Kildare GAA General Discussion Thread

klairondavis · 24-05-2019 9:31pm

Flynn for Jimmy Hyland.

Johner · 27-05-2019 1:09pm

Gave away some bad goals yesterdays, just run at us and you cause us problems, same old story.

Lucky enough in the end to get another shot.

klairondavis · 27-05-2019 8:01pm

It was a strange game. We could have won it handily and yet we would have had few complaints if we had lost. Same old problems in defence. We are wide open when teams run at us. It has been an issue since 2012.

lorcand1990 · 28-05-2019 10:10am

klairondavis wrote: »

It was a strange game. We could have won it handily and yet we would have had few complaints if we had lost. Same old problems in defence. We are wide open when teams run at us. It has been an issue since 2012.

On top of that we definitely lack a killer instinct. We had a decent lead against Wicklow & it ended up tight because of slack defending, same again on Sunday. Not sure if it's complacency but we had a 6 point lead a few mins into the 2nd half & a 3 point lead in the 1st half of extra time & squandered both. We really should be winning from those positions & ended up lucky not to concede a point in the last minute of normal time

I know we'll always say goals are avoidable but the 3 we conceded on Sunday were really poor. 1st was from a Longford kick out against the wind that fell over our midfielders & it seemed like the half back line were caught completely cold & they came right through us. The other 2 goals were keeper errors IMO with the kick out mistake & not catching/clearing the high ball

Scoring was really good from both teams & 1st half was very enjoyable to watch but our defense is so shaky when put under any form of pressure

klairondavis · 28-05-2019 4:51pm

I wonder will CON consider changing the goalkeeper. Aaron O'Neill is still eligible for the u20s and the policy last year was the hold those players back for the underage team.

lorcand1990 · 29-05-2019 10:21am

Even with the mistakes I'd be surprised if he changed the keeper with only a week between the games. I've only seen a bit of Aaron O'Neill play but would like to see him get a chance, if he's good enough he should be in the team

klairondavis · 29-05-2019 4:14pm

U20s team playing Dublin in the Development League tonight:

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klairondavis · 30-05-2019 5:01pm

klairondavis wrote: »

U20s team playing Dublin in the Development League tonight:

Kildare 0-14 Dublin 2-14

Dublin threatened to run away with it in the first half. Kildare came back into it in the second. There were a few changes from the team listed above. Kildare had probably 2/3s of their first choice playing. Further games against Kerry and Cork upcoming before the championship first round against Laois.

EICVD · 02-06-2019 8:15pm

See you all next weekend, well a few of you anyway

klairondavis · 03-06-2019 12:34pm

An improvement yesterday on everything that has gone before this year. The forward potential is there to do a bit of damage but we still look vulnerable to pace and direct running back the field.

lorcand1990 · 04-06-2019 11:28am

Much better yesterday, aside from the first 15 mins! Defense looked much more solid. Moolick & O'Grady coming in definitely helped tighten things up, I'd imagine they'll stay in the team for Sunday

Johner · 04-06-2019 12:20pm

Yeah, a decent performance in the end.

I don't think Dublin have looked the unstoppable force they've been in recent times, unfortunately I can't see us being the ones to stop them but let's hope we give it a good go.

Scoundrel · 04-06-2019 1:49pm

Yeah the defence tightened up nicely for this game it's clear they worked on that during the week I think we just have to be competitive for as long as possible next Sunday we won't win but if we can keep it competitive we'll have done well.

klairondavis · 05-06-2019 8:49pm

https://twitter.com/KildareGAA/status/1136358805934104576?s=20

dobman88 · 05-06-2019 9:08pm

The evergreen legend Johnny Doyle kicking 3 points from the bench. Proof that class is absolutely permanent.

Into the final against Meath on the 23rd of June and a game I will be trying to catch to see JD play again.

klairondavis · 07-06-2019 9:04pm

klairondavis · 08-06-2019 4:11pm

Leinster MHC Quarter Final:

Kildare 1-23 Offaly 1-20 (AET)

Brilliant result. We were down to 14 men for most of the second half of normal time.

klairondavis · 08-06-2019 6:36pm

https://twitter.com/KildareGAA/status/1137412470014976000?s=20

Should draw a big crowd.

ixus · 08-06-2019 9:37pm

Come a long way since i played Kilkenny underage. Lost 11-19 to 1-02!

premiertipp · 08-06-2019 10:12pm

klairondavis wrote:

Kildare 1-23 Offaly 1-20 (AET)

klairondavis wrote:

Leinster MHC Quarter Final:

klairondavis wrote:

Brilliant result. We were down to 14 men for most of the second half of normal time.

Historic day... Lads never gave up... Fought on with 14 men in second half... Deserved goal to draw the match.... So proudðŸ‘ðŸ‘ðŸ‘

klairondavis · 09-06-2019 5:36pm

Leinster SFC Semi Final:

Dublin 0-26 Kildare 0-11 (FT)

Couple of great goal chances went astray which might have made it more of a contest.

redarmy · 09-06-2019 9:51pm

Kildare manager Cian O’Neill has expressed disappointment with how his comments were interpreted in the media before his side's heavy Leinster SFC semi-final to Dublin this afternoon.

O'Neill was quoted after last Sunday's quarter-final replay win over Longford as saying "we are going to win that match", but claims his comments were taken out of context.

“You have to go into every match believing you can win. It doesn’t matter who it is. The nature of the game of football is that in any one day if you perform to your best you are in with a shot,” he said.

"(What I said) was portrayed totally differently.

“It’s moving away from the game here, but I was very disappointed with that. I hear often, time and time again, how the media struggle for access to managers and players. I think that is a perfect example why that access has been withdrawn and pulled back over the years.

“The question was 'Now you have progressed to next week, are you going to Croke Park to take the defeat and then get ready for the qualifiers or are you going to try and win the match?’ And I said: we are going to beat Dublin, we are going up to beat Dublin, we are not going with any kind of inferiority complex.

“But the question wasn’t referenced and obviously the rest of my answer wasn’t referenced. That’s disappointing.”

He added: “It was sly. It was devious. I suppose there was an element of instant gratification in it to try and get a headline. I am sure it did. What do you do? I try to be honest when I answer questions

paulie21 · 11-06-2019 2:21pm

Antrim v Kildare 3pm Saturday 22nd June Corrigan Park

Capacity supposedly 2,200

Felexicon · 11-06-2019 3:03pm

paulie21 wrote: »

Antrim v Kildare 3pm Saturday 22nd June Corrigan Park

Capacity supposedly 2,200

Corrigan Park is a GAA ground on the Whiterock Road in West Belfast that served as the main venue for Gaelic Games in Belfast until the opening of Casement Park in 1953. It is named in honour of Sean Corrigan, mentor of the Brian Óg club who were Antrim’s first hurling champions. It is designated as a ground with a capacity of 5,000 by Belfast City Council.[1]

Edit

Now reading this.

Corrigan Park holds a maximum of 2,600 people on match-day, including players, stewards and media, and this may not be enough for the qualifier game slated to take place at 3pm on Saturday, 22 June.

In all likelihood a safety inspection will reduce the capacity to 2,000, meaning that the game will be all-ticket. Croke Park will then have to make a decision on the venue, which is likely to be taken by Wednesday afternoon.

Is there no forward planning in the GAA at all.

Scoundrel · 11-06-2019 3:50pm

There'll only be a few hundred there anyway

Kevhog1988 · 11-06-2019 5:18pm

Whiterock or nowhere lads

klairondavis · 15-06-2019 2:17pm

https://twitter.com/KildareGAA/status/1139884354648326145?s=20

Scoundrel · 18-06-2019 12:12pm

The minor hurlers performed very creditably against Kilkenny on Saturday great to see the strides being made in underage hurling in the county in marked contrast to the farce where an All-Ireland winning manager in underage football was allowed to go manage a club team instead of being kept on with underage footballers.

paulie21 · 21-06-2019 9:51pm

Minors beat Laois 0-12 to 1-6 to reach another Leinster final 6th out of last 7.

Senior team to face Antrim:

M Donnellan
M Dempsey
M O’Grady
P Kelly
C O’Donoghue
E Doyle
D Hyland
K Feely
F Conway
D Slattery
C Healy
K Cribbin
A Tyrell
B McCormack
N Flynn

klairondavis · 22-06-2019 7:51pm

Good day at the office and in the hat again on Monday morning. Hopefully the junior footballers can make it 3 out of 3 this weekend.

klairondavis · 23-06-2019 6:44pm

Juniors fall short in their pursuit of two in a row. It would be no surprise if Jack Robinson gets called up to the senior panel off the back of his display today.

Johner · 24-06-2019 10:00am

Tyrone at home, not a great draw but at least it's at home. I think we will give it a good go and have a decent chance.

paulie21 · 24-06-2019 1:47pm

Johner wrote: »

Tyrone at home, not a great draw but at least it's at home. I think we will give it a good go and have a decent chance.

5pm Saturday

Johner · 24-06-2019 1:52pm

paulie21 wrote: »

5pm Saturday

Live on Sky as well. Similar game to last year at this stage, underdogs at home to a division one side. Let's hope for a similar outcome.

redarmy · 24-06-2019 9:19pm

Will it be a sell out lads?

lorcand1990 · 25-06-2019 11:02am

redarmy wrote: »

Will it be a sell out lads?

I'd hope we would be able to sell out Conleth's Park for this, although Tyrone won't have the same travelling support that Mayo had last year. Got 2 tickets yesterday & tickets still available on the GAA site this morning

Felexicon · 25-06-2019 11:03am

Any chance Daniel Flynn could be coaxed back for it? I think you have a good chance of beating Tyrone anyway but he is a serious talent to have sitting in the stands.

Is there a reason for him sitting out this year?

beertons · 25-06-2019 11:04am

Newbridge will be busy, with the Derby on too. It'll sell out alright.

2ndcoming · 25-06-2019 11:44am

Felexicon wrote: »

Any chance Daniel Flynn could be coaxed back for it? I think you have a good chance of beating Tyrone anyway but he is a serious talent to have sitting in the stands.

Is there a reason for him sitting out this year?

He's doing a masters in Maynooth I think, didn't think he could commit to both.

lorcand1990 · 25-06-2019 2:14pm

2ndcoming wrote: »

He's doing a masters in Maynooth I think, didn't think he could commit to both.

Remember seeing he wanted to take a break to go travelling too but is back in the country now, either way don't think he's around for selection this year anyway. Hopefully will have him back next year as he'd walk into the team- and most other teams in the country

klairondavis · 28-06-2019 10:13pm

splashthecash · 29-06-2019 2:10pm

I can’t make the match today, does anyone know if it is on the TV and if so what channel?

paulie21 · 29-06-2019 2:31pm

splashthecash wrote: »

I can’t make the match today, does anyone know if it is on the TV and if so what channel?

Sky Sports

full_irish · 29-06-2019 4:56pm

splashthecash wrote: »

I can’t make the match today, does anyone know if it is on the TV and if so what channel?

And if a fella happens to be in SE ASIA with no access to an Irish bar - anyone have a link that will be able to stream the sky sports? PM me if you can help me out!

Thanks in advance

beertons · 29-06-2019 6:29pm

Stream keeps dropping for me. How's the game going?

Johner · 29-06-2019 8:54pm

Never felt like we were in it in truth and Tyrone had us at arms length.

You can't win a game being so bad on both teams kick outs, that was truly awful.

ixus · 29-06-2019 9:32pm

Johner wrote: »

Never felt like we were in it in truth and Tyrone had us at arms length.

You can't win a game being so bad on both teams kick outs, that was truly awful.

Mayo did! Cluxton has brought the game to a mess (i jest).

klairondavis · 29-06-2019 9:43pm

Flat performance to wrap up a fairly forgettable year. We are a distance off the top teams at the moment. Time to take stock and try to get everyone on board again when next year rolls around. We'll need our best players on the field to have any hope of closing the gap.

Scoundrel · 01-07-2019 3:18pm

Yeah we were absolutely miles behind Tyrone in terms of coaching tactics fitness desire etc men against boys with the notable exceptions of Feely and Conway who were immense from start to finish. A new management team desperately needed for next year and hopefully full buy in from all our best players.

klairondavis · 06-07-2019 10:23pm

https://twitter.com/KildareGAA/status/1147523452301205504?s=20

Well done Kildare minor footballers.

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