Limerick Division 1A 2008/09

[Lev Yashin]

with your keeper,stayed down (fair enough), he stood up talked to the ref, went back down, stood up again holdin d family jewels and threw it out of play. Nothin wrong with him, just wastin time like ye tried to do all game long lad..... Not gonna find much pity for that kind of behaviour anywhere in town

Referee told keeper to put it out and take his time...if you were at the game you would have noticed that after it went 1-1 there no time wasting at all we wanted to win and believed we could.

[CCCeltic]

From what I have seen so far Mungret look that bit better than everyone else in the division. I would fancy Geraldines for second with Shannon & Summerville to give them a good run. To stay up I think any of the sides that do go up will need to strengthen considerably when they go up. Kilmallock walked this division last year and look how they have struggled. I think Mungret & Geraldines have the same problems as Kilmallock, loads of talented young players able to play football but lack that bit of strength and physicallity needed to match the really top teams in Limerick.

[Goals4fun]

kicking the ball out in football has become a joke. Unless the ref stops play for an injury (deems it dangerous/too sore) then the ball should stay in play and the match proceed. If you kick it out then tough. how many times has the magic sponge been used....to waste time only for the fella to get up and run away..

[Lev Yashin]

kicking the ball out in football has become a joke. Unless the ref stops play for an injury (deems it dangerous/too sore) then the ball should stay in play and the match proceed. If you kick it out then tough. how many times has the magic sponge been used....to waste time only for the fella to get up and run away..

A ball from four yards away smashed into your nuts!!! think that would qualify as too sore??

[Goals4fun]

A ball from four yards away smashed into your nuts!!! think that would qualify as too sore??

i still think the ref should have the call. Stop play if needed and drop the ball (in this case just for the keeper to pick it up and continue play).

[Lev Yashin]

i still think the ref should have the call. Stop play if needed and drop the ball (in this case just for the keeper to pick it up and continue play).

take your point...but the ref did tell the keeper to throw it out and take his time...so...

[Goals4fun]

take your point...but the ref did tell the keeper to throw it out and take his time...so...

okay, my point was in general though. I think the over acting is ruining the game..
i remember this game being played by hard men before...or so they say on sky sports !!!

[abbeyvale]

Mungret Regional 8 7 1 0 23 9 22
Geraldines 10 6 3 1 29 15 21
Shannon Town 7 5 2 0 17 7 17
Charleville 10 5 3 2 12 9 18
Summerville Rvs 9 4 4 1 20 12 16
Star Rvs 8 4 2 2 22 15 14
Hill Celtic 11 3 1 7 17 26 10
Ballynanty Rvs 9 2 2 5 14 21 8
Prospect Priory 8 2 1 5 11 20 7
Herbertstown 10 2 1 7 14 25 7
Croom Utd 6 1 2 3 6 12 5
Cappamore 9 0 2 7 14 23 2

Results
(Sun 15/02/09)
Hill Celtic 2-1 Croom
Summerville 1-1 Shannon
Star Rvs 4-1 Prospect Priory
Charleville 1-0 Herbertstown
Ballynanty 2-4 Geraldines
Mungret Reg 4-2 Cappamore

Fixtures 22/02/09
Herbertstown v Croom Utd, 10.30, J Clancy
Mungret Reg v Star Rvs, 10.30, E Quaide
Cappamore v Ballynanty Rvs, 10.30, J McNamara
Summerville Rvs v Prospect Priory, 10.30, J Carey
Hill Celtic v Geraldines, 10.30, R McCann

[Carrot head]

From what I have seen so far Mungret look that bit better than everyone else in the division. I would fancy Geraldines for second with Shannon & Summerville to give them a good run. To stay up I think any of the sides that do go up will need to strengthen considerably when they go up. Kilmallock walked this division last year and look how they have struggled. I think Mungret & Geraldines have the same problems as Kilmallock, loads of talented young players able to play football but lack that bit of strength and physicallity needed to match the really top teams in Limerick.

Mungret only have 3 starting players aged 21 and under. The rest of the team would have an average age of about 27 so they are quite an old team. In my opinion they would be strong enough to survive in premier but would need to strenghten the squad to get into the top half of the premier.
On yesterdays game: Mungret 4-2 Cappamore
3 nil at half time and cappamore got two very dubious penalties in the 2nd half, the ref said himself that he would not have given them if the scorline was tighter!

[abbeyvale]

Mungret only have 3 starting players aged 21 and under. The rest of the team would have an average age of about 27 so they are quite an old team. In my opinion they would be strong enough to survive in premier but would need to strenghten the squad to get into the top half of the premier.
On yesterdays game: Mungret 4-2 Cappamore
3 nil at half time and cappamore got two very dubious penalties in the 2nd half, the ref said himself that he would not have given them if the scorline was tighter!

Whty isn't Keith McNicholas getting in your starting line up???

[abbeyvale]

Herbertstown 1 Croom Utd,
Mungret Reg X Star Rvs,
Cappamore X Ballynanty Rvs,
Summerville Rvs X Prospect Priory,
Hill Celtic 1 Geraldines,

[francesco_1]

Herbertstown 1 Croom Utd,
Mungret Reg X Star Rvs,
Cappamore X Ballynanty Rvs,
Summerville Rvs X Prospect Priory,
Hill Celtic 1 Geraldines,

Herbertstown x Croom Utd,
Mungret Reg 2 Star Rvs,
Cappamore 2 Ballynanty Rvs,
Summerville Rvs 1 Prospect Priory,
Hill Celtic x Geraldines

[abbeyvale]

Herbertstown x Croom Utd,
Mungret Reg 2 Star Rvs,
Cappamore 2 Ballynanty Rvs,
Summerville Rvs 1 Prospect Priory,
Hill Celtic x Geraldines

That would be nice!!!!!!

[old git]

Mungret only have 3 starting players aged 21 and under. The rest of the team would have an average age of about 27 so they are quite an old team. In my opinion they would be strong enough to survive in premier but would need to strenghten the squad to get into the top half of the premier.
On yesterdays game: Mungret 4-2 Cappamore
3 nil at half time and cappamore got two very dubious penalties in the 2nd half, the ref said himself that he would not have given them if the scorline was tighter!

old team with average age of 27 ...
fluck me i must be due my bus pass now

[francesco_1]

Any truth in the rumor cappamore are pulling out?

[francesco_1]

that rumour floated about last season too- and there proved to be no truth on it,so id say its highly unlikely. As for mungret being good enough for premier?? Their not,and if they think they are then they are only kiddin themselves,the jump for 1a to premier is enormous,anyone who says different is lying,ye'l say ger bourke and gary long being back will help ye,no doubt they will,two very good players along with the likes of keith and des, but they played with ye the year ye went down if im correct in thinking,so ye'd need alot more,just my opinion.

Well they have to have a bit of belief anyway, whats the point in breaking your balls getting out of 1A if u think you will come straigh back down, any team who goes up i would imagine would belive they can survive, there is always about 4 teams around the bottom so there's always a chance.

[CCCeltic]

Looks like Cappamore are going down alright but didn't hear they were pulling out. Prospect, Croom, Herbertstown & Balla all in danger of dropping down too with the recent run they have all been on. Any of those 5 teams get a couple of wins and they would be looking good.

[francesco_1]

balla b 2-4 dines....game switched to bateman

Ye are on a nice roll Dines i hope ye have an off day sunday

[francesco_1]

Looks like Cappamore are going down alright but didn't hear they were pulling out. Prospect, Croom, Herbertstown & Balla all in danger of dropping down too with the recent run they have all been on. Any of those 5 teams get a couple of wins and they would be looking good.

There is a lot of 6 pointer games so to speak at the top and botton of the table, prospect lost lots of players but i hope they stay up, croom are struggling but you cant really say much till the games in hand they have are complete

[Carrot head]

that rumour floated about last season too- and there proved to be no truth on it,so id say its highly unlikely. As for mungret being good enough for premier?? Their not,and if they think they are then they are only kiddin themselves,the jump for 1a to premier is enormous,anyone who says different is lying,ye'l say ger bourke and gary long being back will help ye,no doubt they will,two very good players along with the likes of keith and des, but they played with ye the year ye went down if im correct in thinking,so ye'd need alot more,just my opinion.

Have u seen us play this season? Our two wide players harkin and dunworth are makin a real difference to the side this season, the team has many changes to the team that got relegated a few years ago. Like francesco said, its everybodys aim to get promoted and stay up and theres no point not believing you can do it.