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Post by hurlingman on Mar 9, 2019 15:31:58 GMT
Final tomorrow. Big call dropping Stackpool. Kerry look well placed to win it. Very good forward line starting should do the business
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Post by southward on Mar 9, 2019 16:21:58 GMT
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Post by ballhopper34 on Mar 9, 2019 23:10:31 GMT
Good to see the hurlers getting acknowledgement...pity the author has the wrong opponent in the second paragraph. |
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Post by Mickmack on Mar 10, 2019 1:15:36 GMT
the article mentions that Barry oMahony will be available for Kerry u20s football.
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Post by Mickmack on Mar 10, 2019 11:05:16 GMT
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_National_Hurling_LeagueIf Kerry win today they could end up playing KK or Tipp or Limerick in the 2020 league games. The thinking is that the current 6 team group 1 is too competitive and draining. Perhaps the fact that Galway and Limerick won the all ireland in the past two years in behind the thinking. By spreading the top counties over two groups the top counties can put out experimental teams v Kerry, Westmeath etc. Its a strange thing to do . .the games in the old division 1 between 6 teams were great to watch. This years hurling league in div 1 is a phoney competition apart from Limerick v Clare last sunday!
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Post by taibhse on Mar 10, 2019 11:17:57 GMT
the article mentions that Barry oMahony will be available for Kerry u20s football. Saw him play a challenge game against Kilcummin in the Stadium a few weeks before Kilcummins All Ireland final. He played midfield and stood out. He's the type of player who seems to have oceans of time when in possession and able to pick out his pass. Well able to score himself too. Definitely has a future and is in a good place to develop his game. |
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Post by Mickmack on Mar 10, 2019 16:28:47 GMT
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Post by Mickmack on Mar 10, 2019 16:35:59 GMT
the article mentions that Barry oMahony will be available for Kerry u20s football. Saw him play a challenge game against Kilcummin in the Stadium a few weeks before Kilcummins All Ireland final. He played midfield and stood out. He's the type of player who seems to have oceans of time when in possession and able to pick out his pass. Well able to score himself too. Definitely has a future and is in a good place to develop his game. huge loss to the county hurlers. I thought he was a huge prospect as a minor. More so than Diarmaid oConnor in fact. |
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Post by dc84 on Mar 11, 2019 10:12:50 GMT
Hard luck to the hurlers yesterday good effort by all accounts. Might be a blessing in disguise when you see how the groups worked out.. westmeath are going to have it tough!
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Post by hurlingman on Mar 11, 2019 19:47:10 GMT
Hard luck to the hurlers yesterday good effort by all accounts. Might be a blessing in disguise when you see how the groups worked out.. westmeath are going to have it tough! I disagree. There's where you should want to be. Carlow drew with Galway this year so teams can make the step up once they believe they want |
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Mar 11, 2019 22:09:12 GMT
Hard luck to the hurlers yesterday good effort by all accounts. Might be a blessing in disguise when you see how the groups worked out.. westmeath are going to have it tough! I disagree. There's where you should want to be. Carlow drew with Galway this year so teams can make the step up once they believe they want The changes to the league structures mean that Westmeath might not have any Laois nor Carlow in their league. |
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Post by Mickmack on Mar 11, 2019 22:17:50 GMT
I disagree. There's where you should want to be. Carlow drew with Galway this year so teams can make the step up once they believe they want The changes to the league structures mean that Westmeath might not have any Laois nor Carlow in their league. The problem with hurling is the cliff face between the top 8 or 9 and the rest. I see no point in putting counties with a tiny pick in with the big ones. |
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Mar 11, 2019 22:26:45 GMT
The changes to the league structures mean that Westmeath might not have any Laois nor Carlow in their league. The problem with hurling is the cliff face between the top 8 or 9 and the rest. I see no point in putting counties with a tiny pick in with the big ones. Well they've made things worse with the changes. There was a fine little mini league between Laois, Offaly, and Carlow. That is gone now. Wrong wrong wrong. |
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Post by Mickmack on Mar 11, 2019 22:55:10 GMT
the reason Kerry and westmeath were not in that mini league you speak of is because division 1 had only 6 teams. The last two All ireland winners were in division 1b.
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Post by hurlingman on Mar 12, 2019 10:22:17 GMT
The problem with hurling is the cliff face between the top 8 or 9 and the rest. I see no point in putting counties with a tiny pick in with the big ones. Well they've made things worse with the changes. There was a fine little mini league between Laois, Offaly, and Carlow. That is gone now. Wrong wrong wrong. imo if teams are to push on they have to be playing teams above them. While i do agree the likes of Carlow etc should have at least one of the teams at their level with them as well |
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Post by dc84 on Mar 12, 2019 10:33:44 GMT
Well they've made things worse with the changes. There was a fine little mini league between Laois, Offaly, and Carlow. That is gone now. Wrong wrong wrong. imo if teams are to push on they have to be playing teams above them. While i do agree the likes of Carlow etc should have at least one of the teams at their level with them as well Thats the key really i thought they were splitting the groups evenly, farce that the westmeath effectively jump 2 divisions in one go. |
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Mar 12, 2019 11:53:54 GMT
Well they've made things worse with the changes. There was a fine little mini league between Laois, Offaly, and Carlow. That is gone now. Wrong wrong wrong. imo if teams are to push on they have to be playing teams above them. While i do agree the likes of Carlow etc should have at least one of the teams at their level with them as well Westmeath could have been going into the de facto second division. Now they are going into the 1.5th division. |
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Post by homerj on Mar 12, 2019 13:17:24 GMT
whats our set up for the championship now this year?
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Post by moth on Mar 12, 2019 15:04:41 GMT
whats our set up for the championship now this year? We are in the Joe McDonagh cup with Westmeath, Laois, Antrim & Offaly. Two home games and 2 away games, with the top two qualifying for the final on July 7th, as a curtain raiser to the Leinster final. The bottom placed team in the group will be relegated to the Christy Ring cup. This is a very good grouping for us. We have had some titanic battles with both Antrim and Westmeath over the past two seasons. So far, we had had the upper hand over Antrim, but the margin is very small. By a similar token, Westmeath have edged us by a few points. Traditionally, Offaly hurl much better in the summer, so IMO will start as favourites to return to Liam McCarthy next year. Laois have hurled at a higher level than us in the league for the past few years and will be expected to qaulify for the final. Last year, Laois were very disappointing in the championship and if we can repeat our performance of last May against them, anything is possible. Lets not be under any illusions. We need to be at our best or we risk relegation. However, winning is also within our grasp. For us, winning the Joe McDonagh does not yield automatic promotion to the Liam McCarthy cup. We would also need to defeat the team that comes 5th in the Munster championship round robin, not an easy task. |
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Post by Mickmack on Mar 12, 2019 15:54:17 GMT
they might be making a hames of the league structures but the Joe McDonagh competition is a brilliant one for the 5 counties involved albeit Offaly might view it as being below their station.
A trip to the glen of Antrim in the summer is very appealing. My understanding is that Antrim will be at home to Kerry.
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Post by homerj on Mar 13, 2019 10:20:56 GMT
was looking at the fixtures, we dont have a home game until round 4 which is complete horses*it.
the kerry hurlers every year, seem to be harshly treated when it comes to structure, fixtures and anything else related to a level playing field.
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Post by hurlingman on Mar 15, 2019 9:56:20 GMT
was looking at the fixtures, we dont have a home game until round 4 which is complete horses*it. the kerry hurlers every year, seem to be harshly treated when it comes to structure, fixtures and anything else related to a level playing field. Strange alright. Away to Antrim again. When is the last time Kerry played them at home? |
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Post by thesquareball on May 11, 2019 19:11:32 GMT
With a lot of hurlers playing football up to last weekend and with a depleted squad,going up to antrim to win was always
going to be an impossible task.In an ideal situation the hurling management should have total access to the hurlers for the month of april at the very minimum.With westmeath next it does not get any easier.
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Post by Mickmack on May 11, 2019 23:39:25 GMT
With a lot of hurlers playing football up to last weekend and with a depleted squad,going up to antrim to win was always going to be an impossible task.In an ideal situation the hurling management should have total access to the hurlers for the month of april at the very minimum.With westmeath next it does not get any easier. Barry OMahony committing to u20 football was a huge blow. A few more are heading to USA for the summer. The club championships in April in football in a killer for this competition but it is what it is. Not much can be done about it. |
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Post by kerrygold on May 12, 2019 8:21:50 GMT
With a lot of hurlers playing football up to last weekend and with a depleted squad,going up to antrim to win was always going to be an impossible task.In an ideal situation the hurling management should have total access to the hurlers for the month of april at the very minimum.With westmeath next it does not get any easier. Barry OMahony committing to u20 football was a huge blow. A few more are heading to USA for the summer. The club championships in April in football in a killer for this competition but it is what it is. Not much can be done about it. I don't think every county plays the same amount of manic eat all you can football in the April window as Kerry do. Does anyone know what the Cats did club wise during April? |
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Post by southward on May 12, 2019 9:34:19 GMT
Barry OMahony committing to u20 football was a huge blow. A few more are heading to USA for the summer. The club championships in April in football in a killer for this competition but it is what it is. Not much can be done about it. I don't think every county plays the same amount of manic eat all you can football in the April window as Kerry do. Does anyone know what the Cats did club wise during April? Twasn't playing football anyway, I'd say. |
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Post by kerrygold on May 12, 2019 9:38:00 GMT
I don't think every county plays the same amount of manic eat all you can football in the April window as Kerry do. Does anyone know what the Cats did club wise during April? Twasn't playing football anyway, I'd say. For sure, but I wonder did they complete their club junior & intermediate county championships for example? |
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Post by hurlingman on May 12, 2019 10:39:05 GMT
Disapointing start and the pressure is relly on now to keep in it, with another tough away trip to Westmeath.
Also was interesting to see Patrick Kelly on the panel again
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Post by Mickmack on May 14, 2019 8:09:10 GMT
Twasn't playing football anyway, I'd say. For sure, but I wonder did they complete their club junior & intermediate county championships for example? I imagine the top 8 hurling counties simply prepared during april for the round robins in munster and leinster |
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Post by clarinman on May 14, 2019 14:57:20 GMT
For sure, but I wonder did they complete their club junior & intermediate county championships for example? I imagine the top 8 hurling counties simply prepared during april for the round robins in munster and leinster Galway clubs played 2 round of hurling championship in April. Galway senior championship consists of 4 groups of 6 teams. |
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