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Post by mack21 on Sept 10, 2023 20:23:21 GMT
It was an honour to be in Killarney today. He is the best ever....and Paudie was exceptional! The Fossa dream lives on...
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Post by thechosenone on Sept 10, 2023 21:00:57 GMT
He makes the impossible look easy.
Dylan Casey had a tough day at the office. Nagle was moved onto him late in the game and seemed tighter although David was probably tired at that point.
Strange decision for stacks to take off Michael o Donnell as well when he looked their best player.
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Post by diego on Sept 10, 2023 22:02:50 GMT
For those that didn't see it, here's Cliffords equaliser Very like the one that stopped Listry winning the Junior Premier final last year.
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Post by thenewguy on Sept 10, 2023 22:18:53 GMT
For those that didn't see it, here's Cliffords equaliser Very like the one that stopped Listry winning the Junior Premier final last year. hopefully same thing won't happen stacks that happened listry after losing that one still haven't recovered
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Post by john4 on Sept 10, 2023 22:46:12 GMT
He makes the impossible look easy. Dylan Casey had a tough day at the office. Nagle was moved onto him late in the game and seemed tighter although David was probably tired at that point. Strange decision for stacks to take off Michael o Donnell as well when he looked their best player. Cracking game, DC is just undescribable. Kinda nuts but for all DC scored, I actually thought Casey had a good game on him, I think it was more the case of getting more out of Casey in a more advanced position that he was moved and did well here also. Looked injured at full time. Anyone know the story?
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Post by kerrysouth on Sept 10, 2023 22:54:37 GMT
Stunning performance by David Clifford today .unfortunately Dylan Casey met David on the wrong day and in that form stood no chance ..We have spoken about this before and the poor transition record of Stacks players from minor to senior and it was ironic that despite all the underage success it was two veterans from south Kerry they looked to bail them out today.
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Post by taggert on Sept 11, 2023 6:53:34 GMT
He makes the impossible look easy. Dylan Casey had a tough day at the office. Nagle was moved onto him late in the game and seemed tighter although David was probably tired at that point. Strange decision for stacks to take off Michael o Donnell as well when he looked their best player. Cracking game, DC is just undescribable. Kinda nuts but for all DC scored, I actually thought Casey had a good game on him, I think it was more the case of getting more out of Casey in a more advanced position that he was moved and did well here also. Looked injured at full time. Anyone know the story? Casey got injured in the Clifford final score - see above and the 3rd man tackle/collision around midfield that took him out.
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Post by taggert on Sept 11, 2023 6:59:26 GMT
Stunning performance by David Clifford today .unfortunately Dylan Casey met David on the wrong day and in that form stood no chance ..We have spoken about this before and the poor transition record of Stacks players from minor to senior and it was ironic that despite all the underage success it was two veterans from south Kerry they looked to bail them out today. Again, its easy for those on the outside to pass remarks but Stack have had an horrendous injury record for over a year. Yesterday, they were missing Jack O'Shea and Ronan Shanahan in defence, Joe O'Connor in midfield, Fiachna Mangan and Conor Horan in attack. All injured. Greg Horan could only play half a game, Jordan Kissane and Ferdia O'Brien less - all because of injury. 2 other players wete injured in-game and had to go off. A little perspective please.
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Post by glengael on Sept 11, 2023 8:53:46 GMT
Any eyewitness report on the other semi-final?
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Post by The16thMan on Sept 11, 2023 13:54:41 GMT
Any eyewitness report on the other semi-final? From what I saw on this game was a very controlled performance from Milltown/Castlemaine team and a Legion team that looked short of ideas. Miltown found it a lot easier to create scoring chances than Legion. They had the more dangerous attack when they went forward whilst Legiok were guilty of running down blind allies and turning the ball over quiet cheaply. Fully deserved win from Milltown, Cillian Burke was my MOTM with Cathal Moriarty a close 2nd.
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Post by A.N. Other on Sept 11, 2023 21:54:20 GMT
How many wides did Stacks kick? Someone told me it was 19 afterwards. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was true though. They missed a lot and especially at the start of the second half. Big kick in the teeth for them being in intermediate and division two next year.
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Post by ciarraiochmallaithe on Sept 12, 2023 17:31:42 GMT
people making such noise over Fossa. If Cliffords didn't play for them no one would bat an eyelid clubs in kerry can rise and fall very easily.
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Post by kerry2017 on Sept 12, 2023 18:41:16 GMT
people making such noise over Fossa. If Cliffords didn't play for them no one would bat an eyelid clubs in kerry can rise and fall very easily. there wouldn't be much talk of east kerry or even kerry without them either
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Post by thekingdom on Sept 12, 2023 19:36:57 GMT
people making such noise over Fossa. If Cliffords didn't play for them no one would bat an eyelid clubs in kerry can rise and fall very easily. there wouldn't be much talk of east kerry or even kerry without them either They'd be doing well to be intermediate without the 2 lads but they are definitely improved a lot as a club. I can foresee a lot of kids on their side of town wanting to play there. Fossa parish doesnt have too many new estates as planning is difficult to get out there. Listry is another former whipping boy of a team who are on the up. Young families are priced out of Killarney and living out there.
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Post by kerryexile5 on Sept 12, 2023 20:14:21 GMT
people making such noise over Fossa. If Cliffords didn't play for them no one would bat an eyelid clubs in kerry can rise and fall very easily. Same as the Ben & Jerry O Connor twins Cork hurlers from Newtownshandrum back in the day. Won a Senior All Ireland club and a few Cork SHC titles and lifted the standards in Newtownshandrum a tiny parish for them few years. Fossa might aswel make Hay while they have the Clifford’s at the peak of their powers.
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Post by jackiel on Sept 12, 2023 20:28:42 GMT
Surely anything that raises the profile of the club and encourages kids to play can only be good. Club success is cyclical, there are peaks and troughs in the history of clubs all over the country. I am constantly fascinated by the mean spirited attitude of some posters.
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Post by southward on Sept 12, 2023 20:42:31 GMT
Such a shame the finals of this and the junior competitions are put off until after the Co Championship. The momentum had been building nicely for the teams involved with plenty interest from supporters too. That momentum has been broken now and players' focus diluted between club and divisional prospects. Should have been let finish it.
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Post by glengael on Sept 13, 2023 8:42:02 GMT
Surely anything that raises the profile of the club and encourages kids to play can only be good. Club success is cyclical, there are peaks and troughs in the history of clubs all over the country. I am constantly fascinated by the mean spirited attitude of some posters. Begrudgery. You need only stand on any sideline and you'll hear it loud and clear. A team will get one, possibly two years in which they are 'allowed' to be successful and isn't it great for the parish and they deserve their medals etc. After that it's waiting for the fall and greeting it with glee when it arrives. They were nothing special to begin with, the refs gave them an easy time, the rules were changed to suit them, they were over confident, full of themselves, they can't play in the rain/ wind/snow/under lights, coaches figured them out and they had no plan B. On and on it goes.
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Post by homerj on Sept 13, 2023 9:23:13 GMT
there wouldn't be much talk of east kerry or even kerry without them either They'd be doing well to be intermediate without the 2 lads but they are definitely improved a lot as a club. I can foresee a lot of kids on their side of town wanting to play there. they became a division 2 side this year, without the 2 boys kicking a ball so they are a very very decent side and its a great story overall.
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Post by greengold35 on Sept 13, 2023 12:44:01 GMT
Such a shame the finals of this and the junior competitions are put off until after the Co Championship. The momentum had been building nicely for the teams involved with plenty interest from supporters too. That momentum has been broken now and players' focus diluted between club and divisional prospects. Should have been let finish it. Totally agree - the situation doesn’t do the clubs or divisions any good; momentum for clubs broken, divisional sides preparation badly hampered.
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Post by onlykerry on Sept 13, 2023 15:31:23 GMT
Such a shame the finals of this and the junior competitions are put off until after the Co Championship. The momentum had been building nicely for the teams involved with plenty interest from supporters too. That momentum has been broken now and players' focus diluted between club and divisional prospects. Should have been let finish it. Totally agree - the situation doesn’t do the clubs or divisions any good; momentum for clubs broken, divisional sides preparation badly hampered. For me the problem is the county championship - playing a round robin in the county championship on top of the round robin's in the graded club championships is just too many games. With the graded club championships getting the exposure they now get plus having Munster and All Ireland extensions negates some of the rationale for the hybrid championship we are so attached to. Maybe the time has come to recognise the graded club championships as the main competition and introduce an all divisional championship to achieve the showcase platform for the counties best and brightest who aspire to wear the county colours - perhaps 8 divisions in a straight knockout competition for a cup and shield (thereby giving each division a minimum of two games. The current two championship model is trying to serve two masters which rarely works. P.S. This would also solve the 8 club in senior grade dilemma by going to either 12 or ever 16 senior clubs.
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Post by greengold35 on Sept 13, 2023 19:48:02 GMT
Great credit due to Fossa on the pitch but what about their planning off it?
Getting Fitzmaurice on board has been a masterstroke - he is a good tactician & knows the footballing landscape.
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Post by edgeofthesquare on Sept 13, 2023 20:04:04 GMT
Such a shame the finals of this and the junior competitions are put off until after the Co Championship. The momentum had been building nicely for the teams involved with plenty interest from supporters too. That momentum has been broken now and players' focus diluted between club and divisional prospects. Should have been let finish it. I presume the reasoning behind it is not having the winners going into Munster cold, that they will have had one very competitive game going into it.
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Post by royalkerryfan on Nov 18, 2023 19:59:11 GMT
Well lads who do you fancy for tomorrow's final ?
Will the Fossa fairytale continue ?
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Post by kerryboyo on Nov 18, 2023 20:44:37 GMT
Think milltown will win ! Burke and Horan could be the difference don’t think fossa have a marker for both of them and might cause them to foul a lot and eanna is a dime from the frees that could be the difference
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Post by royalkerryfan on Nov 19, 2023 17:04:16 GMT
What a game that was,
Fossa really are a team built on the two Clifford's because they really kept Fossa in that contest.
Milltown Castlemaine fully deserving winners and Cillian Burkes 2nd half display was exactly what Kerry need.
A powerful running midfield/Half forward.
He may me the missing link in that team.
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Post by veteran on Nov 19, 2023 17:34:18 GMT
An astonishing crowd in Tralee for an intermediate grade match. I think the Munster Council will bemoan this Fossa defeat . The Clifford cash cow has been removed from the scene. Normal sized crowds from here on in.
This was a contest of the first rank, featuring some marvelous individual displays, most notably David C. and Cillian Burke. There were several others.
In my view the better team won. They were the better balanced team . Fossa tend to punch above their weight because of the exploits of the two boys. Still, it could have swung the other way. Paudie scythed though in the first half and appeared to be fouled . The referee had no hesitation in awarding a penalty. I was too far away to say yes or no. With David preparing to do the needful, a consultation ensued between referee and umpires. The decision was overturned . Did Paudie over carry ? Charge with the ball? In those situations a free out would result. But no, a hop ball was the decision? I have no idea why. Fossa were awarded a free from the hop ball which was lashed to the net. However, this was called back and a free in awarded. Perhaps, the original free was taken from the wrong place. No idea. At the death , Fossa were awarded an indirect free which came to nought. I must confess my ignorance here . I do not know the circumstances in which an indirect free so awarded. Perhaps, somebody might enlighten me.
Cillian Burke was a monster at midfield. Here is a man we are crying out for. Strong in the air, a powerful , straight line runner. Even at his young age , I will be surprised if he is not a crucial contributor for Kerry next year. Of course his immediate concern is the journey he is about to embark on with his club. That Gavin Horan at midfield is no slouch either. Of course I have no idea of the ability of teams waiting in line for them. On the evidence of today it will take a formidable team to beat them . Mid Kerry will sorely miss them in 2024.
So, the odyssey is over for Fossa. They went out on their shields. The great man, in spite of being predated by two opponents all through , was just that. Great . As in really great. Had a chance to level towards the end from a free but the angle was too acute and the wind too capricious. No fault. Paudie faded a little in the second half.
After seeing Listowel/Ballymacelligott and today’s match , the faith in football’s future is restored to some extent.
I was sorry to miss the hurling match in Mountcoal but the lure of watching an artist at work was irresistible. I believe Crotta put on a massive performance. Commiserations to them.
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Post by damarys on Nov 19, 2023 17:57:12 GMT
Hello,just wondering where could the final be watched?Does anyone have a link?Thank you.
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Post by royalkerryfan on Nov 19, 2023 18:02:45 GMT
Hello,just wondering where could the final be watched?Does anyone have a link?Thank you. The game was on Clubber.. 12.99
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Post by colinsworth1 on Nov 19, 2023 20:19:31 GMT
An astonishing crowd in Tralee for an intermediate grade match. I think the Munster Council will bemoan this Fossa defeat . The Clifford cash cow has been removed from the scene. Normal sized crowds from here on in. This was a contest of the first rank, featuring some marvelous individual displays, most notably David C. and Cillian Burke. There were several others. In my view the better team won. They were the better balanced team . Fossa tend to punch above their weight because of the exploits of the two boys. Still, it could have swung the other way. Paudie scythed though in the first half and appeared to be fouled . The referee had no hesitation in awarding a penalty. I was too far away to say yes or no. With David preparing to do the needful, a consultation ensued between referee and umpires. The decision was overturned . Did Paudie over carry ? Charge with the ball? In those situations a free out would result. But no, a hop ball was the decision? I have no idea why. Fossa were awarded a free from the hop ball which was lashed to the net. However, this was called back and a free in awarded. Perhaps, the original free was taken from the wrong place. No idea. At the death , Fossa were awarded an indirect free which came to nought. I must confess my ignorance here . I do not know the circumstances in which an indirect free so awarded. Perhaps, somebody might enlighten me. Cillian Burke was a monster at midfield. Here is a man we are crying out for. Strong in the air, a powerful , straight line runner. Even at his young age , I will be surprised if he is not a crucial contributor for Kerry next year. Of course his immediate concern is the journey he is about to embark on with his club. That Gavin Horan at midfield is no slouch either. Of course I have no idea of the ability of teams waiting in line for them. On the evidence of today it will take a formidable team to beat them . Mid Kerry will sorely miss them in 2024. So, the odyssey is over for Fossa. They went out on their shields. The great man, in spite of being predated by two opponents all through , was just that. Great . As in really great. Had a chance to level towards the end from a free but the angle was too acute and the wind too capricious. No fault. Paudie faded a little in the second half. After seeing Listowel/Ballymacelligott and today’s match , the faith in football’s future is restored to some extent. I was sorry to miss the hurling match in Mountcoal but the lure of watching an artist at work was irresistible. I believe Crotta put on a massive performance. Commiserations to them. Agree about Cillian Burke We need him on the Kerry senior team His direct run to set up Casey’s goal was the highlight of the game what a prospect he is Better team won for sure Fossa got a lot of manafactured frees to keep them in the penalty that wasn’t was soft the indirect free at the end was for what foul there was no fouls ? None ! The decision by Eamon Fitz and staff to allow Brendan Casey to be the “ free man “ cost them dearly with Casey’s two devastating goals I’m not sure exactly how Fossa employed there double up defender but it was a huge move that theyd maybe like to have back . Great contest though overall delighted with the competitive games strong club scene strong county scene As a Kerry fan I’m relived Clifford’s getting a break now
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