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Conor Cox Kerry Mistake

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Replying To summerof09:  "Bump."
Is Cox going to play midfield for us? Cause that's where we're in trouble, like I said before you could have 6 Coxs and it wouldn't matter coz the ball wouldn't be going in.

Cox wouldn't be any good to us without the right balls.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 17/06/2019 11:49:16    2196356

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Replying To GeniusGerry:  "At the risk of nitpicking Cox will be 27 this year if he isn't already. Looking at when he played underage he has to be at least 26

I'm glad things have worked out for him up there he is a serious find for Roscommon best of luck in the final"
His age on the Connacht final program on Sunday was 25.

Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 18/06/2019 15:31:21    2197145

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Replying To Yondu:  "His age on the Connacht final program on Sunday was 25."
I can assure you he is not 25

GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 18/06/2019 15:52:32    2197152

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Replying To clondalkindub:  "Earley is from Mayo? I never knew that what part?"
Born in Mayo...raised in Gortaganny Co.Roscommon. Like most Ros people are born in Galway/Mayo/Sligo/Westmeath cause of no maternity wing in the county hospital down the years.

moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1080 - 18/06/2019 16:00:52    2197159

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He is an out and out Rossie now and no chance he will go back to Kerry who deemed him surplus to requirements. The very best of luck to this young man and hopefully he will have more great days in the Primrose and Blue. Like the GAA is full of Fathers sons playing for other counties : Dermot Early jnr played for Kildare...Coman Goggins dad was from Roscommon...Jiggers son playing for Donegal...O Se brothers dad from Kerry playing with Mayo

moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1080 - 18/06/2019 16:07:15    2197162

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Fine forward, however is it not midfield and tight marking defenders where Kerry have their problems? I know another top class forward is always welcome.

BliainanÁir (Laois) - Posts: 598 - 18/06/2019 16:35:47    2197172

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Replying To GeniusGerry:  "I can assure you he is not 25"
Go ahead assure me then.

Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 18/06/2019 20:40:37    2197309

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Replying To Yondu:  "Go ahead assure me then."
Not that it's worth arguing over but he played his last year minors in 2010 and his last year U21 was in 2013 when he also made some appearances for the Kerry seniors. I don't know his D.O.B, I'm sure you can dig it out but going by the above his is going to be 27 this year at some stage.

GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 18/06/2019 20:59:19    2197319

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Looking forward to playing this Roscommon side, they look decent.

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8596 - 18/06/2019 21:17:44    2197326

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Oh yeah, ahem, I meant IF we beat Meath of course, sorry to all my royal friends :D

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8596 - 18/06/2019 21:19:09    2197327

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Replying To GeniusGerry:  "Not that it's worth arguing over but he played his last year minors in 2010 and his last year U21 was in 2013 when he also made some appearances for the Kerry seniors. I don't know his D.O.B, I'm sure you can dig it out but going by the above his is going to be 27 this year at some stage."
He could have been born in a leap year which is creating this confusion

KY4SAM2015 (Kerry) - Posts: 898 - 18/06/2019 21:45:39    2197336

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Replying To KY4SAM2015:  "He could have been born in a leap year which is creating this confusion"
Didn't think of that :)

GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 18/06/2019 22:01:23    2197348

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Replying To KingdomBoy1:  "Is Cox going to play midfield for us? Cause that's where we're in trouble, like I said before you could have 6 Coxs and it wouldn't matter coz the ball wouldn't be going in.

Cox wouldn't be any good to us without the right balls."
'Cox wouldn't be any good to us without the right balls'. A dodgy turn of phrase, kingdom.

neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 18/06/2019 22:30:17    2197361

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Replying To KingdomBoy1:  "Is Cox going to play midfield for us? Cause that's where we're in trouble, like I said before you could have 6 Coxs and it wouldn't matter coz the ball wouldn't be going in.

Cox wouldn't be any good to us without the right balls."
The thing is, he's twice the player James O'Donoghue is at the moment. The one season wonder JOD will score goals against Clare and Cork but will go hiding on the big day. Cox is a serious ball winner and can kick points for fun. As for your midfield, that's another issue. I'm glad you see that Griffin isn't the answer there.

summerof09 (Meath) - Posts: 315 - 19/06/2019 10:55:23    2197489

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Summer the whole football world know about James o Don he will go hiding when the going gets hard.. Yes conor Cox is playing out of his skin and his bulk is a big asset too him. But I am not sure if he had that bulk when he was with kerry. But he is gone now

traleegerry (Kerry) - Posts: 738 - 19/06/2019 11:08:59    2197498

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Replying To summerof09:  "The thing is, he's twice the player James O'Donoghue is at the moment. The one season wonder JOD will score goals against Clare and Cork but will go hiding on the big day. Cox is a serious ball winner and can kick points for fun. As for your midfield, that's another issue. I'm glad you see that Griffin isn't the answer there."
What a load of nonsense this is. JOD has had injuries, he is a better player than Cox in every way I can think of if he could put that behind him.

If he only had one season what has he two all stars as well as a POTY.

What big games has he hidden in?

GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 19/06/2019 11:25:25    2197505

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Replying To neverright:  "'Cox wouldn't be any good to us without the right balls'. A dodgy turn of phrase, kingdom."
Should have wrote the right balls going in to him :-0

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 19/06/2019 12:12:53    2197521

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Replying To GeniusGerry:  "What a load of nonsense this is. JOD has had injuries, he is a better player than Cox in every way I can think of if he could put that behind him.

If he only had one season what has he two all stars as well as a POTY.

What big games has he hidden in?"
Two big games off the top of my head

The 2017 All Ireland semi final against Mayo - He was subsequently dropped for the replay

Last year against Galway at Croke Park - He was subsequently dropped for the Monaghan game

He hasn't scaled the heights of 2014 unfortunately.

Note his two All Stars and POTY came in 2013 and 2014.

His injuries may have affected him but I'd take Conor Cox over him now.

summerof09 (Meath) - Posts: 315 - 19/06/2019 16:22:19    2197649

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Replying To summerof09:  "Two big games off the top of my head

The 2017 All Ireland semi final against Mayo - He was subsequently dropped for the replay

Last year against Galway at Croke Park - He was subsequently dropped for the Monaghan game

He hasn't scaled the heights of 2014 unfortunately.

Note his two All Stars and POTY came in 2013 and 2014.

His injuries may have affected him but I'd take Conor Cox over him now."
The same Galway defence that couldn't cope with Conor Cox last Sunday.

summerof09 (Meath) - Posts: 315 - 19/06/2019 16:23:47    2197650

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Think the game has changed a bit in the last three or four years, we've seen most teams adopt blanket defenses or certainly have a defensive system to limit space.

Back in the early part of the decade, speedy skillful corner forwards like like James O D, and Bernard Brogan could make hay as teams the majority teams were that bit more open.

Now space in just sucked up and physical presence, link up play, shooting from distance and playing between the lines are more desired to be effective then the nimble, quick, skillful forward.

It changed a bit for me in 2015 and rather then having your nippy speedy corner forward, i think teams now almost play with big powerful men who can play also half forward, flip positions and almost play in the half forward, midfield and half back line.

Certainly players who can play in front of the blanket i think are more apt and desired these days then a JOD or Bernard or that type, but these things tend to be cycles, depending on what goes on in the game holistically at any one time. Im not sure Dublin even play with a full forward these days, Kilkenny, Con, Howard, Scully or Mannion can be seen in the half forward line, midfield and even at the back as much as up front. they change petitions that often.

Cox more fits that modern archetype then JOD, but if the game flipped again in evolution, JOD style may be more apt, the game is always changing

The lad has had terrible luck with injuries think its a bit unfair to cast a judgement, full tilt and fit you would have decision to make.

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 19/06/2019 17:32:13    2197681

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