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

JimTreacy

Great win in Cork, well done to all kilkenny teams that represented the County this weekend.

brookville

JJs Left Hand wrote: »

Congratulations to the Intermediate lads. Nice to beat Cork in Cork on their opening weekend

A new panel and a lot of lads not committing it's a good result granted only 3 teams entering the competition.
Hopefully the u25 competition is a success if it goes ahead next year and all counties enter it

dastardly00

brookville wrote: »

Hopefully the u25 competition is a success if it goes ahead next year and all counties enter it

What is the situation with the U-25 competition. Was it proposed for Leinster by GAA HQ? Or was it just that Munster counties (except Cork) didn't want to play intermediate so they came up with an U-25 competition instead?

It's sad that the intermediate series went from 8 teams to 3 this year.

JimTreacy

Is it not good to see players like Niall Doherty getting there day in the sun, as regards three teams entering it is a pity you don't here people complaining from outside the County like when we don't play football.

brookville

JimTreacy wrote: »

Is it not good to see players like Niall Doherty getting there day in the sun, as regards three teams entering it is a pity you don't here people complaining from outside the County like when we don't play football.

Surely to god counties like carlow;westmeath,offally etc could enter teams
Just thinking of a few players we could of had for this competition who weren't involved with any county team,
Dylan walsh,willie phelan,brian kennedy,James gannon,James maher,Joe brennan,sean kehoe,shane murphy,pat on carroll
Most of the above around the 25/26 mark some have senior experience others are good club hurlers

Topcat32

I see the under 21s will be playing Derry in the All Ireland Semi Final

Brian017

Topcat32 wrote: »

I see the under 21s will be playing Derry in the All Ireland Semi Final

Thought the final was this Wednesday, was it brought forward?

Cornerback1

Brian017 wrote: »

Topcat32 wrote: »

I see the under 21s will be playing Derry in the All Ireland Semi Final

Thought the final was this Wednesday, was it brought forward?

Ulster Final is this Wednesday - Derry V Down in Corrigan Park, Belfast.

Cornerback1

dastardly00 wrote: »

Good discussion with Tommy Walsh and former Wexford hurler Diarmuid Lyng on Off the Ball last night.

https://twitter.com/offtheball/status/888489760444092416

I didn't think Tommy would be that great on radio but he's really good to listen to. Although I can understand if people outside of KK and neighbouring countries haven't a clue what he's saying :pac:

Tommy was at the Ulster Hurling Coaching Day in Garvaghey yesterday. It was an All Kilkenny Day with Hogie, D.J., Jackie and Michael Rice. Great day out under the direction of Martin Fogarty.


Tommy has a great way with him - very good at getting the points across...and everybody understood him!!!

dubcat51

Have 2 say tommy is brillant on the radio.as for waterford and wexford I never want to hear of kk playing a sweeper would give up going if it ever came to pass.

JimTreacy

Whats this it reminds me of school everybody gets one hundred lines, posts taking down it came from a source that won there way into all Ireland semifinal. How many semifinals have they won in the last twenty years the answer to that is well known we all know what happened in that all Ireland get over it mate.

dastardly00

JimTreacy wrote: »

Whats this it reminds me of school everybody gets one hundred lines, posts taking down it came from a source that won there way into all Ireland semifinal. How many semifinals have they won in the last twenty years the answer to that is well known we all know what happened in that all Ireland get over it mate.

Who are you talking to?

Brian017

dastardly00 wrote: »

Who are you talking to?

The post that he is talking about has being deleted. There was a Waterford supporter baiting us over the Intermediate AI.

Twiceasnice97

JimTreacy wrote: »

Is it not good to see players like Niall Doherty getting there day in the sun, as regards three teams entering it is a pity you don't here people complaining from outside the County like when we don't play football.

the intermediate was changed back to exclusively intermediate and junior players so all the countys with limited playing numbers pulled out

Tipp didn't field in either under 25 or intermediate
clare limerick and Waterford played under 25 with limerick winning (using an exclusively under 21 team of which only 5 started v Tipp in the 21s)

davidx40

Good win for intermediates yesterday ......no reason now why junior championship can not be run off as quick as possible ....but email sent to clubs last week that it wont be brought forward because of 21its a joke the u21 have 3 players from junior clubs on extended panel ....same last year emeralds had one player on extended senior panel championship held up until late december ....... its a absolute joke ....junior club players have 2 matches all summer

red_diesel

Anybody know when the senior county final is due to be played this year? Normally the last weekend in October but with the seniors out is it likely to be brought forward? I remember in 2013 it was played around the end of October also.

JJs Left Hand

davidx40 wrote: »

Good win for intermediates yesterday ......no reason now why junior championship can not be run off as quick as possible ....but email sent to clubs last week that it wont be brought forward because of 21its a joke the u21 have 3 players from junior clubs on extended panel ....same last year emeralds had one player on extended senior panel championship held up until late december ....... its a absolute joke ....junior club players have 2 matches all summer

What about the lads who have holidays and weddings booked on the basis of the original fixture schedule? Should they be ignored as well?

brookville

red_diesel wrote: »

Anybody know when the senior county final is due to be played this year? Normally the last weekend in October but with the seniors out is it likely to be brought forward? I remember in 2013 it was played around the end of October also.

I'm near certain it's end of October

JimTreacy

brookville wrote: »

I'm near certain it's end of October

Its allways around the October bank holiday weekend.

Cornerback1

Great win for Derry U21's tonight V Down in Belfast - won by 14pts.

greenspurs

Where will the semi final be played ?

dastardly00

greenspurs wrote: »

Where will the semi final be played ?

Normally the semi-finals are a double header in Thurles.

They are scheduled for Saturday August 19th.
I would guesstimate the throw-in times will be 4pm (KK vs Derry) and 6pm (Limerick vs. Galway).

brookville

dastardly00 wrote: »

Normally the semi-finals are a double header in Thurles.

They are scheduled for Saturday August 19th.
I would guesstimate the throw-in times will be 4pm (KK vs Derry) and 6pm (Limerick vs. Galway).

Is it possible derry could request the match for somewhere like paranell park?

dastardly00

brookville wrote: »

Is it possible derry could request the match for somewhere like paranell park?

From 2012 to 2016 the semi-finals have always been played as a double header in Thurles and obviously always include a team from Ulster, albeit it has been Antrim not Derry.

In 2011, the semi-final involving Antrim was played in Newry, but that made perfect sense as the opposition was Dublin.

In 2010, it was a double header in Tullamore.

In 2009, Antrim vs KK was in Meath. The other semi-final was in Thurles.

I haven't gone back any earlier than that.

It would probably make sense to play our match in Meath rather than Parnell Park. And Galway vs Limerick in Ennis.

Village87

Delighted for Derry, making a great effort, iv heard over the years Antrim only had a few sessions before the All Ireland Semi Final. Great for Derry and what hard work does, hopefully they can take a moral defeat from Kilkenny

JimTreacy

brookville wrote: »

Is it possible derry could request the match for somewhere like paranell park?

It wouldn't surprise me if they did.

JimTreacy

Village87 wrote: »

Delighted for Derry, making a great effort, iv heard over the years Antrim only had a few sessions before the All Ireland Semi Final. Great for Derry and what hard work does, hopefully they can take a moral defeat from Kilkenny

I wonder about you sometimes.

dubcat51

Fair chance they will.look to play somewhere else as antrim wernt happy having to travel to thurles last year.

danganabu

Village87 wrote: »

Delighted for Derry, making a great effort, iv heard over the years Antrim only had a few sessions before the All Ireland Semi Final. Great for Derry and what hard work does, hopefully they can take a moral defeat from Kilkenny

Like Westmeath did last year for example

dubcat51

Derry have 10 players from slaughtneil so no surprise really in them winning ulster.believe they are happy to play in thurles