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Antrim were on fire in the league v Kildare. They had a few lads able to stroke them.

That is Kildare's strongest team of the year IF they are all fit and ready. Kevin Flynn and Kirwan have barely featured. Ben McCormack has been in and out.

Going in hope tomorrow as we are so open at the back and slow to pull the trigger up top it's not looking good. Grand evening for it mind...

There's no way Trump's Billionaire Boys Club mates did not get the memo ahead of all this. I am sure they have been shorting the markets and making money.

Most countries are kips in some ways but their own people will call it out. We can all see the issues we have, but over there one half just won't hear a bad word as it all goes to crap.

Be interesting to see more tonight. I would have thought PSG are favourites overall?

But that was quality from Arsenal and Saka wasn't even fully up to speed. Gabriel was out too.

The are excellent at the back in fairness so that should see them through.

What a night though.

Kildare#s season is losing momentum. The two losses to Offaly have taken the buzz down a notch, and even though we were promoted they were body blows.
The worrying bit is that Offaly were let do the same thing to us and we didn't learn. Our subs made no impact and we are struggling with runners from deep.

Westmeath may have gone down, but they are not a bad team at all. Newbridge might help to swing it a bit...

Very few of them are actual idiots. But what harm if they did.

Better than sweeping cinema and slow music.

This was touched on in the Leinster GAA thread but feck me the Championship is up and running...ALL the chatter about losing eyeballs for the split season is null and void if you don't push it.

RTÉ did this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leROGi2lzvE

The GAA have this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXnt1P6Ikyw

For the league...I am not sure what this is?! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqQAsdg7h0Q

Like I never understand who is this for? Surely you want to highlight the excitement, not ropey voiceover and slow shots...it's just boring.

They want people to use #ExperienceTheUnforgettable - like who is going to type that into their social post?!

In fairness GAA+ is going to be putting a lot of stuff up on YouTube and will have shows, but missing a trick not having something aimed at kids.

I'd hate to think how much is being spent on this promotion and you end up with a snoozefest.

Have to say if I wasn't so sickened I'd enjoy watching Offaly...

The GAPS in the middle of our defence in the first half were huge and there was at least twice when players would have been in had they been spotted. The sidestep on the lads too tore us open as well.

Every time Offaly attacked there was danger whereas Kildare sauntered up and then it ended up with a Hail Mary!

Lads Cormac Egan is good at football and loves running from deep...I wish I knew this before today...
Christ, Kildare learned nothing from the Tullamore defeat.
Offaly could have ghosted in a few times in the first half had they spotted the man inside.

Good front foot football and managed to pull out defenders out of place.

Good deserved win and that opening goal was a thing of beauty. Ciaran McManus walked past me past match and it was like one of his specials.

Is that not in yet? Like it was no free for either side.

Common sense...
Kildare v Antrim one of the Antrim lads stepped over the line.
Linesman saw him and he out the hands up.
A few roars but kildare were inside the 45 on attack, so not interfering with play.
Within the same phase a Kildare defender stepped over shouting instructions.
Not over 4m and no interference. Antrim selector goes nuts at same Linesman and they get the free when Kildare were still in attack.
It was laughable.

A bit of light reading on Lowry...

https://thecurrency.news/articles/180194/sam-smyth-i-didnt-buckle-when-michael-lowry-sued-me-personally-twice-it-is-sad-to-see-this-government-cave/

And something to watch re Micheal Healy Rae...

https://x.com/ConorFoley32/status/1905569537140859214?t=HUSKxQkOqJ6SoSu_yVY0IQ&s=19

Monaghan were tight at the back but even when there were gaps and the Roscommon lads didn't feed the man in space.

Monaghan finished it off so well though.

I hope that with the Dubs losing some aura at underage that teams like Kildare, Meath and Offaly have lads who have beaten them. But they still have serious players and an amazing structure.

I'd love if Kildare could finally topple them, but it may take time. Division 2 has a good few Leinster counties next year so hope it comes on in general.

The usual write-off this year mind.

Dublin are a monster in a pond Dublin have beatend everyone in this period.
Being a bit precious here, but not much is said of Munster where Kerry have won every title since 2010 bar one - with 2 All Irelands to show.

And Ulster may be competitive, but the Dubs have beaten many an Ulster Champ too.

But still there is no excuse for Meath and Kildare to be where they are. I would hope that things will gradually start to change, but it's too soon.