AUL UPDATE
Once again it’s
time to take stock as the momentum gathers towards the end of the season -although with still plenty of battles left, but first of all, its congratulations to
Central Rovers who are our first champions for season 2016-17 after being crowned
kings of league three following their recent emphatic victory over Los Zarcos
at home.
But, for others,
it is business as usual so, let’s get cracking and start by taking a look at
the Premier league first.
Premier:
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Pts
|
|
Pearse Cel A
|
13
|
10
|
1
|
2
|
35
|
12
|
31
|
Park Utd A
|
12
|
10
|
0
|
2
|
38
|
7
|
30
|
Village Utd
|
15
|
9
|
1
|
5
|
38
|
27
|
28
|
Grattan Utd A
|
11
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
26
|
6
|
26
|
Well, I think
you all can see quite clearly at this stage that a trend at the top has
commenced with Pearse leading the way while Park United look poised menacingly
in second spot.
And although
Village are in third, I think they have fallen off the pace over the last few
weeks.
But, in fourth
spot for me is the third horse in the race – Grattan United.
So, this is
where the ball game is at right now for me and next Saturday up in Leghanamore,
we have a massive Premier tussle when Pearse Celtic face up to title rivals
Grattan United.
And although you
might say this one is a banker draw, what a result it would be for either one
if they could manage a win.
Park are in
action on Sunday morning and although Innishvilla are a good enough side to
give it a right go here, you would still be fancying Park for a win at home.
So, we still
have plenty football left here for these three, but one thing is for sure, they
cannot afford any slip-ups whatsoever.
Premier A:
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Pts
|
|
Lakewood Ath
|
15
|
13
|
0
|
2
|
42
|
16
|
39
|
Knocknaheeny Ce
|
15
|
11
|
2
|
2
|
51
|
14
|
35
|
Bohemians
|
15
|
10
|
1
|
4
|
48
|
16
|
31
|
Rylane Cel
|
16
|
9
|
1
|
6
|
36
|
20
|
28
|
Macroom A
|
15
|
8
|
2
|
5
|
39
|
25
|
26
|
Well, as you can
also see here – the picture paints a thousand words.
And if a gun was
put to your head, you would be inclined to look at a race between Lakewood and
Knocknaheeny for the title with Lakewood having the upper hand at the minute.
But, let’s not
forget Saturday’s fixture up in the Fairfield when Lakewood come to take on
Bohs which is a huge pressure game for both sides.
Bohs cannot
afford to lose this one and if Lakewood take the points here, they will
continue to be in the driver’s seat because you will be expecting Knocknaheeny
to win away against Springfield on Saturday and if all that happens, then we
could be looking at a 2 x horse race.
AUL 1:
This section is
quite strange and there were times where you just could not predict results as
they were so inconsistent.
Just in case –
for anyone who may not be familiar, this was a three round league so, the
maximum games will be 21 to play – just to give you an idea as to how far more
there is to go here.
Fairview lead
the pack with Waterloo in second spot, but for me, after seeing the top sides playing here, I was mostly impressed with both Buttevant and Tower and on the
evidence of that, I believe the title is between the two of them, but you never know.
And it is ironic
that they will also be meeting in the County Cup semi-final tomorrow night at
Buttevant.
But, like we
said before, for these midweek games, if you do not have all your best players
available, you could easily drop points you might otherwise have secured.
So, it can still
be squeaky bum time for a lot of top teams yet.
AUL 1A:
With one game to
play, St John Boscos are on top here with 7 points to spare, but they have
three games more played than second place Leeview with a points tally of 36.
So, the most
points they can make is 39.
Leeview on the
other hand have 29 points with 4 left which means, they can reach 41 points.
If you want to
take stats seriously then, Leeview would be favourites, but of course, they
would have to make sure they win each game going forward.
I believe, the
title is really between these two now.
AUL 2:
The game is over
here in league two with Donoughmore running away with it in the end.
But, the scrap
for second place is still going on and with two going up from this division,
Pearse Celtic, Banteer and possibly Hibs will be battling it out until the
final bell.
Pearse did themselves a big favour following their 3-2 victory over Hibs tonight at Shanbally.
AUL 2A:
2A is shaping up
to be a 2 horse race between Glenthorn Celtic B and City Wanderers with
Wanderers looking like they might have the edge as they can reach a maximum 58
points while Glenthorn can only get as far as 55.
But, looking at statistics
before the end of a season does not guarantee you any titles so, let’s keep a
very keen eye on this section as there is still plenty of football to be played
yet.
AUL 3:
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Pts
|
|
Central Rovers
|
17
|
14
|
1
|
2
|
64
|
16
|
43
|
Temple Utd
|
17
|
12
|
3
|
2
|
41
|
20
|
39
|
Grattan Utd B
|
17
|
11
|
2
|
4
|
40
|
19
|
35
|
Well, we know
Central have already been crowned AUL 3 Champions, but the runners-up spot was
claimed also now after Temple’s 1-0 victory away to Macroom tonight.
Although Grattan
had a good 4-1 win at home over Knocknaheeny, they cannot catch Temple now as you
can see from the table above – with just one game left to play.
AUL 3A:
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Pts
|
|
South Coast Ath
|
17
|
12
|
3
|
2
|
48
|
22
|
39
|
Leeview Ath B
|
16
|
12
|
3
|
1
|
39
|
15
|
39
|
Churchvilla
|
15
|
11
|
4
|
0
|
54
|
18
|
37
|
Greenwood B
|
16
|
10
|
3
|
3
|
32
|
15
|
33
|
There is still a
bit to go here.
Churchvilla play
host to Greenwood B on Saturday afternoon and this one will be far from easy, but
if they can manage a win here, they will take over top spot with two games to
play.
The next one
then to look out for here will be a massive game for both sides when South
Coast Athletic and Leeview B come together down in Shanbally next Tuesday
evening.
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