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Replying To jimbodub:  "Well done

You went down fighting like Champions, you can ask for much more.

It's very hard to do back to backs in the modern game and despite maybe not hitting your best form across the year, you were still only a kick of a ball away from doing it.

Lick your wounds but you'll be back in spades.

No fear of that."
Thanks Jim. I didn't have a great feeling going in to yesterday and felt that Dublin might win a bit of an arm wrestle which is kind of what happened towards the end. It could have gone either way but Dublin seized their chances and we didn't, cool heads and experience came through.

This kerry team should have other opportunities and will be there or thereabouts for a while but I don't think they are ever going to dominate the game to any extent. Hopefully we are entering a period in football where we have a spread of genuine contenders for Sam each year.

GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2113 - 31/07/2023 19:59:25    2498218

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "As a Kerryman some lovely posts there by non Kerry supporters. Nice touch folks"
Kerry should to hoping to meet either Galway or Mayo in the 2024 final for another handy All Ireland. They always roll over in finals.

crafty (Galway) - Posts: 257 - 31/07/2023 20:16:03    2498225

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Replying To crafty:  "Kerry should to hoping to meet either Galway or Mayo in the 2024 final for another handy All Ireland. They always roll over in finals."
Harsh Kerry just beatn by dubs better on day . Galway didn't roll over vs Kerry last year I get point recently Dublin record Kerry. Anyway have a good day

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 517 - 01/08/2023 13:43:36    2498347

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Replying To Gaaforlife2023:  "Harsh Kerry just beatn by dubs better on day . Galway didn't roll over vs Kerry last year I get point recently Dublin record Kerry. Anyway have a good day"
Exactly. 1 free turned that game as was very even up to that point. Every county has fans that just want to keep you down.

kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1973 - 01/08/2023 14:07:54    2498356

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Replying To crafty:  "Kerry should to hoping to meet either Galway or Mayo in the 2024 final for another handy All Ireland. They always roll over in finals."
Your username is apt. You ré crafty alright. The post you are replying to is a post where I was thanking posters for their nice post concerning the death of the Cliffords Mom. Also if you are a Galway man you not too loyal. Galway did nt lie down last year and like us with Dublin it was nip and tuck. One needs luck too to win a final and we ran out of it this year we got it v Galway. Your post might be trying to get at Kerry but it's disrespectful towards both Mayo and Galway.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3844 - 01/08/2023 14:24:20    2498368

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Replying To Gaaforlife2023:  "Harsh Kerry just beatn by dubs better on day . Galway didn't roll over vs Kerry last year I get point recently Dublin record Kerry. Anyway have a good day"
Something in it though. In the post Micko era, Kerry have won All Irelands against Mayo (3), Galway (2), Cork (2) and Donegal. Kerry have lost Finals to strong Ulster teams, Armagh and Tyrone twice and have lost four Finals to Dublin.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2300 - 01/08/2023 17:59:20    2498442

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What's going on in Kerry?

https://www.balls.ie/gaa/kerry-gaa-chairperson-patrick-o-sullivan-keyboard-warriors-569420?fbclid=IwAR16hpSfxK8ygmcOnS_z-17rSCUygDXukIXqhEwJSaiTMmn9CTgdKWSJTMU

Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1024 - 07/09/2023 17:39:10    2503460

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Replying To endgame:  "Something in it though. In the post Micko era, Kerry have won All Irelands against Mayo (3), Galway (2), Cork (2) and Donegal. Kerry have lost Finals to strong Ulster teams, Armagh and Tyrone twice and have lost four Finals to Dublin."
Do the All-Irelands Dublin and Donegal won against Mayo also not count?

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1472 - 09/09/2023 15:23:27    2503593

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Replying To endgame:  "Something in it though. In the post Micko era, Kerry have won All Irelands against Mayo (3), Galway (2), Cork (2) and Donegal. Kerry have lost Finals to strong Ulster teams, Armagh and Tyrone twice and have lost four Finals to Dublin."
Bitterness what have roscommon zero kerry still won more than most no matter who they were against.

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 517 - 09/09/2023 21:02:48    2503613

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Replying To oneoff:  "Do the All-Irelands Dublin and Donegal won against Mayo also not count?"
You are missing the point its not about dub and done gala the person was saying Kerry won only because mayo loose finals and others teams

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 517 - 09/09/2023 21:03:41    2503614

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "Your username is apt. You ré crafty alright. The post you are replying to is a post where I was thanking posters for their nice post concerning the death of the Cliffords Mom. Also if you are a Galway man you not too loyal. Galway did nt lie down last year and like us with Dublin it was nip and tuck. One needs luck too to win a final and we ran out of it this year we got it v Galway. Your post might be trying to get at Kerry but it's disrespectful towards both Mayo and Galway."
Never mind bitterness if that's all they have to moan about about who kerry beat in finals at least kerry can win and get to finals regularly. Not kerryman but touch of stupidity with some comments dubs are great team.

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 517 - 09/09/2023 21:05:35    2503616

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Replying To crafty:  "Kerry should to hoping to meet either Galway or Mayo in the 2024 final for another handy All Ireland. They always roll over in finals."
Same person probably thinks Galway will win it every year make mind up anyway negative of your county says much.Exactly how much has kerry won compared to every team bar dub most successful county in terms of all ireland so and will add more to it. Guarantee they will or could win it again next year

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 517 - 09/09/2023 21:08:25    2503617

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Not much chat on here from Kerry posters, but I thought the recent comments from Sean Kelly and a few others about the unfairness of the Kerry county championship were interesting.
I've seen it lauded by many on here before, but I've always said it has a number of issues too. The fact that there are only 8 senior clubs, means some of the divisional teams can be extremely strong and make it extremely difficult for an actual club to win the title.
Clubs like Dingle have been very hard done by in recent years. They haven't won a county title since 1948, but they'd certainly have at least one and probably more titles in recent years, if not for the divisional teams. It might be a long time before they have a group as capable again.
The other issue pointed out by Sean Kelly and others is that Stacks and O'Rahilly's have been relegated in recent years, but a number of divisional teams get to remain senior despite not winning a game for years.
I see they've proposed increasing the number of actual clubs in senior and also relegating the divisional teams if they don't perform.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2187 - 03/11/2023 10:25:04    2511383

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "True unless he wins the next two. However Jack has a great record that no one has either. The longest spells from his first to last win. First win 2004 last win 2022.An 18 year gap. Also many great manager never did back to back like John Ó Mahony Joe Kernan Paidi Ó Sé Mickey Harte Pat Gilroy Kevin Heffernan (and before someone says different older Dubs know what I mean), and Dessie Farrell. Jack's record ain't too bad."
What does that mean, Jack hasn't won back to back unless he wins the next two, sure that's true for all current managers except Dessie who only needs the next two for three in a row!
And I think Dessie will be gunning for three in a row in '25. For a few reasons I think this Dublin team will raise it a few notches this coming championship and I believe that will be more than enough to fend off a relatively poor chasing pack.

sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 793 - 03/11/2023 12:06:03    2511409

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Replying To WanPintWin:  "Not much chat on here from Kerry posters, but I thought the recent comments from Sean Kelly and a few others about the unfairness of the Kerry county championship were interesting.
I've seen it lauded by many on here before, but I've always said it has a number of issues too. The fact that there are only 8 senior clubs, means some of the divisional teams can be extremely strong and make it extremely difficult for an actual club to win the title.
Clubs like Dingle have been very hard done by in recent years. They haven't won a county title since 1948, but they'd certainly have at least one and probably more titles in recent years, if not for the divisional teams. It might be a long time before they have a group as capable again.
The other issue pointed out by Sean Kelly and others is that Stacks and O'Rahilly's have been relegated in recent years, but a number of divisional teams get to remain senior despite not winning a game for years.
I see they've proposed increasing the number of actual clubs in senior and also relegating the divisional teams if they don't perform."
Are O'Rahillys just been petty. If they were good enough they wouldn't of been in the relegation. County championship gives the smaller club players a chance at the top level every year. Other senior clubs have been relegated before and came up. If they as Good as say they are should be back next year. Will they do the talking on the pitch or just start shouting about where they think their entitled to be

Thejampot (Leitrim) - Posts: 344 - 03/11/2023 13:34:44    2511423

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Replying To Thejampot:  "Are O'Rahillys just been petty. If they were good enough they wouldn't of been in the relegation. County championship gives the smaller club players a chance at the top level every year. Other senior clubs have been relegated before and came up. If they as Good as say they are should be back next year. Will they do the talking on the pitch or just start shouting about where they think their entitled to be"
It was actually the Na Gaeil manager who raised it after the game first, rather than O'Rahilly's. They only spoke out later. Sean Kelly also raised it and he's from neither club.
However, my main issue has nothing to do with this. It's more to do with the point I made about Dingle. I do think it's very tough on them as a relatively small club, who have their strongest team in decades but haven't been able to win a county title due to how strong a couple of the divisional teams are currently.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2187 - 03/11/2023 13:57:02    2511430

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Replying To WanPintWin:  "It was actually the Na Gaeil manager who raised it after the game first, rather than O'Rahilly's. They only spoke out later. Sean Kelly also raised it and he's from neither club.
However, my main issue has nothing to do with this. It's more to do with the point I made about Dingle. I do think it's very tough on them as a relatively small club, who have their strongest team in decades but haven't been able to win a county title due to how strong a couple of the divisional teams are currently."
Was at a few Dingle matches last year. They are great club but no doubt both the amount of games they have had to play coming from club to county and the quality of the divisional teams has hit them. Came very close to beating East Kerry last year.

I fancy them to go close in AI series with the bit of a rest. Much better team than O'Rahilly's last year and they gave Crokes a rattle.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3118 - 03/11/2023 14:29:32    2511439

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I read recently that both Austin Stacks, and Kerins O'Rahillys from Tralee will be playing Intermediate football next season. I was surprised that two big clubs from the capital town have been relegated.
The report also states there are 8 Senior Football clubs in Kerry. That is the same as Offaly, with 8 in Senior A . Are the other teams amalgamations of intermediate/ junior sides, like East Kerry?

thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1879 - 03/11/2023 19:40:47    2511464

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Replying To sligo joe:  "What does that mean, Jack hasn't won back to back unless he wins the next two, sure that's true for all current managers except Dessie who only needs the next two for three in a row!
And I think Dessie will be gunning for three in a row in '25. For a few reasons I think this Dublin team will raise it a few notches this coming championship and I believe that will be more than enough to fend off a relatively poor chasing pack."
My post was a reply to a poster saying Jack O Connor never managed back to back All irelands.I was stating that many a great manager never did back to back.Yes if Dublin win next year Dessie will join the chosen few.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3844 - 03/11/2023 21:46:11    2511470

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Replying To WanPintWin:  "Not much chat on here from Kerry posters, but I thought the recent comments from Sean Kelly and a few others about the unfairness of the Kerry county championship were interesting.
I've seen it lauded by many on here before, but I've always said it has a number of issues too. The fact that there are only 8 senior clubs, means some of the divisional teams can be extremely strong and make it extremely difficult for an actual club to win the title.
Clubs like Dingle have been very hard done by in recent years. They haven't won a county title since 1948, but they'd certainly have at least one and probably more titles in recent years, if not for the divisional teams. It might be a long time before they have a group as capable again.
The other issue pointed out by Sean Kelly and others is that Stacks and O'Rahilly's have been relegated in recent years, but a number of divisional teams get to remain senior despite not winning a game for years.
I see they've proposed increasing the number of actual clubs in senior and also relegating the divisional teams if they don't perform."
The Kerry county championship is great in the fact it gives every footballer a chance even junior b a chance to play in the senior county championship.However it used have loads of senior clubs and then maybe 9 or 10 divisional teams (made up of intermediate and junior clubs in close proximity to eachother).It was a great system.However Croke park then made a rule there can only 16 teams allowed in the championship so Kerry changed the structure to 8 senior clubs and 8 divisional teams.This though means clubs number 9 to 16 are now in with divisional teams making some teams too strong and making it harder for clubs to retain senior status.This also affect other counties as it makes Kerry clubs very strong in the all ireland intermediate championship and its no coincidence clubs from Kerry are winning regularly.Ideally there should be at least 12 senior clubs in Kerry for the championship .

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3844 - 03/11/2023 21:56:29    2511471

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