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Post by veteran on Nov 23, 2019 16:35:24 GMT
Tarbert 1-10. Ballydonoghue 1-6. HT 0-4. 1-2 This quality was never more than mediocre but excitement was ensured because both teams were evenly matched . Ballydonoghue lined out without ace marksman Paul Kennelly as a consequence they struggled badly up front all through. Tarbert started brightly courtesy of a pointed free or two from Killian Langan, who was industrious all through. Jack Foley struck back for a fine goal for Bally which the goalie from Tarbert may have dealt with better. As the half time score suggests , scores were rare occurrence. However , Ballydonoghue came close to scoring another goal about midway through the half. Jason Foley made a great run upfield and finished inside the cover and shot very well but Pa Carmody the Tarbert goalie went full length to effect a great save. Jaoon got injured in that movement and shortly afterwards collided blindly with one of his colleagues and limped off the field. A crucial loss. Ballydonoghue also also lost Darragh Sheehy and Brendan O’Neill at wingback who was playing well. Brendan reappeared late in the game. Ballydonoghue had the better start to,the second half. Young Jack Kennelly, chaperoned by Shane Enright at this stage , got two fine points and Jack Foley lofted over a spectacular one as well. Matters looked good for Ballydonoghue at this stage but Tarbert have never been less than dogged. Shane Enright got on top of young Jack, Michael Heaphy and Daniel O’Connor became prominent as well in their defense. Mark Buckley emerged as the best midfielder over the course of the game, while Gerald O’Sullivan, Andrew Doherty o-2, and Killian Langan were forever industrious and a threat. Michael Carrie, nominally at corner forward, ranged all over with success. It looked that for a while in that second half that Ballydonoghue might stumble over the line but a clinical Tarbert movement capsized them. The ball finished with wither Gerald O’Sulivan or Finbar Carrie, not sure who, and the net was rattled. That score deflated Ballydonoghue and lifted Tarbert and they were convincing and deserving winners at the end. Ballydonoghue were a mere shadow of the team, in personnel and quality, who have been top of the pile in the North for while. Billy Foley, Michael Foley, Brian O’Sheanacain fitfully, Jack Foley and Jack Kennelly were their best players today. Above all , they could not cope with the loss of Jason and Paul Kennelly . |
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Post by ballhopper34 on Nov 23, 2019 22:48:06 GMT
Semifinals:
24 Nov Ballyduff v Brosna
1 Dec Tarbert V St. Senan's.
Final 15 Dec, I believe, unless draws/postponements get in the way.
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Post by veteran on Nov 24, 2019 12:35:42 GMT
We had a farcical situation in Ballylongford yesterday. A minutes silence was observed prior to the match. However , as the P.A. system was not working nobody knew the name of the deceased.
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Post by Mickmack on Nov 24, 2019 14:58:00 GMT
Has the venue for the final been decided
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Post by southward on Nov 24, 2019 16:20:22 GMT
Ballyduff 1-13 Brosna 1-13 FT
Ballyduff 1-08 Brosna 0-06 HT
A huge crowd was witness to a pulsating game in Listowel this afternoon. Fabulous character shown by Brosna who made not one but two second half comebacks, firstly from six points down, then from four. to send this tie to a replay.
Mikey Boyle was outstanding for Ballyduff, almost won the game on his own. Paul Walsh on the other side grew into the game and was crucial to their second-half revival. Superb scores from both sides. Cracking game and atmosphere.
One whinge: no programme again; ran out of them apparently. ffs lads, at a tenner a head ye can afford a few more photocopies.
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Post by veteran on Nov 24, 2019 16:36:12 GMT
Ballyduff 1-13. Brosna 1-13. HT. 1-8. 0-6.
Thanks to both teams for lighting up a dreary, dank, damp day in Listowel. For most of the game Ballyduff looked the better team , six up at one stage in the second half, and they will surely hold an inquisition as to to how they were reeled in by a team who looked to have had their goose cooked early in the second half. However, that goose, realising Christmas had still not arrived , escaped from that red hot Ballyduff oven , badly singed but still not not ready for consumption.
The pattern for the entire game was more or less patented in the opening stages. For Brosna it was a case of trying to feed their snipers on the wings , Adam Barry and young boy Paul Walsh, while for the Duffers the ploy all through was clear the decks inside for Miley Boyle and Barry O’Grady and watch the scores accumulate. It looked as if the Ballyduff strategy would prevail. that is until the half roasted goose did its Houdini trick. The Brosna snipers looked treacherous but the problem was the supply was limited, not least because Paul Costelloe was magnificent at CHB for Ballyduff. At the other end , havoc was being wreaked by the wily inside duo, atmittedly against two suspect markers. Mikey and Barry were using their strength and guile to discommode Brosna’s last line of defence which was conceding points and frees. Then came one of the highlights of the game. Not for the first time a high ball was directed towards Mikey and his chaperone. Mikey used his one hundred years of experience to give a vital nudge to his man, collected and made ground and unleashed a bullet. It ensured a five point lead for Ballyduff at the break. No way back for Brosna one felt, particularly against those dogs of war from the Cashen.
There was an earnestness about Brosna in the second half but scores were slow to accrue. Eamon Kiley at CHB was competing with Paul Costelloe for the best defender on the park award and kept driving forward , while the Curtins began to influence matters at midfield. Up front , the class of Adam Barry and Paul Walsh continued to be nightmarish for the Ballyduff defence. However , one felt that Brosna would need a goal to perform a significant resurgence. There was no evidence that it would come but come it did. The ball was flighted across and back without too much penetration until Kieran O’Donell ran on at pace to a pass lobbed in his direction. Boom . Take it out. Even after that thunderbolt I felt Ballyduff would still hold out l. Brosna disagreed vehemently and the draw was secured. A tenner well spent.
Jack Goulding , so impressive against Castleisland, did not line out for Ballyduff but replacement Barry O’Grady was no. slouch , kicked 0-2 , and made a nuisance of himself. Mikey scored 1-3 from play and 0-5 from frees. I overheard a Brosna supporter say to his mate after the match that they would have to keep a close eye on Mikey the next day. The companion replied that a close eye would not do, a spancel would be needed. He could be on to something there.
Adam Barry kicked four from play while their garsun, Paul Walsh, kicked three. Those two boys ooze class.
Not sure when the replay takes place. The other semifinal, Senans/Tarbert , is fixed for next Sunday. Perhaps, the replay may go ahead on Saturday.
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Post by goonised on Nov 24, 2019 19:39:27 GMT
No programmes a joke again
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Post by clubman on Nov 25, 2019 10:55:53 GMT
No programmes a joke again Surely an ole A4 sheet with the teams wouldnt cost too much in time or expense. How much to get into the game yesterday? |
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Post by tonydorigo on Nov 25, 2019 11:31:56 GMT
Ballyduff 1-13. Brosna 1-13. HT. 1-8. 0-6. Thanks to both teams for lighting up a dreary, dank, damp day in Listowel. For most of the game Ballyduff looked the better team , six up at one stage in the second half, and they will surely hold an inquisition as to to how they were reeled in by a team who looked to have had their goose cooked early in the second half. However, that goose, realising Christmas had still not arrived , escaped from that red hot Ballyduff oven , badly singed but still not not ready for consumption. The pattern for the entire game was more or less patented in the opening stages. For Brosna it was a case of trying to feed their snipers on the wings , Adam Barry and young boy Paul Walsh, while for the Duffers the ploy all through was clear the decks inside for Miley Boyle and Barry O’Grady and watch the scores accumulate. It looked as if the Ballyduff strategy would prevail. that is until the half roasted goose did its Houdini trick. The Brosna snipers looked treacherous but the problem was the supply was limited, not least because Paul Costelloe was magnificent at CHB for Ballyduff. At the other end , havoc was being wreaked by the wily inside duo, atmittedly against two suspect markers. Mikey and Barry were using their strength and guile to discommode Brosna’s last line of defence which was conceding points and frees. Then came one of the highlights of the game. Not for the first time a high ball was directed towards Mikey and his chaperone. Mikey used his one hundred years of experience to give a vital nudge to his man, collected and made ground and unleashed a bullet. It ensured a five point lead for Ballyduff at the break. No way back for Brosna one felt, particularly against those dogs of war from the Cashen. There was an earnestness about Brosna in the second half but scores were slow to accrue. Eamon Kiley at CHB was competing with Paul Costelloe for the best defender on the park award and kept driving forward , while the Curtins began to influence matters at midfield. Up front , the class of Adam Barry and Paul Walsh continued to be nightmarish for the Ballyduff defence. However , one felt that Brosna would need a goal to perform a significant resurgence. There was no evidence that it would come but come it did. The ball was flighted across and back without too much penetration until Kieran O’Donell ran on at pace to a pass lobbed in his direction. Boom . Take it out. Even after that thunderbolt I felt Ballyduff would still hold out l. Brosna disagreed vehemently and the draw was secured. A tenner well spent. Jack Goulding , so impressive against Castleisland, did not line out for Ballyduff but replacement Barry O’Grady was no. slouch , kicked 0-2 , and made a nuisance of himself. Mikey scored 1-3 from play and 0-5 from frees. I overheard a Brosna supporter say to his mate after the match that they would have to keep a close eye on Mikey the next day. The companion replied that a close eye would not do, a spancel would be needed. He could be on to something there. Adam Barry kicked four from play while their garsun, Paul Walsh, kicked three. Those two boys ooze class. Not sure when the replay takes place. The other semifinal, Senans/Tarbert , is fixed for next Sunday. Perhaps, the replay may go ahead on Saturday. Great report as always Veteran. Who did Brosna have detailed on Mikey Boyle? |
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Post by mandad on Nov 25, 2019 14:17:59 GMT
Tarbert 1-10. Ballydonoghue 1-6. HT 0-4. 1-2 This quality was never more than mediocre but excitement was ensured because both teams were evenly matched . Ballydonoghue lined out without ace marksman Paul Kennelly as a consequence they struggled badly up front all through. Tarbert started brightly courtesy of a pointed free or two from Killian Langan, who was industrious all through. Jack Foley struck back for a fine goal for Bally which the goalie from Tarbert may have dealt with better. As the half time score suggests , scores were rare occurrence. However , Ballydonoghue came close to scoring another goal about midway through the half. Jason Foley made a great run upfield and finished inside the cover and shot very well but Pa Carmody the Tarbert goalie went full length to effect a great save. Jaoon got injured in that movement and shortly afterwards collided blindly with one of his colleagues and limped off the field. A crucial loss. Ballydonoghue also also lost Darragh Sheehy and Brendan O’Neill at wingback who was playing well. Brendan reappeared late in the game. Ballydonoghue had the better start to,the second half. Young Jack Kennelly, chaperoned by Shane Enright at this stage , got two fine points and Jack Foley lofted over a spectacular one as well. Matters looked good for Ballydonoghue at this stage but Tarbert have never been less than dogged. Shane Enright got on top of young Jack, Michael Heaphy and Daniel O’Connor became prominent as well in their defense. Mark Buckley emerged as the best midfielder over the course of the game, while Gerald O’Sullivan, Andrew Doherty o-2, and Killian Langan were forever industrious and a threat. Michael Carrie, nominally at corner forward, ranged all over with success. It looked that for a while in that second half that Ballydonoghue might stumble over the line but a clinical Tarbert movement capsized them. The ball finished with wither Gerald O’Sulivan or Finbar Carrie, not sure who, and the net was rattled. That score deflated Ballydonoghue and lifted Tarbert and they were convincing and deserving winners at the end. Ballydonoghue were a mere shadow of the team, in personnel and quality, who have been top of the pile in the North for while. Billy Foley, Michael Foley, Brian O’Sheanacain fitfully, Jack Foley and Jack Kennelly were their best players today. Above all , they could not cope with the loss of Jason and Paul Kennelly . Slightly off-piste - reading Veteran report on the game and his use of the idiom “their goose was cooked” calls to mind how that seanfhocal came to be, in North Kerry at any rate. Back in what seems like ‘Old God’s time’ now; the tradition of matchmaking was common and served a purpose. When the matchmaker had found agreement on the important issues and tied up all the loose ends, the groom would be invited to the home of his bride to be, where he would meet his future wife, possibly for the first time. For this major event, a goose would be cooked to honour and celebrate the agreement. Hence the expression, ‘Your goose is Cooked’ and the deal had to be honoured. How times have changed! |
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Post by Ballyfireside on Nov 26, 2019 5:36:20 GMT
Tarbert 1-10. Ballydonoghue 1-6. HT 0-4. 1-2 This quality was never more than mediocre but excitement was ensured because both teams were evenly matched . Ballydonoghue lined out without ace marksman Paul Kennelly as a consequence they struggled badly up front all through. Tarbert started brightly courtesy of a pointed free or two from Killian Langan, who was industrious all through. Jack Foley struck back for a fine goal for Bally which the goalie from Tarbert may have dealt with better. As the half time score suggests , scores were rare occurrence. However , Ballydonoghue came close to scoring another goal about midway through the half. Jason Foley made a great run upfield and finished inside the cover and shot very well but Pa Carmody the Tarbert goalie went full length to effect a great save. Jaoon got injured in that movement and shortly afterwards collided blindly with one of his colleagues and limped off the field. A crucial loss. Ballydonoghue also also lost Darragh Sheehy and Brendan O’Neill at wingback who was playing well. Brendan reappeared late in the game. Ballydonoghue had the better start to,the second half. Young Jack Kennelly, chaperoned by Shane Enright at this stage , got two fine points and Jack Foley lofted over a spectacular one as well. Matters looked good for Ballydonoghue at this stage but Tarbert have never been less than dogged. Shane Enright got on top of young Jack, Michael Heaphy and Daniel O’Connor became prominent as well in their defense. Mark Buckley emerged as the best midfielder over the course of the game, while Gerald O’Sullivan, Andrew Doherty o-2, and Killian Langan were forever industrious and a threat. Michael Carrie, nominally at corner forward, ranged all over with success. It looked that for a while in that second half that Ballydonoghue might stumble over the line but a clinical Tarbert movement capsized them. The ball finished with wither Gerald O’Sulivan or Finbar Carrie, not sure who, and the net was rattled. That score deflated Ballydonoghue and lifted Tarbert and they were convincing and deserving winners at the end. Ballydonoghue were a mere shadow of the team, in personnel and quality, who have been top of the pile in the North for while. Billy Foley, Michael Foley, Brian O’Sheanacain fitfully, Jack Foley and Jack Kennelly were their best players today. Above all , they could not cope with the loss of Jason and Paul Kennelly . Slightly off-piste - reading Veteran report on the game and his use of the idiom “their goose was cooked” calls to mind how that seanfhocal came to be, in North Kerry at any rate. Back in what seems like ‘Old God’s time’ now; the tradition of matchmaking was common and served a purpose. When the matchmaker had found agreement on the important issues and tied up all the loose ends, the groom would be invited to the home of his bride to be, where he would meet his future wife, possibly for the first time. For this major event, a goose would be cooked to honour and celebrate the agreement. Hence the expression, ‘Your goose is Cooked’ and the deal had to be honoured. How times have changed! Funny how North Kerry throws up such turns of phrase - Crikey Wiki The Watch Man is a work of mine centered on a fella putting two and two wild geese flying together and just like history repeats, wasn't the same fella's goose cooked, and not for the first time. And didn't he escape yet again, well he escaped but he didn't get away and if Brosna have as many lives then the Duffers will have a lean xMas day and we could well be pushing back the GAA calendar next year. BTW what happened my Ballydonoghoors? |
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Post by ballhopper34 on Nov 29, 2019 22:23:53 GMT
Semifinals: 24 Nov Ballyduff v Brosna 1 Dec Tarbert V St. Senan's. Final 15 Dec, I believe, unless draws/postponements get in the way. Saturday 30 Nov: Semi-final replay: Ballyduff v Brosna in Listowel 2pm Sunday 1 December: Semi-final: Tarbert v St. Senan's in Ballybunion 2pm |
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Post by southward on Nov 30, 2019 0:49:13 GMT
Semifinals: 24 Nov Ballyduff v Brosna 1 Dec Tarbert V St. Senan's. Final 15 Dec, I believe, unless draws/postponements get in the way. Games on Sunday 1 December: Semi-final: Tarbert v St. Senan's in Ballybunion 2pm Semi-final replay: Ballyduff v Brosna in Listowel 2pmBallyduff/Brosna is on Saturday 30th @ 2pm |
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Post by ballhopper34 on Nov 30, 2019 1:08:28 GMT
Games on Sunday 1 December: Semi-final: Tarbert v St. Senan's in Ballybunion 2pm Semi-final replay: Ballyduff v Brosna in Listowel 2pmBallyduff/Brosna is on Saturday 30th @ 2pm Good catch...original post edited. |
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Post by veteran on Nov 30, 2019 16:36:21 GMT
Brosna 0-12. Ballyduff 0-9. HT. 0-7. 0-5
On the evidence of last Sunday I expected Ballyduff to shade this. I suggested in my last report that Ballyduff were likely to hold an inquisition on how they nearly let it slip last Sunday. No doubt they did hold post mortems but Brosna certainly did too and it was they who learned the most, above all how to curtail Mikey Boyle. One Brosna supporter suggested that they would need a spancel to curtail the the the bould Miley. There was no apparent spancel but rather old style vigilant marking coupled with a determination not to allow Miley to begifted one on one situations. It worked as the textbook would prescribe. Mikey was reduced to three from frees and little else.
This contest was every bit as engrossing as the drawn match. Ferociously fought, but it was obvious from the start that this time Brosna were equal partners at the very least and not merely hanging on to green coat tails as was the case last Sunday.
Jack Goulding was back for Ballyduff today and in the early stages he looked uncontainable. Scorched over a point or two when one of them could have been a goal. In those early stages also Podge Boyle was stretching Eamon Kiely at CHB. Significantly as said, Mikey Boyle was on a Brosna leash and Dave Curtin at midfield for Brosna was emerging as a key man. All this ensured that Brosna would settle into the game and inexorably wrest the upper hand. Backs like Shane Fitzmaurice and Flor McAuliffe , on the precipice last week, were now confident and assertive. Up front for Brosna, while Adam Barry was never the influence of the last day, scoreless I think, other like Timmy Finnegan, Pat Moriarty and Paul Walsh were major threats.
Only two points separated them at half time and that reflected the evenness of the game. Indeed it could just easily have been Ballyduff who were ahead. During that half it was noticeable that Eamon Kiely was getting to grips with Podge while his Ballyduff counterpart , Paud Costelloe was again the powerhouse he was the first day.
On the turnover , Brosna started to tighten the screw. Their defence was gaining in confidence and authority, frustrating Miley no end, with Eamon Kiely having a great duel with Podge. At centre field Dave Curtin was slow and ponderous but dominant. At this time of year in North Kerry those qualities will usually trump finesse. He was crucial in that victory. In the forwards Pat Moriarty was a revelation in the corner, kicking three points. Adam Barry as stated was quiet but young Paul Walsh was again the main man, in spite of his tender years. He kicked five from frees , a couple from the top drawer. He kicked three from play, each spectacular. Ironically enough , he drew most gasps with one that did not come off. Towards the end of the match he came over to the stand side to take a free from the left wing, impossible with the left foot . Unbelievably he struck it in such a way that it seemed to be sailing over but itdropped at the last second into the hands of goalie. I suspect that even the Ballyduff supporters were disappointed that it not go all the way. Keep an eye on this boy.
As the game edged to an end Ballyduff brought on Barry O’Grady and Aiden Boyle, all the heavy gang to try to engineer a goal. To no avail. They did eat into the Brosna lead by virtue of two magnificent points from Podge , he scored three in all. However it was a goal they needed but that much improved Brosna defence would not oblige.
It was another heart warming confrontation, fought in exemplary spirit and while there is no doubting the merit of Brosna’s win they earned it the hard way. You earn it the hard way when the Duffers are in the ring with you.
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Post by southward on Nov 30, 2019 17:24:03 GMT
Paul Walsh picked up where he left off last Sunday while Mikey Boyle couldn't - that was pretty much the difference today. Nothing much to add to veteran's report but it bears reiterating just how good Walsh was today. Flawless from play and dead ball, some of his points were worth the admission on their own. And most impressively, he delivered crucial scores on a few occasions when the tide seemed to be turning against Brosna; great sign of a player, that.
Maybe a few less in attendance today but still a very healthy crowd. Other semi in Ballybunion tomorrow; sure it's all good.
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Post by veteran on Dec 1, 2019 16:51:17 GMT
St. Senans 3-14. Tarbert 3-5. HT 2-8. 1-2
The high score might suggest that this game was packed with fast and furious football. Sadly this was not the case with the issue more or less decided after fifteen or twenty minutes. After the excitement of the two Brosna/Ballyduff matches this was humdrum fare with little to enthuse the neutral. Tarbert were only a shadow of what we saw against Ballydonoghue while St. Senans replicated their efforts against Beale and Duagh.
St. Senans started at a breakneck pace and were recording a plethora of points mainly through their Dead Eye Dick free taker, Sean O’Connell. While those points were accruing Tarbert did mange to open up the Senans defence for a couple of goal chances but none bore fruit. Their misery was compounded when sloppy defending resulted in an own goal. Shortly afterwards it was a case of game . set and match to St. Senans . Young Donal Hunt at wing forward , outstanding all through, careered in for a goal. Donal scored 1-2 in all. Darragh Behan , at wing back for Senans, got a black card subsequent to a previous yellow and therefore a red. One felt that this was unlikely to confer an advantage on Tarbert for the second half such was the disparity in the respective standards .
On the resumption, Dead Eye Dick carried on with his point taking jamboree, affirming what we all knew from a long time before that it was Senans comfortably for the final. Shortly afterwards Killian Langan got a second yellow , so now it was equality numerically but equality nowhere else. Senans manufactured another fine goal for Paudie Qullle . More significanf than the goal , Sean Weir got a straight red during the goal creation, Not sure why. That card could prove very costly on final day of judgment.
As the game meandered to an inevitable conclusion the willing Mark Buckley got a fine goal for Tarbert as did Gerald O’Sullivan from a penalty. Much too late to matter. One of their better players , Andrew Doherty, got their first half goal, scoring 1-1 in all. Interestingly, wing back Daniel O’Connor scored one in the first half which was well wide.
Young Eamon Shanahan was a very impressive corner back for Senans . Mark Behan and Barry O’Mahony also stood out but Barry is probably more gainfully employed further out field.
Senans were very slick in attack. Sean O’Connell scored eight from frees and a couple from play. As already stated Doanl Hunt shone very brightly and Eoin O’Connell profitably wandered far and wide from full forward. One of the biggest cheers was reserved for the appearance of Brendain Whelan. Some body said he is now forty one but I have it on good authority that he started drawing the O.A.P. last spring.
In spite of the brandishing of all the cards this was no fiercely contested engagement. It was too one sided to move too many people to anger.
The one down side for St. Senans is the likely non availability of Sean Weir for the final. On the other hand , their top defender Sean T. Dillon will be back after his suspension.
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Post by southward on Dec 1, 2019 17:34:44 GMT
Disappointing afternoon in Ballybunion. Facile win for Senans against a hapless Tarbert who looked for all the world like a group that had never played together before.
Veteran, re your query, Sean Weir was red-carded (after consultation with the umpire) for poleaxing the Tarbert fullback ahead of the third Senans goal. However, the defender being prostrate on the ground as the ball was played in meant that Senans had a free run on goal. You would have thought then that the subsequent red card should also have meant the goal being disallowed, but no. Not that it mattered anyway, no more than the Tarbert "point" that was wide as a gate, but either incident could have been very controversial in a tight game.
Going by the past few weeks, you'd have to fancy Brosna for the title. Senans conceded a mountain of goal chances today, most of which were butchered; Paul Walsh & co are not likely to be as lenient.
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Post by otobeawinner on Dec 1, 2019 19:46:35 GMT
After seeing Brosna in their first match I thought they were poor but it was a tough match v finuge on heavy ground. They have certainly kept the curve moving upward.
Senans were far too good for tarbert today albeit with hugh problems in the back line. If tarbert could finish senans might have had to stay focused for the duration of the match.
I suspect senans have much more in them to pull off a complete performance. They can only beat what's put on front of them. Brosna have the desire to win their first and a few other motivational factors.
Surely the venue to be listowel for this first final meeting between them? The crowd should get an exciting match with (a prediction) only a score between them. Without sean weir and the injuries mounting so much so they have to go to the retired section. I give this one to brosna as everything has went their way so far.
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Post by agoalisworth3pts on Dec 1, 2019 21:38:22 GMT
Poor game in ballybunion today even if the score suggests otherwise and bad day at the office for officials townside umpires got two awful calls wrong a Kansan free hit the post bounced two feet inside the end line yet waved wide and a tarbert effort that was well not even close was given as a point . Ref in fairness to him seem to be wired up and appeared to be on this all the time perhaps be better if forgot this and reffed the game himself after all that is what he is there for. Hard game to call in the final maybe get two days out of it
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Post by agoalisworth3pts on Dec 1, 2019 21:40:59 GMT
After seeing Brosna in their first match I thought they were poor but it was a tough match v finuge on heavy ground. They have certainly kept the curve moving upward. Senans were far too good for tarbert today albeit with hugh problems in the back line. If tarbert could finish senans might have had to stay focused for the duration of the match. I suspect senans have much more in them to pull off a complete performance. They can only beat what's put on front of them. Brosna have the desire to win their first and a few other motivational factors. Surely the venue to be listowel for this first final meeting between them? The crowd should get an exciting match with (a prediction) only a score between them. Without sean weir and the injuries mounting so much so they have to go to the retired section. I give this one to brosna as everything has went their way so far. Ballylongford I’m hearing hope it’s wrong listowel perfect venue for these teams and best pitch by a country mile in north kerry |
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Post by An Bradán on Dec 2, 2019 1:03:25 GMT
Ballylongford it is for the final.
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Post by otobeawinner on Dec 2, 2019 11:43:44 GMT
After seeing Brosna in their first match I thought they were poor but it was a tough match v finuge on heavy ground. They have certainly kept the curve moving upward. Senans were far too good for tarbert today albeit with hugh problems in the back line. If tarbert could finish senans might have had to stay focused for the duration of the match. I suspect senans have much more in them to pull off a complete performance. They can only beat what's put on front of them. Brosna have the desire to win their first and a few other motivational factors. Surely the venue to be listowel for this first final meeting between them? The crowd should get an exciting match with (a prediction) only a score between them. Without sean weir and the injuries mounting so much so they have to go to the retired section. I give this one to brosna as everything has went their way so far. Ballylongford I’m hearing hope it’s wrong listowel perfect venue for these teams and best pitch by a country mile in north kerry I heard bally and thought maybe ballyb . Never in my worst nightmare did I think ballylongford. What do the people who decide these thing be thinking of. 1. Parking 2. Only 1 side to watch the game from and 3 dont mention the pitch. How disrespectful to the players and both clubs supporters. While listowel pitch is not the best by any means it is still miles ahead of bally. The capacity and parking ect are obvious and it's the only logical venue. A disgraceful decision but what would u expect. What a day it could have being for every gaa supporter in NK and further afield to enjoy. Anyway best of luck to brosna with their quest for a first and senans going for 2. |
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Post by homerj on Dec 2, 2019 13:10:09 GMT
Poor game in ballybunion today even if the score suggests otherwise and bad day at the office for officials townside umpires got two awful calls wrong a Kansan free hit the post bounced two feet inside the end line yet waved wide and a tarbert effort that was well not even close was given as a point . Ref in fairness to him seem to be wired up and appeared to be on this all the time perhaps be better if forgot this and reffed the game himself after all that is what he is there for. Hard game to call in the final maybe get two days out of it its a bit bizzare to be talking about the ref and officials in a game where one team won by a very comfortable margin and indeed one of the incidents you mentioned was a point for the losing side. wasnt at the game and dont know who was reffing but come on, unless there was a major issue caused by officials that impacted player, a team or a result, i dont think the officials should be mentioned at all. mistakes happen, sounds like the 2 you mention were insignificant. |
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Post by Ballyfireside on Dec 2, 2019 13:58:05 GMT
St. Senans 3-14. Tarbert 3-5. HT 2-8. 1-2 The high score might suggest that this game was packed with fast and furious football. Sadly this was not the case with the issue more or less decided after fifteen or twenty minutes. After the excitement of the two Brosna/Ballyduff matches this was humdrum fare with little to enthuse the neutral. Tarbert were only a shadow of what we saw against Ballydonoghue while St. Senans replicated their efforts against Beale and Duagh. St. Senans started at a breakneck pace and were recording a plethora of points mainly through their Dead Eye Dick free taker, Sean O’Connell. While those points were accruing Tarbert did mange to open up the Senans defence for a couple of goal chances but none bore fruit. Their misery was compounded when sloppy defending resulted in an own goal. Shortly afterwards it was a case of game . set and match to St. Senans . Young Donal Hunt at wing forward , outstanding all through, careered in for a goal. Donal scored 1-2 in all. Darragh Behan , at wing back for Senans, got a black card subsequent to a previous yellow and therefore a red. One felt that this was unlikely to confer an advantage on Tarbert for the second half such was the disparity in the respective standards . On the resumption, Dead Eye Dick carried on with his point taking jamboree, affirming what we all knew from a long time before that it was Senans comfortably for the final. Shortly afterwards Killian Langan got a second yellow , so now it was equality numerically but equality nowhere else. Senans manufactured another fine goal for Paudie Qullle . More significanf than the goal , Sean Weir got a straight red during the goal creation, Not sure why. That card could prove very costly on final day of judgment. As the game meandered to an inevitable conclusion the willing Mark Buckley got a fine goal for Tarbert as did Gerald O’Sullivan from a penalty. Much too late to matter. One of their better players , Andrew Doherty, got their first half goal, scoring 1-1 in all. Interestingly, wing back Daniel O’Connor scored one in the first half which was well wide. Young Eamon Shanahan was a very impressive corner back for Senans . Mark Behan and Barry O’Mahony also stood out but Barry is probably more gainfully employed further out field. Senans were very slick in attack. Sean O’Connell scored eight from frees and a couple from play. As already stated Doanl Hunt shone very brightly and Eoin O’Connell profitably wandered far and wide from full forward. One of the biggest cheers was reserved for the appearance of Brendain Whelan. Some body said he is now forty one but I have it on good authority that he started drawing the O.A.P. last spring. In spite of the brandishing of all the cards this was no fiercely contested engagement. It was too one sided to move too many people to anger. The one down side for St. Senans is the likely non availability of Sean Weir for the final. On the other hand , their top defender Sean T. Dillon will be back after his suspension. What way is the standard going in NK over say in the past 10 yrs Vet? The word from other counties is the bar is getting a bit high and players are increasingly bowing out as life gets busier. Donegal is rare in that some parishes have no Gaelic club while if you can't talk GAA in other places you have nobody to talk to in the pub. A newly appointed reverend father once erected Gaelic posts in a soccer stronghold, only for them to be 'dehorned' overnight. That Dgal has such strong links with Celtic might explain away some of this and wasn't it a Dgal man of the cloth who helped found that club. So in a way the 'dehorning' exercise was God taking on God, Celtic God vs Gaelic God and that about explains Dgal football. Ah sure you'n never know, maybe them soccer posts might sprout up and then Dublin will have yet another reason to get nightmares? |
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Post by southward on Dec 2, 2019 19:39:13 GMT
Ballylongford it is for the final. As they do every year, the North Kerry Board have a choice as to how their patrons fare out on December 15th: (a) Folks can come to the capital town where they will enjoy good access and ample parking around the venue. Inside, they will find large areas of concrete and tarmac underfoot. No wellies will be required. There will be plenty of room for everybody to have a comfortable view of the game. The pitch will be reasonable for this time of year. Meanwhile, any partners or family members who are not into the football can tour the shops for an hour or two (they'll all be open for Christmas) or perhaps have a stroll in the town park or along the river. Kiddies can visit the playground or be treated to chips and ice-cream in the town. All can be reunited afterwards in the many hostelries within a stone's throw. A good family & community day out, as well as a football match to savour. (b) Those same folks could end up somewhere like Ballybunion - without the same level of facilities but not too bad all the same. or (c) we could all trek to Ballylongford, scramble around for a spare piece of ditch to leave the car in, then head for the most miserable GAA ground in North Kerry, where we flounder around in the muck to see two teams try to play ball on a carpet of glue. It's a no-brainer really but I guess politics trumps logic. Again. |
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Post by veteran on Dec 2, 2019 21:54:03 GMT
Great post Southward. Precisely the sentiments expressed by everybody with whom I spoke today. Every other District Board uses their premier ground for the final of their championship. But not here , all for the sake of the local publicans selling a few extra pints. Indeed, how much extra do they sell in these drink driving aware times.
Is it any wonder that football in North Kerry is currently at a nadir when the nincompoops who make these decisions are in charge. I notice that Cork County Board are devising plans to reverse the trend of dwindling attendances. I wonder how long more before North Kerry football aficionados will show the same indifference and lack of respect to these administrators as they show them. These people should realize that what mugs of my generation tolerated is unlikely to be accepted by younger folk who can spend their money in a myriad of more comfortable surroundings.
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Post by southward on Dec 2, 2019 22:13:35 GMT
Great post Southward. Precisely the sentiments expressed by everybody with whom I spoke today. Every other District Board uses their premier ground for the final of their championship. But not here , all for the sake of the local publicans selling a few extra pints. Indeed, how much extra do they sell in these drink driving aware times. Is it any wonder that football in North Kerry is currently at a nadir when the nincompoops who make these decisions are in charge. I notice that Cork County Board are devising plans to reverse the trend of dwindling attendances. I wonder how long more before North Kerry football aficionados will show the same indifference and lack of respect to these administrators as they show them. These people should realize that what mugs of my generation tolerated is unlikely to be accepted by younger folk who can spend their money in a myriad of more comfortable surroundings. On that note, I'm thinking that the NKB have got enough of my money for this season and I will be elsewhere on the 15th. Sick of this crap every year. A shame really, it could have been a great occasion with two footballing teams but I know I won't be the only back turned. |
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Post by An Bradán on Dec 2, 2019 23:14:16 GMT
Great post Southward. Precisely the sentiments expressed by everybody with whom I spoke today. Every other District Board uses their premier ground for the final of their championship. But not here , all for the sake of the local publicans selling a few extra pints. Indeed, how much extra do they sell in these drink driving aware times. Is it any wonder that football in North Kerry is currently at a nadir when the nincompoops who make these decisions are in charge. I notice that Cork County Board are devising plans to reverse the trend of dwindling attendances. I wonder how long more before North Kerry football aficionados will show the same indifference and lack of respect to these administrators as they show them. These people should realize that what mugs of my generation tolerated is unlikely to be accepted by younger folk who can spend their money in a myriad of more comfortable surroundings. On that note, I'm thinking that the NKB have got enough of my money for this season and I will be elsewhere on the 15th. Sick of this crap every year. A shame really, it could have been a great occasion with two footballing teams but I know I won't be the only back turned. I really do wonder how they came to this decision. It defies logic. Listowel is an ideal venue but maybe relations between Emmet's and the NK Board aren't that good. If it was the case it wouldn't be the first time. Without wishing to cause a ruckus Ballylongford pitch is one of the more poorly maintained. The grass never seems to be cut shorter than grazing height. I saw a local protesting on another social media format that the pitch was really well looked after and was cut every two weeks. You couldn't make it up. Maybe it will all work out but the inadequate parking and poor views show little respect for punters. |
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Post by Ballyfireside on Dec 3, 2019 1:32:00 GMT
When I raised the issue of live streaming the NK final I was told that a few match-goers went into a pub and stayed as the game was on the TV. Now I'd love to see Ballylongford have a few visitors but this flies in the face of reality and it is a let down for stalwarts who get to local games.
And if there is such a difference in the playing surfaces then it a pure insult to players and management, not to mention being remote from both competing parishes.
Why bother making cases for improvement here and which we do as a matter of course - as Southward says, politics trumps logic, a new year resolutions beckons!
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