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Mayo 0-9 Cavan 0-5 at half time.

One change for Galway. Matthew Tierney replaces Cein Darcy.

Two changes for Derry. Out go Conor Doherty and Eoin McEvoy. In come Emmett Bradley and Declan Cassidy

This afternoon results

Limerick 2-10 Offaly 0-8
Tipp 1-12 Sligo 3-22
Carlow 0-13 Fermanagh 1-13

A very different and more focused Kerry for this round 1 group game compared to last year. Lesson learnt whereby they could easily have missed out on top spot with that defeat.

Half time Kerry 0-15 Monaghan 0-2.
Full time Kerry 0-24 Monaghan: 1-11

redevelopment of St Conleth's Park is coming on well.

https://x.com/KildareGAA/status/1791173226065711558?

City's PL form since the turn of the year:

P18 W15 D3 L0

Regular as clockwork.

Draws with Liverpool and Arsenal. Not sure on the other.

1-1 with Chelsea at home. 


Arsenal will likely look back on that draw against City now, a match they played defensive in and never really pushed for the win.

Dont agree with that any team will take a point at City before game starts bad losses to Fulham and Villa are what has put them in this position. May not be over though, the Aguerooo moment City needed to win against a rank bad QPR team and tried their best to make a meal of it.  West Ham probably owe it to Moyes to put in a performance last day and they do have some quality at top end of pitch.

Maybe so but how the table would had looked going into the final day had Arsenal beaten instead of drawn with City.

Arsenal 88
City 87

It's 2015 since West Ham avoided defeat away to City and have to go back to 2012 since a Moyes managed team got a result in that venue which was 1-1 with Everton. I doubt those records will change this Sunday.

City's PL form since the turn of the year:

P18 W15 D3 L0

Regular as clockwork.

Draws with Liverpool and Arsenal. Not sure on the other.

1-1 with Chelsea at home. 


Arsenal will likely look back on that draw against City now, a match they played defensive in and never really pushed for the win.

Kerry

Shane Ryan
Paul Murphy, Jason Foley, Tom O'Sullivan
Brian Ó Beaglaíoch,Tadhg Morley, Gavin White
Diarmuid O'Connor, Joe O'Connor
Tony Brosnan, Paudie Clifford, Dara Moynihan
David Clifford, Seán O'Shea, Paul Geaney.



Subs: Shane Murphy, Cillian Burke, Seán O'Brien, Adrian Spillane, Barry Dan O'Sulivan, Dylan Casey, Stephen O'Brien, Mike Breen, Killian Spillane, Darragh Roche, Armin Heinrich.



Monaghan

Rory Beggan
Ryan Wylie, Kieran Duffy, Ryan O'Toole
Karl O'Connell, Killian Lavelle, Conor McCarthy
Gary Mohan, Micheál McCarville
Stephen O'Hanlon, Micheál Bannigan, Michael Hamill
Ciarán McNulty, Seán Jones, Conor McManus.



Subs: Darren McDonnell, Jack McCarron, Stephen Mooney, Dessie Ward, Ryan McAnespie, David Garland, Jason Irwin, Andrew Woods, Barry McBennett, Joel Wilson, Thomas McPhillips.

Galway team apart from Tierney,McDaid that would likely be Galway's strongest 15.

Connor Gleeson
Johnny McGrath, Seán Fitzgerald, Jack Glynn
Dylan McHugh, John Daly, Liam Silke
Paul Conroy, Seán Kelly;
Johnny Heaney John Maher, Céin Darcy
Rob Finnerty, Damien Comer, Shane Walsh.

Subs: Conor Flaherty, Seán Ó Maolchiaráin, Eoghan Kelly, Daniel O'Flaherty, Cian Hernon, Patrick Egan, Kieran Molloy, Liam Ó Conghaile, Cillian Ó Curraoin, Matthew Tierney, Cillian McDaid.

Mayo team two changes from the Connacht final starting team with Diarmuid O'Connor and Darren McHale coming in for Rory Brickenden and Fergal Boland. Paddy Durcan back from injury named among the subs.

Colm Reape
Jack Coyne, David McBrien, Donnacha McHugh
Stephen Coen, Sam Callinan, Eoghan McLaughlin
Mattie Ruane, Diarmuid O'Connor
Jack Carney, Darren McHale, Jordan Flynn
Aidan O'Shea, Tommy Conroy, Ryan O'Donoghue.

Subs: Rob Hennelly, Fergal Boland, Rory Brickenden, Paddy Durcan, Enda Hession, Conor Loftus, Conor McStay, Cillian O'Connor, Padraig O'Hora, Paul Towey, Bob Tuohy.


Cavan three changes from the extra time loss to Tyrone.  With L Fortune,P Lynch,C Madden out and in J Smith,Cormac O'Reilly, Caoimhín O'Reilly.

Gary O'Rourke
Cian Reilly, Killian Brady, Brian O'Connell
Padraig Faulkner, Niall Carolan, Conor Brady
James Smith, Oisín Kiernan
Ciarán Brady, Gerard Smith, Oisin Kiernan
Oisín Brady, Cormac O'Reilly, Caoimhín O'Reilly.

Subs: Liam Brady, Mark Magee, Luke Fortune, Paddy Meade, Killian Clarke, Ryan Brady, Conor Rehill, Jason McLoughlin, Tiarnan Madden, Cian Madden, Darragh Lovet

Ye Nordies won't be happy till the GAA stops the nuisance of playing pesky games......

Games with stakes is what the people want.

Ulster final and and All Ireland semi final was games with stakes and attendances wasn't great and at 25 euro a ticket for the All Ireland final I don't expect overly big crowd either.

Players themselves wants more games and It's a development grade so for me the more games the better.

[3 U20s named,]

Just Padraig McGrogan that featured in the match against Galway in the league game not named on that Derry 26 and he's replaced by McKinless. A depleted side and potential injury crisis?

Loughlin and Murphy seem to be injured as well. 3 U20s named,  our bench isn't just as strong as it seemed during the league.

I hope McEvoy is fit but Harte likes to name bullshit teams so we'll find out on Saturday evening!

Danny McDermott, Ruairi Forbes and who else? were they on the senior panel already this year or added to the panel since the U20 Ulster final defeat.

Paul Conroy and Chrissy McKaigue from the 2007 Minor All Ireland final, serious commitment and years of service they have given to their counties.

Where are the tickets for sale for this weeks games? Nothing on Gaa.ie  that I can see

https://am.ticketmaster.com/gaa/tailteanncup24

Kerry are the one team this year who I've felt have been playing their cards very close to their chest, that or they've just been pretty poor. Seeing that's it's Kerry we'll have to give them the benefit of the  doubt I suppose. I remember thinking Derry had moved ahead of them in the pecking order but the league really is just the league. I'd be tempted to back them for the AI at this stage- not that it would be a huge shock if they won.

Be interesting to see how Kerry will start off this group stage.  Last year they were well beaten in round 1 by Mayo and only for Mayo slipping up against Cork in round 3 it could easily have been All Ireland Quarter final exit for Kerry instead of losing in added time in the AI final.