Sligo Club Football & Hurling

[magpie seanie]

I heard that despite the result there was actually very little between the teams. Was level at HT I think.

Thanks Seanie, better to hear that, but still FT score is disappointing and a psychological blow considering we are playing Galway in qtrs in 8 weeks time.

Ground is very heavy here still so it will be a different kettle of fish come then. That applies to Galway as well of course. Another win or two in the league will help build momentum.

A full weekend of league action in all divisions in the mens football. Our seniors produced 3/4 of a good display against Harps in Div 1 but fell away badly in the final quarter. Aspects of it were good and we're improving but a few worries too. Still a lot of lads missing/injured/not fully fit and we hoped we'd left that kind of stuff behind us in 2008. In Div 4 we picked up another 2 points, this time on the field with a hard earned win against Tourlestrane. They landed with only 13 but most of them were pretty good players including a few familiar faces. We had an ok team out and worked hard and got a fortuitous goal near the end to seal the win. 18 lads togged out and 2 more were ready for action if needs be so all in all pretty good.

Elsewhere in Div 1 Tourlestrane set the pace after a big win over Geevagh closely followed on points diff by Ballymote who scored a good win away to Castelconnor. Curry won their local derby with Tubber to move into 3rd place. Going to be a tough division.

Div 2 as we have been saying is going to be very tight and this is highlighted by the fact that St Mary's are rooted to the bottom after 3 rounds. Indeed with their second team failing to field in Div 4 things look a bit bleak around Ballydoogan at the moment. They lost by a point to St. John's in a win that must have pleased many John's stalwarts. The Cuilbeg based lads seem to have their act together this year and will be interesting viewing come championship. Bunninadden kept their 100% record and hold top spot on points diff after a 2 point win over Easkey. Farnans completed a hat trick of draws finishing level with Shamrock Gaels and Calry recorded their second draw in a row when sharing the spoils with their North Sligo neighbours Molaise Gaels. Again it shows how tight this league is going to be.

Drumcliffe continue to blaze a trail in Div 3 with Cloonacool their latest victims. Pats 2 point win over Michaels sees them leapfrog the Ballintogher/Ballygawley boys into second. Harps seconds reminded everyone that they will be contenders in this division with a dismatling of struggling Enninscrone while Coolany/Mullinabreena's decent early season form continued with a big win over Molaise Gaels seconds.

Owenmore Gaels will have enjoyed their big win over their former comrades and its an all the more interesting scoreline when you hear they trailed by 3 at half time! Michaels win over Ballymote halted the latters early season winning run to complete a log jam of teams on 4 points, just behind leaders Curry who picked up a walkover from Mary's.

Cup games next weekend with Sligo playing in the NFL at home to Carlow.

[SLIGONIAN]

I heard that despite the result there was actually very little between the teams. Was level at HT I think.

Thanks Seanie, better to hear that, but still FT score is disappointing and a psychological blow considering we are playing Galway in qtrs in 8 weeks time.

Ground is very heavy here still so it will be a different kettle of fish come then. That applies to Galway as well of course. Another win or two in the league will help build momentum.

A full weekend of league action in all divisions in the mens football. Our seniors produced 3/4 of a good display against Harps in Div 1 but fell away badly in the final quarter. Aspects of it were good and we're improving but a few worries too. Still a lot of lads missing/injured/not fully fit and we hoped we'd left that kind of stuff behind us in 2008. In Div 4 we picked up another 2 points, this time on the field with a hard earned win against Tourlestrane. They landed with only 13 but most of them were pretty good players including a few familiar faces. We had an ok team out and worked hard and got a fortuitous goal near the end to seal the win. 18 lads togged out and 2 more were ready for action if needs be so all in all pretty good.

Elsewhere in Div 1 Tourlestrane set the pace after a big win over Geevagh closely followed on points diff by Ballymote who scored a good win away to Castelconnor. Curry won their local derby with Tubber to move into 3rd place. Going to be a tough division.

Div 2 as we have been saying is going to be very tight and this is highlighted by the fact that St Mary's are rooted to the bottom after 3 rounds. Indeed with their second team failing to field in Div 4 things look a bit bleak around Ballydoogan at the moment. They lost by a point to St. John's in a win that must have pleased many John's stalwarts. The Cuilbeg based lads seem to have their act together this year and will be interesting viewing come championship. Bunninadden kept their 100% record and hold top spot on points diff after a 2 point win over Easkey. Farnans completed a hat trick of draws finishing level with Shamrock Gaels and Calry recorded their second draw in a row when sharing the spoils with their North Sligo neighbours Molaise Gaels. Again it shows how tight this league is going to be.

Drumcliffe continue to blaze a trail in Div 3 with Cloonacool their latest victims. Pats 2 point win over Michaels sees them leapfrog the Ballintogher/Ballygawley boys into second. Harps seconds reminded everyone that they will be contenders in this division with a dismatling of struggling Enninscrone while Coolany/Mullinabreena's decent early season form continued with a big win over Molaise Gaels seconds.

Owenmore Gaels will have enjoyed their big win over their former comrades and its an all the more interesting scoreline when you hear they trailed by 3 at half time! Michaels win over Ballymote halted the latters early season winning run to complete a log jam of teams on 4 points, just behind leaders Curry who picked up a walkover from Mary's.

Cup games next weekend with Sligo playing in the NFL at home to Carlow.

Were struggling this yr at both levels, even fielding a team a problem, with old guards being forced to tog. Coolaney got some revenge for last yr but only 1 senior player togged for the inters leaving us very weak and hammering to be expected, when we beat them in div4 final last yr we had 2 gilsenans playing and few other regraded seniors.

Our seniors still missing a few blew ydays game from reports i got. With the management team in charge no better than last yr were always going to struggle so my expectations are low.

[magpie seanie]

I heard that despite the result there was actually very little between the teams. Was level at HT I think.

Thanks Seanie, better to hear that, but still FT score is disappointing and a psychological blow considering we are playing Galway in qtrs in 8 weeks time.

Ground is very heavy here still so it will be a different kettle of fish come then. That applies to Galway as well of course. Another win or two in the league will help build momentum.

A full weekend of league action in all divisions in the mens football. Our seniors produced 3/4 of a good display against Harps in Div 1 but fell away badly in the final quarter. Aspects of it were good and we're improving but a few worries too. Still a lot of lads missing/injured/not fully fit and we hoped we'd left that kind of stuff behind us in 2008. In Div 4 we picked up another 2 points, this time on the field with a hard earned win against Tourlestrane. They landed with only 13 but most of them were pretty good players including a few familiar faces. We had an ok team out and worked hard and got a fortuitous goal near the end to seal the win. 18 lads togged out and 2 more were ready for action if needs be so all in all pretty good.

Elsewhere in Div 1 Tourlestrane set the pace after a big win over Geevagh closely followed on points diff by Ballymote who scored a good win away to Castelconnor. Curry won their local derby with Tubber to move into 3rd place. Going to be a tough division.

Div 2 as we have been saying is going to be very tight and this is highlighted by the fact that St Mary's are rooted to the bottom after 3 rounds. Indeed with their second team failing to field in Div 4 things look a bit bleak around Ballydoogan at the moment. They lost by a point to St. John's in a win that must have pleased many John's stalwarts. The Cuilbeg based lads seem to have their act together this year and will be interesting viewing come championship. Bunninadden kept their 100% record and hold top spot on points diff after a 2 point win over Easkey. Farnans completed a hat trick of draws finishing level with Shamrock Gaels and Calry recorded their second draw in a row when sharing the spoils with their North Sligo neighbours Molaise Gaels. Again it shows how tight this league is going to be.

Drumcliffe continue to blaze a trail in Div 3 with Cloonacool their latest victims. Pats 2 point win over Michaels sees them leapfrog the Ballintogher/Ballygawley boys into second. Harps seconds reminded everyone that they will be contenders in this division with a dismatling of struggling Enninscrone while Coolany/Mullinabreena's decent early season form continued with a big win over Molaise Gaels seconds.

Owenmore Gaels will have enjoyed their big win over their former comrades and its an all the more interesting scoreline when you hear they trailed by 3 at half time! Michaels win over Ballymote halted the latters early season winning run to complete a log jam of teams on 4 points, just behind leaders Curry who picked up a walkover from Mary's.

Cup games next weekend with Sligo playing in the NFL at home to Carlow.

Were struggling this yr at both levels, even fielding a team a problem, with old guards being forced to tog. Coolaney got some revenge for last yr but only 1 senior player togged for the inters leaving us very weak and hammering to be expected, when we beat them in div4 final last yr we had 2 gilsenans playing and few other regraded seniors.

Our seniors still missing a few blew ydays game from reports i got. With the management team in charge no better than last yr were always going to struggle so my expectations are low.

Its supposed to be your top 14 players are not eligible for your second team in the league. Really at least one of the Gilsenans would be in your top 14 at least I'd suspect. There are quite a few other obvious ones with other clubs which kind of make a mockery of the leagues but at least when the lists are published on sligogaa.ie it will be a bit clearer.

[baoithe]

A full weekend of league action in all divisions in the mens football. Our seniors produced 3/4 of a good display against Harps in Div 1 but fell away badly in the final quarter. Aspects of it were good and we're improving but a few worries too. Still a lot of lads missing/injured/not fully fit and we hoped we'd left that kind of stuff behind us in 2008. In Div 4 we picked up another 2 points, this time on the field with a hard earned win against Tourlestrane. They landed with only 13 but most of them were pretty good players including a few familiar faces. We had an ok team out and worked hard and got a fortuitous goal near the end to seal the win. 18 lads togged out and 2 more were ready for action if needs be so all in all pretty good.

Elsewhere in Div 1 Tourlestrane set the pace after a big win over Geevagh closely followed on points diff by Ballymote who scored a good win away to Castelconnor. Curry won their local derby with Tubber to move into 3rd place. Going to be a tough division.

Div 2 as we have been saying is going to be very tight and this is highlighted by the fact that St Mary's are rooted to the bottom after 3 rounds. Indeed with their second team failing to field in Div 4 things look a bit bleak around Ballydoogan at the moment. They lost by a point to St. John's in a win that must have pleased many John's stalwarts. The Cuilbeg based lads seem to have their act together this year and will be interesting viewing come championship. Bunninadden kept their 100% record and hold top spot on points diff after a 2 point win over Easkey. Farnans completed a hat trick of draws finishing level with Shamrock Gaels and Calry recorded their second draw in a row when sharing the spoils with their North Sligo neighbours Molaise Gaels. Again it shows how tight this league is going to be.
Drumcliffe continue to blaze a trail in Div 3 with Cloonacool their latest victims. Pats 2 point win over Michaels sees them leapfrog the Ballintogher/Ballygawley boys into second. Harps seconds reminded everyone that they will be contenders in this division with a dismatling of struggling Enninscrone while Coolany/Mullinabreena's decent early season form continued with a big win over Molaise Gaels seconds.

Owenmore Gaels will have enjoyed their big win over their former comrades and its an all the more interesting scoreline when you hear they trailed by 3 at half time! Michaels win over Ballymote halted the latters early season winning run to complete a log jam of teams on 4 points, just behind leaders Curry who picked up a walkover from Mary's.

Cup games next weekend with Sligo playing in the NFL at home to Carlow.

Were struggling this yr at both levels, even fielding a team a problem, with old guards being forced to tog. Coolaney got some revenge for last yr but only 1 senior player togged for the inters leaving us very weak and hammering to be expected, when we beat them in div4 final last yr we had 2 gilsenans playing and few other regraded seniors.

Our seniors still missing a few blew ydays game from reports i got. With the management team in charge no better than last yr were always going to struggle so my expectations are low.

Farnan's next league game against Easkey is becoming ever more important as a result of the three draws to date. After that we have the Bunnies, Marys and Johns and to be honest any points garnered from those fixtures will be a bonus. A win against Easkey is imperative which would leave us with a minimum of 5 points going into the second half of league fixtures. The numbers, as always, are tight this year and losing lads like James Hynes to injury doesnt help us (nor the county u-21s as it happens) although I didnt hear if he played at the weekend.
If things continue as heretofore Division 2 might provide us with an intriguing finish.

[SLIGONIAN]

I heard that despite the result there was actually very little between the teams. Was level at HT I think.

Thanks Seanie, better to hear that, but still FT score is disappointing and a psychological blow considering we are playing Galway in qtrs in 8 weeks time.

Ground is very heavy here still so it will be a different kettle of fish come then. That applies to Galway as well of course. Another win or two in the league will help build momentum.

A full weekend of league action in all divisions in the mens football. Our seniors produced 3/4 of a good display against Harps in Div 1 but fell away badly in the final quarter. Aspects of it were good and we're improving but a few worries too. Still a lot of lads missing/injured/not fully fit and we hoped we'd left that kind of stuff behind us in 2008. In Div 4 we picked up another 2 points, this time on the field with a hard earned win against Tourlestrane. They landed with only 13 but most of them were pretty good players including a few familiar faces. We had an ok team out and worked hard and got a fortuitous goal near the end to seal the win. 18 lads togged out and 2 more were ready for action if needs be so all in all pretty good.

Elsewhere in Div 1 Tourlestrane set the pace after a big win over Geevagh closely followed on points diff by Ballymote who scored a good win away to Castelconnor. Curry won their local derby with Tubber to move into 3rd place. Going to be a tough division.

Div 2 as we have been saying is going to be very tight and this is highlighted by the fact that St Mary's are rooted to the bottom after 3 rounds. Indeed with their second team failing to field in Div 4 things look a bit bleak around Ballydoogan at the moment. They lost by a point to St. John's in a win that must have pleased many John's stalwarts. The Cuilbeg based lads seem to have their act together this year and will be interesting viewing come championship. Bunninadden kept their 100% record and hold top spot on points diff after a 2 point win over Easkey. Farnans completed a hat trick of draws finishing level with Shamrock Gaels and Calry recorded their second draw in a row when sharing the spoils with their North Sligo neighbours Molaise Gaels. Again it shows how tight this league is going to be.

Drumcliffe continue to blaze a trail in Div 3 with Cloonacool their latest victims. Pats 2 point win over Michaels sees them leapfrog the Ballintogher/Ballygawley boys into second. Harps seconds reminded everyone that they will be contenders in this division with a dismatling of struggling Enninscrone while Coolany/Mullinabreena's decent early season form continued with a big win over Molaise Gaels seconds.

Owenmore Gaels will have enjoyed their big win over their former comrades and its an all the more interesting scoreline when you hear they trailed by 3 at half time! Michaels win over Ballymote halted the latters early season winning run to complete a log jam of teams on 4 points, just behind leaders Curry who picked up a walkover from Mary's.

Cup games next weekend with Sligo playing in the NFL at home to Carlow.

Were struggling this yr at both levels, even fielding a team a problem, with old guards being forced to tog. Coolaney got some revenge for last yr but only 1 senior player togged for the inters leaving us very weak and hammering to be expected, when we beat them in div4 final last yr we had 2 gilsenans playing and few other regraded seniors.

Our seniors still missing a few blew ydays game from reports i got. With the management team in charge no better than last yr were always going to struggle so my expectations are low.

Its supposed to be your top 14 players are not eligible for your second team in the league. Really at least one of the Gilsenans would be in your top 14 at least I'd suspect. There are quite a few other obvious ones with other clubs which kind of make a mockery of the leagues but at least when the lists are published on sligogaa.ie it will be a bit clearer.

Gavin would be but I suppose Darren was only 17 when regraded and had a poor yr for the club despite being sligo minor captain. That top 14 rule is a joke btw, very open to clubs taking advantage but i dont feel we did last yr.

[magpie seanie]

The rule itself is not a joke. The fact that its not really enforced is. I think they are tighter on who gets regraded for championship and rightly so.

[SLIGONIAN]

From Sligoweekender website....

U-21s face their moment of truth

A SLIGO team has never won the Connacht U-21 Championship. Consequently, it must seem that every squad representing the county at this grade - since the competition's inception in 1964 - is battling the suffocating weight of history itself.
The telling statistic of zero silverware aside, that a Sligo team should be one win away from a provincial U-21 final - and that their semi-final opponents are Leitrim - would leave the majority of Sligo fans understandably upbeat.
But Fergal O'Flaherty, the Sligo U-21 manager, points out that Leitrim will be thinking along similar lines, knowing that they have avoided the province's traditional heavyweights - Mayo, Galway and Roscommon.
Whatever about being the first Sligo team since the side of 2001 to reach a Connacht final - that year a last-gasp goal from Eastern Harps' Shane Gallagher, now the Sligo Rovers first team physio, took Sligo past Galway and into the decider against Mayo - O'Flaherty will be keeping the players' focus fully on their upcoming task.
O'Flaherty, who represented Sligo in the 1997 Connacht U-21 Championship and is now the Bunnanadden Senior team manager, has already chalked up some notable results.
Last year Sligo beat Galway in a memorable quarter-final but then lost to Roscommon in the semi-final.
A few weeks ago Donegal were overcome in the final of the Northwest U-21 League. Gary Gaughan impressed in that seven-points win along with another emerging Sligo Senior player, Neil Ewing, and this year's U-21 crop, which includes 18 members of last year's panel, also features the likes of Eoin McHugh, Keelan Cawley, James Hynes, Stephen Coen and Stephen Gilmartin.
Stephen Henry - who missed the defeat of Donegal because of injury - is back training and is in contention for a starting role next Saturday in Carrick-on-Shannon's Páirc Sean MacDiarmada.
"It is all about how the players react on the day and how they perform, " maintained O'Flaherty, "against Galway last year we got a great start and followed it through - when we played Roscommon we started well but didn't build on it."
"I hope that fellas who played in those games have learned from that and will react to situations better against Leitrim."
The winners of Saturday's game will face either Mayo - who are seeking a fourth successive Connacht crown - or Roscommon in the decider.
O'Flaherty, who is assisted by selectors Dessie Sloyan and Con O'Meara, has been working with a 33-strong panel but can only name 24 players for the upcoming semi-final.
SLIGO U-21 SQUAD Conor O'Mahony (Coolera-Strandhill); Mark Rooney, Michael Hanley, Stephen Coen, Ronan Carter (St Mary's); Mark McGrath (Geevagh); Neil Ewing, Conor Davey (Drumcliffe-Rosses Point); Noel Gaughan, John Quinn, Alan Dunne, Niall Egan, Gary Gaughan, Stephen Henry (Tourlestrane); Brian Murphy, Colin Walsh, Stephen Gilmartin (Tubbercurry); Keelan Cawley (Coolera-Strandhill); Gavin Gilsenan, Eoin McHugh, Darren Gilsenan, Cathal Burns (St Molaise Gaels); Paul Kelly, Conor Brady, Padraig Clarke (St Patrick's); Cormac Coyne, Damien O'Boyle (Calry-St Joseph's); Paul Brennan (Shamrock Gaels); Adrian Reynolds (Easkey); Patrick Greene (St John's); Stephen Kilcoyne (Curry); James Hynes (St Farnan's); Niall Judge (Castleconnor).

That has to be one of the best squads of an underage team Sligo has ever had. 18 of last yrs panel still available. No excuses only a connacht title will suffice with that squad for me end of story. If the management get a 110% workrate and atitude and pick the right team and make quick changes they'll do it.

I hope the management have learned from last yr aswell and actually move from the dugout and see things from different angles can help. It'll just be a travesty if this squad dont realise theyre potential.

Great to see Judge back.

[Mano]

That has to be one of the best squads of an underage team Sligo has ever had. 18 of last yrs panel still available. No excuses only a connacht title will suffice with that squad for me end of story. If the management get a 110% workrate and atitude and pick the right team and make quick changes they'll do it.

That is a great squad alright with all players available (now that Coen and Henry are back). However Ross, Mayo also have a good squad of players so it will not be easy winning a Connacht. Also playing Leitrim in Carrick is never an easy game. We have had excellent underage squads before but have come up against Myo and Galway who are always are strong at underage level. We will need to have a bit of luck, play extremely well, get the right players on the pitch and have plenty of belief in ourselves to win it. However can we talk about potentially winning Connaught after the game at the weekend.

[Owenmoresider]

Sunday 22nd March 2009
U-16 League Division 2
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Drumcliffe Rosses Point    2-14   2-4   St Molaise Gaels    Drumcliffe   Round 2   
Owenmore Gaels    4-8   4-11   Enniscrone/Kilglass    Owenmore Gaels   Round 2   
Curry    2-3   3-14   Coolaney/Mullinabreena    Curry   Round 2   

U-16 League Division 1
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Eastern Harps    1-7   1-9   Shamrock Gaels    Eastern Harps - Keash   Round 1   
St Marys    8-17   0-1   Ballymote/Bunninadden    St Marys   Round 1   

Pick n Choose League Group A
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Castleconnor    0-6   5-14   Tourlestrane    Castleconnor   Round 3    

Pick n Choose League Group B
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Tubbercurry    0-10   2-9   Eastern Harps    Tubbercurry   Round 3    

Kiernan Cup Group A
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
St Marys    1-9   3-9   St Johns    St Marys   Round 3   
Shamrock Gaels    -   -   St Molaise Gaels    Shamrock Gaels Park-Coola   Conceded by St Molaise Gaels   

Benson Cup Group A
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Coolaney/Mullinabreena    0-11   0-11   Eastern Harps    Coolaney/Mullinabreena   Round 3    

Benson Cup Group B
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Cloonacool    1-8   1-10   St Patricks    Cloonacool   Round 3    

Abbott Cup Group A
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Coolera-Strandhill    2-11   2-7   St Michaels    Coolera   Round 3    
Curry    1-12   2-9   Ballymote    Ballymote   Round 3    



Saturday 21st March 2009
U-16 League Division 2
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Tubbercurry    3-19   1-3   St Farnans    Tubbercurry   Round 2   

Pick n Choose League Group A
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Curry    1-9   1-6   Ballymote    Curry   Round 3    

Kiernan Cup Group B
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Bunninadden    1-13   1-6   St Farnans    Bunninadden   Round 3    

Benson Cup Group B
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
St Michaels    2-12   1-9   Drumcliffe Rosses Point    St Michaels   Round 3
   
Abbott Cup Group B
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Owenmore Gaels    5-14   1-5   Ballisodare    Owenmore Gaels   Round 3    


Friday 20th March 2009
U-14 League Division 1 Section 1
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
St Patricks    1-4   5-12   Castleconnor    St Patricks   Round 1   
Coolera-Strandhill    5-4   6-7   Calry/St Josephs    Coolera   Round 1   
Tourlestrane    3-9   5-1   Tubbercurry    Tourlestrane   Round 1   

U-14 League Division 1 Section 2
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
St Marys    5-11   0-3   St Johns    St Marys   Round 1   
Ballisodare    4-7   1-5   Coolaney/Mullinabreena    Ballisodare   Round 1   
Geevagh    3-5   2-9   St Michaels    St Michaels   Round 1   

U-14 League Division 2
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
St Molaise Gaels    5-5   1-4   Drumcliffe Rosses Point    St Molaise Gaels   Round 1   

U-14 League Division 3
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Bunninadden    5-7   2-0   Cloonacool    Bunninadden   Round 1   
Ballymote    7-11   1-3   Owenmore Gaels    Ballymote   Round 1   

Pick n Choose League Group B
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Geevagh    2-9   0-15   Coolera-Strandhill    Sligo IT   Round 3


Into the Abbott Cup final, opposition not yet known. Hopefully not our last final of the year.

[magpie seanie]

Didn't make the Pick n Choose game on Friday night becasue of other committments but apparently the final score in the refs notebook was a draw. Our lads seemed to think we had won by 2 points. Thankfully it doesn't really matter as we were virtually out of that comp anyway. A couple of lads back so hopefully we'll be able to pick it up for next weekend and Curry.

Juniors ground out a good win against Michaels second team. Some encouraging performances by a few young lads augurs well.

Elsewhere Harps beat Tubber to almost guarantee a spot in the Pick n Choose final. Tourlestrane's mauling of Castleconnor puts them in pole position in Pick n choose group A. Curry beat Ballymote and are poised to avail of any slip up.

In the Kiernan Cup Shamrock Gaels made it 3 out of 3 with a walkover   from St Molaise Gaels. John's beat Mary's in the other game in that section. Bunninadden's win over Farnan's means Easkey must beat Calry by 24 points in their re-scheduled tie to pip them to the spot in the final.

In the Benson Cup Harps second team are through after a draw with Coolaney/Mullinabreena. There they will probably face St Michaels who beat Drumcliffe on Saturday. If Michaels avoid a 5 point defeat by Pats in a back game they are into the final.

The Abbott Cup sees Owenmore Gaels waiting in the final after a comprehensive beating of their neighbours. Curry or Ballymote, who drew on Sunday, will likely face them barring some amazing results.

[SLIGONIAN]

Im not suprised, you could see it coming. We have a joke of a manager at senior and intermediate, none of the players respect them. The players never look at themselves off playing soccer no bother to them. Our club is a enigma, its very hard to understand the mindset of the players. I couldnt explain to yee and i doubt ye care. Deep down i know the players dont really care about the club and thats the bottom line.

[baoithe]

Im not suprised, you could see it coming. We have a joke of a manager at senior and intermediate, none of the players respect them. The players never look at themselves off playing soccer no bother to them. Our club is a enigma, its very hard to understand the mindset of the players. I couldnt explain to yee and i doubt ye care. Deep down i know the players dont really care about the club and thats the bottom line.

Until you sort that out it wouldn't matter if Mickey Harte was managing them. If I were you I'd quit knocking the poor fella that will be banging his head against the wall trying to get a relatively talented team to show some interest.

[SLIGONIAN]

Im not suprised, you could see it coming. We have a joke of a manager at senior and intermediate, none of the players respect them. The players never look at themselves off playing soccer no bother to them. Our club is a enigma, its very hard to understand the mindset of the players. I couldnt explain to yee and i doubt ye care. Deep down i know the players dont really care about the club and thats the bottom line.

Until you sort that out it wouldn't matter if Mickey Harte was managing them. If I were you I'd quit knocking the poor fella that will be banging his head against the wall trying to get a relatively talented team to show some interest.

I hear ya, but it doesnt help having poor managers is all im saying. If the players dont turn up the managers dont have a hope but there is a reason im sure why there not so far this yr, weve had intermediates who wouldnt make alot of junior teams starting senior and are results have reflected that.

Its disappointing as there was a great opportunity there this yr to consoladate at senior level and build on it, i mean we have 4 players on the county minor squad, 4 on the u21 squad.

Look i cant talk, i care about the county more, but i still care about the club, maybe the size is our problem, Cliffoney could have team on our own, and would be decent probably beat Grange, and id say the players would care more if they played for Grange,Cliffoney and Maugherow seperately. Look at Maugherow, 2 or 3 players tops is all that commit to the club, yet they could have a squad of 20 a few yrs ago, they still field a soccer team. If Cliffoney were seperate id care more and would come first for sure, too much rivalry and politics when Grange are involved.

[Owenmoresider]

Sunday 29th March 2009
Senior League Division 1
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Eastern Harps    1-17   0-5   Geevagh    Eastern Harps - Keash   Round 4   
Tubbercurry    0-4   1-11   Ballymote    Tubbercurry   Round 4    
Tourlestrane    2-11   0-6   Castleconnor    Tourlestrane   Round 4    
Coolera-Strandhill    0-13   2-12   Curry    Coolera   Round 4    

Senior League Division 2
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Bunninadden    1-8   1-7   St Johns    Bunninadden   Round 4    
Easkey    1-14   0-5   St Farnans    Easkey   Round 4    
Shamrock Gaels    0-14   0-5   Calry/St Josephs    Shamrock Gaels Park-Coola   Round 4    

Senior League Division 3
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Cloonacool    3-4   0-5   Enniscrone/Kilglass    Enniscrone   Round 4    
Drumcliffe Rosses Point    0-9   0-9   Coolaney/Mullinabreena    Drumcliffe   Round 4    
St Molaise Gaels    1-17   3-6   St Michaels    St Molaise Gaels   Round 4    

Senior League Division 4
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Coolera-Strandhill    0-8   3-12   Curry    Coolera   Round 4    

U-18 League Division 1 Section 2
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
St Johns    3-9   1-4   St Molaise Gaels    St Johns   

   
Saturday 28th March 2009
Senior League Division 2
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
St Marys    0-11   1-7   St Molaise Gaels    St Marys   Round 4    

Senior League Division 4
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Tourlestrane    1-17   1-8   St Michaels    Tourlestrane   Round 4   
Ballymote    -   -   Ballisodare    Ballymote   Conceded by Ballisodare   
St Marys    -   -   Owenmore Gaels    St Marys   Conceded by St Marys   

[SLIGONIAN]

Congrats to the Hurlers making the Div 4 final, winner gets promoted, best of luck, we are playing Monaghan a team we beat 2-13 to 0-5 in the league already so hopefully thats a good omen.

Better showing by the club at the weekend aswell, but need a few wins badly in div2.