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Post by thekingdom on Sept 19, 2007 21:07:15 GMT
Anytime the question has been put to Tadhg over the years he always said he'd love to win an All Ireland. With this group of players he could win a few of them in the next few years. Where he would play though? I suppose wing back would be ideal and would be a great replacement if Tom o Se decided to pack it in. He would be a serious addition to the team/squad.
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Post by kerryeye on Sept 19, 2007 21:27:16 GMT
Think his next contract expires in 2009,this is to be his last contract and he'll be coming home then id say.He'll be 28/29 come then so we should get 3 0r 4 years out of him anyway.
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Post by thekingdom on Sept 19, 2007 22:39:11 GMT
he'll definitely have the appetite for a few years
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Post by Jo90 on Sept 19, 2007 23:34:48 GMT
I don't want to burst your bubble but Tadgh Kennelly wouldn't make the Kerry team. The game of football has changed beyond all recognition since he left. He's a very good Aussie Rules player and I'm not even sure if he really does want to leave Aussie Rules prematurely to win an All-Ireland or is he just saying that to get a better contract. It's always at contract renewal time that he says it.
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Post by Die Hard Kerry Fan on Sept 20, 2007 3:57:11 GMT
I'd have to agree with you Jo, don't think he would make the Kerry team at all, the game has changed so much I reckon he'd be lost. I know he's played a few games with Listowel every now and again, saw him in last years North Kerry final v Ballyduff and personally, I don't think he'd be up to scratch with it at all.
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Post by kerrygold on Sept 20, 2007 9:08:24 GMT
it took brian strynes a while to re find his feet again when he came home in his mid 20's.
i wouldnt write tadgh off though,it must be getting near a stage now in oz when the money all-ireland thing must be reaching equlibrium on the scale.
the longer you stay in a place the more settled the head becomes.
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Post by Walter Mitty on Sept 20, 2007 9:14:23 GMT
I'd have to agree with you Jo, don't think he would make the Kerry team at all, the game has changed so much I reckon he'd be lost. I know he's played a few games with Listowel every now and again, saw him in last years North Kerry final v Ballyduff and personally, I don't think he'd be up to scratch with it at all. considering the man played with one useful arm (he had surgury on it since) and was wrecked with pain all the week before, i would not judge him on that game. any1 who was at the emmets finuge game will say he is good enough. Regarding coming home, i would say highly unlikely. The man is living the dream over
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Post by tomdoodle on Sept 20, 2007 9:31:09 GMT
I've know doubt Tadhg would make the team and he still would love to.of course there would be an adjusting period. but and its a big BUT, he is on a huge salary and would be foolish to walk away from that. He would get a great job/business here but look at his lifestyle in Oz.I fear the scales are weighed heavily OZ. Now to be fair and I was also at that game mentioned above. Tadgh was only at 30% and injured.He had been around with the lads for a few weeks and he knows how to enjoy himself. He missed the All Ireland,not allowed travel after operation,he is due and says he has some catching up to do. I dont think there will be GAA though but you know Tadhg.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2007 11:29:17 GMT
Maybe if Feale Rangers won the county championship and nominated him Kerry captain, he might be persuaded!!
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Post by austinstacksabu on Sept 20, 2007 11:30:17 GMT
Just on that point - if Feale Rangers won the county championship, is Paul Galvin within their district for him to be nominated?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2007 11:31:33 GMT
Pretty sure he is.
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Post by alonso on Sept 20, 2007 11:34:30 GMT
personally i wouldnt want him i lost all respect for him a while back when he was always on about winning an all ireland for kerry then a few days later he signs a new contract. he has no right just to walk straight onto a team it could unsettle every thing
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Post by milko on Sept 20, 2007 11:41:14 GMT
Maybe if Feale Rangers won the county championship and nominated him Kerry captain, he might be persuaded!! i'm sure the rest of the panel would be delighted with that..... will take him while to get back into the swing of things so if he returned nxt year i don't think he would make kerry team till 09
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2007 11:47:37 GMT
Maybe if Feale Rangers won the county championship and nominated him Kerry captain, he might be persuaded!! i'm sure the rest of the panel would be delighted with that..... will take him while to get back into the swing of things so if he returned nxt year i don't think he would make kerry team till 09 1. I'm not being serious 2. There is f*ck all the panel could say about it. County champions pick the captain and thats the way it is. 3. If he were to come back he would be on the panel straight away and it would take a while for him to get on the team
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Post by Walter Mitty on Sept 20, 2007 11:50:59 GMT
personally i wouldnt want him i lost all respect for him a while back when he was always on about winning an all ireland for kerry then a few days later he signs a new contract. The man does want to win an all ireland very badly. In case you were not aware, the man sweated kerry blood underage for years for the cause and suffered many heartbreaking defeats (minor semis and u 21 final). For u to have no respect for a man who has represented his club (at the risk of losing all) Kerry and Ireland proudly over the past 10 years shows ignorance. He has also flown for flag for Ireland down in Australia. Also Alonso, you are not a true kerryman if your saying that you would not pull the old home sickness trick every time contract talks came around.
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Post by badbilly on Sept 20, 2007 12:06:41 GMT
I don't think Tadhg would make the team either. He hasn't exactly set the North Kerry Championship alight over the last few years and possibly cost Listowel the final last year. A professional athlete should be dominating at that level. On top of it all, I think he's a bit of a prima donna, whereas the current crop of players are anything but. How the like's of Gooch and Daragh have remained so unaffected is an absolute credit to them. Having said that though, if Tadgh was parachuted in for the 2002 final, Paidi would probably still be manager.
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Post by JOAN on Sept 20, 2007 12:22:31 GMT
maybe he would or maybe not... Its not really important because he is not leaving Auzzie land any time soon for us to know..
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Post by ardfertnarrie on Sept 20, 2007 12:25:32 GMT
personally i wouldnt want him i lost all respect for him a while back when he was always on about winning an all ireland for kerry then a few days later he signs a new contract. Dont be such a fool. The man does want to win an all ireland very badly. In case you were not aware, the man sweated kerry blood underage for years for the cause and suffered many heartbreaking defeats (minor semis and u 21 final). For u to have no respect for a man who has represented his club (at the risk of losing all) Kerry and Ireland proudly over the past 10 years shows your ignorance. He has also flown for flag for Ireland down in Australia. Also Alonso, you are not a true kerryman if your saying that you would not pull the old home sickness trick every time contract talks came around. Give him a break, he's only stating his own opinion. I find all this talk a bit annoying really. I'm sure Paul Galvin would feel he is in a better position to claim captaincy if Feale Rangers win the Championship. Tadgh wouldn't exactly just walk onto the Kerry team if he decided to come home.
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Post by kerryman on Sept 20, 2007 12:27:01 GMT
Given the age of our team, I can only see one possible retirement next year and thats Daragh. So that leaves a full and talented panel available to us.
I don't exactly think its right that any of the fellahs on the panel would lose out to someone who, fair enough, sweated blood for Kerry at U-21 but has gone of to make a fortune since then.
I'd be much happier seeing the likes of Seamus Scanlon, Tommy Griffin, Killian Young, Sean and Darren Sullivan be on or near the starting 15 than Tadhg.
If he was so desperate to win an All Ireland with Kerry, than why isn't he living here?
(don't get me wrong though, I've huge admiration for Tadhg to have gone over there and become a huge success, but to waltz back in to the panel with lipstick on his collar as it were is just not on).
And for God's sake, of course Galvin would be captain if Feale were to win the county championship (they won't though, South Kerry will ha haaaaaa).
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Post by kerrygold on Sept 20, 2007 12:32:29 GMT
Just on that point - if Feale Rangers won the county championship, is Paul Galvin within their district for him to be nominated? do i detect something lurking behind that question stacks? ;D. shur anyway they might hurl the cat amongst the pigeons and nominate eamonn fitz. but as kerryman stated south kerry will win it,declan to lead the front on the challenge for the three in a row i'd say.
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Post by Walter Mitty on Sept 20, 2007 12:36:27 GMT
He wont be coming home in the next 3-4 years anyway so ur right its not an issue.
Whether he would make the team or not would obviously depend on his club form. no one has the right (or ability) to waltz onto the kerry team without first proving himself up to the task.
It would obviously take the man 6 months to adapt and whether he d be good enough after that would remain to be seen.
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Post by BIGMAC on Sept 20, 2007 18:49:41 GMT
do we not have this thread every year bout this time or am i having a groundhog day. he wont come home till his career is totally finished in oz and by then he wont be able to compete because of the injuries he will have picked up on the way,dream on lads
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Post by dec on Sept 21, 2007 0:32:20 GMT
Its true this thread comes up from time to time...but sure can anyone be blamed.. What an addition he would be!!!! I am on the yeah Tadhg Kennelly will be playing for Kerry within about 3/4 years side here.. He cant just walk on the team but if he returns he should at least be allowed to prove himself. The game has changed alright but sure the changes are mainly physical... Aussie Rules is played at a higher intensity and is more physical than the GAA...Also they also have the skills (They are professionals after all). Id say it wouldnt take long for a person with TK's talent to adapt to the game here.. (maybe a month? ) If Tadgh Kennelly wants to go home and play for Kerry......he should at least be given a decent chance to do so.. Im sure in days like these...seeing Kerry capture another All Ireland will make his decision clearer. It must be hard being (from a very big GAA family) down in Oz when Kerry win All Irelands.. The heart gets softer.. Id say... it would motivate guys like him to go and play for Kerry.. Id be more surprised if he doesnt play for Kerry in the future than if he does!!
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Post by falveyb2k on Sept 21, 2007 1:03:55 GMT
Well the swans are out now for this year. Anyway he says this contract will be his last over there and I think that it expires in 2 years
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Post by kerrygold on Sept 21, 2007 9:41:29 GMT
i wouldnt write tadgh out at all,dont underestimate the pulling power of the green and gold jersey if its in tadghs heart to win an all-ireland and to imulate hid late father tim.
tadgh would adapt back to gaelic football in a very short time,are we gone that cocky now with recent success that we dont want someone of the quality of tadgh kennelly.
might we have won all-irelands in '02 and '03 with tadgh on board,comtemplate the thought for a moment,we might be shooting for 5 in a row next september if tadgh had been available to stand on the edge of the square in '05.
tadgh should be welcomed back at any time.Tadgh might have had 4 or 5 all-ireland medals in back pocket if he stayed at home,does that balance up with a few million austrialian dollars,only tadgh can answer that one,personally i wouldnt swap the all-ireland medals for anything.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2007 10:41:49 GMT
Easy to make the decision when you don't have to kerrygold.
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Post by kerryman on Sept 21, 2007 11:57:01 GMT
It must be hard being (from a very big GAA family) down in Oz when Kerry win All Irelands.. The heart gets softer.. Id say... it would motivate guys like him to go and play for Kerry.. ..not hard enough for him to drop him living the dream over there an earning a fortune. All along he could have come back and, like a lot of players set up a decent business for himself as well but didn't.
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Post by alonso on Sept 21, 2007 21:16:19 GMT
He wont be coming home in the next 3-4 years anyway so ur right its not an issue. Whether he would make the team or not would obviously depend on his club form. no one has the right (or ability) to waltz onto the kerry team without first proving himself up to the task. It would obviously take the man 6 months to adapt and whether he d be good enough after that would remain to be seen. wats ur problem ? can we not have an opinion no one is doubting his potential or past with kerry but u cant go around saying what u want raising peoples hopes and then signing a new contract. i for one wanted him to play in d 02 final but he should stay where he is now. it is seriously disrespectful to galvin to say thadgh would be captain etc. even if he comes home he should not displace any player from d feale team. get off ur high horse d same rules should apply to everyone
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Post by Mickmack on Sept 21, 2007 22:19:37 GMT
i cant see it happen now
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Post by Walter Mitty on Sept 22, 2007 12:21:35 GMT
He wont be coming home in the next 3-4 years anyway so ur right its not an issue. Whether he would make the team or not would obviously depend on his club form. no one has the right (or ability) to waltz onto the kerry team without first proving himself up to the task. It would obviously take the man 6 months to adapt and whether he d be good enough after that would remain to be seen. wats ur problem ? can we not have an opinion no one is doubting his potential or past with kerry but u cant go around saying what u want raising peoples hopes and then signing a new contract. i for one wanted him to play in d 02 final but he should stay where he is now. it is seriously disrespectful to galvin to say thadgh would be captain etc. even if he comes home he should not displace any player from d feale team. get off ur high horse d same rules should apply to everyone First of all I ain t on any high horse cos all mine fell at the last yesterday. Secondly, he wont be replacing any1 on the feale rangers team cos his leg is in a brace. Thirdly, if (and he wont) he did come home and feale rangers won the championship (and listowel won NK) it would be extremely harsh on Paul Galvin is he was not made captain. I never said he should be made captain.
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