Club u21 2015

Senior Posts : 261 Join date : 2012-11-02

Well lads, with it being senior final week the u21 champ has come in under the radar. As far as I know a few games start this weekend. We have a solid team this year we are usually there or there abouts in this age group, although im not sure yet whether Brophy is available for us. We play Athy on the 24th and Id fear athy this year, have some excellent players at this age group Kelly Hyland Connell. Sash will also have a very strong team but the county final could hamper either sides chances as I doubt the senior lads on each team will be training with their 21s teams. I also think Maynooth could be very good this year, as far as I know its a similar team to the one that got beaten in a semi final AET last year, Any team with Neil Flynn in it has a real chance, was the standout player for this years 21s. Round towers are the team that won the minor at this age group so one would think they'd be strong, they beat us after two replays and extra times and had a number of talented players.
Surprised there are only 10 teams in div 1, whether that's the amount that applied for div 1 or the number the county board wanted i don't know. Surprised to see Castledermot and Leixlip in div 2. Castledermot have got to two final in the last couple of years and i have been told by a colleague in work Leixlip have the exact same team as last year and they were quite strong last year hammering towers and narrowly losing to maynooth. Kilcock also dropped to div 2 but raheens went up from 2 to 1. TMH should be a strong shout along with the 3 teams already mentioned as well as Larries.

Senior Posts : 154 Join date : 2010-01-31

Interesting that we have 4 sections this year. There have been a lot of mis matches and walkovers in the last few years.
I think it says a lot for the health of club football to get so many entries I was chatting win a Laois club man who couldn't believe that kind of entry. This is the age where the fall off is highest and hopefully all clubs will fulfill fixtures.
Fair play to Celbridge entering two teams, is that a first?

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Sash's to loose

All-Star Posts : 1713 Join date : 2013-07-22

Whoever wins the senior will probably have a weakened u//21 team

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Horseshit. Sure Athy won u21 the same year they won senior. Sash's team is of simillar profile to that!

All-Star Posts : 1713 Join date : 2013-07-22

umpireonditch wrote:: Horseshit. Sure Athy won u21 the same year they won senior. Sash's team is of simillar profile to that!

Bit harsh 'umpireonditch' - I was just thinking if the county final winners get a good run in Leinster it has the potential to weaken their u/21 team, either by fatigue, injury or maybe not being made available if games clash. I didn't say that the senior county winners wouldn't win the u/21 title also.

All-Star Posts : 1723 Join date : 2010-07-31

I think the last few years where possible the county board have avoided a clash between Leinster club and u/21 championship games, the main issue for the two clubs will be the lack of training they can get in as most will be involved in senior preparations.

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

The A and B are very hard to call imo, and a lot of Clubs in both Grades will fancy there chances.. If their interested or bothered.. My own Club will struggle as with every other Year to field 15.

Intercounty Posts : 318 Join date : 2013-07-15

SeamusMurphy wrote:: The A and B are very hard to call imo, and a lot of Clubs in both Grades will fancy there chances.. If their interested or bothered.. My own Club will struggle as with every other Year to field 15.

Two Mile House should be favourites for the B, they got to a minor A final with this team. Any other teams with pedigree in the B?

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

I think that might be next year's team my friend.. Didn't towers beat celbridge at this age in minor a ?
Tmh will go well. But I'd go with kilcock.

Senior Posts : 261 Join date : 2012-11-02

Id go TMH Leixlip or Castledermot for B- For A us athy sash and maynooth

Intercounty Posts : 318 Join date : 2013-07-15

SeamusMurphy wrote:: I think that might be next year's team my friend.. Didn't towers beat celbridge at this age in minor a ?
Tmh will go well. But I'd go with kilcock.

Its this year's team unless you get four years of club under 21 after minor which seems a bit excessive to me. Next year they can play under 21 Kildare but would have thought they would be overage for club by the time October springs around.

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

Opposite. You can play club but not county.

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

Ie. Athy have hylo and Kelly. But neither are available for the county.

Senior Posts : 126 Join date : 2010-08-23

Maynooth beat Moorefield
Balyna beat Sash
Leixlip beat Larries

All-Star Posts : 1713 Join date : 2013-07-22

Gaa1928 wrote:

umpireonditch wrote:: Horseshit. Sure Athy won u21 the same year they won senior. Sash's team is of simillar profile to that!

Bit harsh 'umpireonditch' - I was just thinking if the county final winners get a good run in Leinster it has the potential to weaken their u/21 team, either by fatigue, injury or maybe not being made available if games clash. I didn't say that the senior county winners wouldn't win the u/21 title also.

Did Sarsfields have their strongest team out ???????

All-Star Posts : 1723 Join date : 2010-07-31

Missing a couple but on paper should have been good enough to win. I think some may have over exerted themselves with the celebrations during the week!!

All-Star Posts : 1713 Join date : 2013-07-22

topcat wrote:: Missing a couple but on paper should have been good enough to win. I think some may have over exerted themselves with the celebrations during the week!!

That's understandable !!!!

All-Star Posts : 881 Join date : 2010-07-28

Athy beat Celbridge in replay tonight. Celbridge let a big early first half lead slip

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

Clane joined Balyna, Maynooth and Celbridge in the semi finals when they beat Raheens 11pts to 10

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

Leixlip Play Kilcock in the B Final.. Clane, Balyna and Maynooth are joined by Athy in the A Semis.. Very strong in the North of the County at U21 Level.

Has the U21 County Panel being assembled as of yet ?.

Senior Posts : 261 Join date : 2012-11-02

We let a lead go against athy, they probably deserved the win in the end. Id see athy going on to win it but stranger things have happened, Maynooth the next strongest, North teams doing well, still cant see why Leixlip are in the B they have won both games handy enough against two of the strongest teams in the B and from talking to a lad from from their club they have beat 2 teams that are in A semis, which two I dont know. The 21s are back trialling and training as far as I am aware. Hard luck to sash on weekend

Subject: Re: Club u21 2015 Wed Nov 11, 2015 1:14 am

I believe Leixlip being in the B was a Co Board decision based on that teams performances at minor and u16 level previously. I believe both players and management were unhappy with this decision but Co Board decision was final.

Junior C Posts : 18 Join date : 2014-09-25

Loads of Pints...Correct, Leixlip in B was a county board decision and Questioned by Leixlip. in B on Merit however as past results dedicated this, Celbridgelad...contesting teams a division above you is not an absolute measure, a higher ranked team will experiment. I know Leixlips u21s are working hard but despite size of town have a small pool which is a discussion for another day

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

Didn't kilcock also apply to be in the A championship ?.

I believe that the first round of the leinster championship v offaly will be in hawkfield.

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