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Ah Kildare have gone back and in those games we had Ben McCormack and Neil Flynn too. They got 16 points between them in the two games. Our subs v Louth looked like U16s coming in.

Glenn and the lads are just dug in now and have never sorted the fact that we can be walked through and we actually bottle ourselves up in the forwards.

I honestly still have no clue what style of play we are even trying.

Kildare v Roscommon and Monaghan last year is when they actually do OK, when teams fancy beating them and it opens up a bit they somehow find something.
BUT, when it's a dogged game and they have to actually move a defence around they are fecked. 4/1 are decent odds, but Fermanagh were much better than us already this year.

Exactly, let lads fill their boots a bit too and get a few quid for interviews and appearances.
If children don't see you on a screen these days you may forget it. They also love a stat. My nephew is Liverpool fan and reeled off the career of Xavi Alonso when he was in the mix to take over...he couldn't tell you a thing on most GAA players...

GAAGo is now a good product, but they should have more snappy bits and cut-downs for socials and a youth-focused show.

But sure as I said the punditry is terrible...namecheck Dan Flynn and Feely, then say we have great players and shouldn't be down here...

Like Flynn has been poor for 2 seasons and there are newer lads in who are really not up to it.

Also, how did the GAA promote rugby? If memory serves me there was no press nights in some hurling counties in recent years...the rugby lads have a Captain's Run with all media there and people chatting.

HURLING MEN are very sensitive.

We have been waiting all year for a reaction in Kildare, but nothing is coming. Oyr fitness levels are way off and Wicklow should have got something out of the game.

If a team sets up well against us, and it's a tight game I'd be worried. Hopefully it will click a bit and a few wins will get us going and into the knock-out stages with a bit of confidence.

The fact that if we did win it, it'd mean we can try more lads in Div 3 without the pressure iof having to win it to get back into Sam. Gettin' very far ahead of myself here...

But, all teams should fancy a crack as we just don't have our house in order.

Just on that too, teams are playing the league early in the year too. We are on Round 6 in Kildare so no county men, senior or underage and the pre-season stuff also hit during colleges football.

Like give club lads the start of the year off too. Start the club leagues in April/ May, club championship in July (even if All Ireland's get pushed back a bit) and there's still lots of time.

If we go messing with the split season in general it will be for the few, and not the many. If we went All Ireland semis in footballl on the August bank holidays and then 2 weeks to the Final...

There will only be 4 counties involved by mid-July. So, the vast majority should be starting then. Then when the lull comes in September there's county finals galore all round the country.

Just to jump this thread up again. I have to say Leinster are doing a great job in terms of paying all due respect to Croke Park. Their comms lads are really top, as are the new IRFU people.

The GAA could learn a lot from them on it. Should be a good one tomorrow!

In Gaelic football in general there is always a need to ne seen to want to change it. Change the rules and a good county manager will find a new way to play and negate it.

Change the season, change the format. Even at club level sometimes there is a system that works and then it gets thrown out for no reason, other than to be seen to do something.

I think that the split season has to stay but tweaks and more time needed. At county level the provincials are the biggest issue.

The league tends to be good, and look at all the finals produced somme kind of excitement. In the Provinces Leinster and Munster Finals are going to be terrible. Connacht is tighter but no side is flying.

Ulster is competetive, but then when the teams don't go all the way the provincials are blamed for being so hard to get through...

Also, when it comes to the clubs, the vast majority can start their championship in July when their county side are out anyway. That was a big issue pre split.
A team gets kncoked out in July and yet no serious club games till end of August for no reason...

Kildare v Longford confirmed for Saturday, 11th at 6pm in Hawkfield. That's the Kildare Centre of Excellence (which may be ironic this year!  )

It's not ideal in the sense that it's out of the town with one entrance and parking on grass. Anyway, here we go!

May as well get the build-up going...

Kildare are where they are and the way things are going I don't fancy any easy wins for us, unless something changes.

Leitrim, Longford and Waterford will all fancy making a statement. Might make the trip to Waterford as Dungarvan is a decent spot.

Just getting the ball rolling...

I was off to a gig so only had to endure the first half...Christ!

Down coughed it up whenever Armagh actually engaged them and were also afraid to shoot, but Armagh stood so far off them.

I am not trolling here, but is Ulster really that good? Like the reason why the Provincials are here to stay is down to one province but the quality varies a lot within that. The best game of the year could be Dublin v Derry in the league.

I just can't see Dublin being caught when it comes to when it really matters. I'm also going to have a punt on Kilkenny as POTY. He is playing far more direct again.

The older stagers like McCarthy and Mick Fitz also add so much. Then if Jack McCaffrey gets right...

Hard to know where the others really are, and Kerry will be cagey too till they need to show their hand.

Spending big on Van Djik and Allison was neccesary and they were class acts, but the lads up top cost a fair few quid and are hit and miss.

Nunez was massive money and can't be trusted. Gakpo, Diaz and Jota also were not cheap. The finishing is what's killing Liverpool in recent times.

At the back Konate is just not good enough but they didn't ever look at buying decent cover when Gomez and Matip are walking sick notes. At the time there was a the big crisis the lure of Klopp could have got a solid player in on frees or short term.

I know Klopp doesn't have City's money but the spending has not been great.

A key thing is to be a hypocrite too.
Call others snowflakes but then any perceived slight has them spiralling.

Not in Ireland but in the USA they will go nuts about the 1st Amendment but then when students protest over Gaza they call in the riot squad. Make up your mind lads...

A small few make a LOT of noise but they won't get their deposits back when it comes to the elections. It's a tiny minority on tour.