SecondOriginally Posted by Second
no serious chip lot of respect for shannon town for keeping their club / teams going every year, but you summed it up with your statement " ya they are 2nd game but sure can't they do what they want since its their tournament.. !!! " as for cancelling games thats fair enough but you would hardly expect hibs to miss there first league game Saturday to play wesley webb instead
" football is a simple game "
Finally someone talking senseThe interest this pre season tournament brings to Shannon clubs/players every year really is amusing. If only the interest continued into the season ahead they might not be such a joke to other clubs/players looking in from the outside. The tournament is for the clubs to prepare for the season ahead but by looking at posts on this you would think its only the trophy Shannon clubs can win every season..... maybe it is.
Very harsh on yourself second
" football is a simple game "
It may or not be the only trophy shannon teams will win this season only time will tell. But it is a great tournament which generates a lot of interest even from those who look down on it from the outside
I love this every year - it genuinely makes me laugh
It's great that the WW is still going strong even if it's with the same old 'it's our tournament and we can do what we want' attitude.
I just wish it was once again a competitive 'pre-season' tournament and not the current uncompetitive set-up. Teams being asked to play one year and then not the next year, changes to the format, league group format, now everyone plays everyone, was 6 teams, is now only 5, all the various changes, whatever happened Saturday that ref missed first game, but reffed second game instead of the first game which is what you'd think would happen, ST always playing the 2nd game to enable as many of their players to make it after work etc etc
I also think the WW tournament would benefit from having Sixmilebridge and,or Newmarket in it every year. They may not both want to play as they will meet at various times in the season, but ST would benefit from playing better opposition and it would make winning 4 in a row an achievement (5 this year) as opposed to it being nothing more than just a formality.
Now please (pretty please) don't take this as an attack on anyone or anybody that helps run the WW every year, or that this being anti ST, because it's not - I am simply saying it would be nice to have a set of rules in place that were the same every year and that allowed for no grey areas.
I also don't think anyone looks down on the competition - if they do, it's a pity, they are forgetting it's a Memorial tournament.
Nothing is impossible
Im open to correction but the only reason its a 5 team tournament this year is Olympic pulled a team a last minute can't blame town for changing format there. Agree with you about bridge and newmarket but at whose expense.
Didn't know that about Olympic, nothing ST could do there.
You could try and have an 8 team tournament - 2 groups of 4, semi final and final. Rineanna would probably play as well.
I just thought it used to be a much better competition in years gone by.
Nothing is impossible
I love this every year - it genuinely makes me laugh
It's great that the WW is still going strong even if it's with the same old 'it's our tournament and we can do what we want' attitude.
I just wish it was once again a competitive 'pre-season' tournament and not the current uncompetitive set-up. Teams being asked to play one year and then not the next year, changes to the format, league group format, now everyone plays everyone, was 6 teams, is now only 5, all the various changes, whatever happened Saturday that ref missed first game, but reffed second game instead of the first game which is what you'd think would happen, ST always playing the 2nd game to enable as many of their players to make it after work etc etc
I also think the WW tournament would benefit from having Sixmilebridge and,or Newmarket in it every year. They may not both want to play as they will meet at various times in the season, but ST would benefit from playing better opposition and it would make winning 4 in a row an achievement (5 this year) as opposed to it being nothing more than just a formality.
Now please (pretty please) don't take this as an attack on anyone or anybody that helps run the WW every year, or that this being anti ST, because it's not - I am simply saying it would be nice to have a set of rules in place that were the same every year and that allowed for no grey areas.
I also don't think anyone looks down on the competition - if they do, it's a pity, they are forgetting it's a Memorial tournament.
well said Football unites
" football is a simple game "
Maybe they should have a tournament with out the other Shannon teams that would certainly give people something to moan about
Last night results
Hibs v rineanna 1-1 Draw
olympic v Town A 1-1 Draw
" football is a simple game "
Standings: P|W|D|L|Points
Shannon Town 2| 1| 1| 0| 4
Rineanna 2| 1| 1| 0| 4
Shannon Olym 2| 0| 2| 0| 2
Shannon Hibs 3| 0| 2| 1| 2
Shannon T B 1| 0| 0| 1| 0
Fixtures
Wednesday 12th August
Shannon Olympic v Rineanna Rvs
6.15 comp field
Shannon Town B v Shannon Hibs
7.30 comp field
Friday 14th August
Shannon Town b v Shannon Olympic
6.15 comp field
Shannon Town A v Rineanna Rvs
7.30 comp field
No fixture there between Shannon town A v Shannon town B copied from ST facebook page??
Maybe playing on Sunday 16th of August?
Any idea what happens if two teams finish top on the same amount of points how do we get a winner play-off / goal difference ?
" football is a simple game "
tonights result
Shannon Olympic beat rineanna 4-1
hibs drew 3-3 with town B
" football is a simple game "
Whens the finale on..?
Shuffleruns ... did you not read any of earlier posts ? no final ... competion is being run on a league basis and team top of table after most points after 4 games wins the competition
" football is a simple game "
Not particularly no, theres some &*^%$$ talked on this, but thanks!
Noway? There's &*^%$$ talked on here? On a forum? On people's opinions? Who would've guessed.
You'd expect Shannon town to go on and win it from here anyway. Hopefully Rineanna can beat town on Friday make it interesting.
Shannon Town 'B' 2-2 Shannon Olympic
Shannon Town 'A' 2-2 Rineanna Rvs
I think the table looks like this
Shannon Olym 4| 1| 3| 0| 6
Shannon Town 3| 1| 2| 0| 5
Rineanna 4| 1| 2| 1| 5
Shannon Hibs 4| 0| 3| 1| 3
Shannon T B 3| 0| 2| 1| 2
With Shannon Town A v Shannon Town B playing Monday night
What time is the Shannon town A vs B game on? Down the comp pitch I assume?
It's on in Corrib Drive at 6:15
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