we will be in there supporting ye anyway, dont concede early and ye can frustrate them,
Its going to be tough Sunday but 6 I don;t think so - experience / heart and ability in abundance which has been stated recently other teams lack - so should make for good showing - worth the trip
we will be in there supporting ye anyway, dont concede early and ye can frustrate them,
I think Martin O'Brien is a great ref but I hate when we have him against Avenue. I don't think Bunratty lack bottle, far from it. Sometimes however they may lack leadership when things are not going their way. All teams need their leaders and Avenue without David Russell and Brendan Rochford could be accused at times of lacking those qualities also.
I was not there last Sunday so I cannot comment on the penalty (or lack of one). I will say though that Martin O'Brien is one of the best referee's around and I cant say he ever favours Avenue. Good ref doing the lg game Sunday too so lets hope we are not talking about his decisions after Sunday.
I will say though that the player that was penalised for the penalty is imo targted by referees. He has built up a rep and seems to be getting punished more than seems fair. I will admit he has been out of order at times in the past but its harsh to see him punished like he is.
I'd be surprised to see Rineanna get a win in the Fairgreen (limerick) but they can def make a game of it. Some experience mixed with youth in the team and best of luck to them. Keep the Clare flag flying...
he has built up a rep... !! usually only get those by constantly getting into trouble with ref's.. so a lot of it would be his own faultOriginally Posted by CousinSylDolan
but it is not right though that ref's keep targeting him if this is correct but unfortunatly
it is because of his rep he may be getting punished now ..
we all know now on opposing team / who to wind up / who not to wind up / who to give the hard tackle to early in games / who's tackles to avoid . same with refs .. certain ref's you can get away with a lot of fouls even mouth off but then other refs you cant even tackle or open your mouth :
" football is a simple game "
well if certain players on some teams are targeted by refs then they wont get anything easy next sunday with mr sutton ( who is in my opinion the best ref in clare!), he is extremely fair and unbiased so it should be a good game
P W D L F A GD PTS
Bunratty 11 8 2 1 24 10 14 26
Avenue Utd 8 6 0 2 24 10 14 18
Lifford 10 6 0 4 24 15 9 18
Bridge Cel 10 5 3 2 23 18 5 18
Newmarket 10 5 1 4 17 18 -1 16
it looks like a 2 horse race but i see all these teams dropping points before season ends so it just depends on who drops to who.
What Clare Cup fixtures are on this weekend? And predictions??
have a check and see what's on http://www.claresoccer.net/
" football is a simple game "
In the hat for Rd 3...
Avenue United A
Lifford B
Rineanna Rovers
Tulla United A
Mountshannon Celtic
Kilkishen Celtic
Hermitage A
Bridge Celtic B
Rhine Rovers
Newmarket Celtic A
Rd 2
Bridge United B V Bridge United A (Bridge A)
Moher Celtic A V Lifford A (Lifford A)
Turnpike Rovers V Corofin Harps A (Pike)
Rock Rovers V Manus Celtic A (Rock)
Tulla United B V Moher Celtic B (Tulla B)
Sporting Ennistymon V Kildysart Celtic (Ennistymon)
here we go again. same all crack. people on here pretenting to be avenue and stirring up peope the wrong way. did u see all the avenue players jumping and shouting their mouth off no because we have won nothing yet and we were in the same situation last year and were potless. a lot of games to be played in league and cup and if nwkt, lifford or bridge go unbeaten they will be up there. we have a healthy rapport with nwkt and you don't need start playing games to wind nwkt up because avenue v nwkt are always cup games and form goes out the window. and we will go for a pint regardless of score with them guts and all
is this same ref who didn't give avenue peno in rineanna with game at 0 0 and who didn't give peno for burren v bunratty for handball in box???? top three refs are sutton, o'brien and murray. oh and brosnan....
my opinion it was a peno. bunratty got lucky last year in 2-2 cup game with avenue denied a peno in that game.
so all those boys pretending to be avenue please refrain from off the field tatics and let the players do the talking please
The above is all opinion and based on personal experience. Unless stated otherwise it is not a dig at anybody, well probably none of you lot.
hear hear
I agree with you Clifford, how low can some of these guys stoop,pretty low by the looks of it. Remember last year when New Celtic won the league what were their strong points a. fitness b. discipline (would you believe it, actually, I heard one of the best disciplinary records in the league last year). They won the League last year only losing 1 game, their last match didn't matter V Avenue. Bunratty are in that position this year & could even pass the 42 points it was won on last year. That is what cost them the Cup match last Sun, they were lacking that extra edge they have had in the league so far. It'll be back this Sunday, watch this space.
It does say time and venues on claresoccer.net in the cup section
I'd tought Kildysart, Harps and bridge B's would be in for a shout to win sunday
i am really disappointed with the comments about martin O brien. he been an ex lifford player i remember him sending off a lifford player with a straight red a few years back down in sixmilebridge. he was not far inside our half when the incident happened and got a straight red for been last man although this was technically true there were 2 other players in close vicinity. to be honest i never liked when he reffed lifford matches as i thought he favoured the other teams so not to show his past... but all in all he is an excellent ref who keeps up with the play, doesnt take much shyte fom players and tries to let the game run.
as for the league
I can remember a few years back we had the exact same record as bunratty at the half way point in the season and then lost it on the last day of the season when we drew against newmarket and avenue lay down and let the bridge beat them easily...there is a long way to go in the league and lots can happen. my money is on avenue(much as i hate to say it). but still i wouldnt rule out any team in the top half... not just yet
plastic: explain ur hatred of avenue
jealousy ? history? or no reason?
arivart : and the point about newmarket only losing one game last yr( cos the last game didnt count???) it does count, they lost 2, im not making the point cos they lost to avenue, its just facts.( they deserved to win the league, they were the best team, before accuses me of being bitter.) so enough of the silly talk
PP, ye have nobody but yourselves to blame for losing that title. Newmarket were down to the bare bones against ye and ye couldn't find a winner.
If i remember rightly Avenue were not mathematically out of it either that day so why would they lie down.
Post by Rounders in April 2006 following Bridge Utds draw with Cratloe
Cratloes surprise result has kept things very interesting - Lifford are obvious favourites and will probably win easy but stranger things have happened. Heres my take on it:
1. If Lifford beat Newmarket - Lifford win league
2. If Bridge Utd beat Avenue and Lifford draw/loose - Bridge Utd win League
now it gets complicated......
3. For Newtown to win the league or get into a playoff they must beat Bridge Celtic, Lifford must draw/loose and Bridge Utd must draw/loose
4. For Avenue to win the League or get into a playoff they must beat Bridge Utd and Lifford must draw/loose
5. For Rineanna to get into a playoff to win the league they must beat Mountshannon, Lifford must loose, Bridge Utd and Avenue must draw and Newtown must draw/loose.
Roll on Super Sunday and Come on Rineanna!!!
I think it's very unfair what is being said about Martin O'Brien on this recently. He's one of the best referee's we have in the Clare league, if not the best. I've always found him to be a fair ref. Of course he does make mistakes like anyone but he has always tried (in my opinion) to treat each team the same.
By the way, Best of luck to both Bridge United teams on Sunday. It should be one hell of a game. Too close to call I think.
[QUOTE=avenueC;1107592]plastic: explain ur hatred of avenue
jealousy ? history? or no reason?
hatred??? think u picked me up wrong there aveC. don't have any think but respect for avenue.am friends with a few of the team and an admission that i see them as favourites for the league is a bitter pill to swallow... i would call that a healthy rivalry not a hatred
[QUOTE=Prem Rep!;1107636]PP, ye have nobody but yourselves to blame for losing that title. Newmarket were down to the bare bones against ye and ye couldn't find a winner.
If i remember rightly Avenue were not mathematically out of it either that day so why would they lie down.
Prem Rep, where did you pull that post from?? all i can remember is that a win for us and we would win.... however newmarket needed a point to insure that they were not in the relegation playoff... so they had everything to play for,
and i can assure you they fought that day like their lives depended on it... i'm sure you heard all about it when they joined ye down in the bridge that afternoon
as for avenue laying down i think the lack of avenue responses says it all. i think they had a lot of injuries and suspensions at the time and realistically knew they had no chance going to the bridge and getting a win
Ha ha, foot.ie has a serious archive when you google it. I was surprised myself to find it, But believe it or not 5 teams were in with a shout going into the final day. A few of the Newmarket boys came down to join the celebrations and what better place to be on the day that was in it. We did the same last year when they won the league.
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