Limerick Premier Division 2011/12

**thomas72** · 28/09/2011, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by Spindoctor

Pike Rovers are favourites to win the FAI Junior cup this year but what odds are they to have a player capped?
You can ignore the rantings but you cannot ignore the facts!!
The Limerick league is arguably the best in the country and the Limerick players do not get the recognition they deserve!
The FAI Junior cup has been won by two different Limerick clubs in the last two seasons and with a bit more luck the O.T.trophy could have been won aswell.
Has this success been reflected in the selection of the international squad?..well I for one do not think so!
The Junior panel is not made up of Dublin/Tipp players alone,other leagues are represented but the most successful league of recent times seems to be overlooked time and again.The scouts for these other leagues seem to be doing well for their players but in my opinion the scout for Limerick does not attend enough games.I've attended dozens of games over the last 4 or 5 seasons and can only recollect seeing him at two.
I am not on here to canvass for any club or player....just to give my opinion!!

Even the most biased or the neutrals must admit that there's something not quite right.
At the very least some of the Limerick players should be invited to attend the training camps or play in the friendlies that are organised before the competitive games....I'm sure they won't let anyone down.
Best of luck to all Limerick clubs in the various competitions this year!!

GReat post spot on It's incredible the ignorance towards Limerick players. Roy keane was spot on what he said years ago the fai get lost once they leave Dublin.

**hoops38** · 28/09/2011, 11:48 PM

Originally Posted by Spindoctor

Pike Rovers are favourites to win the FAI Junior cup this year but what odds are they to have a player capped?
You can ignore the rantings but you cannot ignore the facts!!
The Limerick league is arguably the best in the country and the Limerick players do not get the recognition they deserve!
The FAI Junior cup has been won by two different Limerick clubs in the last two seasons and with a bit more luck the O.T.trophy could have been won aswell.
Has this success been reflected in the selection of the international squad?..well I for one do not think so!
The Junior panel is not made up of Dublin/Tipp players alone,other leagues are represented but the most successful league of recent times seems to be overlooked time and again.The scouts for these other leagues seem to be doing well for their players but in my opinion the scout for Limerick does not attend enough games.I've attended dozens of games over the last 4 or 5 seasons and can only recollect seeing him at two.
I am not on here to canvass for any club or player....just to give my opinion!!

Even the most biased or the neutrals must admit that there's something not quite right.
At the very least some of the Limerick players should be invited to attend the training camps or play in the friendlies that are organised before the competitive games....I'm sure they won't let anyone down.
Best of luck to all Limerick clubs in the various competitions this year!!

excellent post and a very good neutral opinion ,

**diego10** · 29/09/2011, 11:22 AM

nearly half the population of the country are in dublin, approx 80,000 in limerick yet you think the limerick league is the strongest. i doubt some of the weaker teams in the premier would compete in Dublins top division.

**theboywonder8** · 29/09/2011, 1:08 PM

Originally Posted by Spindoctor

Pike Rovers are favourites to win the FAI Junior cup this year but what odds are they to have a player capped?
You can ignore the rantings but you cannot ignore the facts!!
The Limerick league is arguably the best in the country and the Limerick players do not get the recognition they deserve!
The FAI Junior cup has been won by two different Limerick clubs in the last two seasons and with a bit more luck the O.T.trophy could have been won aswell.
Has this success been reflected in the selection of the international squad?..well I for one do not think so!
The Junior panel is not made up of Dublin/Tipp players alone,other leagues are represented but the most successful league of recent times seems to be overlooked time and again.The scouts for these other leagues seem to be doing well for their players but in my opinion the scout for Limerick does not attend enough games.I've attended dozens of games over the last 4 or 5 seasons and can only recollect seeing him at two.
I am not on here to canvass for any club or player....just to give my opinion!!

Even the most biased or the neutrals must admit that there's something not quite right.
At the very least some of the Limerick players should be invited to attend the training camps or play in the friendlies that are organised before the competitive games....I'm sure they won't let anyone down.
Best of luck to all Limerick clubs in the various competitions this year!!

Every word you say is true,great post,

**the truth** · 29/09/2011, 1:27 PM

name the players you feel should have been included in the last Irish squad

**the truth** · 29/09/2011, 1:33 PM

boy wonder should do his research before before making comments on the Irish set up. there are no scouts in the other leagues.......there is only 1 scout covering the Munster area who happens to live in Limerick.

**mrman** · 29/09/2011, 2:12 PM

and who happened to be abuse in town one day

**theboywonder8** · 29/09/2011, 2:20 PM

Originally Posted by the truth

boy wonder should do his research before before making comments on the Irish set up. there are no scouts in the other leagues.......there is only 1 scout covering the Munster area who happens to live in Limerick.

He must spend all his time so in tipp/Kerry/Clare/cork/and Waterford because he certainly doesn't go to local games.

**theboywonder8** · 29/09/2011, 2:21 PM

Originally Posted by mrman

and who happened to be abuse in town one day

By whom??

**the truth** · 29/09/2011, 2:32 PM

i've seen him at a lot of local games. there are a lot of games in town each week that do not involve Pike!!!

**theboywonder8** · 29/09/2011, 4:18 PM

Originally Posted by the truth

i've seen him at a lot of local games. there are a lot of games in town each week that do not involve Pike!!!

I didn't mention pike,I'm speaking in general,

**the truth** · 29/09/2011, 4:46 PM

i'm perfectly aware you didnt mention pike, but its pike games that you attend. at a quick calculation i estimate that there at least 12 leagues in munster,possibly 500 teams so he has a lot of games to go to. so its no surprise that you dont see him that often!

**tedd11** · 29/09/2011, 5:22 PM

mullins,enright,neville,borris are all good enough to have been given alot more international chances with the junior team than they have got.they should at least been at training games regularly.enright has been every bit as good as chawkie the last 10years.chawkie has 60odd caps,how many does enright have? also are most of the top junior players in town not ineleigble for junior squad as they have played LOI? if so then its the amateur team they can only play for?this team is mostly represented by leinster?munster senior league teams that play in tougher leagues every week than junior teams hence the lack of junior players on the squad?not many of the top players in town have stuck with junior over the years.loads have tried there hand at LOI?this may explain the lack of limerick players?

**diego10** · 29/09/2011, 7:24 PM

Originally Posted by hightackle

Less people live in kilkenny than dublin but when is the last time dublin won the all ireland in hurling(what a stupid stat)

Killkenny and Dublin both have 40 hurling clubs. there is surely 10 times more soccer clubs in Dublin than limerick. but your right all the good players play in limerick. superstars...

**hoops38** · 29/09/2011, 7:34 PM

Originally Posted by the truth

name the players you feel should have been included in the last Irish squad

imo tierney,kavanagh and mullins with pike ,shane clarke with the boro

**blueboy2** · 29/09/2011, 7:42 PM

Originally Posted by theboywonder8

By whom??

By so called Pike supporters surely you must know a lot of people involved in junior football do.

**waist high** · 29/09/2011, 8:12 PM

Originally Posted by Spindoctor

Pike Rovers are favourites to win the FAI Junior cup this year but what odds are they to have a player capped?
You can ignore the rantings but you cannot ignore the facts!!
[B]The Limerick league is arguably the best in the country[/B] and the Limerick players do not get the recognition they deserve!
The FAI Junior cup has been won by two different Limerick clubs in the last two seasons and with a bit more luck the O.T.trophy could have been won aswell.
Has this success been reflected in the selection of the international squad?..well I for one do not think so!
The Junior panel is not made up of Dublin/Tipp players alone,other leagues are represented but the most successful league of recent times seems to be overlooked time and again.The scouts for these other leagues seem to be doing well for their players but in my opinion the scout for Limerick does not attend enough games.I've attended dozens of games over the last 4 or 5 seasons and can only recollect seeing him at two.
I am not on here to canvass for any club or player....just to give my opinion!!

Even the most biased or the neutrals must admit that there's something not quite right.
At the very least some of the Limerick players should be invited to attend the training camps or play in the friendlies that are organised before the competitive games....I'm sure they won't let anyone down.
Best of luck to all Limerick clubs in the various competitions this year!!

good post but have to dis agree wit the underline because a good league is competative not 1 team and 11 others

**xpskid** · 29/09/2011, 8:34 PM

Question....Should players who do not want to represent their respective leagues in O.T be considered for their country?

**the truth** · 29/09/2011, 8:48 PM

as with boy wonder hoops 38 also needs to do his research. the last squad was an amateur squad and as tierney, kavanagh and clarke have played at a level of football higher than junior level, they are ineligible to represent their country at amateur level. not too sure what the situation is with mullins, i know he was with UCD but dont know if he played LOI

**Lev Yashin** · 29/09/2011, 9:16 PM

Now you are coming around to my way of thinking...you still did not answer me why have dublin not won the all ireland hurling in so long with the amount of clubs and people they have in dublin.

I'd say it's to do with the fact that football was deemed the most important Gaelic sport in Dublin since the foundation of the GAA and it remains that way...population isn't a prerequisite to success..if it was china would have won a world cup...it's all about priorities.