to be honest with you I think Pike (6-1) and balla (15-2) are very short odds for both teams and probably bad value.
Looking at that Carrick at 10-1 seem the best bet - especially if they get a few home draws
Doesnt matter whther its 50 0r 5000000 to 1 if they are not going to win it!!!
"You'll not see nothing like the Shelbourne team"
to be honest with you I think Pike (6-1) and balla (15-2) are very short odds for both teams and probably bad value.
Looking at that Carrick at 10-1 seem the best bet - especially if they get a few home draws
carrick are not as strong as they were in previous years. if clonmel town can get all players fit they will take stopping. favourates have to be killester but i think a good outside bet would be grattan united
if it wasnt for birds and booze id have played for ireland juniors!!!!!
st micheals at 14 id go withOriginally Posted by balls
michaels decent enough bet will take beating at home. have prob best back 4 in country and prob most prolific junior striker around in paul kennedy. he got 37 goals last year with clonmel celtic and looks on course for that again this year with the saints
if it wasnt for birds and booze id have played for ireland juniors!!!!!
Yeah would agree that 33 to 1 is a big price... from what ive seen very strong centre halfs and front 2,and are strong at home seen them beat malahide at weekend malahide kept the ball better but ST peters created more chances and deserved to win.Very hard to look past killester but think pike rovers or castlebar celtic from what i hear will be up there and ballymun have great tradition.plus cork sides are always strong...
you're right...either does it matter if you're 28/1Doesnt matter whther its 50 0r 5000000 to 1 if they are not going to win it!!!(not that they said they did or anything), 28s is way too short...
have a feeling pike could do it, should have back them at 16/1 last week each way when ladbrokes were offering the first 4 places
The form book goes totally out the window lads to be honest.T'is all about gettin either a home draw or bein able to step your game up away from home.The odds are actually only pumpin some up an takin the pressure off others.
For instance,Balls your point about Kennedy scoring 37 last year and havin an excellent back 4 are all very good points but do you think your odds do that justice.We also have a striker that scored 37 goals last season an got 2 junior an 1 amaeture caps for himself We won the Cork Aul Premier at a canter .We have lost only 2 league games since season 05/06,got to the quaters of the Fai last year .Yet we are 20/1.
Pike,Michaels/Killester are very very strong at home as are just about everyone else at this stage.Its when you take them or anyone else away is when it starts to crumble.Ask the Pike lads if Killester had to come to Cork to play Grattan for instance would they expect Killester to get a result.By the same token I'dont think the we would be especially delighted to be goin up to Pike.Tough tough place to try to get a result.And their just one of the fav's to win
Even on recent form our last 6 games are as good if not better than any one else in the country P/6 W/6 F/21 A/0.Thats in 3 Fai games,2 Mjc an 1 Aoh game so havin a 7/2 or a 100/1 to play in the next round dosent really matter to us,they game dose'nt get any easier or harder because of your odds.Its recent form you should be lookin at when the Fai is comin at ya.The bookies look at how ye have done in the last few seasons to cast their odds,tis how a team is doin this season and especially of late should be what we will be lookin at.
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Their's only one Dinny Pop's.
you're right - logically no chance but the cup is all about how you perform on the day. The main thing is that we are in the draw for last 32 and will be there with a fighting chance of making the last 16. Its great to be there so lets wait and see what the draw throws up and take it from there.you're right...either does it matter if you're 28/1
have a feeling pike could do it, should have back them at 16/1 last week each way when ladbrokes were offering the first 4 places
you are only a loser when you stop trying. Playing sport does not build character, it reveals it.
Lads save your money for Leopardstown next week, Killester are a country mile ahead of the rest, home or away it doesn't matter, they just have too much quality. Pace, skill, toughness, experience, lethal finishers, mean defence, all good ball players, I will remind you in May that nobody in Junior Football is anywhere near their level right now. Much as it pains me to say it.
did they only win the last game (at home) vs shangan by 1-0, and this is against a team a division "below" killester, its grand saying they're unstoppable but away from home, dodgy home decisions (we've all been on the receiving end of those away from home) and a tough opposition on a dodgy pitch, it could come down to luck and bottle
the next 2 rounds are still hit & miss but then most upsets will be out of the way, it'll come down to whatever big guns are left in the cup for the last 8 and at that stage its hard to stay with the big boys on decent pitches and ref's that wont fcuk ya cause there's too many eyes watching, just to let everyone know if you do get an away draw you are entitled to linesmen but need to ask the home league to supply them if they're not on the original fixture, chances of being raped by 3 officials goes down considerably as opposed one crooked version, but i'm not saying ref's are crooked, we all know they're stand up honourable fellows to a man
2fm on sunday morning it is, football factory, away to chelsea, fcukin sweet !
good on ya le tizz....once again you are to the point without goin over the top like the small fella again!!!!! just as well we are gettin used to his rantin and ravin...just hope the rest of the country know to take him with a pinch of salt... well done on a crackin first half of the season and best of luck for the coming months to all...have a goos festive season and as far as the new year is concerned...LET THE GAMES BEGIN.......UP CORK
objective view
i'm enjoying his posts tho thirdeye, ya gotta hand it to him for self confidence
great year for ye all up in o'neill park, keep under the radar and working away at what ye've built up to now, we'll give ye a decent run in the league but as champions ye wont give anything away easy, should be interesting come may
we're off in the mjc on the 30th (bound to be a lovely crisp morning up in glenvale), both of us then with away ties to "lesser" limerick teams but away from home ya gotta be ruthless to be successfull, we'll see how it pans out
between us we'll try to keep weeman with his feet on the ground, enjoy the big day, besta luck vs marys and we'll see ye in the new year for some cork superiority complexes on the march up the country, giant killing spree on the horizon, look out fai you have been warned !
corcaigh abu
Rebel rebel rebel,rebels everywhere.Seems to me letizz everyone up the country has buckets loads of the self belife so I,sorry we could do with a little ourselves may be. Nothin wrong with the ball we play in Cork,the rest of the country can write us off if they want as non runners.Agree with you on the Killester point,dont know if i'd fancy them so much if they were drawn a little further down south and maybe a little less level than they have been used to.............As for me an my honesty(or rantin or ravin as ye put it) about what I may perceive as the truth,well that just me.
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Their's only one Dinny Pop's.
Dungarvan United
Made the trip to Dungarvan. What beat us on Sunday was being not match sharp and that is from not playing football regularly. Gave away poor goals while the Louisburgh Lion and Horks got us back right in it. Game could have gone either way but after going 3-2 down, we never threatened Dungarvan's goal. Dungarvan are well organised, quick and fit. However, the trip will be more remembered for the hospitality given to us by Dungarvan. We were present for their lotto draw, visited a couple of the pubs and had a late drink in the hotel. The Dungarvan Sec. brought some of the crew to the clubhouse on Sun. Morning and gave a guided tour and gave tea. The clubhouse was opened for the Liverpool V M*******er United game and the supporters were there for that. The tribe were treated to tea at half time and at the end, there was a great spread of food and the supporters bus was not allowed to leave until everyone on board got a plate of sausages, chicken and potato wedges. Everyone was treated like a lord. There was a presentation made to Westport United on Saturday evening also. A big thank you to Dungarvan Utd AFC for their wonderful hospitality and I hope that every club left will be hoping for an away draw, just for the hospitality alone. The Spirit of the FAI Junior Cup is well and truly alive. Dungarvan is the Westport of Waterford.
Never play leapfrog with a unicorn!!
Yeah, we played them down at their place 2 seasons back and all involved with them are top notch. Sound blokes, good set up, and will be tough to beat down there.
Abbey you lost?Didn't ye get knocked out last week?
well done too all the limerick teams who competed last weekend...
best of luck to all who are left in competition..
I'd put your house on Peters!!! serioulsy stranger things have happened, a good draw and you never know.
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