Avondale United Season 2012/2013

Played 50 Won 42, Drawn 4, Lost 4, Goals For 136, Goals Against 36
The season included a 45 match unbeaten run that ran from late August 2012 to early June 2013.

Trophies won
Tom Hand Trophy
Keane Cup
Donie Forde Cup
FAI Intermediate Cup
Munster Senior League Premier Division
Beamish Cup

Game	Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Scorers
50	Rockmount	16/06/2013	A	1-3	Michael Kiernan
49	Waterford United	12/06/2013	TX	0-3
48	Sheriff YC	09/06/2013	H	1-2	Graham McCarthy
47	College Corinthians	06/06/2013	H	5-1	Danny Long, Eoghan Lougheed 2, Graham McCarthy, Ian Stapleton
46	Douglas Hall	04/06/2013	H	3-0	Eoghan Lougheed, o.g., David Spratt
45	Rockmount	01/06/2013	A	0-0
44	UCC	30/05/2013	H	3-1	David Spratt, Ian Stapleton 2
43	Midleton	28/05/2013	H	5-2	Ian Stapleton 2, Brian Murphy, Eoghan Lougheed, Michael Mulconroy
42	St Marys	26/05/2013	TX	5-0	David Spratt, Kevin Mulcahy, Ian Stapleton 2, Mark O’Sullivan
41	Douglas Hall	23/05/2013	A	1-0	Ian Stapleton
40	St Marys	21/05/2013	A	3-1	Ian Stapleton 2 (1pen), Mark O’Sullivan
39	Blarney United	19/05/2013	H	2-0	Mark O’Sullivan 2
38	Everton	16/05/2013	H	1-0	Ian Stapleton
37	College Corinthians	14/05/2013	A	3-1	Mark O’Sullivan, Eoghan Lougheed, Ian Stapleton
36	Bluebell United	12/05/2013	A	4-1	Roy Long 2, Ian Stapleton (pen), Kevin Mulcahy
35	Fermoy	04/05/2013	H	3-0	Ian Stapleton 2, Danny Long
34	Rockmount	01/05/2013	H	2-1	Mark O’Sullivan, Ian Stapleton
33	Cork City	23/04/2013	H	2-0	Graham McCarthy, David Spratt
32	Mayfield United	20/04/2013	H	6-1	Graham McCarthy, Ian Stapleton 2, Karl Caulfield, Mark O’Sullivan 2
31	College Corinthians	12/04/2013	TX	3-2 aet	Mark O’Sullivan, Ian Stapleton, Danny Long
30	Leixlip United	07/04/2013	A	2-0	Ian Stapleton, Mark O’Sullivan
29	Wilton United	31/03/2013	A	3-0	Ian Stapleton, Roy Long, Graham McCarthy
28	College Corinthians	24/03/2013	A	1-1	Roy Long
27	Tramore Athletic	16/03/2013	H	3-0	David Spratt, Roy Long 2
26	UCC	08/03/2013	TX	2-1 aet	Danny Long, Roy Long
25	Beggsboro	03/03/2013	H	1-0	Kevin Mulcahy
24	Fermoy	24/02/2013	A	5-0	Mark O'Sullivan (4), Ian Stapleton
23	Limerick FC	17/02/2013	H	4-2	Ian Stapleton (pen), Roy Long, o.g., Mark O'Sullivan
22	College Corinthians	10/02/2013	H	2-0	Danny Long (2)
21	Rockmount	03/02/2013	H	1-0	Danny Long
20	UCC	19/01/2013	A	1-0	Ian Stapleton
19	Rockmount	12/01/2013	H	2-0	Conor Meade, Graham McCarthy
18	Mayfield United	05/01/2013	H	7-0	Eoin Lougheed, Conor Meade (2), Roy Long, Danny Long, Mark O'Sullivan, Michael Kiernan
17	Leeside	19/12/2012	A	2-1	Brian Fitzgerald, Roy Long
16	Rockmount	09/12/2012	A	2-0	Ian Stapleton, Graham McCarthy
15	Cherry Orchard	02/12/2012	A	2-0	Ian Stapleton, Mark O'Sullivan
14	Everton	18/11/2012	A	3-0	Eoin Lougheed (2), Kevin Mulcahy
13	Everton	10/11/2012	H	6-0	Ian Stapleton (3), Conor Meade, David Spratt, Declan Cahill
12	Castleview	04/11/2012	H	6-0	Eoin Lougheed, Conor Meade (2), Brian Fitzgerald, Ian Stapleton (2)
11	Fermoy	28/10/2012	H	2-0	Conor Meade (pen), Mark O'Sullivan
10	Midleton	19/10/2012	A	3-1	Mark O'Sullivan, Conor Meade, Kevin Mulcahy
9	Douglas Hall	13/10/2012	H	6-3	Mark Horgan (2), Conor Meade, Karl Caulfield, Declan Cahill, Graham McCarthy
8	Fermoy	07/10/2012	A	3-1	Mark O'Sullivan, Ken Murphy, David Spratt
7	Cobh Wanderers	29/09/2012	A	2-0	o.g., Ian Stapleton
6	Mayfield United	15/09/2012	A	2-2	Brian Murphy, Danny Long
5	St Marys	07/09/2012	H	2-2	Conor Meade, Mark O'Sullivan (pen)
4	Mallow United	01/09/2012	A	2-1	David Spratt (2)
3	Glasheen	30/08/2012	A	4-0	Ian Stapleton (2), David Spratt, Mark O'Sullivan
2	Bohemians	24/08/2012	A	0-1
1	Sheriff YC	19/08/2012	A	2-1	David Spratt, Roy Long

An Icon of Individualism

An Icon of Individualism

Single focus, tunnel vision

What she wanted, her decision

Cabinet, frightened schoolboys all

The iron handbag made them crawl

Opposed a ban on ivory trade

Las Malvinas, rash crusade

Belgrano most heinous of crimes

Three hundred and twenty three lives

           

Against Mandela and the ANC

Apartheid reign got your decree

You beat the Unions methods sly

You let the hunger strikers die

Football fans the under class

Big Brother ID cards en masse

Hillsborough’s deathly lies laid bare

Collusion, scorn and laissez faire.

Coal mines closed throughout the land

Miners left with cap in hand

Ruined communities, burn and slash

While coppers goaded them with cash

Community charge your force majeure

Burden moved from rich to poor

Geoffrey Howe so quiet and meek

Dug the knife in firm and deep

You helped Pol Pot while cast away

Took Pinochet for tea one day

With hungry children across the nation

School milk a further deprivation

Your latter years were filled with pain

Dementia, small strokes chipped away

Gone from your own mind, however

Your monstrous past remains forever

Well she has finally died and while I cannot condone celebrating the death of a frail old lady the world must never forget the horrible things she did to so many people.

The list goes on and on and on.

The name was taken from the following article from Russell Brand.

All the TV of the last week has certainly taken me back to the 80's and while I have this romantic notion of my teenage years, it certainly was economically a dank and dismal time.

First Friday

The Cribs have a new compilation album out soon called Payola and this is a new track from it.
It was the last track the legend Johnny Marr played on before he left the band.




This is the latest track my son Lucas has chosen from FIFA 10 to be played on my ipod in my car.
Not bad actually



In 2013 did you ever think we'd have new material from Depeche Mode? I'm in "Heaven"

The End of the Road

The End of the Road.

Lance Edward Gunderson you are,

A cyclist renowned both near and far

Struck by cancer, refused to comply

The comeback kid, a hell of a guy.

In ninety nine you blew the field away

A feel good story, hip, hip, hip hooray

Shooting up from thirty sixth to first

Support team all perfectly coerced

Bassons a solitary, lonesome voice

Intimidation, your weapon of choice

You were the best, no positive test

He was disposed of, suitably suppressed

Was Walsh the only one slightly suspicious?

He went after you, your troll auspicious

Though you used libel to muffle his grail

He fought the good fight, destined not to fail

Paul Kimmage too you tried to oppress

Frankie and Betsy heard you confess,

Your lawyers gambit, make threats and harass

Such underhandedness showing your class

Emma O’Reilly, a mule for your wants

Distraction driven by your toxic taunts

She blew the lid on your evil scheme

If you dare to sleep, you’ll never dream

As you confess to Oprah, gone the cheers

I watch for chameleons crocodile tears

A vicious cheating performance enhancer

Paul was right, you were the cancer.

Due to circumstances, this is my first poem in four months. I've been fascinated by the whole Lance Armstrong story for a while now and with the impending Oprah interview this week I thought I'd throw together a few lines.

I suppose my dormant fascination with this subject was awoken recently by the excellent 5 Live Sports documentary on the subject called Peddlers: Cycling’s Dirty Truth

No one ever said it was going to be easy.

Right, no one ever said it was going to be easy.
This is keeping me calm as I think of an Aftershave Ocean, The Vaccines




My 5 year old who has up to now shown little interest in music took me to one side the other night and asked to get this song on the radio in my car. I was intrigued, Brazilian Hip Hop wouldn't have been my forté, he's a great lad



Here's a little extra this week, a little modern day 80's, I was introduced to this by my friend K-Hill and when I told him it sounded like the Blue Nile mixed with Go West , the young fella hadn't a clue but it does. Twin Shadow - The One.

Right Here, Right Now

Right, here's what's on the ipod at the minute.
Best Coast and a tune called Do You Love Me Like You Used To?




The XX hve a new album out called Coexist and this is the standout track, Sunset.