Gael85 wrote: » Very hard to see Kilkee surviving but then again you wouldn't know what team Wolfe Tones would have. Kilkee relegation has been on cards for years as completely took eye at juvenile level while neighbouring clubs Naomh Eoin and O'Currys have a lot of young players coming through.
Boots234 wrote: » When is the quarter final draw on?
windy shepard henderson wrote: » yeterdays round 3 results including the relegation playoff semi finals , killkee look set for the drop in my opinion they look like they are in big trouble long term too
windy shepard henderson wrote: to be fair they shouldnt have over complicated things by bringing in the rule in the first place , but yeah they have made a right balls of things this year with it
Boots234 wrote: » No surprises in the football games yesterday. It's kilrush v kildysart and kilmihil v coolmeen in the intermediate semi finals. What would happen if clondegad are drawn to play the winners of lissycasey/ennistymon? They have already played lissycasey and repeat games are supposed to be avoided. I presume the county board will want to avoid a similar situation to the O'Currys/Miltown Malbay farce
danganabu wrote: » Kelly played minor with Tipp for 4 years and was on the senior team at 18 seriously stop digging! And I think we have derailed the Clare thread enough at this stage!
Sweet Science wrote: » Im talking when they came out of minor . Not their career .
danganabu wrote: » It's really not hard to compare at all, holy mother of god we are talking about one of the greatest ever to play the sport :rolleyes:
Sweet Science wrote: » Different hurlers hard to compare . Keaney was playing teams on his own at 18/19/20 . Kelly was on AI winning teams
danganabu wrote: » You are though, you said that Conal Keaney was a better hurler than him in 2002!
Sweet Science wrote: » Then won an All Ireland . Compared to Dublin who couldnt beat Laois/Offaly/Wexford etc . Worlds apart . I'm not doubting Kelly by the way
danganabu wrote: » It was an extremely ordinary team in the greater scheme of things. And he was and proved to be the standout player of that team and probably the last 40 years for Tipp.
Sweet Science wrote: » They won the AI in 2001 when he won young hurler of the year and made the breakthrough . How was he that team ?
danganabu wrote: » He was that top team, and continued to be for another 10 years - are you really in all honestly telling me that Conal Keaney was a better young hurler than Eoin Kelly??
Sweet Science wrote: » The joys of breaking into a top team . Obviously wouldnt of won them if he broke onto the Dublin team from that time
danganabu wrote: » Now who's exaggerating! Keaney was a fine hurler but he's 34/35 now so you are saying he was better than Eoin Kelly, Lar Corbett, Seatnta O'Hailpin, Tommy Walsh, Jackie Tyrell etc . who are all in the same age bracket, in fact Eoin Kelly received YHOTY in both 2001 and 2002.
Sweet Science wrote: » He was the best young hurler in the country at the time then jumped ship
Sweet Science wrote: » Thats a bit of a hyperbole now
buck65 wrote: » I agree, Shane Ryan wouldn't make most county teams. Conal Keaney was class though. Remember Clare played the Dubs in Parnell park in 2002 he was the outstanding player on the pitch.
danganabu wrote: » I was simply listing the player who switched to hurling as an after thought! And you left out the best hurler of the lot of them Shane Ryan was one of the best centre backs I have seen in the last 20 years and would have walked onto any county team, and I mean any.
Tell me how wrote: » That's what I meant about Dublin concentrating their efforts on the hurling. If the county board made winning an AI in hurling a greater priority than it is and picked the right 5-8 guys in their early 20's and told them that the panel was going to be built around them for the next 5 yrs and that they'd get the same support as the footballers are getting, (background staff etc) with a view to getting that AI then I'd think they'd do it. Subject to maintaining commitment from both sides of course.
Sweet Science wrote: » Tomas Brady , Dotsy , Jonny Cooper , Ciaran Kilkenny, Cormac Costello, Eric Lowndes, Emmet O'Conghaille, Conor McHugh, Diarmuid Connolly, Con O'Callaghan the list is endless
danganabu wrote: » I don't think they will ever win an AI in hurling to be honest, for the same reason that Tipp will never win a senior football AI, simple fact is that the first choice of any player in Dublin will be football and in affect what you have on the hurling panel are lads that weren't good enough to play football for Dublin, same problem in Tipp only vice versa (thankfully). There is a glass ceiling there that they wont break through as long as that mentality remains and obviously football will always be number one, hurling an after thought - Conal Keaney a perfect example.
Tell me how wrote: » I was only saying it to my auld fella at the weekend. If Dublin concentrated their efforts on the hurlers, they'd do the All-Ireland double (hurling and football) within 5 years. Maybe timescale is off but they're certainly capable.
windy shepard henderson wrote: » the cuala manager should get the job in my opinion , if they had stability in the camp there is no reason they cant win one , they have the makings of a serious team
Figerty wrote: » Maybe he will tog out,, and ring the Sparrow...
