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When we face Lancashire in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship on Saturday in Manchester! It's certainly a novel occasion and who knows what to expect but it shall be interesting to say the least Will the Kingdom reign supreme in Manchester or will we be dethroned by the Lancastrians? KYTitletown (Kerry) - Posts: 816 - 21/07/2016 12:25:56 1887540 Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIIuR-HjFho jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 21/07/2016 12:55:29 1887575 Link
Replying To KYTitletown: "When we face Lancashire in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship on Saturday in Manchester! It's certainly a novel occasion and who knows what to expect but it shall be interesting to say the least Will the Kingdom reign supreme in Manchester or will we be dethroned by the Lancastrians?" Sounds like a write up of an episode from Game of Thrones. Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 21/07/2016 13:03:50 1887584 Link
About time this game got the national attention it deserves:) Big occasion for all involved over here, hopefully we get a good game. Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 21/07/2016 13:14:27 1887594 Link
So the only chance Kerry have of an All Ireland win is in a joke of a competition! witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 21/07/2016 13:21:53 1887598 Link
Replying To Soma: "About time this game got the national attention it deserves:) Big occasion for all involved over here, hopefully we get a good game." What's the standard like? How many clubs would they be picking from would you know? I know they beat London by a point in the British Final. KYTitletown (Kerry) - Posts: 816 - 21/07/2016 13:43:34 1887617 Link
Replying To witnof: "So the only chance Kerry have of an All Ireland win is in a joke of a competition!" Pretty disgraceful comment that, why exactly is this a joke of a competition? The Junior grade has been around since the early 20th century. Counties like Kerry use it (very successfully) as a bridge between minor/U-21 and senior players. Maybe keep your cheap laugh's at Kerry's prospects to the Dublin forum and stop insulting players who put a huge amount of time and effort into representing their counties. TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 21/07/2016 13:57:25 1887630 Link
Replying To witnof: "So the only chance Kerry have of an All Ireland win is in a joke of a competition!" We all cant be dominating Juggernauts like ye are so we use the Junior Championship to give players an opportunity to give more players a chance to stake a place on the Kerry senior squad which by the way 3 of our current starting XV started out with the Kerry Juniors. I know Dublin fans are accustomed to elite football at all levels but there is actually more to the GAA than just the elite. KYTitletown (Kerry) - Posts: 816 - 21/07/2016 14:29:21 1887666 Link
Replying To witnof: "So the only chance Kerry have of an All Ireland win is in a joke of a competition!" Pathetic comment, It is terrific that the game is played across the Irish Sea. The GAA is far more than playing Gaelic Football at the elite level. fainleog (Limerick) - Posts: 598 - 21/07/2016 14:33:39 1887675 Link
You talking about Dublin again? jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 21/07/2016 14:33:54 1887676 Link
Replying To KYTitletown: "What's the standard like? How many clubs would they be picking from would you know? I know they beat London by a point in the British Final." 2 clubs in Liverpool and 4-5 in Manchester. I haven't seen them play but apparently the players come from 4 of these clubs. The club champions here usually win the British junior championship and have a decent record in the junior All-Ireland club championship so some good players here but Kerry would obviously be a step up. Most of the team would be from Ulster counties so maybe that will add an edge Saturday.. Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 21/07/2016 14:35:20 1887682 Link
Think it's brilliant the guys and ladies keep the game going abroad . Emigration is a very sad and moving thing . I know from my time in the states how much it means to people . The Irish abroad appreciate every minute of our games . These are superb competitions . TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 21/07/2016 15:05:19 1887716 Link
Replying To TheHermit: "Pretty disgraceful comment that, why exactly is this a joke of a competition? The Junior grade has been around since the early 20th century. Counties like Kerry use it (very successfully) as a bridge between minor/U-21 and senior players. Maybe keep your cheap laugh's at Kerry's prospects to the Dublin forum and stop insulting players who put a huge amount of time and effort into representing their counties." Agreed - very silly comment. In Cork, we pick players from non-senior clubs (with an exception if a player did not play senior championship the year before with a senior club) and it is great honour and opportunity for players from smaller clubs to be given a chance to play intercounty football. We have been very successful at this grade. A great competition. bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 21/07/2016 15:35:13 1887744 Link
Replying To Soma: "2 clubs in Liverpool and 4-5 in Manchester. I haven't seen them play but apparently the players come from 4 of these clubs. The club champions here usually win the British junior championship and have a decent record in the junior All-Ireland club championship so some good players here but Kerry would obviously be a step up. Most of the team would be from Ulster counties so maybe that will add an edge Saturday.." John Mitchels are a Lancashire club aren't they? They got to the Junior Club Final and lost to Brosna a couple of years ago by just 1 and Brosna are a very good outfit. I know Templenoe beat them as well this year but they have an exceptional side at the moment given their tiny population KYTitletown (Kerry) - Posts: 816 - 21/07/2016 17:14:15 1887807 Link
Replying To witnof: "So the only chance Kerry have of an All Ireland win is in a joke of a competition!" Dennis Bastic got his intercounty career started at Junior. Plenty of junior clubs in Ireland, great chance to represent your county. westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 21/07/2016 18:56:11 1887858 Link
Replying To KYTitletown: "We all cant be dominating Juggernauts like ye are so we use the Junior Championship to give players an opportunity to give more players a chance to stake a place on the Kerry senior squad which by the way 3 of our current starting XV started out with the Kerry Juniors. I know Dublin fans are accustomed to elite football at all levels but there is actually more to the GAA than just the elite." Stephen Cluxton plays intermediate for his club. How many of the Kerry starting 15 can say the same? (Genuine Question). Jaden (Dublin) - Posts: 139 - 21/07/2016 19:36:45 1887871 Link
Kerry are the same Bunnybunny in relation to selection of players it's essentially an U-23 although there a couple of lads older than that. I believe some teams like Wexford effectively use their next best bunch of players after the Senior panel for their Junior team indeed seeing as we won the Junior title last year none of those players can play this year. Winners of Kerry/Lancs will face either Mayo or Wexford in the final KYTitletown (Kerry) - Posts: 816 - 21/07/2016 19:41:55 1887874 Link
Replying To Jaden: "Stephen Cluxton plays intermediate for his club. How many of the Kerry starting 15 can say the same? (Genuine Question)." Here was the Munster Final XV and Subs with Senior players bolded (5 Senior club starters and 9 on the bench - so thats 14 Senior and 12 Non-Senior) 1. Brian Kelly Killarney Legion - Senior 2. Shane Enright Tarbert - Junior 3. Mark Griffin St Michaels/Foilmore - Inter 4. Killian Young Renard - Junior 5. Brian Ó Beaglaoich An Ghaeltacht - Inter 6. Peter Crowley Laune Rangers - Inter 7. Tadhg Morley Templenoe -Inter 8. Kieran Donaghy Austin Stacks - Senior 9. Bryan Sheehan (C) St Marys 10. Paul Murphy Rathmore- Senior 11. Colm Cooper Dr Crokes- Senior 12. Donnchadh Walsh Cromane - Novice 13. Darran O'Sullivan Glenbeigh-Glencar- Junior 14. Paul Geaney Dingle- Senior 15. Stephen O'Brien Kenmare - Inter Fir Ionaid: 16. Brendan Kealy Kilcummin- Senior 17. David Moran Kerins O'Rahillys- Senior 18. Marc Ó Sé An Ghaeltacht - Inter 19. Barry John Keane Kerins O'Rahillys- Senior 20. Michael Geaney Dingle- Senior 21. Anthony Maher Duagh- Novice 22. Jonathan Lyne Killarney Legion- Senior 23. Aidan O'Mahony Rathmore- Senior 24. James O'Donoghue Killarney Legion- Senior 25. Fionn Fitzgerald Dr Crokes- Senior 26. Padraig O'Connor Killarney Legion- Senior KYTitletown (Kerry) - Posts: 816 - 21/07/2016 19:50:56 1887875 Link
Replying To Jaden: "Stephen Cluxton plays intermediate for his club. How many of the Kerry starting 15 can say the same? (Genuine Question)." Bryan Sheehan the Kerry Captain. westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 21/07/2016 19:56:04 1887877 Link
Shouldn't this be in the Kerry forum ? hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 21/07/2016 20:20:08 1887886 Link