Inter-Provincial championship

[INDIANA]

Leinster Team, Squad and Management

Team
1.Gary Connaughton WestMeath
2 Ciaran Hyland Wicklow
3 Philip Mc Mahon Dublin
4 Emmet Bolton Kildare
5 Ger Brennan Dublin
6 Brian Flanagan Kildare
7 Seamus Kenny Meath
8 Dermot Early (Capt) Kildare
9 John O Loughlin Laois
10 Paul Flynn Dublin
11 Joe Sheridan Meath
12 Billy Sheenan Laois
13 Denis Glennon WestMeath
14 Dean Rock Dublin
15 Bernard Brogan Dublin

16 Anthony Masterson Wexford
17 Denis Bastick Dublin
18 Alan Hubbard Dublin
19 Brian Malone Wexford
20 Ross Mc Connell Dublin
21 Jason Sherlock Dublin
22 Peadar Byrne Meath
23 Paul Earls Wicklow
24 Jamie Queeney Meath

Manager Paul Caffrey Dublin
Selectors Donal Curtis Meath
Kevin O Brien Wicklow
Trainer Paul Clarke Dublin

I'd like to take this opportunity to point out that:

Mc Mahon wasn't even on the dublin panel this year- (should have been though)
Dean Rock is a future star- but he has never played championship at senior level for Dublin.
Paul Flynn is nowhere near Leinster material.
Billy Sheehan doesn't even start for Laois

Will be tanked. Just no interest in Leinster for this- probably shows the state of football in the province. Alan Brogan and Co are on a stag anyway as is most of the dublin team.
Interprovincials should just be scrapped.

[Croí na hÉireann]

I was half thinking of going up to watch this but not with that team, especially the backs against the forwards that Kernan has selected, it'll be a whitewash...

[INDIANA]

I was half thinking of going up to watch this but not with that team, especially the backs against the forwards that Kernan has selected, it'll be a whitewash...

Ulster lads really like playing for their province. Leinster players couldn't be arsed it seems. When leinster are throwing out that standard of a team- its time to pull the plug or Leinster should just pull out and let the others play. The management (leinster) trawled the province but just found no interest really.

[Rossfan]

I heard Senan Kilbride is our only rep on a Connacht Squad.
I hope the Ennis Road can cope with the thousands coming from Connacht tonight

[Celt_Man]

No-show from Kerry defended

23 October 2009

Munster manager Ger O'Sullivan has denied that Kerry have given the thumbs-down to the M Donnelly Inter-provincial championships.

The denial comes in the wake of the fact that none of the Kingdom's players that started the All-Ireland final will feature against Connacht in the competition this weekend.

"It's unfortunate for us that Kerry made the All-Ireland final and put off most of their county championship until after that," said Corkman O'Sullivan in the Irish Star.

"There are players involved in the county final which is coming up soon, and others have big matches like relegation play-offs to worry about.

"But the players love this competition. We won it last year for the first time since 1999 and the time before that was '82 so there isn't that many Munster players going around with medals in their pockets."

Kerry have just one player, Padraig Reidy, on the Munster team to face Connacht in tomorrow's (Saturday) inter-prov semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds.

The Kingdom's only other representative on the squad is Sean O'Sullivan; like Reidy, an unused sub in the final win over Cork.

Munster (v Connacht) - P Fitzgerald; T O'Gorman, J McCarthy, P Reidy; M O'Gorman, M Shields, J Miskella; A O'Connor, R Costigan; P Kelly, D O'Connor, P Kerrigan; G Hurney, C O'Neill, L O Lionnain.

[Glensman]

Definitely think James Loughrey deserved a place on the panel after his season.

And 1 for that.

[thejuice]

Joe Sheridan has a County final to play this weekend, doubtful that he'll be playing Saturday.

[Aghdavoyle]

Is pillar taking the piss with that team?

[INDIANA]

Is pillar taking the piss with that team?

What can he do? Dublin's best players bar bernard brogan are on a stag. The meath final is on sunday and the rest of the players couldn't be arsed.

[heffo]

Is pillar taking the piss with that team?

What can he do? Dublin's best players bar bernard brogan are on a stag. The meath final is on sunday and the rest of the players couldn't be arsed.

Paddy Andrews was to start only he broke his hand the other day.

Joke of a team, it's really a kick in the arse for Martin Donnelly (and the players who've made themselves available) who by all accounts is a very decent bloke and is getting nothing but two fingers from the powers that be with how they handle this jokeshop of a competition on an annual basis.

[Aghdavoyle]

Dublin subs - and indeed one who wasn't on the panel -  are better than starting county players from other counties?

off the top of my head, where's paddy keenan, mark ward, anthony moyles, james kavanagh, gary white, johnny doyle, leighton glynn, dessie dolan, thomas walsh, either barden, McNamee, etc?

[heffo]

Dublin subs - and indeed one who wasn't on the panel -  are better than starting county players from other counties?

off the top of my head, where's paddy keenan, mark ward, anthony moyles, james kavanagh, gary white, johnny doyle, leighton glynn, dessie dolan, thomas walsh, either barden, McNamee, etc?

Clearly they aren't, but have a check through that list and see who's available this weekend before you castigate Pillar..

[magpie seanie]

Are Connacht fielding or are we being really cute hoors by keeping our team selection to ourselves. Way to promote the interpros guys!

[ExiledGael]

Joe Sheridan has a County final to play this weekend, doubtful that he'll be playing Saturday.

Is the Meath final definitely on now?

[Rossfan]

Saenie,
Saw this on stolensheep ...

Full Connacht Squad :

Mayo
David Clarke
Peadar Gardiner
Ronan McGarrity
Alan Dillon
Barry Moran
Aidan O'Shea
Donal Vaughan

Galway
Adrian Finnerty
Diarmuid Blake
Gareth Bradshaw
Joe Bergin
Damien Burke
Declan Meehan
Nicky Joyce

Sligo
Charles Harrison
Noel Maguire
David Kelly
Johnny Davey
Mark Brehony
Sean Davey
Adrian Marren

Leitrim
John McKeon
Declan Maxwell
James Glancy

and finally the ROSCOMMON "List" !
Senan Kilbride