If GAA had a transfer market?

[thekingdom]

Who'd be first on your shopping list?

I'd go for Sean Kavanagh

[austinstacksabu]

Cavanagh possibly, but I'd be looking to strenghten our back lines and would get Anthony Lynch and Ryan McMenamin in believe it or not.

[thekingdom]

The reason i went for Cavanagh is that I think Midfield talent in Kerry is seriously lacking. There doesn't seem to be many great Midfielders playing at the moment with other teams around the country. McGrane, Darragh and Cavanagh probably the top 3.

[falveyb2k]

Lynch is well past his best, he's been cleaned out in the last few games against Kerry. I'd take Darren Fay

[hitman]

canty for full back, joe higgins from laois is a great corner back as well

[Owenabue]

austinstacksabu said:

Cavanagh possibly, but I'd be looking to strenghten our back lines and would get Anthony Lynch and Ryan McMenamin in believe it or not.

I'd believe it not....

[peig]

I'd firstly look to strengthen our backs. So I'd probably go hunting for the likes of: Collie Moran, Seán Marty Lockhart, Karl Lacey, Joe Higgins and Ryan McMeniman.

[Hoffster]

I'd be looking for a few younger lads..for the future.Carlow minors have a guy playing midfield (Murphy??) looks good and the AFL are sniffing.

Mulgrew from Tyrone,Bernard Brogan,

For problem areas: Graham Canty at fullback

[bigpaul]

Here's a tip lads, but thank God there is no transfer market (otherwise I wouldn't be giving you this info), Kevin Dyas!!!!!!!
Store this in your memory bank and feel free to remind me in a few years time, I will be amazed if you can come back and say I was wrong!!!!!!!

[buck02]

Fionnan Murray.

[Owenabue]

Lads, how are things going for ye in the comedy circuit?

[Jo90]

I'd probably go for James Masters as a long term replacement for MFR.
Cork don't use him as effectively as they could and he'd really thrive in a full-forward line with Gooch and Donaghy especially as he'd be on the weakest of the full-back line. Impeccable from frees as well.
Besides that, Canty as he could play midfield or full-back.
Others on the shortlist: Cavanagh, Clarke, A. Brogan, Brendan Quigley, Bryan Cullen and Tadgh Kennelly.

[Owenabue]

Right so... Paul Galvin, Stepen O' Neill when he's fit, Mattie Forde and Marc Ó Sé. That's about it I'd say. Wouldn't training be very interesting?!

[Dermot]

If I was from any other county than Tyrone I'd be buying Conor Gormley for sure !

Anyway, I'd go for the obvious Gooch to replace Canavan (Almost )

Mark O'Sea would be next and Darren Fay next !

[inforthebreaks]

owenabue said:

Right so... Paul Galvin, Stepen O' Neill when he's fit, Mattie Forde and Marc Ó Sé. That's about it I'd say. Wouldn't training be very interesting?!

a cork man saying his first pick is Paul Galvin!!!! chalk that one down.

then again canty would be mine.

[Owenabue]

Note I have two Kerry players! Yerra, it's hard to forget Galvin so it is just a coincidence I said him first.

[Mickmack]

Graham Canty........

[seamus]

The question should be answered in the context or where Kerry need strengthening.
Midfield - with dara likely to hang up the boots after this year
Backs - tom sullivan is a more natural corner back so we could look at a full back.
Also either a centre back or a top quality wing back

Therefore
Sean Cavanagh
Canty
Bryan Cullen
Tom Kelly
are all in their prime.
Would have loved to have got a young Eamonn O'Hara.

[MrRasherstoyou]

We dont need nobody else ;D

[micky35]

hey ballymun man ar u having a laugh or is it d powder yer sniffing on d hill(joke) ye need a full back a wing back as idont rate paul casey, a wing forward as moran is rubbish and finally a class corner forward and then d dubs would win an all ireland

[Walter Mitty]

seamus said:

The question should be answered in the context or where Kerry need strengthening.
Midfield - with dara likely to hang up the boots after this year
Backs - tom sullivan is a more natural corner back so we could look at a full back.
Also either a centre back or a top quality wing back

Therefore
Sean Cavanagh
Canty
Bryan Cullen
Tom Kelly
are all in their prime.
Would have loved to have got a young Eamonn O'Hara.

I would not have Tom Kelly within an asses roar...makes these marvellous runs up the mpitch every game that has all the neutas ooohing...forgetting that his man has scored 3 points!!

Would agree with you on the other 3 though!

[MrRasherstoyou]

micky35 said:

hey ballymun man ar u having a laugh or is it d powder yer sniffing on d hill(joke) ye need a full back a wing back as idont rate paul casey, a wing forward as moran is rubbish and finally a class corner forward and then d dubs would win an all ireland

Micky, thanks for the reply. The only powder I get on the Hill is blowing over from the culchies in the Hogan - some amount of make-up or wha?

Full back - agree, we are relying on a high-risk hope that 19 yo McConnell can become the man in a very short space of time. The premature loss of Paddy Christie has been a hard blow.
You wont find too much argument about Casey, who seems to be there more for work rate than football, and has been very mediocre this year. Combining that with the Collie Moran issue, most of us want Moran in his natural wing-back position instead of Casey. If not Moran, then the very promising Ger Brennan should come in, which would increase the team's scoring threat also. I'd just about take Collie for his experience though.
I'm happy enough with the forwards as long as Mossie & Bonner find their form, with Jayo reverting to substitute. The big doubt for me is whether Mark Vaughan can keep his head when the pressure really comes on, which will no doubt happen against Derry at least.
Alan Brogan needs a big kick up the rear exit

[MrRasherstoyou]

So who else? Paul Lawlor of Laois, Beano pre-leg break.
Canty of course, and Masters, Spillane, Murphy. Gormley, Dooher, O'Neill, McGuigan, Mulgrew.
Donaghy, Cooper, O'Mahony, MFR, Galvin, Dec O'Sullivan, Marc & Dara OSe. Clarke, McDonnell. Bradley, Muldoon & McCloy, O'Doherty. Gallagher. Michael Meehan. James Nallon.
Moyles, Reynolds. Havent seen enough of Monaghan to say
Of course, I'd only have them all as subs!

[peig]

I'd have Seán Armstrong on my bench any day ;D

[Mickmack]

I would go for Mark Vaughan ....... who would take the frees for Dublin then!

[Attacking Wing Back]

Enda Muldoon, Canty and tom kelly would be my choices

[hitman]

As kerry manager, i'd be quite happy with my new winter signings Micheal meehan(for an undisclosed fee), Graham Canty(raising hell with cork fans moving to kerry), Diarmuid murphy's understudy-Meath goalkeeper Brendan Murphy, back-up in the backline in the form of laois' joe higgins and return of prodigal son tadhg kennelly to bolster midfield with a gaa transfer record fee of E15m

[Deleted]

I would take
Sean Cavanagh, Canty and Conor Gormley.
There are very few forwards out there that would improve our team.

[Mickmack]

Now........... in October 2007.......... after the dust has settled............ who would ye buy now if ye could buy two players from other counties. Padraig Reidy, Killian Young, Brian Sheehan and Seamus Scanlan have shown what they can do. Tom Sullivan did his job at fullback.

Which two players would it be now...........

[Mickmack]

Sean Cavanagh and Kevin McCloy