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Christy Ring Cup round 3 legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7869 - 23/04/2022 17:16:25 2412523 Link 1 |
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Was at the Longford V Louth game yesterday. Played most of the game with 14 men but managed to hold on for a deserved one-point win. keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 24/04/2022 07:54:13 2412642 Link 0 |
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Monaghan fielded an ineligible player and have been docked 4 points. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7869 - 07/05/2022 07:34:22 2415358 Link 0 |
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Christy Ring Cup round 4 legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7869 - 08/05/2022 15:50:05 2415588 Link 0 |
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Christy Ring Cup round 4 legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7869 - 08/05/2022 15:51:21 2415589 Link 0 |
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wicklow look to be going down in christy ring competion . this is not the end of the world they deserve to go down the way they are playing lor12 (Wicklow) - Posts: 238 - 08/05/2022 16:39:46 2415606 Link 0 |
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What's the story with this? The article does not give too much information. Who and why did they do it? Was it trying to be cheeky or a honest mistake. I'm just amazed this happens at intercounty level.
farneygael (Monaghan) - Posts: 277 - 08/05/2022 18:18:21 2415647 Link 0 |
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Serious beatings are being handed out in each of the respective tiers. If all the results from all tiers were collated it would tell you that 21 matches in the hurling championship this season have been won by margins of 15 points or more.
Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6031 - 08/05/2022 18:52:10 2415662 Link 0 |
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It's quite odd. Did Monaghan have any "import" players? Other than that I don't know how a player would be considered ineligible.
oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1380 - 08/05/2022 19:16:22 2415672 Link 0 |
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In the lower tiers, there is a responsibility for the boundary of the respective tiers to be fair. Kildare shouldn't be excluded from the McDonagh Cup this year at the stroke of a pen.
legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7869 - 08/05/2022 19:16:39 2415673 Link 0 |
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They lost last year to Meath to get relegated. If everyone stays up it defeats the purpose.
carlovia (None) - Posts: 1517 - 08/05/2022 19:27:09 2415682 Link 3 |
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Y? Kildare will likely get promoted.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12022 - 08/05/2022 19:28:18 2415684 Link 0 |
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You are right. Nobody should be included or excluded at the stroke of a pen. I'm sure if Kildare earn promotion they will find that a far more satisfying way of getting into the Joe Mac.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12022 - 08/05/2022 19:31:06 2415688 Link 0 |
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Kerry 6-27 Kildare 0-9 THREE FIRST-HALF goals from Mikey Boyle swept Kerry to the Christy Ring final and within 70 minutes of top-flight hurling after a shockingly one-sided semi-final at St Conleth's Park. I remember about 5 years ago Kerry played Kildare in the Christy Ring cup and the above was how it finished up. Meath are getting destroyed in the McDonagh cup this year and it could be the same for Kildare next year. In hurling there are about 10 different tiers if truth be told. Past hurler (None) - Posts: 735 - 08/05/2022 20:56:01 2415740 Link 0 |
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. . . yet in the league match in Kerry this year Kerry 4-18 Kildare 2-16. Kildare lost to Westmeath in the McDonagh cup last year by a point in the 4th minute of injury time. Meath beat Kerry last year in the McDonagh cup. The tiers are a lot closer together than people are giving credit. The margins in hurling are such that a small difference in a couple of key positions can make a big difference on the score line. The structure in the league mirrors the championship so the teams at each level keep playing each other over and over. The same teams playing each other over and over only serves to amplify the small differences at each level making the step up in class each time difficult to maintain. For me the Championship is fine but the hurling league is a mess. There should be more games all round and more fluid promotion and relegation between the league tiers. brianb (Kildare) - Posts: 292 - 09/05/2022 09:23:38 2415789 Link 0 |
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That only happens when Antrim are involved...
oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1380 - 09/05/2022 10:29:23 2415821 Link 0 |
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This is like the talk some have about football. They think everyone should just play at the same level regardless of how good or bad they are at a given time.
oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1380 - 09/05/2022 10:30:56 2415823 Link 1 |
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Kildare are way stronger than 5 years ago. Naas won the Intermediate club this year and Kildare are now at McDonagh cup level. They lost the relegation match last year to Meath unexpectedly but they will be very strong in the next five years if you look at their underage results. carlovia (None) - Posts: 1517 - 09/05/2022 10:37:18 2415826 Link 1 |
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Bray and Glenealy players did not opt in to our panel this year, and as a result we are like a wheelie bin on fire. sponger (Wicklow) - Posts: 2897 - 09/05/2022 12:12:40 2415883 Link 0 |
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I am still not convinced Kildare are way stronger. They are making progress at underage and club hurling but it remains to be seen can they survive in the Joe McDonagh cup playing the Kerrys, Antrims and Offalys. 5 years ago they were able to best Westmeath in the league and finish 3rd in 2a. This year they lost at home to Meath who are gone septic and kildare finished 2nd last in 2a. I like Kildare but the step up from Christy Ring to McDonagh is bigger than people think. Past hurler (None) - Posts: 735 - 09/05/2022 21:52:58 2416094 Link 0 |