Limerick Division 1A 2008/09

**abbeyvale** · 02/06/2009, 9:55 PM

Div 1A P W D L F A Pts
Mungret Regional 21 16 2 3 52 28 50
Geraldines 21 14 4 3 62 28 46
Shannon Town 21 14 3 4 45 26 45
Star Rvs 21 12 3 6 59 32 39
Summerville Rvs 21 10 5 6 47 33 35
Charleville 21 9 4 8 25 33 31
Croom Utd 21 6 6 9 34 42 24
Herbertstown 22 6 5 11 22 48 23
Prospect Priory 22 5 3 14 28 50 18
Ballynanty Rvs 20 4 4 12 28 48 16
Hill Celtic 22 4 4 14 27 47 16
Cappamore 21 4 3 14 39 52 15

Results
Tuesday June 9th
Shannon Town 4-2 Charleville,
Geraldines 4-1 Mungret Reg,
Prospect Priory 3-2 Summerville Rvs,
Ballynanty Rvs 0-0 Hill Celtic,

Fixtures
Thursday June 04th @ 1830
Charleville v Shannon Town, D Broughton,

Tuesday June 9th @ 1830
Cappamore v Mungret Reg, T Mazur,
Geraldines v Ballynanty Rvs B,

**papa-j** · 02/06/2009, 11:42 PM

Can someone explain why both games are not on at the same time?

Fixtures
Thursday June 04th @ 1830
Charleville v Shannon Town, D Broughton,

Tuesday June 9th @ 1830

Geraldines v Ballynanty Rvs B

**oscar** · 02/06/2009, 11:44 PM

Dines are playing in the cup final this thursday night

**Abbey Road** · 03/06/2009, 1:11 AM

Originally Posted by mulla

hsve to agree here,you can't rely on teams to do you a favour ,Mungret have there hard work in the league done and if they want to rest players thats there perogative,its unfortunate for Shannon and belive me we(balla)will be trying our best to beat the dines as we have to,we are in the same situation as yourselves,prospect beat summerville tonight which i predicted,if it was any other time in the season this would not have happened,i don't blame summerville for losing,its our fault we are in this position and no one elses, all shannon can do is win there own games and hope for the best

Legend.........

**Lev Yashin** · 03/06/2009, 7:48 AM

Originally Posted by Sir Jose

to say mungret didn't turn up tonight is a disgrace,the game was at 2 1 with 20 minutes to go.we've earned the right to play whatever team we want and it's not our fault ye have left it too late and are now depending on other teams to do ye favours.we have a final thurs and a final sunday,those games are our priority.ye have left it too late,geraldines play the right way and don't resort to route 1,grow up,the only people to blame for shannon not going up is shannon

Im not saying ye cant...but one of yer players came on here last week and stated that ye would be trying yer best to win the game...clearly that didn't happen if ye put out a "weakened" team...anyway look bottom line is we are where we are because we dropped stupid points over the season...we cant rely on anyone to win for us..we just have to win and hope Balla can do the same...

And as for your second statement...get a grip will you...the right way to play??? what is that exactly? surley the right way to play is playing the way you win?? you always play to your strengths simple as that...most of our team is over six foot so why wouldn't we bombard teams.

**CCCeltic** · 03/06/2009, 8:28 AM

Thought Croom and Balla played twice already? Why is this fixture outstanding?

**Goals4fun** · 03/06/2009, 8:40 AM

Originally Posted by Sir Jose

to say mungret didn't turn up tonight is a disgrace,the game was at 2 1 with 20 minutes to go.we've earned the right to play whatever team we want and it's not our fault ye have left it too late and are now depending on other teams to do ye favours.we have a final thurs and a final sunday,those games are our priority.ye have left it too late,geraldines play the right way and don't resort to route 1,grow up,the only people to blame for shannon not going up is shannon

to be honest if every team do not put our their best it is not fair on the rest of the league. try a bit of role reversal. All shannonman is asking is for the league to be 100% fair with everybody trying to win everygame.

If it was against a lower team that meant nothing then fine, but as promotion is at stake they should be respectful and play their full side.....
as said if the shoe was on the other foot i am sure mungreta nd the dines would nt be happy with shannon town

in relation to the route 1, surely you must not have enjoyed italia 90 so..

**old git** · 03/06/2009, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by oscar

Dines are playing in the cup final this thursday night

Fixtures
Thursday June 04th @ 1830
Charleville v Shannon Town, D Broughton,

Tuesday June 9th @ 1830

Geraldines v Ballynanty Rvs B

so then why not play the 2 games on sunday or tuesday 9th
seems a strange decision when both teams have 1 game left and are both in running for promotion

**Goals4fun** · 03/06/2009, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by old git

Fixtures
Thursday June 04th @ 1830
Charleville v Shannon Town, D Broughton,

Tuesday June 9th @ 1830

Geraldines v Ballynanty Rvs B

so then why not play the 2 games on sunday or tuesday 9th
seems a strange decision when both teams have 1 game left and are both in running for promotion

seems like what you'd expect from the ldms more like it....

I am sure if the dines are playing a cup final they would prefer it on a friday or sat night so players can celebrate if they won... it is a wonder the ldmc did not play the final on a monday night...

**Lev Yashin** · 03/06/2009, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by Goals4fun

seems like what you'd expect from the ldms more like it....

I am sure if the dines are playing a cup final they would prefer it on a friday or sat night so players can celebrate if they won... it is a wonder the ldmc did not play the final on a monday night...

I think the problem is that the lawson cup is on this weekend too...and mungret are playing in that...so they had to have the 1A cup final on the thursday...and plus it gives us a chyance to go out and watch the balla geraldines game!

**dines08** · 03/06/2009, 4:34 PM

So you're saying mungret didn't try? Or weren't fair to shannon...gimme a break. Do you think shannon got the games they would of got at the start of the season off charleville and herbertstown recently? Not a hope. It happens all the time to all teams. The season isn't even over yet and the excuses and sour grapes are out. It's not done yet, we still have to beat balla.

**Goals4fun** · 03/06/2009, 4:51 PM

Originally Posted by dines08

So you're saying mungret didn't try? Or weren't fair to shannon...gimme a break. Do you think shannon got the games they would of got at the start of the season off charleville and herbertstown recently? Not a hope. It happens all the time to all teams. The season isn't even over yet and the excuses and sour grapes are out. It's not done yet, we still have to beat balla.

there is no sour grapes. mungret did not play their full team due to resting players (admitted previously). if shannon town don't go up it is not over one game it is over the season.
it still does not excuse teams taking breaks when other teams have something to play for. but it is something in football that will never change.

**Carrot head** · 03/06/2009, 5:31 PM

Originally Posted by Goals4fun

there is no sour grapes. mungret did not play their full team due to resting players (admitted previously). if shannon town don't go up it is not over one game it is over the season.
it still does not excuse teams taking breaks when other teams have something to play for. but it is something in football that will never change.

Normally I don't think teams should rest players when there is a promotion race going on between other clubs, but i think the fact that we have 2 cup finals in 4 days allows for an exception to this rule, especially with the temperature conditions of tuesday evening. Every single club would have done the same thing.

**abbeyvale** · 03/06/2009, 5:33 PM

Originally Posted by old git

Fixtures
Thursday June 04th @ 1830
Charleville v Shannon Town, D Broughton,

Tuesday June 9th @ 1830

Geraldines v Ballynanty Rvs B

so then why not play the 2 games on sunday or tuesday 9th
seems a strange decision when both teams have 1 game left and are both in running for promotion

It could also affect the bottom of the table,
Lets say Charleville were to beat Shannon tomorrow night, then that would mean that The Dines are automatically promoted, and thus playing a weakend team v Balla "B" in their last game (which would suit Balla)..........................Both final games for each team should be played at the same time on the same day, end of........

**Lev Yashin** · 03/06/2009, 6:28 PM

Originally Posted by Goals4fun

there is no sour grapes. mungret did not play their full team due to resting players (admitted previously). if shannon town don't go up it is not over one game it is over the season.
it still does not excuse teams taking breaks when other teams have something to play for. but it is something in football that will never change.

This says enough...i need say no more...all we can do is keep trying to win...but i do wish geraldines the best of luck in the cup final...i hope ye win

**mulla** · 03/06/2009, 7:43 PM

Originally Posted by Abbey Road

Legend.........

how are the guns

**Abbey Road** · 03/06/2009, 8:20 PM

Originally Posted by mulla

how are the guns

Excellent...........

Big game coming up against Geraldines,is the former Geraldines legend Badger suspended after his red card last week or has he served a suspension already?

**Goals4fun** · 03/06/2009, 8:49 PM

Originally Posted by Carrot head

Normally I don't think teams should rest players when there is a promotion race going on between other clubs, but i think the fact that we have 2 cup finals in 4 days allows for an exception to this rule, especially with the temperature conditions of tuesday evening. Every single club would have done the same thing.

while i see your point it is still not a good thing to have happen......i am sure if ye were still going for the league ye would have had no problem fielding full strength teams for the league and the 2 cup finals....

but this is all done and over. best of luck for the premier next year....and in the cup final thursday...

**dines08** · 03/06/2009, 9:15 PM

Originally Posted by shannonman

This says enough...i need say no more...all we can do is keep trying to win...but i do wish geraldines the best of luck in the cup final...i hope ye win

Cheers! Here's hoping we can do it. Huge ask though, 6th game in 12 days with a squad of 13-14 most games.

**abbeyvale** · 03/06/2009, 9:52 PM

Originally Posted by Abbey Road

Excellent...........

Big game coming up against Geraldines,is the former Geraldines legend Badger suspended after his red card last week or has he served a suspension already?

Good player Badger, hope he us available, coz he'd enjoy playing that game.