Clare Junior Soccer

[leftie]

Their team keeps getting locked in the pub every saturday night.Its a pity i heard this has happened a few times.

Oh I feel so sorry for them

[OpenGoal]

Cos most of the community back there join gangs like the Bulls and dont play soccer.

Young Clancy is their best player by a country mile.

Kilrush seem to have a preoccupation with fighting and trying to intimidate other teams, especially at home. Perhaps if they concentrated more on playing football they would be more successful.

They actually arent that bad a side, the English fullback is handy, and the lad up front has a great shot on him........they should certainly be able to at least hold their own in Div. 1 , but their indiscipline seems to be their downfall. Maybe thats down to bad managing.

wasnt so long ago Kilrush appeared in the Div.1 shield final, granted they lost it, but mustve done something right along the way to get there. Do they still have the same core of the team, it couldnt have changed that much????

[OpenGoal]

Youre obviously the manger then.........

[Pauliwallnuts]

Their team keeps getting locked in the pub every saturday night.Its a pity i heard this has happened a few times.

You wouldn't be too far wrong there !!!

That is the crux of the problem right there as when people stay in they are a match for anyone in Division 3. There were about 6 of what would be considered 1st team players missing last Sunday. They were missing 2 strikers a left winger, a central midfielder, a left back & the sweeper is gone to the A-Team. The goalkeeper of course didn't help too much either

Saying that Oly were good & took their chances very well & you can see why they are top of Div 3. It'll be close between them & Kilkee for the title.

The amount missing was mainly down to work commitments & injury in fairness.

Kilkishen is too small a place to be able to sustain a decent B team anyway & its mainly seen as just a bit of craic for most of the lads !!
The fact that Kilkishen can put out 2 Junior teams & a Youths side in the 1st place is an achievement in itself considering all the big clubs that border it.

[Pauliwallnuts]

Latest Results taken from ClareFm

Moloney Hardware Premier Division
Cratloe Celtic 2 Bunratty United 2
Avenue United 2 Newtown 0
Lifford 4 Rinnanna R. 0
Conolly C 1 Moher C 3
Bridge United 0 Newmarket Celtic 0

Division One
Mountshannon C 3 Bridge United B 0
Shannon Olympic 2 Corofin 0
Rock Rovers 1 Kilmaley1
Bridge Celtic B1 Kilkishen 0

Division Two
Kildysart C 1 St. Pat's 0
Tullycrine 0 Burren United 2

Division Three
Kilkishen C 0 Shannon Olympic B 6

Some interesting results there !!!

[oldspice]

What a load of sh.t

Some class contributions there so far Fredred. This has to be the best of your ....2 posts!!!

[leftie]

Latest Results taken from ClareFm

Moloney Hardware Premier Division
Cratloe Celtic 2 Bunratty United 2
Avenue United 2 Newtown 0
Lifford 4 Rinnanna R. 0
Conolly C 1 Moher C 3
Bridge United 0 Newmarket Celtic 0

Division One
Mountshannon C 3 Bridge United B 0
Shannon Olympic 2 Corofin 0
Rock Rovers 1 Kilmaley1
Bridge Celtic B1 Kilkishen 0

Division Two
Kildysart C 1 St. Pat's 0
Tullycrine 0 Burren United 2

Division Three
Kilkishen C 0 Shannon Olympic B 6

Some interesting results there !!!

Only 1 I can add to those

Division Three
NEWTOWN B 1 - 2 RHINE ROVERS

[oldspice]

No i think the first one was probably better.You seem to have got a little upset cos i slagged ur boyfriend.Do u think that this post is up there with the other 2

Just about the same level. Not sure whether you checked when you registered but this is a football chat forum. So far, your 3 posts have had nothing whatsover to do with football. If you want to go slagging others off I'm sure youre familiar with a few more suitable websites.!!!!

[OpenGoal]

What a load of sh.t

What a well-thought out and articulate response.........you must be the pride of your club

[oldspice]

Seeing as most of the focus in this thread seems to be on the 1st division, how about this weekends games? Only a few 1st division games down for decision due to the cup but could be make or break for the Harps at home to Bridge Celtic. Bridge are very strong but the one thing they don't seem to like is a tight pitch (lost away to Kilmaley 4-1). Any thoughts? Bunratty B at home to Kilmaley could also be tight. Kilmaley aren't doing well away from home but will fancy themselves here. Again it depends on which "team" turns up for Bunratty. I can only assume they let themselves down against Mountshannon last Sunday as they looked fairly decent to me the previous week. In the cup, a few 1st division sides will have their work cut out. Kilrush at home to Newtown A would normally be a fiery affair but with Mr Dunne reffing they can't afford to step out of line. Hard to see anything but a win for Newtown.Tulla are at home to Bunratty A and could fancy their chances. A possible upset but not very likely. Likewise with Rock at home to Cratloe A. Mountshannon should have no huge problems away to St. Pats but the game of the day involving 1st division teams (We all know the real game of the day is Lifford v Avenue) could be Olympic at home to Kilkishen A. Revenge for Kilkishen after their recent league defeat, or Olympic to put them in their box good and proper?????

[OpenGoal]

Now thats a big word especially for you and your last post was three hours ago

yes, I'm at work .........youre probably sitting at home with one hand ready to respnd to any post, the other one obviously down your pants.........

[OpenGoal]

Ok, can we drop it now?.........its getting a bit boring


Oldspice,

I agree the (alternative) game of the day has to be Olympic vs Kilkishen. Will Kilkishen be at full strength. Olympic have really sorted out there defensive frailties of late so it should be a closely fought encounter....as usual. Maybe home advantage will be the decisive factor!!

[oldspice]

Ok, can we drop it now?.........its getting a bit boring


Oldspice,

I agree the (alternative) game of the day has to be Olympic vs Kilkishen. Will Kilkishen be at full strength. Olympic have really sorted out there defensive frailties of late so it should be a closely fought encounter....as usual. Maybe home advantage will be the decisive factor!!

depends on what you see as Kilkishen at full strength. Still trying to cope with the loss of a few key players and trainer. However, with a couple of players brought up from the youth squad and one from the b-team, they could at least be a bit more settled. Should be a closer fought contest than the league affair but yes, home advantage might sway it.

[dahamsta]

Fredred, you're not off to a good start on Foot.ie. Read the rules about flaming and spamming please.

adam

[BallBreaker]

Any comments on the talk of Summer in Clare,seems to have worked in Mayo,

[oldspice]

Any comments on the talk of Summer in Clare,seems to have worked in Mayo,

It's hard to see how Summer leagues would work in Clare. I know it has been reasonably successful in Mayo which is another rural county but it you look, you'll notice that it's mostly town teams that dominate there. In Clare, most rural clubs would be too dependant on GAA players whose availability during the summer would be severely limited due to hurling and football. I know it has been suggested that soccer could be played mid-week which would mean it would be more family friendly, and of course that would be a good thing, but GAA teams do train also... mostly on midweek evenings. At the moment, the larger GAA clubs in particular only "tolerate" local soccer clubs because it is a good way of keeping their players fit through the winter months. If it became a direct conflict, I think the relationship would be less harmonious. It will be interesting to see how successful the summer league will be in Mayo in a couple of seasons time when the novelty has worn off.
Don't get me wrong, I do see the benefits of a summer league, more family time, better pitches, better social side after games- particularly on Friday evenings, but the disadvantages have to be looked at also. Currently referees usually do two games on a Sunday and this cuts down on travelling. If the league goes midweek, they will only be able to do one game each evening, this also means being gone from home more often.... what will their wives/partners think? Also, while national competitions are still run during the conventional season (FAI, MJ etc) any teams playing in a summer league are at a disadvantage (Though I know Westport might be an argument against this).
I have no solid information but I would feel the idea of a summer league would find a lot more favour among clubs such as Newtown, Bunratty Olympic etc who wouldn't be decimated every time their local GAA team would have a training session, let alone a match. Don't forget that hurling matches happen on midwweek days also, whether that be underage, junior or senior and I'm fairly sure the GAA fixture committee and the soccer equivalent don't have such a fine relationship that they will meet each week to ensure there are no clashes.

[oldspice]

I think that its a great idea.So what if it clashes with the gaa if they dont want to play soccer leave them off.It clashes anyway the hurley heads are back training already so it doesnt really make a difference.

They do want to play soccer .... but in the months when soccer has traditionally been played. OK Olympic would probably win more trophies with the likes of Bridge Utd. Bridge Celtic, Kilmaley, Connolly, Kilkishen, Tulla, Moher, etc. gone off the scene but would that really make them a better or stronger club?

[oldspice]

Its a good point but i dont think it should all be forgotten about because of the gaa.

I'm certainly not saying it should be forgotten about .... I always look forward to the evening games kicking in, there's a summery feel about it and the few pints after always seem to taste better. My only point is that if we want the league to get stronger, it needs to be considered.

[MadMick]

I'm certainly not saying it should be forgotten about .... I always look forward to the evening games kicking in, there's a summery feel about it and the few pints after always seem to taste better. My only point is that if we want the league to get stronger, it needs to be considered.

Guys

when are Special Olympic going to blow up, I cannot see them getting promoted to many primadonnas and lack of discipline will cost them as per the last four years, I expect when they go behind they will fold and starting blaming each other and I reckon the management are not good enough.
Bunratty will kick lumps out of them to stop them getting promoted, Mountshannon will out fight them and Bridge Celtic will make mince meat of them. As for the cup forget it, Kilkishen to win handy, Olympic are just a bunch of workhorses!!!
My tips are

Bridge Celtic
Mountshannon
Tulla United
Corofin Harps
Rock Rovers
Bunratty B
Kilkishen Celtic
Special Olympic
Kilmaley Utd
Kilrush Rangers

[MadMick]

From what I hear this is no love lost between the two teams!!!!