Kildare GAA General Discussion Thread

Nib · 28-07-2015 9:53pm

Nib wrote: »

Moorefield v Sarsfields is the Division 1 league final. Moorefield beat Leixlip 0-18 to 0-7. 0-7 each for Ronan Sweeney and Eanna O'Connor. Sarsfields were beaten by Carbury. St Kevin's and Kilcock relegated.

Larries v Raheens will be the Division 2 final. Good league campaign for Straffan who finished third. Robertstown are relegated. Suncroft or Sallins will join them, Suncroft need to beat Robertstown and hope Sallins lose against Two Mile House and also beat a 3 point scoring difference. Not impossible, Robertstown were hammered by Nurney last week and only managed 0-2 so you'd think Suncroft will win comfortably.

Castlemitchell v Ballyteague will contest the Division 3 final. Milltown will be kicking themselves, after having a great start they have fallen away badly. Lowly Ballykelly will most likely pick up the wooden spoon.

Suncroft relegated, they were beaten 4-5 to 1-13 by Robertstown, it mattered little as Sallins beat Two Mile House 2-12 to 0-4. Two crazy results that go against all form.

paulie21 · 28-07-2015 10:47pm

Sash and Moores will be an interesting one. Hopefully Fergal Barry doesn't ref it

Raheens only team to beat Larries during league. Still Larries would probably have too much in final with O'Neill and Fogarty back

Nib · 28-07-2015 11:39pm

Sarsfields v Moorefield games tend to be dull affairs in my experience. It would be nice to see some new teams coming through and competing with them. Celbridge with all their county players seem to struggle in trying to integrate them back into their team come championship time.

Raheens scraped a 1 point win over Nurney tonight. They will have to improve a lot if they are to compete for the intermediate title. It's a toss up between Towers and Castledermot at the moment IMO.

With the league over, club players will be twiddling their thumbs now until at least 3 weeks.

klairondavis · 29-07-2015 9:11am

Nib wrote: »

Sarsfields v Moorefield games tend to be dull affairs in my experience. It would be nice to see some new teams coming through and competing with them. Celbridge with all their county players seem to struggle in trying to integrate them back into their team come championship time.

Raheens scraped a 1 point win over Nurney tonight. They will have to improve a lot if they are to compete for the intermediate title. It's a toss up between Towers and Castledermot at the moment IMO.

With the league over, club players will be twiddling their thumbs now until at least 3 weeks.

Celbridge won the league last year and really should have beaten Moorefield in the championship. I'd expect Celbridge to be thereabouts especially if Paddy Brophy comes home for the autumn once the AFL season is over.

Sarsfields are hard to figure out. They threw away the drawn final last year. They've a lot of good young players but lack the mental toughness of their neighbours. I don't think Moorefield would have capitulated against Athy like Sarsfields did.

I expect Athy and Celbridge will give the championship a serious rattle this year and I hope they do break the Newbridge dominance because it's not healthy for Kildare football. Carbury, Larries and Naas are probably slightly off the level of those 4 teams.

klairondavis · 31-07-2015 9:39am

That makes a change!

https://twitter.com/KildareGAA/status/627016676995923968

klairondavis · 31-07-2015 10:24am

Kildare team v Kerry

1. Mark Donnellan (Maynooth)
2. Ciarán Fitzpatrick (Kilcock)
3. Mick O'Grady (Celbridge)
4. Ollie Lyons (Celbridge)
5. Kevin Murnaghan (Moorefield)
6. Eoin Doyle (Naas)
7. Emmet Bolton (Eadestown)
8. Tommy Moolick (Leixlip)
9. Paul Cribbin (Johnstownbridge)
10. Eoghan O'Flaherty (Carbury)
11. Niall Kelly (Athy)
12. Pádraig O'Neill (St Laurence's)
13. Éamonn Callaghan (Naas)
14. Alan Smith (Sarsfields)
15. Cathal McNally (Johnstownbridge)

paulie21 · 31-07-2015 10:38am

I'd say they were made name a team for the media. Probably won't know if O'Grady and Callaghan are fit yet

klairondavis · 01-08-2015 11:34am

The Kildare Minor Football Team to face Cavan in today's All Ireland Minor Quarter Final in Nvavan, Throw in 6.30 has been named as:

1 Declan Campbell - Raheens
2 Ronan Slattery - Eadestown
3 Mike Joyce - Round Towers
4 Darren Lawlor - Rheban
5 Sean Healy - Moorefield
6 Shea Ryan - Sarsfields
7 Gavin Burke - Two Mile House
8 Daniel Courtney - Kilcock
9 Rory Feely - Athy
10 Conor Hartley - Sarsfields
11 Ethan O Donohue - Clane
12 Brian Mc Loughlin - Clane
13 Ciaran Kelly - Clane
14 Matthew Kelly - Round Towers
15 Jimmy Hyland - Aylmer Gaels

paulie21 · 01-08-2015 2:27pm

Jack Sheedy has taken over the Kilcock manager's job. Not sure what's going on there unusual to change managers nearing the end of the season

Amprodude · 01-08-2015 2:50pm

Can't see Kildare causing an upset at the weekend but be nice to see Kildare progressing if they could. Best of luck.

klairondavis · 01-08-2015 2:53pm

paulie21 wrote: »

Jack Sheedy has taken over the Kilcock manager's job. Not sure what's going on there unusual to change managers nearing the end of the season

Cormac Davey stepped down after they were relegated.

Nib · 01-08-2015 3:56pm

Where was Sheedy managing prior to him taking the Kilcock job?

I wouldn't say he comes cheap!

paulie21 · 01-08-2015 4:53pm

Nib wrote: »

Where was Sheedy managing prior to him taking the Kilcock job?

I wouldn't say he comes cheap!

He was the Longford manager

paulie21 · 01-08-2015 7:04pm

Kildare 1-11 Cavan 2-2. HT

klairondavis · 01-08-2015 7:07pm

1-11 to 2-2

Kildare should be further ahead with a strong breeze in the first half. Two Cavan goals have given them hope for the second half. The second goal was very soft from a Kildare point of view.

Kildare full forward line playing well. Shea Ryan is winning a lot of breaking ball around midfield.

klairondavis · 01-08-2015 7:49pm

We don't make life easy for ourselves!

paulie21 · 01-08-2015 7:50pm

2-14 to 2-12 win. Very lucky didn't score in the last 15 mins. Cavan gave us a couple of heart in mouth moments in injury time

Nib · 01-08-2015 7:51pm

Christ, that was heart a stopping finish. We certainly don't do things the easy way.

Well done to all, a win is a win!

We play the winners of Galway v Tipp in the semi-final.

Dr Crippen · 01-08-2015 8:26pm

Amprodude wrote: »

Can't see Kildare causing an upset at the weekend but be nice to see Kildare progressing if they could. Best of luck.

Get out lad

DARK-KNIGHT · 02-08-2015 1:50am

i cant sleep so ****ing nervous.....
CILL DARA ABU

HillFarmer · 02-08-2015 1:59am

Best of luck from a Waterford man. Would love to see ye win today.

DARK-KNIGHT · 02-08-2015 2:03am

HillFarmer wrote: »

Best of luck from a Waterford man. Would love to see ye win today.

thanks lad

what a massive game for kildare great to get back to croker

ProudDUB · 02-08-2015 2:12am

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

i cant sleep so ****ing nervous.....
CILL DARA ABU

Dear Kildare

Please pummel the fcukers into oblivion.

Regards,

The Rest Of Ireland.

Stoner · 02-08-2015 2:20am

DARK-KNIGHT wrote:

i cant sleep so ****ing nervous..... CILL DARA ABU

Lol. Good luck tomorrow DK.

DARK-KNIGHT · 02-08-2015 2:22am

if we win ill be drunk for a week and i never drink

will have to go pub

kildare75 · 02-08-2015 8:48am

Quietly confident of a real performance and with a bit of luck, well...........
Let's give it a right old rattle
Cill dara Abu

Come On The Lilies and make us dream

DARK-KNIGHT · 02-08-2015 9:34am

kildare75 wrote: »

Quietly confident of a real performance and with a bit of luck, well...........
Let's give it a right old rattle
Cill dara Abu

Come On The Lilies and make us dream

Heres hoping pride in the county is restored today. Kerry are a fantastic team, lets hope the lads take the game to them.

I just hope we take the confidence into the league and get out of division 3 asap.

klairondavis · 02-08-2015 10:10am

Nib wrote: »

Christ, that was heart a stopping finish. We certainly don't do things the easy way.

Well done to all, a win is a win!

We play the winners of Galway v Tipp in the semi-final.

It's a very good Galway team. They beat Kildare in a challenge match earlier on in the summer.

Sunnyisland · 02-08-2015 11:03am

Good luck kildare. .go for it.

DoctaDee · 02-08-2015 11:44am

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

i cant sleep so ****ing nervous.....
CILL DARA ABU

Put the baby somewhere safe DK. I've a feeling it's gonna be a helluva ride for the Lillies today.

caff · 02-08-2015 3:24pm

What was the point of that match?

zl1whqvjs75cdy · 02-08-2015 4:18pm

Not enough booze in the world to get over that. Horrendous

L1m1tless · 02-08-2015 4:22pm

Still great to get this far, would have taken that at the start of the championships. Will be shouting for our neighbours now.

DARK-KNIGHT · 02-08-2015 4:24pm

caff wrote: »

What was the point of that match?

Do you need us to explain the championship format?

Anyways disastrous result Jesus cork must have rolled over last week.

Something has to change and quickly.

DARK-KNIGHT · 02-08-2015 4:25pm

Would love to see Dublin trash the rest to win Sam now.

Come on Leinster

caff · 02-08-2015 4:34pm

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Do you need us to explain the championship format?

.

No need to be patronizing, I was expressing my frustration at my counties performance.

Pretty fast · 02-08-2015 4:59pm

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Would love to see Dublin trash the rest to win Sam now.

Come on Leinster

Unlucky today lads, it was a complete mental cave in. Shake yourselves down and prepare for next year.

DK you would prefer the Dubs to win before Mayo?

beertons · 02-08-2015 5:20pm

Cribbon for me was the only lad I'd have playing next year. The goalie too, 'coz of the tackle. He couldn't do much for 6 of the goals.

DARK-KNIGHT · 02-08-2015 6:02pm

caff wrote: »

No need to be patronizing, I was expressing my frustration at my counties performance.

Sorry that was butthurt on my part I didn't know you were a Kildare man lol

DARK-KNIGHT · 02-08-2015 6:04pm

Pretty fast wrote: »

Unlucky today lads, it was a complete mental cave in. Shake yourselves down and prepare for next year.

DK you would prefer the Dubs to win before Mayo?

Yeah have a lot of family in Dublin great setup and they deserve their success imo

Mayo will never lift Sam, they are cursed Kildare have more hope.

Btw Mayo are class just cursed

DARK-KNIGHT · 02-08-2015 6:05pm

beertons wrote: »

Cribbon for me was the only lad I'd have playing next year. The goalie too, 'coz of the tackle. He couldn't do much for 6 of the goals.

Paul is a fantastic midfielder

Pretty fast · 02-08-2015 6:42pm

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Yeah have a lot of family in Dublin great setup and they deserve their success imo

Mayo will never lift Sam, they are cursed Kildare have more hope.

Btw Mayo are class just cursed

If you have family there then that's all the reason you need to support them.
Regards Mayo you may have a point but I'll still support them til the day they win the Sam Mc guire. I have family in Mayo.

corny · 02-08-2015 7:19pm

Hard luck fellas. Deflating experience and i was a neutral. A couple of thoughts though.

I'm hardly an expert of Kildare football but they look like a poorly coached side to me. Basic stuff like running off the shoulder or at an angle should be the bare minimum for a side who play it through the hands so much. So often the man in possession crabbed across field with team mates running along side him or close to him in the same direction. Baffling. It was so obvious Kildare needed to transition faster. Kicking is the way obviously but even teams like Donegal can move through the hands at pace.

Also, there was no rhyme or reason to the kickouts. I saw a situation where 3 or 4 Kildare lads broke one way but the goalkeeper chose to pick out David Moran in a one on one. He'd been killing Kildare up to this stage! I chuckled it was that ridiculous.

Lots of other examples. This kind of basic stuff should be sorted out in training and it must be crushing for the lads who probably know better. No wonder heads dropped like they did.

DARK-KNIGHT · 02-08-2015 7:48pm

Pretty fast wrote: »

If you have family there then that's all the reason you need to support them.
Regards Mayo you may have a point but I'll still support them til the day they win the Sam Mc guire. I have family in Mayo.

Don't get me wrong I would absolutely love to see Mayo do it so many years of hurt no fans deserve it more but whatever it is I don't know they always seem to buckle right when they need to perform

DARK-KNIGHT · 02-08-2015 7:52pm

corny wrote: »

Hard luck fellas. Deflating experience and i was a neutral. A couple of thoughts though.

I'm hardly an expert of Kildare football but they look like a poorly coached side to me. Basic stuff like running off the shoulder or at an angle should be the bare minimum for a side who play it through the hands so much. So often the man in possession crabbed across field with team mates running along side him or close to him in the same direction. Baffling. It was so obvious Kildare needed to transition faster. Kicking is the way obviously but even teams like Donegal can move through the hands at pace.

Also, there was no rhyme or reason to the kickouts. I saw a situation where 3 or 4 Kildare lads broke one way but the goalkeeper chose to pick out David Moran in a one on one. He'd been killing Kildare up to this stage! I chuckled it was that ridiculous.

Lots of other examples. This kind of basic stuff should be sorted out in training and it must be crushing for the lads who probably know better. No wonder heads dropped like they did.

more than ever now Ryan needs to be shown the gates of hawkfield

The future looks bright with underage teams playing great football but Kildare need to get back to grass roots and start again. So frustrating to watch. Either they play well or play abysmally

klairondavis · 03-08-2015 12:10am

That day never happened, right?

Stoner · 03-08-2015 12:12am

I think thats what needs to be taken from the weekend alright.

I agree you need new management. The failure to pick up O'Sullivan with a pre planned specialist marker was a disaster.

Hopefully the Cork game won't buy another year. The complete lack of effective response from the line in the last twenty minutes was telling.

I'm not going to say hard luck, maybe good luck next year with a new set up.

DARK-KNIGHT · 03-08-2015 12:33am

Stoner wrote: »

I think thats what needs to be taken from the weekend alright.

I agree you need new management. The failure to pick up O'Sullivan with a pre planned specialists marker was a disaster.

Hopefully the Cork game won't buy another year. The complete lack of effective response from the line in the last twenty minutes was telling.

I'm not going to say hard luck, maybe good luck next year with a new set up.

Exactly there was no hard luck Kerry are a great side that showed us up just like Dublin did.

Here's to the future

DARK-KNIGHT · 03-08-2015 12:35am

klairondavis wrote: »

That day never happened, right?

😳

Minors, minors, minors, minors, ladies!!!!!

In the tune of batman I think

Birdnuts · 03-08-2015 12:46am

Yep - midfield backwards was hopeless and completely uncompetitive. The amount of space and time Kerry attackers got was a joke. At least they know how to defend in Fermanagh and kept trying. Needs to a big clean out of some of the "veterans" as they have shown no leadership on the field for the last few seasons when the chips are down.

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