Division 2 2024

[Blowitupref]

I don't think it's working for him but hard to see a change now.

Sides have changed their manager during Div 2 league campaign before. Limerick the most recent one last year. If it's a case that Glen has lost the dressing room then it's pointless carrying on with him in charge.

[Orior]

That was some rendition of Amhrán na bhFiann!

Proper gusto

Noticeably, nobody tried to sing along.

Armagh decent, Kildare rank.

Which match were you at? Great rendition of Amhrán na bhFiann at Corrigan Park too.

[Rossfan]

I don't think it's working for him but hard to see a change now.

Side have change their manager during Div 2 league campaign before. Limerick last year the most recent one last year. If it's a case that Glen has lost the dressing room then it's pointless carrying on with him in charge.

Ros used to do that regularly back in the Noughties e g Carr, Maughan.
We had 4 or 5 managers one of those years.

[GAABoardMod5]

Next week:

Fermanagh v Cork
Louth v Cavan

Meath v Kildare
Armagh v Donegal

[Itchy]

Kildare have been beaten by the top 2 teams - Armagh and Donegal plus Fermanagh.
The next 4 matches should be a bit easier.
Cork have been beaten by Donegal, Louth and Cavan

Cork look in more trouble.

Kildare haven't played Donegal. They've lost to Cavan, Fermanagh and Armagh.

[armaghniac]

Kildare have been beaten by the top 2 teams - Armagh and Donegal plus Fermanagh.
The next 4 matches should be a bit easier.
Cork have been beaten by Donegal, Louth and Cavan

Cork look in more trouble.

Kildare haven't played Donegal. They've lost to Cavan, Fermanagh and Armagh.

I don't see any prospect of them beating Donegal.
They might get something from the other 3, if they want it.

[Armagh18]

Rough tackle that. Also what was the difference between the tackle done on murnin earlier that resulted in him going off and kilpatrick's against Roscommon.

Was standing close to that. The lad in fairness could do nothing, Murnin passed it off literally split second before the contact, your man was standing square on.

Not much to say about the game other than Kildare are shite. Conaty, 2 Mackins, McElroy, Turbo all very good for us but up against nothing. Looking forward to next week now to see where ourselves and Donegal are really at.

[APM]

Is it just me or is the media latching on to Kildare's bad form and ripping the bag out of it all week and creating the conditions where things are going to be difficult for the management to recover?

On the Sunday Game last night I think someone said about how Kildare should be challenging for All-Irelands and shouldn't be in the Tailtean Cup. What planet are they on? They won't be happy with where they are at, but Meath, whose record in modern times is much stronger, played in the Tailtean last year.

The media have to have a story and unfortunately this year it is Kildare's turn and they have been given a gift by the chairman whose comments were pretty lousy. Feel sorry for the management having to deal with that kind of stuff.

As for the game, it was like a training exercise for Armagh. At one point you could hear the players shouting 30 seconds to get a score. Ended up in a wide.
 

Won't have done either team any good.

[Captain Scarlet]

Feel sorry for Glenn Ryan?! He knew the media were on the job all week but gave them another story when he attacked a local journalist who has always been very supportive.
Basically accused him of not reporting something and then refused to back down. This is in front of the Examiner, The Indo and The Times...

We are easy fodder on and off the field.

[armaghniac]

Is it just me or is the media latching on to Kildare's bad form and ripping the bag out of it all week and creating the conditions where things are going to be difficult for the management to recover?

On the Sunday Game last night I think someone said about how Kildare should be challenging for All-Irelands and shouldn't be in the Tailtean Cup. What planet are they on? They won't be happy with where they are at, but Meath, whose record in modern times is much stronger, played in the Tailtean last year.

The media have to have a story and unfortunately this year it is Kildare's turn and they have been given a gift by the chairman whose comments were pretty lousy. Feel sorry for the management having to deal with that kind of stuff.

As for the game, it was like a training exercise for Armagh. At one point you could hear the players shouting 30 seconds to get a score. Ended up in a wide.
 

Won't have done either team any good.

Kildare has the population of Roscommon, Cavan and Monaghan put together. They should do better.

[APM]

Is it just me or is the media latching on to Kildare's bad form and ripping the bag out of it all week and creating the conditions where things are going to be difficult for the management to recover?

On the Sunday Game last night I think someone said about how Kildare should be challenging for All-Irelands and shouldn't be in the Tailtean Cup. What planet are they on? They won't be happy with where they are at, but Meath, whose record in modern times is much stronger, played in the Tailtean last year.

The media have to have a story and unfortunately this year it is Kildare's turn and they have been given a gift by the chairman whose comments were pretty lousy. Feel sorry for the management having to deal with that kind of stuff.

As for the game, it was like a training exercise for Armagh. At one point you could hear the players shouting 30 seconds to get a score. Ended up in a wide.
 

Won't have done either team any good.

Kildare has the population of Roscommon, Cavan and Monaghan put together. They should do better.

Meath in the same boat.

[armaghniac]

Is it just me or is the media latching on to Kildare's bad form and ripping the bag out of it all week and creating the conditions where things are going to be difficult for the management to recover?

On the Sunday Game last night I think someone said about how Kildare should be challenging for All-Irelands and shouldn't be in the Tailtean Cup. What planet are they on? They won't be happy with where they are at, but Meath, whose record in modern times is much stronger, played in the Tailtean last year.

The media have to have a story and unfortunately this year it is Kildare's turn and they have been given a gift by the chairman whose comments were pretty lousy. Feel sorry for the management having to deal with that kind of stuff.

As for the game, it was like a training exercise for Armagh. At one point you could hear the players shouting 30 seconds to get a score. Ended up in a wide.
 

Won't have done either team any good.

Kildare has the population of Roscommon, Cavan and Monaghan put together. They should do better.

Meath in the same boat.

At least Meath did do better in living memkry.

[seafoid]

Is it just me or is the media latching on to Kildare's bad form and ripping the bag out of it all week and creating the conditions where things are going to be difficult for the management to recover?

On the Sunday Game last night I think someone said about how Kildare should be challenging for All-Irelands and shouldn't be in the Tailtean Cup. What planet are they on? They won't be happy with where they are at, but Meath, whose record in modern times is much stronger, played in the Tailtean last year.

The media have to have a story and unfortunately this year it is Kildare's turn and they have been given a gift by the chairman whose comments were pretty lousy. Feel sorry for the management having to deal with that kind of stuff.

As for the game, it was like a training exercise for Armagh. At one point you could hear the players shouting 30 seconds to get a score. Ended up in a wide.
 

Won't have done either team any good.

Kildare has the population of Roscommon, Cavan and Monaghan put together. They should do better.

Meath in the same boat.

At least Meath did do better in living memkry.

That isn't much use now. The thing about the League is that there is a lot of change between round 3 and round 7.  A couple of character building wins would do Kildare a lot of good. There isn't much between the bottom 4 teams. Meath aren't consistent enough and neither are Louth.

[Cunny Funt]

Feel sorry for Glenn Ryan?! He knew the media were on the job all week but gave them another story when he attacked a local journalist who has always been very supportive.
Basically accused him of not reporting something and then refused to back down. This is in front of the Examiner, The Indo and The Times...

We are easy fodder on and off the field.

Kildare chairman comments was in no way helpful to begin with.  Looking at their remaining fixtures it's looking like relegation but they can avoid the Tailtean Cup by reaching the Leinster final, will likely have to beat Louth,Westhmeath in order to do that.  Last year just about avoided the Tailtean Cup and then improved as were competitive against Dublin in the Leinster championship, finished 2nd in their group and lost a fine margin contest to Monaghan who went on to reach the AI semi final.

Cork to avoid the Tailtean Cup will rely on how they do in the league as they are unlikely to reach the Munster final with playing Kerry in the semi final.  They have Fermanagh (A) Kildare (H) Meath (A) Armagh (H)  might get enough points from that list Meath match looking like a big one and Armagh could rest players for the round 7 game if into the final the following week.

[seafoid]

Feel sorry for Glenn Ryan?! He knew the media were on the job all week but gave them another story when he attacked a local journalist who has always been very supportive.
Basically accused him of not reporting something and then refused to back down. This is in front of the Examiner, The Indo and The Times...

We are easy fodder on and off the field.

Kildare chairman comments was in no way helpful to begin with.  Looking at their remaining fixtures it's looking like relegation but they can avoid the Tailtean Cup by reaching the Leinster final, will likely have to beat Louth,Westhmeath in order to do that.  Last year just about avoided the Tailtean Cup and then improved as were competitive against Dublin in the Leinster championship, finished 2nd in their group and lost a fine margin contest to Monaghan who went on to reach the AI semi final.

Cork to avoid the Tailtean Cup will rely on how they do in the league as they are unlikely to reach the Munster final with playing Kerry in the semi final.  They have Fermanagh (A) Kildare (H) Meath (A) Armagh (H)  might get enough points from that list Meath match looking like a big one and Armagh could rest players for the round 7 game if into the final the following week.

Round 3 is far too early to write counties off.