Cork AUL 2012/13

Big thank you to the Coachford club for the lovely hot soup last Sunday,it hit the spot,it was freezing down there.couldnt reply earlier as I received a little holiday haha,best of luck to Coachford for the remainder of the season,good bunch of lads.

Originally Posted by hotspur

Big thank you to the Coachford club for the lovely hot soup last Sunday,it hit the spot,it was freezing down there.couldnt reply earlier as I received a little holiday haha,best of luck to Coachford for the remainder of the season,good bunch of lads.

Well said. We are all the same....just different crests!

Originally Posted by hotspur

Big thank you to the Coachford club for the lovely hot soup last Sunday,it hit the spot,it was freezing down there.couldnt reply earlier as I received a little holiday haha,best of luck to Coachford for the remainder of the season,good bunch of lads.

well said hotpot i like the way you got in spot lol good man see you next year .

Cheers lad.we r punching above our weight this season as we are a first division team put into premier league cause of managment walk outs at start and during season.myself and other gaffer wanted to play our last season and now cant cause have to run team.just for those that didnt know why springfield arent as strong this year.players gone to midleton and ramblers and msl.

Originally Posted by tricksey

I don't know about that lads every manager has his own way of doing things. I know our gaffer comes out with us and has a fierce Craic and that but being honest when it comes to picking a team he s cut throat and that's all about it .
Alot of us know him since we're young lads underage so we know the score with him he will have a drink with us and a joke but won't hesitate in dropping or subbing a fella because they socialise.everyones different tho and I don't think there's any of us no what really happend up in the street ?

Street were and are poor because they had a manager who wasn't any good.nice fella away from football I hear but when it came to managing he put himself ahead of the team

Lads, 2 situations are different. Grattan's committee wanted a change, Eddie left because he wasn't getting a hand! The grattan players didn't think it was fair on littleman. As for the blarney street players, I can't comment on that because I don't know the situation there.

And for grattan now, I hope to see them up the top of the premier AUL as soon as possible, not only for the players but the committee. I know personally those guys give 100% and I wish them the best. They gave me a chance to coach for both the A and B teams, we all know what happened with the A team and it could of killing my love for coaching but it didn't and I thank Don, joe and all of the committee for helping me and for encouraging me on my move to Castleview. I'll even go on record saying I want to thank Littleman for letting me coach his A team at the time! So lads lets move on and not blaming others for players moving, even coaches move!

Pat McCauliffe back as boss....they have signed some players back from the team they won the league with and from what I hear they will be even stronger next year.. Great to see a club try and turn things around because we have seen down through the years especially up the northside what happens to good teams when commitee members move on and they are very hard to replace..rockville and villa utd off the top of my head who were very good teams....great to see blarney street start to turn it around from next season also...

I think it was the best thing to happen the club, to be honest i think they were going stale, getting stuck in 3rd. They needed a reboot and the clubs going MSL this year saved the club from losing their premier status.

Originally Posted by backpass

Pat McCauliffe back as boss....they have signed some players back from the team they won the league with and from what I hear they will be even stronger next year.. Great to see a club try and turn things around because we have seen down through the years especially up the northside what happens to good teams when commitee members move on and they are very hard to replace..rockville and villa utd off the top of my head who were very good teams....great to see blarney street start to turn it around from next season also...

Is there an argument to suggest that these are just teams as opposed to clubs and that these problems will persist unless a proper club/youth structure is put in place. Even though, we're all aware that it would be difficult to compete with the likes of Castleview to organise that

Originally Posted by backpass

Pat McCauliffe back as boss....they have signed some players back from the team they won the league with and from what I hear they will be even stronger next year.. Great to see a club try and turn things around because we have seen down through the years especially up the northside what happens to good teams when commitee members move on and they are very hard to replace..rockville and villa utd off the top of my head who were very good teams....great to see blarney street start to turn it around from next season also...

Pat McCauliffe haha i never knew he managed grattan

I'm sure he means Pat Caulfield

Originally Posted by Dixie's Cousin

I'm sure he means Pat Caulfield

Cheers dixie ...my bad

Originally Posted by el nino coro

Pat McCauliffe haha i never knew he managed grattan

Ah well we all make mistakes...


to all the lads that think coachford will win,hurry up get the wheel barrow of cash down to paddy powers and muliply it by 6,im going for 5-1 to pike

Originally Posted by Dixie's Cousin

Lads, 2 situations are different. Grattan's committee wanted a change, Eddie left because he wasn't getting a hand! The grattan players didn't think it was fair on littleman. As for the blarney street players, I can't comment on that because I don't know the situation there.

Bit harsh on Blarney Street, Dixie. Is a manager not in charge of his staffing?

Originally Posted by thebooboys

Is there an argument to suggest that these are just teams as opposed to clubs and that these problems will persist unless a proper club/youth structure is put in place. Even though, we're all aware that it would be difficult to compete with the likes of Castleview to organise that

Spot on....cork aul teams are lacking players coming through the ranks....look at MSL for example and the amount of underage teams that they have compared to AUL....Neighbouring teams are scrambling for signatures from lads in the same area....It goes back to the same argument that the AUL didnt give a toss for years about clubs set ups and how many teams from the one area were allowed play in the league

That's true but everybody needs a hand from all the club members

Originally Posted by Dixie's Cousin

That's true but everybody needs a hand from all the club members

I totally agree....But looking at clubs now compared to 10 years ago is amazing....I remember watching clubs play and there would be anything up 20 lads involved in the comitee and they would be there hail or rain on the sideline....very hard for clubs to replace these members nowadays..

Originally Posted by backpass

I totally agree....But looking at clubs now compared to 10 years ago is amazing....I remember watching clubs play and there would be anything up 20 lads involved in the comitee and they would be there hail or rain on the sideline....very hard for clubs to replace these members nowadays..

cant beat a good line it transfers to the pitch its all about unity.

I'd imagine people working isn't helping the good old days of a packed line. i remember growing up watched Knocknaheeny Celtic and you'd be lucky to see the pitch.