Kerry vs Cork City

**limfan** · 08/05/2007, 4:14 PM

Kerry 1-1 Cork City cork won 4-3 on penalties.. Great display from the Kerry and ex-limerick players...very unlucky to loose, deserved to go through..

**Kerry Blue** · 08/05/2007, 5:32 PM

Originally Posted by limfan

Great display from the Kerry and ex-limerick players...very unlucky to loose, deserved to go through..

Totally agree with that. Kerry were the better team. It was only in the second half when Cork got level that they came into the game but their only threat was Denis Behan. The own goal was a cruel one to concede but I think the sending off of Stephen O'Mahony was too big a blow to Kerry. Had he finished the game I think Kerry would have won as they really lacked his support play in the second half. James Sugrue was outstanding and was easily man of the match. How ironic it was that it was he who missed the vital penalty in the shoot-out at the end.

**JohnD** · 08/05/2007, 10:06 PM

Fraid not...Painting the house !!!

Sounded like a great match though was following it on de aertel. Really sorry for the Kerry Boys seems like they deserved to win

**Risteard** · 08/05/2007, 10:33 PM

Woods, Lordan, Behan and the 21s so I wouldn't be that worried.

Good to hear the Kerry boss openly talking about their ambition to play in the eL.

**gael353** · 08/05/2007, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by Risteard

Good to hear the Kerry boss openly talking about their ambition to play in the eL.

Wont happen IMO. It could have happened about 3/5 years ago when there was a good glut of Kerry lads all very young etc but now in their mid 20s, some on the wrong side of their LOI careers, and no real support in the Kerry area for a LOI team.

**Fairkop** · 08/05/2007, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by gael353

Wont happen IMO. It could have happened about 3/5 years ago when there was a good glut of Kerry lads all very young etc but now in their mid 20s, some on the wrong side of their LOI careers, and no real support in the Kerry area for a LOI team.

so,....we wont be signing them then............surely skee was there to take a look...was he.

**Kerry Blue** · 10/05/2007, 7:51 PM

Originally Posted by gael353

Wont happen IMO. It could have happened about 3/5 years ago when there was a good glut of Kerry lads all very young etc but now in their mid 20s, some on the wrong side of their LOI careers, and no real support in the Kerry area for a LOI team.

Wouldn't agree with you there Gael. There are several young players in Kerry who are coming through and there aren't any players that played the last night that I would consider to be too old to play LoI. Kerry's clubs have had good success in recent seasons at underage level and with the under-21's doing well over the past couple of years there is a lot more interest in the team. Kerry will enter the new A Championship next season with the intension to build a squad and support base that will be good enough to compete in the League of Ireland in couple of years. There is better co-operation between the Kerry League team and the KDL clubs now and hopefully this will continue so that it will benefit football in the county. It's easy to say right now that support is small but as you should know yourself Gael, it takes time to get people to attend matches and this is generally done by getting results. Remember the handful of people that used to attend Pike Rovers SC on Saturday afternoons not so long ago.

**limfan** · 11/05/2007, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by Risteard

Woods, Lordan, Behan and the 21s so I wouldn't be that worried.

Good to hear the Kerry boss openly talking about their ambition to play in the eL.

Did u not see, Colin O Brien, Daragh Ryan, Murphy and oh John O flynn

**limfan** · 11/05/2007, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Kerry Blue

Wouldn't agree with you there Gael. There are several young players in Kerry who are coming through and there aren't any players that played the last night that I would consider to be too old to play LoI. Kerry's clubs have had good success in recent seasons at underage level and with the under-21's doing well over the past couple of years there is a lot more interest in the team. Kerry will enter the new A Championship next season with the intension to build a squad and support base that will be good enough to compete in the League of Ireland in couple of years. There is better co-operation between the Kerry League team and the KDL clubs now and hopefully this will continue so that it will benefit football in the county. It's easy to say right now that support is small but as you should know yourself Gael, it takes time to get people to attend matches and this is generally done by getting results. Remember the handful of people that used to attend Pike Rovers SC on Saturday afternoons not so long ago.

Would definately agree with that...
Kerrys oldest player Mon nite was Maurice o Rahily at 25 so they would be one of the youngest sides IMO if entered the league next season. The underage Kerry teams both at schoolboy and county level have been doin extremely well in the past few years and the future of kerry soccer is very much rosey red.
Ant about the crowds.. when kerry were in their first year they were gettin an average of 400-800 at big games and the interest is growing in anticipation of going EL.
Would agree with gael that it should have been done years ago and it was a pitty to watch lot of that talent go the past few years...

**Risteard** · 11/05/2007, 12:55 PM

3 lads came on.
Darren Murphy (U-21) isn't a starter, nor Woods or Lordan for that matter.
Behan third choice but probably plays more than Roy.

Basically the second string side it was.