friendlies

homerjay2005

lads,

how long a break do ye want between here and league starting? i can organise a few friendlies, just need to know how many ye want to play?

there is a 5 week lay off now, i assume nobody wants friendlies for 5 weeks and then into the league, but how about 2 or 3 in the weeks directly before it?

we cna do that 4 team tournament like we did last time out if ye wish.

mrDerek

homerjay2005 wrote: »

lads,

how long a break do ye want between here and league starting? i can organise a few friendlies, just need to know how many ye want to play?

there is a 5 week lay off now, i assume nobody wants friendlies for 5 weeks and then into the league, but how about 2 or 3 in the weeks directly before it?

we cna do that 4 team tournament like we did last time out if ye wish.

Sounds good the tourney thing you doing the Dubai 5s thing this year ed? See ya did it with Rocco last year in the pictures haha

Lovely Bloke

mrDerek wrote: »

Sounds good the tourney thing you doing the Dubai 5s thing this year ed? See ya did it with Rocco last year in the pictures haha

3 games is grand,nothing this week obviously but that 4 Team tournament was grand last year

Mousewar

I should be about anyway.

homerjay2005

ill aim to sort something on the weeks starting Monday 24th, 31st and 7th, as the league starts on the 14th.

FrankGrimes

Think that'd be perfect, thanks Ed.

homerjay2005

lads,

how about friendly on monday night between Rocco and ourselves, you reckon boards would have a team?

the portuguese lads have pulled out of their league and Dell are still playing as they have 3 weeks left, but have another team (andy that used to play for us) that is up for 1 or 2 friendlies so i guess both teams can then play them in the 2 weeks after plus one more team, the night each team is idle (if that makes sense )

Lovely Bloke

I'll send around a text later to see if we've numbers

will we say 730?

homerjay2005

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

I'll send around a text later to see if we've numbers

will we say 730?

depends on pitch availability des, waiting for terence to get back to me. the problem is alot of leagues still playing, so maybe options are limited, but lets see.

any idea on numbers yet?

homerjay2005

Any news lads?

Lovely Bloke

sorry, I've only a handful got back to me

Cathal
Dave
Ciaran
Marcin
Damo
Keith

Darren can't
Derek can't
Craig can't

homerjay2005

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

sorry, I've only a handful got back to me

Cathal
Dave
Ciaran
Marcin
Damo
Keith

Darren can't
Derek can't
Craig can't

will i ask the other team so to play us? bare in mins CL games are back next week so it coild prevent some lads from turning up to friendlies.

mrDerek

three stes are in
kingsley is in also

sReq | uTeK

homerjay2005 wrote: »

will i ask the other team so to play us? bare in mins CL games are back next week so it coild prevent some lads from turning up to friendlies.

Lads wife is 5 days over so won't be around for about 2-3 weeks till baby comes and we get settled.

homerjay2005

mrDerek wrote: »

three stes are in
kingsley is in also

so does mean ye have a team for monday?

would be 9.00 in colmcilles....

Mousewar

Do we know if this is on or off?

homerjay2005

Mousewar wrote: »

Do we know if this is on or off?

my other team is available.
pitch ref available (9 in colmcilles)

just need boards to confirm ye will be there...

i can have this confirmed as on, if i get the go ahead in 5 minutes

Mousewar

Des confirmed six players on Friday. Derek confirmed the 3 stes and Kinglsey. That's 10. You're 11.
So we have a team i think??

homerjay2005

Mousewar wrote: »

Des confirmed six players on Friday. Derek confirmed the 3 stes and Kinglsey. That's 10. You're 11.
So we have a team i think??

im playing for my own team realisitically though, i shouldnt play at all, did my knee in 3 or 4 weeks ago and its not right. if it gives me any trouble and both teams have more than 11, i will not play a huge part.

anyway, the game is confirmed.

9.00, colmcilles, its €150 for the pitch and ref, so everybody needs to chip in €6 or €7..

see ye there...

FrankGrimes

I should be able to make it,so thatll be 11 by the looks of it

homerjay2005

lads, apparently 2 lads have pulled out for boards.

if anybody has mates who are free to play, can you bring them?

Lovely Bloke

sorry Ed, got on for a minute

this is what we have confirmed

confirmed
Cathal
Ciaran
Marcin
Damo
Keith
SteMcd
SteK
SteC
Jules

Can't play
Dave - work
Darren - baby
Derek - inj
Craig - inj
Kings - work
Ed - Rocco
Paddy
Liam
Clay - work

No Reply

Also Asked but no answer
Cill

Lovely Bloke

that all means we have 9 men, and no GK

Hardly ideal for a match?

homerjay2005

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

that all means we have 9 men, and no GK

Hardly ideal for a match?

get back on to the lads who have not replied!

keith can play in goals i am sure

i can ask lads if you want...

Lovely Bloke

Paddy and Liam both out.

I don't see the point or benefit to playing Keith in Goal, and probably every single other player out of position. I mean, why would Keith come out to stand in goal for an hour.

homerjay2005

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Paddy and Liam both out.

I don't see the point or benefit to playing Keith in Goal, and probably every single other player out of position. I mean, why would Keith come out to stand in goal for an hour.

so what you want to do?

Lovely Bloke

Clay can't play either. So even if my one other possibility can play (Cill), we still don't have a keeper.

mrDerek

I'm not injured des just doin strength stuff on legs but I'll play tonight if were hard up for numbers it's a friendly so the intensity won't be high also rang Cronin he's gna try for one or two lads

homerjay2005

lads,

astro just text saying that they now have availability in Benildus at 8.00, on the top class new pitch.

will we switch to that time?

helimachoptor

homerjay2005 wrote: »

lads,

astro just text saying that they now have availability in Benildus at 8.00, on the top class new pitch.

will we switch to that time?

i think we go with the original time, a bit late to be getting people to switch and then expect the same availability

Mousewar

helimachoptor wrote: »

i think we go with the original time, a bit late to be getting people to switch and then expect the same availability

+1

homerjay2005

helimachoptor wrote: »

i think we go with the original time, a bit late to be getting people to switch and then expect the same availability

sound.

keith, can i get a drive off you please?

helimachoptor

homerjay2005 wrote: »

sound.

keith, can i get a drive off you please?

Yep, presuming we have a game

Lovely Bloke

Cill is in, and now Derek?

that's 11, but no GK

Mousewar

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Cill is in, and now Derek?

that's 11, but no GK

Can we just take turns or something? You're right - there's no point keith having to stand there all night when it's a friendly.

homerjay2005

Mousewar wrote: »

Can we just take turns or something? You're right - there's no point keith having to stand there all night when it's a friendly.

mightnt do any harm, people may be very slow to critise a keeper when they know how difficult a position it is to play in

mrDerek

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Cill is in, and now Derek?

that's 11, but no GK

if you can get another person in for me would be preferable haha

Mousewar

mrDerek wrote: »

if you can get another person in for me would be preferable haha

Jump in goal!

Lovely Bloke

OK, so we are going to postpone this one til another time.

Apologies, but we don't have a team.

helimachoptor

at least my hair wont get wet..

homerjay2005

Monday, 8.00 in Benildus V Rocco.

am i ok to book it?

this pitch is simple amazing, would be a shame to waste it.

sReq | uTeK

Could you do anytime after 8.15 and I can make it

mrDerek

so is this booked?

homerjay2005

mrDerek wrote: »

so is this booked?

nope, waiting on boards to confirm. not booking this time until its 100% confirmed game is on, after having to cancel two weeks ago.

if boards dont have a team by 10.00 in the morning, have to pull it as i cant keep my lads hanging like the last time.

Lovely Bloke

Match on

homerjay2005

Booked for 9.00 in Benildus.

we need to pay for the pitch and ref ourselves

sReq | uTeK

homerjay2005 wrote: »

Booked for 9.00 in Benildus.

we need to pay for the pitch and ref ourselves

What side is entrance to the pitch is it on main sandy Ford road or what

mrDerek

whats the situation about boots at st benildus me mate steo doesnt have astro boots just yet and wants to know if mouldies are acceptable

sReq | uTeK

Thought tonight was some of the best football I've ever seen us play. Was guilty of dwelling the odd time buy just need some match practice and will be fine.

All new additions were super. I'd sat we had 70% possession there.

FrankGrimes

Yeh, we're definitely a passing team and the extra space on that really wide pitch gave us that extra room to carry the ball and pick out passes, so it played to our strengths defo, lovely surface.

The 3 new Stephen's all had excellent games, as did returning former Boardeaux player Conor at centre-half. Heggo & Bury were from a post I made on the Soccer forum on boards.ie and were excellent, though they both play for an LSL Major team and season runs into May so can't commit for our season, will give them a shout to see about coming down after that.

2-1 and close game as always, they could have nicked it near the end, gotta say the move for our winner was pure delicious though. And but for both Derek's free and Ste Cronin's belter hitting the stanchion (best word in football), we could have been ahead earlier, but always very competitive games against Rocco. Thanks Ed for organising the Rocco side and pitch.

Mousewar

Strange game - lots of possession but lacked a bit of forward momentum sometimes. Overall though, everyone seemed to play well. Hard to know what to take from the game though given the surface is so different to what we normally play on. Gonna be hard going back to that decrepit hockey pitch next week.
Big thanks to Ed, not only for organising, but going in goal for us. I'd say he was looking forward to playing outfield rather than standing in our goal for the whole thing.