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Written by Cormac Liddy   
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
THE somewhat unusual name of Limerick 37 will be no more when the local side next play at Jackman Park. The better sounding Limerick FC returns for next season and thus it was a pity that the last home game, under the present name, ended in defeat when bottom club Kildare County had a 2-1 win last Friday.
Limerick can still have a major say in who gains promotion as they travel to face Shelbourne on Saturday.
A win for Shelbourne will give them the honours but manager Mike Kerley has promised that he will field as strong a team as possible against the Dubliners.
Kerley decided to give youth a fling against Kildare. In any event he was without the injured Pat Purcell and Garry Sheehan and two other players were ‘rested’.
Bobby Tier and Colin Scanlon were given their first starts and when the latter’s effort was only palmed away by Austin O’Neill, Tier put away his first goal for the club at this level. Jeffrey Judge was also a debutant and impressed and in the second half Ian Storan and Scott Hurley were given their first taste of football at this level.
Though he admitted to being disappointed with the result Kerley was delighted to have given opportunities to so many young players.
“The future of senior soccer in the city depends on giving young, local, players the chance to play at this level. It is a policy that will take a few years to bear fruit but I think it will be worth it” he said.
While a number of games were lost which should have been won Limerick have finished in fifth place. Bearing in mind that no club even existed last January it was a satisfactory season.
Attendance averaged around the 550 mark which was a big improvement on recent seasons.
The club has a very sound structure and there is promise of great things to come.
Meanwhile Limerick have lost their appeal against the FAI decision to impose a €1,000 fine and deemed Wexford Youths to have won the game that never was by 3-0.
 
Three important games in the Munster Junior Cup went ahead despite the dreadful conditions and great credit is due to groundsmen who managed to get pitches playable.
Ballynanty Rovers went out of the competition and they are also out of the FAI. Fairview led 1-0 at the interval thanks to Christy Doyle and former Limerick player, Brian Buckley and Willie O’Brien completed the scoring in the 3-0 win. The game was transferred from LIT to Fairgreen.
Pike Rovers were in top form when they scored five without reply against visitors Knocklong
Eddie Brazier had the only first half goal but subsequently the home side got well on top and two goals by man in form, Pat Moloney and others by Keith Hartnett and Pat Barry must have given them confidence for what awaits in the out of town stages.
Mungret Regional travelled to Pearse Stadium to face Janesboro United and came away with a 2-0 win thanks to goal by Mike Ahern and Barry Connolly, Incidentally ‘Boro finished with ten players.
Jckman Park, despite the game on Friday, was also playable on Sunday when the District Youths team went into action in the Oscar Traynor competition.
They had a well deserved 3-0 win with Eoin Hanrahan being the star with two goals and Cian Doyle was also on the mark.
The Limerick District League travel to play the Kerry League next Sunday. The home side have alreadyost in the competition and they are sure to makeit rogh for the Limerick side if they are to keep alive their interest in the campaign.
The atrocious weather wiped out the entire programme under the auspices f the Desmond League.

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