Clare GAA discussion thread

User Friendly

Nobody has been appointed to the Clare management position,there is a process to appointing and sacking a manager.1st off a new manager must be proposed by a delegate,then all club delegates are allowed a vote on the matter.

Congrats to The clare minors,good to see all the clare supporters in P ui C today.:)

Clareman

User Friendly wrote: »

Nobody has been appointed to the Clare management position,there is a process to appointing and sacking a manager.1st off a new manager must be proposed by a delegate,then all club delegates are allowed a vote on the matter.

Congrats to The clare minors,good to see all the clare supporters in P ui C today.:)

It all depends on what Pat Fitz wants, they might go through the motions, but at the end of the day it all depends on what he wants.

LuckyGent88

ok maybe Davy will get the next managers position (which is not good imo) but i couldnt give a fcuk tonight.

Munster Minor champions 2011

and the boys are out celebrating and so they should.

C'Mon the BANNER.

(Bit Drunk)

ontheditch2

congrats on the minor game today, they look like a really exciting team. Definitly look like potential all ireland winners, that waterford team are very good and were made look very very ordinary today.
Good to see the hard work being done in both counties underage, hopefully it follows through to senior sooner rather than later.

billo.d86

Clareman wrote: »

It all depends on what Pat Fitz wants, they might go through the motions, but at the end of the day it all depends on what he wants.

Spot on G.A.A boards are more corrupt than the politicians in this country its a fact. Not a good move for Davy imo.

Delighted for the minors. :D:D

buck65

Imagine Davy roaring and shouting at young lads. Can't do much for the confidence I'd guess.
Definitely would be a backward step for the county but one i'd imagine we will take anyway.
Dreadful, dreadful manager. He was clueless on the sideline yesterday, some bizarre gameplan that had Brick Walsh playing corner back at some stage. He should retire from the game, by god not too many would miss his rants and finger pointing.

Lady Chatterton

Clareman wrote: »

It all depends on what Pat Fitz wants, they might go through the motions, but at the end of the day it all depends on what he wants.

Allegedly :D

Clareman

Wow buck, get off the fence. If you want to make your opinion known, please feel free (within the rules of course) but please don't lower yourself to name calling.

buck65

True.

LuckyGent88

Fair play to Niall O'Connor for playing in the minor final yesterday after hearing his grandmother had died that morning. Also, reports that Tony Kelly had been in hospital during the week as a result of the injury he suffered in the semi final. That might explain his rather low key performance yesterday.

Anyway, all roads lead to Cusack Park on Wednesday night for the Munster Intermediate final at half 7.

User Friendly

saw niall gilligan limp off after 15 mins last sat in the clare cup game v newmarket. as he left the field of play at the end of the game his hamstring appeared to be very tight. hopefully it was precautionary but it looked worrying enough.

LuckyGent88

Clare team to play Limerick in Munster Intermediate Final in Cusack Park tonight at 19.30

CLARE IH: A Fahy (Whitegate). M O’Regan (St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield), P Kelly (Clarecastle), A Brigdale (Crusheen). J Fennessy (Sixmilebridge), M Hawes (Cratloe), K Moynihan (Éire Óg). R Keane (Éire Óg), S Golden (Sixmilebridge). T Carmody (Sixmilebridge), K Dilleen (St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield), D Keane (Kilmaley). D O’Rourke (Wolfe Tones), N Gilligan (Sixmilebridge), M Duggan (Clooney-Quin).

As you say User Friendly, Gilli is a major injury doubt but he was named in the team anyway.

Clareman

I'm looking forward to this game tonight, I may even have a couple of beverages after the game to (hopefully) celebrate a Munster title

Running Balance

anyone know the score of cooraclare and clarecastle last night in junior a football?
clare gaa website is sooooo slowwwww with results!!

billo.d86

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Clare team to play Limerick in Munster Intermediate Final in Cusack Park tonight at 19.30

CLARE IH: A Fahy (Whitegate). M O’Regan (St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield), P Kelly (Clarecastle), A Brigdale (Crusheen). J Fennessy (Sixmilebridge), M Hawes (Cratloe), K Moynihan (Éire Óg). R Keane (Éire Óg), S Golden (Sixmilebridge). T Carmody (Sixmilebridge), K Dilleen (St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield), D Keane (Kilmaley). D O’Rourke (Wolfe Tones), N Gilligan (Sixmilebridge), M Duggan (Clooney-Quin).

As you say User Friendly, Gilli is a major injury doubt but he was named in the team anyway.

Is there many young lads on the team outside Duggan, Golden and Fahy.
Is the game on tv? Work in Dublin

Clareman

Nope, it won't be on TV, I would imagine clare.fm will carry commentary for it though

pappyodaniel

billo.d86 wrote: »

Is there many young lads on the team outside Duggan, Golden and Fahy.
Is the game on tv? Work in Dublin

Golden is definately one for the future, hell I'd be surprised not to see him in the Championship next year.

Clareman

Keane from Kilmaley was on the minor team last year, he's a son of Tommy Keane who captained Clare in the 80s

LuckyGent88

Clareman wrote: »

Keane from Kilmaley was on the minor team last year, he's a son of Tommy Keane who captained Clare in the 80s

Pronounced Kane

Kevin Moynihan has been on Clare u21 panel for last 3 years.

LuckyGent88

1-6 a piece at HT. Clare played very well in first 15 mins with the goal coming from Kane but then Limerick took over and scored 1-3 without reply.
Plenty of bad wides from Clare.

LuckyGent88

WHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 2 Munster titles in 4 days.

2-15 to 2-13
Pretty good game especially in the 2nd half. Limerick had plenty of chances but didnt take them.

God Carmody was brutal.

eroo

2 Munster titles.. delighted! :DC'mon the U21's!

angelfire9

Who scored the goals?

Many of the match nominations guys???

LuckyGent88

angelfire9 wrote: »

Who scored the goals?

Many of the match nominations guys???

Kane & Ronan Keane.

Probably Shane Golden for me. Good showing from Moynihan, Gilli and Kelly at Fb.

angelfire9

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Kane & Ronan Keane.

Probably Shane Golden for me. Good showing from Moynihan, Gilli and Kelly at Fb.

Ronan Keane plays for Eire Og

Why do Eire Og always manage to get fairly decent minor and U-21 players and intermediates in this case but rarely get players on the senior panel??

LuckyGent88

angelfire9 wrote: »

Ronan Keane plays for Eire Og

Why do Eire Og always manage to get fairly decent minor and U-21 players and intermediates in this case but rarely get players on the senior panel??

We (Eire og) havent had any since Barry Nugent. Suppose being in intermediate at the moment doesnt help. Lots of talent in the majority of our teams but just dont think they have the right attitude,determination or dedication to get to the highest level.
I would also say that everyone outside the town hates)too strong a word maybe) everything to do with them and always hope they fail.

angelfire9

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

We (Eire og) havent had any since Barry Nugent. Suppose being in intermediate at the moment doesnt help. Lots of talent in the majority of our teams but just dont think they have the right attitude,determination or dedication to get to the highest level.
I would also say that everyone outside the town hates)too strong a word maybe) everything to do with them and always hope they fail.

Why do you reckon the townies are hated so much? :D

More to the point what can be done to get Eire Og to the next level?

LuckyGent88

angelfire9 wrote: »

Why do you reckon the townies are hated so much? :D

More to the point what can be done to get Eire Og to the next level?

Dont really think i have to answer the first question!!!

There are plenty of reasons why Eire og havent achieved much in the past 20 years never mind last few years.
The biggest evidence of a problem i can give an example of is the team that won the All-Ireland Feile in 99. Of the panel that team had only 2(ronan keane & noel whelan) are still playing at intermediate level while 2 more play at junior B level. Something went seriously wrong there.

dartbhoy

I'm heading to the West Coast of Clare on Saturday for a week's holiday. Just wondering is there any local senior football championship games taking place in West Clare the coming week ahead?

Clareman

Looks like it's the Juniors this weekend, although the Clare Cup final is on http://www.clare.gaa.ie/this-weeks-football-fixtures

dartbhoy

Clareman wrote: »

Looks like it's the Juniors this weekend, although the Clare Cup final is on http://www.clare.gaa.ie/this-weeks-football-fixtures

Might go to Cooraclare Sunday evening for the Clare Cup final,looks like it could be an exciting game.

Clareman

Sorry, the Clare Cup is the hurling league, the Cusack Cup is the football league, my bad.

Doonbeg vs. Kilmurry, I'd be very surprised if there wasn't a row at it at least

dartbhoy

Clareman wrote: »

Sorry, the Clare Cup is the hurling league, the Cusack Cup is the football league, my bad.

Doonbeg vs. Kilmurry, I'd be very surprised if there wasn't a row at it at least

No bother Clareman,I'd like to see Kilmurry-Ibrickane playing after their exploits 16 months ago reaching the All Ireland final.

Clareman

It should be a good game of football, club football in Clare has always been very strong, the problem is getting the all to play for the county that's the problem.

PARKHEAD67

Clareman wrote: »

It should be a good game of football, club football in Clare has always been very strong, the problem is getting the all to play for the county that's the problem.

This has been the problem for years it seems in Clare.Great club footballers who refuse to play alongside their rivals.Thats how much the hatred runs. I know of a lad from Doonbeg who bought a St Galls (Antrim) jersey after St Galls beat Kilmurry(Clare) in the AI club final.:eek:

LuckyGent88

Waterford minors have just beaten Kilkenny so that means we are playing Galway who hammered (probably an understatement) Antrim today.

Should be a very good game with them. All i can say for now is that some of our lads are playing very well at the moment as i have witnessed against Eire Og in the minor championship.

LuckyGent88

Really looking forward to tomorrow's game. It really should be a good one.
Heard from sources that the team is the following:
1. k. brennan ( eire og)
2. D. nash ( scarrif)
3. P.o'connor ( tubber)
4. P.flanagan ( ballyea)
5. K.ryan ( ruan )
6. C. chaplin ( broadford)
7.S.o'hollaran ( clarecastle)
8. L markham ( cratloe)
9. C. ryan ( cratloe )
10. T . kelly ( ballyea )
11. C .mcinerney ( cratloe)
12. S . golden ( smb)
13.P collins ( cratloe)
14. F kennedey ( crusheen)
15.C mc grath ( cratloe


Looking forward to seeing Tony Kelly play at this level as i have no doubts that he is good enough. Obviously it will be a big night for O'Connor in full back with having to mark Downes. Have also heard that Dowling from Limerick is injured but no clarification of this.

LuckyGent88

Well that was disappointing. I expected a loss due to our backs but not by that margin.

Our midfield was very poor and we lost most puck-outs. When we did have the ball the forwards in the 1st half didnt make the best use of it. Thought when we got it back to 2 points we would kick on and win it.

Tony Kelly was the only starting player to come out well from the match and he is 17 ffs. Davy O'Holl played well when he was introduced and that was about it. i expected a lot more out of Golden,McInerney & Markham but the were out-classed all game.

TheBunk1

How did the game finish up this evening?

LuckyGent88

TheBunk1 wrote: »

How did the game finish up this evening?

Badly!!!! 2-18 to 1-15

LuckyGent88

The u21 management team resigned last night after the loss to Limerick. Right time for them to step down but after the selections and subsitutions last night im not sure if they should get the senior job regardless of there All Ireland success in 2009.

Id presume the current minor management would be favourites to take over the u21 management now.

coffeelover

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Id presume the current minor management would be favourites to take over the u21 management now.

What about Davy?

Clareman

coffeelover wrote: »

What about Davy?

Davy is the next senior manager, the July & August county board meetings have been postponed so he won't be ratified until September, unless Waterford win the All Ireland and write a blank cheque book to keep him of course

eroo

Very disappointed with that match.. I was expecting so much more but we were flat all over except for Kelly. Intermediates and Minors are the only 2 left on the road this year, hopefully they will go well!

Gael85

was that Tony Kelly playing wing forward for 21s last night?

Gael85

Clareman wrote: »

Davy is the next senior manager, the July & August county board meetings have been postponed so he won't be ratified until September, unless Waterford win the All Ireland and write a blank cheque book to keep him of course

any idea who would be selctors?Cyril Farrell?

LuckyGent88

Gael85 wrote: »

was that Tony Kelly playing wing forward for 21s last night?

ya it was. a 17 year old was our best player!! Too early to be put in senior team????

We were bullied all over the pitch and just didnt have the height or strength in the defence to cope with Limerick. Cant understand how Kevin Moynihan wasnt seen as good enough to be on that team as Fennessy who came in was awful last night when introduced.

Gael85

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

ya it was. a 17 year old was our best player!! Too early to be put in senior team????

We were bullied all over the pitch and just didnt have the height or strength in the defence to cope with Limerick. Cant understand how Kevin Moynihan wasnt seen as good enough to be on that team as Fennessy who came in was awful last night when introduced.

might be no harm to give Kelly a few games in the league wing forward,also need sort out the team down the centre 1,3,6,8,9,11,14

Lady Chatterton

Ger Loughnane's Family hit out at false media reports

28 July, 2011 - 10:35am

The family of Clare hurling legend Ger Loughnane have hit out at false reports concerning the state of his health.

A number of websites and other media outlets have incorrectly reported that the 57 year old passed away last night.

The former Clare Hurling Manager who won two All Star Awards for the county before leading Clare to their first All Ireland Hurling title in 81 years in 1995 and then again 1997, is currently undergoing treatment for leukaemia.

The family have been inundated with calls regarding his condition and speaking to Clare FM family spokesperson Matt Purcell said the rumours are completely false and Ger is responding 100 percent to treatment.

http://clare.fm/news/ger-loughnanes-family-hit-out-false-media-reports-0

coffeelover

Whoever started those rumours about Ger are pathetic