Kilkenny GAA Thread

To be honest I wouldn't know personally but was told early in the year that Limerick, Tipperary, Galway and Cork were the 4 standout teams coming up and were expected to be in the shake up at minor level in 24.

Kilkenny finished bottom in Leinster, Kildare out up a really good show against them. Very hard to gauge minor this year, seems like there was 10 teams all similar level

You say you want to insult nobody yet repeatedly refer to the members of the county board as Clowns🤔 you name check Niall Bergin and Richie Mulrooney as part of your critique of Niall's time thus far with the kk minors. Both the above have done incredible work with underage and adult teams in schools ,clubs and County. Likewise Mark Dowling with Club and County. The under 20 defeat to Offaly was disappointing but nothing like as bad as you and a few others on here would have us believe. People like these are selfless and give their time for the betterment of Kilkenny hurling. All the above are not above comment and criticism but also deserve respect.

Some of the Mark Dowling stuff has been way over the top. That Offaly team more fancied than kk at the start of the year. Beaten by the last puck of a ball in minor All Ireland 3 years previously and beaten in the u20 AllIreland the year before with a large amount underage again this year.

I would say I go to as many games as you, to all levels club and County but don't feel the need to shout it from the rooftops. The rot you refer to is in your mind. We lost a minor All Ireland, lost an All Ireland senior by 2 PTS and under 20 to the All Ireland champions by 1 point. I am and was as disappointed as any Kilkenny hurling supporter. We won 11 of the 23 All Irelands contested this century ,6 more than our nearest challengers. We could not hope to continue that level of success.It goes in cycles only ours from 2000 to 2015 surpassed anything ever achieved in the game. I see green shoots again in our younger teams including the under 20s and am hopeful for the future.

Did they not hammer Galway twice? You're hardly picking holes in those performances? We hadn't beaten Galway at minor in years…

If your issues are selection then thats fair enough, everyone has a different view there but you're not going to make many changes to a team that gets to an All Ireland in fairness…

Enjoy the pints, well earned today lol

I have to agree with Marrooned here.kk have standards and there's a couple of lads here are happy enough to get bet by the eventual finalists or not be so hard on the management team. Yes I said the u17 and u20 needs to be looked at. The u20 team was in a good place after winning the all ireland with most underage the next few years. We couldn't get out of leinster for 2 years. That in any man's language is poor. There was enough lads here saying last winter they couldn't go with that half back line. Offally wing forward had 1-2 off Langton in the first 20 mins. Center back gave away 2 fress for barging and steps it was so clumsy. The chap in goal couldn't even hold the hurl and didn't look related to a hurler.

Most people I meet at matches give out about the kk county board so it isnt only 1 or 2 people giving out. Full of yes men.We must be the only top tier county that has to go another county to train because we showed no innovation10 years ago.offally have a great set up and duignan drove that on.won a football and hurling u20 all ireland. Its some going when you have the right people in the county board. Cork are getting a return from all their underage success they are doing this a long time. We are just so slow to do anything. Mick fennelly is only partime is he? I remember counties coming to kk asking for bluprints how we do it. Now we are years behind other counties and still havent got a proper training facility. This is a joke.The main Sponsorship more could be got. I know a competitor of glanbia offered to give thousands for a bit of sponsorship but were told no way because they didnt want to offend tirlan,We turned away that scoreboard. The horror show that went on in Carlow this year. Giving away home advantage.very mean when it comes to money. It was well publicised that when lyng wanted extra gym facilities for the u20 he was told he better win something now because this is costing us money. No way I've nothing good to say about the county board. They have made so many mistakes I would run the lot of them because we couldn't be much worse.

Really looking forward to the final today. Two of the most exciting teams in the country with unbelievable fire power. Hard one to call.