Clare League 2009/10

[MikeBassett]

Well lads any update on pitch

As you saw for yourself the pitch was in superb condition and could've coped with two matches today not to mind one. The game should've went ahead without a doubt but it was out of our hands

[Play_On]

Went in to watch the Newmarket V Rathkeale game today and couldn't believe it was called off by the ref, rain was there but it wasn't torrential by any stretch of the imagination, both sides would definately have played in way worse conditions in the past Im sure. The pitch was perfect as well. We all know that anyone else would have played that match without any thought about it. Very annoying for Rathkeale after travelling all the way and also for the home side. Was there an underage game in Newmarket before the Junior game?

I presume Newmarket will lose home advantage now?

[old git]

As you saw for yourself the pitch was in superb condition and could've coped with two matches today not to mind one. The game should've went ahead without a doubt but it was out of our hands

yet again the good ould clare league with another public realitions diaster surely their must have been a local referee available to check pitch this morning or even 11am -12 noon to see if playable and save rathkeale travelling .
even both teams agree match should have been played pitch was so good .. what reason did ref give for calling off match

[MikeBassett]

yet again the good ould clare league with another public realitions diaster surely their must have been a local referee available to check pitch this morning or even 11am -12 noon to see if playable and save rathkeale travelling .
even both teams agree match should have been played pitch was so good .. what reason did ref give for calling off match

I don't think you can blame the Clare League here, what could they have done really? They had nothing to do with calling off the game - it was 100% the referee's decision. The reason he gave was the weather, he said the pitch was fine.

There was an U-16 S.F.A.I. game on in the back pitch at 11am and the pitch was fine after it plus it was raining for that too

[guvnor]

yet again the good ould clare league with another public realitions diaster surely their must have been a local referee available to check pitch this morning or even 11am -12 noon to see if playable and save rathkeale travelling .
even both teams agree match should have been played pitch was so good .. what reason did ref give for calling off match

M O'Brien inspected the pitch @ 1pm and advised it was perfect. He just felt that the safety of players was at risk due to the strong winds and rain and then decided to call it off.
To answer your question there was a local referee at the pitch @ 11am but he was getting ready to referee the under 16s match that was on before it and he obviously didnt consider the safety of those players was at risk. (1 of these 2 referees was correct in their judgement just not sure which one though)
I presume Newmarket lose home advantage now. You always expect to get tough decisions against you when your playing away (other leagues) in the fai but surprised to be getting them at home now also!

[old git]

I don't think you can blame the Clare League here, what could they have done really? They had nothing to do with calling off the game - it was 100% the referee's decision. The reason he gave was the weather, he said the pitch was fine.

There was an U-16 S.F.A.I. game on in the back pitch at 11am and the pitch was fine after it plus it was raining for that too

they appoint ref for game ... having said that m o brien is a good ref .
just strange referee's judge player safety & weather to bad for adults game ,.. yet all ok for under 16 game

[First]

Lads the calling off of this game yesterday IMO was justified. It was not a day for football and it definately wasn't a day to look back at in regret if you had been knocked out of the FAI.

[Carotheplayer]

O'Brien was right in my opinion.

There could be 40 days of solid rain and a hurricane and Newmarket would be perfect as far as the pitch is concerned. It is a superb surface.

That said there was savage wind yesterday and i heard the younglads game that went ahead shoudn't have. half of them nearly froze.

Ref was right and from what i heard there were not too many complaints.

[Planners]

Lads the calling off of this game yesterday IMO was justified. It was not a day for football and it definately wasn't a day to look back at in regret if you had been knocked out of the FAI.

Totally agree

[Hairy Legs]

It is a bit harsh that ye loose home advantage now even though the pitch was playable

[studsup]

It is a bit harsh that ye loose home advantage now even though the pitch was playable

But by the looks of things Rathkeale won't be playable again this weekend seen as it wasn't playable the last time we were supposed to travel.

Probably be back in Newmarket this weekend

[Hairy Legs]

But by the looks of things Rathkeale won't be playable again this weekend seen as it wasn't playable the last time we were supposed to travel.

Probably be back in Newmarket this weekend

Quite possible, it will need to be played ASAP i pressume.

When are your oscar traynor team playing the cork B + S league?

[LazyLegs]

So will any games go ahead this weekend then?

[studsup]

Quite possible, it will need to be played ASAP i pressume.

When are your oscar traynor team playing the cork B + S league?

I can't see Rathkeale being playable this weekend, even if there's no rain between now and Sunday I doubt it'd be able to recover on time. Newmarket will be playable anyway so it should go ahead this Sunday.

Clare playing Cork on the 5th of December apparently

[First]

So will any games go ahead this weekend then?

Is the Portugese league over or are you at home

[Play_On]

The CDSL should just postpone the season now until after Christmas. Pitches are goin to be very soft for a while now and playing on them would just destroy them.

Like 3 years ago when there was barely a ball kicked for a couple of months before Christmas they ended up having to just play more midweek games and play into the month of June.

Anyway , CDSL should make the switch to Summer Soccer altogether, it's the best option and a lot less games would be getting called off, pitches would be better too

[Banner_balls]

[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Totally agree it’s a sin to pass out football pitches during the summer months and no one on them.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Surly now is the time to make the changes and stop living in the past. I know vacation is always an issue in the summer but it not always an issue???[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]What does the rest of the CL think?[/FONT][/SIZE]

[Planners]

Anyway , CDSL should make the switch to Summer Soccer altogether, it's the best option and a lot less games would be getting called off, pitches would be better too[/QUOTE]

Fair point but the dual players would not be available and I know your going to harp on about them making a choice etc etc but at the end of the day there are that many dual players in the CDSl that the standard of the league will collapse - also how will the MJ and FAI be affected ?

[BigfeetBigsocks]

Fair point but the dual players would not be available and I know your going to harp on about them making a choice etc etc but at the end of the day there are that many dual players in the CDSl that the standard of the league will collapse - also how will the MJ and FAI be affected ?

Why don't you Start your league in July having midweek games then take a break at December starting back Late January season should finish early May. Best of both worlds dont ya think

[Planners]

Why don't you Start your league in July having midweek games then take a break at December starting back Late January season should finish early May. Best of both worlds dont ya think

- there are 18 games in the league per season - run in the FAI and MJ average 8 / 9 games , then you have the cup with another good run = 5 / 6 games - so overall you'll have 32+ games approx over a season -
Dual players are missing from May to Sept -
Won;t work