Limerick Premier Division 2010/11

**Goals4fun** · 13/07/2010, 9:49 AM

Originally Posted by shannonman

There is of course local rivalry, which would stop some players moving club. I know we have approached a number if players the manager feels would strenghten the squad and a few have trained and a few others have given commitmet to train and maybe play a friendly but untill the forms are out and signed then nothing is for certain. We are training hard and determined to show we belong there. Were not idiots we know it's going to be tough but when we started out last year we had a goal of playing teams like fairveiw and pike and we aren't going to give it up without a fight this season

I don't think it is rivalry that would stop too many players swapping clubs, but more from a loyality thing and where their friends are playing. I know in the past alot of people in shannon disliked park as they were the top team and at times others teams players fancied playing in the premier in town and gave it a go. Those clubs then built up a grudge against park, which i hope does not hapen to ye.
It is great for the the Town A team & Park/Hibs A team getting promoted in their division, but there are still too many good players playing in different teams, there would be a good team between the pick of town and hibs A teams. I suppose that will never change....

Shannonman, how are the pitches coming along. Also i think ye will stay up if ye get a few early points to settle ye. That will depending if the fixtures are nice to ye or not. Ye gave Pike a tough games 2 years ago in the lawson in shannon, so i expect that the premier teams will not like travelling out there. Hopefully ye get a few new faces to give competition for places at least.
Best of Luck for the season, from another Shannon man.......

**Abbey Road** · 13/07/2010, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by Fairkop

did nt paul o donnell play for pike at one stage,casey a big loss to pike if true.

Pike were actually his first club as a schoolboy i think!Paul played up there for a few years up to the age of 10 before Pike withdrew their teams at all schoolboy levels.His affinity to the club lies further back than people think.........

**Lev Yashin** · 13/07/2010, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by Goals4fun

I don't think it is rivalry that would stop too many players swapping clubs, but more from a loyality thing and where their friends are playing. I know in the past alot of people in shannon disliked park as they were the top team and at times others teams players fancied playing in the premier in town and gave it a go. Those clubs then built up a grudge against park, which i hope does not hapen to ye.
It is great for the the Town A team & Park/Hibs A team getting promoted in their division, but there are still too many good players playing in different teams, there would be a good team between the pick of town and hibs A teams. I suppose that will never change....

Shannonman, how are the pitches coming along. Also i think ye will stay up if ye get a few early points to settle ye. That will depending if the fixtures are nice to ye or not. Ye gave Pike a tough games 2 years ago in the lawson in shannon, so i expect that the premier teams will not like travelling out there. Hopefully ye get a few new faces to give competition for places at least.
Best of Luck for the season, from another Shannon man.......

Cheers G4F
Our newer pitch had a lot of money invested in it to try get it ready for the start of the season but i dont think it wil lbe(due to a lack of rain after it was done)...it'll probably be Christmas at the earliest and Corrib Drive has had a lot of work done over the summer to get it ready and i know its still ongoing, after training the last couple of weeks up there it is certainly looking better now than it ever has...

Think the early fixtures are important alright..you dont want to be chasing everyone after a couple of weeks.
Im I correct in saying that the fixtures are out friday?? did someone say that earlier??

**Poolman** · 13/07/2010, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by shannonman

Cheers G4F
Our newer pitch had a lot of money invested in it to try get it ready for the start of the season but i dont think it wil lbe(due to a lack of rain after it was done)...it'll probably be Christmas at the earliest and Corrib Drive has had a lot of work done over the summer to get it ready and i know its still ongoing, after training the last couple of weeks up there it is certainly looking better now than it ever has...

Think the early fixtures are important alright..you dont want to be chasing everyone after a couple of weeks.
Im I correct in saying that the fixtures are out friday?? did someone say that earlier??

would shannon town and park draw a big crowd.

**dalegend** · 13/07/2010, 1:03 PM

with enough pencils and paper they'd be well able

**Goals4fun** · 13/07/2010, 1:18 PM

Originally Posted by Poolman

would shannon town and park draw a big crowd.

as in if they played against each other ....not as much as years gone by when it was a big big derby, but not so much now i think. However if they had met last year in the fai to get out of town i am sure you would have gotten a decent crowd....

**torres09** · 13/07/2010, 2:06 PM

star signed any new players? heard stuart Bussoli hasn't resigned, bit of a loss considering he was in 1a team of the season.

**leather** · 13/07/2010, 2:26 PM

No team has signed any player as of yet......Forms out on friday night.....lets all calm down

**bilboa_legend** · 13/07/2010, 5:14 PM

heard there losing mickey macdonnell to jansboro though, any truth in that?

**Poolman** · 13/07/2010, 7:09 PM

Originally Posted by bilboa_legend

heard there losing mickey macdonnell to jansboro though, any truth in that?

who is mickey mcdonnell and where did he come from.?theyll need more than micky mc.

**tedd11** · 13/07/2010, 9:14 PM

Originally Posted by shannonman

There is of course local rivalry, which would stop some players moving club. I know we have approached a number if players the manager feels would strenghten the squad and a few have trained and a few others have given commitmet to train and maybe play a friendly but untill the forms are out and signed then nothing is for certain. We are training hard and determined to show we belong there. Were not idiots we know it's going to be tough but when we started out last year we had a goal of playing teams like fairveiw and pike and we aren't going to give it up without a fight this season

best of luck anyway shannonman.hope that he settle in early into the division.as g4f says very important to get afew early points.had some great battles down the years at schoolboy level with shannon town but ye kinda faded away at junior level for a bit.alot of them lads never seemed to have gone onto playing junior which was a shame as they were fine players.enjoy the season anyway.im sure corrib drive will be as hard as ever to get points out of on a sunday

**tedd11** · 13/07/2010, 9:15 PM

Originally Posted by Abbey Road

Pike were actually his first club as a schoolboy i think!Paul played up there for a few years up to the age of 10 before Pike withdrew their teams at all schoolboy levels.His affinity to the club lies further back than people think.........

i hear your coming out of retirement abbey rd??did you finally sort them dodgy hamstrings?

**abbeyvale** · 13/07/2010, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by bilboa_legend

heard there losing mickey macdonnell to jansboro though, any truth in that?

Well he was training with Star tonight anyway, and hasn't missed a training session yet since we went back on the 30th June.

**Poolman** · 14/07/2010, 8:29 AM

Originally Posted by bilboa_legend

heard there losing mickey macdonnell to jansboro though, any truth in that?

no ronnie

**widow** · 14/07/2010, 4:20 PM

Shannon and Carew to go down. Pike to win the league again. Will be closer this year I think though.

**skyguy19** · 14/07/2010, 4:54 PM

if pike are as good as they were last season no-one will touch them, hope they learnt from last season it should have been the best season in their history

**vanpersie** · 14/07/2010, 6:19 PM

Originally Posted by are you serious

Fairview to win it from Pike, Shannon and Corbally to go

pike to win it again.fairview runners up again.corbally and star to go.there is no way corbally will get away with what they got away with last year.it was a joke.wembley should be still in premier league.