Connacht Junior Cup 2010/11

**Longshanks** · 22/09/2010, 2:23 PM

I reckon these are the strongest Sligo/Leitrim sides who have got drawn to a team from another league in round 1. Merville Utd, Coolera Rovers, Quayside Rovers and Leitrim Villa.

Kilshanvey Utd v Merville
Ballyglass v Coolera
Quayside v Ballyvary BB
Leitrim Villa v Medtronic

Any idea of the strength of the opposition they have drawn?? Didnt Ballyglass make the FAI Junior semis 10 years back??

**Back n the game** · 22/09/2010, 2:26 PM

Originally Posted by Round Tower

But if it was an open competation from the start what would stop say a no of the top teams meeting each other in the first round, example last year finalists so you could have some very strong teams in the shield.

Its a loose loose situation. The bigger sides know with the current format that they have a sure fire short cut to the latter stages. I feel that if they were in the mix from the start they would'nt have such an easy ride and some of the weeker SL sides should be entitled to enter the shield competition. The thought of cup upsets would provide a platform for decent sides outside the top flight to genuinely contest the earlier rounds and if some of the top sides end up in the shield then so be it. The mere fact that they end up in the shield doesn't suggest for 1 second that they would win but I suspect it would have an adverse effect as some of those sides would not field strong teams in a lesser competition.

**Back n the game** · 22/09/2010, 2:46 PM

Originally Posted by Longshanks

I reckon these are the strongest Sligo/Leitrim sides who have got drawn to a team from another league in round 1. Merville Utd, Coolera Rovers, Quayside Rovers and Leitrim Villa.

Kilshanvey Utd v Merville
Ballyglass v Coolera
Quayside v Ballyvary BB
Leitrim Villa v Medtronic

Any idea of the strength of the opposition they have drawn?? Didnt Ballyglass make the FAI Junior semis 10 years back??

Ya they did but I think they also got to the Final of the Connaught Cup as well around the same time and lost a replay in Milebush

**Longshanks** · 22/09/2010, 5:18 PM

Does anyone have the full draw, 3rd round and further are blank, dont they normally do the complete draw from round on to final in one go???

**Back n the game** · 27/09/2010, 9:39 AM

9 Mayo sides drop into the shield from the 24 participating on Sunday.

Ballyvary BB, K/K Utd, Ballina Utd, Moy Villa, Urlar, Mulranny, Ballinrobe, Cross Celtic and Hollister.

No Major shocks apart from Parksides extratime win over Colga and Moy Villa's hiding after dumping swinford out of the FAI the previous week. Good Showing from the Mayo Clubs by all accounts given that from the 9 teams eliminated 3 were beaten by Mayo sides (Urlar, Ballina Utd and Mulranny)

**Longshanks** · 27/09/2010, 10:27 AM

8 sligo sides drop to shield too, Western Rovers, Dromore Villa, Cloonamahon Celtic, Glenview, MCR all lost, looks like Merville, Grange and Gurteen gave walkovers

**Back n the game** · 27/09/2010, 10:36 AM

Looks like lots of walk overs given in the 1st round, think Achill and Kilalla got free passes too. What does that say about the interest in the cup or the shield

**The Don** · 27/09/2010, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by Back n the game

Looks like lots of walk overs given in the 1st round, think Achill and Kilalla got free passes too. What does that say about the interest in the cup or the shield

There doesnt seem to be any. Pity as it can be a great competition

**Back n the game** · 27/09/2010, 10:54 AM

Doesn't make any sence to me. If it was Mayo Clubs giving w/o then you would understand as they will have very little football in between games. But it's clubs just starting their seasons and have the oppertunity to give their players more football that seem to be lying down.

**Longshanks** · 27/09/2010, 11:43 AM

I presume that the 3 Sligo clubs I mentioned gave the walkover as they are the away team and it reads, Home Team w/o Away Team on the Aertel page. I'd imagine that Gurteen didnt travel as they had the GAA County final this weekend.

As far as I'm aware in the schoolboys Con Cup if you dont fulfill your cup fixture you cant enter the shield, I wonder will this apply to the Junior version

**Round Tower** · 27/09/2010, 7:46 PM

Originally Posted by Longshanks

I presume that the 3 Sligo clubs I mentioned gave the walkover as they are the away team and it reads, Home Team w/o Away Team on the Aertel page. I'd imagine that Gurteen didnt travel as they had the GAA County final this weekend.

As far as I'm aware in the schoolboys Con Cup if you dont fulfill your cup fixture you cant enter the shield, I wonder will this apply to the Junior version

The rules says that any club who did not enter or failed to fullfill the opening fixture will not be alowed into the shield.The qestion is why did they enter the competation in the first place. It also means the clubs that recieved walkovers can't now go into the sheild.

**NoelM** · 28/09/2010, 9:48 AM

Originally Posted by Round Tower

The rules says that any club who did not enter or failed to fullfill the opening fixture will not be alowed into the shield.The qestion is why did they enter the competation in the first place. It also means the clubs that recieved walkovers can't now go into the sheild.

I thought it was compulsory to enter the Connaught Junior Cup for Mayo clubs?

**Round Tower** · 28/09/2010, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by NoelM

I thought it was compulsory to enter the Connaught Junior Cup for Mayo clubs?

I dont know,as far i know there was 3 walkovers given by clubs in the Sligo-Leitrim League and 1 maybe 2 in the Roscommon and District league.
Sligo-Leitrim league- Gurteen Celtic,Grange, and Merville Utd ?
Roscommon and Ddistrict- KC Celtic

**Longshanks** · 28/09/2010, 10:28 AM

Merville were down as winning 2-0 away from home on the Galway Aertel page, on the Sligo Aertel page it read w/o.

although if they could get rid of 4 teams it would leave 32 in the shield, no need for byes, preliminary rounds etc.

**Longshanks** · 28/09/2010, 4:00 PM

breakdown of teams into the shield is as follows:

Sligo/Leitrim - 3 Prem teams, 4 div 1 teams = 7 teams
Galway - 2 div 1, 2 div 2, 3 div 3, 1 div4a, 2 div 4b = 10 teams, *allowing for Bohs and Tuam wins
Mayo - 2 prem, 4 div 1, 2 div 2, 2 div 3 = 10 teams
Roscommon - 6 div 1, 2 div 2, 1 div 3 = 9 teams

Anyone got any tips for the Shield??? I cant see any of the Sligo teams in the shield progressing very far, unless they get a very favouable draw...

**Back n the game** · 28/09/2010, 4:53 PM

Originally Posted by Longshanks

breakdown of teams into the shield is as follows:

Sligo/Leitrim - 3 Prem teams, 4 div 1 teams = 7 teams
Galway - 2 div 1, 2 div 2, 3 div 3, 1 div4a, 2 div 4b = 10 teams, *allowing for Bohs and Tuam wins
Mayo - 2 prem, 4 div 1, 2 div 2, 2 div 3 = 10 teams
Roscommon - 6 div 1, 2 div 2, 1 div 3 = 9 teams

Anyone got any tips for the Shield??? I cant see any of the Sligo teams in the shield progressing very far, unless they get a very favouable draw...

Only Ballinrobe from the Premier in Mayo to play in the shield I think?? So only 9 Mayo teams to pick from

**Longshanks** · 29/09/2010, 10:26 AM

Are Ballyglass not in the Mayo Premier league?

**Round Tower** · 29/09/2010, 10:35 AM

Are Ballyglass not in the Mayo Premier league?

Yes they are but acording to the Mayo league website they won 2-1

**Back n the game** · 29/09/2010, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by Longshanks

Are Ballyglass not in the Mayo Premier league?

http://inform.fai.ie/League/Clubs/po...ksResults.aspx

here is the link to the results posted on the Mayo league web site, where did you see the other results. Seems to be some confusion over some of the results and conflicting victors on the 3 different county sites. Is there anywhere that all the resuts are posted from all counties. Just checked the "viewfromthetouchline" site in Roscomon too and its got results from all counties and again no consistency as it shows Achill winning 2-0 on the Mayo link and 3-0 on other links, same for Kilalla.