2024 Pre-Season Competitions and Friendlies

**D24Saint** · 02/02/2024, 9:47 PM

Drogs won 2-1 tonight V Dundalk. Late peno.

**outspoken** · 03/02/2024, 7:49 AM

Poor game in Oriel. Dundalk dominated the ball first half without creating that much, Horgan with a miss of the season contender already aside.

Young Kenny gave them more threat second half than Elliott did, you'd have to wonder what the thought process was in keeping Elliott and letting the likes of Martin move on. Kenny took his goal well.

Then Dundalk fell into their old habits of *****ing around at the back, new keeper Munroe who looked shaky all night was caught with the ball at his feet for the equaliser.

Drogheda finished the game the stronger and got a soft penalty at the end which the keeper did save but beaten by rebound.

Drogheda look like they'll be even more direct this season with Pierrot up top, wasn't overly impressed with them. They'll miss Keeley massively.

Dundalk look like a team that will take a long time to gel. Bradley was watching on, he will have went home a happy man. Nothing to worry about in a few weeks time.

**Jack B** · 03/02/2024, 12:01 PM

UCD 1-3 Pats in the first of two LSC games for Pats today. Keating x2, Brandon Kavanagh and Danny Norris for UCD with the goals.

**D24Saint** · 03/02/2024, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by Jack B

UCD 1-3 Pats in the first of two LSC games for Pats today. Keating x2, Brandon Kavanagh and Danny Norris for UCD with the goals.

Good run out with some nice passages of play. It’s early days for Turner but he had a mare on his debut.

**D24Saint** · 03/02/2024, 6:24 PM

2-2 v St Mochtas. Went went two up but new lad Petifter gave away a peno and got a straight red. It was Cian Kavanagh with both our goals.

**oriel** · 04/02/2024, 6:16 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

Poor game in Oriel. Dundalk dominated the ball first half without creating that much, Horgan with a miss of the season contender already aside.

Young Kenny gave them more threat second half than Elliott did, you'd have to wonder what the thought process was in keeping Elliott and letting the likes of Martin move on. Kenny took his goal well.

Then Dundalk fell into their old habits of *****ing around at the back, new keeper Munroe who looked shaky all night was caught with the ball at his feet for the equaliser.

Drogheda finished the game the stronger and got a soft penalty at the end which the keeper did save but beaten by rebound.

Drogheda look like they'll be even more direct this season with Pierrot up top, wasn't overly impressed with them. They'll miss Keeley massively.

Dundalk look like a team that will take a long time to gel. Bradley was watching on, he will have went home a happy man. Nothing to worry about in a few weeks time.

We were almost in line at the challenge, def no pen for me, that said not sure Dundalk did enough to win the game, but I never read much into any pre season for any club. All about building your fitness and working on shape.

Still, would appear a bit o work required for the big ko, playing UCD this week behind closed doors.

**culloty82** · 05/02/2024, 12:23 PM

Big surprise in Tralee this afternoon is that Ryan Kelliher isn't in the match-day squad (presumably injured), but rather than Amechi, it's the new signing Udeze who partners Okwute up front.

**culloty82** · 05/02/2024, 1:55 PM

Scoreless at the break.

**culloty82** · 05/02/2024, 3:03 PM

Kerry's first home win over LoI opposition, as they prevail 1-0, Daniel Okwute missed a penalty early in the second half, but made up for it by setting up Udeze for what ultimately proved the winner - I'll go out on a limb and suggest we should pick up more than one victory in the League this season!

**oriel** · 05/02/2024, 8:29 PM

Dundalk 0-0 Bohs today, LSC Group, both clubs played u20's, surprised to hear we finish runners up and make the QF with 4 points.

**The Bowler** · 05/02/2024, 8:58 PM

Maynooth beat what looks like a near full strength Longford tonight. Really not sure about the 1st Div this year at all. In pre season Mochtas, Usher, Maynooth from LSL have all had very strong results against 1st Div teams. I'm actually way more hopeful for the students than zi was a few months back, look like 1st Division has no depth whatsoever. Bray went strong today against Shels u20s and really struggled to break them down at all after two excellent individual goals early in the game. Yep, feeling like the Students might unexpectedly challenge this season

**legendz** · 06/02/2024, 4:07 AM

Originally Posted by culloty82

Kerry's first home win over LoI opposition, as they prevail 1-0, Daniel Okwute missed a penalty early in the second half, but made up for it by setting up Udeze for what ultimately proved the winner - I'll go out on a limb and suggest we should pick up more than one victory in the League this season!

It has been a productive preseason. Kerry should have beaten Cobh on the Friday of the August Bank Holiday weekend, squandered a 2 goal lead. Winning is a good habit to get into. Hopefully positive signs that Kerry will convert performances into results this season. I'll go out on a limb and will suggest that Kerry should get at least 36 points this season, an average of a point per game.

**outspoken** · 06/02/2024, 7:56 AM

Originally Posted by The Bowler

Maynooth beat what looks like a near full strength Longford tonight. Really not sure about the 1st Div this year at all. In pre season Mochtas, Usher, Maynooth from LSL have all had very strong results against 1st Div teams. I'm actually way more hopeful for the students than zi was a few months back, look like 1st Division has no depth whatsoever. Bray went strong today against Shels u20s and really struggled to break them down at all after two excellent individual goals early in the game. Yep, feeling like the Students might unexpectedly challenge this season

No where near a full strength Longford town side but still should be doing better than that. A bit worried about what I've seen so far in pre season. Really need to start strong this season or it could turn into another slog

**culloty82** · 06/02/2024, 12:41 PM

Munster Senior Cup Semi-Final Draw:

Kerry FC v Treaty United
Waterford FC v Rockmount FC

Fixtures to be played w/e Mar 18th - seems Treaty are away to Longford on the Saturday, so even with the Patrick's Day Bank Holiday in lieu on the Monday, would be a tight turnaround!

**yurt** · 06/02/2024, 1:33 PM

A final would be a great achievement/occasion for Kerry should they make it.

Seems to me like the provincial senior cups are the way forward hopefully there's something set up in Connaught/Ulster by next year.

Given that the non-LOI clubs are actually mid-season, it means that they can actually build their season around it and give it a proper go. Not like the nonsense we're server up every summer in the initial round(s) of the FAI Cup.

**ontheotherhand** · 06/02/2024, 1:43 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

No where near a full strength Longford town side but still should be doing better than that. A bit worried about what I've seen so far in pre season. Really need to start strong this season or it could turn into another slog

Sure Maynooth hammered the Champions.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 06/02/2024, 4:25 PM

Drew 1-1 with Galway today. Morahan for us and Garry Buckley for Galway.

**joey B** · 06/02/2024, 6:24 PM

Dundalk 1-1 UCD today in Abottstown....

**JC_GUFC** · 06/02/2024, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by yurt

A final would be a great achievement/occasion for Kerry should they make it.

Seems to me like the provincial senior cups are the way forward hopefully there's something set up in Connaught/Ulster by next year.

It would be massive for Kerry to win this, or even have a home final.

Winning a senior trophy in their second season would be a great achievement

**culloty82** · 07/02/2024, 2:22 PM

Originally Posted by JC_GUFC

It would be massive for Kerry to win this, or even have a home final.

Winning a senior trophy in their second season would be a great achievement

I'd have thought the final would always have to be in Turners Cross, when that's the Munster FA HQ? If Rockmount are eliminated, however, would make sense for the eventual finalists to have a draw for home venue alright.