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After a handy opener against Clare you'd have to see this one going the same way but I wonder have Cork any hope at all of putting up a bit of a battle. catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 06/06/2019 07:18:48 2191073 Link 0 |
As much as I'd like to be able to make a case for Cork I'm not able to. I'm sure they'll give us a tough 20/30 minutes of football but we'll probably end up winning 8-10 points. Cork if they can get a favorable draw in the 4th round qualifiers could possibly make the 8s and build from there for next year. They have an excellent U20 team this year if things go well for them they can get some of those lads into their team for the league where they will surely get promotion to div 2 and they might build a bit of confidence again. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 06/06/2019 11:17:01 2191125 Link 1 |
The best Cork can hope for is to keep it a contest for as long as possible and keep the margin of defeat to single digits. I think (hope) there are some improvements from last year but anything other than a comfortable Kerry win would be a major surprise. rebelrising (Cork) - Posts: 2 - 06/06/2019 12:05:21 2191139 Link 1 |
Cork's aim will be to keep it to a single digit loss. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13693 - 06/06/2019 12:12:16 2191141 Link 4 |
If Cork can't keep it less than 8-10 points they have no hope of making the super 8s.It would really need to be a very favourable draw.
dubarra (Wicklow) - Posts: 541 - 06/06/2019 12:20:58 2191143 Link 0 |
i have a feeling its going to go down wfkerry (USA) - Posts: 933 - 06/06/2019 12:28:03 2191146 Link 0 |
I don't think Kerry are anything special if you put it up to them. They couldn't beat Galway or Monaghan last year but we don't seem to get stuck in enough and give them too much respect.
rebelrising (Cork) - Posts: 2 - 06/06/2019 12:50:53 2191150 Link 2 |
It could happen though, Cork are not a bad team they just lack a bit of tactical nous and confidence. If Cork had the right manager someone the players could buy into and follow they'd be top 4 team at their ease . In fairness we are there for the taking, we're missing Star , Maher, Darran O'sullivan donnacha walsh Kevin McCarthy Peter Crowley killian young Barry john Keane and Shane Murphy from last years win. Also I'd dont think JOD will be fit as he seems to have tore the calf muscle that he's been suffering from and Paul Geaney is going through a bad run of form with the last year so. So like I say we're there for the taking but will Cork have the confidence to take it? We'll find out in 2 weeks I suppose. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 06/06/2019 13:17:49 2191154 Link 1 |
Yes Kerry arent anything overly special , yet anyway! woops (Kerry) - Posts: 2073 - 06/06/2019 13:46:02 2191160 Link 1 |
As long as they give Kerry a game I'll be happy with it PyatPree (Cork) - Posts: 376 - 06/06/2019 18:07:26 2191241 Link 1 |
Kerry are stuttering big time and they have a lot of walking wounded at the minute but I still cannot see how cork will have enough to pull off a result here. GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 06/06/2019 18:57:08 2191256 Link 5 |
Kerry need to fire in this one, anything less than a resounding win will worry the kingdom! realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8571 - 06/06/2019 20:35:57 2191277 Link 6 |
For years this was the only all Division 1 provincial final. It is a local derby. Cork's decline in the league doesn't mean this will be plain sailing for Kerry. Were Tipperary a Division 3 team the year they made the semi-finals? legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7758 - 06/06/2019 21:16:36 2191291 Link 2 |
We got relegated to Division 3 this year for a reason. However, we probably would be a 'good' Division 3 side - on par with Louth, Down etc. Limerick are a bad Division 4 side. We were at home. We got a good start. No surprise we won by that margin. Tipp may well have beaten them by same amount on another day. However, to suggest we have even the slightest chance of winning against Kerry is ridiculous. The small crowd and margin of victory may be more ammunition to kill this Munster football championship once and for all bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 06/06/2019 23:27:47 2191331 Link 1 |
Could be one of the smallest crowds ever I'd say and that's a pity, it's been a long time since the pairc was rocking for a football match.
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 07/06/2019 11:21:04 2191391 Link 2 |
Once and for all might be too strong. I think cork could come good quickly with the right management setup? Ye always have good underage teams and plenty of clubs to pick from. I know football has lost its way recently but the resources are there surely.
GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 07/06/2019 11:22:48 2191392 Link 5 |
Unless Kerry win this pulling up we can forget the super 8s. westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 07/06/2019 13:37:09 2191438 Link 2 |
Not sure kerry need to win it pulling up we blazed our way through Munster last year and all it did was fire expectations and create unwanted and unrealistic hype around the team. That said I don't think anybody will be fooled this year, nobody fully understood how badly cork had fallen away in 2018. I have a feeling that Kerry are on a training regime designed to get them to come in to peak physical shape in July because they know they will probably beat anybody in Munster even if they play very badly. They were heavy legged and ragged in the second half v Clare by all accounts, while they were bouncing off the turf this time last year. That's a sad indictment of the Munster championship that Kerry feel they can do that. If they beat cork they have three weeks to prepare for the Super 8 opener. The aim is to get out of the group at the very least, target that first game at home and you are nearly there. They spent the whole campaign last year on the back foot after a wretched opener against Galway. They won't want that to happen again. GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 07/06/2019 15:40:42 2191490 Link 6 |
Kerry with a handicap of 6 points are evens with the bookies. woops (Kerry) - Posts: 2073 - 12/06/2019 12:28:09 2193890 Link 0 |
It's disappointing that the only really competitive provincial championship left is Ulster, followed by Connacht which is still reasonably competitive, what happened to Cork? they had a mighty team not that long ago. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2705 - 12/06/2019 13:50:37 2193931 Link 1 |