THE TIPPERARY INFLUENCE on the progress of the Kerry hurlers continued today in Tralee.
Kerry saw off Down by 2-17 to 2-10 in their Round 1 clash in the Christy Ring Cup. Manager Eamonn Kelly and coach Conor Gleeson – both Tipperary natives – will be pleased with their sides progress as they built on their brilliant recent achievement in clinching promotion to Division 1B of the hurling league next year.
And they introduced a Tipperary 2007 All-Ireland minor and 2010 All-Ireland U21 winner to their ranks in attacker John O’Neill.
A Clonoulty-Rossmore native, O’Neill lined out for Tipperary in the 2012 All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final but has now been added to the Kerry ranks.
Goalkeeper James Logue and forward David Butler are other Tipperary natives in the Kerry squad while 2013 Clare All-Ireland senior winner Patrick Kelly made an important contribution to today’s win as he shot 0-4.
O’Neill came on in the second-half for Kerry as the Kingdom claimed a seven-point victory. They had been in front 2-7 to 1-5 at the break with Padraig Boyle and Colm Harty grabbing their goals.
Meanwhile London and Kildare will have to meet again after they played out a pulsating match today that finished 2-23 apiece after extra-time in Ruislip. They will meet next weekend in a replay in Newbridge.
Derry also saw off Mayo by two points in their opening Christy Ring Cup match while there were wins for Tyrone in the Nicky Rackard Cup and Fermanagh in the Lory Meagher Cup.
Results
Christy Ring Cup
Round 1
Kerry 2-17 Down 2-10
London 2-23 Kildare 2-23 (after extra-time)
Derry 0-13 Mayo 0-11
Meath 1-21 Wicklow 1-5
Nicky Rackard Cup
Round 1
Tyrone 1-12 Donegal 0-11
Monaghan 4-10 Longford 0-10
Roscommon 3-12 Fingal 0-9
Armagh 2-16 Louth 2-11
Lory Meagher Cup
Round 1
Fermanagh 3-12 Warwickshire 2-7
Sligo 4-16 Leitrim 2-12
Always the victim.
@@Kevinro1980: has a bright future ahead of him in RTÉ along with the rest of the whingers
Wexford need him now to move on. Wexford have just been knocked out of the championship and all he can talk about is his home county. He is not explaining why Wexford were 11 points down after 20 minutes.
@Jim Moran: Thats what you do when you want to deflect & Davy thinks he is fooling everyone but the good hurling people know exactly what’s going on.
And he can always leave given that he is doing the voluntary and concentrate on his other job. Nudge, Nudge.
@Jim Moran: it’s not about Wexford it’s about Davy! That’s the point he’s making, but I feel it’s also the problem! Hard luck to them, Wexford and Davy, but for Wexford it might be time to cut their losses and for Davy maybe time to take a break from something that’s causing so much angst. I mean it would be different if it was a job and he was getting massively paid for it, but sure he isn’t* and well he’s tried his best so hardly forced out of employment because of it and can’t provide because he’s only getting expenses he’s hardly being paid for it. Maybe he should take a break and come back again somewhere.
He’d wither you.
Well done to Clare, hard luck Wexford.
@Derek Braddish: suppose it’s not nice if you and your family is always getting abuse
@Eoin Fitzgerald: not nice I agree. But Davy is far from the angel that he likes to project.
@Derek Braddish: You’re dead right that davy is no angel but it’s so wrong all the abuse he is receiving. Just think if that was you and your family getting the constant abuse. It would be horrible. I feel sorry for Davy on this one.
That was a long aul rant, so it was.
@Michéal Ó Tuama: 110%
Give it a rest Davey. Your not helping yourself.
He’s supposed to be Wexford manager… about a 10 minute rant on clare
@Padjo Mulk: so true, sounded like he was doing a job interview!!!!
@Padjo Mulk: think Clare scored about 1-7 during that rant. Family abuse aside which is despicable, he doesn’t himself does he.
Man likes the stage
Davy doesn’t seem to understand the difference between criticism and abuse. A county board that sends a minor team out to get a 40 point defeat in a championship game definitely deserves to be criticised. An abundance of criticism does not make it abuse
Davey has been a disaster for Wexford. He’s wasted the best group of players that the county has had in a long time with his negative tactics. His focus seems to have been on what was going on in his native county , and on himself, instead of the job in hand.
@Leonard O’mahony: stop talking rubbish watch when Davy exits you will see the same slop as for last 20yrs coming out of Wexford again . Always dark horses can pull it out of the bag on occasions .
@DB: still. For the amount of money stumped to pay him. You’d expect more.
Here’s a novel idea. Now if may be far fetched as it’s a new idea think it’s called a mobile phone but why can’t Davy ring Brian Lohan. Instead of waiting for someone else to set up a meeting
@Diarmuid #STAYATHOME: Not dramatic enough for Davy.
@Eamonn Ó Maoldomhnaigh: lol
@Diarmuid #STAYATHOME: True story!! Poor Davey, bring on the violins!!
@Eamonn Ó Maoldomhnaigh: it’s the fair city Christmas special, they’ll bump into each other in the pub, hug and make up and then Mrs Brown will come out and they’ll all go outside on the street holding hands and the snow starts do you not know how these things pan put, oh no you don’t…
Davy Mourinho
@Clevie Sal: Jose Fitz!
@Eoin Fitzgerald: solid 5-4-3-2-1 formation today with the false-13 playing in the pockets. Handy sweeper-keeper a la Allison played his part. They need a strong number 9, like Drogba, to play those defence-splitting sliotars around the corners and along the gullys. Wexford have to splash the cash now and get in a proper manager and scouting network to take them to the next level. Nowhere near Champions League standard.
If you don’t like standing in s h i t Davey then don’t drag it to your door.
@John Hayes: Are you part of the mob he’s referring to ?
My family and I…
Which team was he manageing,im confused
Way to always make it about yourself Davy. It’s a wonder teams get sick of him
GAA culture is painful
@WJH: You don’t like Irish culture, fair enough.
Davy and Brian should do call out videos on YouTube like the travellers.
The same old bluster when he has his teams set up so defensively. Wexford look an absolute shambles of an outfit.
@Fergus McGrath: still only lost by three
@Dec Breen: still lost
It was a fair warm day in fairness it would make anyone have a rant.
but he doesn’t want to talk about it
@Kevin Shortall: He took a long time saying he doesn’t want to talk about it!!
A compulsive liar
Come on Davy, your deflecting from the fact that your team were down 11 points after a few minutes and then went on to lose again, like can you not deal with the matcj that’s on today and not gaa politics in your own county
Fergie and Mourinho could take lessons from Davy on how to deflect attention from a defeat.
He just got offered Dublin Hurling Manager
Job
100k plus ..Bye Bye Wexford …Hello Dublin ..Much .
Money for The Money Monster
@Brendan Deegan: I hope he doesn’t come to Dublin. I know we have a ways to go yet to be competitive at the highest level. I just don’t think Davy would be the coach to bring us there.
@Brendan Deegan: Dublin have a fine manager,slap whoever filled you with that horseshxte.
Good man Davy.
Aw poor poor Davey! Bring on the violins!!
Can someone explain to me what this is about please
Snowflake
I’d say most people have had enough of his whinging by now . This is like the needle was stuck in a long playing record . That stuff has little to do with Wexford getting beaten . Of course that other Clare Man give him the platform to whinge again. Time for him to give up that Management, it doesn’t siut him .
You ok hun?? Gimme a call ttyl xxx
Stop Davy. Have a cuppa and relax
In my opinion any team that Davy coaches are on a hiding to nothing unless they are Clare. Who would want him as a manager when he is always rooting for and supporting a different team? One of the requirements as a manager of any team is that the team you coach come first before other teams. Davy is a Clare man and that’s fine, there’s nothing wrong with that but he can’t be an ambassador for a different county, he just isn’t able.
He would give an Aspro a headache
Davy talking about himself again, what a shocker.
Well said. There is absolutely no need for the abuse.
Next dublin manager. Now theres a heart attack waiting to happen.
The man is useless always complaining and making himself out to be the victim
Time to get the fiddle out again.