Sorry to hear that this is the case, why didn´t newmarket request a free day from the league?? Surely they knew that there was going to be games on paddy´s day and if there was going to be a problem fielding a team they should have asked for a free day.
also it is the same for all clubs that are playing on paddy´s day.. lads having work. maybe lifford players have gotten the morning off to play the match or maybe they are playing with players from the b team... to be honest I don´t know but i do know that the lifford secretary is fair and is a sportsman. there is another side to this story!!
Ya he is very fair and sportsmanlike alright, begging Newmarket to agree to changing the fixture 2 years ago and now when Newmarket are asking his club for a smaller favour in return he slams the door in their faces. Very fair man alright plasticpitch. Hopefully Moher will beat them Sunday... Anyway on the brightside I spose we can enjoy Paddy's Day now and take a spin out to Rineanna in the morning
Its hard on newmarket esp as ye have been saying that newmarket have done favour in the past for lifford. however since lifford have "bottled it" the last 2-3 years when it comes to winning the league, the chance to get a handy 3 pts off a rival would be too good an opportunity to miss so why would they agree to facilitate a change. This is the Lifford way which spreads from committee, manager(who is a disgrace on the touchline with his comments to opposing players and referees) and players themselves.
Dont worry newmarket lads ye will still prob finish above them![]()
lets put this to bed lads. from our viewpoint its a real pity Lifford wouldnt offer to play at a later time. as is stated in previous posts we have accomadated them in the last two years. we geniunely have lads working some of which now had to take the day off an lose out on pay. special one we are missing two hurlers but anyboby who knows anything about newmarket celtic will know that there is very little cross over between hurling and soccer in the village. we are a big enough club to cope without two players but not 8. as for your 60 players in the club , our b team is going for its own title so cant use any of them and our youths are mostly 16 or 17 year olds. we will have some sort of a side tomorrow just a pity it wont be as strong as normal. lets hope we can pull off a minor miracle and get something out of the game. as keegan says " i would love it"
special one Newmarket Celtic is a soccer club not a GAA one, only two players from the entire squad are involved in hurling and it was actually work that was clashing. A couple of the lads had to lose out on pay today not going into work and the others went in at 7am.
Yes plasticpitch that will be the day. Great win today, Lifford were rattled. Their goalkeeper is the biggest clown I've seen on a pitch, roarin and shoutin abuse at opposing players when taking his kickouts. He got pulled for it, from the resulting free Newmarket got a pen and then his goalkeeping left a lot to be desired for the other two goals. Lifford arguing at half-time, 2 players subbed and stormed off the pitch. Lifford's true colours (heartless, spineless, gutless) came to the fore today, when the going got tough they couldn't hack it. Great day for soccer!
As a neutral reading what has been going on ,it was a great day for newmarket's squad not their team. It has been said off the pitch that they would not stand a chance without their hurlers/soccer players on their team.
I heard some players went to work a few hours early to get off for the game.
Amazing the way the wheel turns.
Lifford left newmarket early in the season hooting their horns as if they won the league.
Also talk about sore losers, their mentors did not even shake hands with the newmarket managment after the game. SPORTS MEN HA!!! HA!!!!
Again Well Done Newmarket Celtic never stoop to their level.
difference between nwmkt and lifford is immense.
nwmkt have history, substance, integrity , success, sportsmanship,unreal team spirit.
they will play soccer when needed, kick u all over the place if needs be , but the minute the game is over they shake hands and offer to go for a drink
lifford have none of the above,
and going on what i have read it doesnt surprise me.
Lads is it fair to say that Newmarket today cost lifford another chance of winning a league title.They have done it twice with makeshift teams good result for there b team too today. Does anyone know if the clare league are looking into the behaviour of the Lifford Management on match days I have heard several reports about them. surely its not good for the clare league's image for this type of behaviour to continue
well congrats today on the 3 points vidic class.. as always the best team won out so fair play.
so i'm sure all are glad that the lads made the sacrifice to play the game today... i think its clear that all amateur players make sacrifices to play sport. i still think that lifford(as any other team) would be in their right to not change the fixture. the newmarket players are not the only players making sacrifices to play games today. although newmarket never need added incentive as the players are always up for games it looks like ye got it today!
as for the lifford keeper, i can't comment as i wasn't there.
so vidic class, u reckon that players should be happy to be subbed at half time, hehe that will be a new one.
Not saying that at all, they weren't pulling their weight so they were called ashore plastic. They had no reason to be storming off as if they were world beaters. Those two were part of the shower of apes blowin horns and screamin down in Newmarket in September thinkin that was the league wrapped up and today they're out of the running yet again
That's called Karma, I think Newmarket are one team you don't want to p#SS OFF especially when you have to play them later on in the season, Think the evening games will have a major bearing on wins the league but it looks like a two-horse race but the rest of the teams will have a say in where the title goes.
on a seperate matter I would like some help answering some clare trivia questions.
Who has the most league and Cup medals in clare.
who has the most league and cup medals still playing.
Just a reminder of why he didn't
Rineanna have suspended jimmy for 10 days to futher slow up his transfer to nmkt. So it has left us with no option but to bring them to the munster council as they are in breach of the following rule:
Rule 79: A club, in membership of the LEAGUE, which withholds a players transfer without having valid claim against such player, when the transfer has been applied for by the player or on his behalf, by a club, the club withholding the transfer will be reported to the Executive Committee who, after investigating the matter, may make an order for the transfer of the player. The order must be complied with within three (3) days of being notified to the withholding club. A club found guilty of unreasonably withholding a player's transfer will be dealt with as the Executive Committee may deem fit.
for the record the way rovers have handled this matter has been nothing sort of shambolic.
In some ways I think you brought that on yourselfit is not his style not to shake hands. Anyway thats history & Jimmy made a good move as did Skinny, who has had an outstanding season.
just saw a result there from third division
corofin 8 - 1 Kilkishen
The third division is going to go right down to wire. what games do newmarket and bunratty have left to play??
When is the draw for the cup quarter finals does anyone know.
You would have to fancy Avenue, Mntshn and Newmarket A to go thru at the weekend.
AVENUE UTD V SHANNON OLYMPIC A
ROCK ROVERS
HERMITAGE A
RINEANNA ROVERS
LIFFORD A
LIFFORD B V MOUNTSHANNON CELTIC
RHINE ROVERS
NEWMARKET CELTIC A V BRIDGE CELTIC B
Thought Kilkishen were going well, they gave Rineanna a good game in the cup at the weekend, were they missing a few through the hurling or some thing....
How are all the Divisions shaping up lads....
Premier:
Winners: Bunratty or Avenue
Relegation: Corofin and between Moher/Burren/Rineanna and Bridge United
First:
Winners: Tulla/Shannon olympic/Rock Rovers
Promotion:Tulla/Shannon olympic/Rock Rovers/Mountshannon
Relegation:Bridge united B/Kilrush/Connelly/Kildysert(fairly tight between the rest)
Second:
Winners/Promotion: between Rhine/Avenue and Lifford
Relegation: Inch/Shannon Olympic B/Cooraclare/Manus
Third:
Winners/Promotion: Bunratty/Kilkishen/Newmarket/Corofin
Anyone care to call them at this stage
I eats the beef......
Cup draw will take place on Friday 27th live on ClareFM
Bunratty: Kilkishen Celtic (A), Moher Celtic (H).
Newmarket Celtic: Kilkishen Celtic (A), Manus Celtic (A), Hermitage (H), Tulla Utd (A).
Corofin Harps: St Pat's (H), Tulla Utd (H).
Kilkishen Celtic: Bunratty (H), Newmarket Celtic (H), Manus Celtic (H), St Pats (H), Hermitage (H), Bridge Celtic (A), Tulla Utd (A).
Yeah Kilkishen were going well but there having problems at d moment.Top scorer Paul Murphy could be out for the rest of the season with injury.Talking to the lads about the Corofin game their only complaint was about d ref(Julian).Sent off a Kilkishen player after 20 mins but did nothing when Kilkshen player was punched into the face right in front of him.All 4 top teams seem to be dropping points so anyone could win it.
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