there unrest in Celtic Park at the mo?

**Thunderblaster** · 28/04/2010, 8:37 AM

Just read on the paper about the disciplinary issues surrounding Ballyheane regarding the forged registration forms and the punishment handed out. Sounds like a serious crackdown by the League on forged signatures.

**rava** · 28/04/2010, 8:41 AM

I think Tom Kelly crossed the line with his article in the Connaught. If he wanted to make a point about forged registrations fair enough, but to make an example of the Ballyheane secretary was shamefull. In all honesty I would say there is forged signatures in every clubs registration this season.

**theboy** · 28/04/2010, 8:55 AM

Originally Posted by Boro86

Is there unrest in Celtic Park at the mo?

How do you mean unrest???

**Thunderblaster** · 28/04/2010, 8:55 AM

Originally Posted by rava

I think Tom Kelly crossed the line with his article in the Connaught. If he wanted to make a point about forged registrations fair enough, but to make an example of the Ballyheane secretary was shamefull. In all honesty I would say there is forged signatures in every clubs registration this season.

It appeared on The Star also.

**Phoenix** · 28/04/2010, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by Fair Play

All the clubs had to apply for the funding putting forward proposals at the time. Our club got the money a couple of months after the AGM and there was no problem. It was announced by John Delaney when they called to the club. I would say it was the same for all the clubs. I think you are a bit late now.

Thanks Fair Play. Just didn't remember hearing anything about it.

**pixiehead** · 28/04/2010, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by rava

I think Tom Kelly crossed the line with his article in the Connaught. If he wanted to make a point about forged registrations fair enough, but to make an example of the Ballyheane secretary was shamefull. In all honesty I would say there is forged signatures in every clubs registration this season.

Agree. It was a tad severe. It could have just appeared as a small news item but it grabbed the soccer headlines.
Also with Ballyheane and most clubs finding it hard to get good people like Mick Byrne its a shocking Ban 2 whole years.

**rava** · 28/04/2010, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by pixiehead

Agree. It was a tad severe. It could have just appeared as a small news item but it grabbed the soccer headlines.
Also with Ballyheane and most clubs finding it hard to get good people like Mick Byrne its a shocking Ban 2 whole years.

Typical over reaction by the league yet again, using a sledgehammer to drive a thumbtack.

**rava** · 28/04/2010, 1:36 PM

With 3 rounds of fixtures gone I have managed to see 4 games and I dont know if its just me or is the standard at an all time low player wise ?, also there are some shockingly poor refs out there at the moment, I thought there was a ref inspector to bring up the standard.

**minivan man** · 28/04/2010, 9:45 PM

Originally Posted by rava

With 3 rounds of fixtures gone I have managed to see 4 games and I dont know if its just me or is the standard at an all time low player wise ?, also there are some shockingly poor refs out there at the moment, I thought there was a ref inspector to bring up the standard.

yeah i think standard has dropped in all divisions alright. not taking the reffs side or anything but i have noticed a lot of the new reffs have'nt a lot of experience, i did the course with a lot of them about 18 months ago (i just stayed associate reff) this could explain some of the decisions in games recently ie: reffs inexperienced at junior level making decisions on situations they do'nt come across at youth level, where they should be allowed more time in before the progress to junior level anyway.