An Mhí v Cill Dara

[DB_An_Mhi]

Pudit latest, lots giving the nod for Kildare, not sure if I like that

Kildare

Bomber
Dara O'Shea
Senan O'Connell
Peter Canavan
Joe.ie
Hoganstand.com
RTE.ie 

Meath

Ray Silke
Martin Carney 

Meath got the votes of confidence on TG4 this morning.

[Dinny Breen]

Pundit Watch update

Kildare

Bomber
Dara O'Shea
Senan O'Connell
Peter Canavan
Joe.ie
Hoganstand.com
RTE.ie 
Sentanta.com

Meath

Ray Silke
Martin Carney 
TG4

[DB_An_Mhi]

Getting worried now about this qualifiers' momentum vs. provincial champions' ring-rustiness factor.

Yes it is a factor, but at least we are at full strength. Even Kerry cannot afford to lose half a dozen players and not get caught out. They were sitting ducks today and fair play to Down they capitalised. Tyrone's arrogance and complacency saw them come a cropper.

If you think back it wasn't long ago you would feel three championships games in successive weeks as a potential stumbling block. Kildare now face a sixth match without a break and hopefully against a Meath team which are much more determined than what they faced in the qualifiers.

Here's hoping we can get things back on track against Kildare and earn a rematch with Down. We have an old score to settle.

[Jinxy]

When you are winning the games can't come quick enough.

[Dinny Breen]

Meath fans talking about semi-finals - love it

[DB_An_Mhi]

When you are winning the games can't come quick enough.

Where confidence is concerned yes, but there comes a point where mental and physical tiredness comes into play.

[Dinny Breen]

Kildare won't tire, mentally or physically. The games rarely reached high intensity levels and we picked up no injuries.

[DB_An_Mhi]

I'm hoping you do after two trips up north, albeit with impressive results each time.

[Jinxy]

When you are winning the games can't come quick enough.

Where confidence is concerned yes, but there comes a point where mental and physical tiredness comes into play.

Physical tiredness doesn't come into it.
A week is loads of time to recover physically.
You don't get mentally tired from winning.

[DB_An_Mhi]

I'd beg to differ that the cumulative effect of four games in as many weeks would take its toll. Especially when facing more intense (real championship standard) and classier opposition for a change and with a point to prove.

[Jinxy]

The cumulative effect only kicks in if you are carrying an injury.
Otherwise a week is plenty of time.

[Zulu]

If IC players can't play 4 weeks in a row then there is something wrong.

[Donnellys Hollow]

As Dwyer said before the 2000 Leinster Final - "them fellas are as fresh as daisies". If Kildare do come up short tomorrow, tiredness should not be an excuse.

This is Kildare's biggest match since the 2000 All-Ireland semi. Although we've been in the quarters the past two years, this is the first one we feel we have a great chance of winning. Hopefully Peter Kelly is fit because none of the potential replacements fill me with confidence. A big seventy minutes from big Dermot, JD locates his shooting boots, Leper giving another of his Duracell Bunny impressions, Jimmers has another going day....... we can do it!

.....The winter it is past,
And the summer's come at last,
And the birds they're singing in the trees......

Cill Dara Abú

[demusicman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIPWvAmVY2o

.....The winter it is past,
And the summer's come at last,
And the birds they're singing in the trees......


What did it not take a Meath Group to make this song famous-----The Johnstons from Slane.
-------All you who are in love
Aye and cannot it remove
I pity the pain that you endure
For experience lets me know
That your hearts are filled with woe
It's a woe that no mortal can cure

[Hardy]

Good men. Isn't it great to be alive at times like this. I  can't wait till tomorrow. Up at 8, go for a run, back for the breakfast. Then me and the (Limerick born, Cork reared but not contaminated) young lad into the wagon, pick up da brudda in Lismore, hit the Brian Boru at 12:30, a few pints of Beamish with the home based clan and then stroll down the Whitworth Road to the best stadium in Europe in which we feel at home and win, lose or draw we'll have mighty times for a couple of  hours. You couldn't buy it for diamonds.