I cant say he is, what era was this in? Did u play in north tipp?Originally Posted by jimhacker
On the subject of names from the past/present, is that Glen Campbell fella still refereeing?
I cant say he is, what era was this in? Did u play in north tipp?
I'd say from early eighties on. to call him fastidious and eccentric would be an understatement.
I enjoyed a brief flirtation with North Tipp league around 1980/81.Thurles Town were my team.
There are still plenty of eccentric refs but that is par for the course.
Thurles Town dont even have a premier team anymore which is crazy, I can remember in the mid 90s they had a 'C' team. Now there 'A' team is in the first division. I think they won a shield this year though. We played them a few times last year. They were pretty poor, a lot of young lads but no real direction. Im guessing that the better players in Thurles play in the south tipp league.
The North Tipp league is starting back the 2nd week of July.
why is it starting so early . it will either make or break clubs seasons the early start. could effect rural teams badly with early start to season. players involved in gaa etc. wouldnt be such a problem in town teams though
Seems to be the idea. The shield starts first and if you get knocked out of that early you dont have another official game until the beginning of August.
I guess it rewards the teams that are better organised and dont rely on hurlers. To be honest i think there are way to many teams in North Tipp and it should be reduced and the teams relying less on hurlers.
I am in no way an expert on North Tipp football but from what I know I would have to agree with the above post. There are simply too many teams. Look at a parish like Holycross which is obviously in a hurling hot-bed. You have both Holycross and Cormackstown competeing for players. The fact that neither are capable of setting the world alight would indicate that the pool of available talent has been diluted to the extent that neither will be able to compete at anything like a competitive level. Untill some re-organisation takes place in North Tipp, the league is going no-where. Sorry, but thats a view from the South.
Totally agree! I have a few mates that play for another that are pretty handy, me and a maybe two others are running the club im playing for and they are doing the same. Ive been trying to get them to transfer but it would mean the end of their club, I dont want to be responsible for the end of that club but something has to be done. Nenagh Celtic have ran away with the league for the last 3 years and to be honest they are no great shakes. They only beat us in our last game with a last minute goal in injury time. And we started with 8 players!
The fact that a team is allowed to start a game with only 8 players would indicate that the League authorities and the refs are incapable of grasping a nettle on this. I know that rules do not proclude it but a Premier League cannot be described as healthy if this is allowed to occur. Good luck next season anyway mate, I hope Nenagh Celtic are challenged at the top. Its not in any leagues interest to have one side continuously dominate.
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