Brian Dowling sticking with the camogie team for another year
is James Maher still going travelling.
Windgap will surely go up this year. 3/4 county minors over the last few years and half the John Locke's team transferred over the last few years. They are after dishing out a few hammerings already this year. Shamrocks, Thomastown and Windgap to win there respective grades.
There present chairman would not inspire a club to progress.
Yeah I think that tragedy would have really hurt that group as he was a very quiet and likeable guy.
Junior will be interesting this year and you couldn't say there's any Clear favourite to win it out, but I'd expect Piltown, Emeralds, Windgap and Tullogher to all have a say in it and I'd expect either Village or Boro to come through the section B side of things.
Laughing and joking aside it was some slide for them.That incident certainly didn't help things. I know a lot of the older stalwarts of the Club were absolutely disgusted. I know they had tragedy with a player aswell but it was some fall. I don't think they'll be at the business end of the junior either. Windgap mightnt be too bad. Two lads from the u20 and James power is an addition and a good free taker. Walter hasn't played much yet but they'll get a few off that good minor team. Danny glennon is very lively.The boro and village 2nd team won't be too bad.
Unlikely they'll have to be worrying for a while alright, such a sharp downward spiral over a short period of time.
They neednt worry about finals for a good while out there!
Dicksboro struggled to get promotion in 70’s
Fifi helped them get over the line
Didn't Ballyragget lose 3 finals before finally getting promoted?
Noel Doherty galmoy,John brennan and Sean Kelly.
They've plenty of good hurlers and maybe that loss will do them no harm but I just feel there's a soft spot in them.
Let's not forgot a lot of teams have failed alot of times getting over the line. The rower and tullaron before eventually winning.
Who is over Thomastown this year ? Winning 5 leagues in a row and no championship is a mental challenge now for Ttown.
Starts at the top!
Luke Connellan got a point for Thomastown with a few minutes to go. Town's biggest lead in the second half was 6 points. Gowran created more goal chances and created more chances overall but hit more wides. I felt it was inevitable that Gowran were going to convert 1 of their goal chances and that the game would be in the melting pot. Ted Drea was causing problems for the defence. Having said that, Town look the classier team but need to bury a team when they are on top
TTown bellies usually too full of beer for a battle after a wkend off.
Think gowran got 1-5 to no score in the closing minutes. Thomastown I don't think scored. Ttown were 4 or 5 ahead most of the game. The penalty was a turning point but gowran goalie looks very suspect under the high ball. He saved the penalty well but the post saved his blushes when he came out flapping at a high ball. Drea at 14 for them is a good target man. Thomastown had plenty of movement I just thought they tried to be too clever and over doing it. It was a game they should of saw out.Theres still question marks over ttown when they're In a battle
I thought Liam Moore and Andy Gaffney did well in the couple of Boro matches I saw. Shane Murphy for Glenmore. Niall Shortall of Ballyhale looks to be a tidy hurler but slight. Darragh Corcoran also playing well. Another Boro man, Bill Sheehan at centre forward. Played deep and picked up loose ball, but couldn't see him getting that room at county levels. David and Liam Blanchfield both playing well for the Bridge as are Sean and Enda Morrissey but 3 of these have been tried before. Conor Heary of OLG. Evan Carroll. Also the Gowran goalkeeper?
I thought Thomastown Gowran was an even enough game. Town had a penalty saved and hit the post late on but Gowran missed a few goal chances also. Both hit a number of wides. Hope that I am wrong but I see Zack as a superb athlete but not a superb hurler.
Daylight robbery as Shock scored two injury time goals to come from 8 points down late on to beat Conahy who must have hit 20 wides. Doesn't hide that Shock were poor. James Bergin did okay, Tom Phelan anonymous.John Power now playing wing back.
Martin's very very poor against Dunnamaggin, on a downward slope.
Anyone who's currently not on Senior panel at moment ( apart from Liam Blanchfield ) who is really standing out over last few weeks??
Inistioge won by a point against O'Loughlins in Inistioge this evening but we won't be winning a huge amount more if we play like that too often. Leahy at times looked very good but he hit some bad wides. Pat Lyng did well in the half back line but O'Loughlins won a lot of ball at times which must be a concern and some of the marking from Inistioge was dreadful at times. Jim Ryan did very well when he got the ball and Kevin Murphy hit some good points but also some dreadful wides. Not the greatest match and the standard was very poor at times particularly in the middle of the second half.
Two enjoyable intermediate games today. Thomastown will be dissapointed they lost that game against young Irelands. They led for most of the match but a Sean carey goal kick started a come back and they ran out two points winners. It was great to see zach Bay Hammond come on he made one great run up the sideline. He's hurling is rusty but he should be an addition. Thomastown were missing a few noticeably John Joe but gowran were down Paul holden.
Conahy will be absolutely disgusted to lose that match against the shocks. They were cruising and were 8 points uo but they conceded two late goals one just on the stroke of full time.
Intermediate is so even. Thomastown are rightly favourites and although the wind was hard on players Thomastown tried to be too clever at times and it broke down.
The Shamrocks are scoring well and they still have Joe Cuddihy, Brian Cody, Colin Fennelly and TJ Reid to go back into their forward line. Frightening.
From what I've heard Mick Fennelly was saying after he lost/left the Offaly job that he didn't want to do any management for the next few years as he's doing his PhD. Think he likes the coaching end more by the sounds of it and might take a coaching roll with a team. I'm sure all that would change if the right opportunity presented itself.
Heard there were serious ructions after the Village loss to the Bridge last Saturday. Not that there is anything wrong with that it shows lads care and it can help galvanise a team if dealt with right. Not sure how it has come about but apparently Brian Cody is joining the management team as a selector at their next training session.
I personally would have the Bridge ahead of the Boro in the current number two spot to try and knock the Shamrocks off their perch. They have looked very impressive this year so far and I think they would be the closest to the Shamrocks in a championship game as long as they don't play Nicky Cleere as sweeper again🙄. The Boro are good and are hurling well but they would need a huge game from a lot of lads in their first year senior to beat the Shamrocks, hopefully they will continue to improve but for me their not at that level yet.
On the Ballyhale front Paddy Mullen is apparently gone away for work for 4-6 weeks🤷♂️ Darren Mullen and Brian Cody has been struggling with injury all year so their roles maybe limited. The thing that should worry everyone else is their winning these games with young players and without many of the stars. Put them back in and they will be a serious proposition. Not sure when TJ will hurl with them he was named on the bench the last day not sure did he play any minutes, I'm sure he'll be there come championship and it's not like he needs the games. I'm not sure if Joey will return although ever effort is being made to cajole him back for the championship from what I hear.
The minor management were given a 2 year term and were only ratified as that is the process. Really not sure about them picking the best players have a feeling it will be Kierans and the CBS again.
Wouldn’t you think there ‘d be a bit of urgency about picking the new U20 manager seen as it’s a new early start. A lot of people have Michael Fennelly in mind but is he even interested, I’d love if he was, I was wondering would McGarry and Gorta,, Brian Dowling and crew,this has to be taken very seriously the minor management team was put back In unopposed after been beaten by Laois who in turn were beaten by Offaly. Did it even go up for tender?
Freshford were terrible that lad came on for them was lucky not to get his marching orders with the challange on the Mooncoin player.
Yea mooncoin are strong men and played some nice hurling at times.pa Walsh was a handful. Martin o neill and maher had a good tussel.Maher got a few nice scores .Darren brennan got a goal but didn't do much other than that. Callan have a nice set up and a good crowd for Wednesday night.
upcoming fixtures
Mooncoin looking much more at home in Intermediate this time around.
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