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Post by thehermit on Jan 28, 2023 15:07:44 GMT
Disaster... well only for me. Apparently a rat has been chewing the cables under the car and break fluid and clutch fluid is leaking. So no trip to Donegal for me, but happy I dodged a bullet as I could be half way to Donegal and find myself without breaks. It is a fine team really, strong defensive unit and the full forward line has potential. Midfield is an issue, but it's about time we see the midfield prospects do well. They'll get a stern test. Interestingly lots of counties get around the midfield issue by having a 3 men midfield going for the breaking ball. There are less and less clean catches in midfield and very often a midfielder will tap the ball down. You don't need to win the ball that way, as long as you come out of midfield with the ball. Stefan is a tall, strong lad and a great athlete. He has potential, but probably has to make up for missing some footballing years while in Oz and needs some time to reach his full potential. He might, or might not, become a regular starter, but I don't think we've seen enough of him yet to make that judgement. That's bad luck, though maybe fortune too as you said. Was all set for the trip tomorrow myself but alas I'm heading back to Kerry instead for a funeral, life has a terrible habit of getting in its own way. Safe journey to all making the long trek north. I'll have to settle for TG4 until Monaghan next week
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Jan 28, 2023 16:27:40 GMT
Disaster... well only for me. Apparently a rat has been chewing the cables under the car and break fluid and clutch fluid is leaking. So no trip to Donegal for me, but happy I dodged a bullet as I could be half way to Donegal and find myself without breaks. It is a fine team really, strong defensive unit and the full forward line has potential. Midfield is an issue, but it's about time we see the midfield prospects do well. They'll get a stern test. Interestingly lots of counties get around the midfield issue by having a 3 men midfield going for the breaking ball. There are less and less clean catches in midfield and very often a midfielder will tap the ball down. You don't need to win the ball that way, as long as you come out of midfield with the ball. Stefan is a tall, strong lad and a great athlete. He has potential, but probably has to make up for missing some footballing years while in Oz and needs some time to reach his full potential. He might, or might not, become a regular starter, but I don't think we've seen enough of him yet to make that judgement. That's bad luck, though maybe fortune too as you said. Was all set for the trip tomorrow myself but alas I'm heading back to Kerry instead for a funeral, life has a terrible habit of getting in its own way. Safe journey to all making the long trek north. I'll have to settle for TG4 until Monaghan next week Sorry to hear. My sincere condolences. Indeed, life sometimes has other plans and it's good to remember that football is just a game. A very important game, but it's not the most important thing. That said though, nobody will keep me away from the telly tomorrow.
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Post by greengold35 on Jan 28, 2023 16:55:21 GMT
For all the absences that's still a decent team on paper, plenty of experience and talent and more importantly opportunities to be taken! Decent back 6, After that we will see, I will take a point up there.. It’s difficult to know what to expect from either team - Kerry probably haven’t done much training to date & I don’t see a regular ball winner in our half forward line - on the other hand I heard that Donegal are in “ transition “ & not much is expected from them. Maybe Bally could enlighten us! It’s Kerry for me!
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Post by thehermit on Jan 28, 2023 16:59:09 GMT
Very strong 15 named by the Dubs, no McCaffery in the match day squad though.
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Post by mike70 on Jan 28, 2023 17:34:29 GMT
Decent back 6, After that we will see, I will take a point up there.. It’s difficult to know what to expect from either team - Kerry probably haven’t done much training to date & I don’t see a regular ball winner in our half forward line - on the other hand I heard that Donegal are in “ transition “ & not much is expected from them. Maybe Bally could enlighten us! It’s Kerry for me! I do worry about the lack of leadership from 8 up for tomo game, agree, we might struggle to get ball into the inside line.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Jan 28, 2023 18:16:41 GMT
Rightly or wrongly I'm waiting for that Spillane breed to breakout and it is well enough set up for them to make a major step forward by showing the true 70 min capability of that bloodline.
I had to draw the curtains to keep the sunlight out today so weather wise it couldn't be better - dry and a nice crisp chill so just wrap up a bit.
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Jan 28, 2023 19:21:23 GMT
Disaster... well only for me. Apparently a rat has been chewing the cables under the car and break fluid and clutch fluid is leaking. So no trip to Donegal for me, but happy I dodged a bullet as I could be half way to Donegal and find myself without breaks. It is a fine team really, strong defensive unit and the full forward line has potential. Midfield is an issue, but it's about time we see the midfield prospects do well. They'll get a stern test. Interestingly lots of counties get around the midfield issue by having a 3 men midfield going for the breaking ball. There are less and less clean catches in midfield and very often a midfielder will tap the ball down. You don't need to win the ball that way, as long as you come out of midfield with the ball. Stefan is a tall, strong lad and a great athlete. He has potential, but probably has to make up for missing some footballing years while in Oz and needs some time to reach his full potential. He might, or might not, become a regular starter, but I don't think we've seen enough of him yet to make that judgement. Sorry to hear about your car." There are rats everywhere Nidge". At least as you say you did nt get caught on route. I'm up country at mó to breathe journey and have a 45 minute drive to Ballybofey tomorrow. Just hope the weather not too bad and I see something positive. Expecting a tough outing and as I say would be gappy with the draw. Safe travels to all travelling. I'm glad it happened yesterday and not tomorrow. We live very rural and there are farms on either side, also Kerry people luckily, but I would have thought the cats would do the job. Enjoy your trip and hopefully a happy drive home.
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Jan 28, 2023 19:22:51 GMT
On a sidenote Dublin bate Kildare in Croke park, but Kildare had lots of chances to win it. Dubs are there for the taking in my opinion. Hopefully we are not.
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Post by The16thMan on Jan 28, 2023 21:35:52 GMT
I like the look of the team. Physical half forward line with some good kickpassers. This is what we'd need against Donegal. Fellas like Tom Sull & Murphy to break the lines at times and maybe Graham. It will be a big test for Barry Dan, if he can hold his own I'd be happy. Full forward line will need to surely get at least 10 points between them to give us a chance of victory, especially with the lack of regular scorers from 8-12.. I don't think it will be a great spectacle but I think Kerry to win by 2 points.
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Post by sullyschoice on Jan 28, 2023 22:30:26 GMT
Disaster... well only for me. Apparently a rat has been chewing the cables under the car and break fluid and clutch fluid is leaking. So no trip to Donegal for me, but happy I dodged a bullet as I could be half way to Donegal and find myself without breaks. It is a fine team really, strong defensive unit and the full forward line has potential. Midfield is an issue, but it's about time we see the midfield prospects do well. They'll get a stern test. Interestingly lots of counties get around the midfield issue by having a 3 men midfield going for the breaking ball. There are less and less clean catches in midfield and very often a midfielder will tap the ball down. You don't need to win the ball that way, as long as you come out of midfield with the ball. Stefan is a tall, strong lad and a great athlete. He has potential, but probably has to make up for missing some footballing years while in Oz and needs some time to reach his full potential. He might, or might not, become a regular starter, but I don't think we've seen enough of him yet to make that judgement. One of those feckers got into my house once and chewed through the pipes from my dishwasher and washing machine.
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Jan 28, 2023 22:35:11 GMT
Disaster... well only for me. Apparently a rat has been chewing the cables under the car and break fluid and clutch fluid is leaking. So no trip to Donegal for me, but happy I dodged a bullet as I could be half way to Donegal and find myself without breaks. It is a fine team really, strong defensive unit and the full forward line has potential. Midfield is an issue, but it's about time we see the midfield prospects do well. They'll get a stern test. Interestingly lots of counties get around the midfield issue by having a 3 men midfield going for the breaking ball. There are less and less clean catches in midfield and very often a midfielder will tap the ball down. You don't need to win the ball that way, as long as you come out of midfield with the ball. Stefan is a tall, strong lad and a great athlete. He has potential, but probably has to make up for missing some footballing years while in Oz and needs some time to reach his full potential. He might, or might not, become a regular starter, but I don't think we've seen enough of him yet to make that judgement. One of those feckers got into my house once and chewed through the pipes from my dishwasher and washing machine. We have 8 cats now (2 fosters and 2 rescues added) so there won't be anything coming into this house and stay alive The horses next door did have a problem with rats this year as there was a lot of flooding and it was quite cold so they are looking for a dry, warm place. I had hoped the rats would be scared of the cats though. Seems like not all of them play football for a certain county :-P
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Jan 28, 2023 22:39:40 GMT
After watching two games (Mayo v Galway and Kildare v Dublin) and listening to reports on Monaghan v Armagh I think we are in a good position. yes, we have an inexperienced team, but so do most teams in division 1, and most of the lads selected for Kerry have played league matches before. None of the teams have done much training yet. It's exactly 6 months and 4 days since Kerry won the final so that's half a year of no real inter county games. Training will have started for real a week of two ago and even then with a lot of players missing. The good thing is that others are in the same position. We'll probably see a slow start. But Kerry should be able to come away with a win.
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Post by The16thMan on Jan 29, 2023 0:22:28 GMT
After watching two games (Mayo v Galway and Kildare v Dublin) and listening to reports on Monaghan v Armagh I think we are in a good position. yes, we have an inexperienced team, but so do most teams in division 1, and most of the lads selected for Kerry have played league matches before. None of the teams have done much training yet. It's exactly 6 months and 4 days since Kerry won the final so that's half a year of no real inter county games. Training will have started for real a week of two ago and even then with a lot of players missing. The good thing is that others are in the same position. We'll probably see a slow start. But Kerry should be able to come away with a win. As well as this the first 2 fixtures have been kind, getting Donegal and Monaghan to play whilst we have a depleted squad is a lot better than having to face an Armagh or a Galway when we are down bodies. Although it doesn't mean either will be a walkover by any stretch. I think if Kerry can get at least 2 points out of those 2 games, which should be manageable. We will possibly be heading up to Castlebar in 3 weeks time, possibly with a close to a full starting XV, and still having a lot to play for in the League campaign.. I still think that potential League final should be aimed for if possible, Kerry need as many competitive games as possible. Regardless of the round robins this year.
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Jan 29, 2023 10:59:41 GMT
I would be delighted if we got something out of this game. I don’t see where we are going to get the scores from. Having a reliable free taker is crucial in early round league games, I don’t see one. It will be interesting to see how midfield goes, looking forward to seeing Barry O’ Sullivan getting a deserved go, it would be great to see him make the most of it. I’m not sure we have the right balance up front to come away with anything today.
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Post by john4 on Jan 29, 2023 11:41:20 GMT
Strange that Donegal haven't announced a team yet.
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Post by givehimaball on Jan 29, 2023 11:46:43 GMT
Strange that Donegal haven't announced a team yet. I did hear some talk that they are missing a few of their experienced names through injury so maybe they think it will give them some sort of advantage.
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Post by Premier on Jan 29, 2023 11:55:58 GMT
I would be delighted if we got something out of this game. I don’t see where we are going to get the scores from. Having a reliable free taker is crucial in early round league games, I don’t see one. It will be interesting to see how midfield goes, looking forward to seeing Barry O’ Sullivan getting a deserved go, it would be great to see him make the most of it. I’m not sure we have the right balance up front to come away with anything today. Can any player in that team kick the ball off the ground? Maybe Brosnan. Always important in the league into the wind
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Post by Premier on Jan 29, 2023 11:57:35 GMT
Strange that Donegal haven't announced a team yet. It’s a disgrace by the GAA that they haven’t streamlined team announcements at this stage. 8pm Friday deadline for Saturday games, 1pm Saturday for Sunday games. What Dublin did yesterday was a joke. I honestly can’t figure out why Dessie Farrell isn’t called out on it.
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Jan 29, 2023 12:05:41 GMT
Donegal just named their starting 15 and it looks fairly weak. They’ve 5 names listed to start that I have no knowledge of so it seems like they’ll have more inexperienced players playing than us. No Michael Langan, Ciaran Thompson, Eoghan Ban Gallagher or Peadar Mogan in their 26 while Ryan McHugh is only named at number 26. This is probably the poorest team on paper we’ll face in the whole league. My prediction is a Kerry victory by 3 or 4 points.
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Post by john4 on Jan 29, 2023 12:12:59 GMT
Donegal just named their starting 15 and it looks fairly weak. They’ve 5 names listed to start that I have no knowledge of so it seems like they’ll have more inexperienced players playing than us. No Michael Langan, Ciaran Thompson, Eoghan Ban Gallagher or Peadar Mogan in their 26 while Ryan McHugh is only named at number 26. This is probably the poorest team on paper we’ll face in the whole league. My prediction is a Kerry victory by 3 or 4 points. An unknown Donegal team on paper, Kerry could definitely start the league with a win today, once we don't concede soft goals would be my only concern.
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Post by royalkerryfan on Jan 29, 2023 13:18:42 GMT
There's a serious dip in the middle of the pitch.
You don't see that at this level anymore.
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Post by greengold35 on Jan 29, 2023 13:42:15 GMT
I would be delighted if we got something out of this game. I don’t see where we are going to get the scores from. Having a reliable free taker is crucial in early round league games, I don’t see one. It will be interesting to see how midfield goes, looking forward to seeing Barry O’ Sullivan getting a deserved go, it would be great to see him make the most of it. I’m not sure we have the right balance up front to come away with anything today. I would hope that Killian proves up to the task of free taking with Tony Brosnan taking them from the other side.
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Post by mike70 on Jan 29, 2023 13:42:51 GMT
Our chances of a win look to have improved considerably, looks like a seriously weakened Donegal squad, 2 points you would think.
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Post by thehermit on Jan 29, 2023 14:41:38 GMT
Started poorly, then found our rhythm and were well on top there for around 15mins. Donegal were floundering and we should have really took the chance to put the game beyond them. Instead we've allowed them to come right back into in that final ten mins.
Still all to play for but Donegal have what looks like a strong breeze behind them now for second half.
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Post by royalkerryfan on Jan 29, 2023 14:46:27 GMT
Donegals 5th point was wide the definition of hometown decision.
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Post by gaelicden on Jan 29, 2023 15:08:08 GMT
Completely fallen asleep here, 7 points without reply.
Jack might want to consider some changes at this stage.
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Post by thehermit on Jan 29, 2023 15:40:19 GMT
Threw it away absoutely threw that game away.
Really poor stuff in the second half, terrible wides and left 6-7 points behind. Thought Barry Dan did very well in the middle. Roche did ok too. But I'm beginning to lose faith/patience with Brosnan. He's not talking the chances being given to him by the management.
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Post by taggert on Jan 29, 2023 15:43:58 GMT
4 of the starting forwards were poor (and thats being kind) - Adrian Spillane, Killian Spillane, M Burns and Tony Brosnan - but strangely we still left it after us. If ever the absence of a free taker showed, it was today.
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Post by ciarrai92 on Jan 29, 2023 15:44:09 GMT
Terrible game to watch poor and scrappy How many points in the second half I counted 3 myself ?.
Left it behind us I suppose the weather didn't really help in those conditions. but look it's the first game back plenty more better days to come U.T.K
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Post by wideball on Jan 29, 2023 15:45:20 GMT
Threw it away absoutely threw that game away. Really poor stuff in the second half, terrible wides and left 6-7 points behind. Thought Barry Dan did very well in the middle. Roche did ok too. But I'm beginning to lose faith/patience with Brosnan. He's not talking the chances being given to him by the management. Agree on Brosnan, Burns the same. He has been around Kerry panels for a while now. * or get off the pot.
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