The Waterford and District League committee have removed Carrick United from the Premier League Ardagh Cup competition for the next two years and they have also fined the club a total of €500.
Their decision follows the decision of the Carrick club not to play this season’s final against St Saviours. As documented in this newspaper last week, the Carrick club, who were crowned Premier League champions for the 8th time in eleven seasons a few weeks ago, claimed they did not receive sufficient notice of the final date, and they also stated that they would be unable to field a team due to the fact that a number of their players were attending a stag weekend which was organised to mark the up-coming wedding of one of their star players.
The Waterford and District League committee also decided to award the Ardagh Cup to the St Saviours club. During the dispute leading up to the final date which was set for Sunday, May 23rd, the Carrick club also made it known that religious ceremonies involving children of club members were also taking place on that weekend.
They have the right to appeal the decision to the Munster Football Association.
dear sir/madame
as an ex waterford jr. league player, carrick and park rangers. it saddens me that the league could not acomadate carrick utd with anew date for the cup final.carrick have been graches champions past and present,also through their local and regional sucess have been wounderful ambassadores for the waterford league.soccer men and womem across the globe with roots in irish jr. soccer ,speak very highly of the standers of football played by the waterford clubs, and their sportsmanship, even though they have been brought too the sword by these very same clubs and carrick utd been to the fore front of their downfall.
st. saviours deserve their shoot at the champs .the league have deminished the compition by not getting the game played with regards to all.the local followers of the jr. league have been treated badly by not getting acup final. david bennett
I think the league was totally out of order here. Why couldn´t the final be played the following or previous weekend?
These lads are not professionals and have lives outside of football. I hope they appeal it & win and that the “officials” learn something from this.