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Post by kerrygold on Dec 3, 2019 9:54:46 GMT
John Sugrue is top class. Kieran O'Leary has been around a lot of squads.........................
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 3, 2019 9:53:01 GMT
Kearney was part of the squad this year Is Mush inside?
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 30, 2019 13:35:56 GMT
No big shock here. He was poxed to get out of Croker in the drawn game. I presume Cluxton will follow suit if he hasn't done so already.............
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 27, 2019 22:17:19 GMT
In essence there is no closed season in GAA now. Playing All Ireland Club semi-finals in early days of January is nonsense to me. Far better than stretching it out to Paddy's Day just for the sake of it.............!
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 26, 2019 20:21:55 GMT
Crazy that we are still welded to four uneven provinces. Even up four regional Conferences and drive on.........
Happy to trust Paul Flynn & the GPA to address the career-playing balance of intercounty players.
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 26, 2019 9:43:45 GMT
Is there a link available to the county final any where or is it possible to buy a recording of the game?
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 22, 2019 17:21:28 GMT
JOC must be ripping shreds of hair from his body when he see this. At least he can run around the Curragh screaming in solitude. Brings a whole new meaning to Donnellys Hollow and the one arm removed............!!!!
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 21, 2019 17:25:34 GMT
I am not sure we can compare our fitness or lack of with that of the Dubs for a number of reasons - firstly this Dublin panel has had Bryan Cullen as lead S & C since Feb 2016 and the majority of the current panel would have fallen under his influence in that time; remember Cullen, a former player, holds a PhD in Sports Science and was lead S & C with Leinster Rugby before joining with up Gavin - the benefits of having Cullen in place for this period are plain to see. In contrast we had Joe O'Connor appointed in 2018 which was in effect a 3 year programme but he was only in situ for the one year before the appointment of Jason McGahan. A number of this year's panel were new to senior inter county football and all new to Jason McGahan - there is no doubt in my mind that we have yet to see the benefits of what McGahan can bring to this group - anybody who attended at the " Pain to Performance" presentation recently in IT Tralee will attest to the knowledge, understanding and science which he brings to the party. I believe the benefits that will accrue to the Kerry panel from having a structured, monitored S & C programme will see us being able to challenge the Dubs and others next season. Good post and on the money. Kerry couldn't possibly be at the same level of Dublin just yet. It was a phenomenal achievement to get so close to beating them in the drawn game. Fingertips stuff really. I fancy Kerry to beat Dublin in next summers championship.
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 21, 2019 9:00:29 GMT
Kerry will need to be as cutting edge off the pitch in the career/commercial development of their players as they are in preparing their players for playing games in a effort to retain their blue-chip players. Hopefully this is happening specifically. If it is not then it is just flying by the seat of the pants stuff. Lose a collection of your young and up and coming blue-chip players to AFL, then all expectations of success have to be lowered accordingly..............
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 19, 2019 19:04:30 GMT
The numerous David Moran critics would have loved if this had been a rule 10 years ago. The rest of us are relieved it wasnt, or it now would be 10 years since we would have won an All Ireland. And if Tommy and Mark hadn't gone to Oz, it might be 2 months since we won it. Maybe 40th plus! If DC & SOS had followed MOC to AFL the soul would have been ripped out of the Kerry team for the next decade..............
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 18, 2019 19:50:57 GMT
Fully agree. Pile of *ing *e.
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 17, 2019 20:30:00 GMT
I don’t know what else they can do though. The old system was flawed too in that if 2 clubs got to semi’s and both lost to divisional teams, no 1 team has technically gone the furthest. At least this system means the Senior club championship will be of a good standardAssuming the system changed back to the club team that goes the furthest in the county championship (if two club teams end up going the same distance, maybe use whoever is the highest in the county leage) and the "prize" of being the club team going forward to the Munster club in the case of a divisional side, would the club championship suffer all that must in terms of competiveness? I think the potential relegation aspect of the club championship would ensure it remains seriously competitive no matter whether the prize of entry into Munster was there or not. If no change is made, it means that there is every chance of something similar happening again down the road. The final of the club championship was the 28th of April. That's 29 weeks or just short of 7 months from today. With that kind of gap, there is always going to be a reasonable chance of the team that wins the club championship losing form/picking up injuries. I think the current system is less than optimal for Kerry football and think a change should be made. Or simply have a play off between the two. Not sure what purpose the senior club championship is serving between the 8 clubs?
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 17, 2019 20:22:14 GMT
Apart from Crokes no senior club in Kerry has come come remotely near being good enough to win the Andy Merrigan Cup in a very long time, certainly none in the mould of a Crossmaglen or Corofin as multiple winners. Crokes '92, Laune Rangers '96, Desmonds '85 tells its own story. It is doubtful Crokes in 2019 would have been strong enough to contest this time. The results at senior club are in stark contrast to Kerry clubs in the junior & intermediate All-Ireland club championships for some reason. Take Crokes away and senior club teams in Kerry look run of the mill at national level.
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 14, 2019 10:12:41 GMT
So David Clifford, Sean O'Shea, Kerry and their underage team mates could have won a few u20/21 All-Ireland medals without all this messing around with the grade & seasonal sittings of the championship.............................You couldn't make it up!
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 12, 2019 16:35:21 GMT
That's a good theory, but I would say not a single one of the Senior Clubs or their supporters would agree with you. They've had no complants for the last 100 plus years The district concept is sublime in Kerry. Counties around the country are missing a trick big time by not going down the district route with their local senior championships.
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 12, 2019 16:29:18 GMT
All-in-all it's been a really good, competitive Co Championship this year, topped by a most enjoyable finale. The emergence of so many highly developed young players from the recent underage Kerry sides has really lifted the standard while the presence of the likes of Clifford, Brosnan and Tommy Walsh helps to spike the interest of the public. Great to see following a few dull years. I agree it has been a good competitive championship but wonder if the demands being made of the players are becoming too great? The schedule is intense with little or no time for recovery - Crokes in a way have been the victim of their own successes but having to play 4 knock out games in 4 weeks with extra time thrown in in the semi final may have been a bridge too far for them - no denying EK were worthy winners but think mental fatigue was a factor for the Crokes last Sunday; unfortunately there's no easy fix for the county board given the inter county schedule but again the club player is suffering given the lack of real competitive games during the summer with the absence of so many players. The other negative for me is the continuing demise of North Kerry football - Feale Rangers were eliminated in the preliminary round and though Shannon Rangers recorded a win in Templenoe they were well beaten in round 3 by St Brendans. There would not seem to be any immediate upswing in their fortunes either with the continued poor showing of their schools at 2nd level - no impact from Tarbert or St Michaels - the most recent defeat of St Michaels by St Augustines of Dungarvan in Munster C competition ( 9-15 to 1-07) is an embarrassment for a school whose primary sport is football - contrast that to the performances of the likes of SP Sliabh Luachra, PCD, Colaiste na Sceilige, ISK down through the years all of whom have been playing at the highest level - Tralee CBS too along with the Sem - of the two teams competing last Sunday over 50 were involved with the Sem in the past few years. It was revealing to witness Jer Brosnan play for the Green on Sunday , travelling from Moyvane daily to school. Under age successes are the building blocks of the future - EK had four AI minor winners starting in their defence on Sunday - all now 23 or less; they also have Hogan Cup medals to their names so it was inevitable that they would come good at some stage. Much to ponder, EK will be favourites to retain their title next year and they complete the grand slam of minor, U-21 and senior for this year - add Rathmore to the mix next year and there will probably be claims that they should be split in 2! The Sem must be playing a huge role here I'd imagine? In relation to the county players, I'd imagine they are probably conditioning already for next year? What ever about the club players the intercounty treadmill in Kerry is relentless for the county players. Kerry are my tip to win Sam in 2020.
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 10, 2019 11:26:17 GMT
No tickets in the local Supervalu this morning; was told they haven't been able to get them. And Garveys sponsoring the thing too, I wouldn't mind. Anyone know if they're available in Tralee? Hopefully you won't get locked out with the TV ban and all!!! 😂
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 9, 2019 13:28:29 GMT
When you post a video on youtube you have three options to choose from. If you choose "public", anyone can find it and view it by using search. If you choose "unlisted", then one would need to have the link to the video to view it. You wont find it by using search I always use this option . It restricts the viewership to those on here or those to whom the link to the game is sent. There is a third option called "private". This restricts viewership totally. Only the person who uploaded the video can view it. There may be options to allow a target audience view videos that are put up as "private". What i am thinking is that this target audience could pay kerry county board a set fee for a year and be able to watch games that are uploaded under this account as "private". A new account would be set up for the next year and subscriptions paid and away we go again for that year. This could enable a cohort of kerry supporters see games after the fact that they cannot attend and provide an income stream to Kerry county board. It might be tuesday or wednesday by the time the game is uploaded but so what. I hope i am not writing this in a moany style! Good post, there must be a better way of doing this in a world of modern technology & commercialism rather than a full camera ban. Plenty of people all over the world who would love to watch this game tomorrow, not to mention the further outreaches of Kerry from Tralee. Fine in principle targeting neutrals from within 20-30 minutes of Tralee. Anyway, hopefully the weather will oblique a full house attendance tomorrow.
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 7, 2019 17:17:22 GMT
Lost opportunity to showcase Kerry's young players at national level. Pity, people around the country would love to see David Clifford play in a county final. Hopefully we are as proactive also behind the scene in ensuring he thrives commercially off the pitch and show there is a viable and successful alternative to AFL for our blue-chip young players from Kerry. This has a feel of closing the curtains about it rather showing casing our brilliance. If 1,000 neutrals stayed at home in the sitting room instead of going to the match, that would be €20,000 in lost revenue for the county board. I'll let you fill in the lines given what you wrote above I wouldn't be convinced at all that that figure would be 1000 people. We should be confident of our product in Kerry, not inward looking. Showcase what we have and be proud of it.
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 7, 2019 12:23:19 GMT
Lost opportunity to showcase Kerry's young players at national level. Pity, people around the country would love to see David Clifford play in a county final. Hopefully we are as proactive also behind the scene in ensuring he thrives commercially off the pitch and show there is a viable and successful alternative to AFL for our blue-chip young players from Kerry. This has a feel of closing the curtains about it rather than showcasing our brilliance.
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 5, 2019 8:56:24 GMT
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 5, 2019 8:40:00 GMT
TG4 not showing the county final on Sunday. Poor call, some of the best young players in Kerry in action. Without being too parochial, you'd think there might be better ratings for Crokes v East Kerry than the Patickswell game or Ballintubber v Corofin. We don't know who made the call either though. Not unknown for county boards to reject TG4's broadcasting requests, in the interest of maximising gate receipts. Seems to be provincial games taking precedent. Pity on this occasion. Hopefully the weather is good, Tralee can be very open on wet days compared to killarney having a full stand on one side. www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/kerry-sfc-final-misses-out-on-tv-coverage-961797.html
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 4, 2019 22:33:58 GMT
TG4 not showing the county final on Sunday. Poor call, some of the best young players in Kerry in action.
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 3, 2019 21:47:12 GMT
Stop will ye FFS, cant wait to see DC lifting the next 3 or 4 Sams!
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 3, 2019 11:11:02 GMT
Aidan O'Shea & David Moran were probably the two inform midfielders this year throughout the championship. Aidan O'Shea didn't turn up in Killarney or in the all Ireland semi-final. I would move Murphy to midfield for Fenton, move Howard to half forward line. This frees up a half back spot for John Small or Colm Boyle. I would go for Small. Did a good job on O'Brien in drawn final and on Sean O'Shea in the replay. Adian O'Shea played a pile of good football in 2019.
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 3, 2019 8:53:07 GMT
Aidan O'Shea & David Moran were probably the two inform midfielders this year throughout the championship.
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 2, 2019 10:10:12 GMT
It would be un-PC not to have Fenton @ "8" on an All-Star team in a 5 in a row year.
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 1, 2019 21:48:08 GMT
Cluxton most influential player of the last 25 years, fully merited All-Star & player of the year this year. Fenton & Mannion lucky this year to get one. The Kerry landscape would be barren without DC & SOS.
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Post by kerrygold on Oct 26, 2019 10:57:58 GMT
Lots of rumblings in the media about the tier 2 competition. The tier 2 counties could end it quickly enough by not playing in it. The backdoor competition played to a conclusion of one with that winner entering the final stages of the All-Ireland championship would probably have been a better fit and visually more acceptable to all. agree in theory but isnt part of the issue that you could have cork/kerry, mayo/galway/roscommon (or even 2 of them), Dongel, Tyrone, Monaghan all entering that quite quickly if they get a bad draw or draw each other. i do think however that the winner or last 2 of tier 2 need to enter the championship itself at some stage. Not sure what purpose the second tier championship provides while the backdoor concept is still in place. The back door played to the conclusion of one reentering the final stages of the championship would be epic. It might make some of the stronger counties rethink about finding themselves in it. Maybe seed the 3rd & 4th division teams in the back door to meet each other so they can progress a few rounds through the backdoor. It might be more beneficial than playing in the B championship...........playing better teams as they progress. You could argue that the main championship and now the B championship is doing nothing for the middle rank teams right across the country who will win neither the A or the B championship...................
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Post by kerrygold on Oct 24, 2019 7:28:16 GMT
Lots of rumblings in the media about the tier 2 competition. The tier 2 counties could end it quickly enough by not playing in it.
The backdoor competition played to a conclusion of one with that winner entering the final stages of the All-Ireland championship would probably have been a better fit and visually more acceptable to all.
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