Clare League 2005/06

**First** · 04/05/2006, 1:11 PM

Originally Posted by manalishi

Davey Wall has been picked in the Ireland Amateur panel again and this time as a Clare player

Congratulations Davy, hopefully you will still be a Clare League player next season , I am sure there are a few clubs that would have you. How about yourself and Mike O'Malley joining forces again.

**Interested** · 04/05/2006, 2:52 PM

Originally Posted by old boy

clifford can understand your frustration but unfortunatly clare league has been like this for years...
nobody involved with a club should get a position of power on league,,, how many times over the years has lydon / healy don their teams favours.. calling of matches ... or even at end of seasons making other teams play 2-3 times a week to see if results will go their way before playing their teams last match... it always has been who you know on league committe to see if any favours could be obtained ... even this year newmarket celtic nearly got caught out with all players suspended for last vital match of season ( if only suspenions had been done earlier ) !!! nearly a very costly favour...

maybe it is time for all clubs to attend agm andd have our say on current joke that is the clare league

hopefully one day we will get a professionally run clare league committe

Have to agree totally with you old boy. The Clare League Committee is like the magic roundabout, lets face it, who in their right mind would want M. Lydon's job. People ringing you at every hour of the day looking for one thing or another (favours).
Any Club that puts forward one of its own members for a position on the Committee will first and foremost have the interests of their own club over others, thats the way it has always been and unless there are drastic changes, that will be the way it continues. Finding somebody with no allegance to any club would be a bit of a non starter I think.

**First** · 04/05/2006, 3:06 PM

Originally Posted by Interested

Have to agree totally with you old boy. The Clare League Committee is like the magic roundabout, lets face it, who in their right mind would want M. Lydon's job. People ringing you at every hour of the day looking for one thing or another (favours).
Any Club that puts forward one of its own members for a position on the Committee will first and foremost have the interests of their own club over others, thats the way it has always been and unless there are drastic changes, that will be the way it continues. Finding somebody with no allegance to any club would be a bit of a non starter I think.

Is it not suppose to be the case that a commitee has a set of rules to work to.

**Interested** · 04/05/2006, 7:56 PM

Originally Posted by First

Is it not suppose to be the case that a commitee has a set of rules to work to.

Agreed. But it doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out that the Committee can bend the rules a little if the majority of the committee agree, (which happens more than occasionally with the Clare League). Just out of curiosity does anybody know how many clubs are represented on the committee?
Connolly, Kilmaley, Newmarket, Kilkishen are 4 that I know of, What about the rest? Does Jim Madden have an allegance to any Club?
Anyway lads the AGM is coming up shortly, a great chance to try and sort out the injusticies of the Season (once again), as its the same every year but no one goes forward to join the committee and the process continues.

**Murphman** · 05/05/2006, 6:51 AM

HI Lads, Just found out that we've to play Cratloe in the Clare Area Fai Semi Final this wednsday night... I thought if you were knocked out of the FAI that you're out and thats it??? My team Bridge Celtic got the furthest in this years competition and it dosen't make sense for us to play Cratloe in a Semi when we have already knocked them out of the competition... Fair enough Avenue Crat etc got to the same stage shouldn't it just be a 3 way playoff to see who would play us in the final??? Once again the Clare league make up their own rules...

**guvnor** · 05/05/2006, 9:58 AM

Originally Posted by First

Congratulations Davy, hopefully you will still be a Clare League player next season , I am sure there are a few clubs that would have you. How about yourself and Mike O'Malley joining forces again.

Yeah wouldnt mind seeing Davy linking up with Mallo in Newmarket next season!!!

**myleftfoot** · 05/05/2006, 9:58 AM

Originally Posted by Murphman

HI Lads, Just found out that we've to play Cratloe in the Clare Area Fai Semi Final this wednsday night... I thought if you were knocked out of the FAI that you're out and thats it??? My team Bridge Celtic got the furthest in this years competition and it dosen't make sense for us to play Cratloe in a Semi when we have already knocked them out of the competition... Fair enough Avenue Crat etc got to the same stage shouldn't it just be a 3 way playoff to see who would play us in the final??? Once again the Clare league make up their own rules...

welcome back murphman. Sounds like ye are getting screwed but I wouldnt get too excited about it. They probably wont even play the area final - see previous posts from Avenue and Newtown etc regarding Munster Area final.

**Pauliwallnuts** · 05/05/2006, 1:10 PM

Guys,

Anyone got any of the results from all 3 divisions 1st to 3rd of last weekends games. All updates on A2Z seem to have stopped since the premier finished. Also loads of results missing from the 3 divisions.

Surely Mike Lydon has these results. I know Prem Rep updates these results on A2Z but I remember a post a week or 2 ago where he was struggling to get the results.

Everyone wants to see how things end up at season end otherwise whats the point in doing it in the 1st place ??

**shelbourne1904** · 05/05/2006, 1:54 PM

Inch v Newmarket b 1-1
Newmarket B v Rhine 1-1
St Pats B 1 Inch 2
St Pats B V Newtown b 0-0 .This game will not actually take place and has been agreed as shared points with the league as there is nothing at stake.

**shelbourne1904** · 08/05/2006, 11:05 AM

Money point V Newtown FC under 16 League
4 - 5

This was a great advertisement for schoolboy football in Clare but not one for the defensive coaches.Newtown started best and after 4 minutes and were one up when Adrian Carew slotted home past Padraig Looney after great cross from flying right winger Jamie Egan.Within 2 minutes the home side had drawn level after Jamie Gilligan outsmarted the visitors defence and unhinged their offside trap to race into a great scoring position from the halfway line to gave James Toone no chance in the Shannon goal.He did it again 2 minutes later as it appeared that Sean Condon and Daniel Gallery had no answer to his pace and skill as once again he beat the offside trap and rounded Toone to make it 3-1.Five minutes later he had a hattrick as this time Toone raced out to the edge of the box but completely missed his clearance and Gilligan had a simple task to tap home.Newtown replied with a great shot from Man of the Match Gary Whelan but his rasping shot from 12 yards struck the crossbar and bounced out to safety.Eric Bradley made it 4-1 on 40 minutes when he shot home after another muddle in the Newtown defence.Throughout this half the visitors had created many chances but a combination of some excellent goalkeeping by Looney and bad finishing by their front men left Newtown with what looked like a hopeless task ,however the twist in the tale began when Rory O Connell cut inside from the left wing and rifled home a great goal from 13 yards giving the diving Looney no chance just before referee Frankie Coote blew for halftime.

The age old adage of a game of two halves was never better displayed as right from the kick off the visitors,attired in their away strip of all white threw caution to the wind and did their damdest to impersonate the hue and flare of the Galacticos.
Egan who had given his opposing full back a torrid time throughout crossed once more and Carew arrived in perffect time to shoot past Looney from 6 yards on 50 minutes.10 minutes later great work by O'Connell on the other wing resulted in a penalty decision by Ref Coote and Kieran Hacket,who had been unusually quiet throughout,cooly slotted home to make it
level scoring.The homeside who had been dominant throughout the first half had lost all composure as Shane Byrne and Sean Condon had now got to grips with Gilligan who still managed to get a shot in on 65 minutes but this was well saved by substitute keeper Michael Fitzpatrick.Adrian Carew was denied his hatrick when he missed an opener with 10 minutes left from 10 yards after being put though by Steven McInerney.Despite the Newtown onslaught the home side still created one or two chances but with 5 minutes left on the clock a great ball from the now outstanding Gallery to substitute right winger Dom Hayes allowed him to pinpoint a cross to the inrushing Carew who made no mistake to finish with aplomb for his hatrick and the winning strike in a heart stopping match in which both sides never failed to entertain.Newtown had great performances from Aaron Leahy and man of the Match Gary Whelan while Moneypoint were well served keeper by Padraic Looney and the talented Gilligan.

**Prem Rep!** · 08/05/2006, 1:26 PM

Sorry lads,
I was doing exams for the last couple of weeks.
I will update the website as soon as I can.

**Scobie** · 08/05/2006, 2:38 PM

how cud you score a hat-trick in an under16 match and not get man of the match? good match report though.

anyone at any of the youths semi's on saturday? moher 3-1 newtown and newmarket 3-2 bridge united. strange results

**myleftfoot** · 08/05/2006, 3:52 PM

Anyone got report on cup semis. Two big shocks by all accounts.
Yet another year with no team from premier in final. Just shows how bad the premier standard is this year. Lowest points total for years in that division.
Avenue A&B game sounds bizzarre. Rumour last night has it that Avenue B agreed to let A team through so A team rested number of players and got mugged on the day. B team supposed to have been using an A player in cup but A team won't object to their friends who should have a number of extra players back themselves for the final. Another farce for the clare league.

**the only 1** · 08/05/2006, 4:32 PM

Originally Posted by First

Congratulations Davy, hopefully you will still be a Clare League player next season , I am sure there are a few clubs that would have you. How about yourself and Mike O'Malley joining forces again.

heard a rumour pike rovers are going 2try and sign him

**shelbourne1904** · 08/05/2006, 5:02 PM

Originally Posted by Scobie

how cud you score a hat-trick in an under16 match and not get man of the match? good match report though.

anyone at any of the youths semi's on saturday? moher 3-1 newtown and newmarket 3-2 bridge united. strange results

In the Ennis game Newtown went 2 down in 2o minutes after 2 cockups in their defence.Moher were strong but Newtown dominated the second half and pulled one back before a glaring handball in the Moher box was missed by all 3 officials which should have levelled the game before the brilliant Killian Malone who had played in a 15s match that morning came on and scored an absolute cracker from out on the wing to settle the result in Mohers favour.

Dont know what happened at the other game other than to be amazed how a team that pulls out of the league can be allowed play in the cup and are now in the cup final????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????CAN SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME A PLAUSABLE EXPLANATION FOR THAT?????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????
I THOUGHT I HAD HEARD IT ALL

**Pauliwallnuts** · 08/05/2006, 8:33 PM

Originally Posted by Prem Rep!

Sorry lads,
I was doing exams for the last couple of weeks.
I will update the website as soon as I can.

No problem Prem Rep. I wasn't blaming you anyway. You are doing a great job with A2Z. Keep up the good work.

By the way moving to your neck of the woods soon. Do you know if M. Egan as in the small fella or Cosi are playing for your B team these days??

**old boy** · 09/05/2006, 7:42 AM

Originally Posted by Murphman

HI Lads, Just found out that we've to play Cratloe in the Clare Area Fai Semi Final this wednsday night... I thought if you were knocked out of the FAI that you're out and thats it??? My team Bridge Celtic got the furthest in this years competition and it dosen't make sense for us to play Cratloe in a Semi when we have already knocked them out of the competition... Fair enough Avenue Crat etc got to the same stage shouldn't it just be a 3 way playoff to see who would play us in the final??? Once again the Clare league make up their own rules...

murphman...

unfortunatly it has been this way for a couple of years now
last four remaining teams in fai playoff now to see who becomes area winners... will agree it is crazy you have to play teams again after beating them ,,, someday we will be faced with embarasment of a clare team hopefully winning out the fai junior cup and then getting beat in a clare area semi final at end of season...

**old boy** · 09/05/2006, 7:45 AM

Originally Posted by shelbourne1904

In the Ennis game Newtown went 2 down in 2o minutes after 2 cockups in their defence.Moher were strong but Newtown dominated the second half and pulled one back before a glaring handball in the Moher box was missed by all 3 officials which should have levelled the game before the brilliant Killian Malone who had played in a 15s match that morning came on and scored an absolute cracker from out on the wing to settle the result in Mohers favour.

Dont know what happened at the other game other than to be amazed how a team that pulls out of the league can be allowed play in the cup and are now in the cup final????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????CAN SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME A PLAUSABLE EXPLANATION FOR THAT?????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????
I THOUGHT I HAD HEARD IT ALL

did you ask clare league for a plausable explanation ... i hear they have a large book full of new excuses / reasons

**CousinSylDolan** · 09/05/2006, 8:21 AM

That dude that wears the scarf at the CL meetings will surely have something in his little rulebook about the youths farce... That rulebook that no-one else seems to be able to get their hands on.

Congrats to Davy Wall of Newtown by the way on his international call up. Nice article today in the Clare People about him. Good reports on all cup games too...

I wonder will Shels favourite paper have as good coverage on Thursday...especially with the hurling up and running now.
I must say Shel's I really enjoy the Champion on a Thursday...their coverage of ladies darts played in the Clare Inn is very extensive.

Some shocks in the cup semi's alright. Avenue beat Olympic 6-0 and then lose to their B team!!!!!!

**shelbourne1904** · 09/05/2006, 8:51 AM

Originally Posted by CousinSylDolan

That dude that wears the scarf at the CL meetings will surely have something in his little rulebook about the youths farce... That rulebook that no-one else seems to be able to get their hands on.

Congrats to Davy Wall of Newtown by the way on his international call up. Nice article today in the Clare People about him. Good reports on all cup games too...

I wonder will Shels favourite paper have as good coverage on Thursday...especially with the hurling up and running now.
I must say Shel's I really enjoy the Champion on a Thursday...their coverage of ladies darts played in the Clare Inn is very extensive.

Some shocks in the cup semi's alright. Avenue beat Olympic 6-0 and then lose to their B team!!!!!!

Lads dont get me wrong.I have no issue with ladies sport,I run a ladies team, WHAT I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IS PREFERENCE FOR ONE SPORT OVER ANOTHER.I.E How on earth can that publication,I wont flatter it by calling it a paper,as that would require impartiality on its part,devote so much time to minority sports,camogie/ladies gaelic football TRAINING over ,now listen to this because its a fact,THE BIGGEST PARTICIPATED IN SPORT IN THE COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!!