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Topic: Schoolboy football
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Subject: Schoolboy football
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 10:17am
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The old thread is locked. Is there a transfer window in DDSL from July 1st? ------------- PM me for all forum moderation queries. |
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 12:13pm
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There will be a window for 17s and 18s but no others. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: DylanCCFC
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2017 at 2:43pm
| Anyone at the Kennedy Cup? What's the standard like? |
Posted By: Croftman
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2017 at 3:29pm
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Didn't make it down this year, just keeping an eye on the results the last few days. Quarter Finals on at 5pm: A- DDSL v Athlone B -NDSL v Sligo/Leitrim C - Kildare v Galway D - Limerick Desmond v Cork Semi Finals tomorrow A v D B v C
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2017 at 4:18pm
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As usual the DDSL will win it and probably not concede a single goal. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2017 at 4:28pm
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What's the story with the DDSL Gary. Someone told me that there's fook all teams in it after u16's so I went and checked their website. There is currently four 17's divisions and only two 18's divisions. Now it's nearly 20 years since I was a schoolboy but there was way more divisions in the DDSL back then. What's happening? Are participation rates dropping or are other leagues (NDSL etc) growing? I imagine the LOI underage structure may be having an impact on some of the top clubs ------------- El Puto Amo |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 10:05am
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Firstly - it always tails off after u16s. Secondly - since the calendar year change u18s is now u17s and so on. Thirdly - you cant get the fcukers out of bed on a Sunday morning so most play LSL on Sat afternoon ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 10:12am
Nice one for that. That makes sense. This year in the LSL loads of team went bang during the season, it seemed to be more than usual, and I wonder are participation rates in general (adult) lower than they were. I know a lot of fellas who are good players but they just want to play astro once a week and keep the weekends free. Anyway, that's prob a discussion for another thread. ------------- El Puto Amo |
Gary McKay wrote:Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2017 at 2:09pm
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Anyone watching the live steam of the Kennedy cup final between DDSL and Sligo/Leitrim? It's on the FAI facebook page now ------------- El Puto Amo |
Posted By: Croftman
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2017 at 3:06pm
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Yeah was watching a bit of it. DDSL look very comfortable, others not getting a look in really. 2-0 the last time I looked ------------- Some people just deserve a slap |
Posted By: Croftman
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2017 at 4:04pm
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Won 2-0, their 14th win since the turn of the century ------------- Some people just deserve a slap |
Posted By: DylanCCFC
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2017 at 4:43pm
| Imagine being the DDSL coach that didn't win it |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2017 at 7:38pm
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2017 at 5:13pm
Correct. Also about 10 years ago the NDSL won it when John Devine coached the DDSL. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2017 at 9:21am
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Kevin's allowed into the new u15's national league I hear . ------------- l hear you are a racist now, father ? |
Posted By: Croftman
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2017 at 1:54pm
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http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/st-kevins-boys-firmly-in-the-frame-for-new-u15-league-as-decisions-loom-35868957.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/st-kevins-boys-firmly-in-the-frame-for-new-u15-league-as-decisions-loom-35868957.html Strange that others have been turned down but they seem to be getting in. Another team from Dublin isn't really needed in fairness ------------- Some people just deserve a slap |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2017 at 2:07pm
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This will cause absolute murder. Another shambles by the FAI. Another thing I saw yesterday was the DDSL introducing matches for clubs academy teams. These are for 5s and 6s. An absolute fcuking joke. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2017 at 2:21pm
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I’d imagine the bigger Dublin schoolboy clubs are gonna lose
their sh*t over this ------------- El Puto Amo |
Posted By: tony grealish
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2017 at 2:45pm
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I can't wait to hear the FAI try to justify this one! There will be absolute mayhem if this goes through. ------------- ''I've had a rough night and I hate the f**kin eagles, man!!'' |
Posted By: cardwizzard
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2017 at 4:48pm
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Be killings and rightly so. What they even thinking? |
Posted By: gufct
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2017 at 4:57pm
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The FAI never cease to amaze me with their stupidity. ------------- One City,One County,One Club GUFC will be back. |
Posted By: DUBLIN DOC
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2017 at 9:27pm
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Money is power and Kevins have an abundance of money, no doubt some underhand dealing going on again, kevins single handedly killed schoolboy football a long time ago
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2017 at 10:38am
Can you expand on this ? ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: DylanCCFC
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2017 at 7:49am
| I thought that the reason for the underage LOI was to provide a pathway to the senior team? Where are the Kevins players gonna go after U15? Madness from the FAI. |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2017 at 11:20am
This is the thing you see. SKB players will then go across the water like they do now, for a small consideration of course  SKB can still host their u13 Academy Cup against the cream of Europe every Easter. Status quo maintained, everyone's a winner Rodders.
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Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2017 at 11:29am
So the FAI absolutely bottle the big decision at the first sight of trouble. This makes a mockery of the underage LOI plans. ------------- El Puto Amo |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2017 at 12:15pm
Exactly. Player Pathway me bollix. Every other club has implemented these recommendations and now its been thrown back in their face. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: houghton88
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2017 at 1:10pm
I've two kids playing at St. Kevins and haven't a bad word to say about them. People complain about them that they're all about the money etc. and this and that but the coaching, facilities and opportunities the kids get is second to none. The kids are also emersed in a level of professionalism that helps prepare them if they pursue a professional career in football. ------------- To alcohol!!!! The cause of and solution to all lifes problems. |
Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2017 at 1:51pm
That's grand for Kevins and the kids there if they are good enough. However, SKB are going against the plan for the development of the Irish game. We have a dearth of young talent coming through and the underage LOI structure has been put in place to try and address that. SKB are taking the piss out of it and now can continue to punt young lads to Stevenage and Fleetwood for a few bob to the detriment of the rest of Irish football. Case in point http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/fourth-tier-comes-first-for-kevins-35650746.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/fourth-tier-comes-first-for-kevins-35650746.html Finally when it looked like something good was happening at underage level, it has been completely undermined. ------------- El Puto Amo |
Posted By: Croftman
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2017 at 1:57pm
There are leagues not even implementing the first few recommended steps yet ------------- Some people just deserve a slap |
Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2017 at 2:03pm
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Imagine we had a football governing body who had a bit of bollox and actually enforced their plans. You can be sure if there supporters or reporters were giving the main men in the FAI grief then they would be put in their place as we have seen in the past. I wonder why they can't make the clubs and the leagues tow the line in the same manner? (That was a rhetorical question by the way) ------------- El Puto Amo |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2017 at 2:49pm
I've no issue with SKB at all and have attended two of the last 3 Academy Cups. But to say that other clubs don't have the same coaching, facilities and opportunities is wrong. There is also a 'level of professionalism' at a lot of clubs even those outside the elite formally so-called 'Big 6'. SKB still use two council pitches and share an astro with a school. This is the FAI's cock up not SKB's. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: tony grealish
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2017 at 4:20pm
Spot on from MCH and GMcK. You'd swear SKB were the only show in town when it comes to development of elite players. They shouted loudest and with the most consistency against this and the spineless t*ssers in the FAI folded when they just needed to show a tiny bit of f*cking backbone - it wouldn't have taken much fortitude for the FAI to simply inform SKB that all schoolboy clubs must get on board with the structures laid out in the development plan. Ah well, at least we can look forward to a full and frank discussion (awkward questions and dissenting voices welcome as always) on the subject at the annual North Korea themed AGM next month . ------------- ''I've had a rough night and I hate the f**kin eagles, man!!'' |
Posted By: Yoco Santos
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2017 at 6:13pm
I believe one of those lads has been let go at the end of the season there.
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Posted By: DylanCCFC
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2017 at 2:10pm
| Confirmed that SKB are in. |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2017 at 3:08pm
Under the premise that they talk to Bohs. Yeah right !! ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: Croftman
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2017 at 3:20pm
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Pretty much sums up the FAI ------------- Some people just deserve a slap |
Posted By: Row Z
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2017 at 4:43pm
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Absolute bottle job by the FAI once again. all other schoolboy clubs rowed in with the plan and sorted out link up's with LOI sides, even Joeys and Bray and there was no love lost there historically. I seen that the North Dublin Schoolboys League have issued a statement questioning any proposed link up as they have a link in with Bohs for past number of years. ------------- "Just put it up there..." |
Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2017 at 4:55pm
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No surprises here. https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/1258354/schoolboy-clubs-threaten-to-sever-link-ups-with-sse-airtricity-league-clubs-in-protest-at-st-kevins-boys-admission-to-u15-league/" rel="nofollow - https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/1258354/schoolboy-clubs-threaten-to-sever-link-ups-with-sse-airtricity-league-clubs-in-protest-at-st-kevins-boys-admission-to-u15-league/ For those who don't want to give The Sun the clicks, I've C+Ped it here Schoolboy clubs threaten to sever link-ups with SSE Airtricity League clubs in protest at St Kevin’s Boys’ admission to U15 leagueThe FAI’s decision to allow Kevin’s join the new underage league on the basis of a commitment by them to try to agree a partnership with Bohemians has gone down badly SCHOOLBOY clubs have threatened to sever their link-ups with SSE Airtricity League clubs in protest at St Kevin’s Boys’ admission to the under-15 league. The FAI’s decision to allow Kevin’s join the new underage league on the basis of a commitment by them to try to agree a partnership with Bohemians has gone down badly with rival clubs. Many of the leading nurseries around the country had already linked up with senior outfits having been told by the FAI this was the only way for them to remain part of the elite player pathway. Leading Dublin clubs such as Belvedere, Cherry Orchard, Crumlin United, Home Farm and Malahide United met in the capital over the weekend. And they have warned the FAI they may not release players to their affiliated clubs next month when the league is due to start. Belvo, Orchard and Crumlin have a link-up with St Pat’s, Home Farm have an agreement with Drogheda United with Malahide partners with Dundalk. The Dublin clubs have also told the Association that they will formally sever their links if St Kevin’s are allowed to compete in the new league in their own right. Clubs in Cork and Limerick are believed to have issued similar warnings. It is a major headache for the FAI who agreed the compromise with Kevin’s after talks between the Santry club and Bohs, St Pat’s, Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne ended without an agreement. Although the running costs are high for clubs which are already struggling financially, the introduction of under-19 and under-17 leagues have been largely welcomed as a step in the right direction for player development. But it is now unclear if the introduction of the under-15 league – which in time is to be followed by one at under-13 level – can go ahead as planned ------------- El Puto Amo |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2017 at 7:41pm
I do believe cluster f**k is the right phrase here This isn't going to go away. The FAI really know how to make a bollox of things  clowns------------- PM me for all forum moderation queries. |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2017 at 9:02am
Yes indeed. Everything was running smoothly with the clubs despite their opposition to the u15 league. They were just waiting for the FAI to fcuk up and like Dougal pressing the red button they duly obliged. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: tony grealish
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2017 at 12:04pm
Dougal couldn't have made any more of a f*cking mess of this than the FAI have. It's depressing when you look at the calibre of clown we have making decisions at this level of the game. This one, sadly, will run and run. ------------- ''I've had a rough night and I hate the f**kin eagles, man!!'' |
Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 11:00am
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https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017/0628/886324-delaney-lauds-record-year-for-fai-and-eyes-future-plans/" rel="nofollow - https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017/0628/886324-delaney-lauds-record-year-for-fai-and-eyes-future-plans/ From Il Duce: "Twenty million euros went into grass-roots football and underage football last year, so we fund the game significantly." That's a lot of €€€, does anyone have an idea of where specifically it was spent? ------------- El Puto Amo |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 10:00pm
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Gary McKay....any truth to the rumour that a certain ex Irish international called to a players house in your neck of the woods? ------------- PM me for all forum moderation queries. |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 11:56am
I heard that too. Armed with a Rovers jersey ? Not sure how true it is. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 1:04pm
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Posted By: Croftman
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 1:20pm
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Do tell.... ------------- Some people just deserve a slap |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2017 at 12:26pm
Yes indeed which is why they didn't initially select the kid for the DDSL Elite squad to force him to transfer to a 'Big 6' club. It didn't work, we got him into the squad and he's probably the best player. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: Croftman
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2017 at 2:19pm
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https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/schoolboy-clubs-told-summer-football-must-be-fully-operational-by-2020-but-some-leagues-forecast-problems-36395196.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/schoolboy-clubs-told-summer-football-must-be-fully-operational-by-2020-but-some-leagues-forecast-problems-36395196.html ------------- Some people just deserve a slap |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2017 at 2:51pm
That tournament also includes Chelsea, Liverpool and Ajax. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2017 at 2:52pm
Signed for Rovers. Delighted he didn't go elsewhere. Good path for him. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2017 at 9:26am
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Shocking news ; https://www.irishtimes.com/topics/topics-7.1213540?article=true&tag_organisation=Shelbourne+FC" rel="nofollow - Dezu collapsed during a Dublin and District Schoolboys Under-16 match against St Kevin’s Boys on Tuesday night. Paramedics from Dublin Fire Brigade worked on Dezu at the Athletic Union League (AUL) Complex, before he was pronounced dead at Beaumont Hospital. A statement from Shelbourne read: “We are heartbroken to have to confirm the news that our Academy U16 player, Izzy Dezu, collapsed and died during a match last night. “The thoughts of everyone at Shelbourne FC are with his family and friends who have been devastated by his tragic loss. May he rest in peace.” ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2017 at 9:27am
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Very sad news last night. A Shelbourne u16 player died on the pitch in a DDSL match against St Kevins Boys. That's incredibly tough for anyone involved. RIP to the young lad ------------- El Puto Amo |
Posted By: Croftman
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2017 at 9:40am
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RIP, terrible news ------------- Some people just deserve a slap |
Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2017 at 10:33am
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God that’s horrific. RIP Izzy ------------- l hear you are a racist now, father ? |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2017 at 11:27am
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His brother plays for our u14s. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2017 at 11:33am
That's tough. Sorry to hear that Gary. ------------- El Puto Amo |
Posted By: The Huntacha
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2017 at 11:42am
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Awful news. ------------- Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic." |
Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2017 at 11:53am
| Terrible news - RIP. |
Posted By: whitesideOnside
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 12:44pm
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Two interesting articles in the Irish Examiner this week. https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/where-are-the-players-rebuilding-the-supply-of-talent-in-irish-football-464661.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/where-are-the-players-rebuilding-the-supply-of-talent-in-irish-football-464661.html https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/doomsday-scenario-is-we-arent-producing-players-and-the-uk-is-no-longer-helping-us-464729.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/doomsday-scenario-is-we-arent-producing-players-and-the-uk-is-no-longer-helping-us-464729.html
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 3:30pm
A lot of interesting points but also contradictions and conflicting opinions. It's gotta change though. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: whitesideOnside
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 7:48pm
Yeah, Brady just very negative. The scout seemed to have some very strange opinions which diverged greatly from the general view. Most were positive on the LOI clubs being the best pathway in the long term. |
Posted By: Croftman
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2018 at 10:16am
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Another young tragedy. RIP https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/tributes-paid-after-death-of-bray-soccer-player-12-1.3347442" rel="nofollow - https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/tributes-paid-after-death-of-bray-soccer-player-12-1.3347442 ------------- Some people just deserve a slap |
Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2018 at 1:49pm
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Alan Caffrey not painting a very pretty picture but many of his comments are true. https://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/its-not-just-the-faithe-blame-must-be-taken-by-us-all-but-were-too-nice-in-ireland-caffrey-37402274.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/its-not-just-the-faithe-blame-must-be-taken-by-us-all-but-were-too-nice-in-ireland-caffrey-37402274.html ------------- El Puto Amo |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2018 at 2:15pm
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I've seen in Spain and in France that there are loads of 5 a side pitches in housing estates and there are none here. It might just a be concrete or dust patch but they're everywhere. There's nothing like that in Ireland. It would be such an easy thing to do in new builds and it gives kids something to do. You can double it up as a basketball court also. I cannot understand why County Councils don't insist on something like that on new developments. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2018 at 2:43pm
Cliches and soundbites. True about kids being too soft though. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2018 at 2:44pm
And Cruijff Courts in Holland and Spain. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2018 at 8:48pm
Which is incorrect. There are a fair few of these pitches in housing estates scattered around the South East alone! Private housing estates could do with them as much as the council estates and deprived areas imo. ------------- "He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland," Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2018 at 9:04pm
------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2018 at 9:10pm
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You were talking about countries and in the same breath said "here" so one would assume it was Ireland you meant not Dublin so you weren't very specific. Hard to know would these astro pitches be maintained and left from ruin/being burnt out in the worst areas in Dublin. Which is sad to say in 2018. ------------- "He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland," Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2018 at 8:53am
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The man's a True Legend ; http://www.cruyff-foundation.org%2Fen%2Factivities%2Fcruyff-courts&usg=AOvVaw2B7eWKL7ANJBcoZ2Lq3MI6" rel="nofollow - www.cruyff-foundation.org%2Fen%2Factivities%2Fcruyff-courts&usg=AOvVaw2B7eWKL7ANJBcoZ2Lq3MI6 ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: NearPost88
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2018 at 12:12pm
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I don't know if kids these days actually want it enough, if i'm being honest. I'd seriously question the mentality these days of the majority. Maybe its just me but look at any top, top player this country has had. Look at their demeanour and the way they interview or conduct themselves on a pitch. Most of the good ones we've had in the last few years (when I say few, I mean maybe a decade and a half or so) have actually captained Premier League clubs. That's no small feat. Where are THOSE kinda mindsets coming from these days?
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Posted By: Spudgunn1980
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2018 at 7:43am
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"There are a fair few of these pitches in housing estates scattered around the South East alone!" I'd struggle to name 5 in Dublin.
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Posted By: GoneToShowgies
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2018 at 1:42pm
Id have to agree. I see it underage all the time. My young lad plays under 11 and they dont see to have that extra bit of drive. Its all teams not just his, they seem to loose a match and its forgotten about as soon as they step off the pitch. Now of course participation is hugely important and they are just kids at the end of the day and of course accepting defeat (and victory) is important. But you see the odd young lad who during the game is really up for it and wants to win and actually cares. These are few and far between tho.
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Posted By: NearPost88
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2018 at 4:30pm
| Same. Winning isn't the be all and end all and I appreciate that maybe 1% might go on to play at even a high senior level, but when did everyone stop caring about losing? |
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2018 at 4:33pm
To put it into perspective going back to when I was still playing Youths football 06/07 season the majority of my team (roughly 9/10 players) either played with the mens A or B Team within the club on a Sunday. I currently manage a Premier Division club in Carlow and between our A & B Team we have 1 youth playing. ------------- "He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland," Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2018 at 3:27pm
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Killarney Celtic. Generally a strong club down that way? ------------- PM me for all forum moderation queries. |
Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2018 at 3:31pm
Think Panteira might be your man to ask, he’s from that neck of the woods ------------- El Puto Amo |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2018 at 3:43pm
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Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2019 at 4:06pm
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Kiltimagh Knock Utd. Strong schoolboy club down that way in general?? Mayo Mark etc...? ------------- PM me for all forum moderation queries. |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2019 at 9:51am
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markooooo^^ ------------- PM me for all forum moderation queries. |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2019 at 8:25pm
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Anyone in Cork fancy a scouting mission in the morning. Ringmahon. ------------- PM me for all forum moderation queries. |
Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2019 at 2:02pm
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Looks like the DDSL are pulling the plug on Summer football. How is this going to work in relation to the LOI underage structure? https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/fai-player-development-plan-in-tatters-as-schoolboy-leagues-call-time-on-summer-football-38060158.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/fai-player-development-plan-in-tatters-as-schoolboy-leagues-call-time-on-summer-football-38060158.html ------------- El Puto Amo |
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2019 at 5:29pm
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Fantastic news and thankfully the Carlow League are following suit too. It was a stupid decision in the first place, when you factor in how many kids play GAA as well as Soccer. I know for a fact that plenty of clubs down here were going to have to pull teams as they wouldn't have had the numbers due to the high volume of kids playing GAA. |
Posted By: AbuAbu
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2019 at 11:50am
Shortsighted. I'm from a country club and have the same issues but at least the players you are left with get better pitches, weather, and general conditions. Yes we will lose some players but others will gain. I get it that some teams will struggle to field but alternative solutions need to be looked at in these areas. Also if kids are playing gaa if u have any sort of relationship with the gaa club u can arrange training on different evenings. Probably can concentrate on technical stuff coz they will be fir from the other sports! Now i fully understand u could be dealing with some dinosaurs that won't use common sense, i've dealt with a few......but i don't think this is a good enough reason to get rid of summer soccer. ------------- It's not me it's you:-) |
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2019 at 12:15pm
It's not shortsighted at all, it was the most logical decision to make. There were numerous clubs in the Carlow League on the verge of losing the majority if not all of their whole juvenile set up in some cases. The GAA season finishes in late September in Laois/Carlow/Wicklow/Kildare (teams from 4 counties play in Carlow) so there's minimal to no impact on the soccer, whereas if it went summer soccer down here you would have minimum 4 or 5 less teams in each underage division which would kill the league. Most clubs have their own astro turf pitches around Carlow which is a godsend for training, any progressive club/clubs will communicate with the GAA clubs anyhow and swap training times/nights to make sure kids can play both also. I'm currently running my local clubs academy, believe me even as a traditional big town club you could be sure we wouldn't have even half the teams we have now if summer soccer came in. ------------- "He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland," Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan |
Posted By: Croftman
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2019 at 2:11pm
Agreed. We're pulling out of 4/5 different gaa clubs too, would never have worked if it had gone ahead. Some of the coaches do both too which wouldn't have continued. In theory, summer makes sense. In reality, no ------------- Some people just deserve a slap |