Dons derby on the cards following draw for last 16 of Clare Cup
*Stephen Jordan in action for Ennis Dons. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography A POTENTIAL Ennis Dons derby is on the cards for the last sixteen of the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup.
*Stephen Jordan in action for Ennis Dons. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography A POTENTIAL Ennis Dons derby is on the cards for the last sixteen of the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup.
*The CDSL Committee. Photograph: John Mangan BANK HOLIDAYS in Easter and October will be kept free of local soccer fixtures while seven days notice will have to be given for any play-off ties following motions passed at the annual general meeting of the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL).
*A view of the floor at the CDSL AGM which took place at Treacy’s West County Hotel. Photograph: Natasha Barton FAIRNESS WAS NOT EVIDENT in the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL) so far as the awarding of the Second Division title was concerned, clubs have argued.
*Denis Hynes has tabled some interesting proposals for Thursday’s AGM. Photograph: Martin Connolly CONTROVERSIES THAT OCCURRED earlier in this year’s soccer season have inspired proposals that will be discussed by clubs this week.
CONTROVERSY HAS ENGULFED Clare soccer following the awarding of the Brian Pyne Tiles Second Division title to Rhine Rovers.
*Photograph: Natasha Barton Lifford caused the shock of the weekend when they dumped Shannon Town Utd A out of the Banner Flooring and Carpets Clare Cup with Tulla Utd recording a dramatic win in a penalty shootout.
*Avenue Utd manager David Russell. Photograph: Natasha Barton OFFICIALS in the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL) have expressed their hopes that games will recommence as planned on the weekend of January 22nd/23rd.
Newmarket Celtic completed a club double while Connolly Celtic and Bunratty/Cratloe also collected League Cup honours over the weekend.
*Lifford’s Jean Ganda in action against Shannon Hibb’s Mickey Wall, Photograph: Natasha Barton Soccer fixtures were disrupted last weekend as all pitches in Shannon were waterlogged and thus unplayable which led to the cancellation of the games set for those venues.
A proposal to allow two sides from the one club compete in the same division of the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL) has been defeated.