Kildare V Tyrone QR3 20/07/13

Syferus · July 15, 2013, 01:57:42 PM

Back-door specialists getting jammed in the door-way.

Fuzzman · July 15, 2013, 02:27:50 PM

How do most of ye compare this Tyrone team to the team of 2008?
Obviously a lot of big names have gone but are we capable of making it into the last 4?
A fit SoN and Sean Cavanagh are surely essential if we are to have any hope but at the start of the year we would have probably been expected to beat teams like Kildare and Meath but I think there is a lot more doubt about the place now.

Comparing how close we got to the Dubs in the league final, both teams seem to have gone in different directions but maybe we'll kick on like we did in 2008.

Do we have any other injuries? How's the 2 McMahons? Is Carlin back in with a shout?

Fear ón Srath Bán · July 15, 2013, 03:10:54 PM

7pm in Newbridge. Live on the box.

ONeill · July 15, 2013, 03:14:30 PM

Quote from: Fuzzman on July 15, 2013, 02:27:50 PM
How do most of ye compare this Tyrone team to the team of 2008?
Obviously a lot of big names have gone but are we capable of making it into the last 4?
A fit SoN and Sean Cavanagh are surely essential if we are to have any hope but at the start of the year we would have probably been expected to beat teams like Kildare and Meath but I think there is a lot more doubt about the place now.

Comparing how close we got to the Dubs in the league final, both teams seem to have gone in different directions but maybe we'll kick on like we did in 2008.

Do we have any other injuries? How's the 2 McMahons? Is Carlin back in with a shout?

Ah for me simply no comparison atall. Dooher, the McGuigans, McGinley, Hub, Ricey, Davey and Jordan, Mugsy....I'm crying now.

sam03/05 · July 15, 2013, 04:25:01 PM

7pm throw in, once again a horrible time for travelling Tyrone supporters.
I would expect most will vote with their feet and watch it on the TV.

Rossfan · July 15, 2013, 04:33:58 PM

Tymoaning again

Dont Matter · July 15, 2013, 04:39:12 PM

Tyroaming?

Captain Obvious · July 15, 2013, 04:54:50 PM

Quote from: God14 on July 15, 2013, 12:05:23 PM
PP bookies have Tyrone at 4/7 Kildare at 7/4
15/2 the draw
Id say a fair few punters up & down the country will be tempted by Kildare at 7/4

Was very surprised at PP odds in the Ulster Minor final. They have Tyrone favourites for that as well (4/5). Obviously Tyrone have dominated at minor level in Ulster this past 15years, but there is no way they should be favourites here. We are in for a real struggle...

Suprising odds would have thought this game was a 50/50 call?

Syferus · July 15, 2013, 06:56:44 PM

Quote from: Captain Obvious on July 15, 2013, 04:54:50 PM
Quote from: God14 on July 15, 2013, 12:05:23 PM
PP bookies have Tyrone at 4/7 Kildare at 7/4
15/2 the draw
Id say a fair few punters up & down the country will be tempted by Kildare at 7/4

Was very surprised at PP odds in the Ulster Minor final. They have Tyrone favourites for that as well (4/5). Obviously Tyrone have dominated at minor level in Ulster this past 15years, but there is no way they should be favourites here. We are in for a real struggle...

Suprising odds would have thought this game was a 50/50 call?

Kildare have been a step below Tyrone all year and a pasting by Dublin did nothing to restore the bookies' confidence. Still should be a tight game in Newbridge.

orangeman · July 15, 2013, 07:00:11 PM

Tyrone won handy enough in the league this year but Kildare kicked an awful wides that day.

Only for Stevie O'Neill ( with a bit of help from others )magic in Croke Park, Kildare would have won the league semi final.

It's a 50 - 50 game.

All to play for.

seafoid · July 15, 2013, 08:10:35 PM

Quote from: orangeman on July 15, 2013, 07:00:11 PM
Tyrone won handy enough in the league this year but Kildare kicked an awful wides that day.

Only for Stevie O'Neill ( with a bit of help from others )magic in Croke Park, Kildare would have won the league semi final.

It's a 50 - 50 game.

All to play for.

Ros played very well against Tyrone who need another few seasons to mature . Kildare at home and the state of newbridge might freak out the visitors like it did the HSE...

Jinxy · July 15, 2013, 08:48:12 PM

I hope the Tyrone crowd don't make too much noise.

Whishtup · July 15, 2013, 09:07:37 PM

This is the perfect draw for Tyrone if they want to be in with a chance of competing with the top 3. Two games that would really make men of the new lads, were they to win! I feel that Tyrone have a psychological edge over Kildare and would expect them to win. Meath, I'm not so sure, however, will Meath be able to lift it to the level that they can against the Dubs?
McAliskey had a daycent game against the Lilywhites the last time and he's due a big performance since young McCurry has got in on the action. Would like to see him pick off a few goals. A forward line with O'Neill, McCurry and McAliskey should cause any team problems.

Redhand Santa · July 15, 2013, 10:54:18 PM

It's going to take a serious effort from Tyrone to beat Kildare, Meath and then Dublin/Kerry/Donegal or Mayo over the next 3 weekends. But I guess this is the kind of thing that will have been motivating the team to put in the effort from late last year. Its a proper knockout championsip game against a top 8 team in a packed ground. You certainly benefit as a team from winning games like the one this weekend more than beating someone your expected to beat easy. It would be great to see the younger lads putting in big performances and getting through this one. Would be nice to get a trip to Croke Park to play Meath on Saturday week.

Its hard to see Stevie O'Neill starting this weekend. Hopefully he has recovered enough to give 20 minutes. We seem to have changed our tactics a good bit since the championship and made a good few changes in personel. Maybe we should try to focus on what served us well during the league.

Fuzzman · July 16, 2013, 10:30:37 AM

I agree Whistup this is an ideal draw to move up another level of intensity. We got a very easy game v Offaly to get us back on track after the Donegal defeat. Then Roscommon was a step up and give us a bit of a fright.
Kildare was probably the hardest draw we could have got but it would not have benefited us much to get another easy draw and then get London, with Donegal waiting for us in the quarters.

I'm just a bit disappointed that Coney & Ronan haven't got a few full games under their belt by now and have established themselves as the main new forwards on the team. Even McAliskey, who had a good league, hasn't kicked on and Mickey seems to take him off every match though I know he's giving others a run out too.

I think there are a few big performances in this team and I think we will actually beat Kildare if they play an open brand of football. I would imagine Kildare would feel more confident of beating Meath than they would about beating us but for me its one game at a time.