cms88 wrote: » https://www.balls.ie/hurling/hurling-tralee-killarney-south-kerry-455764 This makes for interesting reading. I have to say i cringed when i seen the likes of Leona Twiss and others in the county board the last few weeks going on about the hurlers, when normally they couldn't give a **** about them. On the topic if hurling is to kick on at county level players from South Kerry will have to be looked at. Are they good enough? Who know. But the only why we'll know is if they're actually looked at. In the 90s when Kerry were playing Div 1 of the league some of the teams main player were from South Kerry and at underge the players seem to be there.
Kerrydude1981 wrote: » We need a senior South Kerry divisional team, these lads will never improve unless they step up to play in the senior championship and county league.
conor05 wrote: » Are Dr Crokes not been blocked by the Kerry County board at the minute from trying to enter the Kerry SHC for 2021? They are taking their case to Croke Park.
Forge83 wrote: » They would get hockied in a senior championship. Absolute correct decision if true.
cms88 wrote: » No it wouldn;t be. A bit like the CB excuse for that entering the Munster minor championship pre Covid. People will say it's too soon etc but there's no guarantee they'll get another chance to go up. When Kilgarvin were going well in the late 2000s they put off going up to senior and it never happened for them in the end.
cms88 wrote: » I agree but as i've said untill they can also play intermediate it's not going to work. Something both North and South Kerry clubs should be looking at is playing in Cork or Limerick divisional leagues. Crokes did it this year and Kilgarvin have in the past. They're playing eachother far too much and it is holding them back imo.
Forge83 wrote: » 100%. Too many Kerry competitions between North Kerry and County leagues and champs with same teams. North Kerry teams should be playing in Limerick leagues if possible with East Kerry teams playing in Cork/Limerick.
An Ciarraioch wrote: » There was the Munster Hurling League that Kilmoyley managed to win a number of years ago, but that would seem to have fallen by the wayside. As suggested, why not have a divisional team that's officially called "South Kerry", but throws Kilgarvan, Kenmare, Crokes and Parnells players together, along with anyone else from St Pat's East Kerry and Dingle, who had a few players recently?
Same As wrote: » Declan O Sullivan looks to be the new man in charge of the U20s.
Kerrydude1981 wrote: » Division One of the hurling county league should be two groups , four teams in one group and five in the other if Kilgravan or any other club wants to step up and play in it. Division Two is split into two groups and it works well so why not split Division One, it would also help the dual clubs out. Maybe try and tie the County League and the North Kerry League together, maybe have a rule that if you play a club in the North Kerry League then you cant play them in the County League and get one or two rounds of the County league played in Austin Stack Park especially at the start of the season when pitches aren't great, have double headers. We are playing each other away too much and its only holding club hurling back, this year the senior championship was one of the best in recent years imo because teams hadn't played other that often due to the lockdown. There has been times in the past where two clubs would have played each other four times in a year in the NK league/Championship, County league and the County championship, where is the benefit of that??
awaywithyou wrote: » scrap north kerry league.... better off playing challenge games against Limerick.. Cork or Clare opposition.... even better would be a league between the clubs.. was done before 20 years ago.... really hard to understand how Kerry hurling isnt operating at a higher level we literally have no excuses.. surrounded by hurling counties who are more than willing to offer games to clubs in Kerry and we have had many many former greats from those counties train our hurling clubs... in comparison to Antrim who are fairly isolated the mind boggles... and while the County Board maybe to blame for some of our issues... there was no official from the board inside the white lines last Sunday...
An Ciarraioch wrote: » That's Garry McMahon's 1962 record against Roscommon overtaken then.
conor05 wrote: » Club hurling in Kerry needs to get faster and stronger at club level from Minor, Under 20 and at Senior level for Kerry to play at Liam McCarthy level. While Kerry itself is surrounded by Clare, Limerick and Cork the hurling clubs in North Kerry are a good distance from hurling areas in these counties. It can work with the right plan in place but it will take a big effort and commitment from all involved, a lot of these good hurlers are good footballers with their clubs too don't forget
conor05 wrote: » Club hurling in Kerry needs to get faster and stronger at club level from Minor, Under 20 and at Senior level for Kerry to play at Liam McCarthy level.While Kerry itself is surrounded by Clare, Limerick and Cork the hurling clubs in North Kerry are a good distance from hurling areas in these counties. It can work with the right plan in place but it will take a big effort and commitment from all involved, a lot of these good hurlers are good footballers with their clubs too don't forget
