Treaty United 2026

It's true that almost all players (certainly in Division 1) are on one-season deals, but the 8 leaving are as follows: Karl O'Sullivan, Patrick Ferry, Eoin Martin, Joe Hanson, Niko Kozlowski, Connor Wilson, Dean Owens and Chris Horgan.

Certainly, O'Sullivan, Ferry, and Koslowski are departures that will weaken Treaty.

Lee Lynch has also left, which is perhaps the biggest loss of all.

Unless replacements come in, we will be (even more) weak in midfield and lightweight up front.

Cork 1-0 Treaty

Cork grabbed a last-minute winner in an entertaining match tonight.

The first half was even enough. Both sides had chances and Treaty hit the post midway through the half.

But as the second half wore on, Cork became the dominant team, and even though it looked like we might escape with a point after a resolute defensive effort, they poked home an injury time winner.

Still, a much more competitive game than I thought we would offer.

Next game: home to Bray, Friday February 20th, 7.45pm.

UCD 2-0 Treaty

Three losses in a row leaves us bottom of the league and we are still to score a goal this season.

We started terribly, and we were 1 down after six minutes, and things didn't improve, and we were 2 down after half an hour.

We were somewhat better in the second half. We stabilised in defense and managed to put some passes together, had good periods of possession, but our total lack of any attacking threat meant we never looked like getting back into the game.

I think we didn't get a shot on target until a team header in injury time.

It's going to be a long grim season.

Next game: home to Kerry, Friday March 6th, 7.45pm.

Treaty 2-2 Kerry

(Curtis 2, 1 penalty)

We finally got off the mark tonight and picked up our first point of the season.

We were very poor and slow and ponderous in the first half and went behind after 15 minutes when a Kerry player was left in acres of space at the back post from a free kick and slammed the ball home from close range. We had half-chances through Oyenuga and Nwankwo, but Kerry defended easily enough.

We upped the pace a bit in the second half, and finally got our first goal of the season when a weak clearance fell to Cian Curtis and his shot was either deflected or mishit, but it crept into a corner with the keeper flatfooted.

The relief didn't last long, as a few players froze thinking a ball had one over the byline, and a Kerry player nipped in in front of Ohin and went down for what looked a very soft penalty, which was scored.

We pressed and Kerry retreated back to the final third, and it was just attack for the last few minutes. It didn't look like yielding anything though, until in the final minute Fionn Doherty got himself in front of a defender about to clear, allowed himself to be brought down, and Curtis scored the penalty. There was even time for Nwankwo to head over from close range, but the draw is fair enough.

Next game: away to Finn Harps, Friday March 13th, 7.45pm.

Treaty 2-0 Athlone

(Feeney, Curtis penalty)

Treaty finally picked up their first win of the season after a comfortable win over a very poor Athlone side.

The first half was a completely forgettable affair. Treaty created absolutely nothing, while Athlone had one good shot from outside the area that needed a smart save from Brady.

We took the lead very early in the second half. A low ball into the box caused a bit of a poor clearance and a scramble, and Ben Feeney reacted quickest to fire home a low shot at the keeper's near post.

We doubled our lead soon after the hour mark. Jevontae Layne was dragged back in the box, and Cian Curtis fired high into the net.

After that, Athlone offered virtually nothing in attack, and it ended up being a very comfortable night.

Next game: away to Wexford, Friday March 28, 7.45pm.

Treaty 0-0 Longford

This was the first game I've actually been to all season, and it was one of the worst football games I've ever seen. Both sides are at the wrong end of the table, and it's easy to see why. Treaty offered absolutely no threat of any kind for the entire game, and Longford were little better.

Very late on we had Jack Brady to thank for a truly superb save low to his left after a well worked move and cutback, and that was without doubt the best moment of quality (in both the defence and attack) of an atrocious game.

Next game: away to Cobh, Bank Holiday Monday April 6th, 5pm (Note the different time)

Cobh 4-0 Treaty

Another dreadful performance tonight.

The first half in particular was just brutal. We were so lazy and sloppy all over the pitch, and the first goal came from us loing the ball under no pressure in midfield. We were easily cut apart defensively for a second, and then gave away a penalty just before halftime to leave it 3-0 at the break.

We conceded a 4th just a few minutes into the second half, and it was only then that we gained any kind of foothold in the game, as Cobh were able to ease off. Ohin came close with a chance, and we had a nice move and headed chance late on, but anything positive happened only after the game had already been lost, and even then, we needed Brady to avoid conceding more.

Bottom of the table, and deservedly so. Next game doesn't help either.

Next game: Home to Cork, Friday April 10, 7.45pm.

Oops, because of the postponement, I nver got to write my report, and therefore, forgot to mention that..

Next game: away to Kerry, Friday April 17, 7.45pm.

Treaty 0-3 UCD

Another dreadful performance tonight as we barely registered a shot on target.

UCD scored early from a broken ball after a corner, and added a second soon after from a player arriving late from a long cross into the box.

The second was a procession for UCD as they passed the ball round with ease, while Treaty offered absolutely no threat of any kind. The added a third with a smart finish from the edge of the area, and the game petered out into another utterly disheartening night for Treaty fans, with boos ringing out and some chanting for Tommy Barrett to step down.

Next game: away to Bray, Friday May 1st, 7.45pm

Treaty 1-0 Wexford

(Cunningham)

Second win of the season for Treaty, which looked unlikely for most of the game.

Wexford spent most of the first half with more of the territory and possession, and a combination of decent defending, good keeping, and some bad decision-making kept them at bay.

The second half started more evenly, but eventually Wexford gained the upper hand and things progressed similar to the first, with Wexford hitting the post from one attack.

The game changed completely on 83 minutes with a second yellow for a Wexfor defender. From then on, it was Treaty on the offensive with Wexford retreating. Some lovely interplay sent Cian Curtis in behind the defence but his shot was half-blocked by a defender, allowing an easy save, and that looked like our chance gone.

But in the 4th minute of injury time, some more lovely passing sent Brian Cunningham in behind the defence and though the keeper saved his first attempt, he poked the rebound high into the net for a late late winner.

Next game: away to Athlone, Friday May 8th, 7.45pm.

Treaty 3-0 Finn Harps

(Manning, Curtis 2).

A very comfortable win after what was by far Treaty's best performance of the season so far.

It was even enough for the first 10 minutes, and then Harps got on top for a while, blazing one good chance over the bar.

But we went ahead from a beautiful move. Oyenuga did brilliantly to release the fullback down the left wing, his perfect across into the box was chested down by Curtis, and Manning arrived to slam home.

We doubled the lead when another ball into the box found Curtis, who jinked himself a yard of space and beat the keeper low to his near post.

Harps came out attacking in the second half, but we hit them on the break to make it 3-0 just eight minutes into the half. Yoro played a ball in behind the defence, and Curtis fired home past a wrong-footed keeper from about 18 yards.

Harps offered very very little after that, and Treaty basically cruised to a convincing win.

Kerry won as well, so we stay bottom of the table, but we are closing the gap with the teams above us.

Next game: home to Cobh, Friday May 22,7.45pm.

Treaty 0-1 Cork

This was actually a more competitive match than I expected, in the second half at least. Cork were by far the better team in the first half, and went ahead after half an hour from what looked like a softly-conceded penalty. Our only chance was when Curtis poked a lob over the keeper, but the keeper was able to claw it away for a corner.

The second half was a different story - their keeper needed to make a super point-blank save from a 'hook over the shoulder' type shot, and while Cork missed chances too - a point blank header glanced wide, a goal disallowed, and Brady had to make one excellent low save - it was Treaty who had more of the chances.Curtis twice came close with shots across goal that went just over/wide, Oyenuga did brilliantly to jink into the box but then blazed over, Yoro fired wide from a good position…but we never found the net.

The lack of a big frontman is killing us.

Next game: away to Longford, Friday May 29, 7.45pm.