Kilkenny GAA Thread

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some lads would want to take a break from the keyboard, and stop spouting so much scutt€r on here ruining a great thread …..

"i know more than you"

"No, i do "

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"NO, I DO.."

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Next year

I don’t think they are running an U19 KK team this year which is a pity because it would keep players interested and developing as well. Mark Alyward is finished with them. Does anyone have anymore info on this.

thanks for that Ned.

Big difference in a short term thing like fenians / ballyragget I think at u14 compared to galmoy windgap arrangement which is going on nearly 20 years. If anything it means weaker players from those clubs will give up the sport because their place is taken by a player from a different club. The galmoy windgap lineup yesterday would beat most of the teams in roinn A.

Yeah that is ok to u18 level. Why the need u21 to amalgamate ? Should both clubs not be trying to develop there own adult team from u21. They have 5/6 years to pick 18/19 hurlers each

Windgap had 5 or 6 u21s playing in the junior final. Galmoy have the 2 drennans, Lonergan and Sherman who have all represented kilkenny. I'd have less an issue if they were in roinn A. They'd definitely beat or hold their own with all the teams bar dicksboro and James stephens.

Most country clubs don't have big squads underage and have to play 17 years old at u21 etc. They make do with what they have.

Pity Tullogher didn't show some ambition with this team and stay in Roinn A at U21 and try and win it. Looking at results it doesn't seem to be competitive as James Stephens and Boro look well ahead of the rest. You'd have to wonder what the Co.Board do be looking at when it comes to grading.

100% agree on Windgap / Galmoy

should be in Rionn A

That tullogher minor team will be next years u21.

I heard this morning that the new backroom set up should be announced next week, 2 new selectors, 2 new hurling coached and a new S&C coach. Obviously it's been widely reported that Noel Doherty and Declan Wall are 2 of the names, not sure if they fall into the category of new selectors or coaches. John Murphy is the name mentioned here that is going in as S&C coach, has anyone else heard any names? Tommy Walsh was heavily linked last month is he one of the new selectors?

Also, heard this also but not sure if it's true but Wally is rumoured to be retiring and Timmy Clifford rumoured to have been dropped from the panel.

Yeah I had heard that too, they were encouraged to retire but wanted to stay and fight for their place, think it would be a bad look for management if they stayed after being encouraged to go. Think Timmy Clifford is a little unlucky, no doubt his best position is half back but never got a chance there.

I'd be 99.9999% sure that Tommy won't join the setup if he did it would only be as a coach and not a selector. From a chat I had with him during the club campaign he'd be allergic to management but really enjoyed coaching and being on the pitch with the lads.

John Murphy was in there this year as an assistant to Micky Comerford. He's supposed to be good. I'm glad there's going to be hurling coaches hopefully they will get to take the sessions and give us a clear base of a structure to how we'd like to play and to help upskill the younger players.

Wally has been a great servant but he should really be stepping aside at this point along with a few others most have been mentioned before. I don't think they should be given the option to fight for their place, if they won't leave you do like Cahill did to Barrett you announce their dropped from the panel. I'm sure those players don't want to go out like that and Derek likely doesn't want to do it but he needs to show strength at this point.

Yeah from what I've heard Timmy is dropped along with a few others including Darragh Corcoran, Liam and Kevin Blanchfield and Conor Delaney. Some might have been dropped and some walked I'm not sure. The two that would surprise me most are Darragh Corcoran and Kevin Blanch. I know Kevin is a bit older but he has a massive engine and in a position that we're struggling in he could be a real option if he had a style of play that took advantage of his strengths. He was one of the midfield players of the club campaign for me anyway. I also think Darragh can feel very hard done by he's been very good for Ballyhale the last few years and much like Shane Murphy and Conor Delaney I don't think Darragh ever got a real fair crack of the whip, he's young so hopefully he gets another chance. Obviously as a Boro man I'd like to see Timmy in there but his form for the club this year wasn't as good as he can be. He's young yet and has plenty more time to get back in there, as he matures as a hurler. He's teak tough and fast, if he can sharpen up his touch he'd be real addition to the county.

A bit of news from down south that Ballyhale have got Henry back to take over the helm. I think it's a really good move for Henry and the club. Rumours of Jackie and Larks taking over the Village but no white smoke yet.

They surely couldn't keep him after getting relegated for the first time in about seventy years?

I think even the dogs on the streets of the village know cody is gone..

intermediate might not be easy for them if they try to rebuild with youth but i was impressed with there u21 team