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Post by taibhse on May 22, 2021 12:20:33 GMT
Dublin team:
1 Evan Comerford Ballymun Kickhams 2 Eoin Murchan Na Fianna 3 David Byrne St Olafs 4 Jonny Cooper Na Fianna 5 James McCarthy Ballymun Kickhams 6 John Small Ballymun Kickhams 7 Robert McDaid Ballyboden St Endas 8 Brian Fenton Raheny 9 Tom Lahiff St Judes 10 Niall Scully Templeogue Synge Street 11 Ciaran Kilkenny Castleknock 12 Dara Mullin Kilmacud Crokes 13 Paddy Small Ballymun Kickhams 14 Con O'Callaghan Cuala 15 Cormac Costello Whitehall Colmcille
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Post by Ballyfireside on May 22, 2021 14:19:41 GMT
Really looking forward to the game, regardless of what management teams say this will be a big game for both teams. This isn’t a time for experimenting with line ups too much, this is an opportunity for a good road test for both teams. I sincerely hope that Kerry go at it from the start and play with the same purpose and fury that they did against Galway. There was a refreshing relentlessness to our play that I hadn’t seen in a while. Even as the first half wore on last weekend, I didn’t have that niggling sense of foreboding that I got with many of our previous games. The games where we came out of the traps absolutely flying, build a decent lead and then crumble once the opposition got any kind of a run on us. Granted, Galway made it all to easy at times, however, it is an insult to the quality of the football Kerry played to analyse the performance through the prism of Galway’s approach to the game. An attacking approach with fast movement of the ball was great to see last weekend and hopefully we see something similar tomorrow. Dublin will really test our mettle and give us plenty to think about as we head for championship territory. You’d be very disappointed if they didn’t stretch us to our limits. Given that, it will be interesting to see how we react. Pressure does funny things, as we saw in Páirc Uí Chaoimh last November. When Kerry are taken to that place again tomorrow, their reaction will tell us a lot in terms of what this group can achieve this summer. I have very few doubts that this group have the skills to win Sam, The brazenness and the street smarts? That remains to be seen. Roll on tomorrow, we should find questions and answers aplenty. Thank God for the return of games. I was going to say more or less what you did here, unusual anyway and very for me as I'm supposed to be more abnormal than those who are only normally abnormal - well allegedly anyway! So now I am down to adding a further layer of wisdom, and what I would say is that, and probably reinforcing the comment, Kerry need to revert to type, i.e. all out attacking fearless football. I have always been vocal in my belief that this is probably the best all time team we ever had, no offense to past heroes but it would be rare to be otherwise if only because of the facilities, what with Currans, etc and of course natural evolution learns from past masters, inspires of them too in this instance, e.g. SO'6 playing the Anthem before going out onto the playground at school lunch time - successful business people are taught to do this in the world's top business schools and here is SO'6 doing it as a child - mind blowing!, not just the idea but to do it, gosh teachers must be in awe of him? Any doubters of my assertions re the team, just name me a team that has a comparable pair to SO'6 and DC? And that they are still only in the spring time of their careers I'd be thinking they may be talked about of as greatest ever players in the fullness of time. Dubs are good and it will be a magic game if we go at them, like we did v Tribes and who didn't become a bad team overnight. Ok, we like in a climate where there will be a lot of freaks, most people I talk to will say that ever their own moods are somewhat volatile these days, a pal doc tells me if you felt normal today then you really need to seek help, him only half jokingly! The good thing is people are talking and communicating - I had my 1st jab last week and in the run up to it I wasn't feeling just great, put it down to late nights on the PC, that was until I found myself back firing the morning after it, so the sleep pattern was only part of the issue, I suppose the apprehension was building up inside and I wasn't able to put my finger on it, that auld head plays games with us alright! Anyway back to this match, I couldn't praise our boys too much, they were everything v Tribes, selfless, fielding, interplay, shooting, strategy, etc - even some scores TV viewers thought were misses weren't as such, just the angles weren't as open as they appeared, they never are, and yes, there was the odd err, I'd be worried if there wasn't. Also great to see J0 foley coming of age, saw him telling fellas off re things that needed to be addressed, now that's stepping up, taking responsibility as a team, I felt he was a bit quiet previously and if he was then glad it is no longer. It being harder for a defender to star, as opposed to a forward who can magic scores a defender that keeps his man quiet is a star but no matter how you look at it, it isn't so exciting, but it does help win games, 'one saved is as good as a score at the other end' as I say in a wee line of old. BO'B has also arrived, he has that ferocious look about him, takes no prisoners, oh how I'd love to be watching them in the flesh but hopefully that day will come soon, nicer again when we see them climbing the stairs to collect an old friend! Up the Kingdom and stay safe a chairde. BTW what school did SO'6 go to?
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Post by fairplay on May 22, 2021 14:27:09 GMT
JUST A QUICK OBSERVATION ON DUBLIN TEAM .STRONG ENOUGH BUT AS WE KNOW NOW IT IS CLUXTON THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE WHEN HE PLAYS.
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Post by taggert on May 22, 2021 15:22:38 GMT
Was it BoB that Costello "choke tackled" once upon a time? Will be an interesting renewal of rivalries tomorrow. Looking forward to see how we manage their 2 central men in attack. Serious players both. Barring a meltdown by Kerry keeper in finding his men (or those men not making it easy enough to be found!) Kerry's attack to see them through. Kerry to win.
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Post by greengold35 on May 22, 2021 15:36:40 GMT
Was it BoB that Costello "choke tackled" once upon a time? Will be an interesting renewal of rivalries tomorrow. Looking forward to see how we manage their 2 central men in attack. Serious players both. Barring a meltdown by Kerry keeper in finding his men (or those men not making it easy enough to be found!) Kerry's attack to see them through. Kerry to win. Indeed it was Costello - held BO’B on the ground whilst play went on & ref ignored it!
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Post by mafi97 on May 22, 2021 18:30:59 GMT
Based on the number of playing minutes he has clocked up, Costello has to be the worst recidivist (I wont use the noun that comes to mind) in my time.
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Post by brigid on May 22, 2021 18:56:52 GMT
Another rumor that another Kerry player will be unavailable.
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Post by Kingdomson on May 22, 2021 19:21:40 GMT
I’ve absolutely no idea how Kerry will do tomorrow. For sure, one cannot read anything into last weekend against Galway, as they were completely AWOL. The worst scenario would be Dublin just shows up and wins well. What then for Kerry? What then for everybody? Seeing how weak the Donegal defence was against a moderate and experimental Monaghan team this afternoon was sobering. They are among the pretenders some expect could challenge the Dub this season. Tomorrow will tell us if Kerry are another pretender or a real challenger.
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Post by royalkerryfan on May 22, 2021 20:58:06 GMT
Another rumor that another Kerry player will be unavailable. Here's a thought maybe it would be better if people stopped posting these rumours or inferring about a rumour.
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Post by Lolly Valance on May 23, 2021 0:03:21 GMT
Another rumor that another Kerry player will be unavailable. Heard that as well. Lots of rumours doing the rounds the past week. My take on it always has been we can only play the players we have. No point going on about this fella or that fella.
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Post by kerryexile on May 23, 2021 0:13:17 GMT
I don't think that Dublin will line out as announced. I think there will also be changes to the Kerry team.
The debate about whether it is better for Kerry to win or lose is not the biggest thing about the game. The biggest concern is that Dublin prove to themselves that their cynical football can burst the bubble of the creative, attacking football that Kerry played last week. After that the result doesn't matter. I think Kerry must move the ball very quickly and not give Dublin time to decide which defensive tactic to apply. They must alternate between taking points from 40 yards, working the ball in for goal chances and launching it in from the half back line - Murchan is named at corner back (5ft 7in), Kerry could start Tommy Walsh (6ft 6in). McCarthy is named at wing back just outside Murchan. Dublin are covering the bases. Let the games begin.
Kerry are getting better year on year. It would be great to see Dublin going home with questions they know they will be asked later this year and they are not sure they have the answers.
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Post by tbrosnan on May 23, 2021 3:14:32 GMT
where is the kerry line oui iwas away for a week t b
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Post by cruc8 on May 23, 2021 9:19:54 GMT
Dublin team: 1 Evan Comerford Ballymun Kickhams 2 Eoin Murchan Na Fianna 3 David Byrne St Olafs 4 Jonny Cooper Na Fianna 5 James McCarthy Ballymun Kickhams 6 John Small Ballymun Kickhams 7 Robert McDaid Ballyboden St Endas 8 Brian Fenton Raheny 9 Tom Lahiff St Judes 10 Niall Scully Templeogue Synge Street 11 Ciaran Kilkenny Castleknock 12 Dara Mullin Kilmacud Crokes 13 Paddy Small Ballymun Kickhams 14 Con O'Callaghan Cuala 15 Cormac Costello Whitehall Colmcille
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Post by taggert on May 23, 2021 9:34:58 GMT
Definitely not a day or a sod for hopping a ball....
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Post by sullyschoice on May 23, 2021 9:56:53 GMT
Dublin team: 1 Evan Comerford Ballymun Kickhams 2 Eoin Murchan Na Fianna 3 David Byrne St Olafs 4 Jonny Cooper Na Fianna 5 James McCarthy Ballymun Kickhams 6 John Small Ballymun Kickhams 7 Robert McDaid Ballyboden St Endas 8 Brian Fenton Raheny 9 Tom Lahiff St Judes 10 Niall Scully Templeogue Synge Street 11 Ciaran Kilkenny Castleknock 12 Dara Mullin Kilmacud Crokes 13 Paddy Small Ballymun Kickhams 14 Con O'Callaghan Cuala 15 Cormac Costello Whitehall Colmcille There is a back line to have a go at
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Post by Ballyfireside on May 23, 2021 9:59:03 GMT
I don't think that Dublin will line out as announced. I think there will also be changes to the Kerry team. The debate about whether it is better for Kerry to win or lose is not the biggest thing about the game. The biggest concern is that Dublin prove to themselves that their cynical football can burst the bubble of the creative, attacking football that Kerry played last week. After that the result doesn't matter. I think Kerry must move the ball very quickly and not give Dublin time to decide which defensive tactic to apply. They must alternate between taking points from 40 yards, working the ball in for goal chances and launching it in from the half back line - Murchan is named at corner back (5ft 7in), Kerry could start Tommy Walsh (6ft 6in). McCarthy is named at wing back just outside Murchan. Dublin are covering the bases. Let the games begin. Kerry are getting better year on year. It would be great to see Dublin going home with questions they know they will be asked later this year and they are not sure they have the answers. Who said we will play same strategy as v Tribes? There will; be many tactical battles and decisions during play will be crucial, i.e. how managers respond to each other, including the initial rejig from the named sides, and how players carry out their orders. Fitzy won v McGuinness in '14 so no pressure on PK, none at all! A close contest will suggest that either team can win on a given day and which makes the prospect of a championship rematch rather interesting. I wonder are The Dubs preparing for life without Clux and as we saw with Neal McGee, older lads are now being found out and which suggests pipelines are healthy. Dgal v Monaghan was high tempo and just goes to show what motivation can do. Still football won out and which is also motivating. Ah these rumours will ruin the forum, is it ourselves or it someone looking to knock Kerry support out of kilter?
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Post by Aodhan on May 23, 2021 11:24:45 GMT
Another rumor that another Kerry player will be unavailable. Heard that as well. Lots of rumours doing the rounds the past week. My take on it always has been we can only play the players we have. No point going on about this fella or that fella. Lolly and Brigid, the terrible twins
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Post by taggert on May 23, 2021 13:15:25 GMT
Kilkenny is giving BoB the mother and father of all beatings. A total mismatch.
And if anyone thinks PG has the engine to play Dublin in league or c'ship, the evidence is here.
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Post by Attacking Wing Back on May 23, 2021 13:18:48 GMT
Dublin at half pace are miles ahead of us today. Right hand side of our defence is being roasted.
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Post by taggert on May 23, 2021 13:22:42 GMT
Totally agree. Murphy and BoB swatted aside like fly's....
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Post by taggert on May 23, 2021 13:23:54 GMT
Embarrassing.
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Post by eastwarrior on May 23, 2021 13:24:18 GMT
Dublin appear to have more gears then us at the moment, we look like a boxer just hanging in there but it’s still a tight game so no need to be worried. The 1 question I’ll ask is about this new rule. Should Darragh Moynihan have been a penalty? Or does the player have to be dragged down still as it clearly was a goal scoring opportunity.
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Post by Attacking Wing Back on May 23, 2021 13:26:26 GMT
Game over. Ball burst.
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Post by royalkerryfan on May 23, 2021 13:27:15 GMT
Fairly Sobering. Getting destroyed everywhere. It's an awful game and only Dublin left shooting boots at home they would be double scores ahead.
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Post by Annascaultilidie on May 23, 2021 13:27:45 GMT
The reaction here for the rest of the season is not to go negative, not to go overly defensive, not to go into our shell.
There is no gold down that road.
And I don't think this game is over.
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Post by Kingdomson on May 23, 2021 13:28:24 GMT
We really should be further behind. Dublin left 3 good goal chances after them in that first half too and still pulling away at their ease. Dublin are in a class all of their own.
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Post by Attacking Wing Back on May 23, 2021 13:29:02 GMT
Makes we wonder how bad Galway actually were? Our defence is shocking. And our half forward line is non existent. Murphy lets a ball bounce in the square....Moran holds onto the ball for eternity and turns it over....These are meant to be our leaders.
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Post by southward on May 23, 2021 13:29:17 GMT
wtf is with Hurson and the advantage rule? Three times already he's shafted us. Disgraceful refereeing.
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Post by taggert on May 23, 2021 13:29:45 GMT
Our defenders like Murphy, White and BoB are being blown away. All grand in possession bursting forward but when it comes to defending.....God have mercy on us.
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Post by ataboy on May 23, 2021 13:30:18 GMT
Kilkenny is giving BoB the mother and father of all beatings. A total mismatch. And if anyone thinks PG has the engine to play Dublin in league or c'ship, the evidence is here. It's a small thing compared to the problems in defence but it's criminal to ask PG to play wing forward
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