Clare GAA discussion thread

User Friendly · 11-07-2011 11:36PM

saw niall gilligan limp off after 15 mins last sat in the clare cup game v newmarket. as he left the field of play at the end of the game his hamstring appeared to be very tight. hopefully it was precautionary but it looked worrying enough.

LuckyGent88 · 13-07-2011 12:02PM

Clare team to play Limerick in Munster Intermediate Final in Cusack Park tonight at 19.30

CLARE IH: A Fahy (Whitegate). M O’Regan (St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield), P Kelly (Clarecastle), A Brigdale (Crusheen). J Fennessy (Sixmilebridge), M Hawes (Cratloe), K Moynihan (Éire Óg). R Keane (Éire Óg), S Golden (Sixmilebridge). T Carmody (Sixmilebridge), K Dilleen (St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield), D Keane (Kilmaley). D O’Rourke (Wolfe Tones), N Gilligan (Sixmilebridge), M Duggan (Clooney-Quin).

As you say User Friendly, Gilli is a major injury doubt but he was named in the team anyway.

Clareman · 13-07-2011 12:44PM

I'm looking forward to this game tonight, I may even have a couple of beverages after the game to (hopefully) celebrate a Munster title

Running Balance · 13-07-2011 02:39PM

anyone know the score of cooraclare and clarecastle last night in junior a football?
clare gaa website is sooooo slowwwww with results!!

billo.d86 · 13-07-2011 02:54PM

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Clare team to play Limerick in Munster Intermediate Final in Cusack Park tonight at 19.30

CLARE IH: A Fahy (Whitegate). M O’Regan (St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield), P Kelly (Clarecastle), A Brigdale (Crusheen). J Fennessy (Sixmilebridge), M Hawes (Cratloe), K Moynihan (Éire Óg). R Keane (Éire Óg), S Golden (Sixmilebridge). T Carmody (Sixmilebridge), K Dilleen (St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield), D Keane (Kilmaley). D O’Rourke (Wolfe Tones), N Gilligan (Sixmilebridge), M Duggan (Clooney-Quin).

As you say User Friendly, Gilli is a major injury doubt but he was named in the team anyway.

Is there many young lads on the team outside Duggan, Golden and Fahy.
Is the game on tv? Work in Dublin

Clareman · 13-07-2011 04:07PM

Nope, it won't be on TV, I would imagine clare.fm will carry commentary for it though

pappyodaniel · 13-07-2011 05:32PM

billo.d86 wrote: »

Is there many young lads on the team outside Duggan, Golden and Fahy.
Is the game on tv? Work in Dublin

Golden is definately one for the future, hell I'd be surprised not to see him in the Championship next year.

Clareman · 13-07-2011 05:51PM

Keane from Kilmaley was on the minor team last year, he's a son of Tommy Keane who captained Clare in the 80s

LuckyGent88 · 13-07-2011 07:02PM

Clareman wrote: »

Keane from Kilmaley was on the minor team last year, he's a son of Tommy Keane who captained Clare in the 80s

Pronounced Kane

Kevin Moynihan has been on Clare u21 panel for last 3 years.

LuckyGent88 · 13-07-2011 08:03PM

1-6 a piece at HT. Clare played very well in first 15 mins with the goal coming from Kane but then Limerick took over and scored 1-3 without reply.
Plenty of bad wides from Clare.

LuckyGent88 · 13-07-2011 08:51PM

WHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

2 Munster titles in 4 days.

2-15 to 2-13
Pretty good game especially in the 2nd half. Limerick had plenty of chances but didnt take them.

God Carmody was brutal.

eroo · 13-07-2011 10:43PM

2 Munster titles.. delighted! :DC'mon the U21's!

angelfire9 · 13-07-2011 11:25PM

Who scored the goals?

Many of the match nominations guys???

LuckyGent88 · 14-07-2011 12:49AM

angelfire9 wrote: »

Who scored the goals?

Many of the match nominations guys???

Kane & Ronan Keane.

Probably Shane Golden for me. Good showing from Moynihan, Gilli and Kelly at Fb.

angelfire9 · 14-07-2011 02:53PM

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Kane & Ronan Keane.

Probably Shane Golden for me. Good showing from Moynihan, Gilli and Kelly at Fb.

Ronan Keane plays for Eire Og

Why do Eire Og always manage to get fairly decent minor and U-21 players and intermediates in this case but rarely get players on the senior panel??

LuckyGent88 · 14-07-2011 06:35PM

angelfire9 wrote: »

Ronan Keane plays for Eire Og

Why do Eire Og always manage to get fairly decent minor and U-21 players and intermediates in this case but rarely get players on the senior panel??

We (Eire og) havent had any since Barry Nugent. Suppose being in intermediate at the moment doesnt help. Lots of talent in the majority of our teams but just dont think they have the right attitude,determination or dedication to get to the highest level.
I would also say that everyone outside the town hates)too strong a word maybe) everything to do with them and always hope they fail.

angelfire9 · 14-07-2011 06:42PM

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

We (Eire og) havent had any since Barry Nugent. Suppose being in intermediate at the moment doesnt help. Lots of talent in the majority of our teams but just dont think they have the right attitude,determination or dedication to get to the highest level.
I would also say that everyone outside the town hates)too strong a word maybe) everything to do with them and always hope they fail.

Why do you reckon the townies are hated so much?

:D

More to the point what can be done to get Eire Og to the next level?

LuckyGent88 · 14-07-2011 10:08PM

angelfire9 wrote: »

Why do you reckon the townies are hated so much? :D

More to the point what can be done to get Eire Og to the next level?

Dont really think i have to answer the first question!!!

There are plenty of reasons why Eire og havent achieved much in the past 20 years never mind last few years.
The biggest evidence of a problem i can give an example of is the team that won the All-Ireland Feile in 99. Of the panel that team had only 2(ronan keane & noel whelan) are still playing at intermediate level while 2 more play at junior B level. Something went seriously wrong there.

dartbhoy · 21-07-2011 11:26PM

I'm heading to the West Coast of Clare on Saturday for a week's holiday. Just wondering is there any local senior football championship games taking place in West Clare the coming week ahead?

Clareman · 22-07-2011 08:34AM

Looks like it's the Juniors this weekend, although the Clare Cup final is on http://www.clare.gaa.ie/this-weeks-football-fixtures

dartbhoy · 22-07-2011 09:29PM

Clareman wrote: »

Looks like it's the Juniors this weekend, although the Clare Cup final is on http://www.clare.gaa.ie/this-weeks-football-fixtures

Might go to Cooraclare Sunday evening for the Clare Cup final,looks like it could be an exciting game.

Clareman · 22-07-2011 09:36PM

Sorry, the Clare Cup is the hurling league, the Cusack Cup is the football league, my bad.

Doonbeg vs. Kilmurry, I'd be very surprised if there wasn't a row at it at least

dartbhoy · 22-07-2011 09:45PM

Clareman wrote: »

Sorry, the Clare Cup is the hurling league, the Cusack Cup is the football league, my bad.

Doonbeg vs. Kilmurry, I'd be very surprised if there wasn't a row at it at least

No bother Clareman,I'd like to see Kilmurry-Ibrickane playing after their exploits 16 months ago reaching the All Ireland final.

Clareman · 22-07-2011 09:53PM

It should be a good game of football, club football in Clare has always been very strong, the problem is getting the all to play for the county that's the problem.

PARKHEAD67 · 23-07-2011 12:15AM

Clareman wrote: »

It should be a good game of football, club football in Clare has always been very strong, the problem is getting the all to play for the county that's the problem.

This has been the problem for years it seems in Clare.Great club footballers who refuse to play alongside their rivals.Thats how much the hatred runs. I know of a lad from Doonbeg who bought a St Galls (Antrim) jersey after St Galls beat Kilmurry(Clare) in the AI club final.:eek:

LuckyGent88 · 23-07-2011 08:34PM

Waterford minors have just beaten Kilkenny so that means we are playing Galway who hammered (probably an understatement) Antrim today.

Should be a very good game with them. All i can say for now is that some of our lads are playing very well at the moment as i have witnessed against Eire Og in the minor championship.

LuckyGent88 · 25-07-2011 10:10PM

Really looking forward to tomorrow's game. It really should be a good one.
Heard from sources that the team is the following:
1. k. brennan ( eire og)
2. D. nash ( scarrif)
3. P.o'connor ( tubber)
4. P.flanagan ( ballyea)
5. K.ryan ( ruan )
6. C. chaplin ( broadford)
7.S.o'hollaran ( clarecastle)
8. L markham ( cratloe)
9. C. ryan ( cratloe )
10. T . kelly ( ballyea )
11. C .mcinerney ( cratloe)
12. S . golden ( smb)
13.P collins ( cratloe)
14. F kennedey ( crusheen)
15.C mc grath ( cratloe

Looking forward to seeing Tony Kelly play at this level as i have no doubts that he is good enough. Obviously it will be a big night for O'Connor in full back with having to mark Downes. Have also heard that Dowling from Limerick is injured but no clarification of this.

LuckyGent88 · 26-07-2011 09:59PM

Well that was disappointing. I expected a loss due to our backs but not by that margin.

Our midfield was very poor and we lost most puck-outs. When we did have the ball the forwards in the 1st half didnt make the best use of it. Thought when we got it back to 2 points we would kick on and win it.

Tony Kelly was the only starting player to come out well from the match and he is 17 ffs. Davy O'Holl played well when he was introduced and that was about it. i expected a lot more out of Golden,McInerney & Markham but the were out-classed all game.

TheBunk1 · 26-07-2011 10:25PM

How did the game finish up this evening?

LuckyGent88 · 26-07-2011 10:26PM

TheBunk1 wrote: »

How did the game finish up this evening?

Badly!!!! 2-18 to 1-15

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