FAI Junior Cup 2005/06

**hamish** · 03/05/2006, 1:43 PM

Re. Carpets posts above

Does that mean Thunderblaster and Irishyop are staying on thread

Ok, Ok, getting coat.

**headerball** · 03/05/2006, 1:43 PM

Originally Posted by irishyop

Terryland in Galway, I think 2nd last weekend of May.

Fair play to Athenry totally deserved their win, Celtic did not turn up and I was very disappointed with a number of players.
Formation was strange with playing 1 up front but it seems Rusty was injured so could not play a full game.

Was excellent banter between the supporters and a good laugh, even if we did get totally drenched.

As said Milebush was a carpet, it is a dream to play on.

what club normally plays in milebush ?

**irishyop** · 03/05/2006, 1:56 PM

No one has it has a home pitch, well the grass pitch has no lodger. Mayo league owned as far as I know.
I remember an Ireland U21 match played there about 10 years ago.

They play cup and play off games there, Oscar Traynor cup games I presume are played there.

On the omni grass part of it I think that it is still either Glenhests or Fahys home pitch, could be wrong on this though

**headerball** · 03/05/2006, 2:18 PM

Originally Posted by Athenryboy

I had a feeling we would hear from you today headerball, i recall you making the call a long time ago.fair play

Im glad people have seen how well we actually can play after sundays result, we were being writtin off last week. I think we suprised a lot of people including Ladbrokes in Castlebar, odds of 4-1 before the game!!!

I have to say well done to the Groundskeepers of Milebush , the pitch was in great nick on sunday. Thanks to Castlebar for their hospitality also and best of luck in the Connaught Cup.

And thanks of course to all the support we had up in castlebar, it was
unreal!!!!

athenryboy,

how many of that team are still around from when they played fairview a few years ago.
i saw them that day and they looked fairly good.
also i think they played ballynanty the year before and were very unlucky.

**Athenryboy** · 03/05/2006, 3:32 PM

there are at least 11 of the panel of 23 from Sunday that were involved in the games with Fairview & Ballynanty. A lot of young players have came through since to add to the squad, it shows how much it pays to have a good youth setup.

**swinfordfc** · 03/05/2006, 4:00 PM

Athenry v Waterford Crystal
should be a great final

**Gaillimh Al** · 03/05/2006, 4:39 PM

Hearty Congratulations to all involved in Athenry. Well done on a marvellous achievement in reaching the Final.

This is made even more impressive by the fact that they have won 7 of their ties away from home. It was inevitable that one of the Galway sides would reach a final soon, but I dont think many would have said it would be Athenry. Hibs, Mervue, Salthill and Athenry have been rivals over the last couple of seasons but I'm sure everyone in the city and county will get behind them and Terryland can probably expect its biggest crowd of the season whenever the final is played.

Trivia:Would Davy Crimmons become the first man to have won both All-Ireland GAA Club Championship and FAI Junior Cup medal if Athenry prevail?

**Thunderblaster** · 03/05/2006, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by Gaillimh Al

Trivia:Would Davy Crimmons become the first man to have won both All-Ireland GAA Club Championship and FAI Junior Cup medal if Athenry prevail?

Ask Jimmy Magee!!

**lim abroad** · 04/05/2006, 1:37 AM

Originally Posted by Athenryboy

there are at least 11 of the panel of 23 from Sunday that were involved in the games with Fairview & Ballynanty. A lot of young players have came through since to add to the squad, it shows how much it pays to have a good youth setup.

did you play in those games?

**Raheen** · 04/05/2006, 8:46 AM

Originally Posted by Gaillimh Al

Hearty Congratulations to all involved in Athenry. Well done on a marvellous achievement in reaching the Final.

This is made even more impressive by the fact that they have won 7 of their ties away from home. It was inevitable that one of the Galway sides would reach a final soon, but I dont think many would have said it would be Athenry. Hibs, Mervue, Salthill and Athenry have been rivals over the last couple of seasons but I'm sure everyone in the city and county will get behind them and Terryland can probably expect its biggest crowd of the season whenever the final is played.

Trivia:Would Davy Crimmons become the first man to have won both All-Ireland GAA Club Championship and FAI Junior Cup medal if Athenry prevail?

Unlikely!! It's his younger brother Michael, up til recently that Galway goalkeeper, the hurls for Athenry.

**Athenryboy** · 04/05/2006, 9:26 AM

Originally Posted by lim abroad

did you play in those games?

sub in the bally game , played against fairview at home.We were unlucky against fairview allrite, last min peno won it

Some draw in the Senior Cup!, great incentive for this Sundays Game vs Bangor Celtic.

**headerball** · 04/05/2006, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Athenryboy

sub in the bally game , played against fairview at home.We were unlucky against fairview allrite, last min peno won it

Some draw in the Senior Cup!, great incentive for this Sundays Game vs Bangor Celtic.

from what i remember ye should have beat balla aswell !

**HuRya** · 04/05/2006, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by Athenryboy

Some draw in the Senior Cup!, great incentive for this Sundays Game vs Bangor Celtic.

A fairytale Senior cup draw if ever there was one( or two in this situation)-
Athenry vs Shelbourne;
Bohemians vs Waterford Crystal
- you couldn't have scripted it any better..

Best of luck to both teams in the final and in ye're respective senior cup draws..after all it took both team's best efforts to knock out our two remaining Limerick hopefuls in the quarter finals-Pike Rovers and UL Aisling Annacotty.

**shelbourne1904** · 04/05/2006, 3:53 PM

Well done to Athenry and best of Luck from Newtown FC.You beat us up there a few years ago in xtra time.The Wests Awake!!!!!
Now I wonder what song will your supporters will sing in the final????

**renovater** · 05/05/2006, 9:38 PM

Originally Posted by shelbourne1904

Well done to Athenry and best of Luck from Newtown FC.You beat us up there a few years ago in xtra time.The Wests Awake!!!!!
Now I wonder what song will your supporters will sing in the final????

With out a doubt The Fields of Athenry would be a good start.
good luck in the final

**bigball** · 11/05/2006, 3:00 PM

i would expect a huge crowd for the game with lots of people from other galway junior clubs attending. hopefully the will all get behind the local team. i presume its pay on the gate. that mite lead to a bit of congestion because i rekon all the neutral galway people (if u know what i mean) will wander down to terryland at kick off time.

I would not be surprised if there was 5,000 at the game.

**gnasher** · 11/05/2006, 3:49 PM

If it's anything like last year it should be ok:
Positives:
- Cracking Day
- Great Pitch
- Great Atmosphere
- Mental Crowd
- We won

Negatives:
- Traffic Congestion
- Buying tickets at door with 500 people trying to get in
- Warm 7-up etc from shop

Best of luck to both teams. I might get out of the 'Section 8' ward and come down to lend my voice. My loyalties are undecided - Feel for Crystal as it's their second final in as many years, while the patriot in me says 'keep it West of the Shannon'.

**lim abroad** · 12/05/2006, 12:24 AM

Originally Posted by Athenryboy

sub in the bally game , played against fairview at home.We were unlucky against fairview allrite, last min peno won it

Some draw in the Senior Cup!, great incentive for this Sundays Game vs Bangor Celtic.

i played against you then

**markydo1** · 12/05/2006, 11:05 PM

i seriously think waterford crystal will win this, they have a good team, and to be honest the away fixture will suit them as most of there fai run was to teams away and they won most of them comfortably

best of luck to crystal,

**Terry** · 13/05/2006, 9:50 AM

Originally Posted by bigball

i would expect a huge crowd for the game with lots of people from other galway junior clubs attending. hopefully the will all get behind the local team. i presume its pay on the gate. that mite lead to a bit of congestion because i rekon all the neutral galway people (if u know what i mean) will wander down to terryland at kick off time.

I would not be surprised if there was 5,000 at the game.

Unfortunately, Terrylands maximum capacity is 3,500 with the section for the new stand closed off. Also, the pitch is very bobbly at the moment but is still in good condition considering there is an average of 2 matches a week being played on it with all the junior and juvenile finals.