Carlow GAA Discussion Thread

king size mars bar

Just read main forward for Laois dropped from panel over tweet.
Best of luck to the footballers tomorrow.

HughCassidy

The best of luck against Laois

TaosHum

Hard loss to take on Saturday, but huge credit to the lads for pushing Laois all the way. Game was there for Carlow, but their finishing really let them down in the end. Too many balls dropped into the keepers hands, bad wides and make-able frees missed was what cost Carlow. Hopefully some of that can be tidied up before they come up against Louth in the Championship.

nlrkjos

TaosHum wrote: »

Hard loss to take on Saturday, but huge credit to the lads for pushing Laois all the way. Game was there for Carlow, but their finishing really let them down in the end. Too many balls dropped into the keepers hands, bad wides and make-able frees missed was what cost Carlow. Hopefully some of that can be tidied up before they come up against Louth in the Championship.

I was at the game (pure accident) your boys looked like they were on the lash for a week, so I wouldn't worry about the Louth game, some good honest ball players out there, g'wan Carlow ! that from a pure rebel.

Nalz

Excellent!

Pat Treacy

Well done Carlow.

TaosHum

What a performance!

Wasn't able to get up to it, but was edge of the seat stuff on the radio. Huge achievement against a division 1 outfit. Broderick was unstoppable and no Carlow kicked no wides!

Huge belief in this side and massive credit to the players and coaching staff!

windy shepard henderson

excellent result ans serious progress made , delighted for the likes of broadrick ,st ledger and sean murphy , they were all good players in division 4 a few years back when we came up against them , it was tough going in carlow at the time they stuck it out great to see them get the reward of a leinster semi final and the real prospect now of reaching the final great story this is turning out to be

DEFTLEFTHAND

Would love to see Carlow in a Leinster final.

They have a great chance, I'd fancy them against Laois.

gmurphy70

Congrats Carlow from your neighbours in Wexford, fantastic performance, hopefully you can get to a Leinster final and beyond.

threein99

When are the semi final tickets on-sale ? I'm about to board the bandwagon :cool:

Gael85

windy shepard henderson wrote: »

excellent result ans serious progress made , delighted for the likes of broadrick ,st ledger and sean murphy , they were all good players in division 4 a few years back when we came up against them , it was tough going in carlow at the time they stuck it out great to see them get the reward of a leinster semi final and the real prospect now of reaching the final great story this is turning out to be

Is St Ledger from Clare? Remember reading before he played with Kilrush in his youth?

Nalz

Gael85 wrote: »

Is St Ledger from Clare? Remember reading before he played with Kilrush in his youth?

Correct. It is a east Carlow name but he played in his teens in Clare.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Well done lads. That was a serious result yesterday, ye kicked some lovely scores from what I saw on the paltry coverage on TSG. To kick no wides in 74 minutes of football in a game where ye tallied 20 points is remarkable. Brilliant travelling support too, sounded like a great atmosphere considering it was 5 or 6 thousand fans in a big ground like O'Connor Park.

All the best against Laois.

windy shepard henderson

Nalz wrote: »

Correct. It is a east Carlow name but he played in his teens in Clare.

Grew up in kilrush , his family worked in the area for a few years before moving back to carlow

TaosHum

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Would love to see Carlow in a Leinster final.

They have a great chance, I'd fancy them against Laois.

Fantastic opportunity for both teams. You would have to give the edge to Laois as they have already beaten Carlow twice this season, but I think this Carlow side has improved since the league final.

TaosHum

Huge weekend for Carlow GAA coming up. The hurlers take on Westmeath knowing anything but defeat will ensure a place in the Joe McDonagh final. I thought they will struggle to bounce back after the Antrim defeat, but they regrouped well to put themselves in a good position.

For the footballers, they will never have a better chance to reach a Leinster final. I'm just hoping they can maintain the standards they have set so far in the championship and learn the lessons of the league defeat to Laois a couple of months back.

votecounts

Hey there, any shops in town be selling tickets for the tyrone game?

threein99

votecounts wrote: »

Hey there, any shops in town be selling tickets for the tyrone game?

Super Value ?

Pat Treacy

Well done Carlow great result in Croke park yesterday.

TaosHum

Was a great performance and a testament to the progression this team has made under Colm Bonner. Chris Nolan really stood out and caused Westmeath huge problems. Nolan and Byrne from the puckouts won so much ball and were the focal points of the attack.

Well deserved crack at Limerick on Saturday to look forward to!

Donald Trumped

https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/0409/1041652-lengthy-bans-for-trio-cast-shadow-over-carlow-summer/

king size mars bar

Not a good start to championship season, but can't abuse ref and expect nothing to happen. Wonder if a Dublin or Kerry manager would of got the same punishment ?

Joe Daly

Davy Fitzgerald got his ban reduced from twelve weeks to four every match he goes out he and his mentors give it full socks to officals.

Be well and win

I was at the game in question. Whilst there is no doubt that Turlogh et al crossed a line, there is also no doubt in my mind that it was one of the worst ref's performances I have ever seen in almost 40 years of watching matches. The ref knew he had panicked and cocked up at the end. Little doubt in my mind that the ref should never be allowed near another inter-county match again as he is not up to it but you also have to blame the assessors who thought he was up to it and the training of refs as well. However the GAA will do nothing about that.

I've reffed the odd blitz in the past and its not easy at that level and I can't imagine what it is like at intercounty level but this guy simply isn't good enough.

Hopefully the appeal will reduce the bans and even if it doesn't what major impact does it really have. Turlogh and Poacher can easily sit at the back of a stand on a mobile phone and I'm surprised more coaches don't do the same like they do in Rugby. Brendan Murphy is the real big loss

Farawayhome

At least this Carlow rising has been burst. Back to division 4 with them. Some of the antics from Poacher and O'Brien have been sickening. People like an underdog but not when they behave like filth.

king size mars bar

Farawayhome wrote: »

At least this Carlow rising has been burst. Back to division 4 with them. Some of the antics from Poacher and O'Brien have been sickening. People like an underdog but not when they behave like filth.

One of the Laois boys snook into the forum

Farawayhome

king size mars bar wrote: »

One of the Laois boys snook into the forum

And why not? After kicking you back to where you belong.

Joe Daly

Farawayhome wrote: »

And why not? After kicking you back to where you belong.

You sound like a person with a chip on both shoulders.

The Lost Sheep

Be well and win wrote: »

I was at the game in question. Whilst there is no doubt that Turlogh et al crossed a line, there is also no doubt in my mind that it was one of the worst ref's performances I have ever seen in almost 40 years of watching matches. The ref knew he had panicked and cocked up at the end. Little doubt in my mind that the ref should never be allowed near another inter-county match again as he is not up to it but you also have to blame the assessors who thought he was up to it and the training of refs as well. However the GAA will do nothing about that.

I've reffed the odd blitz in the past and its not easy at that level and I can't imagine what it is like at intercounty level but this guy simply isn't good enough.

Hopefully the appeal will reduce the bans and even if it doesn't what major impact does it really have. Turlogh and Poacher can easily sit at the back of a stand on a mobile phone and I'm surprised more coaches don't do the same like they do in Rugby. Brendan Murphy is the real big loss

Ref making mistake like that doesnt mean they should never be at inter county level again.
A mobile phone would be pain you just need a basic comms set and have the people pitchside all micced up to coach in stand who can give them instructions/directions for players

Farawayhome

Joe Daly wrote: »

You sound like a person with a chip on both shoulders.

Just happy that the toxic football Carlow play has sent them back to division 4. Everyone who's played them is delighted with this.

bruschi

having seen the video of the phantom free at the end and the behaviour of the mentors and players, the suspension is fully justified. All this talk of you wouldnt see the big counties get that ban, you also wouldnt get Jim Gavin or Peter Keane sprint 100m to get into the refs face and scream abuse and not let him off the field of play.

No one likes it when referees perform poorly, but there are ways to react, and the reaction here was fully deserving of a suspension.

big_drive

Only seen the video today. Well deserved suspensions , nothing justifies that carry on. Even if it was the worst display of refing in history of gaa it was out of order

OldMrBrennan83

king size mars bar wrote: »

Not a good start to championship season, but can't abuse ref and expect nothing to happen. Wonder if a Dublin or Kerry manager would of got the same punishment ?

They'd get more.

Stevecw

Huge game on Sunday for the hurlers against Kilkenny. Should be such a great occasion, it's the kind of day the players who have battled their way up from Christy Ring to Joe McDonagh cup wins to finally be at the top table deserve.
Was over in Galway last weekend and what a performance they put in away to a team that have been in last 2 All Ireland finals! No reason at all at home even though I'm sure we will be outnumbered in the stand & terraces we can't put up a great performance again and see where it takes us.
I remember only a couple of years ago talking to friends on the panel and they were saying Carlow wanted to get challenge games in before championship. Tipp, Wexford & Kilkenny all said no & offered games v their Intermediates or U-21 sides instead. Only Waterford from the top tier actually did play us.
Kilkenny overall tho have been good to Carlow hurling, and have let our teams into their leagues which has helped a lot. Hard to run a proper league here with only 4 senior teams!
I can't wait for Sunday, and great that minors are on before it too v Westmeath.

laneykin

Stevecw wrote: »

Huge game on Sunday for the hurlers against Kilkenny. Should be such a great occasion, it's the kind of day the players who have battled their way up from Christy Ring to Joe McDonagh cup wins to finally be at the top table deserve.
Was over in Galway last weekend and what a performance they put in away to a team that have been in last 2 All Ireland finals! No reason at all at home even though I'm sure we will be outnumbered in the stand & terraces we can't put up a great performance again and see where it takes us.
I remember only a couple of years ago talking to friends on the panel and they were saying Carlow wanted to get challenge games in before championship. Tipp, Wexford & Kilkenny all said no & offered games v their Intermediates or U-21 sides instead. Only Waterford from the top tier actually did play us.
Kilkenny overall tho have been good to Carlow hurling, and have let our teams into their leagues which has helped a lot. Hard to run a proper league here with only 4 senior teams!
I can't wait for Sunday, and great that minors are on before it too v Westmeath.

Really looking forward to the game myself tomorrow, hoping it’ll be a good show from both sides. As someone heading into the terrace, any advice on what time would be best to arrive? Do you reckon a lot will go in for the minor match?

Bahanaman

laneykin wrote:

Really looking forward to the game myself tomorrow, hoping it’ll be a good show from both sides. As someone heading into the terrace, any advice on what time would be best to arrive? Do you reckon a lot will go in for the minor match?

Won't be a big crowd at the minor I'd say. Kilkenny not involved so they'll only be arriving in time for the senior game.

Stevecw

laneykin wrote: »

Really looking forward to the game myself tomorrow, hoping it’ll be a good show from both sides. As someone heading into the terrace, any advice on what time would be best to arrive? Do you reckon a lot will go in for the minor match?

Can't see too many being there for the minor match. People with stand tickets probably will to get best seats, but would say terrace will only start filling up about 2.30 or so. The queue for tickets might be long any later than that tho, if you haven't got them already.

Farawayhome

Just so everyone is clear on the truth of this Carlow rising and why we should all be delighted their bubble has been burst. Here's their coach Poacher on off the ball yesterday:

https://twitter.com/offtheball/status/1132559495106682885


All great stuff. Sweet, innocent, Carlow are being picked on. They've done nothing wrong. Here's the video of the incident in question:

As you can see, they were just having a chat with the ref and were telling him what a good game he had. Any team that has played them can attest to the tactics employed by their coach to gain an advantage. I'm not just talking about their ultra defensive game plan but Poacher himself running onto the field to abuse players, block space for quick kick outs etc. That's why he is so angry, he didn't get a chance to do that yesterday.

EICVD

Farawayhome wrote: »

Just so everyone is clear on the truth of this Carlow rising and why we should all be delighted their bubble has been burst. Here's their coach Poacher on off the ball yesterday:

https://twitter.com/offtheball/status/1132559495106682885


All great stuff. Sweet, innocent, Carlow are being picked on. They've done nothing wrong. Here's the video of the incident in question:

As you can see, they were just having a chat with the ref and were telling him what a good game he had. Any team that has played them can attest to the tactics employed by their coach to gain an advantage. I'm not just talking about their ultra defensive game plan but Poacher himself running onto the field to abuse players, block space for quick kick outs etc. That's why he is so angry, he didn't get a chance to do that yesterday.

Karma for their reaction to Connolly’s hand on the shoulder 2 years ago.

Nalz

Farawayhome wrote: »

Just so everyone is clear on the truth of this Carlow rising and why we should all be delighted their bubble has been burst. Here's their coach Poacher on off the ball yesterday:

https://twitter.com/offtheball/status/1132559495106682885


All great stuff. Sweet, innocent, Carlow are being picked on. They've done nothing wrong. Here's the video of the incident in question:

As you can see, they were just having a chat with the ref and were telling him what a good game he had. Any team that has played them can attest to the tactics employed by their coach to gain an advantage. I'm not just talking about their ultra defensive game plan but Poacher himself running onto the field to abuse players, block space for quick kick outs etc. That's why he is so angry, he didn't get a chance to do that yesterday.

Bit harsh, especially on the players.

OptimusTractor

Did anyone happen to record Ed Finnegan's goal against Palatine by any chance?

CaboRoig

Very impressed with Palatine on Saturday night. I'd give them every chance at home to Portarlington on Sunday week. Couple of very lively forwards.