Kildare GAA General Discussion Thread

bootybouncer · 29-04-2012 6:41pm

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Come onkildare!!! Fantastic result!! Happiest day in croke park in years well done to all the lads the atmosphere here is electric!!!

Looking forward to meeting you in July in a leinster final

musicmania · 29-04-2012 6:42pm

Ah that was a good feeling leaving Croker today. Great win and thankfully the rain waited for the second match

Yeah the cup was tiny but still great to win it. The 3rd and 4th division cups must be the size of egg cups :rolleyes:

lilywhites28 · 29-04-2012 10:40pm

I dont give a damn what size it was. Its silverware and brilliant to see the white ribbon wraped around it.
http://www.sportsfile.com/id/615687/

Good day out for us Lillies. Kildare worked hard and never gave up. Kept going at it and got there much deserved win. Super feeling amongst Lillywhite supporters going into the last few minutes of the game and when the final whistle came. Delighted for the team, management and supporters. Well done to all!

:D
I think that win today was an important one. Will do wonders for the confidence. All eyes on the Offaly game in 6 weeks time. Well done Lilywhites!

Fowler87 · 29-04-2012 11:37pm

Congrats to Kildare too. Super last 15 minutes from ye and deserved win as ye played the better football plus the fact ye actually kicked the ball instead of handpassing yer way through like Tyrone! Impressed with 22 and 27

DARK-KNIGHT · 30-04-2012 12:39am

bootybouncer wrote: »

Looking forward to meeting you in July in a leinster final

IF kildare are there fantastic but a little presumptious on your part? believe me im humble after kildares loss to louth a few years ago

Mike O' Brien · 30-04-2012 12:52am

Well done to the Lillies today. Great win.

StupidLikeAFox · 30-04-2012 3:23am

Fogarty had a great impact, he had that killer instinct we generally miss, I would like to see that become a habit!

The Rooster · 30-04-2012 8:28am

That was a decent curtain raiser alright. Well done to Kildare. And to Tyrone.
They get to play with the big boys in the league next year.

Felexicon · 30-04-2012 9:22am

It's not really silverware though is it.
Come back to us when you have a provincial/All Ireland crown

aidan24326 · 30-04-2012 9:36am

lilywhites28 wrote: »

All eyes on the Offaly game in 6 weeks time. Well done Lilywhites!

Don't think ye have much to worry about there. It's a bad Offaly team.

ColHol wrote: »

Fogarty had a great impact, he had that killer instinct we generally miss, I would like to see that become a habit!

Was very impressed with him when he came on. Looks a handful and should start the next day.

largepants · 30-04-2012 9:38am

Felexicon wrote: »

It's not really silverware though is it.
Come back to us when you have a provincial/All Ireland crown

That cups looks silver to me anyway.

ronaneire · 30-04-2012 9:40am

Felexicon wrote: »

It's not really silverware though is it.
Come back to us when you have a provincial/All Ireland crown

What is it then if it's not silverware?

Felexicon · 30-04-2012 9:45am

ronaneire wrote: »

What is it then if it's not silverware?

It's a Mickey Mouse cup.
You don't deserve a trophy unless you finish top of the table which you didn't
Kildare are paper champions

ronaneire · 30-04-2012 10:05am

Felexicon wrote: »

It's a Mickey Mouse cup.
You don't deserve a trophy unless you finish top of the table which you didn't
Kildare are paper champions

And Meath are in division 3

Felexicon · 30-04-2012 10:21am

ronaneire wrote: »

And Meath are in division 3

At least we're not masquerading as champions

bruschi · 30-04-2012 10:21am

Felexicon wrote: »

At least we're not masquerading as champions

Louth . . . :pac:

Felexicon · 30-04-2012 10:26am

bruschi wrote: »

Louth . . . :pac:

What when they knocked you out of the championship a few years ago

gymman39 · 30-04-2012 10:34am

who got tg4 man of the match??

largepants · 30-04-2012 10:51am

Conway as far as I know.

DARK-KNIGHT · 30-04-2012 11:11am

Felexicon wrote: »

It's not really silverware though is it.
Come back to us when you have a provincial/All Ireland crown

you come back IF LOUTH EVER WIN LEINSTER!!!

Bitter about the year you managed to beat a Kildare team that didn't turn up and Meath rightly beat you in final only for roughian Louth fans to attack the ref?? Back it up there WEE MAN

CILL DARA ABÚ

DARK-KNIGHT · 30-04-2012 11:13am

Felexicon wrote: »

What when they knocked you out of the championship a few years ago

Oh your from Louth?? LMFAO sure Meath won Leinster that year didn't they?

Apologies to Meath fans with my last post I thought he was from Meath and obviously came in starting trouble here

aidan24326 · 30-04-2012 11:14am

I know Felexicon is only on a wind-up but he's right all the same, this really is only a mickey mouse cup and nothing to get excited about. This Kildare team have been progressing well over the last few years and should be eyeing bigger prizes at this stage. No harm in winning the division 2 title but it's nothing to write home about either, and I'm sure McGeeney thinks that way too.

Alaska1 · 30-04-2012 11:19am

Genuine congrats to Kildare, were very, very good yesterday, Fogarty looks a talent, and he could be the person who need to get those 4/5 points from play I reckon you will need in the big games come the summer.

Mickey Mouse Cup or not, consistency has been shown this year and should be a good Leinster campaign and if Dublin / Kildare are to meet (which they should) it will be a great game.

Felexicon · 30-04-2012 11:26am

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

you come back IF LOUTH EVER WIN LEINSTER!!!

Bitter about the year you managed to beat a Kildare team that didn't turn up and Meath rightly beat you in final only for roughian Louth fans to attack the ref?? Back it up there WEE MAN

CILL DARA ABÚ

I think you'll find I'm from Meath. Clearly stated in my bio

Felexicon · 30-04-2012 11:29am

Alaska1 wrote: »

Genuine congrats to Kildare, were very, very good yesterday, Fogarty looks a talent, and he could be the person who need to get those 4/5 points from play I reckon you will need in the big games come the summer.

Mickey Mouse Cup or not, consistency has been shown this year and should be a good Leinster campaign and if Dublin / Kildare are to meet (which they should) it will be a great game.

They were consistantly poor at the start of the campaign

DARK-KNIGHT · 30-04-2012 11:37am

Felexicon wrote: »

They were consistantly poor at the start of the campaign

Two games equals consistently poor??

Louth definitely are consistently poor so!!!

Felexicon · 30-04-2012 11:42am

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Two games equals consistently poor??

Louth definitely are consistently poor so!!!

Again I'm from Meath
Granted we were also consistently poor this year

DARK-KNIGHT · 30-04-2012 11:43am

aidan24326 wrote: »

I know Felexicon is only on a wind-up but he's right all the same, this really is only a mickey mouse cup and nothing to get excited about. This Kildare team have been progressing well over the last few years and should be eyeing bigger prizes at this stage. No harm in winning the division 2 title but it's nothing to write home about either, and I'm sure McGeeney thinks that way too.

Kildare have shown bottle in beating Tyrone that's what I am really excited about, they showed great bottle in second half IMO

Nobody is talking bout being champions as he has stated the fans are excited the lads are performing well that is all

klairondavis · 30-04-2012 11:45am

The big positive from Kildare yesterday was the performance of the defence. To hold Tyrone to five points from play was a great effort. Bolton had been superb going forward recently (two goals and winning a penalty in as many games) but he was sacrificed yesterday to do a job on Mulligan. McGrillen shut Cavanagh out and Morgan O'Flaherty hoovered up plenty of loose ball. Ollie Lyons has added some much needed pace over the past twelve months and great to see Kelly (my MOTM) back to his best after his injury.

Up top, Smith and Kavanagh have had better days but Podgie Fogarty showed we have options when things aren't working out.

Felexicon · 30-04-2012 11:53am

To be far it was a great performance yesterday and a well deserved win. If Meath had won a league title yesterday I'd be crippled by a hangover today.
I really do hope Kildare bring this form into the championship and inject some much needed life into the Leinster championship as I can't see any other team troubling Dublin at provincial level.

MickySticks · 30-04-2012 11:56am

Brilliant win yesterday, the fitness Kildare showed in the second half was amazing. Padraig Fogarty was difference IMO, he came on and scored 3 points, set up 1 and won a free that was converted, hopefully he can keep up that form for the championship. Inspired substitution from McGeeney.

I thought Peter Kelly was impressive on Mulligan, Mikey Conway's passing was top drawer throughout. JD as usual was excellent and scored a point from a sideline at the end. It's good to show we are capable of beating a team like Tyrone in Croker.

On a side note very disappointing crowd there yesterday, no atmosphere whatsoever.

DARK-KNIGHT · 30-04-2012 12:04pm

Felexicon wrote: »

Again I'm from Meath
Granted we were also consistently poor this year

When Meath were relegated myself and several others from here went into Meath thread and consoled the Meath faithful, you choose to make ill wanted comments after Kildare win div 2?? And u were relegated from same league??

Cop on will you your argument is just stupid, half a Kildare team lost well to Tyrone first league game and lost to Monaghan again missing regulars but Monaghan played really well to be fair!!

Kildare deserve praise not sniping comments from the bottom of the barrel ie you sir!!

I suggest you stick to Meath forum and be constructive in discussing your counties massive problems instead of being bitter on the Kildare forum..

Your obviously trolling, now cop on to yourself please

CILL DARA ABÚ

DARK-KNIGHT · 30-04-2012 12:06pm

Felexicon wrote: »

To be far it was a great performance yesterday and a well deserved win. If Meath had won a league title yesterday I'd be crippled by a hangover today.
I really do hope Kildare bring this form into the championship and inject some much needed life into the Leinster championship as I can't see any other team troubling Dublin at provincial level.

Oh my god nasty then nice???

Ladies and gentlemen let me introduce you to Simon cowell!!!

DARK-KNIGHT · 30-04-2012 12:09pm

MickySticks wrote: »

Brilliant win yesterday, the fitness Kildare showed in the second half was amazing. Padraig Fogarty was difference IMO, he came on and scored 3 points, set up 1 and won a free that was converted, hopefully he can keep up that form for the championship. Inspired substitution from McGeeney.

I thought Peter Kelly was impressive on Mulligan, Mikey Conway's passing was top drawer throughout. JD as usual was excellent and scored a point from a sideline at the end. It's good to show we are capable of beating a team like Tyrone in Croker.

On a side note very disappointing crowd there yesterday, no atmosphere whatsoever.

Great game alright!
Where we're you in croker? We had an absolute ball about 12 lads great day out IMO anyways. Didnt think atmosphere was terrible?

Emmet Ryan · 30-04-2012 12:42pm

I've put together a tactical take on this game for anyone interested http://action81.com/blog/?p=5760

MickySticks · 30-04-2012 12:53pm

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Great game alright!
Where we're you in croker? We had an absolute ball about 12 lads great day out IMO anyways. Didnt think atmosphere was terrible?

I was in the Cusack. The crowd was small so it was very quiet.

Anyway it was still a great day.:D

MickySticks · 30-04-2012 12:55pm

Emmet Ryan wrote: »

I've put together a tactical take on this game for anyone interested http://action81.com/blog/?p=5760

Mikey Conlon?

Emmet Ryan · 30-04-2012 2:09pm

MickySticks wrote: »

Mikey Conlon?

Aye sorry about that, was writing off my notes at 7 this morning and miss read it. That's been fixed.

DARK-KNIGHT · 30-04-2012 2:19pm

MickySticks wrote: »

I was in the Cusack. The crowd was small so it was very quiet.

Anyway it was still a great day.:D

Truly was, anyone see Johnston sitting with panel? He seems very confident transfer will happen.

Was also in cusack, crowd was small but the group I was with we're in great form lol!!!

Who would have thought after first 2 league games we would be div 2 champions

Felexicon · 30-04-2012 2:24pm

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Truly was, anyone see Johnston sitting with panel? He seems very confident transfer will happen.

Was also in cusack, crowd was small but the group I was with we're in great form lol!!!

Who would have thought after first 2 league games we would be div 2 champions

I know it has its own thread but do Kildare really want/need Johnston.
I've seen him a few times for Cavan and of course he stands out as thier best forward. But it is the best of a bad lot.

MickySticks · 30-04-2012 3:27pm

Emmet Ryan wrote: »

Aye sorry about that, was writing off my notes at 7 this morning and miss read it. That's been fixed.

Spot on assessment of the game though, fair play.

MickySticks · 30-04-2012 3:29pm

lilywhites28 · 30-04-2012 3:53pm

Yes the crowd was small but I was in the cusack with a group yesterday and we and the kildare fans around us were having a ball also.

musicmania · 30-04-2012 4:05pm

There was loads of Kildare fans on the Hogan Stand, way more than for any of the other 3 teams playing yesterday. There was a great atmosphere where we were.

beertons · 30-04-2012 4:18pm

Where's that Fogarty lad from? He didn't even look up for 2 of his scores.

MickySticks · 30-04-2012 4:33pm

Fogarty's from St Laurences.

My team v Offaly

Connolly
McGrillen
Foley
Kelly
Lyons
M O'Flaherty
Bolton
Flynn
O'Neill (presuming Earley and Lynch aren't available)
E O'Flaherty
Conway
Callaghan
JD
O'Connor
Fogarty

With the likes of Kavanagh, Smith and Flanagan missing out. Strong bench though.

Alaska1 · 01-05-2012 8:10am

How is Dermot Early's Cruciate coming along ? is he fully fit at the minute ?

MickySticks · 01-05-2012 1:18pm

Alaska1 wrote: »

How is Dermot Early's Cruciate coming along ? is he fully fit at the minute ?

He's not fully fit, he still has a bit to go to build up the power in his knee and his over all fitness is a good bit behind the rest of the players I would imagine.

aidan24326 · 01-05-2012 1:38pm

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Kildare have shown bottle in beating Tyrone that's what I am really excited about, they showed great bottle in second half IMO

Nobody is talking bout being champions as he has stated the fans are excited the lads are performing well that is all

Won't count for much if they do don't produce the goods in Summer though, that's all I meant.

And I wasn't meaning to devalue the win over Tyrone, any day you come away with a convincing 5 point win over Tyrone you must be doing something right. I was escpecially impressed with the shooting accuracy, something that seems to have improved a lot under McGeeney (as I know it's been an issue for Kildare teams in the past, not turning possession into scores).

As a Galwayman it gives me hope that our lads should have beaten ye, as I know this is a pretty good Kildare team. Though our expectations for this Summer are lower obviously.

lilywhites28 · 05-05-2012 12:34am

Kildare will play Clare in a challenge match on sunday at 7pm @ Kilcock GAA. New floodlights will be turned on. GAA president Liam O' Neill and Micheal O' Muircheartaigh will be special guests.
Interested to see who will line out.

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