Kildare U21's 2011 - Official Thread

Well folks
any word on how Barry and the u21's are getting on. I know the so called training bans are just up but have they played any challenges. Heard they might be going to Cork this weekend for a game but wasnt exactly from a reliable source. Good to see a few of them are going to be involved against Longford on sunday

they are playing cork this weekend.

Is the u21 panel picked ??

under 21s are not picked yet, think they have training panel of around 30..heard they were out on the curragh the morning after stephens day running up and down hills and lets just say alot of turkey curry was visible on the plains by the end of it

Playing two games against Cork this weekend.... This afternoon, staying overnight and game tomorrow... Heard sessions have been tough so far, with plenty of the Curragh covered...

ahmmmmm Snowman......the ban on collective training included the month of December 2010. So the stories of players running and getting sick on the Curragh cannot be true......punishments for such rule breaking include the withholding of gate receipts from this years ALL IRELAND championship.....Cards close to chest is a good motto.

Does anyone know where the u21s are playing Cork?

dont think ban applies to U21squads lads, could be wrong but think they are allowed to train away and counties are allowed 2 senior trail challenge games with development squads in the close season as long as no players from the previous years squad play.

dont think ban applies to U21squads lads, could be wrong but think they are allowed to train away and counties are allowed 2 senior trail challenge games with development squads in the close season as long as no players from the previous years squad play.

They lost the first match to Cork by 6 points.

i heard the both teams lost by small margins, also herad the team was cut yday aswell , 9 athy lads on the final panel

the matches were in mallow

Whats the final panel does anybody know?

Keepers

Donnellan (Maynooth)
Roycroft (Athy)

Defenders

Konstantine (Celbridge)
Barron (St. Kevins)
O'Shea (Na Fianna)
Holton (Ballyna)
M.Kelly (Towers)
Plunket (Celbridge)
J.Kinahan (Athy)
Campbell (Sarsfields)
Stapelton (Monasterevin)
Byrne (Na Fianna)
Coogan (Towers)
Conlon (Rathangan)
B.Kinahan (Athy)
Kearey (Leixlip)

Midfielders

R.Kelly (Naas)
O' Keeffe (Athy)
Moolick (Leixlip)
O'Neill (Leixlip)
Feely (Athy)

Forwards

Heavey (Moorefield)
Hurley (Ballyna)
McGovern (Athy)
Fogarty (Larries)
Scanlon (Towers)
Reynolds (Athy)
Bolton (Eadestown)
Dowling (Suncroft)
Mulhall (Athy)
Egan (Clane)
Hanafin (Na Fianna)
Eaton (Athy)

Could be missin a few but there the names i gathered from watching the matches.. I'd say Barry still has to cut a few but that would be the main panel.. Anybody want to make a stab at the team? mine would be.

1. Donnellan
2. Holton
3. Cambell
4. Kinahan
5. Kearey
6. Kinahan
7. Byrne
8. Hurley
9. Feely
10. Reynolds
11. Moolick
12. Heavey
13. Mulhall
14. Hanafin
15.Dowling

1 donnellan
2 konstantine
3 campbell
4 holton
5 coogan
6 kinahan
7 byrne
8 feely
9 moolick
10 bolton
11 eaton
12 hurley
13 dowling
14 fogarty
15 mullhall

The backs look very weak on that u/21 panel.Surely there is better in the county.It includes some of the minor full back line of 2010 who were poor.

It's amazing to think that most forward lines on Kildare teams are better than the backs.It was the exact opposite around 1997 and 1998.

I dont see comerford from maynooth on that panel? was he not minor captain last year?
Cribbin is a huge loss, some player.

Comerford was on the last two minor teams but the Dubs targeted him last year and exposed a serious lack of pace... he'd die for the ball though and I'm sure he'll be there in the next couple of years.

Surprised Padraig Cullen from the 09 minors didn't make it in defence, he was brilliant in both the Leinster final and replay

1. Donnellan (maynooth)
2. Holton (JTB)
3. Campbell (sash)
4. Konstantine (celbridge)
5. Coogan (towers)
6. B. Kinahan (athy)
7. Byrne (alenwood)
8. Hurley (jtb)
9. Feely (athy)
10. Moolick (leixlip)
11. Hanifan (ballyteague)
12. Reynolds (athy)
13. Mulhall (athy)
14. Fogarty (laurences)
15.Dowling (suncroft)

1.donnellan
2.konstantin
3.J.Kinahan
4.O'shea
5.B.Kinahan
6.Campbell
7.Coogan
8.hurley
9.moolick
10.scanlon
11.hanifan
12.Eaton
13.mulhall
14.dowling
15.reynolds

Saw Hannifin scoring three goals for UCC against Queen's in the third level league semi-final before Christmas... looked very, very good. He was full-forward so I'd probably go with him there with Dowling at centre-forward.

Who are we playing in Leinster?

First round is usually around the middle of February.

id have dowling on the wing has plenty of pace to burn

1 wexford v louth 23/2/11

2 1 v kildare 9/3/11

3 carlow v wicklow 23/2/11

4 3 v kilkenny 9 /3/11

5 meath v dublin 23/2/11

6 5 v longford 9/3/11

7 westmeath v laois 23/2/11

8 7 v offaly 9/3/11



semi final
2 v 4 23/3/11

6 v 8 23/3/11

final 6/4/11


games on are wednesday nights kildare will home games are in athy

Taibi wrote:

id have dowling on the wing has plenty of pace to burn

not picking on ya taibi just hate that attitude to football i would much rather have a slow tough half forward that can use the ball and not running up dead alleys