Kilkenny GAA Thread

Any of that Lisdowney team called into the Kilkenny panel? They seem to have beat a very strong Borris team...who are their standout players?

Ya have to give credit to the boro,another underage titles. There has to be alot of head scratching as to why they can't translate it to senior. Some good hurlers on that team. I thought niall Rowe got a raw deal with the county.mikey Walsh had alot of the young lads and they were happy to get him. He also brought in a strong back room team. This year was a really sore one. The weird thing is they probably hurled better when it was 15. The way boro reacted I don't know who's idea it was but it was very poor and something like we seen in the minor final

Lisdowney and rathnure should be a cracker. Niall brennan is sitting back but hurling very well. Freshford will also go far because they have scoring forwards. Donnelly,hickey and mahers all good hurlers

Paul Cody from Clara declined to go into the county which a shame. He also got a raw deal when he was in. There's a few lads who declined invites something that never happened before. It's a big year for lyng and probably his last. he can no longer rely on codys team. He has being criticised a good bit already for being too Conservative.What I'm hearing about Peter o Donovan isn't great either,boring and nothing new with drills.I dunno if he good enough. Noel Doherty will be a help,at least he knows what he's doing. I know for a fact that some club teams have better preparation for matches. We are over achieving. We can just hope Doherty and declan Wall are allowed work with players and bring something fresh and new to the table.It's very stale and boring.

everyone seems to be fierce worried about the Boro. We are winning titles and the big one will come with a good management team in place.

Would you blame Paul Cody Lyng dropped him and Cathal Beirne before the Leinster Final. Cathal Beirne also declined an invite I heard. You would have to wonder why players are refusing the call in. Man management would have to be called into question. Obviously not one of Derek Lyng strong points. There a lads left in there that Paul Cody and Darragh Corcoran are streets ahead of but if you're not one of the favoured few you haven't a chance. On the Peter Donovan point he hasn't been good enough for the last two years he's probably hoping Noel Doherty will save him his blushes and then take full credit if anything good happens

Anyone listen to the commentary on clubber yesterday for the u21 A final I had to mute it because of the bias against the village. I believe it was Tommy Hackett if you are going to be a commentator there's two teams not just you're own club. It was a cringe festival.

Any reason given why it's in Wexford park? Given it's a final, I thought it'd have been a neutral venue eg Dr Cullen Park...

Wasn't there to my shame Village 🤫 there are a few good club hurlers on the comer team that I've seen how many are at county level is a different scenario though, maybe 2/3 good enough for a run.

ye but the management team lost there train of thought completely at a vital time over squabbling on the line that’s hardly good management is it?

Sounds like lots of problems for the Boro - as a club - to sort out.

For all their success underage, there seems to be a serious lack of steel amongst their players and an obvious lack of leadership on the field when the pressure is on.

I thought this year they looked to be timing their run well but - again - fell apart at the wrong time.

If half the above posts are right, the club will have to have a serious look at themselves to allow these things to be happening, but then again maybe that's as good as they are!!

Watch this space??

Leinster council seem to play all the Intermediate and Junior finals as home/away and doesn't matter if it's neighbouring counties or not, I agree myself final should be a neutral venue unless the 2 clubs involved are happy to do home/away.

Anyone at the kieran's cbs junior final today? Cbs won a high scoring game.

Link to match as well

https://youtube.com/live/CZQf9TtDciE?feature=share

unusual for UCC to have any KK players.

No Village, I haven't seen any of the lads since.

Played OK. Didn't light it up though. Scored 2 - 1 for úl last night at full forward. Have to play him at 14 at inter County because he does lack pace.