Kilkenny GAA Thread

Hurlingtothebone

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122799417#Comment_122799417

And that's because Maynooth will give you a scholarships if you can hold a hurl they are so desperate to win

Hurlingtothebone

And with all the so called KK county players they have

They can't even get out of their Fitzgibbon group

Maybe our players are no longer at the same standard as the Cork Clare and Limerick players. I'm not saying that's the players fault it's the fault of poor coaching in this county across all grades

Again in my opinion

Hurlingtothebone

No as far as I heard he stepped away completely

kentu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122799468#Comment_122799468

why do our clubs always do well in provincial and All Ireland series if coaching across all grades is very poor in your opinion??

Hurlingtothebone

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122799864#Comment_122799864

I never mentioned clubs

I wasn't talking about our clubs I was talking about county underage and senior. I think I clearly stated our senior players.

Our clubs are better managed than our county teams and that in itself is a shame.

In all fairness in everything I said is that all you have to offer

kentu

You seem to be very arrogant with some of your comments on here lately towards me and others, you charged at me last week when YOU didn't actually read the team of the year that was excluding the Al semi final squad v clare this year.

I agree a few of our clubs are managed better than our county team but you didn't make that very clear with that comment you put up 1st which is why I questioned that was all.

BTW I think our county teams are performing poorly especially U20 and in Senior camp some strange choices seem to be made like not dropping some older players, possibly instead being advised to retire rather than actually dropping them. Players I mentioned last week who performed excellently for their clubs this year I will be surprised if many of them actually get the call.

jamesbond2022

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122799459#Comment_122799459

Think your being harsh on maynooth

Maynooth in particular would remind me of Carlow it a few years ago there trying to up there standard of there hurling teams there a small college and know that they can’t attract the players from the bigger hurling school in kk like st Kieran’s so they go after the players from cbs comer etc

They know that the bigger colleges ul dcu ucc etc can offer more in terms of scholarships

Carlow it wasn’t exactly a hotbed of hurling 10 years ago and look where they are now

Maynooth have seen what they have done and are trying to copy it

As regards our players on Fitz gibbon teams particularly the Munster colleges I think it’s a bit of snobbery and politics tbh I don’t think our underage players are that bad

I think it’s more fashionable to be picking Limerick Clare and cork players as Kilkenny haven’t won an awful lot the last few years

Plus the hurling landscape has changed you have better hurlers coming out of Laois Carlow Offaly Wexford Westmeath Kerry and other smaller counties which wouldn’t have had maybe 10-15 years ago

Hurlingtothebone

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122800088#Comment_122800088

In all fairness if I have an opinion and that makes me arrogant that's fine with me.

I'm not in any way directing any comments at you I just answered what you called me up on and I admitted twice I was wrong and apologised regarding the club team. But I still stand by my comments that Scally is an idiot.

I feel quiet strongly that our county set up is dismal. I feel we are very badly coached and I think It's the same old bull again this year so far. I do not rate Derek Lyng and definitely not Peter Donovan but I'd imagine you've guessed that by now.

As far as the u20 set up Mark Dowling and Rob Shorhall shouldn't be given an under 6 team to manage not alone a county U20 team.

If I'm wrong about them all then KK will will an U20 and Senior all ireland in 2025 and I'll be delighted to say I was wrong.

Hurlingtothebone

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122800167#Comment_122800167

Fair point about Maynooth .

As regards Ul and UCC we had players on those teams and some starting in recent years. On UL Darragh Corcoran Niall Mason Niall Brennan Ian Byrne there could be others in UCC Joe Fitzpatrick Richie Mc Evoy those all started or came on the Fitzgibbon teams. Because they do favour the Munster counties Fair play to the players I mentioned. If our players are good enough they will start or be on Fitzgibbon panels

None of them on senior panel maybe only Niall Mason as far as I know but could be wrong.

JJs Left Hand

Who are the players not making the Munster college teams?