Kilkenny GAA Thread Part 3 **MOD NOTE POST 1***

Pogue eile

Ceist_Beag wrote: »

I think it's still decent value if you are bringing the family as kids going free is great. However I do think the GAA have an obligation to explain these price increases more clearly in order to justify them. Was there a justification given for this increase and if so what was it (I am aware these price increases came in last year, not this year)? I don't think anything along the lines of "we're still good value compared to other sports" is good enough btw.

Not sure why you have put that last sentence in inverted commas as it's not a quote I ever remember from the GAA?

Here is the explanation that was given - https://www.gaa.ie/news/clubs-to-benefit-from-ticket-price-increases/

I do laugh, and I'm not talking about you here, apologies if it feels like I'm picking on you!, at the people who moan about the GAA and all the money they make etc. do people actually think there are a few fat cats up in Croke Park making ludicrous amounts of money, the GAA is the clubs and the players, that's where the money goes. The accounts are all available for examination and they are very up front about their finances unlike some other sporting organisations in Ireland.

Ceist_Beag

Cheers Pogue. Like I said, I think it's decent value, am not moaning at all about it. That article is exactly the type of clear explanation to justify the price increase imho so cheers for the link. BTW the quote was directed more at those who compare the price with other sports. I don't think we should ever be doing that.

1984baby

sasta le wrote: »

League should be 10 euros max
A 33% increase in price is crazy

There’s no increase. It’s the same as last year

blackcard

Anyone got the club fixtures, can't access them on kilkennygaa.ie

Grats

https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/sport/510354/kilkenny-gaa-all-the-hurling-draws-2020.html

brookville

Do we know yet who ballyhale have nominated for captain?my guess is colin again.will we have our fitzgibbon players this weekend?

Cornerback1

brookville wrote: »

Do we know yet who ballyhale have nominated for captain?my guess is colin again.will we have our fitzgibbon players this weekend?

Will the Ballyhale lads and Padraig Walsh etc. be having a break for the next few weeks? When do we expect them back?

Good chance for others to stake a claim then if this is the case.

Billy Ocean

Cornerback1 wrote: »

Will the Ballyhale lads and Padraig Walsh etc. be having a break for the next few weeks? When do we expect them back?

Good chance for others to stake a claim then if this is the case.

by the look of TJ's Instagram he's off to Dubai for a few days

davidx40

Are the famous Callan boys gone to the village ?

brookville

Cornerback1 wrote: »

Will the Ballyhale lads and Padraig Walsh etc. be having a break for the next few weeks? When do we expect them back?

Good chance for others to stake a claim then if this is the case.

Hopefully tj,colin,joey and Padraig get a good break.there will probably be niggles to some players that will need a few weeks.Hopefully we can get a full league into lawlor and delaney.Its a make or break year for players like blanchfield who have being on the panel a few years.luke scanlon,alan murphy and jason cleere are in the squad a few years aswell they should be starting to push for places.
While its only club james bergin and shane walsh led by example as captain hopefully they get brought into the squad and see how it goes.

sasta le

Billy Ocean wrote: »

by the look of TJ's Instagram he's off to Dubai for a few days

Some life and the gaa players do be moaning

Village87

Big League campaign for a lot of players. Last year we got relegated in the league without the Ballyhale players so we really need players in the 24/25 age bracket to step up. some players in there 3/4 years without doing much. Lads like Alan Murphy, Luke Scanlon, Enda Morrissey, Jason Cleere, Bill Sheehan, Billy Ryan, Liam Blanchfield

Hopefully Huh Lalor, Conor Delaney, Conor Browne, Richie Leahy and John Donnelly can continue there development. Paddy Deegan has shown good commitment and aggression and hopefully he can improve his hurling, needs to use his weaker side and hit the ball on the run.

Surely TJ, Colin, Padraig Walsh and Joey Holden can get a month off.
Id imagine Adrian Mullen, Eoin Cody, Evan Shefflin , Mossy Keoghan and Tommy Walsh will be back in after this weekend. Them boys surely get a week to enjoy and relax and go again

Shane Walsh will surely get the call, fantastic final and a forward that is in great form.

I was looking forward to Tom Aylward playing in the league as he was outstanding in the club campaign, probably the best back in senior club championship last year. But he mysteriously got the drop over the winter. I dont know the reason why especially when they can carry near 50 players

me89

sasta le wrote: »

Some life and the gaa players do be moaning

The ballyhale lads have been going for two years I think they are entitled to a break, they already missed the All Star and Team holiday so let them off.

greenspurs

davidx40 wrote: »

Are the famous Callan boys gone to the village ?

Windgap , I heard …….

Village87

Anyone hazard a guess at the team for Sunday ?

big_drive

Who'll hit the frees with TJ absent?

brookville

Kevin Kelly took them last year and his out.Paul holden took them the last day.He could use alan Murphy for them but it's a good opportunity to try get experience into someone.As posted above we really need blanchfield,leahy,maher and others in that bracket to be more consistent and try nail down a starting spot.

Grats

If Shane Walsh and/or James Bergin are called up either could take the frees.

JJs Left Hand

Both just won All Irelands and were probably on the beer for days. Neither would've been in with Kilkenny since they started back training due to club commitments. There is 0.00001% chance either Walsh or Bergin play on Sunday.

Murphy
Morrissey
Lawlor
Deegan
Fogarty
Delaney
David Blanchfield
Maher
Browne
Leahy
Wally
Donnelly
Ryan
Murphy
Aylward

Complete guess job and no idea if any are involved in Fitzgibbon or if any of them are injured

tbiggertycome

Grats wrote: »

If Shane Walsh and/or James Bergin are called up either could take the frees.

Not sure about Bergin but I know for a fact the Shane Walsh got a call and was told to turn up to training. I would fully expect Bergin to have got a call too.

I know TJ is away but I can't imagine Cody will be giving too many lads a pass for the League. I would expect Bergin, Shane Walsh, Mossy and Tommy Walsh to have been in training this week if they expect to make it. I would also expect the likes of Eoin Cody, Evan Shefflin, Darren Mullen and probably Adrian Mullen too to be back at some stage this week. I think he might allow Joey, Colin and Padraig an extra week or two but they would be expected back in training and to be available for matches after that. It's not Cody's style to allow these lads to take a back seat. He had Kieran Joyce playing FB against Tipp 7 days after winning the clubs Intermediate All Ireland.

Anyway if you look at the players we have available this year it should bode well. I'm not sure if all of these lads are in the panel or are have been cut. I'm also sure I'll leave lads out and thats not deliberate it's just my poor memory.

Goalkeepers
Eoin Murphy
Darren Brennan
there are other goodkeepers in the county but none seem to get called up

Defenders
Ciaran Wallace
Darren Mullen
Huw Lawlor
Paddy Deegan
Michael Carey
Tommy Walsh
Jason Cleere
Cillian Buckley
Joey Holden
Conor Delaney
Conor Fogarty (think his midfield days are probably behind him)
Padraig Walsh
Mossy Keoghan (don't think he will play in the forwards)
Enda Morrissey
Paul Murphy
Richie Reid
Evan Shefflin
Tom Kenny
David Blanchfield

Midfielders
James Maher
Conor Browne
I can lads listed in the forwards and backs being drafted in to play here. Wally, Padraig, Richie Hogan and Leahy

Forwards
Walter Walsh
Richie Leahy
John Donnelly
Colin Fennelly
Adrain Mullen
Eoin Cody
Richie Hogan
Liam Blanchfield
TJ Reid
Bill Sheehan
Shane Walsh
James Bergin
Billy Ryan
Ger Aylward
Aidan Nolan
Niall Brassill
Luke Scanlon
Alan Murphy

As I say there is probably obvious lads I'm missing but that is a panel of 41

Team I expect against Dublin on Sunday might be something like
Eoin Murphy
Ciaran Wallace, Huw Lawlor, Conor Fogarty
Paddy Deegan, Conor Delaney, Cillian Buckley
Richie Hogan, James Maher
James Bergin, John Donnelly, Liam Blanchfield
Billy Ryan, Walter Walsh, Bill Sheehan

I tried not to pick lads who were playing last weekend but I would expect to see the younger ones on the bench if only to stop the drinking. I didn't take Fitzgibbon into consideration at all just what I think could do well if we rest most of the club lads. I think James Bergin or Shane Walsh might start if even just for free taking. When you consider whats to be added back into the team over the next month or so we're not in a bad place.

Grats

Tommy Walsh lined out for WIT today so perhaps other club players in Finals last weekend might turn out for us on Sunday. As was said above, why wouldn't they take their chance if given it

sitkaspruce

big_drive wrote: »

Who'll hit the frees with TJ absent?

Alan Murphy?

KK Supercats

Pundit Arena reporting that Henry Shefflin has stepped down from the position of Ballyhale manager...

Grats

Kilkenny People have it too.

Odyssey 2005

Indo also !. Strange decision.

royrogers

Is Adrian Mullen hurling Fitzgibbon?

kilkennyboy

Yes was on the cards .with tommy gone to camogie.

tbiggertycome

From what I know he had to be persuaded to stay on for this year. He has a big job and a big young family. There are only so many hours in the day and I'd say for his sanity he stepped away for a few years until the kids are a bit older.

dastardly00

Best of luck to him. What a legend

Billy Ocean

He really underwhelmed in his 2 years with ballyhale;)