Kildare v Donegal

All-Star Posts : 3056 Join date : 2010-01-31

So, after the weekends results it looks like a win next day out will get us promoted. The only result if we win to stop us will be a draw in tbe Meath v Fermanagh game.

After the tripe we have played this year to actually be in with a shot of promotion is amazing. I'm hoping for that one game where it all goes well. Donegal will obviously be raging hot favourites but all the pressure will be on them.

Stranger things have happened. Oh, don't forget the gumshields.

All-Star Posts : 1689 Join date : 2013-07-22

The way I see it is as follows:

We must beat Donegal first and then:

If Meath beat Fermanagh we go up.

If Fermanagh beat Meath they will both go up.

If Meath and Fermanagh draw Fermanagh will go up on the 'head to head result against us.

All-Star Posts : 3056 Join date : 2010-01-31

You are obviously correct. A Fermanagh win puts us out. How costly that couple of minutes in Navan have turned out to be.

All-Star Posts : 903 Join date : 2013-05-07

Rex wrote:: You are obviously correct. A Fermanagh win puts us out. How costly that couple of minutes in Navan have turned out to be.

Unfortunately there's been a lot more than a couple of costly minutes in Navan during the league campaign..............

All-Star Posts : 3056 Join date : 2010-01-31

jimmers wrote:

Rex wrote:: You are obviously correct. A Fermanagh win puts us out. How costly that couple of minutes in Navan have turned out to be.

Unfortunately there's been a lot more than a couple of costly minutes in Navan during the league campaign..............

Again correct however those couple of minutes have had massive repercussions. If we could of held out for another two minutes we would be just about there.

All-Star Posts : 1213 Join date : 2010-02-16

Hard to see Fermanagh winning in Navan, if Meath approach the game anyway professionally.
Straight shoot out in Ballyshannon for promotion I think.

Subject: Re: Kildare v Donegal Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:58 am

As hard as we tried to avoid promotion we might still get dragged kicking and screaming into division one.

All-Star Posts : 1722 Join date : 2010-07-31

Meath can afford a 10 point loss to Fermanagh and still get promoted. I would expect a bit of squad rotation from them and unless it gets out of hand happily accepting a 3/4 point loss.

They will look back on 2017 when we made wholesale changes against Galway, if we had of beaten Galway, Meath would have joined us in getting promotion. I won’t be expecting any favours from Meath.

Having said that I don’t expect us to be good enough to beat Donegal in Ballyshannon so it may well be a non issue.

All-Star Posts : 4040 Join date : 2011-09-27

Donegal 4/9. Kildare 9/4.. hope we give this a real go.. probably our last competitiv match before the Championship..
I'd love to see Fellas fighting for that Championship Jersey.. but I just don't see it as there's probably not really enough competition for places.

All-Star Posts : 639 Join date : 2010-01-31

Of all the teams in with a shot of promotion on the final day across the various leagues we have to be in the most downbeat of positions.

Unfortunately this campaign has been very uninspiring. Wins against the 3 relegation candidate sides and losses against our fellow contenders doesn't bode well for Sunday.

While it was always going to be difficult without Flynn, Kelly, Cribben for the campaign, I would have thought with a solid structure and belief that we would have been well equipped to bounce back to division 1. Alas, we have looked pedestrian and flat across many stages of the campaign.

Sporting success and failure is on such fine margins. Win on Sunday coupled with promotion and you are looking at a side with a pep in their step going into championship. Lose and it probably means curtains...

Best of luck on Sunday lads - Hopefully we have our best performance of the year reserved for Basllyshannon. We will need it. Donegal aren't exactly setting the place alight and they fully expect to win. Going in as underdogs might not be the worst position to be in.

All-Star Posts : 3182 Join date : 2013-01-12

What team would people start with? Think I'd stick with same one as last day, although Paddy Brophy must surely me fighting for his championship starting place at this stage. Also, what's the story with Paul Cribbin?

I do think Meath will take care of business in Navan. You'd have to fancy Donegal but hoping the lads can get a huge performance out of themselves. I will be roaring them on passionately anyway.

Cill Dara Abu.

All-Star Posts : 730 Join date : 2018-08-22

Paul Cribbin had set back with injury and will not available this weekend either

Ben McCormack is major doubt for Wicklow game

All-Star Posts : 771 Join date : 2010-07-14

For Kildare to still be in with a chance of promotion after the games this year just shows how mad division 2 is. As for Meath this is there chance to get promotion after how ever long in Division 2 they will be all out to win next weekend .

All-Star Posts : 2572 Join date : 2010-01-31

Have to think whatever two go up will come back down again. It's been a recurring trend. Shows the gap but also, the benefits of somehow managing to stay up for a few years - I think it has been crucial for the likes of Monaghan in cementing their top six place over the past decade. If Meath and Fermanagh go up, I'd be very confident they'd come back down immediately.

All-Star Posts : 3182 Join date : 2013-01-12

Would agree – and if we go up, we will be favourites to come straight back down also. But if we want to become proper championship last four competitors we need to be long-term Div 1 fixtures, a la Monaghan, Mayo & Tyrone.

Hoping with the trojan work we're doing at underage we'll eventually get there. But we have to consistent – too often in Kildare we have good spells & then we slump. Post Micko & Geezer eras we had golden opportunities to become proper top-rank county and each time we completely ballsed it up.

There has been progress under Cian but no good if we don't continue to build.

All-Star Posts : 595 Join date : 2012-08-23

cant understand why lads keep saying we are missing daniel flynn he left of his own accord a guy who was playing week in week out and would not commit its time to forget him by the way we lost a player to a gum shield and ran donegal very close with 14 maybe we will beat them sunday the pressure is all on donegal

All-Star Posts : 4040 Join date : 2011-09-27

moatesports wrote:: cant understand why lads keep saying we are missing daniel flynn he left of his own accord a guy who was playing week in week out and would not commit its time to forget him by the way we lost a player to a gum shield and ran donegal very close with 14 maybe we will beat them sunday the pressure is all on donegal

Jez moate he's badly missed in all fairness.. and whatever Dans reasons were, so be it.. if and when He returns, the vast majority will gladly wellcome the Chap.

All-Star Posts : 595 Join date : 2012-08-23

not doubting his ability ,a serious player i will grant you that but he is gone so its time to forget him and move on no point in bringing his name up every time we loose a game thats all im saying seamus

All-Star Posts : 4040 Join date : 2011-09-27

moatesports wrote:: not doubting his ability ,a serious player i will grant you that but he is gone so its time to forget him and move on no point in bringing his name up every time we loose a game thats all im saying seamus

Fair enough moate .. shur don't we always look for some excuse or reason.

All-Star Posts : 1665 Join date : 2010-07-05

Our record in the last game of the league not great in recent seasons. I know we didn't always have something to play for but we even managed to lose 2 league finals in that time.
Still hope they can turn it around and stop the 2nd half collapses that have become a feature in recent weeks.

All-Star Posts : 903 Join date : 2013-05-07

Team v ~~Tipperary~~ Donegal

Donnellan, D Hyland, O'Grady, M Hyland, O'Donoghue, Doyle, P Kelly, Feely, Moolick, Conway, Brophy, K Cribben, N Flynn, Healy, J Hyland

All-Star Posts : 905 Join date : 2011-10-23

Surely one or two changes warranted? Little point in saying the 2nd half v Tipp wasn't good enough and putting the same side out again

All-Star Posts : 3056 Join date : 2010-01-31

Sometimes you wonder are the management watching the same games as us. There are a couple of lads there who should not be playing. That may be hard but it's the truth.
That second half against Tipp was diabolical and yet here we are with the same team.
Hard to see anything but a Donegal win.

All-Star Posts : 875 Join date : 2011-06-28

I know we’re short of options, but it’s hard to believe Aaron Masterson can’t get a place on the team, particularly as a couple of our players seem to be completely out of form.

I think if we attack Donegal with quick ball into the forwards we have a chance but we seem to be programmed to play this ponderous, sideways build up which doesn’t suit the inside forwards we have.

Hard to see us winning with the same team and tactics as last week.

All-Star Posts : 4040 Join date : 2011-09-27

lillyboy wrote:: Surely one or two changes warranted? Little point in saying the 2nd half v Tipp wasn't good enough and putting the same side out again

Beggars belief.. can't see a result with that.

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