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Post by homerj on Sept 13, 2018 6:55:16 GMT
True legend. The biggest name in GAA over the last decade.
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Post by dc84 on Sept 13, 2018 8:18:21 GMT
What made Kieran unique for me was what he said in an interview during the summer of 2014 when things were not going for him. I think it was after the QF game v Galway when he was a sub and wasnt brought on. He said in the interview that if his role for Kerry in 2014 was simply to be a positive influence around the place for younger lads so be it, that he would embrace that and do his bit. It was the ultimate example of a team player as lots of others would have sulked. Of course we know how it turned out...5 minutes against Mayo to draw, starting the replay and the final, the county final win for stacks and the captaincy of kerry and an all star.... but he wasnt to know that after the QF game v Galway. Ultimate team player even in his retirement he is mentioning the team and how we have to get behind them
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Post by kot on Sept 13, 2018 19:39:06 GMT
A true larger than life legend. Think of where we were, 1 all Ireland in the previous 5 years and a couple of high profile losses in Croker..... lumbering towards a feeble exit in 2006 and he turned everything on its head. 3 all Ireland in next 4 years! Of the 4 All Irelands he won, he bagged goals in 3 of them. Cheers Kieran!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2018 3:20:00 GMT
Donaghy was a Kerry Legend. Displayed great heart and determination whenever he played for Kerry. Never gave up. Had a great pair of hands and was a handful for every full back in the Country.
2 games standout for me. In 2006 v Armagh in the All Ireland quarter final. He had a stormer that day against Francie Bellew who was one of the better full backs at the time.
The semi final v Mayo in 2014. Kerry would not have won the All Ireland that year without him.
I could definitely see him going into management one day and being successful.
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Post by kerrygold on Sept 14, 2018 8:57:59 GMT
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Post by Tadhgeen on Sept 14, 2018 9:05:00 GMT
Classic tale of rags to riches , from Austin Stacks B team to become a top inter County player.
Dragged himself up the ladder with massive determination and spirit. Inspirational stuff and a great example to young people to never give up.
What’s often overlooked is his ability to win turnover ball - how many times did we see him dispossess a player using his big step and those long arms? He made it very difficult for full back lines to come out with the ball.
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Post by dc84 on Sept 14, 2018 13:13:20 GMT
Good interview i think i was guilty of underestimating his football intelligence. His affable nature covers a sharp sporting mind was surprised enough when people were tipping him as a future manager not anymore after listening and reading up a bit more might even buy his book!
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Post by givehimaball on Sept 14, 2018 19:35:06 GMT
What’s often overlooked is his ability to win turnover ball - how many times did we see him dispossess a player using his big step and those long arms? He made it very difficult for full back lines to come out with the ball. I think this was more to do with his basketball skill set than his physicality - a lot of the time his tackling technique looked very much like almost a direct translation across of the basketball style tackle, where fast hands and focus on the ball are key, when it comes to winning a turnover. Totally agree on the part about challenging players on a mental level. Any inter-county player who thinks 20 minutes of video analysis is too much should consider packing it in in my opinion. I remember reading about an interview from one of the performance analysts for Man City and he was saying how hungry the players were for videos of opponents to watch and I read a thing about Tom Brady in the NFL where it says he still watches hours and hours of game tape.
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Post by glengael on Sept 15, 2018 12:56:54 GMT
Is it all right to say that I cried reading that, especially the part about that last day in Killarney? The crowd around him that night was unreal. So many, many great memories.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Sept 16, 2018 8:41:19 GMT
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Post by yourholiness on Sept 16, 2018 9:07:13 GMT
Absolutely brilliant player . The sheer excitement ( and panic ) he inspired in his breakout season was joyful . His ‘Never say die” approach was very impressive .
That his last act was to tap down for the leader of Kerry’s next generation was very fitting .
All that said I was hoarse shouting at him at any match we played against him . His absolute determination to win was almost provocative!
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Post by mossie on Sept 16, 2018 20:20:34 GMT
Absolutely brilliant player . The sheer excitement ( and panic ) he inspired in his breakout season was joyful . His ‘Never say die” approach was very impressive . That his last act was to tap down for the leader of Kerry’s next generation was very fitting . All that said I was hoarse shouting at him at any match we played against him . His absolute determination to win was almost provocative! that tap down epitomised his bravery and heroics and indeed skill. he had no right to get a hand to it He and of course Clifford saved Kerry the embarrassment of the Kerry v Kildare super 8 game been a dead rubber in Killarney
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Post by bedlamite on Sept 18, 2018 11:34:02 GMT
Kieran Donaghy was an immense figure for Kerry and the GAA in general. He was certainly one of a kind.
You could never capture his importance to Kerry Football in a paragraph, as there is so much to say about his talents, his skills, his personality.
As a young lad he tried to reached for the stars, and for the most part got there, but it was simply how he attempted to do so was what made him special.
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Post by Jigz84 on Sept 18, 2018 11:50:00 GMT
What a gormless decision it was to not start him in the 2015 All-Ireland.
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Post by kerrygold on Sept 18, 2018 19:30:37 GMT
Paralysis by analysis!
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Post by Mickmack on Sept 18, 2018 20:32:58 GMT
my confidence took a hammering when i heard Coldrick was appointed ref but it took a bigger hit when i heard KD was a sub
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Post by peanuts on Sept 18, 2018 21:50:16 GMT
Hindsight is 20/20. KD was very poor in the SF against Tyrone and was replaced by Paul Geaney at half time who had a fantastic second half in that game. It wasn't a huge surprise when he wasn't picked to start the final.
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Sept 18, 2018 22:12:25 GMT
Hindsight is 20/20. KD was very poor in the SF against Tyrone and was replaced by Paul Geaney at half time who had a fantastic second half in that game. It wasn't a huge surprise when he wasn't picked to start the final. Any attempt to defend Fitz's performance on the line that day is proved null and void with 2 words- Paul Galvin
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Post by buck02 on Sept 18, 2018 22:17:40 GMT
What a gormless decision it was to not start him in the 2015 All-Ireland. I disagree. It was perfectly logical at the time. Donaghy was poor against Tyrone in monsoon conditions in the semi final and was replaced at HT by Paul Geaney who played well and deserved to start the final. What was "gormless" in the final was not bringing Donaghy on earlier, leaving Gooch on when he was being destroyed and taking off James O. And that's before we even mention Paul Galvin.
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Post by kerrygold on Sept 19, 2018 15:07:38 GMT
What a gormless decision it was to not start him in the 2015 All-Ireland. I disagree. It was perfectly logical at the time. Donaghy was poor against Tyrone in monsoon conditions in the semi final and was replaced at HT by Paul Geaney who played well and deserved to start the final. What was "gormless" in the final was not bringing Donaghy on earlier, leaving Gooch on when he was being destroyed and taking off James O. And that's before we even mention Paul Galvin. PG refusing to play for his district team in the county championship in the following week or two only added to bad optics associated with this. I'm not sure EF really recovered from playing PG that day with a large cohort of the Kerry public. Be they supporters or followers......................
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Post by dc84 on Sept 19, 2018 17:46:38 GMT
I disagree. It was perfectly logical at the time. Donaghy was poor against Tyrone in monsoon conditions in the semi final and was replaced at HT by Paul Geaney who played well and deserved to start the final. What was "gormless" in the final was not bringing Donaghy on earlier, leaving Gooch on when he was being destroyed and taking off James O. And that's before we even mention Paul Galvin. PG refusing to play for his district team in the county championship in the following week or two only added to bad optics associated with this. I'm not sure EF really recovered from playing PG that day with a large cohort of the Kerry public. Be they supporters or followers...................... The JOD thing annoyed me more he scored 3pts out of 8 from play that day total joke he was taken off, Galvin was inconsequential imo but optics were bad brother in law etc etc
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Post by kerrybhoy06 on Sept 19, 2018 18:27:38 GMT
PG refusing to play for his district team in the county championship in the following week or two only added to bad optics associated with this. I'm not sure EF really recovered from playing PG that day with a large cohort of the Kerry public. Be they supporters or followers...................... The JOD thing annoyed me more he scored 3pts out of 8 from play that day total joke he was taken off, Galvin was inconsequential imo but optics were bad brother in law etc etc Him being inconsequential is the point though
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Post by dc84 on Sept 20, 2018 6:30:43 GMT
The JOD thing annoyed me more he scored 3pts out of 8 from play that day total joke he was taken off, Galvin was inconsequential imo but optics were bad brother in law etc etc Him being inconsequential is the point though Fair point!
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Post by glengael on Sept 22, 2018 10:06:34 GMT
Lucky enough to come across Late Late just as Kieran was being introduced last night. Short interview but he came across very well as always. A great positive ambassador for Kerry as a place not just Kerry GAA.
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Post by sullyschoice on Sept 22, 2018 14:40:50 GMT
It was perfect timing. Switched on for KD. Turned off immediately afterwards. Missing James Corden was a bonus.
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Post by ballhopper34 on Sept 22, 2018 20:03:11 GMT
KD interview with OTB...interesting comments on future coaching/management philosophy, show doesn't start for about 20 seconds. Good show.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2018 20:20:32 GMT
KD interview with OTB...interesting comments on future coaching/management philosophy, show doesn't start for about 20 seconds. Good show. This is the interview to listen to. Terrace talk and tubridy were nowhere near as good as this.
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Post by greengold35 on Sept 22, 2018 20:25:02 GMT
What a gormless decision it was to not start him in the 2015 All-Ireland. I would fully agree with you. Kieran’s leadership value could never be measured - every team he plays in benefits from his presence - we would have been a different animal had he led the team out - leaving him out was madness.
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Post by kerryexile on Sept 22, 2018 21:33:34 GMT
Great interview.
Once a leader, always a leader - imagine captaining an international U16 team from the subs bench.
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