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Post by Annascaultilidie on Apr 14, 2015 22:10:18 GMT
Dublin look set fair for the TEAM OF THE DECADE accolade Rashers. Two all Irelands and 3 leagues (if they beat Cork) in the first half puts them in pole position. Despite what Rashers said feck the league. Dublin still the leaders in this decade.
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Post by Mickmack on Apr 14, 2015 22:15:10 GMT
I hope rashers doesn't start banging on about Dublin being TEAM OF THE DECADE like Dermot used to circa October 2005!
Dublin will be "hard caught" for the accolade. They will pick two more SAMs in the second half of the decade I'd say.
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Post by Ard Mhacha on Apr 14, 2015 22:21:43 GMT
Cork look very good up front at times this season. There are goals in this Cork team. Hurley and O'Neill taking their goals well on Sunday. They're playing a lot better than under Counihan, where they were very rigid and laboured. Early days though. We'll know more come the summer.
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Post by kerrygold on Apr 14, 2015 22:44:50 GMT
Is Bernard Brogan injured at the moment rashers?
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Post by givehimaball on Apr 15, 2015 14:28:03 GMT
Is Bernard Brogan injured at the moment rashers? Heard it was only a very minor injury from the first Monaghan game - I'd say he is good odds to start the next day.
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Post by kerrygold on Apr 15, 2015 19:57:05 GMT
Is Bernard Brogan injured at the moment rashers? Heard it was only a very minor injury from the first Monaghan game - I'd say he is good odds to start the next day. Thanks givehimaball.
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Post by MrRasherstoyou on Apr 15, 2015 21:29:28 GMT
Not that I know of KG, minor thing, or an excuse to try out something else. Such as CK inside. Kilkenny struggling the last two games, the road back from cruciate is long and winding, if that's the reason
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Post by Chinatown on Apr 18, 2015 16:10:05 GMT
Tipp up by 2 pts with 55 mins gone v dub
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Post by sullyschoice on Apr 18, 2015 16:43:12 GMT
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Post by Mickmack on Apr 24, 2015 18:10:06 GMT
The small matter of the national football league final between Cork and Dublin on Sunday.
My interest lies in Dublins midfield. Is there a likely partner for McAuley emerging.
If Cork's goal threat is to be curbed then the Dubs will have to keep it tight at the back.
Dublin will expect to beat Cork. Cork haven't played well for a full game in Croke Patk in ages.
Dublin by a few points I think
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Post by givehimaball on Apr 24, 2015 19:25:33 GMT
The small matter of the national football league final between Cork and Dublin on Sunday. My interest lies in Dublins midfield. Is there a likely partner for McAuley emerging. If Cork's goal threat is to be curbed then the Dubs will have to keep it tight at the back. Dublin will expect to beat Cork. Cork haven't played well for a full game in Croke Patk in ages. Dublin by a few points I think Old man Bastic has played 7 out of 8 league games for Dublin. I think Dublin by 5+
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Post by MrRasherstoyou on Apr 25, 2015 9:12:10 GMT
I think we may have run out of midfield/kickout tricks to keep ahead of the game, and without a second top-class fielder of the ball around the middle (and McCauley isn't exactly a giant), we will be found out by a top midfield pairing in the classic sense. Cork always seem to be strong there but the premature loss of O'Connor and the fact that Walsh didn't, yet, become the outstanding footballer that he looked like being has left them a bit weaker there.
They also have defensive issues and I expect them to play a counterattack cagey game, and Dublin will probably do similar. If we stop them getting goals (a big if with Hurley & O'Neill on fire) we should sneak it but much closer than 4 or 5 points.
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Post by kerrygold on Apr 25, 2015 9:46:44 GMT
I think we may have run out of midfield/kickout tricks to keep ahead of the game, and without a second top-class fielder of the ball around the middle (and McCauley isn't exactly a giant), we will be found out by a top midfield pairing in the classic sense. Cork always seem to be strong there but the premature loss of O'Connor and the fact that Walsh didn't, yet, become the outstanding footballer that he looked like being has left them a bit weaker there. They also have defensive issues and I expect them to play a counterattack cagey game, and Dublin will probably do similar. If we stop them getting goals (a big if with Hurley & O'Neill on fire) we should sneak it but much closer than 4 or 5 points. The Dubs seem to have beefed up their defence for this game. Midfield doesn't look as strong as before while the forward division doesn't look overly menacing. As I have said before Dublin are still reliant on older established players in attack,nothing new has really come through from their golden underage generation. I accept that Paul Mannion is on study leave abroad at the moment for 12 months. I think Kerry have Dublin's kick out strategy sussed and are thinking their way through games on their feet now as we saw in last years final, which makes for an interesting summer. Tomorrow's game could be tight enough, Dublin have possibly been reeled back into the pack on the foot of last years crippling psychological meltdown against Donegal and the lack of real gems to come through in their forward division, assuming of course that Cork don't implode.
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Post by glengael on Apr 25, 2015 16:37:54 GMT
Cork reaped a decent harvest from purposeful high ball in to the Donegal defence in the semi. Colm O'Neill appears to be scoring goals for fun at this stage. It will be interesting to see how Dublin cope with that. O'Neill, Hurley et al are well able to win their possession.
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Post by kerrygold on Apr 26, 2015 13:29:27 GMT
That Div. 2 final is some dose of sterile scour, you can always rely on the nordies to bring the muck spreaders with them.
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Post by donegalman on Apr 26, 2015 13:42:39 GMT
Its only a training match if the truth be known. obviously neither team particularly want to lose the game, but they would rather lose it without injury or crisis than win it with.
Ross have gotten bitten by the footbola virus it would seem.
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Post by Deise Exile on Apr 26, 2015 16:19:53 GMT
Cork flop in another final. Damaging result for cork
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Post by kerrygold on Apr 26, 2015 16:20:11 GMT
I think we may have run out of midfield/kickout tricks to keep ahead of the game, and without a second top-class fielder of the ball around the middle (and McCauley isn't exactly a giant), we will be found out by a top midfield pairing in the classic sense. Cork always seem to be strong there but the premature loss of O'Connor and the fact that Walsh didn't, yet, become the outstanding footballer that he looked like being has left them a bit weaker there. They also have defensive issues and I expect them to play a counterattack cagey game, and Dublin will probably do similar. If we stop them getting goals (a big if with Hurley & O'Neill on fire) we should sneak it but much closer than 4 or 5 points. The Dubs seem to have beefed up their defence for this game. Midfield doesn't look as strong as before while the forward division doesn't look overly menacing. As I have said before Dublin are still reliant on older established players in attack,nothing new has really come through from their golden underage generation. I accept that Paul Mannion is on study leave abroad at the moment for 12 months. I think Kerry have Dublin's kick out strategy sussed and are thinking their way through games on their feet now as we saw in last years final, which makes for an interesting summer. Tomorrow's game could be tight enough, Dublin have possibly been reeled back into the pack on the foot of last years crippling psychological meltdown against Donegal and the lack of real gems to come through in their forward division, assuming of course that Cork don't implode. And implode they did.....................
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Post by kerrygold on Apr 26, 2015 16:28:55 GMT
The Langers are like daffodils, beautiful in early spring and withered when the sun comes out in late spring.
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Post by Kingdomson on Apr 26, 2015 17:06:56 GMT
I think we may have run out of midfield/kickout tricks to keep ahead of the game, and without a second top-class fielder of the ball around the middle (and McCauley isn't exactly a giant), we will be found out by a top midfield pairing in the classic sense. Cork always seem to be strong there but the premature loss of O'Connor and the fact that Walsh didn't, yet, become the outstanding footballer that he looked like being has left them a bit weaker there. They also have defensive issues and I expect them to play a counterattack cagey game, and Dublin will probably do similar. If we stop them getting goals (a big if with Hurley & O'Neill on fire) we should sneak it but much closer than 4 or 5 points. The Dubs seem to have beefed up their defence for this game. Midfield doesn't look as strong as before while the forward division doesn't look overly menacing. As I have said before Dublin are still reliant on older established players in attack,nothing new has really come through from their golden underage generation. I accept that Paul Mannion is on study leave abroad at the moment for 12 months. I think Kerry have Dublin's kick out strategy sussed and are thinking their way through games on their feet now as we saw in last years final, which makes for an interesting summer. Tomorrow's game could be tight enough, Dublin have possibly been reeled back into the pack on the foot of last years crippling psychological meltdown against Donegal and the lack of real gems to come through in their forward division, assuming of course that Cork don't implode. And right on cue, Cork deliver! Jesus, Mary and Joseph, you have to wonder what goes on inside the head of a Cork footballer?! Congrats to the Dubs and roll on the summer.
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Post by royalkerryfan on Apr 26, 2015 17:08:02 GMT
It's like 2014 all over again.
Cork are humiliated in Croke Park.
I don't think that game will do the Dubs any favours, they will have harder in house games.
Roll on the Championship.
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Post by fitz on Apr 26, 2015 18:48:01 GMT
Cork scored one point from play. ONE. Psychological scar tissue in rude health from last year, and clearly their league form is boxing from above their true worth. Although they are better than that showing also.Why was Donnacha O'Connor not involved?Very good player. Injured? The two late goals put a false perspective where one thinks it was just a bog standard massacre when in reality it was borderline extinction that was delivered given it was a final. Totally unacceptable performance from Cork and for their fans.
To be honest it's disappointing from a Kerry perspective too. We don't know what kind of Munster championship value we can get. Nothing surer now but that they will be mentally replaying last year's Munster final well ahead of the game. Cuthbert showed signs of it after the league match "we've been here before...". Hindsight etc.
They could get caught before the Munster final and while we're at it so could we if our defending continues in the vein of our league form.
Dublin will now arrive at end of August wondering, wondering what it's all about really. A depressing Leinster championship to be endured, a lively qualifier might give them a bit of a blowout, the semi is their most vulnerable time, the Monaghan game still provides good evidence of how they can be slowed down and a more successful team with belief how they can be beaten. Hard to see past if you beat Dublin you lift Sam.
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Post by brigid on Apr 26, 2015 19:05:30 GMT
I heard that the new Dublin midfielder, Brian Fenton and the sub midfielder Eamon O'Conghaile has Kerry connections. Fenton's father is/was a Garda and O'Conghaile's mother was from the Farranfore area. True?? Does anyone have what the connections are.
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Post by veteran on Apr 26, 2015 19:48:08 GMT
I was looking forward to today's game as I felt both teams are capable of playing top class football. Unfortunately, to quote Kerrygold, Cork "imploded". If this is Cork's true form one would have to worry for them for the rest of the year. It is hard to accept that they can be as supine as that.
I have no doubt that this Cork panel bristles with a lot of very good footballers. On the other hand, and we did not have to wait for today to validate this viewpoint, there are about five players who started today who are no where being close to being good enough for inclusion on the starting fifteen of a team with ambitions to winning this year's All-Ireland.
Midfield is a huge problem for Cork. The return of Alan O'Connor and Ian McGuire should ease that difficulty.
Can Cork's management be serious about placing James Loughrey on the opposition's most dangerous forward. Bringing on Barry O'Driscoll in the half back line? Witnessing ploys like that, for example, leads one to wonder about Cork's attitude today. Killarney will tell.
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Post by leesider on Apr 26, 2015 19:51:14 GMT
As bad as it gets from Cork. All the talk from the Cork players during the week about how they had learned from last year's semi-final defeat by Dublin was just that; talk. I have no doubt they came up there today with the very best intentions but we just don't have the quality. Jamie Sullivan's thuggery made a bad day even worse. But at least he picked the right guy to do it to :-)
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Apr 26, 2015 20:12:40 GMT
Is that really necessary? I didn't hear anything about the match but I assume Down played a blanket... and lost. A consistent pattern.
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Apr 26, 2015 20:13:45 GMT
The Langers are like daffodils, beautiful in early spring and withered when the sun comes out in late spring. So the ones outside the house here don't need water they're just gone?
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Apr 26, 2015 21:02:02 GMT
A very disappointing game which, in truth, was over within 15 minutes. Cork had been getting away with the short chipped kick out and were able to build from the back, thus putting less pressure on their midfield 8 to win ball. Today, Dublin pushed up on them and forced Cork to deliver long. They had no answer to Dublin around the middle and their forwards were deprived of ball for long periods. I thought it said a lot about the game when a ball drifted towards the canal goal in the second half that there was a flock of pigeons on the grass! Dublin were superb today, slick and ruthless. Their subs all contributed and they simply ripped Cork to shreds. They have the most complete panel in the country and they deserve to be hot favourites for Sam this year.
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Post by sullyschoice on Apr 26, 2015 21:04:36 GMT
I heard that the new Dublin midfielder, Brian Fenton and the sub midfielder Eamon O'Conghaile has Kerry connections. Fenton's father is/was a Garda and O'Conghaile's mother was from the Farranfore area. True?? Does anyone have what the connections are. Brian Fentons dad is a Kerry man. Retired member of An Garda Siochana. I think he is from around Killarney direction. A very quiet man but a decent one.
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Post by kerrygold on Apr 26, 2015 21:59:51 GMT
Jack McCaffery is a very exciting talent. He should go on to become really great with time. The Dubs got it very handy today, not really sure they were that sublime and can be got at I would think.
Today's result must be a very serious set back to Cork with the championship imminent.
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