Club Championships 2019-20

ShamoBuc wrote: »

And no wonder Kerry's is so good. Its beyond a joke in fairness, 8 Senior clubs in Kerry :pac:

I wonder how Kerry's 50th best would fair v Dublins 50th

It’s not beyond a joke though- it’s to ensure a competitive championship while also maintaining the divisional sides that have served us so well.

The divisional sides system has been in place since long before these club championships came along and has been copied by other counties such as Cork.

A mid ranking intermediate team in Kerry, like Glenflesk would not have a hope against Crokes or the top divisional sides so why would be want a championship laden with hammerings?

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Remember Glenflesk won that Millennium Cup, that was a great competition was like the FA Cup.

That was a glenflesk team on the way up with Moynihan & Crowley! You know what I mean though- most of the intermediate teams would be well beaten by the top clubs & divisional sides.

That millennium cup was a cracker- I remember renard, then a junior b/novice team, taking rahillys to extra time and John Sugrue giving a master class at midfield

Offaly Senior B champions Seir Kieran beat Meath Senior Champions Kildalkey today 1-18 to 0-11. I was surprised Seir Kieran were in the grade as I recall their name being mentioned up with Birr, St. Rynagh's etc. as strong club teams during Offaly's heyday.

I looked them up on Wikipedia and I dare anyone to find a longer wikipedia page for a GAA club. The thing is massive, and goes into absurd detail and total irrelevance at times (e.g. entire paragraphs on Offaly games where I can't see any Seir Keiran connection).

CrabRevolution wrote: »

Offaly Senior B champions Seir Kieran beat Meath Senior Champions Kildalkey today 1-18 to 0-11. I was surprised Seir Kieran were in the grade as I recall their name being mentioned up with Birr, St. Rynagh's etc. as strong club teams during Offaly's heyday.

I looked them up on Wikipedia and I dare anyone to find a longer wikipedia page for a GAA club. The thing is massive, and goes into absurd detail and total irrelevance at times (e.g. entire paragraphs on Offaly games where I can't see any Seir Keiran connection).

Thats an understatement!!

Knocknagree, a tiny rural club in Cork on the border with Kerry, won the county intermediate championship today in Pairc Ui Rinn. 2-10 to 1-11. That's a huge achievement for a club of its size. They only won junior 2 years ago and won the all Ireland that year also. No reason why they cant take a crack at the all Ireland again this year. They have a few players on the Duhallow panel that lost the cork senior final to Nemo Rangers last weekend. A small club doing trojan work and getting fantastic rewards out of it.

Edit to add I'm not certain they go through to the all Ireland series as there is a premier intermediate level in Cork too. Maybe one of our Cork posters could confirm

CrabRevolution wrote: »

Offaly Senior B champions Seir Kieran beat Meath Senior Champions Kildalkey today 1-18 to 0-11. I was surprised Seir Kieran were in the grade as I recall their name being mentioned up with Birr, St. Rynagh's etc. as strong club teams during Offaly's heyday.

I looked them up on Wikipedia and I dare anyone to find a longer wikipedia page for a GAA club. The thing is massive, and goes into absurd detail and total irrelevance at times (e.g. entire paragraphs on Offaly games where I can't see any Seir Keiran connection).

The senior A championship in offaly was reduced from 12 to 8 teams a few years ago. The gap between top and bottom teams was too big. A new Senior B grade was created with the bottom 4 senior teams and top 4 Intermediate teams.
Last year Seir Kieran were relegated from the 8 team Senior A championship to the senior B. It is the definition of a rural parish . A church, a primary school and a hurling club and that's about it. Population is less than 500 but has 3 adult hurling teams. They won the Senior B fairly handy and also reached the Intermediate final.

No adult Male is allowed to retire from what I can see. Youd have to admire them. They sure love their hurling.

Both all Ireland champions club finals are today. It’s a bit of a David vs Goliath in the Dublin final. Would be great to see Thomas Davies win it.

Cuala have just been knocked out of the Leinster Club by St. Mullins from Carlow.

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

He was still injured from the Alan Nolan hatchet job in the county final.

That's no excuse. Once again our hurling prima donnas got chinned.

Manager was probably watching Ballyhale training.

seligehgit wrote: »

Only caught a few of the quarter finals but it does sound like Thomas Davis have a mountain to climb.

I've still nightmares about my own club men having an off day against Ballyboden in the All Ireland Club final.

Hope it's a cracker as I've the record button on.

It wasn't.
Boden very comfortably keeping TD at arm length and result never looked in doubt. Could have won by a lot more.

Ballyhale look like the team to beat again

Ballygunner very impressive today but Patrickswell next weekend will be very tough

Is it this year the new calendar is coming in ??. AI semis and final in Jan 2020 ?

conor05 wrote: »

Ok we get it. You don’t like Cuala.

Two All Ireland clubs titles in a row would state they are a bit more than an entitled prima Donna club.

I have no feelings towards them one way or the other. Was delighted they won those AIs.

Probably nothing to do with them, but the onslaught on Nolan as if he was somehow to blame for them not winning is a bit tiresome.

They lost because they under-estimated the opposition. Anyone who saw Kavanagh take a similarly deluded Dublin team on single handed twice earlier in the year ought to have been expecting a bigger challenge than perhaps they were.

Is there entitlement among sections of Dublin hurling? Ridiculously, yes there is and they keep falling over on it.

Ger Cunningham brought a lot of that to the surface. Lads who thought they could keep playing until they decided not to. Then fked off to states in a huff. Then came back and choked when it mattered in Portlaoise.

Slaughtneil beat Dunloy 1-15 to 0-10 in Ulster hurling final today.
Their camogie team beat Loughguile to remain Ulster senior champions.
Another good day for the Derry super club.

dobman88 wrote: »

Kerry County Championship. District side, East Kerry beat Dr. Crokes. Paudie Clifford, David's brother, absolutely ran the show from centre forward and David scored a fantastic goal at a vital time having just had a player sent off to put them 7 points up and the result never looked in doubt 2-14 to 1-7. No harm to see the Crokes well beaten either.

Austin Stacks from Tralee will now represent Kerry in the Munster/All Ireland series because they won the club championship earlier in the year and a district side cannot go forward to the all Ireland series.

How does that work. Would Stacks be training away hoping it worked out for them or do they have to regroup on a year they probably drew a line under and were planning the Christmas parties.