What they said ... the weekend in quotes

March 17, 2014

Kildare manager reacts to a missed chace against Kerry at Newbridge. INPHO
"There's even more in him!"

What has James O'Donoghue to do to satisfy manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice!

"James scored 3-1 from play last week so regardless of who was going to be on him, he was going to be a handful."

Lilywhites boss Jason Ryan gave defender Mick O'Grady the unenviable task of trying to keep tabs on O'Donoghue.

"I suppose the character that the lads showed in the second half, when it looked like the auld avalanche was coming and the goals were coming ..."

Dublin's Anthony Daly revealed what pleased him most about their 1-22 to 3-13 success over Kilkenny.

"I'm not sure experimenting is the right word. We're looking at players. We have a panel of players in training and we're looking at them."

Brian Cody will have learned a thing or two following the loss to the Leinster champions.

"We can be very, very good or very, very bad."

James Horan on Mayo's inconsistency.

"Mayo are a very seasoned team. Anyone who thought we were going to come up here and play total football and be let play it for the game was being naive in the extreme."

Cork selector Ronan McCarthy gave his reaction to their first defeat of the Division 1 campaign.

"I want us to be consistent for 70 minutes, but we got the result. That's all that matters. We've things we can work on after today."

Davy Fitzgerald noted room for improvement following the Banner's 13-point success over the Deise.

"Now we know we are able to play football with the best in the country. This is only the start for this side."

The sky is the limit for Derry and Brian McIver.

"It was a disappointing loss but I think we'll learn a good bit from today."

Jim Gavin and Dublin came away from Celtic Park empty-handed.

"We're not playing well and when that happens you have to look at the manager straight away."

Eamon O'Shea knows he is first in the firing line when it comes to discussing Tipperary's poor league campaign.

"Clare have qualified (for the quarter-finals), so maybe we'll write them a letter during the week."

Anthony Cunningham jokily suggested that Clare might go easy on his Galway side next weekend.

This was definitely one that got away."

Alan Mulholland had to settle for a draw against Louth in Drogheda after watching his Galway players throw away a two point lead in stoppage time.

"Going into the last three games we felt we needed four points from six and that hasn't changed."

Wee County manager Aidan O'Rourke hasn't given up hope on avoiding relegation to Division 3.

"We played well into the wind in the first half but for a period in the second half we struggled."

Wexford manager Liam Dunne gave his take on their 2-21 to 1-18 win over Laois.

"We've two more league games. We want to finish on a high."

Monaghan's 10 point win over Armagh moved them and manager Malachy O'Rourke a step closer to Division 1 football.

"We have two more games in which we can show that we are capable of remaining in this division."

Following their wins over Meath and Laois, Paul Grimley and Armagh were brought back down to earth against the Farney County.

"If you haven't got that bit of spirit, you won't make those comebacks."

Brian Whelahan breathed a sigh of relief after the Faithful County shared the spoils with Limerick.

"They defended their lead well but you can't get away from the fact we had so many chances."

Donegal's shooting left a lot to be desired against Down in Newry according to Jim McGuinness.

"They've listened very attentively and taken in an awful lot. We've changed around our game and the scoring rate has increased."

John Evans has guided Roscommon to Division 2 football.

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