Thinkstoomuch wrote: » Game is not this weekend,but sunday week.I"ll start praying at this stage .
Thinkstoomuch wrote: » Tom Kenny at midfield would be a huge risk.He was put at half back as JBM knew he has not the pace to cover the ground anymore.Morey would be way too fast for him. I would rather see Mcdonnell,or Shane O Neill there now.Clare have huge pace in that aera. Michael O Sullivan ,would be a better option in the forwards,than what is remaining.He is erratic at times,a work in progress,but has a great engine and will do the donkey work.He should have got game time in the league but did not. When you see what James Ryan done for Limerick last week in a similar role,O Sullivan could do the same over time. I wouldnt start him full forward though,hes shooting is hit and miss. If JBM wants a target man Harnedy would be a much better option at Full forward than whats remaining.O Sullivan can play midfield also,but when Cork need fast ball,he would not suit that style. Yes it is expecting a lot from these guys to just make their debuts and deliver but at this stage Id rather loose and try new players out,and hopefully learn something new,than go with players that have been tried and trusted and failed in too many games for Cork in the past. I thought it bad when we we went to thurles in 07 missing 3 key players for the munster championship game against Waterford.But nothing like now.At least we had a core of battle hardened expierenced players still in the team. This has to be the most depeleted Cork squad on hurling in recent times with injuries.
Hidalgo wrote: » If its an open game, Tom Kenny at midfield would suit Clare, lads like Kelly, Galvin and Morey would have him for pace. Is McDonnell the fella that played Full Back in the past, Steven? He would bring a lot of speed, remember him marking Mullane and having the burst of pace to get out in front.[/quote yeah that is him.He is full of pace.A fine corner back or could be ideal at midfield in the clare game.He is strong on the ball and is not short of hurling. A good man marker but no where near a full back.The management team treated him terribly last year. He would be ideal as a defensive midfielder in the sense he could pick Kelly up when he roams out. He has played their for club and minor for Cork.He would be much better than Kenny as a stop gap for next week.He is physically strong also ,which is welcomed. It would be a nice balance in the middle with Kearney.I'd say JBM will go with kenny. And Stephen White is almost certain to start at wing back now.Having one of Kenny and White was bad,but now having both starting,we could be seriously over run. This is going to put huge pressure on Egan and Joyce at half back and could make them look worse than they actually are.
ShamoBuc wrote: » I would love to see fast ball go into that full forward line ] We all would,that is why O Neill and O Connor shoudnt start together in midfield. Its probably a dummy team bar the forwards.Walsh will surely come back and Canty hopefully will partner him!!!
Deco99 wrote: » 1. Cahalane is not a corner back. 2. Canty is too slow on ball Centre back. 3. These games are waste of time. 4. If Cork beat Kerry but learn no lessons, it will be a short summer. 5. If Cork lose to Kerry but realise the few obvious errors and maybe some not so obvious, it could be a long hot summer. 6. I hate those "animals" too much to ever actually want to lose to them, therefore close win followed by surgeons scalpel here and there. I am ignoring this weekends game as its worse than a training session.
zetecescort wrote: » Juliet Murphy has announced her retirement from club and county. One of the best footballers I've seen wear the red, male or female
Thinkstoomuch wrote: » Id agree with Points 1,2,and 4. I would not go so far as saying the game is a complete waste of time yet. If it was in Cork or Limerick ,then a whitewash would be expected. The fact it is in Ennis is good news for us. No Cork team has ever at any grade been comfortable in Ennis down the years. The U21 team lost an aireland to Mayo in 06 there with a few players like Cadogan,Shields,and Gould involved. In 2011 we lost an U21 semifinal to Galway here.Cahalane,O Rourke,Hurley,Walsh,Clancy,and Collins and O driscoll were involved. In 97 clare beat us in Ennis in the Senior. The ptich is so small and confined with a good home crowd can make it a hostile atmosphere at times.Such is that reason ,that CC brought Cork to Ennis last weekend to train.A lot of these guys have not the best memories down there.' Cusack Park is one of the biggest pitches in Ireland with measurements of 145m by 90 m. It is bigger than both paircs in Cork which are 144m by 88m this myth goes back to when Ger Loughnane narrowed the pitch in the nineties to prepare the team for Croke Park which is smaller than Cusack Park. cusack Park is the same size as Semple Stadium.
Jamie Cal wrote: » Worried about the hurling next week. No disrespect to Clare, and this'll add to the whole 'smug Cork-man' bit, but we should be walking all over them, especially with that man in charge of 'em. But being beat by them twice this year, and Pa Cronin out I fear the worst. I was out at the game in Limerick with my Dad and brother and my god, never seen such a gutless Cork team in all my years, Pa Cronin excluded. I remember after Pa killing himself for the 70 minutes, and a bit of extra time they moved into full forward (where, imo, he could be at his best, but anyway) because he was wrecked, yet 5 minutes into the 2nd half of injury time there was a Clare fella soloing out to midfield from the backline, and who's chasing him? Pa f-cking Cronin. Obviously we've had some sickening defeats over the years, but I've never been so down watching Cork, seeing a load of fellas that think they deserve to be there, and excuse the naivety, but had no love for the jersey.
Fireball07 wrote: » I don't see why you would, Clare look to be a much better team than Cork. If Cork win, it'll be a shock, especially with all the injuries, they'll be doing very well. And people might hate Davy Fitz, but he's got a talented group of players. I'd be shocked if Cork win.
Jamie Cal wrote: » Worried about the hurling next week. No disrespect to Clare, and this'll add to the whole 'smug Cork-man' bit, but we should be walking all over them, especially with that bollocks of a man in charge of 'em. But being beat by them twice this year, and Pa Cronin out I fear the worst. I was out at the game in Limerick with my Dad and brother and my god, never seen such a gutless Cork team in all my years, Pa Cronin excluded. I remember after Pa killing himself for the 70 minutes, and a bit of extra time they moved into full forward (where, imo, he could be at his best, but anyway) because he was wrecked, yet 5 minutes into the 2nd half of injury time there was a Clare fella soloing out to midfield from the backline, and who's chasing him? Pa f-cking Cronin. Obviously we've had some sickening defeats over the years, but I've never been so down watching Cork, seeing a load of fellas that think they deserve to be there, and excuse the naivety, but had no love for the jersey.
