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Title: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Unlaoised on October 05, 2016, 12:20:00 PM
Started a new topic on this as it was taking away from the senior final and I think it deserves a thread of it's own.....

HIGH FIELDER POSTED

The Killeen/Kilcruise situation is morally wrong in my opinion. It has gone on for far too long. I don't know the exact details of the row, but my understanding is that it started over a field. If that is the case, and I stand corrected, then all involved should be ashamed. Kilcruise have their title in 2003, but many lads on their current panel don't have a medal, and nobody in Killeen has one. They'd still be formidable for a year or two if they joined immediately, but there's also the future to think about. Time to get some sense.


HESHS UMPIRE POSTED

I think the split was over the club name and the dispute over the rights to the field happened later on.


THE MONUMENT ROAD  POSTED

I remember the whole fiasco well. It happened well over 20 years ago when an Arles club general meeting decided to change the name to Arles Kileen and the minority at that meeting didnt accept it. The outcome was a new club was set up called Arles Kilcruise with the old Arles club called Arles Kileen. As far as i can remember the whole episode went down the legal route. Ironically the two Arles clubs have joined together this year at under 13. Maybe a sign of things to come :P




RED SETANTA POSTED AN ARTICLE

Article from the Times back in 2003.

From The Sunday Times
November 23, 2003
Kilcruise relight fire amid the fury

A Laois community was split in two by a dispute at the local club. Now the whole county is united behind their pursuit of Leinster glory, writes Michael Foley
Two years ago, driving through Arles from his home in Kildare for the first time on his way to training, Jim Maguire noticed there was nothing to notice. In the village, he saw a church and the Tall Trees pub. He saw a derelict shop on one side of the road and a few houses collected near the pub. Out the road he came across the pitch, lined out on the side of a gentle incline on a lush part of James Kealy's farm, with a cargo container acting as a dressing room and clubhouse.
This was Arles-Kilcruise. They had little but their spirit, and a stubborn belief in themselves. They had known times as bad as they could ever have been, but now unimaginable things seemed possible. The spirit among the players was intense and seeped into every vein of the community. On the muckiest training nights, knots of locals would linger on the sidelines. The team knew they needed the cold input of an outsider, but it took Maguire, a new co-manager, time to cut his way into their trust.

"They were absolute fanatics for football," says Maguire. "For a club like them to achieve what they have they'd have to be."
The last two weekends have brought those unthinkable dreams to life. Last Saturday Arles-Kilcruise won their first Laois county senior title. The following afternoon they beat O'Hanrahans of Carlow in the Leinster club championship and this afternoon they play Round Towers in a Leinster semi-final.
Less than a decade ago, Arles didn't exist. Three years ago they had no field and almost saw their very existence crushed by a judge's gavel. But they found the resolve to survive, nurture their footballers and live the dream. This is their day.
Arles parish holds about 300 houses and three clubs, which carve those thin resources between them. On one side of Arles-Kilcruise sits Ballylinan, on the other Arles-Killeen. For 30 years the parish had two clubs, Arles and Ballylinan. For years Arles existed in happy obscurity. In 1974 they reached a county semi-final, but it was a rare spark that was quickly extinguished.

Larry Wall captained Arles in 1974, and soon after began calling to Arles national school to coach football. He still turns up every Friday evening, his enthusiasm hardly sapped by the years. The school houses about 40 children and two teachers and provided every player on Kilcruise's current panel. Wastage is considered a crime. No player with even an ounce of talent is left untapped.
Wall's household led the way. His own son Jim played until his mid-teens but after a few years he let it slide. His father worked on him over the year, and eventually he returned. Then a few years ago he broke his leg so badly that he had to have a plate inserted in it, yet he still lined out in midfield last weekend.
"When you drive through the big towns like Portlaoise, with maybe 20,000 people," says Larry, "or see the big clubs like Stradbally or Portarlington, they'd have more in one street than we have in our whole catchment area, but we'd make a team out of what they'd waste. We bring everyone on board and make the most of them."

The circumstances demanded they must. At a meeting in 1993, a group of members from the Killeen side of the parish proposed the club name be changed to Arles-Killeen in order to recognise the input from that end of the parish. Others couldn't understand their gripe. There was talk that the new name might attract a few more players. A vote was taken, and the proposal was passed. Those present who objected — the Kilcruise people — walked out of the meeting, and never came back. The club was ripped in two. At least the Kilcruise group still had people like Wall to fall back on. In 1994, when Laois county board refused to affiliate them while affiliating the rest of the old Arles club under the name of St Michael's, they decided to keep going.
"We tried to hold the club together ourselves," says current chairman JJ Conway. "We knew we had talented young players so we just tried to keep those bunch of players active. We played around 20 challenge matches in 1994. We were only a bunch of junior lads but we went wherever we could get a game."
The following year, the Laois football board decided to affiliate them as a junior B club under the name Arles. Wall took on the job as manager, and has been there since. That year they won the county title. In 1996 Beano McDonald brought home an All-Ireland minor medal to St Michael's, while JJ's son Chris brought one back to Arles, who won the junior A title. Now they were intermediate, and level with their neighbours.
Relations had been tolerable, but both sides kept their distance. The Tall Trees was evacuated by the Kilcruise people, who relocated to Kellys in Ballickmoyler out the road. Brothers and neighbours ended up playing for two different clubs. Little things kept relations strained. The clubs shared the local pitch, but found training sessions were clashing. There might be a comment passed, or a dig given in company, but largely the peace was kept.

In 1996, they met in the intermediate final. Thousands came expecting enough dust-ups and spats to fuel decades of rivalry. Instead, the game was a classic. Arles led to the end but St Michael's sneaked ahead to win. It shattered Arles, but the desolation of losing to St Michael's in a football final was nothing compared to the next twist.
In 1999, Arles won the county intermediate title and St Michael's launched an objection to their retention of the name, which mushroomed into a legal action against Laois county board. Seeing as they had walked out of the club, surely, they argued, Arles had no right to the name or any recognition. There was talk of a High Court action. A priest from Wexford was called in to mediate, but he went home shaking his head. All kinds of old skeletons were allowed to escape.
"I was never in the High Court before," says Conway. "I didn't fancy going up with what was a local dispute. A lot of people were very concerned about the consequences of neighbours fighting over a trivial thing in the High Court."

With the case heading there, Croke Park's turbo-powered disputes committee was called in. With the GAA president and chief executive on board, they set to work on bringing the two together. "You wouldn't believe the tension at the meetings," says one source close to the committee. "All sorts of stuff was raked up. It was a community at war."
After a fortnight of the hardest talking, a resolution was reached. The committee agreed that Arles had acted improperly and were duly banished from the local pitch. However, given their thriving existence, they were allowed to continue under the name Arles-Kilcruise, with St Michael's reverting to Arles- Killeen. For under-age games up to under-21 level, the entire parish, including Ballylinan, would play as one team, called Ballylinan- Glenmore.
Last Saturday, they both fetched up on county final day, Kilcruise in the senior, Killeen in the intermediate. For some in Killeen, although they celebrated when they won their final, the day darkened with the senior result. Others have been able to move on.
"We keep our distance," says Conway. "But last Saturday one of them, a prominent man in the club, came up to me and gave me his congratulations, 'from the bottom of my heart,' he said. Some relations still aren't great. We'd be very good friends with some of them, but there'd still be a certain few. They'd be very much in the minority though."

When they came home to celebrate last Saturday, Arles-Kilcruise headed for Kellys, Killeen headed for the Tall Trees. Still, there have always been cracks in the tension. Some can remember Beano McDonald and Chris Conway high-fiving as teammates with the combined under-age team. Wall works happily as part of a three-man team that has brought the under-21s to the county quarter-finals, while the minors have reached the semis.
"As far as I was concerned," says Kilcruise's Ross Munnelly, "I don't see it as going to play with 'those lads'. The team I play with are my teammates, whoever they are. Any differences can't come into it if you want success."
While the mood has mellowed, they still egg each other on. In the league section of the county championship, Arles-Killeen won their game against Kilcruise by a few points, leaving Kilcruise needing a win against Graiguecullen to progress. The defeat shattered them, but tested the true meaning of their desire for the summer.

"We thought we were flying," says Munnelly. "Then they beat the stuffing out of us. In a way we have them to thank. We were able to refocus and get ready for our last match, which we won quite comprehensively. After that match I said to the lads that now I felt we could win the county championship."
"This is the kernel," says Wall. "We're out to prove a point. We couldn't fail. We had to succeed. There was a lot of people saying we should've stayed together, that we shouldn't have split. But we drove on and strove to get to the top."
Now that things they could never imagined have happened, who can ever tell them what can and cannot be? They have done their recent training in nearby Crettyard, but next spring they move to a new pitch. Jim Maguire's approach has got them far fitter, fusing seamlessly with the natural drive of Wall and selector Leo Flanagan. The entire county has rowed in behind them, and this afternoon the support will be bigger than anything they could have dreamed of.
But for all the fighting, their survival is rooted in the purest expression of their devotion. Every Friday, Larry Wall heads for the national school, teaching and coaxing and encouraging. Every evening, as the children go home, he tells them that while they have homework to do for school, they have football homework to do in their back gardens for him, too.

When they start skipping that, then they'll know trouble.





JUNIOR EX LAOISTALK

I could write a book on this local spat.
Some 14 years ago when at the time I was a member of the Tipp County Board, I was one of 4 independent mediators asked by Croke Park to investigate and try and solve a bitter dispute which had reached the high court with the legal bills mounting on all sides. The 2 clubs, Laois County Board & Croke Park were all parties to the High Court action, so a solution was required otherwise the legal bills would rocket.

There were plots and sub plots along the line, but here goes, these were the true facts upon investigation.

Back up to 1993 2 adult clubs existed in the parish of Ballylinan. Ballylinan Gaa, a small village team, and Arles GAA, another tiny village outfit, with a slightly more rural make up. Few arguments arose as to who belonged to the two adult clubs. They played together as Ballylinan Gaels, or by times St Michaels at underage level. That was the back drop   .

In the January of 1993, Arles adult club held its AGM. A proposal was taken from the floor that the actual name of the adult club be changed from Arles to Arles Killeen. The proposal was seconded and on a vote won substantially, well over 70%.
From our investigations the actual change of name caused no great bother to most members. What lay beneath the surface was the real problem. Within the original Arles, two big GAA families dominated. The Conways, including ex Leinster footballers JJ and John. And on the other side the Brennans, headed up by Danny, another former inter county footballer, his father before him had been a long standing Runai of Laois GAA. So picture two heavyweight families. From our research we believed that a dispute, non GAA related, was the origin of the bad blood between the two families. Danny Brennan was the brainchild behind the club AGM motion to alter the club name. He covertly rounded up enough of members to get the motion passed. The Conways were kept in the dark and the first they knew about the name change was on the day. They got the hump because they were not consulted. Instantly two factions developed.

Fast forward 14 months then to the middle of March 2005. Internally in Laois the Hurling and Football boards ran their own affairs at the time. When it came to the entry for teams and affiliations the fun started. Arles Killeen, the new name for the original club entered two adult teams as they were entitled to, one intermediate and a junior B . Then at the last moment, the Conways and their allies entered up a junior team calling it Arles, still claiming they were the original.

Matters were complicated at the Football affiliations meeting because, the then Chairman of Laois football board was D.ick Miller. He was also a first cousin of the Conways and firmly in their corner.
So as a fudge, he allowed the two teams to enter the Laois championships, and the players from the original Arles club were freely allowed to pick their choice of new club. The championship was played out that year, with neither making any inroads, before the nitty gritty of GAA law and national law arose.

Arles Killeen, took cases to the Leinster Council and Croke Park, and were proven to be 100% correct in their actions and that they were found to be the original club. But as you get with Gaa matters, no organ within the association was prepared to dismiss the other club from the picture.

Arles Killeen had acted correctly by the letter of the GAA law and with a fudge emerging not to their liking, took the decision to thrash the case out in the High Court, a main bugbear with them being that the new club should never have been affiliated by Laois football board, and under no circumstances could it be named Arles.

Along with 3 others, I was appointed, by the then GAA president Jack Boothman, plus a mediating member of the cloth to offer a solution. Our interventions were stonewalled, getting nowhere and the gulf was growing between the factions. After a few high court injunctions, with the legal bills reaching well beyond six figures   (sky high back in mid 90s   )   , a deal was brokered, reluctantly I might add on the part of Arles Killeen.

Arles Killeen was accepted as the original club, they had rights to the original pitch, and it was a poor pitch without dressing rooms at the time. The other club could not use the name Arles, they were given a variety of alternatives, selecting Arles Kilcruise, not to the pleasure of Arles Killeen. My part in this polluted episode ended then, I do know that the legal costs were agreed to be borne by the provincial and national bodies.

Reconciliation was not an outcome, so from my experience I would be convinced the bad blood will remain for a number of decades, assuming the two main families remain at the helm of the different clubs.

From a distance it looked a piece of cake to solve, the more you scratched beneath the surface the more poison emerged, and it still appears to be as toxic as ever.




REDSETANTA POSTED

Never heard that about slurry being spread by the Brennans the day of Chris Conways wedding. And robbing the greyhound and painting it black and white.

I do know that there were plenty of rows in Pedigree Corner back in the day that were directly as a result of the split. All the younger club members would have drank there at the time. It got very bitter with rows and arguments a regular occurence.


BALLYROANABU POSTED


They will sort it out themselves in time when their both Junior A, one of the greatest disasters in Laois football.  With the talent they had in the early millennium could have won an All Ireland Club.  St Michaels were a serious underage team back in the day.




Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Unlaoised on October 05, 2016, 12:22:57 PM
here is a parish with 2 senior clubs-Arles and Ballylinan.....

One year at the Arles AGM there was a bit of a row because some wanted to change the name to Arles/Killeen in recognition of the fact that many of the players were from that area.
This was passed and those that disagreed walked out.
Those who walked out tried to enter a new team but were vetoed as it was them who walked out.
Eventually they managed to enter a team themselves but a row over who could use the name "Arles" ensued and went all the way to the High Court in the late 1990s.
Eventually an agreement was reached in that those whos stayed with the original club could use the name Arles Killeen.
Those who walked out could use the name Arles Kilcruise but had to give up all claim on the local field.
This is the way they have been since.
Arles Killeen beat Arles Kilcruise in an intermediate final around 1999.
They clashed at the weekend in the SFC Semi Finals.

At underage level there is a parish team, encompassing the 3 adult clubs. Ballylinan and the 2 Arles`. This team is known as Ballylinan/Glenmore



SHORT BUT SWEET VERSION FOR ANYWAY WHO WANTS TO CATCH UP


Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Unlaoised on October 05, 2016, 12:24:21 PM
There are not just 3 adult clubs in the parish, there are 3 SENIOR clubs in the parish. Each of the 3 clubs would have 2-3 multiple All Ireland Minor winners and each club would also have 2-3 Leinster Senior winners in there ranks.....would be one serious club team all together.

Where you go to National School and what family you are born into would be the major determing factor in who you play for.
But having said that, at one stage in the second half in a county semi final a few years back Mick O` Shea  (corner back for kilcruise )  ended up marking his younger brother Sean  (corner forward for Killeen ) . Not quite sure how this came about but the older brother, Mick, plays for Arles Kilcruise, while the younger two, Sean and Brendan, play for Arles Killeen.

They all play together for Ballylinan Gleannmor at underage level. There would be rough geographical "ends" of the parish that, along with family, would determine who you play for.

The crazy thing is that it is a tiny little parish and each of the clubs fully maximise all the playing resources they have. Although Arles Killeen have attracted alot of transfers fairly controversially in the past year or two.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Unlaoised on October 05, 2016, 12:24:59 PM
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Well Ballylinan and Arles are two seperate villages a couple of miles apart. They were always two seperate clubs so Ballylinan`s pick would come from the immediate surrounds, village and local school.

The two Arles` is where the fun begins. AFAIK one side of the village is Arles Killeen and the other side is Kilcruise. Interestingly Ross Munnelly lives across the road from Donie Brennan, yet they play for different clubs. There were moves made by Munnelly and a few other players for the clubs to join up about 2/3 years ago. Needless to say those efforts failed. There are huge rifts between two families that are really scuppering any hopes of uniting. Chris Conway`s family are Kilcruise and Donie Brennan`s are Killeen. They both basically run their respectful clubs and as long as this is the case things will never change. Donie`s sending off actually resulted from an off-the-ball incident with Conway  (his former teacher and Hogan cup winning coach I might add - it just gets better!!! )

There are some great stories from there over the years. One being when Chris Conway was getting married in Arles church last year, the Brennans who own the field behind the church spread slurry that morning! Another one goes that the Killeen lads got hold of Ross Munnelly`s greyhound one evening leading up to when they contested their only county final and painted it `black and white` - the Killeen club colours!
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Unlaoised on October 05, 2016, 12:52:21 PM
n the early 1990s, an idea was mooted in the Laois villages of Arles and Ballylinan to join forces and have one senior football team. Their underage teams already played as one and were very successful, so an amalgamation of the adult teams under the new name St Michael's seemed the logical next step for the two small neighbouring villages.


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However, in typical GAA fashion, the union didn't go to plan. A disagreement about the name ensued, a season of championship football was lost and the end result was that instead of having one new club for the area, they now had three.
Ballylinan remained as it was and Arles split in two, and they now play as Arles-Kilcruise and Arles-Killeen.

Chris Conway, the former Laois inter-county player, was just breaking onto the senior scene at that time. He recalls the effect it had on the parish, how hard it was on families and on the older players who were looking to break onto the county team at the time and had no shop window to help them along.
"When the clubs reformed, we decided to start off at the lowest division which at that time was junior B," says Conway. "I was young so I wasn't really affected but it was hard for the older players who were used of playing at a higher level."

The three clubs have their pitches within a couple of miles of each other. Their catchment area is shared so the pool is small. At present, the three clubs have one combined underage team and when the players reach the appropriate age for senior they affiliate as they please.
Arles-Kilcruise is the only one of the three to win the senior county title since the split; they did this in 2003 after progressing through from junior B.

And they contest the county title again but are underdogs as Portlaoise are going for six county titles in a row having won their semi-final by 19 points.
The defending champions progressed to the final with relative ease, overcoming Crettyard, Portarlington after a replay, Stradbally and St Joseph's, with Brian McCormack and Paul Cahillane both firing 1-5 each in the last game.

However, Conway isn't fazed by their records or their scorelines. Although they have lost in the championship to Portlaoise for the last three years, it's never been by much.
And as for their opponents' domination of the championship in recent times, the Kilcruise captain feels that the other clubs in the county need to work harder on the field to stop it.

"They are a very strong team and club but that is something we have to aim for," explains Conway. "We know that as a club we have to raise the bar for ourselves instead of just giving out that they have such a big pick and catchment area. We should look after what we can control and that's ourselves and getting into the best position we can so that we can deliver a performance that will help us succeed."
But would Portlaoise have been prevented from dominating the championship to such an extent if Arles had stayed together?

"That's obviously possible but it's also possible that I might not have the senior medal that I have if we hadn't split," he says.
"A lot of clubs have lost players over the years but we've managed to hold ours and so have Killeen. This could have a lot to do with the local rivalry that exists between the clubs; if we hadn't split that might not have been the case."


Imagine the team they could have had a few years back..

Michael Leigh
Brian Kennedy
Paudge Conway
Micheal O'Shea
Colm Munnelly
Shane Julian
Paul McDonald
Kevin Meaney
Jason Enright
Sean O'Shea
Chris Conway
Donie Brennan
Ross Munnelly
Donie Kingston
Brian McDonald


With injection of David Conway ,maybe a young Paul Kingston on the bench ...I'm probably missing players aswell Larry Wall Stephen Miller James Mahon Dermot Julian etc etc.....



Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Portbush on October 11, 2016, 06:07:39 PM
Some reading very interesting. My opinion is that this fallout helped portlaoise a lot we all talk about there dominance. This is the main reason behind it.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: High Fielder on October 12, 2016, 10:03:13 AM
I agree. It's certainly a contributor. Even if Portlaoise could have beaten the two combined, and I doubt they would, it would have been better preparation for Leinster. Win Win. Laois benefits. The club scene is weak and stale because of nonsense like the above. Someone with half a brain will see the stupidity of it all one day and do something to repair the damage. Even if they did it in the morning, they could give Laois a rattle in the next year or two. Ah sure why would you want a county medal?  ::)
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Keyser Söze on October 12, 2016, 07:25:37 PM
Quote from: High Fielder on October 12, 2016, 10:03:13 AM
I agree. It's certainly a contributor. Even if Portlaoise could have beaten the two combined, and I doubt they would, it would have been better preparation for Leinster. Win Win. Laois benefits. The club scene is weak and stale because of nonsense like the above. Someone with half a brain will see the stupidity of it all one day and do something to repair the damage. Even if they did it in the morning, they could give Laois a rattle in the next year or two. Ah sure why would you want a county medal?  ::)

Agree whole heartedly that they should join, but I'd imagine at least some of the contributors to this discussion are from clubs that aren't a whole parish club. Laois (and every county) has lots of examples of parishes divided for historic reasons and refusing to join because old ideas are perpetuated by older/more traditional club members who can't see past their own noses.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Pat Spillall on October 13, 2016, 01:01:48 AM
I'd imagine all contributors from the football side of the county are from clubs that aren't a whole parish club with the exception of Crettyard but I'm open to correction on that one.

As regards Kilcruise and Killeen and looking in from the outside over a long number of years I don't see it as a case of two halves of the one club. If you look at both their senior teams you would have to say that the vast majority of the Kilcruise players can trace their football pedigree to the original Arles Club and you could say the same of their members and officials. You can't say that for Killeen as most of their players can trace their football pedigree to Ballylinan or Graigue/Killeshin or Barrowhouse, the majority of their team mentors seem to be former Ballylinan footballers rather than former Arles footballers.

To me Kilcruise and Killeen are two separate parts that don't actually fit together and Kilcruise are Arles while Killeen are a gathering of disaffected GAA people.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Gmac on October 13, 2016, 01:22:48 AM
Quote from: Pat Spillall on October 13, 2016, 01:01:48 AM
I'd imagine all contributors from the football side of the county are from clubs that aren't a whole parish club with the exception of Crettyard but I'm open to correction on that one.

As regards Kilcruise and Killeen and looking in from the outside over a long number of years I don't see it as a case of two halves of the one club. If you look at both their senior teams you would have to say that the vast majority of the Kilcruise players can trace their football pedigree to the original Arles Club and you could say the same of their members and officials. You can't say that for Killeen as most of their players can trace their football pedigree to Ballylinan or Graigue/Killeshin or Barrowhouse, the majority of their team mentors seem to be former Ballylinan footballers rather than former Arles footballers.
A very misinformed outside view

To me Kilcruise and Killeen are two separate parts that don't actually fit together and Kilcruise are Arles while Killeen are a gathering of disaffected GAA people.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Dave like the tv channel on October 13, 2016, 12:17:48 PM
It's nearly too late for this now anyway. The worst thing would be for them to join up and not do well, as the "I-told-you-so" gang would be up in arms.

There was resistance in RE to their amalgamation. Winning in Year1 sorted all that out. There was resistance in BK too, but any nerves would be settled with a SHC win this year.

AKx 2 should have happening 10 years ago, but now, it could be disastrous.........and all the while Portlaoise gather up SFC titles for fun.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: BallyroanAbu on October 13, 2016, 12:28:55 PM
BallyroanAbbey are an all parish football club
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: les Antiques on October 13, 2016, 01:13:08 PM
15 years too late Arles . There is no current agenda anyway to reunite Killen  and KIlcruise .!!
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Dave like the tv channel on October 13, 2016, 01:32:37 PM
Quote from: BallyroanAbu on October 13, 2016, 12:28:55 PM
BallyroanAbbey are an all parish football club

The earth revolves around the sun. Don't get your point.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: BallyroanAbbey on October 13, 2016, 02:57:36 PM
Quote from: BallyroanAbu on October 13, 2016, 12:28:55 PM
BallyroanAbbey are an all parish football club

What does that have to do with anything?


Look at the end of the day teams can't be forced to join together no more than portlaoise could of been forced to split. Portlaoise won't be on top forever, every team gets caught eventually, just look at Crossmaglen in Armagh this year. As regards Killen and Kilcruise I actually think they would of won an all ireland club had they went together, but im sure that arguement could be made with stradbally and timahoe, rosenallis and clonaslee, colt and shanahoe in hurling. The fact that they have achieved more than the likes of josephs and ourselves with much greater picks and resources is a credit to themselves. Unfortunately they seem to be going on a downward spirll at the moment, certainly Kilcruise, but senior medals at the end of the day isnt the be all and end all of the gaa, and from ive seen on this fourm and generally in the gaa alot of people have forgotten this.Take Barrowhouse and Kilcavan for example, im sure if you ask most people in those clubs winning a junior championship means alot more to them than a senior with mountmellick and josephs, same with Slieve Bloom last week.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: The Monument Road on October 13, 2016, 10:27:17 PM
St Josephs are a one parish team ...they are the living proof of how three junior clubs from in one parish joined to form st Josephs..,.the rest is history...
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Ballyroan Abbey on October 14, 2016, 12:49:55 AM
Id consider them to be the greatest underachievers in laois considering the size of the area and the players they have had
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Downtheroad on October 14, 2016, 10:46:02 AM
Quote from: Ballyroan Abbey on October 14, 2016, 12:49:55 AM
Id consider them to be the greatest underachievers in laois considering the size of the area and the players they have had
I take it you mean St Josephs are underachievers. I have to take issue with that considering the number of titles they have won. While geographically, it's a big area, it is sparsely enough populated.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Don Draper on October 14, 2016, 11:07:59 AM
Agreed with that, Josephs is a huge area, but with absolutely nothing for large areas. I also believe they have suffered worse than many clubs as a result of emigration over the past 10 years or so.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Ballyroan Abbey on October 14, 2016, 11:37:25 AM
How many titles have they won in the last 20 years? 2, havnt won one since 2000, look at the players they had higgins, tom kelly, steven kelly, colm kelly, noel garvan,  its not even that they were stacked in defense or attack they had marquee players in every line of the pitch, ill concede perhaps that they have done ok overall since they were founded but in these last 20 years they should of done much better.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: The Monument Road on October 14, 2016, 01:45:00 PM
Quote from: Ballyroan Abbey on October 14, 2016, 11:37:25 AM
How many titles have they won in the last 20 years? 2, havnt won one since 2000, look at the players they had higgins, tom kelly, steven kelly, colm kelly, noel garvan,  its not even that they were stacked in defense or attack they had marquee players in every line of the pitch, ill concede perhaps that they have done ok overall since they were founded but in these last 20 years they should of done much better.
Agree those past 20 years have been barren time for them although i think it may be 3 they have won.A lot of senior clubs would be happy with just one in that time. In saying that they lost Steven Kelly at 28, Tom at 30, Colm at 26 and Higgins at 32 all through serious injuries plus the a host of players through imigration so you could discount 10 of those 20 years. 
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: the sash on October 14, 2016, 11:06:27 PM
Think  joseph's will be there or thereabouts in d next few years. They've won too many u21 championships in d last 7 or 8 years not to be contesting. Wouldn't it be good to see a parish type championship introduced early in the year n use it as the Kelly cup
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Pat Spillall on October 15, 2016, 10:13:54 AM
I still think Crettyard are the only parish team in Laois on the football side. St Josephs have Barrowhouse, an intermediate Club, in their parish. Ballyroan Abbey have Abbeyleix Hurling Club but not all Ballyroan hurlers play with Abbeyleix but I do suppose all the footballers in the parish play with the one club.
I agree fully with what Ballyroan Abbey said, what makes the GAA so special is our club set up, you are born into your club, it chooses you, you don't choose it, it is pride of place and of who you are. A lot of posters here fail to understand that, they look at the GAA through English Premiership Sky Sports eyes where you can jump from Billy to Jack, wipe out a hundred years of tradition just to make a better spectacle for themselves.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: SCFC on October 15, 2016, 11:35:51 AM
Barrowhouse is a different parish to Josephs. It's actually part of Athy parish.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Keyser Söze on October 15, 2016, 12:54:54 PM
Quote from: Pat Spillall on October 15, 2016, 10:13:54 AM
I still think Crettyard are the only parish team in Laois on the football side. St Josephs have Barrowhouse, an intermediate Club, in their parish. Ballyroan Abbey have Abbeyleix Hurling Club but not all Ballyroan hurlers play with Abbeyleix but I do suppose all the footballers in the parish play with the one club.
I agree fully with what Ballyroan Abbey said, what makes the GAA so special is our club set up, you are born into your club, it chooses you, you don't choose it, it is pride of place and of who you are. A lot of posters here fail to understand that, they look at the GAA through English Premiership Sky Sports eyes where you can jump from Billy to Jack, wipe out a hundred years of tradition just to make a better spectacle for themselves.

I think there is a happy medium in between
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: The Monument Road on October 15, 2016, 10:42:42 PM
Quote from: SCFC on October 15, 2016, 11:35:51 AM
Barrowhouse is a different parish to Josephs. It's actually part of Athy parish.
correct...Barrow house is in athy parish. A few players from lower ballyadams have traditionally played with Barrowhouse for years.one family in particular. Josephs is soley ballyadams.luggaccurren.wolfhill and the Swan. One parish/one team...Barrow house and joey's play together at juvenile level up to u21. ..
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Joeythelips on October 16, 2016, 04:32:13 PM
Every player loves their club, pretty normal but there was an Arles club which split over very little it would seem, but thats what happened unfortunately. The people who suffer long term in my opinion are the players and Laois supporters. The reason for this is the same argument people make for having regional teams similar to the kerry modal in that the standards are raised.

Imagine how good an Arles team could have been over the past 10 years, I doubt Portlaoise would have been as dominant in fact Arles would have had one of the best club teams in the country and may have challenged for All Ireland honours. The competition just to make the team would have made their training super competitive with a decent conveyor belt of talent similar to what Portlaoise have. Portlaoise would have benefited from this also, as plenty of teams they are not fully tested in Laois before going onto the Leinster championship, they would have to up their game against a combined Arles teams with the talent they had.

This model would only work if everyone buys into the idea, you cant force it joining two clubs together and saying right we are one club but it would definitely improve the standard in the county if it was applied and everyone took it seriously. 
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: The Rover on October 16, 2016, 07:55:29 PM
Quote from: the sash on October 14, 2016, 11:06:27 PM
Think  joseph's will be there or thereabouts in d next few years. They've won too many u21 championships in d last 7 or 8 years not to be contesting. Wouldn't it be good to see a parish type championship introduced early in the year n use it as the Kelly cup


St. Josephs are one club that never ever let the county down, just look at the players they have provided to wear the Laois jersey each and every one of them gave great service five or six families up there that have pure laois blood in the vains. A proud club that will rise again maybe sooner than you think.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Keyser Söze on October 16, 2016, 10:55:53 PM
Quote from: The Rover on October 16, 2016, 07:55:29 PM

St. Josephs are one club that never ever let the county down, just look at the players they have provided to wear the Laois jersey each and every one of them gave great service five or six families up there that have pure laois blood in the vains. A proud club that will rise again maybe sooner than you think.

I'd second that.
Great club, great facilities, great people. Always seem to conduct their business in the right way. And as alluded to above, some of their best ever players were probably "wrecked" by the commitment they gave to Laois from circa 2000 to circa 2007. The club lost out on the twilight years of these guys.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Don Draper on October 16, 2016, 11:15:30 PM
Quote from: Keyser Söze on October 16, 2016, 10:55:53 PM
Quote from: The Rover on October 16, 2016, 07:55:29 PM

St. Josephs are one club that never ever let the county down, just look at the players they have provided to wear the Laois jersey each and every one of them gave great service five or six families up there that have pure laois blood in the vains. A proud club that will rise again maybe sooner than you think.

I'd second that.
Great club, great facilities, great people. Always seem to conduct their business in the right way. And as alluded to above, some of their best ever players were probably "wrecked" by the commitment they gave to Laois from circa 2000 to circa 2007. The club lost out on the twilight years of these guys.
While I agree in general, they were involved in that relegation c**k up a few years back.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Keyser Söze on October 16, 2016, 11:30:11 PM
Quote from: Don Draper on October 16, 2016, 11:15:30 PM
Quote from: Keyser Söze on October 16, 2016, 10:55:53 PM
Quote from: The Rover on October 16, 2016, 07:55:29 PM

St. Josephs are one club that never ever let the county down, just look at the players they have provided to wear the Laois jersey each and every one of them gave great service five or six families up there that have pure laois blood in the vains. A proud club that will rise again maybe sooner than you think.

I'd second that.
Great club, great facilities, great people. Always seem to conduct their business in the right way. And as alluded to above, some of their best ever players were probably "wrecked" by the commitment they gave to Laois from circa 2000 to circa 2007. The club lost out on the twilight years of these guys.
While I agree in general, they were involved in that relegation c**k up a few years back.

Can't argue that they weren't, but my information would be that they were far from the instigators. One of the main instigators have managed to go on and achieve much bigger GOALs of LATE  ;D ;)
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Keyser Söze on August 03, 2018, 11:35:14 AM
Sorry for dragging this up!

I just wanted to check something.
Arles GAA changed their name to Arles Killeen at an AGM in 1993.
Those who disagreed, walked out.
Those who walked out managed to get a team into the Laois Junior B Championship two years later (called Arles).
Arles Killeen then objected to them using the name Arles and eventually an accomodation was reached (AK x 2).

What level were Arles playing at before the split (Intermediate?) and what colour did they wear (Maroon?). If so, why did Arles Killeen abandon/change colours?
Also, I believe that Arles Killeen were awarded use of the pitch. Is this the same pitch they have developed and use now?
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Laoiseabu on August 03, 2018, 11:40:46 AM
It's a crazy situation . Depresses me to think what they could of achieved if they were together . Any sign of anyone coping on down there anytime soon ?
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: redsetanta on August 03, 2018, 11:56:23 AM
There was a drive at the time from certain players to have a parish senior team and lads who would have previously played for Ballylinan went on to play with Arles Kileen?St Michaels. The underage team was St Michaels and they were very strong in the mid to late 80's and the jersey's they wore are the same as the ones Kileen use now.
Arles were always maroon.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Keyser Söze on August 03, 2018, 11:58:39 AM
Quote from: redsetanta on August 03, 2018, 11:56:23 AM
There was a drive at the time from certain players to have a parish senior team and lads who would have previously played for Ballylinan went on to play with Arles Kileen?St Michaels. The underage team was St Michaels and they were very strong in the mid to late 80's and the jersey's they wore are the same as the ones Kileen use now.
Arles were always maroon.

So Arles Killeen is technically the old Arles club. But changed jersey colour when they changed their name from Arles to Arles Killeen?
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: oneflewoverthecuckoonest on August 03, 2018, 01:52:11 PM
at the original Arles AGM there was a vote which passed with the 2/3 majority to change the name from Arles to Arles Killeen. That was established as fact at the various courts the case passed through.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Keyser Söze on August 03, 2018, 10:16:50 PM
Quote from: oneflewoverthecuckoonest on August 03, 2018, 01:52:11 PM
at the original Arles AGM there was a vote which passed with the 2/3 majority to change the name from Arles to Arles Killeen. That was established as fact at the various courts the case passed through.

That I understand. Before that AGM Arles wore maroon jerseys. At what point did this club (now called Arles Killeen) start wearing Black and White jerseys?
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Dave like the tv channel on August 04, 2018, 01:30:57 PM
St Michael's used to wear black and white.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Keyser Söze on August 04, 2018, 01:47:06 PM
Quote from: Dave like the tv channel on August 04, 2018, 01:30:57 PM
St Michael's used to wear black and white.

Not the question I asked!
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Laoiseabu on August 13, 2018, 11:28:02 PM
Ok this joke is over . Looking at Killeen's two matches so far it's time to join up . Someone down there needs to grow some balls and get it done before the players are on walking sticks and in nursing homes.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: SCFC on August 14, 2018, 08:38:50 AM
Quote from: Laoiseabu on August 13, 2018, 11:28:02 PM
Ok this joke is over . Looking at Killeen's two matches so far it's time to join up . Someone down there needs to grow some balls and get it done before the players are on walking sticks and in nursing homes.
I'd say Arles Kilcruise are quite happy. Arles Killeen aren't regenerating at all.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Don Draper on August 14, 2018, 09:57:11 AM
Quote from: Laoiseabu on August 13, 2018, 11:28:02 PM
Ok this joke is over . Looking at Killeen's two matches so far it's time to join up . Someone down there needs to grow some balls and get it done before the players are on walking sticks and in nursing homes.
They've made their beds, you nor I will make a f**k of a difference.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: The PRO on August 14, 2018, 10:56:29 AM
Quote from: Laoiseabu on August 13, 2018, 11:28:02 PM
Ok this joke is over . Looking at Killeen's two matches so far it's time to join up . Someone down there needs to grow some balls and get it done before the players are on walking sticks and in nursing homes.
Killeen have only around 4 lads under 30 starting. Mental stuff. The 2 kingstons, Joe Mulhare around 29 and maybe Brendan oshea
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: recyclebin on August 15, 2018, 09:37:11 PM
It's amazing the fascination people from outside the area have with us. We play together underage. Between the two clubs, we have been in county final 7 of the last 15. We were in none when we played together!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laois_Senior_Football_Championship



Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: High Fielder on August 15, 2018, 10:55:00 PM
Quote from: recyclebin on August 15, 2018, 09:37:11 PM
It's amazing the fascination people from outside the area have with us. We play together underage. Between the two clubs, we have been in county final 7 of the last 15. We were in none when we played together!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laois_Senior_Football_Championship

I hardly think that's something to crow about. It was part of the reason the split happened (both thinking they were strong enough without the other) and what has ensued is nothing short of embarrassing. This thing of joining at underage makes an even bigger mockery of the whole thing. Talk about sending the youth of the area mixed messages. It's not an episode anyone closely linked to the split can be proud of surely?
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: The Monument Road on August 16, 2018, 07:23:40 AM
Quote from: recyclebin on August 15, 2018, 09:37:11 PM
It's amazing the fascination people from outside the area have with us. We play together underage. Between the two clubs, we have been in county final 7 of the last 15. We were in none when we played together!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laois_Senior_Football_Championship
I love your emphasis on WE. "we have been in 7 county finals" I do wonder why the Kileen side of the set up resented the Arles Kilcruise championship win in 2003 so much though. It sticks in their craw so much its still causing them sleepless nights. Has all been forgiven and sense will prevail again, hope so
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: The PRO on August 16, 2018, 08:34:41 AM
Quote from: recyclebin on August 15, 2018, 09:37:11 PM
It's amazing the fascination people from outside the area have with us. We play together underage. Between the two clubs, we have been in county final 7 of the last 15. We were in none when we played together!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laois_Senior_Football_Championship
A morbid fascination more like. All those brilliant players and one senior title to show for it. And nothing for Beano, Donie B and the Killeen crew.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Don Draper on August 16, 2018, 09:35:27 AM
Quote from: The Monument Road on August 16, 2018, 07:23:40 AM
Quote from: recyclebin on August 15, 2018, 09:37:11 PM
It's amazing the fascination people from outside the area have with us. We play together underage. Between the two clubs, we have been in county final 7 of the last 15. We were in none when we played together!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laois_Senior_Football_Championship
I love your emphasis on WE. "we have been in 7 county finals" I do wonder why the Kileen side of the set up resented the Arles Kilcruise championship win in 2003 so much though. It sticks in their craw so much its still causing them sleepless nights. Has all been forgiven and sense will prevail again, hope so
You think they were going to be happy? After all that happened? Pass the bong there, you're obviously high.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Don Draper on August 16, 2018, 09:36:50 AM
Quote from: The PRO on August 16, 2018, 08:34:41 AM
Quote from: recyclebin on August 15, 2018, 09:37:11 PM
It's amazing the fascination people from outside the area have with us. We play together underage. Between the two clubs, we have been in county final 7 of the last 15. We were in none when we played together!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laois_Senior_Football_Championship
A morbid fascination more like. All those brilliant players and one senior title to show for it. And nothing for Beano, Donie B and the Killeen crew.
Again, to think that if they had stayed together they'd have eventually gone on to dominate Laois football is very naive. Resentment and bitterness drove them on, and anyone familiar with the GAA will know this was the drive behind many a successful team over the years. Both sides were forced to maximise their resources, could you imagine if the likes of Portlaoise had another few clubs in there to do likewise where we'd be?
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Laoiseabu on August 16, 2018, 11:24:32 AM
Next time we see them together as one Arles club they may have Barrowhouse with them too who play underage with them. Barrowhouse are surely struggling for numbers two judging by the size of the catchment area
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: The Monument Road on August 16, 2018, 12:48:48 PM
Quote from: Don Draper on August 16, 2018, 09:35:27 AM
Quote from: The Monument Road on August 16, 2018, 07:23:40 AM
Quote from: recyclebin on August 15, 2018, 09:37:11 PM
It's amazing the fascination people from outside the area have with us. We play together underage. Between the two clubs, we have been in county final 7 of the last 15. We were in none when we played together!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laois_Senior_Football_Championship
I love your emphasis on WE. "we have been in 7 county finals" I do wonder why the Kileen side of the set up resented the Arles Kilcruise championship win in 2003 so much though. It sticks in their craw so much its still causing them sleepless nights. Has all been forgiven and sense will prevail again, hope so
You think they were going to be happy? After all that happened? Pass the bong there, you're obviously high.
Im on such a high Don the bong is empty. "If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by." Sun Tzu
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Don Draper on August 16, 2018, 01:59:02 PM
Quote from: The Monument Road on August 16, 2018, 12:48:48 PM
Quote from: Don Draper on August 16, 2018, 09:35:27 AM
Quote from: The Monument Road on August 16, 2018, 07:23:40 AM
Quote from: recyclebin on August 15, 2018, 09:37:11 PM
It's amazing the fascination people from outside the area have with us. We play together underage. Between the two clubs, we have been in county final 7 of the last 15. We were in none when we played together!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laois_Senior_Football_Championship
I love your emphasis on WE. "we have been in 7 county finals" I do wonder why the Kileen side of the set up resented the Arles Kilcruise championship win in 2003 so much though. It sticks in their craw so much its still causing them sleepless nights. Has all been forgiven and sense will prevail again, hope so
You think they were going to be happy? After all that happened? Pass the bong there, you're obviously high.
Im on such a high Don the bong is empty. "If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by." Sun Tzu
And an embittered crone you will become in that time.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: The Monument Road on August 16, 2018, 02:23:36 PM
Quote from: Don Draper on August 16, 2018, 01:59:02 PM
Quote from: The Monument Road on August 16, 2018, 12:48:48 PM
Quote from: Don Draper on August 16, 2018, 09:35:27 AM
Quote from: The Monument Road on August 16, 2018, 07:23:40 AM
Quote from: recyclebin on August 15, 2018, 09:37:11 PM
It's amazing the fascination people from outside the area have with us. We play together underage. Between the two clubs, we have been in county final 7 of the last 15. We were in none when we played together!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laois_Senior_Football_Championship
I love your emphasis on WE. "we have been in 7 county finals" I do wonder why the Kileen side of the set up resented the Arles Kilcruise championship win in 2003 so much though. It sticks in their craw so much its still causing them sleepless nights. Has all been forgiven and sense will prevail again, hope so
You think they were going to be happy? After all that happened? Pass the bong there, you're obviously high.
Im on such a high Don the bong is empty. "If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by." Sun Tzu
And an embittered crone you will become in that time.
The waiting has been long and painful Don but the day has finally come upon us and has passed and I have not capitulated to becoming a crone. Although I think i may have become a wise crone
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: BallyroanAbu on August 16, 2018, 03:36:58 PM
Quote from: Don Draper on August 16, 2018, 09:36:50 AM
Quote from: The PRO on August 16, 2018, 08:34:41 AM
Quote from: recyclebin on August 15, 2018, 09:37:11 PM
It's amazing the fascination people from outside the area have with us. We play together underage. Between the two clubs, we have been in county final 7 of the last 15. We were in none when we played together!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laois_Senior_Football_Championship
A morbid fascination more like. All those brilliant players and one senior title to show for it. And nothing for Beano, Donie B and the Killeen crew.
Again, to think that if they had stayed together they'd have eventually gone on to dominate Laois football is very naive. Resentment and bitterness drove them on, and anyone familiar with the GAA will know this was the drive behind many a successful team over the years. Both sides were forced to maximise their resources, could you imagine if the likes of Portlaoise had another few clubs in there to do likewise where we'd be?

Relegation Final ???
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Pablo Escobar on September 13, 2018, 12:24:21 AM
Any truth to the rumours that amalgamations could be on the cards for all if not part of Arles's along with a club they are with at juvenile level??Su
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: The Monument Road on September 13, 2018, 11:48:33 AM
Quote from: Pablo Escobar on September 13, 2018, 12:24:21 AM
Any truth to the rumours that amalgamations could be on the cards for all if not part of Arles's along with a club they are with at juvenile level??Su
I hear amalgamations between clubs as Gaels teams  for championship is up for review and may be a thing of the past.

Arles and Kileen joining back as one club at senior level would be the more sensible avenue for either club as they are heading fast to either not having a team on their own. Barrowhouse would be the obvious choice for a Gaels team if it continues as a project in laois.

Rumour has it that Barrowhouse were very cheesed off last year when Kileen approached them to join as a Gaels team as they were a second choice after Kileens first proposal to another team was quickly rebuked...

I also hear the a couple ( two to be exact) of Kileen players are giving demands  to ensure something is done to guarantee their chances of winning a senior championship.  :-\ 8) 8) 8) 8)....Any truth in those rumours...
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: High Fielder on September 13, 2018, 12:42:14 PM
In my opinion, Gaels are still a good idea as long they are neighbouring and/or a relationship exists already. The cobbling together of clubs which stretch across the county should not be permitted. I'd keep it as simple as that. If clubs do want to join up and no relationship exists and they are not neighbouring, then a long standing minimum requirement should be placed on them. This should weed out the overnight amalgamations.

Arles, Killeen and Barrowhouse should form a Gaels team. They've seen fit to do it at underage, so it's both logical and probably necessary to follow suit into Senior. Personally I'd love to see them go the whole hog and throw their lot in as one big club, because that is the only way to be competitive with Portlaoise. But failing that, a senior amalgamation with their own Junior teams could suffice. Chris Conway spoke recently about clubs upping their game to compete with Portlaoise. I think he's codding himself, but I accept what he was trying tp say. Portlaoise have numbers like Dublin have numbers, and the only way to be consistently competitive is to get numbers of your own. Sure you'll get the odd good harvest, and we've seen in Laois that that is possible. But sustaining it is an altogether different matter
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Laoiseabu on September 13, 2018, 07:53:19 PM
Killeen , Kilcruise , Barrowhouse is an amalgamation that needs to happen. It's the only realistic chance at this stage for players from those clubs to win a senior championship been honest about it. Good luck telling the likes of John Conway that 😂😂
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Don Draper on September 13, 2018, 09:20:04 PM
Quote from: Laoiseabu on September 13, 2018, 07:53:19 PM
Killeen , Kilcruise , Barrowhouse is an amalgamation that needs to happen. It's the only realistic chance at this stage for players from those clubs to win a senior championship been honest about it. Good luck telling the likes of John Conway that 😂😂
Kilcruise have won a county
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: The Monument Road on September 13, 2018, 10:32:24 PM
Quote from: Don Draper on September 13, 2018, 09:20:04 PM
Quote from: Laoiseabu on September 13, 2018, 07:53:19 PM
Killeen , Kilcruise , Barrowhouse is an amalgamation that needs to happen. It's the only realistic chance at this stage for players from those clubs to win a senior championship been honest about it. Good luck telling the likes of John Conway that 😂😂
Kilcruise have won a county
They have and fair f***ks to them. They went through the mill and came out on top. Only team from the parish to lift the Delaney cup.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: The Monument Road on September 13, 2018, 10:34:10 PM
Quote from: Laoiseabu on September 13, 2018, 07:53:19 PM
Killeen , Kilcruise , Barrowhouse is an amalgamation that needs to happen. It's the only realistic chance at this stage for players from those clubs to win a senior championship been honest about it. Good luck telling the likes of John Conway that 😂😂
As a Gaels amalgamation it cant happen. Two senior clubs and a junior club.  :'( :'(
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Don Draper on September 13, 2018, 10:43:18 PM
Quote from: The Monument Road on September 13, 2018, 10:34:10 PM
Quote from: Laoiseabu on September 13, 2018, 07:53:19 PM
Killeen , Kilcruise , Barrowhouse is an amalgamation that needs to happen. It's the only realistic chance at this stage for players from those clubs to win a senior championship been honest about it. Good luck telling the likes of John Conway that 😂😂
As a Gaels amalgamation it cant happen. Two senior clubs and a junior club.  :'( :'(
Give it time.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Laoiseabu on September 14, 2018, 12:01:02 AM
Quote from: Don Draper on September 13, 2018, 09:20:04 PM
Quote from: Laoiseabu on September 13, 2018, 07:53:19 PM
Killeen , Kilcruise , Barrowhouse is an amalgamation that needs to happen. It's the only realistic chance at this stage for players from those clubs to win a senior championship been honest about it. Good luck telling the likes of John Conway that 😂😂
Kilcruise have won a county
Yes Kilcruise have won a championship , but my point is in the short and long term future it dosent look like they are gonna repeat that feat again as a club on their own especially with all the key players well into their 30s some even over 40
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: Don Draper on September 14, 2018, 09:13:20 AM
No arguments, merely pointing out the fact that they went out on their own and made the summit, a fact that deserves recognition. Its easy to chip at the Arles', but its not our local row, and mediation in the past has failed. Either they fix it themselves, or nature will take its course.
Title: Re: ARLES KILCRUISE and ARLES KILEEN
Post by: High Fielder on September 14, 2018, 12:07:46 PM
They've recognised the need to join up with Na Fianna Og. The deficiency has already been addressed. It would be done long ago but for some Dinosaurs knocking around. It was an amazing achievement for Kilcruise but lest we forget they had history way before that. Build bridges and get over them.