Any retirements for the County panel next year. Killian Brady or Clarke?
Exactly. Like jeez, it was a rotten day. He was caught, but it was 50/50 what'd happen and he just picked wrong is all
If he did come for it and Smith flicked it in the same lad would be here saying he should have stayed on his line.
And if he comes and claims the ball and Smith gets a fist to it and it goes into an empty net? Again, it was very dynamic. That's literally the point, it was very hard to see what to to do here. Clearly he still picked wrong, but it absolutely was a tough one with those conditions
Cavstream shared it again. The ball came from beyond midfield. It actually looked worse than I thought. There was no need for him to let it bounce. Very poor on his part. He has to come and claim that ball.
I think it was dynamic. Ball was coming in on a gale force wind and had James Smith under it. Hard to judge things, as we see from what happened and Brady is a good keeper
big difference in the weather today, it’s wet today but not much wind
Dull and wet but not the winds of last week.
The weather today isn’t all that much different from last week.
I remember it so. And they all had their regular customers. Locals would tell you that the best craic was Monday when some of the publicans themselves hit the town. And a decent sized posse with them.
The wonderful Kilnaleck once had the highest number of public houses per capita in Ireland.
https://www.anglocelt.ie/2009/05/13/kilnaleck-loses-most-pubs-title/#
Knockbride play Craigbane of Derry in ulster. They beat the Tyrone champions today. Drumlane played Craigbane 2 years ago in Breffni
A lot of reserve championship sandwiched in between u20 games. Reserve should be played in summer then keeping those players waiting until October.
You'd get a skinful in skin town. That's what they'd tell you anyway. 😄
A lot of ones up that way took the soup.
I think there was a tannery in it years ago.
Why is Kilnaleck beyount called skintown can anyone enlighten please?
For me, he’s experienced enough to know he has to come for that ball. In training up and down the country, keepers are constantly told it’s your square and you have to command it.
I wouldn’t agree it was “very dynamic”. The ball came from beyond the 45. A ball is coming towards his square, he has to be ready to command it, no matter who or what is in his way.
Yeah was a bad bug doing the rounds in the Ramor camp all week and that explains the substitutions. No excuses though lack of a mobile full forward really cost Ramor. Ado is lethal if the ball is played to him but it was impossible to judge in that wind.
Also the Lough defended so well in the first half they left Ramor with no option but to try the long shots, i think 11 wides in the first half.
The weather according to the Ballyhaise Met Eireann station didn't record a gust within yellow warning territory, still had a massive impact on the game & it could have been postponed but with tickets already sold it was never going to happen. If it was cash at the gate id imagine it may have been different.
Both teams had to play the conditions and the better team throughout the competition won so no complaints from me.
Tynan missed the game, he was back in hospital so his alter ego was correct.
Agreed with this 100%
I agree on the weather, but blaming Brady for the goal is very harsh. Ball was carried by a gale force wind and James Smith was under it. Sure, he didn't get a touch it looks like, but Brady couldn't have known that. It happened very fast and if he went for the bouncing ball he could well have been caught by Smith getting a fist to the ball. It was very dynamic and had to choose. It was a very tough choice in the conditions
Yeah shouldn't be letting it bounce. Its probaly up in the air who will be keeper for Cavan next year. O Rouke from Ballyhaise hasn't been convincing. Maybe O Hara from Arva could be looked at.
Nobody said he wasn’t entitled to an opinion but don’t use the weather as an excuse. His players weren’t doing what he told them and that wasn’t down to the weather. He was shouting at them to move the ball through the hands quickly and they didn’t.
Also, Liam Brady came out to the middle of the field and only made a few handpasses but blocked up the whole running channel for them.
For our potential county goalkeeper, he was very poor on the first goal. Why in gods name did a player of his experience allow that ball to bounce in those conditions? Sure with the wet sod, it could slip anywhere, like it did.
He was entitled to his opinion in fairness. The chairmen of both Clubs felt the game should have been called off beforehand. Crosserlough did deserve to win .
Susan Brady must not look at the weather, going on about the conditions being ok in the morning. It was later in the day when the high winds were predicted.
Why would a sports game be delayed because a few lads claim to have had a tummy bug? From the look of the size of their panel before the game, Ramor had more than enough lads available.
Bad form from their management with their interview after the game bemoaning the weather. It was the same for both teams when the ball was thrown in. Forget the excuses. The better team on the day won.
A great few days in Skintown and a superb way to round off the week with the stand opening in honour of a tremendous clubman on Saturday.
Ramor had a sickness in camp affected nearly every player. Another reason to delay the game.
I think it's poor form but probably the best decision for both parties long term even though there might be sour grapes now.
Mickey is not a man to build from scratch and once a lot of the lads he had in mind weren't available it was no longer a job for him. Additionally if Leitrim can find a man who's genuinely enthused by the task and is looking to make a name for himself, they're better off than stuck with someone who's heart is not in it.
Great win for the Lough at the weekend. Monster first half from their defence. Tackled hard, turned over and used possession very well into a gale. Laid the foundation for the win. Ramor will be very disappointed. Something looked off with them, a lot of first half substitutions that didn't make sense and could not use the wind to their advantage at all. Some horrific shooting too to only collect 2 points in 30 mins of football and at half time you felt their goose was cooked.
But conditions were awful for football and it took the Kilnaleck men a while to find their groove second half. They fell into the same trap Ramor did first half. Took some silly shots at goal that went wide and you could sense a bit of panic and frustration setting in but once they tagged on a couple of points lead it looked like only one winner. The goal was huge too in a game like that and combined with some very useful substitutions, they ran out convincing winners. Very deserved MOM for Conor Rehill who was a colossus throughout.
It was an unusual county final and very strange to see so many supporters streaming out the gates before the game even started but a brilliant day none the less for the team and supporters from Skintown who get to properly celebrate this time despite the storm. Hope they don't overdo it and give Ulster their best. Would be brilliant to see a Cavan team finally pick up a win in this competition and there's no bigger stage than Kilcoo in Newry.
You would usually know unless he didn't discuss it with the players beforehand. Dessie Dolan stepped down in Westmeath because there was going to be departures.
Be interesting to see what he can bring to the Galway attack. They were very wasteful in the All Ireland final.
Maybe the players didn't disclose what their intentions were prior to him taking over ? Either way if he is going to Galway and is getting more money for that the best of luck to him.
