Limerick Division 1A 2011/12

**Zizou** · 21/07/2011, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by LuisEnrique

What about the fact that 25 of those were training with the B team!!
Its the A team that need more up training.

15 training, another there injured. Several working. Pike won everything last season, and they had 6 and 7 training this time last year my Spanish friend.

Don't you worry about us..

**LuisEnrique** · 21/07/2011, 12:09 PM

Thats good to hear, bout time yer A team had a good season

**van der wheil** · 21/07/2011, 1:40 PM

Originally Posted by hoops38

im tipping pike b to have a decent season in this division ,going about their business quietly and will add few players to an already decent squad and in fairness to hanna he,s getting good turnout for training

Geraldines the same.Always a hard division to make predictions in.

**Zizou** · 21/07/2011, 2:51 PM

Originally Posted by van der wheil

Geraldines the same.Always a hard division to make predictions in.

Especially this year. Last year Summerville and Wembley stood out from the off, but this year is so much tougher to predict I reckon. Once the ball starts rolling we shall see. Are Fairview B still about then??

**van der wheil** · 21/07/2011, 3:17 PM

Originally Posted by Zizou

Especially this year. Last year Summerville and Wembley stood out from the off, but this year is so much tougher to predict I reckon. Once the ball starts rolling we shall see. Are Fairview B still about then??

Think they are but will be seriously depleted

**Zizou** · 21/07/2011, 4:11 PM

Originally Posted by van der wheil

Think they are but will be seriously depleted

I'm sorry to hear that. Oh who am I kidding...

**Lev Yashin** · 21/07/2011, 4:25 PM

Surely its quality over quantity at this stage lads. I mean its all well and good having 20 odd training but if they are bleedin' useless then they aren't gonna be much good!

I remember years when you'd arrive down for pre-season and there would be a massive crowd there...you'd do the hard running and get down to a few five asides or whatever and then there are lads falling over their own feet or the football.
A small nucleus of quality is better than a load of sh*te!

**Jofspring** · 21/07/2011, 4:33 PM

A lot of teams get huge numbers in pre-season and by the time the season comes they are down to 15 or 16 players. A lot drop out because they are not up for the commitment, some aren't up for the training and some have other reasons. Having a committed 15 or 16 is the main thing to have along with a bit of quality. If you have that you won't go far wrong in a season.

Sometimes though having really low numbers can be very disheartening, especially for the management. Nothing worse than going down training week after week to find 9 or 10 players only down.

**BigfeetBigsocks** · 21/07/2011, 4:50 PM

Originally Posted by shannonman

Surely its quality over quantity at this stage lads. I mean its all well and good having 20 odd training but if they are bleedin' useless then they aren't gonna be much good!

I remember years when you'd arrive down for pre-season and there would be a massive crowd there...you'd do the hard running and get down to a few five asides or whatever and then there are lads falling over their own feet or the football.
A small nucleus of quality is better than a load of sh*te!

Yeah and also a decent Keeper

**Lev Yashin** · 21/07/2011, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by BigfeetBigsocks

Yeah and also a decent Keeper

Ya but they are very hard to come by...sometimes you just have to take the fella who shows up every year and has his own gloves.

**lankyboy26** · 21/07/2011, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by shannonman

Ya but they are very hard to come by...sometimes you just have to take the fella who shows up every year and has his own gloves.

Shannon Hibernians meant to be good this year?

**deadly man** · 21/07/2011, 11:07 PM

Granville and Mungret will be the teams to beat although i heard Mungret lost a few players
Ger Bourke is going to the Boro and Keith McNicholas to Fairview
thats what i was told anyway,1a should be very tight this season with Pike B in there aswell
Best of luck to all teams

**Lev Yashin** · 21/07/2011, 11:37 PM

I dunno to be honest...try to avoid that place... ;-)
Still gonna have a couple of feisty derbies this year.

**van der wheil** · 21/07/2011, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by deadly man

Granville and Mungret will be the teams to beat although i heard Mungret lost a few players
Ger Bourke is going to the Boro and Keith McNicholas to Fairview
thats what i was told anyway,1a should be very tight this season with Pike B in there aswell
Best of luck to all teams

I dont see how Granville can or will be good enough unless they have signed a lot of players. Mungret, Charleville and maybe Geraldines would be my 3 against the field.

**lankyboy26** · 21/07/2011, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by shannonman

I dunno to be honest...try to avoid that place... ;-)
Still gonna have a couple of feisty derbies this year.

We have no derbies, ever

**Jofspring** · 21/07/2011, 11:48 PM

Originally Posted by lankyboy26

We have no derbies, ever

Killmallock would be ye're closest derby I would think. Only about 5km between them isn't there.

**lankyboy26** · 21/07/2011, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by Jofspring

Killmallock would be ye're closest derby I would think. Only about 5km between them isn't there.

Yeah that'd be the closest one alright. Closest team in 1A to us is Croom. 2 close games last season

**Zizou** · 22/07/2011, 7:42 AM

Originally Posted by van der wheil

I dont see how Granville can or will be good enough unless they have signed a lot of players. Mungret, Charleville and maybe Geraldines would be my 3 against the field.

We have.

**old git** · 22/07/2011, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by shannonman

I dunno to be honest...try to avoid that place... ;-)
Still gonna have a couple of feisty derbies this year.

you should go down and visit to see the great set up

club house two playing pitches , training pitch

even the FAI lads john delanney / ray hougton / john aldridge called out last week when they were visiting all the good clare/ shannon clubs as part of Fai agm in clare last week. .!!

**the lobster** · 22/07/2011, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by old git

you should go down and visit to see the great set up

club house two playing pitches , training pitch

even the FAI lads john delanney / ray hougton / john aldridge called out last week when they were visiting all the good clare/ shannon clubs as part of Fai agm in clare last week. .!!

Sure they FAI called out to Shannon Towns place aswell, Olympic too. What is your point?

Hibs will be average i hear but at the moment no players signed so who knows