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Shamrock Gaels can field 3 teams and their neighbours are struggling in Div 3. It's not always about the size of the area, a lot of times it's about the number of volunteers you have. eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2087 - 29/04/2025 11:09:30 2605284 Link 0 |
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Ya Ballisodare was the last and I dunno was it ever properly wound up as Owenmore Gaels just seemed to take the players without any formal arrangement? Surely would have been better to divide it out geographically someway that would help all the neighbouring clubs including Owenmore.
Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 493 - 29/04/2025 11:13:26 2605286 Link 0 |
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In fairness to Michaels they are a small area and having Shamrock Gales grabbing some of their younger players in recent years isn't helping their cause. Shamrock Gaels fielding 3 teams isn't a big deal, they have a very large area. All that said Michaels and Johns should be doing better than they are at present, there are some good people in both clubs though trying hard so hopefully they will turn it around. Johns especially with their population should be much stronger. Lots of talk about amalgamations at underage on this thread recently involving small clubs who are struggling numbers wise. We shouldn't forget that the like of Shamrock Gaels, Eastern Harps, Owenmore Gaels , Coolera/Strandhill, DRP and Molaise Gaels are all long established amalgamations themselves. Smaller clubs not yet amalgamated might find themselves having to join them in future but hopefully not. I would admire the likes of Easkey, Bunninadden, Castleconnor and even Tourlestrane (!) who can punch above their low numbers at senior level. Perhaps the rural depopulation will get them in the end and we'll see some new clubs formed. Maybe this will be for the benefit of the county team who knows. maximus_1 (Sligo) - Posts: 26 - 29/04/2025 13:29:53 2605365 Link 0 |