Irishtown v Ballsbridge 0:1
‘Kelly huffed and puffed’

It took a late strike to separate these teams and to break Irishtown’s new manager, John Boland’s, heart.

Púdge’s team controlled the game and any chance Ballsbridge had was denied by in-form keeper, Damien Jenkins, but had the likes of Dave Kinsella and John Mullen taken their opportunities, Mr Púdge Boland would’ve had his first victory since taking over.

Ballsbridge striker Bob Kelly was a nuisance against Marke Dunne and Paul Lillicrap, but it was his extra energy that gave him the edge to clinch victory.

However with a performance like this, Púdge’s team won’t be long before they are climbing up the table.

Man of the Match: ‘Safe-hands’ Damien Jenkins

The Noel Fox Cup will go ahead this summer and interested parties should contact me. Entrance fee again is €125 per team.

Cambridge Boys Mini World Cup 2007

Following last year’s successful Mini World Cup, Cambridge Boys announce the dates for the 2007 World Cup. The Cup will take place over a two-week period from Monday 28th May to Sunday 10th June. Cost per player is €5. Posters with registration details, age groups, etc, will appear over the next two weeks.

The main sponsor this year for the World Cup is D-O-NEE Kitchen Co. (087 270 6356), the FAI and Dublin City Council.

FAI/Cambridge Boys Summer Camp News

Cambridge Boys have for the first time become a host venue for the FAI Summer Soccer Schools 2007 with National Irish Bank as main sponsor.

Any boy or girl between the ages of 7 to 15 years can register online at www.fai.ie or by calling 1890 653 653. The Summer Camp week will be from 9 to 13 July from 10.30am to 3pm daily. Cost per week is €89, which includes a full set of gear, ball, shin pads and water bottle.

Cambridge Boys launch website
The website is now up and running so for information just log on to www.cambridgeboysfc.com.

Cambridge Boys on behalf of their teams would once again like to thank everyone at Ringsend and District Credit Union who kitted out all the teams with tracksuits and gearbags recently. Their support this year and hopefully in future is greatly appreciated.

THERE’S ONLY ONE KEANO
Yes, there is only one Roy Keane and what a job he has done with the Black Cats (Sunderland). After Niall Quinn flopped as manager after only a half dozen matches, he turned to his so-called close friend Keane to take the reins and at that time the only way for Sunderland was up as they were rooted at the bottom of the table.

For the next eight months Keane’s troops marched steadily up the table. As honeymoon periods go they don’t come much sweeter than that. But when they get up, and I say when, that’s when Keane’s skills will be tested.

Yes his current squad are a proven championship side, but are they premiership material? Well, in my opinion– no way! Keane has a host of players who already flopped in the premiership, most of all David Connolly, a proven hitman in the championship but that’s really as good as it got for him.

Should Sunderland hit the top flight, the club will receive up to 40 million in television money, with Quinn giving Keane probably half of that to bring in new talent. So what does the Cork man do? Bring in the Chelsea rejects and pay them top dollar, which will lead to dressing room friction amongst his own troops. Or box clever and have his scouts on full alert for a bargain or two in Europe?

Will he cope with the flair of Alex Ferguson and the ruthlessness of Jose Mourinho? Bottom line, what Keane has done with Sunderland has been a fairytale, but back in the big time, unless he brings in quality, he’ll end up like former Black Cats’ manager and another so-called close friend, Mick McCarthy, back in the Championship!

So once again, well done Roy, and hope at best for a middle of the table finish!

Man of the Match Richard Quinn Dowling pictured with David Kemple after a recent win over Park Celtic