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Post by Mickmack on Sept 22, 2020 20:35:23 GMT
If the intermediate teams had to vacate the premises after their match (which comes as a surprise to me) then playing it as a standalone game would have been better. But it hardly means the Kerry county boatd are clueless given all thats been achieved. When the games were set up as a double header this was when there was no spectators allowed, correct? It made sense at that stage to have both games in the one location to facilitate streaming (I'm assuming the intermediate game was also streamed?). It may have been too late when the decision was made to allow spectators to organise a separate venue for the intermediate game with separate streaming facilities. Probably what happened alright.
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Post by hurlingman on Sept 23, 2020 9:20:56 GMT
l Kerry county board are anything but clueless in my opinion. They have done a magnificent job running off so many competitions and making games available online. Some of the best games i have seen in years have been behind closed doors such as the EK v Brendans minor final and the Mid Kerry v Crokes semi final. Yesterdays hurling finals were going to be great games whether they were behind closed doors or 200 attended. Supporters overestimate their own importance at times it seems to me. Players play for themselves and their teammates first and foremost. Crokes and Parnells got to see and savour the senior final. They will want to play in one some day. Their game was streamed for anyone to see if they were interested. I thing the county board deserve great appreciation and thanks for managing to achieve so much in such a short space of time. No they didn't, as they had to leave after their own match.
The county board treated the intermediate teams poorly In another post you're complaining about people not following guidelines and here you're doing when others aren't left do it. You'd want to make up your mind.
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Post by A.N. Other on Sept 23, 2020 14:37:14 GMT
The treatment of Club Season Ticket & County Pass Holders has been extremely disappointing. Radio silence on all channels of communication on this topic from the County Board. Mute on any mention of refunds or of free access to Streams as was given in numerous top tier counties. I have sent the county board and email and yet to receive a reply. Even if they carried the pass over until 2021. I paid €150 for a District pass and have got into 3 games this year. Crazy that there hasn't been any communication by the KCB.
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Post by givehimaball on Sept 24, 2020 19:44:31 GMT
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Post by rovingfullforward on Sept 28, 2020 8:54:33 GMT
No they didn't, as they had to leave after their own match.
The county board treated the intermediate teams poorly In another post you're complaining about people not following guidelines and here you're doing when others aren't left do it. You'd want to make up your mind. Great to see you again HM - How much rent do I owe you for living in your head all this time? If you could reread (& understand) my posts you'd see the difference.
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Post by Mickmack on Sept 29, 2020 11:30:09 GMT
I heard Michael Lyster on the telly today having doubts about the inter county competitions being finished on schedule. Apart from covid, he said the likelihood of bad weather and storms throwing the schedule off course was strong. He wouldnt be surprised if the finals end up being played next march.
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Post by hurlingman on Sept 29, 2020 13:57:50 GMT
In another post you're complaining about people not following guidelines and here you're doing when others aren't left do it. You'd want to make up your mind. Great to see you again HM - How much rent do I owe you for living in your head all this time? If you could reread (& understand) my posts you'd see the difference. Here you can complaining about people not following guidelines, that's if it's actually even true In fact the Causeway/Kilmoyley supporters were told to not turn up until 3pm (and they all congregated outside beforehand anyway with no social distancing).And here you are complaining about guidelines being enforced No they didn't, as they had to leave after their own match.
Then again a we've seen lately people in Killarney don't tend to following the guidelines do they?
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Post by sullyschoice on Sept 29, 2020 14:19:20 GMT
I heard Michael Lyster on the telly today having doubts about the inter county competitions being finished on schedule. Apart from covid, he said the likelihood of bad weather and storms throwing the schedule off course was strong. He wouldnt be surprised if the finals end up being played next march. Storms could interfere with games almost any time now. They wont cause the championship to be delayed until March. If they did it really would signal the end of the world. However I do fear that the pandemic could be a bit more problematic
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Post by shortkickout on Oct 1, 2020 2:53:28 GMT
What type of example is being set by the New York Gaa and their recent packed stands Maskless patrons policy ? A famous north kerry woman involved In the management of all this .you’d think there would be some sort of statement made by the Gaa in regards to the double standards being set . Appalling footage circulating .accountability surely in the hands of the Gaa ?
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Post by rovingfullforward on Oct 1, 2020 8:46:30 GMT
Great to see you again HM - How much rent do I owe you for living in your head all this time? If you could reread (& understand) my posts you'd see the difference. Here you can complaining about people not following guidelines, that's if it's actually even true In fact the Causeway/Kilmoyley supporters were told to not turn up until 3pm (and they all congregated outside beforehand anyway with no social distancing).And here you are complaining about guidelines being enforced No they didn't, as they had to leave after their own match.
Then again a we've seen lately people in Killarney don't tend to following the guidelines do they? Rent Free lad #RentFree Your hatred of the Dr. Crokes (the most successful club in the County) is endearing but is there any chance you'd get help for it (and your literacy level) as it's been ongoing for years at this stage
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Post by hurlingman on Oct 1, 2020 9:35:12 GMT
Here you can complaining about people not following guidelines, that's if it's actually even true In fact the Causeway/Kilmoyley supporters were told to not turn up until 3pm (and they all congregated outside beforehand anyway with no social distancing).And here you are complaining about guidelines being enforced No they didn't, as they had to leave after their own match.
Then again a we've seen lately people in Killarney don't tend to following the guidelines do they? Rent Free lad #RentFree Your hatred of the Dr. Crokes (the most successful club in the County) is endearing but is there any chance you'd get help for it (and your literacy level) as it's been ongoing for years at this stage Didn't a word about Crokes? Just pointing you complaining about guidelines being enforced but because they didn't suit you everyone else is wrong. Another question why do you only come on here to complain? No sign of you on the topic about the hurling championship only on here ranting.
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Post by Aodhan on Oct 1, 2020 12:03:53 GMT
What type of example is being set by the New York Gaa and their recent packed stands Maskless patrons policy ? A famous north kerry woman involved In the management of all this .you’d think there would be some sort of statement made by the Gaa in regards to the double standards being set . Appalling footage circulating .accountability surely in the hands of the Gaa ? I was in attendance, fantastic day, no virus in sight.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Oct 1, 2020 20:27:13 GMT
What type of example is being set by the New York Gaa and their recent packed stands Maskless patrons policy ? A famous north kerry woman involved In the management of all this .you’d think there would be some sort of statement made by the Gaa in regards to the double standards being set . Appalling footage circulating .accountability surely in the hands of the Gaa ? I was in attendance, fantastic day, no virus in sight. And you saw nothing or heard nothing, like the 3 monkeys - see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil, in Cahersiveen they have a fourth, he makes enquiries!
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Post by A.N. Other on Oct 1, 2020 20:34:03 GMT
Received this email today..
FAO Kerry Club + Season Ticket 2020 Holders €150 purchased County & District Pass 2020 Holders I wish to begin by thanking you for your support during these challenging times. We know you have purchased a one of the passes above but unfortunately you have gotten little use out of it. Initially it was planned to have 500 people attending games with the hope that this figure would increase, unfortunately this did not materialise. As outlined to you in an earlier e-mail, we intended on having a pool of tickets from the 500 allocation specifically for pass holders. Even with 200 tickets available, we tried to keep a portion aside but demand always exceeded supply. If the situation changes and attendances of 500 are allowed to return, we will implement our initial plan. For the moment we would like to offer you a free streaming pass to watch the two Junior Premier Semi-finals, the two Intermediate Semi-Finals and the Finals in both competitions. If this is something that you would like to avail of, please email this dedicated email address streamingkerry@gmail.com before 9pm tonight and we will issue you with the unique code tomorrow. This weekend, you will have access to Gneeveguilla v Fossa (Sat 3 Oct @ 3pm) and Ballydonoghue v Brosna (Sun 4th Oct @ 4.00pm) Junior Premier Football Club Championship Semi-finals. Thank you for your continued support of Kerry GAA Kerry County GAA Board
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Post by Aodhan on Oct 2, 2020 11:00:13 GMT
I was in attendance, fantastic day, no virus in sight. And you saw nothing or heard nothing, like the 3 monkeys - see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil, in Cahersiveen they have a fourth, he makes enquiries! Some say that The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon is just a myth. When applied to humans it most certainly is not, the bigger the hoax the better it works. Also take a look at The 5 Monkey Experiment You are one of the many replacement monkeys.
Enough of this monkey business.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Oct 2, 2020 13:21:35 GMT
And you saw nothing or heard nothing, like the 3 monkeys - see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil, in Cahersiveen they have a fourth, he makes enquiries! Some say that The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon is just a myth. When applied to humans it most certainly is not, the bigger the hoax the better it works. Also take a look at The 5 Monkey Experiment You are one of the many replacement monkeys. Enough of this monkey business.
Aodhan, you remind of 'Crikey Wiki, The Watchman' of Listowel - he put 2 and 2 together and got 22. My line was an old one from Cahersiveen folkfactlore and nil to do with monkeys, that was until your own confessing to wilful blindness. As regards your video tale, some of us do question things, some may say too much - still we never turn the blind eye, even the poor monkeys didn't do that. Easier to fool some people that convince them they've been fooled, no fool like an old fool, fool unto oneself, etc!
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Post by Leathama on Oct 2, 2020 19:37:40 GMT
Received this email today.. FAO Kerry Club + Season Ticket 2020 Holders €150 purchased County & District Pass 2020 Holders I wish to begin by thanking you for your support during these challenging times. We know you have purchased a one of the passes above but unfortunately you have gotten little use out of it. Initially it was planned to have 500 people attending games with the hope that this figure would increase, unfortunately this did not materialise. As outlined to you in an earlier e-mail, we intended on having a pool of tickets from the 500 allocation specifically for pass holders. Even with 200 tickets available, we tried to keep a portion aside but demand always exceeded supply. If the situation changes and attendances of 500 are allowed to return, we will implement our initial plan. For the moment we would like to offer you a free streaming pass to watch the two Junior Premier Semi-finals, the two Intermediate Semi-Finals and the Finals in both competitions. If this is something that you would like to avail of, please email this dedicated email address streamingkerry@gmail.com before 9pm tonight and we will issue you with the unique code tomorrow. This weekend, you will have access to Gneeveguilla v Fossa (Sat 3 Oct @ 3pm) and Ballydonoghue v Brosna (Sun 4th Oct @ 4.00pm) Junior Premier Football Club Championship Semi-finals. Thank you for your continued support of Kerry GAA Kerry County GAA Board Did you receive your code today?
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Post by A.N. Other on Oct 3, 2020 10:08:17 GMT
No, I haven't received anything. Did you?
Our county board are having a disastrous 2020.
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Post by Leathama on Oct 3, 2020 10:24:54 GMT
No, I haven't received anything. Did you? Our county board are having a disastrous 2020. Nothing here either as of now. Very disappointing, regardless of the free access to the remaining Intermediate & Junior games, it's too little too late.
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Post by rovingfullforward on Oct 6, 2020 7:28:55 GMT
Rent Free lad #RentFree Your hatred of the Dr. Crokes (the most successful club in the County) is endearing but is there any chance you'd get help for it (and your literacy level) as it's been ongoing for years at this stage Didn't a word about Crokes? Just pointing you complaining about guidelines being enforced but because they didn't suit you everyone else is wrong. Another question why do you only come on here to complain? No sign of you on the topic about the hurling championship only on here ranting. #RentFree
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Post by hurlingman on Oct 7, 2020 8:02:34 GMT
Didn't a word about Crokes? Just pointing you complaining about guidelines being enforced but because they didn't suit you everyone else is wrong. Another question why do you only come on here to complain? No sign of you on the topic about the hurling championship only on here ranting. #RentFree Come on why won't you answer the question? What' your issue with the county board? Of is this another one of your grips with a club from Tralee?
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Post by Mickmack on Oct 7, 2020 21:58:21 GMT
DJ Carey: Masks and marquees at the ready as Kilkenny pull out all the stops to combat coronavirus The expense involved is considerable but it’s justified, says Carey DJ Carey: Masks and marquees at the ready as Kilkenny pull out all the stops to combat coronavirus
NO STONE UNTURNED: DJ Carey has detailed the measures that the Kilkenny County Board have put in place for Brian Cody’s panel as they prepare for the Championship in their training centre in Dunmore, just outside Kilkenny city.
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WED, 07 OCT, 2020 - 07:00 JOHN FOGARTY
Facial recognition temperature checks, marquees for dressing rooms, and no car pooling are all part of Kilkenny’s new training protocols, according to selector DJ Carey.
The Cats legend has detailed the measures that the county board have put in place for Brian Cody’s panel as they prepare in their training centre in Dunmore, just outside Kilkenny city, for their Leinster SHC semi-final against Dublin or Laois on November 1.
The requirements have been set out by long-standing team medic Dr Tadhg Crowley and are substantial as they designed to ensure the panel are in the best health possible for the forthcoming Championship.
“I’m not sure where everyone is at in terms of inter-county, but certainly with all the guidelines that are out there, we are certainly trying to do everything that is humanly possible to keep it right,” said Carey.
We have marquees put up in the Mattie Walsh End of the MW Hire Centre. The players are coming togged out, they are ready to go at training. We are wearing our masks. “Half of them go into one marquee and half of them go into another. The same players go into each every time they come to training. I know it sounds a little bit silly but you come in one way and go out the other.
“Players are not supposed to come together in one car unless they’re from the same household. You go have your temperature checked. You come togged out, ready to go. All the hurls, bas, balls are sanitised before we start doing any sort of hurling.
“Then the training session is fine but we don’t huddle or come in to talk. You talk from a certain distance to players and then once training is over the players take off their gear, it’s put into a big bin and that’s collected by a dry cleaners, taken away and back the following night.”
The expense involved is considerable, Carey highlighted, but it’s justified.
“If you have ambitions, putting two big marquees up is a huge cost. Obviously, it won’t be a huge cost if you are beaten in a first round but it will be if you are successful later on.
“There’s a lot of costs involved there. There is a temperature machine that costs a couple of grand to provide. It has facial recognition so every night we go to training you stand in front of the machine that gives you the temperature but it also keeps the stats on it as well.
“When meals are being served you need some sort of a cabin to keep stuff fresh. So it is a little bit awkward but having said, that I’d prefer it to be this situation than to be in a complete lockdown.”
The Young Irelands man doesn’t expect spectators to be permitted at Championship games but he is sure that won’t detract from the spectacle.
“While people might say it’s a glorified challenge match, I can tell you there won’t be any glorified challenge matches when it comes to Championship. It will only be without crowds.
And you will hear the likes of Brian Cody, and you will hear the likes of Davy Fitz and those guys who are on the sideline more than in the usual way, because there will be no crowds shouting. “But as far as I am concerned if we can get something going, that would be brilliant. It won’t be to the detriment of the health regulations that are out there.”
Having played under him, Carey would know plenty about Cody but in his first season working with him as a selector, he has seen his ability to move with the times. “It would be silly to think Kilkenny didn’t change their style of hurling, going back to 2002, 2006, Kilkenny definitely changed their style of hurling to combat how Cork played.
“Maybe teams see us as a little bit slow, not necessarily playing with a sweeper, or against a sweeper. But if we’re playing against a sweeper, we have a sweeper ourselves, that’s the way the game works. So you have to go into a trend of what way the game is going, is flowing, what teams you play against.”
- Hurling legend and current Kilkenny senior hurling selector DJ Carey was launching EirGrid’s sponsorship of the GAA’s Official Timing.
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Michael Verney October 08 2020 10:10 AM Fermanagh boss Ryan McMenamin has asked the GAA to postpone their Allianz FL Division 2 clash with Clare on Sunday week "to help ease the minds" of his players after a significant number of the Erne squad were struck down with Covid-19.
The former Tyrone star believes that the integrity of the League will be eroded should the competition proceed without Fermanagh and the three-time All-Ireland winner is hoping that swift action is taken by Croke Park.
"I think it needs to be a postponement. If they want to go on ahead more or less in the League without us, that will be the integrity of the League gone," McMenamin told this morning's OTB AM.
"To me, I think the GAA has got to act quickly and postpone it. We can draw a line under it then and tell the boys how we plan going forward."
Training and games at all levels has ceased until further notice in Fermanagh amid the spike in Covid-19 with their League tie against Clare in Cusack Park on October 18 in serious jeopardy, as well as their must-win game against Laois six days later as they hope to avoid relegation.
McMenamin feels that clarity is essential for the well-being of his players while he also insists that they will be "in no shape to play Clare" given their lack of preparation.
"I just want them to make a call on this as soon as possible so we can ease the minds of our players. There's a lot of blame about with this Covid situation and you have to feel sorry for those players who have contracted the virus," he said.
"They didn't contract intentionally. I've already got a few messages on WhatsApp from lads who are worrying that this was all because of them. So, you do have to think of their mental health when all of this stuff is being paraded around the country."
He added: "We're in no shape to play Clare. I've just been told the hotel in Clare cancelled our reservation because of Level 3 restrictions, I thought that was weird. We're in no shape to play... even long-term if you look at the Ulster Championship.
"We do want to play it but you're looking at the level of preparation. If you're only going to have two or three training sessions before the Ulster Championship you kind of have to ask, what sort of games are they going to be? What sort of spectacle?
"We'll try our best, but the spectacle mightn't be great and it mightn't be a great advert for football. I don't want the boys to become a circus and kind of going 'We're just being rolled out here to play football here when we've done no preparation'."
McMenamin is clearly irked by how their Covid outbreak has been dealt with and the former All-Star defender questions whether high-profile counties like Dublin and Tyrone would be treated the same by the GAA's top brass if such scenarios arose in those counties.
Read More Virus spike will put All-Ireland date in doubt - Donaghy 'Empty Hill 16 and Gavin loss offer rays of hope to the rest' - Kerry legend Kieran Donaghy "We want to play the championship game, I want to put Fermanagh's best foot forward, I want to showcase Fermanagh football, what it is. We're probably not going to get that opportunity," he said.
"Maybe I'm thinking wrong - if this was maybe Dublin or Tyrone and they were in the same situation, would the Ulster Championship match be moved or would it be accommodated for players? You don't know until any of them counties are in that situation.
"At the minute the most important thing for me is the welfare of the players. If we don't go back until next Sunday we don't go back - but everyone has to be made aware it's not going to be an even playing field when we go back to play the National League games.
"It's not a fair playing field. You kind of ask yourself should there be relegation in the league, if we're not afforded the same chances as Clare?
"In fairness, we have been in contact (with Croke Park), we've made our position clear, I was chatting to Paul Flynn in the GPA on Monday. The GPA and Ulster GAA have been helping us. There's always going to be big boys in the championship, that's just a fact of life."
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Oct 12, 2020 9:52:15 GMT
I see McGuinness is now with the Galway footballers and helping them out in defence and counter-attacking. Their biggest weakness last year was going too defensively in my opinion. McGuiness' blanket defence worked wonders in 2012, but we have almost moved 10 years on since then and blanket defences will do no good when players are able to score 40 yards out. That said with a championship played in bad and windy conditions it might start making sense throwng 15 men behind the ball and counter attack, but Always' best and most effective football the last few years is when they went with traditional football of long accurate kick passing. A kicked ball will still travel faster than any player running with the ball, even McCaffrey, and if you have the forwards to win ball it much more effective. Though kicking a ball into a forward surrounded by 15 men doesn't work as Kerry learned in 2008. If Galway go this route I would relish the chance to see Sean O'Shea and David Clifford compete for most lavendish point of the match.
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