bannerman
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Post by bannerman on Oct 6, 2014 20:43:05 GMT
100% double header in tralee
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Post by dashboard on Oct 6, 2014 20:45:47 GMT
Your probably right banner man but its not very clear from the website where the game is on
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Post by keane on Oct 7, 2014 9:37:55 GMT
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Post by mushroom on Oct 8, 2014 13:59:10 GMT
The rock 8/15 with Dingle at 15/8. 2nd game: Mid kerry 1/2 Shannon Rangers 15/8. Outright betting is the Rock 15/8, Mid Kerry 5/2, Shannon Rangers 7/2 and Dingle at 4/1.
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Post by hurlingman on Oct 9, 2014 15:01:45 GMT
Tipp won't be represented in Munster club SFC
A backlog of fixtures means Tipperary will not be represented in the Munster club SFC later this year.
Tipp FM is reporting that the county SFC will not be finished before the Munster quarter-final against the Kerry representatives (Dingle, Austin Stacks, Dr Crokes or Legion) on the weekend of November 8/9, and that the game has already been scratched from the Munster Council’s fixture schedule.
The backlog of games in the Premier County has been caused by the extended championship runs enjoyed by both the Tipperary senior hurling and football teams this year. The Tipperary county board remains hopeful of having the county SHC completed in time for the Munster semi-final against either Cratloe (Clare) or Ballygunner (Waterford) on November 9.
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Oct 9, 2014 21:51:19 GMT
I will back Stacks and Mid Kerry to win this weekend but to be honest Shannon Rangers are still an unknown quantity to me so I could have egg on my face again (fancied SK by at least 5 last weekend).
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Post by dashboard on Oct 9, 2014 22:31:16 GMT
Mid kerrys forward line and midfield were pretty impressive last Sunday but there back line didn't inspire confidence a combination of poor shooting good goalkeeping and a bit of luck stopped rangers from scoring at least three goals on the day
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Post by buck02 on Oct 11, 2014 19:31:31 GMT
Two games which are not that straightforward to call tomorrow.
First up, Austin Stacks are obviously fancied to beat a young Dingle side. Stacks didnt get much of a test last week, while Dingle won a close, tetchy battle against Legion. The "home" advantage and experience that Stacks can call on, especially late in the game (Bohane and Kirby for example) has them favourites. But if the Dingle youngsters arent intimidated by the noise from the terrace and dont let Stacks build up a 4 or 5 point lead in the first half there could be a shock on the cards. I'll stick my neck out and go with Dingle.
The next game again sees strong favourites in Mid Kerry. Their midfield and forwards are likely to get the better of the Shannon Rangers midfield and backs while they would probably need to tighten up at the back if Shannon Rangers inside forwards can re-produce the form of last week. Rangers will probably need to drag it into a bit of a dogfight to get through, but I think Mid Kerry will scrape this, but only just maybe by 2 or 3 points.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2014 13:11:30 GMT
First game being held up due to the crowds outside the gate.
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Post by copthat on Oct 12, 2014 17:28:10 GMT
Well................... The weather was nice anyway
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Post by onlykerry on Oct 12, 2014 17:39:27 GMT
Hopefully the final will be a game to remember - the results were all that is worth remembering from today.
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Post by givehimaball on Oct 12, 2014 17:40:12 GMT
Was debating whether to head to Tralee or make do with Radio Kerry coverage as I'm almost over a cold.
Seems like I made the right decision, from what the lads on the radio said.
Stacks versus Mid Kerry in Fitzgerald Park I presume.
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Post by shannonsider on Oct 12, 2014 18:20:58 GMT
Disappointing afternoons fare in Stack Park. 2 bad games. Shannon Rangers never got going, very poor. Not sure if it was nerves or whatever. Mid Kerry were by far the better team, as were Stacks in the first game.
Hope Paul Geaney is ok after being stretchered off.
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Post by veteran on Oct 12, 2014 19:05:47 GMT
Austin Stacks 2-13 Dingle 1-9 HT 1-11 0-3 Mid Kerry 1-12 0-7 HT 1-5 0-0
Apart from the beautiful weather , there was little to enthuse about in Tralee today. Both games were disappointingly one sided, and both indeed were decided at half time.
The first game was even enough for the first ten minutes or so but it very quickly became apparent that Kieran Donaghy was going to be a menace for Dingle. They put the young Kerry minor, Marc O'Connor, on him and, not surprisingly, Marc had neither the physique or the craft to compete with him. Austin Stacks had good players all over the field but KD was their irrepressible field marshal. He climbed up successfully for everything in his constituency and inevitably the game killer goal was manufactured by him. The Tralee boys had stretched ahead by a few points when he impressively won possession again. bided his time, passed on to Shane O'Callaghan, a dazzling star all through, and Shane did the rest signaling that this game was now decided.
In the second half Dingle improved considerably but sadly for them the horse had bolted. Michael Geaney switched from CHB to CHF and made some good runs. Paul was always a threat, alternating between the half forward and full forward line, and he expertly converted a penalty but the deal was done by then.
It wasn't a great game of football. There was too much of a gulf between the teams. Still, one has to say that The Rock were spectacular for most of the game. They appear to be strong in most areas and look to be in the peak of condition. The backs were tenacious and industrious and I was particularly taken by Greg Horan and Conor Jordan in the half back line. Wayne Guthrie and Shane Carroll will compete well against most club midfielders. Michael Collins was elusive and scored two fine points while David Mannix scored two from play. KD's contribution needs no further elaboration. As far as I could make out he scored their second goal. It resulted from a high ball which dropped between himself and young Marc. I thought he got the touch but it could also have been an own goal from the hapless Marc. Shane O'Callaghan challenges KD for being the most influential player on the field. He won practically every ball that came his way, scoring 1-1. He is not that strongly built but he has an uncanny knack of shielding the ball. What age is he?
Dingle can have few complaints. They are of course a young team and players like Marc O'Connor Barra O'Sullivan, Conor Geaney and Maitiu O'Flaherty should have more good than bad days ahead of them. Does that ball of fire. Maitiu, ever have a bad game. Paul Geaney scored 1-4(1p and 2F) and had hard luck for a goal or two. He took a few heavy blows and, disconcertingly, he was treated at the Mitchell's end for a long time after the game before eventually being stretchered off. This wonderful player has been cursed with injuries and the hope is that he did not sustain another serious one today. Perhaps, if anybody has news of Paul they would let us know on this forum.
I had great hopes for Shannon Rangers after the dash and application they displayed against South Kerry. In the first half today the only thing they had in common with the last game was their blue jerseys. They looked amateurish in that opening half and their solitary gambit seemed to be to loft it into Mikey Boyle. Mikey caused havoc against South Kerry but he could make no headway against the wily Fergal Griffin today. Furthermore, their scoring star the last day, Paul Kennelly, was only a peripheral figure today, scoring only from frees, two or three. In truth, it could have been more embarrassing for the North Kerry lads in that first half only for their goalie saving two certain goals. He saved them again in the second half.
Mid Kerry simply had too much class with several players prominent. Their goal was exquisite. Darran ran on to a pass which he did well to control and he did equally well to lash it home. With a bit of luck he could have had another one or two. He made a couple of incisive runs in that half but was not as prominent in the second half. Gavan O'Grady and Gary Sayers were other forwards to play well. Doncha was quiet. Young Liam Carey came on and looked as good as any on the pitch. This is another man who is surely destined for great things. Colin McGillicuddy and Thomas Ladden were the dominant midfield partnership, while in the backs Ronan Murphy, Pa Kilkenny and Fergal Griffin competently dealt with any questions posed. Sean O'Sullivan came on and has lost little of his ability to kick well.
Danny Wrenn was a very tidy full back for Shannon Rangers, outshining his club mate, Shane Enright. David Culhane played his best football when he moved forward while both Patsy O'Connell and Pat Joe Connolly did well when they came on. Goalie, Darragh O'Shea, saved them from a drubbing, at least a worse drubbing than they got. I am not sure if it was a case of stage fright for Shannon Rangers or whether their display today reflects badly on South Kerry. Either way, they will want to forget the game in a hurry.
It promises to be an intriguing final. One thing is certain. If Mid Kerry play KD as naively as Dingle did today then you would put your money on Austin Stacks. Surely, Mid Kerry will a better strategy.
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Post by southward on Oct 12, 2014 19:27:17 GMT
Ticket vans were a bit of a shambles today. For some reason, the 2 of them were parked together with no queue barriers, which led to a huge scrum and long delays getting tickets. Why they can't just use the turnstiles, I don't know - you have to go through them anyway. Even kids, going free, had to queue for a ticket. As a result the first game was held up for 20 minutes - it might have calmed things outside if they had announced that to the queue. In fairness, there was a much bigger crowd than might have been expected.
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Post by southward on Oct 12, 2014 19:32:32 GMT
veteran, I think it was Marc O'Connor who got the last touch for the second Stacks' goal. No fault though, KD would have scored anyway. Paul Geaney seemed in a fair bit of distress going off. Looked like the shoulder.
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Post by fivenarow on Oct 12, 2014 19:45:22 GMT
Ticket vans were a bit of a shambles today. For some reason, the 2 of them were parked together with no queue barriers, which led to a huge scrum and long delays getting tickets. Why they can't just use the turnstiles, I don't know - you have to go through them anyway. Even kids, going free, had to queue for a ticket. As a result the first game was held up for 20 minutes - it might have calmed things outside if they had announced that to the queue. In fairness, there was a much bigger crowd than might have been expected. Free??? I queued & was charged €13 for myself & when I asked about my 10 & 14 yr olds your man asked where they were & when I pointed alongside me he charged me another €16 (€8 x 2) It said students & OAPs €8 on the window - nothing about kids being free??? At this stage I had been in the que for 15 mins & it was 10 mins throw in so I just paid up & looked pretty - as it turned out I had plenty time. The caravan thing was a disaster, a complete joke, why they couldnt have sold the tickets in garveys, the county board office & the shop in killarney all week is beyond me.
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Post by homerj on Oct 12, 2014 22:59:29 GMT
was there a big attendance there today?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2014 9:55:29 GMT
Could they spilt up the vans have one selling tickets in the Horan car park and have the turnstiles open at the Horans end so people who want to go the terrace can go through them turnstiles,too many people going through one entrance.
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Post by sidelined on Oct 13, 2014 10:14:07 GMT
a small bit of common sense needed for ticket sales; why not sell them in supervalu as in intercounty games, why had kids to queue for tickets when they are in for free?
as for the games they were poor, stacks always had too much craft for a young dingle side for whom paul geaney took alot of punishment. huge potential in some of dingles minors second game could have been worse only for goalkeeping of o shea for shannon rangers.
dilemma for mid kerry is who to put on k donaghy. maybe ronan murphy, has the physique to battle with him.
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Post by yellowbelly on Oct 13, 2014 11:10:42 GMT
Treasurer of County Board on RK this morning. Few facts he doled out: On previous County Semi gates they expected 3,500 to attend The attendance at the games was 4,500 Last year they pre-sold tickets in SuperValu shops, 16 were sold At 1:45 there were 350 people in the Ground!!!
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Post by fivenarow on Oct 13, 2014 11:50:08 GMT
mid kerry are probably happy enough that young O Shea had a blinder as if the scoreline ended up what it should have been then they would have won by 15 pts - he was unlucky to be competing with Shane Ryan for the kerry minor keepers spot last year. Ronan Murphy looks the likely candidate for the Star, then again if Mid Kerry can stop the supply of good ball going in it will solve half the problem - yesterday star ended up out around the middle in the second half when the supply stopped. I think that mid kerry have a better overall balanced & more experienced side plus every forward is able to score at ease - Dingle were too dependant on the Geaneys yesterday, everything either started or finished with them & only for a few good saves by the stacks keeper it could have been a lot closer at the end.It should be a good final & hopefully the fiasco outside the gate is a lesson learned for everyone. If a fellow is over early he might get access to the tree that the Donegal lad was up on???
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Post by buck02 on Oct 13, 2014 13:50:53 GMT
To the games first. I was hoping for too much after seeing a shock and a close game with late drama last week and yesterday we had two non-events really. Dingle were well in the after 15 minutes and only for a great save by the Stacks keeper from Paul Geaney (who was causing Shanahan all sorts of trouble early on) they would have gone ahead at that stage. However the game was then won in the next 10 minutes when Stacks put the foot on the pedal and scored maybe 1-5 without reply. The ref(and linesman at the terrace side) played their part in this period too, especially in the lead up to Stacks goal, gifting Stacks a couple of frees. But Dingle shot themselves in the foot by totally exposing young Marc O Connor and offering him no protection whatsoever against a rampant Kieran Donaghy. Their experienced management team should have known better. The second half faded out with the ref evening things up a bit late with a crazy penalty decision for Dingle. Paul Geaney was stretchered off and receiving oxygen after the game so hopefully he'll be ok - the word going around was he broke a rib.
The silence during the first 15 minutes of the second game was only interrupted by occasional groans from the crowd when another wide was kicked or another pass intercepted. It was truly awful stuff. Mid Kerry's big guns up front finally clicked and that was that then. As veteran pointed out once the threat of Boyle was snuffed out and with Kennelly being well marked by Kilkenny they had nothing else up front to offer.
Looking forward to the final, I don't think there will be whole lot between the teams. For Mid Kerry I would worry about a lack of physicality in the middle of the field - if they have to bring Donnacha out there it'll obviously take a threat from their forward line. Stacks full back line can be got at, but they will probably drop players back like they did yesterday if O Grady and Donnacha stay inside.
Finally to the ticket fiasco - surely the county board knew that the vast majority of people would show up between 1.50 and 2.10. 8 windows was not sufficient to cater for the 3,000 or so people who arrived at that time! Maybe for the final they could sell the tickets at Garveys in Tralee and the supervalu in Killorglin and advertise this fact for the week before the game. At least then only neutrals would need to go to the ticket vans on the day.
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Post by givehimaball on Oct 13, 2014 13:56:26 GMT
If a fellow is over early he might get access to the tree that the Donegal lad was up on??? More County Board incompetence - surely it has been cut down by now?
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Post by sidelined on Oct 13, 2014 14:39:03 GMT
If a fellow is over early he might get access to the tree that the Donegal lad was up on??? More County Board incompetence - surely it has been cut down by now? are u mad, put a ladder up and charge 5 euro a minute .
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Post by boroman on Oct 13, 2014 17:03:29 GMT
Does anyone think that it's time for Shannon rangers and feale rangers to join up as (north kerry). Success is far too rare for both teams I for one would love to see it for a 5 year period
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Oct 13, 2014 17:34:08 GMT
Does anyone think that it's time for Shannon rangers and feale rangers to join up as (north kerry). Success is far too rare for both teams I for one would love to see it for a 5 year period Feale won in...2007?
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Post by boromam on Oct 13, 2014 18:14:17 GMT
Does anyone think that it's time for Shannon rangers and feale rangers to join up as (north kerry). Success is far too rare for both teams I for one would love to see it for a 5 year period Feale won in...2007? . Yes 3 titles in total and same for shannon rangers ( I thing) it would be hard to do with so many clubs involved , but would be an exciting addition to the championship
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Post by onlykerry on Oct 13, 2014 18:28:17 GMT
. Yes 3 titles in total and same for shannon rangers ( I thing) it would be hard to do with so many clubs involved , but would be an exciting addition to the championship I believe the clubs that are scrapping to hang onto their Senior Championship status over the next two weekends would love this to happen as it would give them an extra slot to fight for. Not sure if it would actually be good for N Kerry football however - winning teams come and go and N K in a bit of a slump at the moment, will swing around again.
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Post by glengael on Oct 13, 2014 19:28:59 GMT
If a fellow is over early he might get access to the tree that the Donegal lad was up on??? More County Board incompetence - surely it has been cut down by now? I think that tree is on the grounds of St.Finan's Hospital which as far as I know still belongs to the HSE.Judging by the length of time its takes them to do anything, it will be 2017 before anything is done with it! It's a good job we have 2 All Irelands in the cupboard. Otherwise I'd imagine there would be weeping and gnashing of teeth at the standard of football in both semi's. It will be interesting to see how Stack and Mid-Kerry square up.
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