Kilkenny GAA Thread Part 2 **MOD NOTE POST 1***

tbiggertycome

Bulldog 12 wrote: »

It's the agm time of year for most clubs now. Any major changes within clubs with new managers or talks of managers staying put again with same teams??

Well Richie Mulrooney and his team of Michael Walsh and Simon Walton all finished their 3 year term with the Dicksboro. The word there is Mark Dowling will be the new Manager with management team to be confirmed.

northern lad

tbiggertycome wrote: »

Well Richie Mulrooney and his team of Michael Walsh and Simon Walton all finished their 3 year term with the Dicksboro. The word there is Mark Dowling will be the new Manager with management team to be confirmed.

Mark Dowling was a selector with Richie Mulrooney for 2014 and 2015. Took a break last year. Also with Robert Shortall in Clara when they won intermediate in 2012. Think he has Liam Egan on board as well

brookville

Noddy33 wrote: »

Cody and backroom team had a meeting with players last Friday to just give details of agenda and pre-season intentions. The new players brought into this meeting were Ollie Walsh, Luke Scanlon, Richie Leahy,Pat Lyng and John Walsh.Some of these players would have been brought in to for training matches at some stages in the last while. The current panel size is around 43 players and doesnt take into consideration the likelihood of some O'Loughlin Gaels players being called up. Id imagine it will be a open panel until after Walsh cup with a cull of players just before league commences depending on injury numbers within panel

http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=263580
Jackie must of liked what ya wrote 😊

jeff bingham

brookville wrote:

Jackie must of liked what ya wrote 😊

Haha knew it was ripped from here as soon as I saw it!

minty81

Surely Jason Cleere in there?

brookville

minty81 wrote: »

Surely Jason Cleere in there?

Jason cleere,sean morrisey,evan coady and a few others were in this year on the extended panel so id expect them to be part of that 40

Cornerback1

Just a quick query - are the Season Tickets worthwhile? 99 for adults and 20 for juveniles. Anybody have any thoughts?

Topcat32

brookville wrote: »

Jason cleere,sean morrisey,evan coady and a few others were in this year on the extended panel so id expect them to be part of that 40

Alan Murphy and Conor Delaney were other young players on it too, interesting to see if Richie Reid will be tried as an outfield option during the walsh cup or league, with Eoin Murphy being the best goalkeeper in the country in my opinion it could be his best chance of getting on the team

Hammer Archer

So lads...... Mooncoin? What type of team do they have? Obviously they're a Kilkenny team in a Leinster final so will be red hot favourites, but as Kilkenny champions go, are they any stronger than normal?

dubcat51

Cornerback1 wrote: »

Just a quick query - are the Season Tickets worthwhile? 99 for adults and 20 for juveniles. Anybody have any thoughts?

Yes imo.have had them for a good few years now.guarntees all ireland ticket with 66%attendance.also free in to first championship match.brillant value for the kids and introduces them to supporting their county from an early age.

paulie gaultieri

Hammer Archer wrote: »

So lads...... Mooncoin? What type of team do they have? Obviously they're a Kilkenny team in a Leinster final so will be red hot favourites, but as Kilkenny champions go, are they any stronger than normal?

You enquiring from a Ratoath or Meath Chronicle perspective?

Hammer Archer

paulie gaultieri wrote: »

You enquiring from a Ratoath or Meath Chronicle perspective?

Y'wha?
Ratoath perspective given that we're playing them next weekend.

citykat

Hammer Archer wrote: »

So lads...... Mooncoin? What type of team do they have? Obviously they're a Kilkenny team in a Leinster final so will be red hot favourites, but as Kilkenny champions go, are they any stronger than normal?

Watch out for 'Ducky' Hennebry at FF although at 6"5', it'll be hard to miss him.

unrealtime

Think Mooncoin should be really good - best intermediate teams in Kilkenny are as good as senior teams elsewhere. Mooncoin are a free scoring team so should put on a good score

dzer2

unrealtime wrote: »

Think Mooncoin should be really good - best intermediate teams in Kilkenny are as good as senior teams elsewhere. Mooncoin are a free scoring team so should put on a good score

Mooncoin are junior champs

minty81

Heres one for ye... Will the day come that someone hurls for kk under Cody who was born after Cody became manager?

unrealtime

No

brookville

unrealtime wrote: »

No

Richie leahy is on the training panel for next year and is a good prospect he was minor last year so he might catch him

Realt Dearg Sec

unrealtime wrote: »

No

So you expect him to retire next year? Not saying that won't happen, I just wouldn't be betting on it. If he makes it to 2018 then I'd say it's unlikely that there won't be someone born after 1998 on the squad. In fact it's fairly unlikely in 2017.

suirway

Interesting matches in under 21 the weekend - north and south final in both Roinn A & B.

Roinn A
Shamrocks v Rower - Shamrocks backed by Minor winning side plus a few more should be too strong.
Village V Boro - should be interesting game. Village will be anxious to try to kickstart a new beginning at senior level and should do so here with a good win under their belts already a serious advantage.
Roinn B
Piltown V Dunamaggin - Piltown have looked decent so far but Dunnamaggin have been promising underage in recent years so could advance.
Graigue Ballycallan V Tullaroan - Tullaroan should win through but local derby so anything could happen.

brookville

http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=263776
I like ger but I think its harsh on cody.fair enough we were comprehensively beaten in the final but we were in control until the 50th minute untill tipp took over.We were down two current all stars aswell and I'm convinced if we can find a few players during the league to strengthen our panel we'll be in the mix.we also have 3 teams playing in 3 finals this wknd I don't think it's all doom and gloom

dobbs2210

brookville wrote: »

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I like ger but I think its harsh on cody.fair enough we were comprehensively beaten in the final but we were in control until the 50th minute untill tipp took over.We were down two current all stars aswell and I'm convinced if we can find a few players during the league to strengthen our panel we'll be in the mix.we also have 3 teams playing in 3 finals this wknd I don't think it's all doom and gloom

Not weighing in on the Loughnane annual jib but we were most definitely not 'in control' until the 50th minute. After 20mins of the first half the writing was clearly on the wall we were in huge trouble. Callanan missed a goal. The body language, intensity and amount of breaking ball Tipp were winning across the field was a clear indication they were very much in control of the game. Tipp cleaned us in middle third in first half hence the supply to the Tipperary forward line.

Realt Dearg Sec

brookville wrote: »

http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=263776
I like ger but I think its harsh on cody.fair enough we were comprehensively beaten in the final but we were in control until the 50th minute untill tipp took over.We were down two current all stars aswell and I'm convinced if we can find a few players during the league to strengthen our panel we'll be in the mix.we also have 3 teams playing in 3 finals this wknd I don't think it's all doom and gloom

Ger gets veery little attention in November. Leave him to it.

brookville

dobbs2210 wrote: »

Not weighing in on the Loughnane annual jib but we were most definitely not 'in control' until the 50th minute. After 20mins of the first half the writing was clearly on the wall we were in huge trouble. Callanan missed a goal. The body language, intensity and amount of breaking ball Tipp were winning across the field was a clear indication they were very much in control of the game. Tipp cleaned us in middle third in first half hence the supply to the Tipperary forward line.

Sorry I meant to say in the game not in control

Topcat32

brookville wrote: »

http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=263776
I like ger but I think its harsh on cody.fair enough we were comprehensively beaten in the final but we were in control until the 50th minute untill tipp took over.We were down two current all stars aswell and I'm convinced if we can find a few players during the league to strengthen our panel we'll be in the mix.we also have 3 teams playing in 3 finals this wknd I don't think it's all doom and gloom

I don't think he was basing it on what happened last year but rather that he should give another manager a chance while Kilkenny still have 3 to 4 of the top players in the country. The 4 he mentioned are getting into there late 20s/ early 30s so his reasoning is that when they go the new manager won't have enough talent to be successfull. Of course for the sake of his argument he makes no mention of the two Walshs, Eoin Murphy, Conor Fogarty and Ger Aylward. He was gushing about Liam Blanchfield after the Waterford match so he seems to have changed his mind on him already.

Seems he was trying to aim his attack at Cody rather than Kilkenny.

Rasputin11

Loughnane should be completed ignored, he's the hurling equivalent of Eamon Dunphy, George Hook or that horrible English woman that chases controversy.

Topcat32

Rasputin11 wrote: »

Loughnane should be completed ignored, he's the hurling equivalent of Eamon Dunphy, George Hook or that horrible English woman that chases controversy.

Dunphy is a good Kilkenny man to be fair, who is at least entertaining at times!!

jeff bingham

Larkin retires. Thought he might do one more year. Superb player and another from the golden era goes.

paulie gaultieri

Sad to see Larkin retiring but another who owes KK nothing. He was off the charts in 2008 culminating in him awarded HoTY

Butterbeans

jeff bingham wrote: »

Larkin retires. Thought he might do one more year. Superb player and another from the golden era goes.

+1
Thought we'd get another year from him, but what a servant to Kilkenny hurling. At his best he made it look effortless - one of my favourite hurlers from the Cody era.