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Post by kerrygold on Aug 30, 2016 11:12:16 GMT
Galway are a very big,good and skillful footballing team. Kerry will need to keep it together to have a chance of winning this game. Loose talking associated with this game is very dangerous.
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Post by Kingdomson on Aug 30, 2016 11:13:31 GMT
Congratulations to the Kerry minor team and management on making the 2016 final.
A fantastic performance by our minors, but and it’s a BIG BUT - this was a very limited Kildare team to say the least. There is nothing won yet and Galway will be seriously dangerous opposition. I was very impressed with the Galway minors and they’ve some huge men especially at midfield. Galway too don’t feel any inferiority when it comes to finals and always perform and believe me they will take some beating.
The danger of a team being in the habit of winning games by big margins is that when a side finds themselves suddenly in a dogfight and in a situation you are not used to then panic can set in very quickly irrespective of their quality. I was delighted it was mentioned on Terrace Talk that nothing was won yet and listeners were reminded that this was an excellent Galway team. People should not be getting carried away as there is a job of work to be done to beat this Galway team. Reign in the praise for now. Yes, this is a seriously talented Kerry minor team but feet firmly on the ground and prepare for a real battle is the message now in advance of the final.
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Post by kerrygold on Aug 30, 2016 11:16:25 GMT
Fair play, that is a serious Galway minor team.
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Post by buck02 on Aug 30, 2016 11:18:19 GMT
Congratulations to the Kerry minor team and management on making the 2016 final. A fantastic performance by our minors, but and it’s a BIG BUT - this was a very limited Kildare team to say the least. There is nothing won yet and Galway will be seriously dangerous opposition. I was very impressed with the Galway minors and they’ve some huge men especially at midfield. Galway too don’t feel any inferiority when it comes to finals and always perform and believe me they will take some beating. The danger of a team being in the habit of winning games by big margins is that when a side finds themselves suddenly in a dogfight and in a situation you are not used to then panic can set in very quickly irrespective of their quality. I was delighted it was mentioned on terrace talk that nothing was won yet and listeners were reminded that this was an excellent Galway team. People should not be getting carried away as there is a job of work to be done to beat this Galway team. Reign in the praise for now. Yes, this is a seriously talented Kerry minor team but feet firmly on the ground and prepare for a real battle is message now in advance of the final. IIRC, the Munster Final v Cork, Cork got a goal in the 2nd half to put them ahead. Kerry never panicked and responded with 1-1 in the space of 2 or 3 minutes. I wasnt as impressed with Galway in their semi-final as others here are.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2016 12:27:41 GMT
David Clifford is minor again next year Mike Potts Diarmuid O'Connor David Clifford Brian Friel Niall O'Donoghue Ryan O'Neill Cian O'Callaghan Chris O'Donoghue Cian Gammell Fiachra Clifford are all under again next year. Another good team there next year.
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Post by veteran on Aug 30, 2016 13:13:56 GMT
Kingdomson, I couldn't agree more. I was hugely impressed by Galway. They have at least three forwards of the first rank as most Galway teams tend to have. Donegal looked to be streets ahead of Kildare. Indeed , Kildare looked to be very limited.
One fault I find with our lads is that they sometimes leave teams in games when those teams had no right to be in contention e.g. Cork and Derry. Indeed for, the first twenty minutes last Sunday an obviously feeble Koldare team were competing strongly.
Comparing them to the two previous winning teams is dangerous talk. We can assess them in that regard after the final. Counting unhatched chickens can be full of heartaches.
I do hope Dara Moynihan will be fit. He is a great little dynamo.
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Post by kot on Aug 30, 2016 15:46:53 GMT
My big question is about this week Kildare team is how the hell they got out of Leinster?
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Post by homerj on Aug 30, 2016 20:20:24 GMT
Apparently fitzmaurice never played an u-21 player in the championship until Begley against Clare!
That can't be good for player development, not many of them for chances in league either.
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Post by kerrygold on Aug 30, 2016 20:50:30 GMT
My big question is about this week Kildare team is how the hell they got out of Leinster? They won three of the last four Leinster championships apparently and beat Mayo in the quarter final.
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Post by greengold35 on Aug 30, 2016 21:23:23 GMT
My big question is about this week Kildare team is how the hell they got out of Leinster? They won three of the last four Leinster championships apparently and beat Mayo in the quarter final. Meath were the favourites to win Leinster but lost the semi final to Kildare after extra time in Navan- Kildare beat Laois & Mayo subsequently. All the talk about development squads for past few years was how strong a team we would have at minor level this year- the Sem winning a Hogan reinforced that thinking- we have won a lot of our games by big margins- our forwards are particularly strong- Clifford & O'Shea have been exceptional so far- maybe this team is the strongest we have seen for a while!
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Post by keane on Aug 31, 2016 5:28:04 GMT
I've never seen anything like Clifford
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Post by kot on Aug 31, 2016 9:49:50 GMT
I've never seen anything like Clifford Agree, I cant recall the last minor coming through like this who has drawn so much anticipation. Far from a one man team of course but his exploits at only 16 so far up in Croke Park is astounding.
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Post by onlykerry on Aug 31, 2016 10:18:53 GMT
Do we never learn - let the young lad play, enjoy and develop without the weight of expectation. The past is littered with outstanding talent that floundered under the weight of expectation.
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Post by jackiel on Aug 31, 2016 10:25:04 GMT
They won three of the last four Leinster championships apparently and beat Mayo in the quarter final. Meath were the favourites to win Leinster but lost the semi final to Kildare after extra time in Navan- Kildare beat Laois & Mayo subsequently. All the talk about development squads for past few years was how strong a team we would have at minor level this year- the Sem winning a Hogan reinforced that thinking- we have won a lot of our games by big margins- our forwards are particularly strong- Clifford & O'Shea have been exceptional so far- maybe this team is the strongest we have seen for a while! Meath had beaten Dublin which made them raging hot favourites but then they lost to Kildare.I was shocked when I saw how poor Kildare were in the Leinster final, it was as if they did everything in their power to lose against a bad Laois team. There's a lot of talk about Dublin development squads, GPO's and budgets but they don't seem to be showing any great success at Minor level. David Clifford is a great talent, hopefully he will carry it through to the adult ranks but he's still only a kid and maybe the weight of expectation shouldn't be put on his young shoulders.
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Aug 31, 2016 13:56:25 GMT
Agreed Jackiel. Remember Jack Ferriter...
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Post by buck02 on Aug 31, 2016 16:02:42 GMT
David Clifford is the best minor I have seen since Barry John Walsh and Paddy Curran.
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Post by inchperfect on Aug 31, 2016 16:22:30 GMT
The beauty of having a few good minor teams in a row is that if Clifford turns out to be a Barry John Walsh/Paddy Curran we still have Killian Spillane and Conor Geaney. The likelyhood of all three turning out to be duds is very unlikely.
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Post by onlykerry on Aug 31, 2016 17:18:09 GMT
I dislike the manner in which former talent is dismissed as Duds - this is in poor taste - injury amongst other reasons can often be the reason players do not transition and describing them as duds is not fair in any respect.
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Post by baurtregaum on Aug 31, 2016 18:10:53 GMT
I dislike the manner in which former talent is dismissed as Duds - this is in poor taste - injury amongst other reasons can often be the reason players do not transition and describing them as duds is not fair in any respect. Agreed.I think Ferriter did his shoulder quite badly while Curran did his cruciate. Dan Doona was another great minor that never made it to senior. There is nothing guaranteed in life and these guys need to develop in their own time and not be rushed.
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Post by keane on Sept 1, 2016 5:09:14 GMT
Fingers crossed my comments re:Clifford haven't already spoiled his senior career, I sheepishly withdraw them with sincere apologies :rolleyes:
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Post by inchperfect on Sept 1, 2016 9:10:20 GMT
Fingers crossed my comments re:Clifford haven't already spoiled his senior career, I sheepishly withdraw them with sincere apologies :rolleyes: Don't worry, my comment on this very same page was misinterpreted too the nature of a forum.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2016 16:34:11 GMT
David Clifford is better than all of them. I have seen this fella playing for years. If he stays healthy he will be great for sure.
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Sept 2, 2016 10:17:57 GMT
David Clifford is cat and will end up overweight and playing corner back for the fossa b team by the age of 20. #unhexingthehex
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Post by jackiel on Sept 2, 2016 11:58:22 GMT
David Clifford is cat and will end up overweight and playing corner back for the fossa b team by the age of 20. #unhexingthehex A bit of divillment for a Friday.
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Post by Chinatown on Sept 2, 2016 15:48:12 GMT
David Clifford is cat and will end up overweight and playing corner back for the fossa b team by the age of 20. #unhexingthehex A bit of divillment for a Friday. No harm in that for sure. 1st week down working in Dublin. All good from here forward
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Post by kerryexile on Sept 2, 2016 16:43:27 GMT
David Clifford is cat and will end up overweight and playing corner back for the fossa b team by the age of 20. #unhexingthehexw Show a litlle bit of respect here for the ancient art of playing corner back. Also many a great man played B football on a June evening with the hay seeds still in his hair. John B Keane would turn in his grave if he heard you.
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Post by jackiel on Sept 2, 2016 22:35:59 GMT
A bit of divillment for a Friday. No harm in that for sure. 1st week down working in Dublin. All good from here forward Not easy up here in the commuter belt my friend.
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Post by kerrygold on Sept 12, 2016 8:48:32 GMT
1500 tickets it seems is Kerry's allocation and eight to the clubs for the minor final. Doesn't give people much of a chance of sourcing a ticket from within the competing county!
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Post by homerj on Sept 12, 2016 11:41:01 GMT
1500 tickets it seems is Kerry's allocation and eight to the clubs for the minor final. Doesn't give people much of a chance of sourcing a ticket from within the competing county! disgraceful allocation. we always seem to get terrible tickets too.
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Post by onlykerry on Sept 12, 2016 14:00:23 GMT
1500 tickets it seems is Kerry's allocation and eight to the clubs for the minor final. Doesn't give people much of a chance of sourcing a ticket from within the competing county! disgraceful allocation. we always seem to get terrible tickets too. 1500 will struggle to cover the players allocation, mentors and officers. Tickets for the final are a challenge at the best of times but this year with two of the best supported sides in the senior fixture, following the minors will be nigh impossible - and with both minors sides on their own (no senior following them in the "big" game) the stadium will be on the empty side for them which is a pity on such a big occasion for these lads. Last four times the minors made it to the final the seniors were there also (15,14,06,04) - prior to that we had a run of four minor finals without the seniors (96,94,90,88 - won two, lost 2). Best of luck to them and hope they can deliver -
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