A disastrous week for kilkenny hurling
Typical kilkenny didn't finish them
Forgarty to come on at the end was game over, you need scores to win
oh good holy **** how did they cough up that.
Septic
Rather lose a semi than another final again. Mullen and Donnelly completely off their game
Self destruct button by kilkenny up against it now
Gone back to old flaws here in 2nd half. Long ball being eaten up by Clare
Should be further ahead. Carey really should have scored a goal. Clare will throw everything at us in the second half. They have nothing to lose really. Flashes of brilliance here and there but not the best game.
3 of Clares points came from frees that were in no way near frees. We've a lot to do to put this game away. Too many missed chances will cost us unless we are more clinical. Donnelly and Mullen need to be in the game more.
Hope Kilkenny aren't too complacent now and come out and bury them in the first ten minutes.
They need to finish them off.
5 points up at the half. Odd match, lots of hard work in the midfield but bar Eoin Cody and his moment of class it hasn't been the best of matches. Backline has done well so far but the forwards have struggled at times. Mullen hasn't been in the match much nor has Donnelly. We've probably left a goal behind us to an extent although the Clare keeper did make a few good saves.
Definitely still a lot to do in the 2nd half. There's a wind here which I think favoured us in that half but it drops in intensity regularly enough.
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I think we’ll save a hape of money giving Village 87 all three intercounty jobs.
Now for ye people who don’t know a “hape” is much bigger than a heap.
come on the CATS
Starting Killian Doyle against Carlow was a strange decision and still baffles me. Anyway best of luck to the lads today, be great to get another crack at Limerick , looking forward to it now.
I just threw in Killian Doyle’s name, that he was so important a player back in early May, fucked up an U20 and now not even being considered. It just doesn’t make sense
Dunno why I thought the Galway Waterford match wasn’t
How exactly do you make a comment like that regarding Killian Doyle? From reading your posts over the years,you seem to enjoy "stirring" it. Some of your most outrageous were aimed at the greatest hurling manager of all time. You appear to get little enjoyment following your native county. Following the progress of the Tipp minors might do it for you.
Maybe being dropped from the match panel will do him no harm in the long run. He gets a pass because he is young but that will only last so long. He could slip away as quick as anything. As Village said above he should be dominating at junior level. Killian doyle the very same but that hasn't happened so it's probably not that much of a surprise. They need to drive on their club in the club championship even if they arent successfull these two have to be standing out.Billy has the ability and I wouldn’t give up on him yet. He may go back to the drawing board and look at the shift tj and Mullen and these lads put it in every day they go out. You would hope its being drilled into him but maybe he hasnt the stamina yet for doing the dirty work and doing the hurling and he needs to be put on a gym programme that will get the best out of him.Billy Ryan always works his socks off to be fair even if it doesn't always happen for him. This is probably his best year. For billy drennan I know there will be a few vacancies on the panel next year when Buckley and a few others go but others will also be pushing for the panel next year. As another poster said the club is a better springboard then underage for kk players. If you can survive at club it's great preparation because it's so competitive.its not just drennan we need Clifford, moylan dunne and shine to step up over the next few years. I see finnan maccessesy doing a bit of work now in kk. Has he played any matches yet with o loughlins do anyone know? He will be a big addition to them.Olg have 6 lads on the panel tomorrow so a good season with the club can springboard players quickly.This is why it's so important doyle and drennan stand out well at junior level.
Both ¼ finals are on tv
It’s on TV (RTE)
I think the 1/4 final on the Sunday isn’t on tv
Every player called in to a Kilkenny panel as hurling ability, but to make it at senior intercounty level you need serious workrate and serious attitude as well,unfortunately Drennan possess neither.
Henry joined the longer list of managers who failed at galway. It split the county in 2 but you see herity going to tipp,eoin Kelly to Waterford and Tony browne to tipp. Maybe its the fact he turned down the selector and then manager for the big money switch. Some will say he was right to go where he would get looked after and others would say he was wrong to go up against his county,clubmates and nephew. I was listening to a interview where he ruled out Waterford and is over the ballyhale underage hurling and camogie teams that his kids are involved in. Time is a healer and he will probably get a job at kk at some stage but he didn't get ttown over the line either.great players don't make great managers and maybe he will have learned a huge amount in galway but they went backwards over the 3 years.i do hope the county board make a huge effort to get the right team in place for the u20 and not go looking in September when people are already with a team.
No surprise with the kk team tomorrow everyone is available.its good to see heary back he was moving well the night of the open training so he has obviously impressed. It's unlikely we will see much more than wally,phelan,fogarty,Buckley and Shane Murphy. For all the talk of the u20 winning all ireland team 2 years ago we are struggling to get lads through. There's still plenty of time of course but it's a bit disappointing none the less. Free taking is absolutely huge now. Cody isnt a natural free taker but he will probably go onto them when tj goes. We take tjs frees for granted its only when he isnt there like the league final is when ya really appreciate him.We have done alot of video analysis like all teams so hopefully puckouts go well. Clare will run at us and try move reid out of the middle and make him mark. I think Rodgers was involved with the 2 goals in the league final. I don't know if butler would be suitable for sod but it will be interesting to see will he pick up Kelly. I'd be surprised if they don't go with shanagher after going well the last day. He would keep lawlor honest,he is abrasive. I think Lawlor would be best suitable for sod but kk will play their own game with 1 or 2 lads detailed to certain players but that will be it. We need huge performance tomorrow to get over the line. We got the bit of luck last year with fogarty hook,our goal and scruff save. You would be hoping we are hurling better and maybe clare aren't but all will be revealed tomorrow.
Best of luck to both teams tomorrow representing kk. Not simple on Derek burying his brother in law today but hopefully everything goes well tomorrow.
who else is there at the moment out of all the players that have been tried? He has the hurling ability. And are we not in trouble? No competition for places for the match tomorrow, what will the bench look like next year
If Drennan is Kilkenny's best prospect we're in serious trouble.
Sorry about this Marooned but is the Camogie on the telly or net yoke 😊
for sure
I hope you’re right .
Yeh no K Doyle, or Darragh Corcoran
drennan is accurate from play as well, hopefully he makes it, probably the best prospect, he's still only 20, same as clifford. They need another year or two of underage competition
there's pretty much no time between the end of the league and start of championship, some of these players couldn't be getting a whole lot of decent training matches since either with the number of championship games in such a short space of time. Not much for some of these to look forward to from the end of march to the start of the following league, what is there to motivate them
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