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Armagh v Wexford (wexford +3.5) - Wexford
Kerry v Galway (Galway +4.5) - Galway Bonus
Cork v Kildare (Kildare +4.5) - Kildare Bonus
dublin v Tyrone (Tyrone 2.5) - Dublin

and I just think the more battle hardened Kildare might pull off an upset here

Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Good analysis of the games as ususal, can understand why people are going for Cork but they didn't set the world alight in the league, were lucky to beat Limerick, a team Kildare out fought and out performed, we still don't know if Kerry imploded in the Munster final, Cork were dire in the 1st half there and their last time in Croker they got absolutely tanked. They're the reasons to give me hope.....

I have to pay bloody 90 euro for two tickets on Sunday, imagine the whinging from the Dubs if they had to pay that price   

where did white play on sunday and what number was he?

Named at full-forward, number 28, primarily played between the 2 45s.

Actually why was there only 4 minutes extra time in this game, the injury near the end was nearly a five minute stoppage, I actually timed it. By my calculations there should have been at least 8 minutes.

is the u21 centre bcak who as sent off against wicklow available again dinny?

Gary "Chalky" White came on as a sub against Limerick, scored a fine point, was named as full-forward in a late change for Donnelly on Sunday. Had a good game, played almost as a third mid-fielder, he might be moved back to the half-back line on Sunday but won't displace Foley in the centre probably Scanlon, Foley is a very good player riddled by injuries the last 2 seasons, The Sunday Tribune are always hyping him up as a future all-star for some reason.

The request for a postponement has been turned down.

LB/Uladh,

I agree with you both, I don't believe it should be postponed as it's in our favour I believe but I can understand why especially if we have injury concerns although we are good on that front and Ken Donnelly should be available for selection. Personally I think it's a smokescreen, divert from the players, annoy Cork and let Kildare go quietly about their business. Have to say since the Wicklow debacle McGeeney and Co haven't put a foot wrong, very impressed with their management.

Still mental planning, no-one can argue with that, same every year mind.

Great post Solo run, completely agree that and ridiculous sweeping statements such as team will win by 15 points etc etc really grinds my gears..

Yes, its fair
This is the way it is succesful teams

Fair enough but Kildare went 10 weeks without a game and now have to play 4 in a row, mental planning.

Does anyone believe playing 4 championship games in a row is fair and is keeping with player welfare? Answer honestly and forget the circumstances. All teams are equal no?

Dinny, no point in crying over it now
If you were so worried about the schedule you would have won your Province & had a nice long break
Bet Fermanagh would love to have that problem....

Who's crying?

Thanks for not answering the question, it's not whether Kildare should be grateful it's whether it's fair regardless of the circumstances.

BNM

This is the first time I have seen Kildare in the flesh since McGeeney took over.
The most obvious influence is the constant body checking or impedment of the player who has just released the ball to stop him taking a return pass. Very much a Joe Kernan tactic at Armagh.

Hmm, we're not the worst, Kerry were at it against Monaghan as well, it's a negative tactic used across the board.

I'm not sure how good or bad Kildare are, I suspect unlucky against Wicklow and a little bit fortunate in how the fixtures have fallen for them since then.

Nope, just dire against Wicklow, how are the fixtures fortunate, Limerick and Fermanagh were odds on favourites whereas Cavan pushed Armagh all the way, always easy in hindsight eh 

While their forwards have traditionally been ridiculed, for the past four or five years Kildare's woeful defending has been their undoing.

Hard to argue with that, how do you rate our forwards now, Doyle obviously is good but I believe Smith and Conway have the talent to be just as good.

They at least now have an effective defensive system in operation that choked Fermanagh of space.

The players really have bought into it and Cork will have to work hard for every score..

However if Cork use the long ball to combat the swarm defence, on average most of their forwards are a few inches taller than Fermanagh's.

Not as simply as that as O'Neill is probably one of the best full backs left in the quarters now that he's fit and back in form. Plus although the full-back line has been brutal all year but since the Cavan game they have been our best line.

I don't think Kildare can afford another slow start the next day out. They have gotten away with it in the last couple of games, but I can't see them managing to exert dominance over the Cork midfield if they do need to reel in a deficit.

Mention the same on another thread, Kildare aren't good enough yet to comeback at teams so need to start well against Cork, if we go toe to toe Kildare have the belief they'll win a tight game. However Cork have a better midfield although if Flynn starts then Kildare might get parity then it becomes a shoot-out and who knows what will happen then..

Anyway, really enjoying watching Kildare win games again, not pretty I know but for a work in progress very happy with an All-Ireland quarter-final, part of me believes a semi-final would actually stunt our progress ala Meath last year. Time will tell.

Does anyone believe playing 4 championship games in a row is fair and is keeping with player welfare? Answer honestly and forget the circumstances. All teams are equal no?

Anyway, I believe we should play it on Sunday as we would be much sharper and consider how slowly we start it might actually be to our advantage.

Dublin
Kildare - have to keep the faith
Armagh
Galway

Despite their obvious hatred of everything Laois,us folk in Laois wouldn't really have that much animosity towards Kildare people..

It's called envy Laoislad, we're good at that, hope your prediction is right, can't see it mind...

think you'll find cork beat laois in the u21 final last year, dinny. probably escaped your attention. and i think you'll find your backline won't be able to keep them below ten points because i can't see where your scores are coming from. doyle is a brilliant player but canty,lynch etc will be able to limit him. i think your backs will have their hands full.

I know I was been a pendant and also drawing your attention to Kildare's u21s who have a match off Dublins in the last 5 years. Anyhow I think you're spot on, we won't score more than Cork in a low scoring game...

Tompkins came to Cork for work end of story. If you think the CCB paid him a penny or the Castlehaven crew had money to be throwing around you are deluded. Kildare cb wouldnt pay for a flight home from America at the timeand threated him like dirt. Fahy was stationed in Cork City playing with Nemo Rangers. Cork have more than enough firepower to beat Kildare. Wether they play up to there ability is a completely different matter as they are hopelessly inconsisent.

Delusional me, everyone knows Larry Tompkins didn't go to Cork for the work, that would be funny it wasn't so sad 

Sorry that was a typo I know Shay was stationed in Cork I wouldn't begrudge Shay, as for Tompkins the less said the better.

daneil goulding,james masters,fintan gould and donncha o connor may beg to differ. cork won the u21 all -ireland recently with some very good forwards

Masters and Goold might not even start but Masters is a natural forward if lacking pace somewhat and Goold has scored 1 point in 2 championship games. Goulding has scored 1-3 points from play in 2 games not bad but hardly a Brogan or a Cooper and likewise O'Connor has scored 2 points from play. I'm sure the Kildare backs are quaking in fear 

What Cork do have is an excellent defence and a solid ball winning midfield and are a very big physical side. They will win plenty of posession, they are not a top four side imho and while they should beat Kildare it won't be a classic I'm afraid, it will be another dour game with plenty of wides.

And Indiana, while I can never take your negative ramblings seriously it might help if you got the Kildare's players names right, it's Alan Smith not Andrew and eh Kerry won the recent U/21 All-Ireland, beat Kildare actually, funny that....

Tompkins was treated like dogsh1t by the Kildare CB at the time

It was about the money with Larry, he didn't move to Cork for the good of his health. Fahy was in the army and was stationed in Kildare, he could have played his county football with Kildare like many guys working in Dublin from the country have often done.

Cork would want to be winning this one rather handily if they have any notions of beating Kerry in the semi.

People aren't learning very well, expect another low scoring affair, Cork do not have the forwards to rack up a big score in Croke Park.