Kilkenny GAA Thread

We will have some fun keeping up with them next year.

Well did anyone come up with an answer of any player with a senior all Ireland medal who came through the development squads. I hope Michael Fennelly is able to get our problems sorted. The very best of luck to him.

https://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/michael-fennelly-to-assist-developing-hurlers-in-kilkenny/

That doesn't read very well to me, sounds like Fennelly is content to have an extra gig on the side. I applaud him for taking the job and I hope it works out. The fact that the county board only think this roll is a part time job shows you everything you need to know about our current county board. To be honest its a disgrace. I'm not having go at Fennelly he hasn't started yet by the sounds of it.

It sounds even more disappointing than I feared after reading just that small snippet. Maybe Michael is some sort of superman that can do all this with a young family, a job and now this roll, he was amazing on the pitch but this is different. If this is all the county board is offering then fair enough but if this is how their starting out it doesn't sound like their going to give him much and I fear he is in a position of weakness. I fear this roll will become just a distraction the county board will point to and say that all is being done right, no need to look too closely here, give it time.......

Subs are interesting. Is Darren Brennan injured or has Aiden Tallis leapfrogged him? Billy Drennan in the subs, not starting. Richie Hogan injured?

If it’s a lack of funding they should be well able to secure it with all the lick arseing they do to the clg.

Good to see after a presumably extensive application and interview process we ended up with the current Kilkenny S&C coach and an ex Kilkenny hurler.

Very little talk about the Dublin match. A 1 point win and Kilkenny are effectively in the Leinster final, anything else we are depending on a result in Wexford. Having said that, if we can't win at home we won't be going much farther anyway. The only change I would make is that I would have included Billy Drennan. If we progress, he needs all the experience he can gain

KK36 if you named three players you would deserve an all Ireland medal yourself.

Oh my god, where do they pull these refs from?

It was a yellow at most, ridiculous decision.

After last weeks let off and given the frustration of the challenge you can see the reasoning behind the decision. However on balance you'd have to say it's a bit harsh. Up and down the country that's a yellow 9 times out 10.

Wheres the card now?

Never a red, Clare player fell into him. Clare player leaves his feet and only a yellow? Much better performance and players working really hard.

Great effort so far.

Decision on Ed Mc Dermott was tough, he paid the price for a litany of high profile and far worse challanges by seniors in recent weeks going unpunished.

But If ref was being consistent he had to send off the Clare midfielder for an even more dangerous late head high challenge on Kelly.