Kilkenny GAA Discussion Thread Mod Warning Post # 5885 #4894 & #5202

unrealtime

anyone know where and when next match is, please?

allthedoyles

unrealtime wrote: »

anyone know where and when next match is, please?

Wednesday 24th June:
Bord Gáis Leinster U21 HC Semi Final:
Carlow V Kilkenny

Venue: Netwatch Cullen Park
Time: 7.30pm

unrealtime

Thanks.

While not being presumptuous, that sort of game is one that should bring the team on further and is a great draw.

MassDeb8r

Lads has anyone heard anything about TJ Reid ?

I was talking to a (reliable) source who said that TJ has injured his shoulder and is gone for the year......

adrian522

Ah, the good ole reliable sources. If they were all to be believed we couldn't field a team.

MassDeb8r

To be fair that's why I am on asking here and your answer is not very helfpul

brookville

Definitely not true about tj,has a slight shoulder injury but will be available for the wex match,colin and michael should also be available with larkin and john power out.

adrian522

MassDeb8r wrote: »

To be fair that's why I am on asking here and your answer is not very helfpul

In fairness this place is like a sewing circle with all the rumours, most of which turn out to be unfounded.

Sorry you don't find my answer helpful but the only people you could confirm your rumour are within the club or county camp so can't really do that.

MassDeb8r

brookville wrote: »

Definitely not true about tj,has a slight shoulder injury but will be available for the wex match,colin and michael should also be available with larkin and john power out.

Thanks for the good news brookville, I didn't see anything on Twitter earlier whenI searched so am glad to hear all is (mostly!) well with him, TJ would be a massive loss, good to have him available!

brookville

So its wexford in two weeks time and I'd expect wexford to throw the kitchen sink at us and I'd expect a big battle,I'm sure this match was targeted since last winter,we will have to be on our game and I expect kk to be ready and the supreme package is gone,I think the goalie and six backs pick themselves and michael and fogarty midfield.the loss off power and larkin will be missed so be intresting to see who he goes with and get people's views,richie,tj,colin are certs,other three walter,two kellys, john power,ger alward (who was very sharp against limerick) and chris bolger are the options upfront

me89

Confirmed as a double header in the park. Minor match at 12 and senior at 2.

Nedflanders02

On the U-21, does anyone know why Robbie Fitzpatrick, Kevin Kenny, Ger Teehan or Jack Langton are not on the panel this year?

citykat

Robbie's injured - hamstring.

brookville

I would of tought teehan and langton overage but I could be wrong,great to have both minor and seniors on the same day

phkk

Ger Teehan is overage definitely,wouldn't have thought Kevin Kenny was however?

Miall108

phkk wrote: »

Ger Teehan is overage definitely,wouldn't have thought Kevin Kenny was however?

Kenny is underage for another year after this I believe

brookville

I would of tought alan murphy would of being a option in the fowards especially with darren brennan only out of minor

N20

Nedflanders02 wrote: »

On the U-21, does anyone know why Robbie Fitzpatrick, Kevin Kenny, Ger Teehan or Jack Langton are not on the panel this year?

Good question Kevin Kenny very handy for UCC freshers this year
Surprised not to see him involved

brookville

I was reading injury has prevented kevin kenny, alan murphy and john walsh,obviously walshes injury is long term hopefully the other two make a speedy recovery because two good options up front

brookville

Big blow to the u21s with christopher bolger set to miss 12 week's with a knee injury

dastardly00

brookville wrote: »

Big blow to the u21s with christopher bolger set to miss 12 week's with a knee injury

Massive loss.

citykat

brookville wrote: »

Big blow to the u21s with christopher bolger set to miss 12 week's with a knee injury

V tough on the player himself to pick up such an injury at this time of year. Thought of all the U21s, he might make a push for the seniors this year.

Cornerback1

Would Fennelly be an option at CB or will Joyce be a certain starter? Half back is always the Cat's main strength - winning primary possession from puck outs and driving good accurate ball into the forwards.

Realt Dearg Sec

Cornerback1 wrote: »

Would Fennelly be an option at CB or will Joyce be a certain starter? Half back is always the Cat's main strength - winning primary possession from puck outs and driving good accurate ball into the forwards.

Nothing certain imo, but if I saw Joyce named there I'd have zero complaints. Fennelly I still always prefer in midfield, I think posted with Hogan there we'd have an incredible engine room.

Kkboy

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Nothing certain imo, but if I saw Joyce named there I'd have zero complaints. Fennelly I still always prefer in midfield, I think posted with Hogan there we'd have an incredible engine room.

I think Conor Fogarty was extremely important for us last year and will start in midfield with Hogan and Fennelly switching between a deep lying center forward and midfield. Interesting to see if Michael Rice can get back to fitness this year, he would be a great option off the bench and a good man to have around the squad given the recent retirements

wexilad

What's your starting 15 looking like for Sunday lads. Have to say for time in about a decade we go into a game against yez not with the fear of a hammering. I think it has the makings of a great game and should be a cracking atmosphere, heard ticket sales are going well in supervalu.

savannahkat

wexilad wrote: »

What's your starting 15 looking like for Sunday lads. Have to say for time in about a decade we go into a game against yez not with the fear of a hammering. I think it has the makings of a great game and should be a cracking atmosphere, heard ticket sales are going well in supervalu.

Like Custer at the Wee Big Horn, Napolean at Waterloo and Lee at Gettysburg,

windy shepard henderson

savannahkat wrote: »

Like Custer at the Wee Big Horn, Napolean at Waterloo and Lee at Gettysburg,

confidence is low in the marble by the looks of it :pac:

randd1

windy shepard henderson wrote: »

confidence is low in the marble by the looks of it :pac:

To be fair, we're smart in the marble.

We've heard all winter Kilkenny are finished now the greats have moved on.

We've been told all league we don't have a panel (despite losing 6 to retirement, Padraig Walsh, Larkin, Fogarty, Richie Power to injury, Richie Hogan and Jackie Tyrrell for a few games with knocks, three, likely four with Holden, of our starting players with Ballyhale. Yet not only did we survive the league with so many missing, we actually competed well, won three games and only a pumped up Tipp, the second best side in the country after us, gave us the run around. I'd doubt any other county could have taken those losses and competed, never mind survived).

So when you're being written off a bit, take advantage of it.

windy shepard henderson

randd1 wrote: »

To be fair, we're smart in the marble.

We've heard all winter Kilkenny are finished now the greats have moved on.

We've been told all league we don't have a panel (despite losing 6 to retirement, Padraig Walsh, Larkin, Fogarty, Richie Power to injury, Richie Hogan and Jackie Tyrrell for a few games with knocks, three, likely four with Holden, of our starting players with Ballyhale. Yet not only did we survive the league with so many missing, we actually competed well, won three games and only a pumped up Tipp, the second best side in the country after us, gave us the run around. I'd doubt any other county could have taken those losses and competed, never mind survived).

So when you're being written off a bit, take advantage of it.

any one who still writes off kilenny is very foolish , i remember at the start of last year when on today fm a number of pundits were giving there predictions for the year ahead , john duggen told people that kilkenny were a finished artical and would be off the hurling raider for a number of years to come .... as the man says the rest is history !!!!!amazing how many people still think that , wishful thinking more then anything else is all it is ,

i think kilkenny will win leinster maybe not as comfortable as other years , but as it stands i think there are only one or two at most teams in the country that could actually beat them