Limerick Division 1A 2008/09

**old git** · 25/03/2009, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by trueview6

I would like too see all the shannon teams going, midweek matchs out there are a curse,why dont they play in the clare league.

trueview wise up you make 1 trip in league out to shannon every year and maybe a cup game or 2 .. pity on you having to travel out from limerick city.. why not also get rid of croom / charleville / kilmallock /holycross/ cappamore/ bruff/ knockainey and just have a nice little city league... just think of shannon town / park every second week they may have to travel out of shannon to play matches

**old git** · 25/03/2009, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by shannonman

dunno bout grants to be honest but there is a 300 club in place and planning permission is in for a dressing room...we have a great school boy setup now and things look good...ill put it this way...20 years with the club and its the first time it actually feels like its going foreward from the under 8's through to the comittee..things look good...there are kids all over shannon wearing our kit and jackets. they implementation of standardising the kit to be Nike across the board was genius

shannonman,,, ye always had a great schoolboy setup problem in past was a hell of a lot of players leave for other clubs when they get older.. can't really see it being any differnt now ... new gear & jackets look excellent but ye need to also push for more sucess on pitch

there is also a lot of kids around shannon wearing park afc gear

**Lev Yashin** · 26/03/2009, 6:24 AM

Originally Posted by old git

shannonman,,, ye always had a great schoolboy setup problem in past was a hell of a lot of players leave for other clubs when they get older.. can't really see it being any differnt now ... new gear & jackets look excellent but ye need to also push for more sucess on pitch

there is also a lot of kids around shannon wearing park afc gear

Take your point about players leaving as they get older....but look at our team now...the majority of us have played for shannon town since we were school boys...maybe some have left and come back(gerry kelly, darren griffin,packie d'arcy) but most have been there years.

**old git** · 26/03/2009, 9:00 AM

Originally Posted by shannonman

Take your point about players leaving as they get older....but look at our team now...the majority of us have played for shannon town since we were school boys...maybe some have left and come back(gerry kelly, darren griffin,packie d'arcy) but most have been there years.

how many ex youth team players from last 2 years are currently playing with shannon town a . not having a go at ye alone as most clubs in shannon have the same problems

**Lev Yashin** · 26/03/2009, 9:57 AM

Originally Posted by old git

how many ex youth team players from last 2 years are currently playing with shannon town a . not having a go at ye alone as most clubs in shannon have the same problems

Well i dunno bout Brian Power
But Gareth Aherne, Darren Griffin, Deccy Carew, Alan Watson, Fergal McCarthy, Adrian Carew(still youths) Davy Fla...... Jamie Egan...just Outta youths...and then signed for us! Packie Dracy played schoolboys as did Gerry. Alan Downes.

I mean if anything this year we have attracted players rather than lose them...youngsters like Jamie..Gary Leahy, Chippy...and Adrian Staying have been big pluses.

**Side Cutter** · 26/03/2009, 12:40 PM

One question, why is that young lad <Adrain Carew> not playing youths football if he elligable to play, why is he not pursuing his carrer at youths level.

Did he ever play youths?

**old git** · 26/03/2009, 1:51 PM

Originally Posted by shannonman

Well i dunno bout Brian Power
But Gareth Aherne, Darren Griffin, Deccy Carew, Alan Watson, Fergal McCarthy, Adrian Carew(still youths) Davy Fla...... Jamie Egan...just Outta youths...and then signed for us! Packie Dracy played schoolboys as did Gerry. Alan Downes.

I mean if anything this year we have attracted players rather than lose them...youngsters like Jamie..Gary Leahy, Chippy...and Adrian Staying have been big pluses.

jamie egan / gary leahy left newtown a couple of years back to join newmarket celtic youths , adrian carew was also playing with newtown up untill a season or so also , chippy also signed for newtown a season or so back also ... so question must be asked why did they leave shannon town in first place .. plus chippy & gary leahy would be gaa men as first choice sport

**old git** · 26/03/2009, 1:54 PM

Originally Posted by Side Cutter

One question, why is that young lad <Adrain Carew> not playing youths football if he elligable to play, why is he not pursuing his carrer at youths level.

Did he ever play youths?

may be wrong here but he may have played youths with newtown !!
but i definatly think he played under 16 / 17 with newtown .. good point you ask why is he not playing youth football with shannon town

**Lev Yashin** · 26/03/2009, 1:54 PM

Originally Posted by old git

jamie egan / gary leahy left newtown a couple of years back to join newmarket celtic youths , adrian carew was also playing with newtown up untill a season or so also , chippy also signed for newtown a season or so back also ... so question must be asked why did they leave shannon town in first place .. plus chippy & gary leahy would be gaa men as first choice sport

no the question must be asked...Why leave newmarket/newtwon and sign for us???

**old git** · 26/03/2009, 2:11 PM

Originally Posted by shannonman

no the question must be asked...Why leave newmarket/newtwon and sign for us???

newtown disbanded

plus jamie egan signed for park start of season but left when could not get a regular starting place ... as for leaving newmarket i dont know as they were involved with succesful youths team and also involved with A team which won priemer league in clare so why would they leave a succesfull team ?? only they can answer this..
plus is keith power ex shannon town still involved with newmarket

**trueview6** · 26/03/2009, 2:36 PM

Originally Posted by old git

trueview wise up you make 1 trip in league out to shannon every year and maybe a cup game or 2 .. pity on you having to travel out from limerick city.. why not also get rid of croom / charleville / kilmallock /holycross/ cappamore/ bruff/ knockainey and just have a nice little city league... just think of shannon town / park every second week they may have to travel out of shannon to play matches

1 trip are you on the high stool? what about all our schoolboy teams that have to go there midweek.What div are park rangers in?

**Dallas** · 26/03/2009, 3:30 PM

Originally Posted by abbeyvale

Div 1A P W D L F A Pts
Mungret Regional 10 9 1 0 26 9 28
Geraldines 12 8 3 1 35 17 27
Charleville 13 7 3 3 17 13 24
Star Rvs 12 7 2 3 35 19 23
Summerville Rvs 12 6 4 2 26 16 22
Shannon Town 8 5 2 1 17 8 17
Herbertstown 13 3 2 8 18 31 11
Hill Celtic 13 3 1 9 19 36 10
Ballynanty Rvs 11 2 3 6 16 25 9
Croom Utd 9 2 2 5 11 18 8
Prospect Priory 11 2 1 8 12 28 7
Cappamore 10 0 2 8 16 26 2

Fixtures
Sunday 29 March @ 10.30
Summerville V Hill Celtic
Star V Cappamore
Shannon V Balla B
Croom V Geraldines
Herbertstown V Mungret

Tuesday March 31 @ 18.15
Star V Shannon
Cappamore V Balla B

Thursday April 2 @ 18.15
Croom V Mungret
Prospect V Shannon

Any predictions for the week ahead? Its going to be a tough week for some teams with away fixtures for the first of the mid-week games, it'll be interesting to see the reaction and how the squads will be affected with some teams caught for players with work commitements and college etc. I think this will be the week to test shannon, I know when we played them they looked to have a big squad, with 4 games in a week(give or take a few days) they will need that squad to keep that momentum they built up, to keep that going.
Also for Star they have 2 home games in a week, it could see them really jump up the table and really make a claim for promotion and challenging for the league.
Mungret have had alot of home games so far so 2 away games in 4 days out in sticky places such as h'town and croom will test their resolve to see how they cope with some dodgy pitches and the evening kick-offs.
All in all a big week for the overall league that could really shake up the table some bit.

**abbeyvale** · 26/03/2009, 4:31 PM

Fixtures
Sunday 29 March
Summerville 1 Hill Celtic
Star 1 Cappamore
Shannon 1 Balla B
Croom 2 Geraldines
Herbertstown X Mungret

Tuesday March 31
Star 1 Shannon
Cappamore X Balla B

Thursday April 2
Croom 2 Mungret
Prospect X Shannon

**old git** · 26/03/2009, 6:37 PM

Originally Posted by trueview6

1 trip are you on the high stool? what about all our schoolboy teams that have to go there midweek.What div are park rangers in?

schoolboys also play home & away so again they should only have 1 daunting & terrible long journey out to shannon... what about shannon town / park and other clubs not based in city they also have to travel into limerick midweek and you don't see them on moaning

you don't seem to know alot about soccer in limerick if you have to ask what league park rangers in .. as they are now known as park afc

**Lev Yashin** · 26/03/2009, 6:57 PM

Originally Posted by old git

newtown disbanded

plus jamie egan signed for park start of season but left when could not get a regular starting place ... as for leaving newmarket i dont know as they were involved with succesful youths team and also involved with A team which won priemer league in clare so why would they leave a succesfull team ?? only they can answer this..
plus is keith power ex shannon town still involved with newmarket

well no disrespect to park and i know they have changed managers since but if Jamie cant get a game then there is something seriously wrong..he is a real talent and a serious prospect....but surely your point about players leaving shannon town no longer stands up as players are now signing for us rather than leaving.....or have you just got your big wooden spoon out?

**old git** · 26/03/2009, 8:02 PM

Originally Posted by shannonman

well no disrespect to park and i know they have changed managers since but if Jamie cant get a game then there is something seriously wrong..he is a real talent and a serious prospect....but surely your point about players leaving shannon town no longer stands up as players are now signing for us rather than leaving.....or have you just got your big wooden spoon out?

strange decision alright about jamie by park.. he should have had no problem getting onto that park team. yeah players are signing & also staying which looks good for the future .. my only worry would be if park get promoted they may come poaching a few of your players and a few you already mentioned may be easily talked into leaving.. i don't always use my big wooden spoon negativaly

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**Lev Yashin** · 26/03/2009, 8:50 PM

Originally Posted by old git

strange decision alright about jamie by park.. he should have had no problem getting onto that park team. yeah players are signing & also staying which looks good for the future .. my only worry would be if park get promoted they may come poaching a few of your players and a few you already mentioned may be easily talked into leaving.. i don't always use my big wooden spoon negativaly

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Has some one at Shannon Town done something to you?
your so negative...we are now attracting players to out club like we never had before...i personally have been with the club 20 years and in that time i have had my chances to leave and have come very close to it at times. But never did and i dont regret it. i won stuff at school boy and youth levels and also won the 1A a few years ago. if after this season and the leaps foreward my club have made that someone wants to go and sign for Park Rangers...get good luck and good riddence...it just angers me that people have this impression of shannon town as a backward club when we aren't, we are a foreward thinking club...ok we dont have the best pitch or dressing rooms but the effort that is going into bring kids up through the ranks is staggering....and the comittee is working on improving our dressing rooms and hopefully in time our new pitch can be a decent pitch..

right i need a strong drink.

**abbeyvale** · 26/03/2009, 9:57 PM

Originally Posted by shannonman

well no disrespect to park and i know they have changed managers since but if Jamie cant get a game then there is something seriously wrong..he is a real talent and a serious prospect....but surely your point about players leaving shannon town no longer stands up as players are now signing for us rather than leaving.....or have you just got your big wooden spoon out?

Shannonman, realistically how many points would you settle for from the next 3 games?
Home to Balla (Sun)
Away to Star (Tue)
Away to Prospect (Thur)