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May as well bring this thread back from the dead. Kenny is in with Pats now. Great for the LOI and there's a tasty tie with Duffer on Monday.
Not to drag it all up, but lads scoffing at some of the names being mentioned when the ex-boss is staying local shows his overall level. We will get what we're given when someone is eventually announced.

Mate of mine just pointed how Robbie Keane is doing well in Israel but he also sat on his arse doing nothing with the FAI for ages. Just kinda shows him up and why he is never really loved in Ireland - football Bono!

Kildare Team:

1   Didier Cordonnier   Didier Cordonnier   Two Mile House
2   Ryan Burke   Ryan de Búrca   Caragh
3   Shea Ryan   Shea Ó Riain   Sarsfields
4   Eoin Doyle   Eoghan Ó Dubhghaill   Naas
5   Tony Archbold   Antóin Áirseabóid   Celbridge
6   Brian Byrne   Briain Ó Brion   Naas
7   Kevin Flynn   Caoimhín Ó Floinn   Celbridge
8   Luke Killian   Lúcás Ó Cillín   Sallins
9   Brendan Gibbons   Breandan Mac Giobúin   Kilcock
10   Barry Kelly   Barra Ó Ceallaigh   Athy
11   Darragh Kirwan   Dara Ó Ciarubháin   Naas
12   Paddy McDermott   Padraig Mac Diarmuid   Naas
13   Paddy Woodgate   Padraig Ó Woodgate   Raheens
14   Kevin Feely   Caoimhín Ó Ficheallaigh   Athy
15   Niall Kelly   Niall Ó Ceallaigh   Athy

Daniel Flynn, Jack Seargeant, Mick O'Grady on the bench after the last day. So, we seem to be switching it up. Kevin Flynn is back and he is better than Seargeant anyways.

Obly real big call is keeper as the other lad has been a starter non-stop for years, even though many feel he is not reliable.

Even within the counties it's kinda gone quiet here...

I think Kildare will beat Waterford by 10 plus and then Leitrim will make it a bit tighter. It could still come off the rails if a team really bottles up, but the fact that we might have thrown off the self-imposed shackles and fear could mean that they are in a better place by then.

How is everyone else looking?

To follow the money in all this isn't to go back to the GAA's door in my book. The RTÉ owning 50% is where I have a bigger issue. It's essentially being propped up by taxpayers money now.

Does some go toward running GAAGo? Last year the GAA said they don't go for big games, but this year they admit it. But, is there an editorial for all this. Who in RTÉ is at that? If you run 50% of the company surely you have input into the day to day too...

 

I think my earlier post about Armagh shutting up shop and holding out when 4 up on the 54th minute meant I love dour shite, but I loved that game yesterday in terms of lads letting rip.

It was bizarre though the amount of bodies back and still not enough pressure on kickers. Both sides had men in the forwards who were on fire from distance and yet the defence packed back in and around the D and looked as another boomer swung over.

I know it's harsh but 4 clear in the 54th minute of a game where there were a lot of bodies back...
That game should have been put to bed by Armagh.

And they had legs coming off the bench too. Even if both teams looked set up defensive with bodies back a lot of the scores were not under massive pressure.

That being said the striking from distance was top class.

I know social media isn't real but a lot of the bots and pro-Israel accounts are really attacking Bambie Thug. Essentially is this what we are exposing our poor kids to?

Of course, 'won't someone think of the children!' doesn't extend to the ones in Gaza...

That's that for another year...

The thing is with Wicklow they threw so much into that Kildare match after the earlier win it may have broken them a bit.

Waterford might be the same after a big win in Munster and then the loss. Leitrim beat them, but they would not be the strongest in a neutral spot.

Down are rightly favourites, but if Kildare can build up some confidence and momentum it does swing back to them. We did manage to cut out so many stupid errors and actually went for goals.

Andrew was a golden boy for GB News and all the Tory loving press.

Great start for Kildare and a small bit of confidence will go a long way.

Andrew Neil is a big fan!

I see you can vote 20 times per person...he is encouraging all his followers to give all to Israel and sharing lads saying to do the same to sicken the Jew haters...

Donal Óg is on the case again. If only he had a slot on Radio 1 every week and a column on RTÉ...

He gives one line to the Christy Ring and then the majority of the piece is giving out about hurling not getting promoted and being on GAAGo...

I bet he couldn't name a London hurler without Google!

The one issue I'd have is that RTÉ are 50% and that is licence fee, and these days state funded. The GAA also gets state funding, so we are paying twice.

Sky didn't get licence fee or any help and their product was top notch.

The thing I could not understand in Armagh v Down (and I only saw the 1st half) was that any time Armagh put any kind of pressure Down were rattled and coughed up turnovers. But they didn't do it for vast amounts of time.

In Kildare there will be a hope that Geezer might come back, but in all our time we didn't beat a solid Div 1 team when it mattered. It seems to be the same in Ulster for him. I was trying to check, but what is Geezer's Ulster record as it stands?

Like Donegal are not long on their new journey and if they win it, it's a bonus. Armagh seem to be coming towards the end, but there have been times already when it was said.

1200! Ah it doesn't help the falling off narrative, but people are not going to travel down to Carlow or Kilkenny, so it'll do...

In terms of Tailteann overall, the actual Sam Maguire barely gets any fresh or fun promos so wasn't expecting much. I just want a win and then build on something...

Any Longford lads have any insights?

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.