Clare League 2010/11

Sorry Mastermind - here you go - 2nd - congrats to AVE - nice to see they got something out of the season , considering they failed to win anything else , what with all the roaring and shouting , unlike them as they are the 2nd best club in the county { fact }

if you / your club start considering area finals as an achievement your on the wrong road - as has been mentioned before most counties have rubbished this cup because it has no value or significance - its like bringing an apple to an orchard , complete waste of time !!!

Its not rated by myself or the club and I agree it should be scrapped. So by this account we won 1 of the 2 trophies to play for in clare. Newmarket only dropping points in 3 games is some achievement. We progressed furthest in FAI from Clare and as far as any other team from Clare in Munster. Overall its still an ok season for Avenue

I heard the area cups will be scrapped from the 2011/12 season on. I would agree to scrap the Junior Area Cups but not the Youths, very little games in the youths now so no harm to continue them. They have to be scrapped at Junior level, last year Tulla didn't bother showing up for the FAI Area Final and this year Rock wanted to give Avenue a walkover but Avenue refused and the game had to be refixed

Its not rated by myself or the club and I agree it should be scrapped. So by this account we won 1 of the 2 trophies to play for in clare. Newmarket only dropping points in 3 games is some achievement. We progressed furthest in FAI from Clare and as far as any other team from Clare in Munster. Overall its still an ok season for Avenue

it good to know ye have some touch on realtity , by the way i didnt once suggest it wasnt a bad season , wining the cup obviously makes ye the best in Clare in that all the Clare teams are involved but coming 2nd in the elite league where its considered the best teams in Clare play is obviously a dissapointment -

makes sense

Mastermind who ye kidding .. If the area final means nothing to ye then why o why did ye bring it out for photos last Saturday evening

Originally Posted by Planners

3rd - pity to see the RATS go - although they did set a record { fact } , its not one to be bragged about

What record is this you speak of????

If a competition you enter has a prize at the end of it then why not go for that prize. I know the area finals are these days frowned upon but they used to mean something to clubs. Personally I hope they are scrapped as clubs clearly have no interest in them. That's for the Clare League to decide, I am sure the clubs can vote on it if it is brought up as a motion at the AGM, but if at the beginning of next season your club enters the FAI or MJC and the area competition still exists and you are one of the remaining teams in that competition then you should be duty bound to play the area competition to a conclusion. If it's a competition at the beginning of the season then it should be at the end. Failing to compete in it at the latter stages should result in some kind of punishment.

Aren't Cratloe Forest in the MJC Cup Area Final, I wonder what it means to them?

Let all clubs vote on whether the area finals remain, it's that simple.

As for the most successful club in Clare debate who is the 3rd most succesful, is there a large gap between No.1 Newmarket, No.2 Avenue and the rest, for those of us old enough to remember St. Micheals, would they have a few more than some of the clubs still around today?

I agree with you first.. But maybe the clare area finsls should be revamped .. With all due respect to clare clubs that have got out of clare in these competitions only Newmarket or avenue have the players to actually progress in these.. So why not play area finals in Feb or march if all clare teams are out.. This means 1 or 2 extra midweek games.. If clubs are pushing for local honours then they can keep lads on there toes by giving opportunities to fringe players and giving them good game time too.. Just an idea

Bridge cel 3-5 mountshannon .. Bridge Celtic relegated... Yahoo

Ya the area cups are handy to get players off 1 game suspensions because of yellow cards accumulated aren't they mastermind...... that's why avenue refused the walkover because they wanted to use that game as the game for 2 of their starting 11 to serve their 1 game bans..had that game not gone ahead then the lads would've been suspended for the cup final... avenue kicked up a big fuss to get the area final played and thats the reason. but even without half their team theyd have beat bridge

thats called good management from the ave manager to get the suspended players for the final

Originally Posted by CousinSylDolan

What record is this you speak of????

going through a whole season without winning a league game ??

Planners I hear your the next manager of rovers .. Congrats good to see ex players keeping the club going

Originally Posted by Planners

going through a whole season without winning a league game ??

Check your FACTS!!!! We are not the first to go thru a season with no lg win.

Terrible record though in fairness!!!!

was hoping to manage the Rine Rats to be honest - we see how talks go

Originally Posted by CousinSylDolan

Check your FACTS!!!! We are not the first to go thru a season with no lg win.

Terrible record though in fairness!!!!

It is terrible and not one to defend - well done though on the achievement

Originally Posted by Second

Bridge cel 3-5 mountshannon .. Bridge Celtic relegated... Yahoo

[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Not a fan of Bridge Celtic I guess.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I wont miss travelling down there next year but I don’t take any pleasure from a teams downfall.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]No class Second. [/FONT][/SIZE]

Do you honestly think I care what you think... I'm just delighted we won't have to travel there next year... The roads are brutal.. At least scariff is closer and better roads now

i would have classed Obriensbridge a better pitch than Mountshannon