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Kennelly is a goon and he's very lucky that he was a good athlete and the son of a kerry great.
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 09/01/2020 13:35:35 2258407 Link 1 |
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I would say so, playing in the B championship wont appeal to many footballers, I personally know of a couple of guys who have rejected county call ups for this reason. Many players wont deem this worth it at all
boman11 (Antrim) - Posts: 237 - 09/01/2020 13:36:02 2258408 Link 0 |
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It has a huge influence on it I think. The GAA powers are creating a two tier competition where one wasn't needed. What was needed was a complete restructure of the championship by getting rid of the provincials but they wouldn't dream of it."]100% 5bogs they took the easy option, I wonder in time will we see great players from 2nd tier teams joining teams in tier 1?
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 09/01/2020 13:39:08 2258409 Link 1 |
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I would say so, playing in the B championship wont appeal to many footballers, I personally know of a couple of guys who have rejected county call ups for this reason. Many players wont deem this worth it at all"]And you can see why boman. Hopefully after the 3 years is up they'll get rid of it.
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 09/01/2020 16:00:01 2258449 Link 1 |
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The words of T Kennelly earlier in the week never came of any comfort to Tyrone fans. As if he would care about our season one way or another. OGarmaile (Tyrone) - Posts: 248 - 10/01/2020 09:54:36 2258610 Link 2 |
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Based purely on T Kennelly and Donaghy / McHale, I reckon AFL degrades the skills of Gaelic footballers if and when they return to Gaelic; whereas basketball seems to help with Gaelic-relevant skills. essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 10/01/2020 11:45:02 2258651 Link 0 |
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Kennelly in 2009 brought something different to Kerry tho. It's easy to focus on just the Murphy hit, but his all-round physicality was well ahead of most if not all opponents he faced.
cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 10/01/2020 11:56:01 2258660 Link 1 |
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I would say so, playing in the B championship wont appeal to many footballers, I personally know of a couple of guys who have rejected county call ups for this reason. Many players wont deem this worth it at all"]And you can see why boman. Hopefully after the 3 years is up they'll get rid of it."]The biggest wonder to me is that the majority of players in the "weaker" counties put their lives on hold for 7 to 9 months of the year every year to live like a monk and train hard for what in essence is a lost cause -- no hope of winning medals and an almost certain guaranteed early exit from the championship, front door and back, and sometimes getting a hammering in the process. It amazes me that more dont drop out. At least with a "B" championship they'd have a goal to pursue , an objective to be achieved, and a realistic chance of winning silverware.
PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 11/01/2020 00:46:19 2258871 Link 1 |
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I think you make a great point here. I noticed at my own club that underage players who play basketball seem to improve at a faster rate. Maybe that is due to the extra fitness they gain from playing basketball but it improves their handling of the ball and ability to make decisions quicker. In general I think its good to have youngsters playing different sports. On the flipside it does seem to take players returning from AFL a long time to readjust. Tommy Walsh is a great example, taken him a few years to get back to his best. Possibly injury played a part in this for Tommy as well. Possibly a few years playing with the oval ball makes a diffrence. Green_Gold (Donegal) - Posts: 1874 - 11/01/2020 12:37:54 2258895 Link 0 |
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I agree with you about the clear transferable skills of basketball and football, but on your 2nd point I would reference the return of Marty Clarke to Down in 2010 which saw a run to the All Ireland final, with him playing a major role.
Suas Sios (None) - Posts: 1550 - 11/01/2020 13:25:02 2258904 Link 0 |
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Very true about Marty Clarke. I actually saw him play against Donegal the year he returned (2010 perhaps) and he was magnificant, just glided around the pitch and one of the best players I have ever seen. The conclusion here is that I was talking utter tripe lol. Tagh Kennelly another good example.
Green_Gold (Donegal) - Posts: 1874 - 11/01/2020 20:53:41 2258979 Link 1 |
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McShane will be playing for Tyrone after all in 2020. Big boost for the Red Hands.
Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9136 - 05/02/2020 22:59:57 2265553 Link 1 |
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McShane won't be going anywhere and will be with Tyrone for the championship if not sooner.
catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 06/02/2020 08:09:25 2265580 Link 2 |
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Can feel a Wolf of Wall Street moment coming here TakeyourPoint. (Tyrone) - Posts: 133 - 06/02/2020 09:24:49 2265589 Link 0 |
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Oh no he isn't!! Massive boost to Tyrone. lilylanger (Kildare) - Posts: 758 - 06/02/2020 10:14:21 2265607 Link 2 |
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Great news and a huge boost to the county. He has been missed as a focal point of our attack. Sooner we see him on the pitch again the better. OGarmaile (Tyrone) - Posts: 248 - 06/02/2020 10:15:37 2265608 Link 0 |
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changed his mind ??? seriously if you believe that there is no hope for ya KeshGFC (Fermanagh) - Posts: 334 - 06/02/2020 10:47:36 2265620 Link 0 |
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Great news, delighted for Tyrone and the game in general, wished we had played you in the first three rounds of the league now, he tore us new one in the league last year. ;) TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 06/02/2020 11:20:45 2265632 Link 1 |
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Great news I think it will be best for both player and county. Byanthon (Tyrone) - Posts: 1780 - 06/02/2020 11:35:00 2265636 Link 1 |
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Happy for Tyrone and Mickey Harte that Cathal McShane is not going to the AFL. fainleog (Limerick) - Posts: 598 - 06/02/2020 11:47:23 2265641 Link 1 |