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Post by k on Feb 7, 2010 22:57:17 GMT
13/2/2010 19:30 Páirc Uí Rinn Corcaigh v Ciarraí
Cork are coming off the back of away win and Kerry of a home defeat
Monaghan 3-12 Cork 3-13
Cork won this meeting of the two promoted teams from last year, getting the better of a game Monaghan side thanks to a trio of late points.
Goals were the order of the day at Scotstown, but Paudie Kissane, Paul Kerrigan and substitute John Hayes decisively split the posts to hand Cork the spoils.
Goals from Kerrigan (2) and Pat Kelly had the Rebels leading 3-04 to 1-06 at half-time, with Vinny Corey registering Monaghan's goal.
Tommy Freeman netted on the rebound and Darren Hughes took his tally to 1-02 as Monaghan hit the front but Cork produced the stronger finish.
This was a first competitive outing of 2010 for Conor Counihan's Cork panel, who opted out of last month's McGrath Cup competition in Munster.
The hosts, who lost to Cork in last year's Division 2 final, dominated possession in the opening half. Despite Kerrigan netting early on for Cork, Monaghan were fully deserving of their 0-06 to 1-01 lead, with ten minutes to go in the first half.
The old reliables, Paul Finlay and Freeman, impressed for the Farney men, who failed to give Cork a sniff of possession for long periods of the first half.
But Counihan's charges could have scarcely believed their luck as two goals inside 40 seconds pushed them four points clear.
The Rebels used their limited scoring opportunities well, with Kelly netting from close range in the 27th minute following a Kerrigan pass.
Amazingly this was Cork's first score in 21 minutes, but they kept up the momentum from the resulting kick-out.
Nicholas Murphy, who was named at full-forward in a much-changed side, won a mark. The ball was quickly ferried on to the inrushing Kerrigan, who made no mistake with a crisp finish past Monaghan goalkeeper Sean Gorman.
Cork led by 3-01 to 0-06 at this stage, with a Daniel Goulding point edging the visitors into a five-point lead with six minutes remaining before the break.
Monaghan rallied with full-forward Vinny Corey palming a Finlay 45-metre kick to the back of the Cork net.
Cork were strongest before the break as a brace of Donncha O'Connor points pushed them to a hard-earned interval lead.
Both sides were a lot more clinical in front of the posts in the second period, with a fast flowing and thrilling closing 35 minutes produced.
Cork started the second half brightly with a brace of Goulding points, but were on the back foot for a nine-minute spell when Monaghan outscored them by 2-02 to 0-01.
Freeman brought his side back within a goal when he thumped a powerful 40th minute shot which gave Cork goalkeeper Kevin Murphy no chance.
Conor McManus and Aidan Walsh swapped points before full-back Darren Hughes netted his side's third goal to tie the contest.
Hughes' effort came following a well-worked hand-passing move, which finished with Ciaran Hanratty offloading to the Scotstown defender, who squared things up at 3-07 apiece.
The sides were level on four further occasions during an entertaining final quarter, with substitute Hayes pushing Cork in front in the 69th minute.
With two minutes of injury-time to follow, there was still time for Monaghan to snatch an equaliser, but Seamus McEnaney's men failed to satisfy the large home crowd as Cork held out for a hard-earned victory.
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Post by chrism on Feb 7, 2010 23:14:21 GMT
Heard P O Neill, Kerrigan and under 21 player Aidan Walsh were best for Cork. Kerrigan played left corner . Good result for Cork . Quirke, Miskella, Canty, Lynch, Noel o Leary , Alan O Connor and Colm O Neill all out for Cork.
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Post by nicoshea on Feb 8, 2010 21:06:05 GMT
I think Jack been back and (hopefully some more of the players) will be a good change to the team.... Heres hoping anyway (cannot watch us lose another game to Cork in Cork )
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Post by sullyschoice on Feb 8, 2010 22:23:50 GMT
Yeah, I fear what could happen on Saturday if we dont up the game a fair bit. I dont like staying in Cork when we get beaten.
Any ideas when Moran Maher and Aidan O Shea will be available again
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Post by sullyschoice on Feb 8, 2010 22:25:50 GMT
Just in case anyone is interested, I looked up Ryanair to Cirk from Dublin and it was €10 each way including all taxes charges and fees.
I might be tempted to leave the car at home next weekend
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 9, 2010 10:56:48 GMT
Hi sully, unfortunately I had to pay a bit more with Ryanair but it's still cheaper than the 56 pounds it cost me last sunday by train. 26.99 EUR Total Fare 0.00 EUR Taxes, Fees & Charges 5.00 EUR Passenger Fee: Web Check in 10.00 EUR Passenger Fee: Administration Fee 41.99 EUR Total Paid FX rate : 0.93022 GBP Total Paid in card holders currency : 39.06 GBP On the other hand, I'll be staying with friends (also called the enemy on saturday evening and the bus to and from Belfast is only 18 GBP. I'll have to do extra hours every other working day this month (teaching language classes) but it's worth it.
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Post by patinkerry on Feb 9, 2010 11:16:01 GMT
Rebels bid to stay cool as Kingdom loom large By Brendan O’Brien
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
CORK forward Paul Kerrigan insists that the Rebels will be treating next weekend’s league meeting with Kerry the same as any other game.
The Munster rivals will meet under the Páirc Uí Rinn floodlights on Saturday evening in a reprise of last September’s All-Ireland final which the Kingdom won by four points.
Cork will go into the game on the back of an impressive and thrilling 3-13 to 3-12 victory against Monaghan in Scotstown while the league and All-Ireland champions succumbed to Dublin in their NFL opener in Killarney.
"We just concentrate on winning, no matter who it is," said Kerrigan. "We won ugly (in Monaghan), that is the main thing. That’s one down now and hopefully one again next week. It doesn’t matter who it is."
Having opted out of the McGrath Cup, last Sunday was Cork’s first competitive fixture since that defeat to Kerry last September and their first win in Division One of the league since 2007 after two seasons spent in the second tier.
"We’re up against all the big boys and we want to prove ourselves against them," said Kerrigan. "This was a good way to start. Monaghan are no pushovers. They’ve showed that in the championship this last few years."
The win in Scotstown should not be underestimated. Both Cork and Kerry have struggled at the venue in recent visits. Cork actually lost by seven points there in 2009, their only defeat all year until the All-Ireland decider.
Kerry and Kilkenny have both proven that good league form can be the perfect springboard to championship honours but Cork have failed to claim the top flight NFL title since 1999 and it isn’t difficult to understand why.
Since that success 11 years ago, when they won three times on the road, Cork have failed to win more than once away from home, including three seasons in the second division.
In that light, the round one win against Seamus McEnaney’s side is even more noteworthy and they will have the opportunity to back it up with trips to Tyrone and Derry later in the campaign.
"A win is a win," said Kerrigan. "We don’t care in the league. If we have to win ugly, we have to win ugly. 3-13 is good scoring on a day like that but the win is the main thing. We’re delighted with that, especially up there. We got nothing easy up there last year so it’s great to get one back on them for losing last year."
Whether or not they go on to claim the league title, the opening victory away from home has taken the pressure off Conor Counihan’s men who will face home ties against Galway, Derry and Mayo, as well as Kerry.
"Everyone will be looking to win every game so I wouldn’t say that takes the pressure off. We’ll up the ante again next week to hopefully get another two points and keep the momentum going heading into that break in the league.
"We put pressure on ourselves every week to perform. We see ourselves as one of the top two or three teams in the country so we want to keep up those standards really."
For Kerrigan, the game in Monaghan was a useful barometer on which to judge the strides he has made with the county side since their previous visit to Scotstown 11 months earlier.
On that occasion, on what was just his second start for Cork, the Nemo Rangers man scored just one point as the Munster side lost by seven. This time, he was top scorer with two first-half goals and a brace of points besides.
"Well, we were very disappointed going home last year. It was ... I wouldn’t say bad attitude but they were hungrier than us, which was very disappointing. It was good to turn that around and show a bit of hunger this year."
Like a lot of the Cork panel, Kerrigan is double jobbing lately thanks to his duties with CIT in the Sigerson Cup. Eight of last weekend’s Cork panel are students at the college, while full-back Michael Shields is at UCC.
It isn’t the ideal scenario for but, according to Kerrigan, there has been no problem juggling the two so far.
"We’re training hard but, in fairness, there’s good cooperation between the two lads. We were back with Cork this week after the Sigerson match and there’s no panic.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 9, 2010 18:23:16 GMT
In the above article there is a piece as follows;
Kerry and Kilkenny have both proven that good league form can be the perfect springboard to championship honours but Cork have failed to claim the top flight NFL title since 1999 and it isn’t difficult to understand why.
Maybe its simply that these two teams have the best players at the moment ......... and thats the reason why they can win the league too
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Post by kerrygold on Feb 9, 2010 18:51:32 GMT
In terms of consistency Mick, killkenny and Kerry were in a different class during the '00s in relation to all of the all-ireland champions that went before them over the previous 25 years with Killkenny having the edge of being managed by the same iron fist for that decade.
Sunday would be a great game to win for kerry as it could put kerry in a position to qualify for the league final, thus adding an extra dimension of examination for the younger and fringe players as the stakes would increase over the last few rounds.
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Post by Tadhgeen on Feb 9, 2010 22:29:30 GMT
Lets wait and see what the teams are before predicting outcome. Should we line out as the last day I think cork could beat us fairly handily
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Post by KerryLad on Feb 10, 2010 9:21:12 GMT
If the teams are similar to what lined out last weekend for both sides then I would expect a Cork win. I'm not too worried to be honest. I think we need to sacrifice the league to try and get as many new players as possible used to the inter county scene. Even if that means afew defeats. I think that we'll win our remaining home games but the games on the road could be abit much to expect.
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Post by austinstacksabu on Feb 10, 2010 9:27:43 GMT
Gadanamat, decided to head away with herself for a romantic weekend - to Paris - where the 6 Nations happens to be on!! Can't find a pub that is showing the game either on Saturday night.
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Post by kerrygold on Feb 10, 2010 10:10:16 GMT
Gadanamat, decided to head away with herself for a romantic weekend - to Paris - where the 6 Nations happens to be on!! Can't find a pub that is showing the game either on Saturday night. You could bring a small portable tv and a pair of rabbits ears and head up to the top of the Eiffel Tower in the hope of picking up some stray frequency waves. Of course you also run the gauntlet of picking up a stray proposal of marriage from herself brought on by the onset of sudden emotional pangs of true love, imagined or otherwise.
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 10, 2010 13:01:35 GMT
Cork take the league seriously this year. Their very hyped team hasn't won much last decade and this is their chance to show they're in the top 3 (which I think they are). Also there's the small matter of Cork looking for revenge for waht we apparently did to them. Cork will win this but as long as we win the rest of our home matches I'm not too worried at all. Playing Cork in Cork in a league match will be a good test for the young fellas. They'll most likely see those same Cork guys more often this decade and it's good to get some experience. I expect Cork to beat us by 1 or 2 points but that would still be a good result.
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Post by nicoshea on Feb 10, 2010 13:48:46 GMT
Gadanamat, decided to head away with herself for a romantic weekend - to Paris - where the 6 Nations happens to be on!! Can't find a pub that is showing the game either on Saturday night. You could bring a small portable tv and a pair of rabbits ears and head up to the top of the Eiffel Tower in the hope of picking up some stray frequency waves. Of course you also run the gauntlet of picking up a stray proposal of marriage from herself brought on by the onset of sudden emotional pangs of true love, imagined or otherwise. Women wont be propsing until 2012 (Leap year and all) Id prefer the GAA to the rugby (even if it is in Paris)
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Post by KY50 on Feb 10, 2010 14:18:34 GMT
Cork are well ahead in terms of preparation at this point, some serious training on their holiday last month I am told, also most of them have been working away on their own. They have vowed to bring SAM to the lee in 2010. It will be difficult for Kerry
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Post by kerrygold on Feb 10, 2010 14:30:10 GMT
Cork are well ahead in terms of preparation at this point, some serious training on their holiday last month I am told, also most of them have been working away on their own. They have vowed to bring SAM to the lee in 2010. It will be difficult for Kerry Maybe at the backend texts will enquiring as to what George Lee and Sam By Lee have got in common...........................
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 10, 2010 14:41:55 GMT
Cork are well ahead in terms of preparation at this point, some serious training on their holiday last month I am told, also most of them have been working away on their own. They have vowed to bring SAM to the lee in 2010. It will be difficult for Kerry sure hope thhey won't have to break that vow I'm sure the Kerry lads can stop in Cork on the way back from Dublin with sam.
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 10, 2010 14:43:09 GMT
You could bring a small portable tv and a pair of rabbits ears and head up to the top of the Eiffel Tower in the hope of picking up some stray frequency waves. Of course you also run the gauntlet of picking up a stray proposal of marriage from herself brought on by the onset of sudden emotional pangs of true love, imagined or otherwise. Women wont be propsing until 2012 (Leap year and all) Id prefer the GAA to the rugby (even if it is in Paris) I think the 11/11/11 or 12/12/12 dates would be perfect for marriage but I'd have to propose this year then I'd think. Already booked most of the Mondays after Kerry games off so I can stay overnight and travel back the next day. Monday 12th April Monday 26th April Monday 3rd of May Monday 17th May Monday 7th June Monday 5th July Monday 2nd of August Can't book days off for the semi final and Final though. Monday 30th August Monday 20th Sept Some might say it's arrogant to book days off for the final already but I call it confidence and believe. Might be a selffulfilling prophecy.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 10, 2010 19:55:11 GMT
before you take the plunge flemish........ have a read of this
MEN ARE JUST HAPPIER PEOPLE
NICKNAMES:
* If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call
each other Laura, Kate and Sarah.
* If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately
refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four-eyes.
EATING OUT:
* When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw
in $20, even though it's only for $32.50. None of them will
have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want
change back.
* When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.
MONEY:
* A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
* A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need but it's on sale.
ARGUMENTS:
* A woman has the last word in any argument.
* Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
FUTURE:
* A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
* A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
SUCCESS:
* A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
* A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
MARRIAGE:
* A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
* A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does.
DRESSING UP:
* A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the trash, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail.
* A man will dress up for weddings and funerals..
NATURAL: * Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed. * Women somehow deteriorate during the night.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people remembering the same thing!
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Post by nicoshea on Feb 10, 2010 21:22:07 GMT
ha ha ha...
Actually when women go out for lunch generally one person pays... We take turns.... (Well my friends and I do..)
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Post by nicoshea on Feb 10, 2010 21:27:45 GMT
Anyway back to the game on Saturday..
Wheres Owenabue....
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 10, 2010 23:47:30 GMT
I think you'll find she's a bit busy these days Well, I will have to wait before I propose to anyone. My biological clock is in no hurry but each of my mum's phone-calls starts with: have you found yourself a nice Catholic girl yet? I think she wants to make sure all 5 children produce at least 5 grandchildren (my sister already has her quota and 2 brothers are almost there) My (almost) girlfriend has her birthday this weekend but celebrates it next weekend since I said I just HAVE to go to Cork this weekend and will get her a bigger present next week for Valentine's Day and her birthday She doesn't even know yet I'm staying at another woman's house (and more controversially a former colleague of ours and a former fling of mine). She doesn't read this forum so she'll never know. Little does she know that each weekend we are going a way this year are weekends when Kerry are not playing. She's already wondering why I'm down south so often and promised her I would take her with me some day. She doesn't realise yet she'll be in green and gold 12 weekends a year from now on
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Post by mozzy on Feb 11, 2010 5:12:12 GMT
I doubt this Kerry team will win and could loose big in this game. I also believe we have a lot to work back from losing Kennely and Walsh were bigger than we think?
This conudrum will really test the manager that is Jack - and it will take a league - a tough league of survival only to register some key players and tricks for the summer..
Tired Kerry bodies, minds and strategies make for easy prey during this league campaign....
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Post by Johnnyb on Feb 11, 2010 11:59:00 GMT
Losing to Cork in Cork is no big deal - I treat it as a positive omen.
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Post by nicoshea on Feb 11, 2010 13:47:14 GMT
I think you'll find she's a bit busy these days Well, I will have to wait before I propose to anyone. My biological clock is in no hurry but each of my mum's phone-calls starts with: have you found yourself a nice Catholic girl yet? I think she wants to make sure all 5 children produce at least 5 grandchildren (my sister already has her quota and 2 brothers are almost there) Is there something I dont know... Dont I need to go onto Rebelgaa to talk to Oweny
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Post by nicoshea on Feb 11, 2010 13:50:12 GMT
Losing to Cork in Cork is no big deal - I treat it as a positive omen. I would never take anything positive out of losing to Cork (esp when living here.... )
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Post by Johnnyb on Feb 11, 2010 14:30:16 GMT
Losing to Cork in Cork is no big deal - I treat it as a positive omen. I would never take anything positive out of losing to Cork (esp when living here.... ) Winning or losing the match, Im afraid Nic, wont offer you any succour for being surrounded by langers on a day to day. Your in my thoughts....!!
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 11, 2010 14:37:29 GMT
I would never take anything positive out of losing to Cork (esp when living here.... ) Winning or losing the match, Im afraid Nic, wont offer you any succour for being surrounded by langers on a day to day. Your in my thoughts....!! we can swap, you come to Belfast where most of my colleagues seem to support Tyrone and I go to Cork The great Johan Cruiff once said: ellik nadeel heb een voordeelIt's understandable even in Dutch and grammatically it's as wrong as you can get but what he meant was that every bad thing has something good in it as well. So far for Dutch logic
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Feb 11, 2010 17:03:41 GMT
I think we can expect an improved performance on Saturday night, I am really looking forward to the game, Cork conceded a lot of scores against Monaghan but still won a hard game away from home. We lost a game we could have got something out of without playing well at all.
I look forward to the team announcement later on, it will be interesting to see how many changes Jack will make from last Sunday.
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