Again Master you dont listen. When have i once blamed anyone else for Ballyhaunis' form? Your also contradicting yourself with the league/championship argument. You seem to have turned full circle on that one.
It didnt need me togive you a bad impression of Ballyhaunis seeing as i, and other people, have observed your views on the club/town. So tell us please, what is your issue?

BatigolStatue (Mayo) - Posts: 211 - 26/05/2009 14:14:40    294318

And also one more thing and this is aimed at those who are wondering why people are bothering with this argument.
If anyone sees a thread involving their club they go in for a look to see what is being said. Unfortunately for Ballyhaunis people and supporters our threads just seem to be populated by people such as Trixy and Master who obviously have a thing against the club and rubbish every piece of football comment.
So Trixy ans Master, what club are ye from? Lets have it

BatigolStatue (Mayo) - Posts: 211 - 26/05/2009 14:18:12    294321

If anyone with an ounce of betting sense was looking at the various championships for this season they would look at track records.They would avoid "Ballyhahahaunis" at all costs in the betting stakes,based on their championship record and recent very poor league form.Stark reality really.Can that "Statue" fella for example provide us with the win/loss ratio in CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL over the last decade.It might settle every one down a bit and get us all away from childish personal slagging.At the end of the day champioship especially "knockout" football is the real criteria in judging a club.In the past decade Aughamore have won a Junior and Intermediate title.

Brinsley Swartz (Mayo) - Posts: 2225 - 26/05/2009 14:20:30    294324

I dont have anything personal against ballyhaunis, and I have repeatildy explained this. whats the point in arguing with you if you refuse to actually address anything I have said? This thread has been dragged down to personal insults by you. I made a fair assumption that ballyhaunis were more likely to be relegated than be passing up through divisions and you tell me I have a personal vendetta. Where exactly are my posts so inaccurate? You have pointed the finger at me so now I want you to point out exactly what has been so unfair.

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 26/05/2009 15:20:50    294420

Ok I am going to have a guess, looking at some previous threads....The Master is definitely from Achill, and I think Trixy is from a north mayo Junior club, maybe Lahardane?!

hillbilly (Mayo) - Posts: 211 - 26/05/2009 15:54:04    294477

I spend a lot of time in the local "NIGHTCLUB"

Brinsley Swartz (Mayo) - Posts: 2225 - 26/05/2009 16:49:31    294575

Whats up with all the capital letters trixy, worried we cant SEE what you typed?Or is the ol keypad is playin up again

In the Parish ! (Mayo) - Posts: 448 - 26/05/2009 17:00:25    294585

Yeah "In the Parish`` iTs KeYpAdItIs.

Brinsley Swartz (Mayo) - Posts: 2225 - 26/05/2009 17:33:36    294648

Feckin eijits. Get a life.

21ydline (Mayo) - Posts: 23 - 26/05/2009 18:54:01    294762

Good win for Ballyhaunis against Killala away at the weekend (even with a few lads togged for the Mayo hurlers in Newry the day before - lot of travelling), following a decent performance away to Westport in the championship last week.

Now I'm not for one second saying that beating a junior team and losing narrowly in another game is much to base a side's potential on, but interested to see if TheMaster and Trixy are as quick to write us off now? Or can ye at least appreciate where I was coming from with my previous comments?

jason (Mayo) - Posts: 139 - 08/06/2009 16:34:00    305039

No money on ye mate.Westport beat ye easily."Ballyhahahaunis" are a very poor championship side over the last decade.Jason the "Ballyhahahaunis"ladeens dont cut the mustard in serious championship fare,when the goin gets tough the "Haunis"get lost.

Brinsley Swartz (Mayo) - Posts: 2225 - 08/06/2009 16:49:28    305069

looks like a fairly good win alright, some of the young players must be stepping up to the mark. still they need to keep winning in the league and win last 2 c'ship games against achill and bonni. I see achill got well beaten my cill chomain at weekend also.

hillbilly (Mayo) - Posts: 211 - 08/06/2009 16:56:39    305089

Trixy how can you call a team that qualifies from its championship group on a yearly basis a poor championship team? Back to the hills with ya

BatigolStatue (Mayo) - Posts: 211 - 09/06/2009 00:30:48    305695

Trixy - Westport beat us by 6 points. We were only 2 behind at one stage in the second half and we missed a penalty. If that had gone in it could have been different - we showed against Westport last year that we were able to hang onto a lead against them in championship football.

And I'm not sure what makes us a "very poor championship side over the last decade"? We've only once been in the relegation playoffs in that time in intermediate, which means we've been in quarter finals at least in every other year - is that "very poor"? Why have you such an agenda against us?

I ask you again - what club are you from?

jason (Mayo) - Posts: 139 - 09/06/2009 09:20:47    305798

Jason no agenda against ye at all.Not even contesting a junior or intermediate final in the last decade is a poor championship record by any standards.Fact or not? As regards my club? As I have stated before my club is usually the nearest nightclub.Incidentally newspaper reports on the Westport match are at variance with your interpretation.Look,put it like this,ye have grossly underachieved in the last decade, accept the point and move on.

Brinsley Swartz (Mayo) - Posts: 2225 - 09/06/2009 10:42:53    305877

I'm not accepting your point because you are just wrong. It is a fact that we haven't managed to get to an intermediate final in the last decade, it is also a fact that it was impossible for ur to contest a junior final in the last decade when we have not been in the junior championship in that time. For a club of our size, which if you are familiar with the area you will agree is pretty small, managing to reach the intermediate quarter finals at least for 9 of the last 10 years is no way a poor championship record. As for newspaper reports being in variance with my interpretation of the Westport game - the headline in the attached link seems to back me up: http://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story/?trs=eymhgbmhey&cat=sport So why your negative view? Were you at any Ballyhaunis games this year? And one last time, without looking for you to repeat your tired old joke about your nearest nightclub, what club are you from? Or more to the point, why are you so scared to mention it?

jason (Mayo) - Posts: 139 - 09/06/2009 11:10:55    305919

Sorry to stop you in your tracks Jason but records reveal that Ballyhaunis contested Junior semi in 2000.As we are now in 2009 by a simple calculation that Junior semi was in the "last decade".By the way reaching so many "quarters" and not going any further is no great boast.With regard to the newspaper report the reporter was being kind to ye and the county man,however the scoreboard told the real story.Maybe I have been a tad over critical,no more comments from me until Intermediate Championship is over.The proof of the puddin and all that.

Brinsley Swartz (Mayo) - Posts: 2225 - 09/06/2009 12:33:34    306049

09/06/2009 11:10:55
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I'm not accepting your point because you are just wrong. It is a fact that we haven't managed to get to an intermediate final in the last decade, it is also a fact that it was impossible for ur to contest a junior final in the last decade when we have not been in the junior championship in that time.

if you want 2 prove apoint at least be knowledgeable about your own club ,dont keep blow n your trumpet about the great turn around ye hav made,ye were well beaten by westport,if this went in it could be different, i enquired about yer result n killala as it seemed good to get awin down there,but was told 5 players short from the previous weeks championship win over hollymount,and this was in the inter champ, not junior, sorry for bursting your bubble lads/lassies,but these are FACTS

villamoy (Sligo) - Posts: 206 - 09/06/2009 14:47:00    306237

How can you wait til the end of the championship if you wont tell us what your team is Trixy? We cant compare teams if you wont tell us yours! I'm thinking Eastern Gaels and a major chip on the shoulder at that. Poor lad.
Plus, staying intermediate and egularly qualiing from our group is not "poor". It is actually quite respectable when you think that the Ballyhaunis catchment area is pretty much in between the "Welcome to Ballyhaunis" signs. Aghamore, Eastern Gaels and Michael Glavey's sweep up the surrounding hinterland. There is a squad of about 20 players. I think that we have done well to hold our own actually.

BatigolStatue (Mayo) - Posts: 211 - 09/06/2009 15:05:36    306259

im not a ballyhaunis man and cannot stand them to be honest seeing as im from a neighbouring club... and we havent competed against ballyhaunis the last few years so we wouldnt be regarded as rivals anymore... my point is though that slating and slagging off ballyhaunis is harsh and unfair.... like a lot of clubs they're suffering at the moment due to a number of factors.... lads leaving, small area to pick from, etc.... there are only a handful of clubs that actually achieve anything like the success people claim to be worthy of mention...i mean there are only a few teams that are ever going to win senior, same in inter.... other teams really only make up the numbers and have to put in a huge effort to even cause an upset in the league(meaningless stages).... success breeds success...look at aghamore, going from strength to strength but that was after years in the wilderness and was achieved by unbelievable effort by club members...the current players are reaping the benefits!!! ballyhaunis have to start again and have a lot of good young players their at the moment...it takes time to build a team and keeping these players interested and focused is the hardest job in football.... they get nothing out of it except abuse on public forums like this.... give them credit. a lot of clubs fold or go down the drain(look at balla, etc...) having something for their young players to look forward to is the key and staying intermediate is vital for them,.....their not senior, a long way off obviously but things can change....give the stupid pathetic criticism a rest...ye dont know anything about how clubs work if thats all ye can do.....

FABIAN (Mayo) - Posts: 21 - 09/06/2009 18:35:34    306591