2020 Club Championships

]Its hard to see Intermediate Clubs agreeing to having to win Intermediate Championship back to back before going Senior

Clubs should be able to prove they can maintain form for two years in a row and if they are not capable of this they have no reason to genuinely aspire to compete at senior level
At least after winning two titles in their own Grade the inevitable tougher years would be easier to take

Playing football for years with the club the only reason to have a squad was to have numbers at training because come championship any club manager would only use his 15 and at a push 2 subs and its still the same now clubs managers dont trust and never did trust club players beyond that to make an impact. Micko did it for years here with Kildare.

The amount of work that goes into winning a championship is colossal, to ask a team to do that for 12 months training etc and then be asked to do that all over again to get any reward would be totally unfair.

As that stage to speed everything up just go straight to the semi - finals with Moorefield, Sarsfields, Celbridge and Athy and get on with it.

Only 2 clubs have won the senior championship in the last 8 years so slightly unfair the single out the Intermediate champions.

Good game in Hawkfield to finish up the 2nd round of fixtures. Clane the most improved team in Kildare. Athy play the nicest brand of football in the county but too open. Sarsfields and Moorefield would have punished them with a couple of goals. Clane need to kick on now with a win over Castledermot and make the quarters.

wins for Leixlip clogherinkoe and Nurney tonight

Kevin’s very poor

Group b all teams on 2 points

Very good game of football last night between Clane & Athy.Clane were unlucky not to get anything out of that game. Very good side. Athy will need to improve if they come up against the likes of Moorefield,Sarsfield or Celbridge later on in the championship

Quarter final draw as it’s stands




A.  Moorefield v Johnstownbridge
B.  Celbridge v Clane
C  Athy v Round towers
D. Sarsfields v Carbury
 

Semi final draw as it stands

A B

C v D

Kildare 2000 wrote:

Quarter final draw as it’s stands




A.  Moorefield v Johnstownbridge
B.  Celbridge v Clane
C  Athy v Round towers
D. Sarsfields v Clane
 

Semi final draw as it stands

A B

C v D

Bit harsh on Clane,

Gaa1928 wrote:

Kildare 2000 wrote:

Quarter final draw as it’s stands




A.  Moorefield v Johnstownbridge
B.  Celbridge v Clane
C  Athy v Round towers
D. Sarsfields v Clane
 

Semi final draw as it stands

A B

C v D

Bit harsh on Clane,

Sarsfields v carbury

Really enjoyable game in hawkfield last night. Niall Kelly excellent for Athy scoring 7 points. Clane are a coming team and to me look more likely than Naas to make a breakthrough over the next few years.

Looks like the big 4 will top their groups now and avoid each other until semi final stages.

Has anybody heard anything re what the plan is from next weekend on?

Kildare Senior hurling manager has his players at end of month

Jack would need his Full panel together for 3 weeks before Cavan

Get Jack a role as a Selector on the hurlers. Call up a load of the footballers and get them at it early.
Kildare GAA would never do a thing like that

County teams are allowed back training on Monday aren't they?

GoDownOnIt wrote:

County teams are allowed back training on Monday aren't they?

yes

Are Inter and Senior champs paused after this weekend or will they play qtr finals before stopping ?

lomond wrote:

Are Inter and Senior champs paused after this weekend or will they play qtr finals before stopping ?

I’d say they will pause all football championships from this weekend to allow county players to prepare properly. Club hurling to take centre stage now for the next few weekends before Co. League resumes in October. Championships will probably conclude once Kildare are done

The county board should make an announcement to let players/supporters know.

Surely if the county players are going back training next Monday they would have been informed by now.

There a training program for county players who don’t make next stage of championship

Kildare 2000 wrote:

There a training  program for county  players who don’t make next stage of championship

That suggests we are carrying on with the club championship for the moment so.

Moorefield James Murray and Sean Healy have Gone off their Travels both did not play on Saturday against Maynooth

Moorefield also lost Eddie Harvey due overseas duty with army

Kildare footballers not training collectively for next couple of weeks anyway

I notice that the county board have released all fixtures up to and including Friday 18th September 2020.

Then again we won't know the potential pairings for the championship until after this weekend

Full Cavan panel are available for training from 21 September

Kildare 2000 wrote:

Full Cavan panel are available for training from 21 September

Sounds like championship Q/Finals possibly on 19/20th Sept so and then on hold until November ????

It was originally planned to play intermediate final on 26 September and Senior on 27 September then jack had all panel to himself