HoganStand GAA Football and Hurling

National Forum

Kildare V Armagh

(Oldest Posts First) - Go To The Latest Post

You need to Login to Post

Not going to say I saw this coming; I didn't. Figured Kildare would win by 3-4 points. Armagh were mentally far stronger than Kildare in the last 10 minutes. Lots of surprises and plenty of decent football; this has been a good championship. essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 30/07/2017 00:38:49 2025645 Link
Second time I have seen Kildare this season and they flatter to discieve. They have some talented individuals but are invariably let down by the management/disisions. Had they doubled up on Clarke they would have won and they also allowed Armagh shoot at will. Armagh were excellent and the most striking thing for me was their discipline in everything they did. Hats off to McGeeny mhunicean_abu (Monaghan) - Posts: 1044 - 30/07/2017 00:48:08 2025651 Link
Replying To kildare73: "If a three point defeat is "having your asses handed to you on a plate" what's 9 and a 10 point defeat? Is there even a word for it? It's hilarious how a couple of sour lads are on with their scripts prepared waiting for us to be beaten. Maybe if you put as much effort into putting your own house in order then Meath football wouldn't be in the bin. And no, our all Ireland was the leinster final........beating Meath was no Biggie;)" Tis a bad day day when the only consolation i have is to read some Meath posters on here are still filled with hate and rage over the hammerings we routinely give them.. But alas we are literally in a diff league now and won't be meeting teams that soft again for a while, thanks to the lads and management for all their effort, good year regardless, good luck to Armagh, ye have a quality manager and like ourselves i could see 2 successive promotions on the cards for ye.. Roll on div 1... cuttothebone (Kildare) - Posts: 163 - 30/07/2017 01:01:37 2025653 Link
Very disappointed to lose, but Armagh were the better team and are a serious outfit, the quality of their kickouts was unbelievable , they had a good defensive set up, very strong at midfield, excellent movement and scoretaking in the forward line, Jamie Clarke was outstanding, they also were fitter and stronger than our lads who were out on their feet at the end. Kildare were off the pace in the 1st half, Armagh definitely brought a greater intensity. Despite tonights result we have made progress this year, but it just shows how difficult it is to bridge the gap to the top teams. We need to continue to develop our younger players, our game plan and our mental strength. Well done to Monaghan and Down also for a good game and particularly Monaghan who found their mojo in the 2nd half. As always the championship begins tomorrow at the last 8, back to the drawing board for the rest of us :-( NorthKildare (Kildare) - Posts: 197 - 30/07/2017 01:09:18 2025654 Link
O'Neill didn't respond to what was happening in the game. Flynn was getting no change and yet his high isolated position was persisted with. McGeeney's subs had a massively greater effect on the game. Kildare were hurt by the Cribben black card. Why was Moolick only given a handful of minutes. Well done to Armagh, they played a lot of great football and were worthy winners, but I think Kildare could have given a much better account of themselves with a little more astute stewardship Gavvygavgav (Dublin) - Posts: 382 - 30/07/2017 01:23:07 2025655 Link
Well done Armagh, Mcgeeney and players deserve huge credit- certainly playing at a higher level than their league position. We we came back from 4 down twice but couldn't push on and made too many little errors. Not sure the changes made were the right ones and we really missed Doyle at centre back. Division 1 next year is going to be tough but at least it's a positive from the year and something to look forward to. McGeeney has a great attitude to the qualifiers and after defeat or victory always shows dignity. jonno (Kildare) - Posts: 260 - 30/07/2017 07:56:25 2025675 Link
Let's be honest Carlow gave Dublin a better test than Kildare. For all the hype Kildare are still not near a top 8 team . It would appear that the Meath boys are right, beating them was their all Ireland, while it gives them bragging rights over neighbor's, it will do very little for a team in 3rd year of manager term, Meath are in transition hardly a claim to fame. Need to get house in order asap or another generation of Kildare footballer's will be lost , concentrate on something other than bragging rights. joeblogs10 (Dublin) - Posts: 104 - 30/07/2017 09:02:57 2025697 Link
Delighted with our performance last night, a great effort and really enjoyable football game. Good luck to Kildare in the future, there is a seriously good team coming through there and respect to your fans who were very sporting in defeat. sean og (Armagh) - Posts: 1053 - 30/07/2017 09:14:14 2025705 Link
Replying To kildare73: "If a three point defeat is "having your asses handed to you on a plate" what's 9 and a 10 point defeat? Is there even a word for it? It's hilarious how a couple of sour lads are on with their scripts prepared waiting for us to be beaten. Maybe if you put as much effort into putting your own house in order then Meath football wouldn't be in the bin. And no, our all Ireland was the leinster final........beating Meath was no Biggie;)" Don't judge Meath supporters on the actions of a few and two in particular, I for one am disappointed for Kildare and for Leinster football just one representative from our Provence again in the last eight, most genuine Meath supporters would of liked Kildare to progress to the latter stages but it wasn't to be, as I said before Kildare have a promising young team that can only get better, congrats to Armagh Unfortunately for them it's Dublin or Tyrone next, but they won't mind. Royal.Legend (Meath) - Posts: 665 - 30/07/2017 09:43:25 2025712 Link
Great display of skills by both counties, Jamie Clarke had an unbelievable game, 2017 best championship in years. suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1669 - 30/07/2017 09:45:39 2025713 Link
A really enjoyable game of football with some excellent scores. Great to see teams going back to playing a more traditional style and everyone of the near 40000 there today got great enjoyment and total commitment from those on the field. None of them are likely to win Sam this year but sport is about a lot more than silverware thankfully. Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 30/07/2017 09:51:22 2025716 Link
Replying To joeblogs10: "Let's be honest Carlow gave Dublin a better test than Kildare. For all the hype Kildare are still not near a top 8 team . It would appear that the Meath boys are right, beating them was their all Ireland, while it gives them bragging rights over neighbor's, it will do very little for a team in 3rd year of manager term, Meath are in transition hardly a claim to fame. Need to get house in order asap or another generation of Kildare footballer's will be lost , concentrate on something other than bragging rights." It's O'Neill's second year, as with the rest of your post which is rubbish. This is still a developing team of young players. Easy to come on and knock them once they have lost a game. Realistically the targets for this year was promotion to div 1 and get to the leinster final. Both were achieved. Now we move on. kildare73 (Kildare) - Posts: 854 - 30/07/2017 10:06:04 2025723 Link
Replying To joeblogs10: "Let's be honest Carlow gave Dublin a better test than Kildare. For all the hype Kildare are still not near a top 8 team . It would appear that the Meath boys are right, beating them was their all Ireland, while it gives them bragging rights over neighbor's, it will do very little for a team in 3rd year of manager term, Meath are in transition hardly a claim to fame. Need to get house in order asap or another generation of Kildare footballer's will be lost , concentrate on something other than bragging rights." Judging by your view that Carlow gave Dublin a better game would suggest you have no clue. Kildare went out and attacked the Dubs and kicked 1-17. Carlow put 14 men behind the ball for large parts and kicked 7 points. Do you know what a derby match is or local rivalry is? We bet Meath and are fully entitled to claim bragging rights for purposes of banter. That's what it's all about. What I see coming out in you is the Dublin "process". daytona11 (Kildare) - Posts: 4012 - 30/07/2017 10:08:05 2025726 Link
Went up and had a look at this game yesterday. Kildare were massively unluky and i stand by my opinion they are a coming team. It was a clash of philospeies. Kildare play an open brand of football that is very pleasing on the eye. But when an ulster team get there noses in front its very difficult to build momentum when the defensive grip comes into play. Kildare hit the post with points three times in the first half and armaghs goal could have easily have gone anywhere as in. Thought Kildare were a bit naieve over all in the kick out and defensively. While you cant miss frees right in front of the posts. That said the experience i think will aid their development if they take the lessons out of it. Armagh scored some wonderful points and what a player Clarke is. Hopefully they draw Dublin next its been a while since we have played them. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 30/07/2017 10:09:05 2025727 Link
Replying To kildare73: "If a three point defeat is "having your asses handed to you on a plate" what's 9 and a 10 point defeat? Is there even a word for it? It's hilarious how a couple of sour lads are on with their scripts prepared waiting for us to be beaten. Maybe if you put as much effort into putting your own house in order then Meath football wouldn't be in the bin. And no, our all Ireland was the leinster final........beating Meath was no Biggie;)" I'd pay no heed to Meath posters.. They are the gift that keeps giving on this forum for years.. Hard luck Kildare yesterday but still have div 1 football to look forward to next season. Belclare1 (Galway) - Posts: 1626 - 30/07/2017 10:45:32 2025753 Link
Replying To TheUsername: "Went up and had a look at this game yesterday. Kildare were massively unluky and i stand by my opinion they are a coming team. It was a clash of philospeies. Kildare play an open brand of football that is very pleasing on the eye. But when an ulster team get there noses in front its very difficult to build momentum when the defensive grip comes into play. Kildare hit the post with points three times in the first half and armaghs goal could have easily have gone anywhere as in. Thought Kildare were a bit naieve over all in the kick out and defensively. While you cant miss frees right in front of the posts. That said the experience i think will aid their development if they take the lessons out of it. Armagh scored some wonderful points and what a player Clarke is. Hopefully they draw Dublin next its been a while since we have played them." Kildare were very unlucky. The goal was the biggest fluke, they hit the post twice and the decision to disallow the Conway point was an embarrassment to the association. Even if none of those things happened though, Kildare would still have lost by 3 points because it was a tight game and Kildare always choke in tight games. You're also being too kind saying there is a makings of a team that was just outplayed by a poor Armagh squad who will be playing division 3 football next year. What is the point in a squad putting their lives on hold to get out out by the likes of Armagh? Let's be honest and admit it's the nail in the coffin for that squad. Daith (Kildare) - Posts: 1171 - 30/07/2017 10:46:14 2025754 Link
Replying To Daith: "Kildare were very unlucky. The goal was the biggest fluke, they hit the post twice and the decision to disallow the Conway point was an embarrassment to the association. Even if none of those things happened though, Kildare would still have lost by 3 points because it was a tight game and Kildare always choke in tight games. You're also being too kind saying there is a makings of a team that was just outplayed by a poor Armagh squad who will be playing division 3 football next year. What is the point in a squad putting their lives on hold to get out out by the likes of Armagh? Let's be honest and admit it's the nail in the coffin for that squad." Ah come off it. The bulk of that squad are 23/24 years of age. They have the bones of a decade ahead of them and they will be supplemented by good underage talent coming behind them. They have a div 1 campaign coming next year too which will help their development. You can't just draw a line through them after what has been a decent season in the whole. I don't think anyone got carried away with a few wins and nobody should get carried away with a couple of defeats either. Our future is brighter than most right now. We'll done again to Armagh. kildare73 (Kildare) - Posts: 854 - 30/07/2017 11:37:13 2025782 Link
Replying To Daith: "Kildare were very unlucky. The goal was the biggest fluke, they hit the post twice and the decision to disallow the Conway point was an embarrassment to the association. Even if none of those things happened though, Kildare would still have lost by 3 points because it was a tight game and Kildare always choke in tight games. You're also being too kind saying there is a makings of a team that was just outplayed by a poor Armagh squad who will be playing division 3 football next year. What is the point in a squad putting their lives on hold to get out out by the likes of Armagh? Let's be honest and admit it's the nail in the coffin for that squad." Kildare very unlucky??? You obviously watched a different game from me - Armagh were excellent, looked more dangerous than Kildare and defended brilliantly without being too defensive. Kildare were clueless upfront and most Kildare fans would agree with that. Not a fan of McGeeney but hats off to him for getting what I thought was a limited squad to the quarters but next day it's either Dubs or Tyrone and a massive step up - feel they would rather get their neighbours. IrishGael3 (USA) - Posts: 1092 - 30/07/2017 12:01:02 2025796 Link
No posters who knows anything about football should be on this tread criticising Kildare . It was an excellent game of football and good advertisement for the game, someone has to lose as that is the nature of sport. The best of luck to Armagh and hard luck to Kildare. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 30/07/2017 12:19:31 2025808 Link
Anyone thinking Kildare were unlucky are deluding themselves.Shooting was awful. Missed too many opportunities and Armagh took theirs and were better side for most of the game. catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 30/07/2017 12:25:22 2025812 Link