A good win,alot to work on for sunday too . Martin kavanagh captain for the 2017. A good leader no douth. All the best on sunday now. 2/2 would be fantastic.

ontheoneroad (Carlow) - Posts: 14 - 14/02/2017 10:49:43    1956565

Sean Murphy has hurled with us this year hasn't he? He's not just with the footballers is he? Is Shane Kavanagh injured? Great win last week, always close with us. Antrim now on Sun, we beat them the last two times. Yes they had a poor year last year but so did we.

fergie (Carlow) - Posts: 1115 - 14/02/2017 15:29:59    1956703

dead_as_dodos (Carlow) - Posts: 459 - 14/02/2017 18:03:01    1956756

Well done to the hurlers on Sunday. Won ugly, but won non the less. Great to see 4 bkillen men start and play well.. More than started last year when our club man was acuused of being biased by certain posters on here for picking his own club men!! But OK this year apparently! Best of luck to the panel and management team who are putting in a big shift and getting their reward. Keep her lit! PS well done to the IT and particularly James and Marty for what is a huge scalp today. I hope they don't settle and continue to push on. A great start to the year especially for mouse with the county captaincy last weekend too.

old yellar (None) - Posts: 2625 - 15/02/2017 22:08:16    1957282

Well done to IT Carlow and Marty and James on beating UL yesterday.

Marty scored a cracking goal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9808oGGOUA

carlovia (None) - Posts: 1517 - 16/02/2017 10:38:18    1957361

Is Eoin Nolan any closer to returning does anybody know? We will need him at full back.

fergie (Carlow) - Posts: 1115 - 19/02/2017 12:52:33    1958194

You're right fergie. I saw him keep Joe Canning scoreless from play a few years back in the Walsh cup. Didn't foul him either. What age is he?

Passer_By (Carlow) - Posts: 510 - 19/02/2017 16:06:03    1958252

30 i think

fergie (Carlow) - Posts: 1115 - 19/02/2017 19:04:36    1958348

Great game of hurling today with an exciting finish.

Antrim started the better but after we conceded a soft goal we took
control with Jack Kavanagh and the whole half back line very strong.

Seamus Murphy won excellent ball up front and Paul Coady reliable
from frees.

Second half was very stop starty but we were in a strong position until we
fell asleep from a close in free and conceded the second goal. For the next
10 minutes Antrim were very strong and when Richard Coady was sent
off we looked in trouble.

But Marty Kavanagh (brought on with 20 mins to go) and Chris Nolan got
us back into it. We could have nicked it at the end but a draw was fair.

Both teams got standing ovation at the end. Two things struck me at the
end. One is that Antrim are way fitter and younger than the last 4 years and
will be a serious threat in the Ring Cup.

Second our home support needs improving. When we are being outnumbered by
travelling Antrim fans we know we need to get more attending.

One last thing is that Marty Kavanagh looks so sharp at the moment that he is a
joy to watch. We should get more out to see him in action.

carlovia (None) - Posts: 1517 - 19/02/2017 20:03:41    1958383

Eoin Nolan broke his ankle in January and expected to be out for around 5 months I heard. Played well today in patches. Subs were strong. Antrim much improved on last year and it was a good game to watch. As alluded to already, very sad that Antrim had more supporters than a Carlow side that has won it's last 4 or 5 games. David English and Bennett very good in backs. Would have James Doyle midfield.

anFhrainc (Carlow) - Posts: 62 - 19/02/2017 21:50:21    1958433

dead_as_dodos (Carlow) - Posts: 459 - 20/02/2017 11:58:33    1958619

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/antrim-are-indebted-to-clarke-35464391.html

http://www.irishnews.com/sport/hurlingandcamogie/2017/02/20/news/fighting-finish-rescues-a-point-for-never-say-die-armagh-937181/

Theres a few links to match reports for you dodos, hope you are beter soon.

It was a great match and we are playing well.

carlovia (None) - Posts: 1517 - 20/02/2017 12:26:59    1958632

dead_as_dodos (Carlow) - Posts: 459 - 20/02/2017 15:01:12    1958714

Has anybody read motion 3 for congress this weekend? My interpretation is that there is an admin amendment to be simply ratified, whereby this years Christy Ring winners will automatically qualify to play one of the beaten quarter finalists in this years Leinster championship.

This will be structured, so that their opponents will be one of the two qualifying counties from the round robin, unless both of these teams qualify for the actual semi finals, in which case there will be a draw between the other two beaten quarter finalists. If both qualifiers from the round robin are the beaten quarter finalists, I presume the Christy Ring winners play the team that finished 2nd in the actual round robin qualifier group.

The winners of this years Christy Ring will additionally be promoted to next years Leinster round robin.

The stakes for winning this competition are thus huge with immediate participation in this years Liam McCarty cup.

Do people concur with the foregoing or have I missed something critical?

Passer_By (Carlow) - Posts: 510 - 23/02/2017 19:03:19    1960001

Reading the full official text again, the match against one of the beaten Leinster quarter finalists is described as a 'preliminary qualification round' match, with the winners joining the rest of the beaten teams in the qualifies.

So re-entry to this years championship via the qualifiers, but not the latter rounds of Leinster.

A serious incentive for winning the Christy Ring nonetheless.

Passer_By (Carlow) - Posts: 510 - 23/02/2017 21:13:21    1960052

Good luck to Marty kavanagh and James Doyle in the fitzgibbon final tomorrow

Its on tg4 live.

carlovia (None) - Posts: 1517 - 24/02/2017 20:18:17    1960329

Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1412 - 25/02/2017 13:23:57    1960440

Ye i was sure it was entry for this year but none the less, our goal is still the same. To win the Christy Ring cup on June 10th in Croke Park & get back into Leinster for next year.

fergie (Carlow) - Posts: 1115 - 25/02/2017 13:57:51    1960453

When did they slip that bit in. It was originally supposed to be from this year. The principle first got passed last year following a technically flawed Antrim motion. So long as the supper 8 got passed, that's all that matters... Get your Sky subscriptions now lads if you want to watch those.

Wonder who dictates the order of these motions. Ours and Laois' didn't even get a chance to get debated. Democracy a la Trump style.

I won't be sorry to see the back of the current administration.

Hard luck to the IT today. The extra time from yesterday has to have taken its toll.

Passer_By (Carlow) - Posts: 510 - 25/02/2017 14:33:02    1960467

Huge Potential in Carlow hurling ,Clinical today & never let up ,pressure to the very end ,the future is looking brighter with each match they play

southerncat79 (Kilkenny) - Posts: 80 - 05/03/2017 18:27:09    1964024