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

Hmmm it does look a bit odd...

https://twitter.com/ONeills1918/status/926781099451211776

I think it's not to bad,ballyragget starting to pull away abit now after a tough 1st half half,kelly hit the post with a penalty I'd say they'll be happy to get out today with a win

Was at Martins and emeralds

Total mismatch Martins way too strong

What are people's thoughts on the boro match,I know it'll be extremely tough but I'd I've them a good chance,it'll be a great test and a great opportunity for lads to stake a claim for senior selection.If the defence can tighten up a bit they've a great chance.I wonder will they man mark con o callaghan?andy gaffney has recovered from injury so he should be a help while there's doubts over mark schutte who'd be a big loss if his not available.I'm looking forward to it hopefully it'll be a good one best of luck to all involved

brookville wrote: »

What are people's thoughts on the boro match,I know it'll be extremely tough but I'd I've them a good chance,it'll be a great test and a great opportunity for lads to stake a claim for senior selection.If the defence can tighten up a bit they've a great chance.I wonder will they man mark con o callaghan?andy gaffney has recovered from injury so he should be a help while there's doubts over mark schutte who'd be a big loss if his not available.I'm looking forward to it hopefully it'll be a good one best of luck to all involved

Cuala reigning champs but may be tired. 'Boro at 9/4 a goodish bet. When was the last time KK champs were such long odds v. Dublin champs...?

danganabu wrote: »

You'd want get a grip of yourself like a good man, KK's answer to Buff Egan

I think people are a bit dramatic with the new jersey to be honest,I didn't see anything wrong with the old one but I don't see the big deal with the new one.

It's grand, kk jerseys always look pretty much the same. Hoping we don't win the all Ireland because you don't like the jersey, I mean ffs.

Very excited to see if the boro can upset the odds tomorrow, it's a big opportunity against a team that has huge expectations on their shoulders and lots of miles on the clock. I'd be very worried about the propensity to leak goals going on last week and knowing how strong the cuala forwards are. But fcuk it, a good fast skillful side like the boro have no reason to fear anyone, and we have plenty of scoring threats of our own.

As a Realt dearg man as well as a boro man I'd be absolutely delighted to see them beat cuala. And if they do, the sky is the limit.

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

It's grand, kk jerseys always look pretty much the same. Hoping we don't win the all Ireland because you don't like the jersey, I mean ffs.

Very excited to see if the boro can upset the odds tomorrow, it's a big opportunity against a team that has huge expectations on their shoulders and lots of miles on the clock. I'd be very worried about the propensity to leak goals going on last week and knowing how strong the cuala forwards are. But fcuk it, a good fast skillful side like the boro have no reason to fear anyone, and we have plenty of scoring threats of our own.

As a Realt dearg man as well as a boro man I'd be absolutely delighted to see them beat cuala. And if they do, the sky is the limit.

The boro are better equipped to give cuala a better game than olg last year,there's more pace in defence and they have a better spread of forwards,they were leaky in the county final but were tight up to that,kenny is a shrewd manager I'm sure they'll try isolate the boro full back line but it'll be a great test for doheny and cody up against inter county fowards

brookville wrote: »

What are people's thoughts on the boro match,I know it'll be extremely tough but I'd I've them a good chance,it'll be a great test and a great opportunity for lads to stake a claim for senior selection.If the defence can tighten up a bit they've a great chance.I wonder will they man mark con o callaghan?andy gaffney has recovered from injury so he should be a help while there's doubts over mark schutte who'd be a big loss if his not available.I'm looking forward to it hopefully it'll be a good one best of luck to all involved

Not meaning any offence to other clubs, the Boro are definitely, in my opinion, the best championship winning side since 2014 and arguably since 2009 in Kilkenny so they have a massive chance. They conceded four goals which everyone will point to against the Village but their defence has been pretty solid all year other than that. The one thing is it's in Parnell Park and that makes me think Cuala will get over the line. Cuala are strong all around the field and up in Dublin will have the crowd and the knowledge of the field. If it were down in Kilkenny, I would say Dicksboro but up there I'm going with Cuala. If the Boro pull it off I think they'll take some stopping before St. Patrick's Day though.

danganabu wrote: »

FCIM wrote: »

New jersey is horrible and disgraceful too. A complete depart from the traditional stripes. I know recent jerseys have perhaps challenged the stripes but this actually breaks them. It'd nearly make me want to see us not win the All Ireland so this debacle can be quickly forgotten about.

You'd want get a grip of yourself like a good man, KK's answer to Buff Egan

Whatever about Don Egan, I'm a pure traditionalist when it comes to jerseys. Hate changes to tradition. Stripes have served us well. I would love to see us win the All Ireland this year and wouldn't take it to the extreme of not supporting the team because the jersey's crap, but I do wonder how it would look in twenty years alongside stripy jerseys and a photo with shirts that look like an inkwell was fired at them.

kilkennyboy wrote: »

I'm afraid their could be a big reality check coming tomorrow about where kk hurling is..
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By "these teams" do you mean the reigning all ireland club champions? You must be pretty young if you dont remember how hard Kilkenny teams had it against the likes of Birr over the years, often found it pretty hard to beat the laois champions in the fairly recent past.

Up to the county final, the Boro were conceding 1 goal/game. Their defence was solid all year. The final was really an outlier. Dowling referred to the goals conceded in his post match interview. I'd imagine they looked at it in training this week and will be less porous today.

Having watched both county finals I think Dicksboro are good value at 9/4. Dublin final was pretty physical between two teams that do not like one another, and wind was big factor. Cuala are missing Mark Schutte and thought Callaghan didn't look as sharp as normal after spending year with football. Should be interesting game, and low scoring I think as both will be cagey and Cuala played sweeper in Dublin final.

blackwave wrote: »

Ballyragget through in the end fairly comfortably as well.

Was the star of ‘the video’ on the team?