Going up?

**Castle Barracks** · 22/02/2006, 11:32 AM

Realistically,what are our chances of winning the league,or even gaining promotion this season?

**Lim till i die** · 22/02/2006, 3:08 PM

Well promotion wise I'd say we have fairly good "potentual marketability"

Seriously though we should be well up there for the title this season. NOC now has at his disposal:

Arguably the best keeper in the division (Noel Mooney if anyones wondering)

If he decides to play them together, easily the best centre half pairing in Finny and Paddy Purcell

Again, Noels tactical wisdom permitting, an excellent left back in Brian Buckley

The Best winger in the division: Colm Heffernan

One of the most commited and best midfielders/striker/emergency centre halfs in Tommy Legend.

Up front he has a proven goalscorer at this level in Carthy and also the most gifted striker and possibly player in the division in Robbie Kelleher.

There are still a few pieces of the puzzle to be filled in but add players like Conor Molan, Kevin Waters, Shane Guerin, Dave Ryan, Paul Rose and yes even Wolfie into that mix and your looking at a pretty good team/squad

**Mark_no9** · 23/02/2006, 9:02 AM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Well promotion wise I'd say we have fairly good "potentual marketability"

Seriously though we should be well up there for the title this season. NOC now has at his disposal:

Arguably the best keeper in the division (Noel Mooney if anyones wondering)

If he decides to play them together, easily the best centre half pairing in Finny and Paddy Purcell

Again, Noels tactical wisdom permitting, an excellent left back in Brian Buckley

The Best winger in the division: Colm Heffernan

One of the most commited and best midfielders/striker/emergency centre halfs in Tommy Legend.

Up front he has a proven goalscorer at this level in Carthy and also the most gifted striker and possibly player in the division in Robbie Kelleher.

There are still a few pieces of the puzzle to be filled in but add players like Conor Molan, Kevin Waters, Shane Guerin, Dave Ryan, Paul Rose and yes even Wolfie into that mix and your looking at a pretty good team/squad

Agree Lim, Have to be there or there abouts this year, even with your man at the helm, even he couldn't not push for promotion with that squad.....
Reading your post and the first thing that hit me as I read the names of the "KEY" players this year..There are 6 ,yes six ex Fairview players mentioned.....Not looking good for Limerick in the future as The View going through a mean spell..Food for tought.

**LFC in Exile** · 23/02/2006, 9:10 AM

Buckley, Barrett, Kelliher and Heffernan. Who else is Fairview?

**Trainee** · 23/02/2006, 9:21 AM

Noel Mooney is a good Keeper but Alan Gough is the best keeper in the first division by a mile

**see's it** · 23/02/2006, 9:40 AM

Originally Posted by LFC in Exile

Buckley, Barrett, Kelliher and Heffernan. Who else is Fairview?

Purcell had a season with Fairview before joining Pats and im guessing here that Finny played schoolboy with them as his from up around that direction...............i think myself Heff is really the only view man as the rest played with alot of other clubs........

**The Stars** · 23/02/2006, 9:56 AM

well id say Raf Creataro is the best winger in the league now but I think Limerick have a good chance of going up...its between yerselfs,Sligo B team, Shams,cobh and Athlone.but i hope ye win it.

**Mark_no9** · 23/02/2006, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by LFC in Exile

Buckley, Barrett, Kelliher and Heffernan. Who else is Fairview?

Purcell and Guerin

**Mark_no9** · 23/02/2006, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by see's it

I think myself Heff is really the only view man as the rest played with alot of other clubs........

All went from Fairview to Limerick is what I'm saying.......

**Ash** · 23/02/2006, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by Trainee

Noel Mooney is a good Keeper but Alan Gough is the best keeper in the first division by a mile

Not being bias, well not much anyway

, but I reckon Danny O'Leary
is the best keeper in Division 1. Even though we finsished bottom it was
nothing he could be faulted for, i.m.h.o.

**Trainee** · 23/02/2006, 11:50 AM

It looks to me the Raf tranfer was not about football reasons. After all he is from sligo and u would think he would have jumped at the chance to play with is local team in the premier division. Some serious questions need to be asked.

**LFC in Exile** · 23/02/2006, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by Mark_no9

All went from Fairview to Limerick is what I'm saying.......

Purcell didn't go from Fairview to Limerick. he went to Pats and then returned to Limerick from there.

Its the way things should be anyway - the better junior players should step up to senior football. Fairview were by far the better team in junior football in recent years so it is understandable that the senior side would have a fair smattering of ex View players. If the relationship between senior and junior in teh city was functioning properly then the better Pike etc players now would be trying to get onto the senior squad.

**Red4Eva** · 23/02/2006, 3:58 PM

mooney prob is best keeper in the div i'd say. if NOC decides to play football and not waste players like heffo i'd be surprised if ye don't challenge for play off at least

**WeAreRovers** · 23/02/2006, 4:11 PM

Sorry lads, I haven't a clue about the division yet but if there's a better keeper than Barry Murphy I'll be very surprised. Noel Mooney for instance isn't a patch on Barry Murphy.

KOH

**Trainee** · 23/02/2006, 4:12 PM

But There is no promotion & relegation this season surely you know that

**Castle Barracks** · 23/02/2006, 4:52 PM

What?

**Kerry Blue** · 23/02/2006, 6:20 PM

Originally Posted by Trainee

But There is no promotion & relegation this season surely you know that

That's true but Limerick must finish in the top 2 (or 3 at the very least) if they hope to get into the new Premier League for next year. Problem is though, the FAI haven't said how many teams will make up this new Premier Division and if they cut it back to 10 teams, then even winning the First Division this season may not be enough. I think we should be well capable of a top 3 finish this year with Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk being the main challengers.

**JohnD** · 23/02/2006, 7:02 PM

Mooney the best Keeper

Youre having a laugh surely.
We need another Centre Half, 2 Full Backs, Right Sided Midfieder and

an attacking midfielder imo.
So Personally I dont think we will get promoted. Even Real Madrid would find it hard to get up with NOC in charge of "Tactics"

We may still play in the Top division next year but it will have nothing to do with Footie !!!