Clareman wrote: » I'm noticing a bit of a split in opinion for SoD, people either think he is awesome or he's not playing well
letowski wrote: » Just on another topic of today's game, Colin Ryan made a point on twitter.https://twitter.com/Ryan5C/status/957626789890752512 I'd be in agreement of him. OK Peter Duggan missed 3 first half frees but the first one was a pot shot on the sideline near his 40. He had two other missed frees then on 70 yards that he should have got but hardly terrible misses. The thing is Reidy took over but for me Reidy isn't a championship level freetaker. He doesn't have the power in the wrists, like a Dowing, Horgan, Canning, (few have tbf) but Duggan definitely hits a crisper ball. Reidy's shots from about 50-60+ will always tail as we saw last year. I would have persisted with Duggan and see how he would have finished. He showed for his club he is excellent from placed balls.
Gael85 wrote: » Where has Bobby Duggan gone to? He looked a decent freetaker. It essential Clare get the freetaking as seem to be chopping and changing in a lot of games over the years.
windy shepard henderson wrote: » Nonsense . Sexton is played nowhere near his best he might have shown for ball but he didn't have a good game by his standard Cleary is wasted on the 40 and a far better inside forward but he got on loads of ball and launched several attacks especially in the second half The entire full back line are all playing out of possition because our original full back line is unavailable . While that was killian Roche's first game at senior level is he not entitled to make a mistake . Good knows how many joe hayes made in his time in goal from kick outs I have no idea where you are going to get all these players from as these are the only players making themselves available for the county I don't blame any of the younger lads makeing debuts and a few mistakes I blame the older guys or more experienced players for not doing enough yesterday
Clareman wrote: » Puck out strategy, subs and frees are our biggest problems at the moment. Something else that I noticed was how easily we were shouldered off the ball or over the sideline.
Gael85 wrote: » Lack of bench seems to be proving costly again? I know there 4/5 lads back and good to see new players been brought in this year. Where has Joe Blake gone to? He started the waterford game.
danganabu wrote: » While Tipp were missing more than half a team, they did have a very physical team out, Alan Flynn (who had a fine debut), Cathal Barret and Ger Browne are the only three who arent significantly over 6ft.
caddy16 wrote: » I don't know why to be honest he's involved in so many scores, real team player very unselfish.
Clareman wrote: » Clare are never going to out physical any team so it's not a huge issue but David McInerney was shouldered over the sideline a couple of times, that's not a good sign of a centre back.
danganabu wrote: » McInerney got very little help from his midfielders, if McInerney is going to hold the centre when marking someone like Noel McMcGrath then one of the midfielders needs to give him a dig out. I said it here a couple of weeks ago, playing Tony Kelly at this time of the year after the 18 months he has had is lunacy and the man is a physical wreck.
windy shepard henderson wrote: » Joe Blake missed alot of training after the Waterford game due to work commitments . Sean O'Donahue and kerian malone tried hard when they came off the bench . Problem with the full back line at the moment is we have to make use of what we have and most are playing out of position We would have won comfortable yesterday but for a period of 5 minutes in the 2nd half . I would be more angry with Brennan for his black card then killian Roches mistake
windy shepard henderson wrote: » Yep and leaving him on for the full game was ridiculous also noel McGrath was excellent in the first scored some excellent scores against the wind . Looks like ye finally found a position for toss hammil who had an excellent game at full back Conditions were terrible though so the new players like fox ,curren and Browne would be entitled to a second chance alan Flynn and conor kenny did very well first time out too
Gael85 wrote: » Is there any players you would call up to football panel who are not involved? I know KIB players bar 1 or 2 have never committed to intercounty but could do with more of them.
windy shepard henderson wrote: After that everyone else would be too inexperienced at this level to bring in
Running Balance wrote: » What about young downes from naomh eoin (I know it's junior/intermediate) - played a good bit for the underage teams probably - about early 20s or so now.
danganabu wrote: » Hamill is a fine player when the mud is flying, would get destroyed in somewhere like Croker of the top of the ground, very good squad player though. Unfortunately pace is one thing you cant train a lad, either have it or not.
Clareman wrote: » A lot of people are just looking at his scoring, no scores again today. Personally, I think he's being given a terrible role to play, a target man and a feeder whereas I think he's best as an out and out finisher in my opinion.
windy shepard henderson wrote: » Cathal downes ? Think he is ocurrys . He was on the extended panel before Christmas . Problem with him is he is way too easy going towards playing the game (if we are talking about the same lad ) very good prospect all the same
Townie212 wrote: » by his standard? why do you know what standard he sets himself? it was very hard for our full forward line to get anything considering Cavan had deplored two sweepers and the ball we were kicking in was awful. Cleary might have got on ball but did nothing with it bar the last score he got - he needs to learn to pass to the player in a better poisition, I rate him highly but this is his one downfall. Some of the scores he went for was ludicrous - also should have put the ball over the bar when Sexton put him through on goal. Well we need to find someone for full back out of posistion or not - Cillian Brennan is no where near Inter county standard. It was not just Killian Roche short kickout that I have a problem with - its his kickouts in general - they hang too long in the air and are killing us as we dont seem to have the physicality to wing breaks. Blame the older guys? The only reason we lost was because our keeper had a mental ffs. Call a spade a spade. U must be from the chapel gates.
windy shepard henderson wrote: » Definitely not getting the credit from management . Best playe in the county last year and from what I hear the best performer in challenge games and training and lived off scraps in terms of game time . When he did get a look in it was too late in the championship last year Today he was taken off when his hight was needed most with 5 minutes remaining and the game in the balance . Hopefully he gets a chance next week on the frees again and is kept on them for the game
letowski wrote: » Just on another topic of today's game, Colin Ryan made a point on twitter. .... I'd be in agreement of him. OK Peter Duggan missed 3 first half frees but the first one was a pot shot on the sideline near his 40. He had two other missed frees then on 70 yards that he should have got but hardly terrible misses. The thing is Reidy took over but for me Reidy isn't a championship level freetaker. He doesn't have the power in the wrists....
