Barbie!sBitch wrote: » 10 year old is probably saying "first defeat in the league since 2015 and failed to defend the Munster League", terrible start to the campaign. 2017 will be decided on by championship performance.
Barbie!sBitch wrote: » What was with Donal Tuohy leaving his brother's wedding (where he was bestman)??? FFS, it was the first round of the league and players are being given time off the whole time surely they could have allowed him the weekend off.
Deise_2012 wrote: » What happened with Galvin?
windy shepard henderson wrote: » off the panel for discipline issues , door will probably be open for him after the league if he wants to commit
windy shepard henderson wrote: » with no balllyea players for the foreseeable future 3 changes from last weeks side that lost to cork have been made with jack browne being replaced by oisin o'brien , while aaron cunnningham comes in for tony kelly with john conlon moving into full forward , david fitzgearld is down to start again as last week but was replaced before the throw in by shane golden , should he start it will be at golden's expense this week very direct look to the side this week but concernes over the lack of pace in the half back line , having conlon full forward adds to another ball winner while expect a big test for malone and cunningham on the 40 in wining there puck outs , podge will drift back out the field , but if sharpness has not improved it matters little who lines out , the performance down in cork last week looked like a team that was weeks behind lets hope for a huge improvement sundayhttps://twitter.com/ClubClareHS/status/832676133661396992
LuckyGent88 wrote: » Summed it up perfectly Windy. The half back line would be the real concern for me with that line up. Shanahan has been playing full forward too for LIT so pretty big change when switching between the two positions. Any list of our subs??
letowski wrote: » I think we might get away with a slow half back line this weekend, as Kilkenny's midfield and forwards are not particularly blessed with pace. I think it was the likes of Kingston, Cadogan, Meade and Kearney we were struggling to close down due to their movement. I very much like our midfield, nice balance and better with Reidy back there. I most interested to see how David Fitz gets on, it think he is the best candidate if we want a more physical aerial presence there. After seeing the success of Breen for Tipp last year, I think Fitzgearld could make an impact for us too. I think being down Galvin, Kelly and McGrath, we might be slightly short in raising white flags, but what we do have is an inside forward line that can score goals. I think its obvious why John is in at 14, KK have Padraig Walsh in there with hardly any experience, I think we target here. I would be surprised if we won but if if were clinical with our goal chances and Reidy gets his frees this time we will be in with a shout.
windy shepard henderson wrote: » cork looked like a team in training since the wexford defeat last summer , but to be fair our sharpness was miles off and that was apparent in the munster league too i imagine blanchfield would still be a handful dispite his busy week with carlow it , ritchie hogsn would cause us problems out there too ,yeah they dont have the same pace but serious threat all the same up front lining up looks positive , the only positive i could really take from last week in cork is we dont look anywhere near as negative or conservative as we did under fitz ,when we beat kilkenny last year we asked real qustions of them that day .... and then reverted back to the short stuff again , for me this was his downfall really, i was disgusted to see us go back to that against waterford last year you have to play to your strengths no matter how limited or depleted your squad is , the line up for sunday is doing just that , will take a good performance and hope for a couple of wins later on in the campaign when a bit of sharpness returns
Barbie!sBitch wrote: » J@ysus Clare are 9/4 to win this and have a 3 point handicap, the bookies don't normally get it wrong but I think they might be overestimating KK here, they are missing a few players as well. Saying that, Conlon at 11/1 for first goal scorer is worth a fiver
windy shepard henderson wrote: » will have to divert back into town on sunday to lob on that one seems you got it right in the past didnt know who i was talking to since the changing of the name ......taught it was a spy :eek:
LuckyGent88 wrote: » See what the dubs are doing to cork!!! We could be in trouble.
windy shepard henderson wrote: » pat donnellan will probably make an appearance at some stage , i gave his inter county career the last rights last year , some comeback in fairness , the kilkenny team is mixed again , very strong forward line , expect a backlash from last week , but it will be interesting to see how there backs cope given how direct we look , if the forwards click then it will be a far closer game then the bookies expect Substitutes: Andrew Fahy Shane Golden Peter Duggan Pat Donnellan Jason McCarthy Bobby Duggan Cathal McInerney Shane McNamara Conor O Donnell,Eoin Quirke Kevin Hehir kilkenny team E Murphy E Cody P Walsh C o Shea J Holden P Murphy K Joyce C Fogarty C Buckley L Blanchfield TJ Reid R Leahy R Hogan W Walsh K Kelly
Twiceasnice97 wrote: » what makes the kilkenny forward line a strong one? blanchfield is in his second season and hardly hit a ball against waterford TJ reid is a great hurler but the fact is he didn't score from play in the entire championship last year if memory serves r leahy was an intermediate last year Hogan is excellent walsh is a power house but his grip restricts him and kevin Kelly has skill but lacks toughness they are not a poor set of forwards of course since the very fact of being on the kilkenny team suggests quality but lets not get carried away.
Davys Fits wrote: Clare hurling again the way it should be played. Great to see a mix of physicality, skill and direct play.
letowski wrote: » Loved the way we played 3 lads in the full forward line and looked to played diagonal balls out in front of them. Thought Shanhans distribution was good. As you said the right way to play the game, and were creating goal chances too which is pleasing. Just have to be a bit more clinical, Reidy and Conlon should have raised the green flag. I thought Fitz was excellent at left half back, he has to be a starter for me, he is a very gifted hurler.
