Durrow looked the poorest of the 4 teams I saw over the weekend. They kept passing the ball around, even when 6 points behind. No attempt to shoot for a score.jimbob17 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2024 12:17 am You'd be sickened if from Ballycommon after that today. Only watched on TV and while the referee was harsh enough on them with a couple of very soft frees given against them, they really have to look at themselves too. They were streets ahead of Shamrocks in every respect in first half and chunk of second half too but didnt put it on scoreboard. They went into their shell then inviting Shamrocks on and played with fear in second half of second half and allowed Shamrocks back in to draw before pushing on again in ET. And then, when they should have wrapped it up, they needlessly turned ball over by risking a needless pass after they had killed the clock effectively for over a minute keeping good possession at the end of ET. They had it won, just needed a few more seconds of patience and then had a brain fart by needlessly kicking ball away - leaving Shamrocks with a final chance that to be honest, should have been buried in net when offered up the way it was with terrible defending. Maybe they got over excited and their inexperience at this level didnt help them as they failed to manage the game effectively when in winning positions. It was a game that Ballycommon left behind them and will now likely be in a tough relegation final after drawing Rhode in play off - a huge price to pay.
Nigel Dunne was immense today and Shamrocks have a lot to thank him for. They'd be a very average senior B team without him in the team. J Bryant showed flashes of good things but hasnt reached the levels he promised some years ago yet and has a bit to go to be inter county senior football regular. Scott Delaney and Shane O Toole were massive for them and O Tooles showing after introduction will surely see him start the semi final. They wont fear Ferbane having beaten them already but id feel the writing is on wall for them after today, when they should have been beaten. Their forwards dont threaten much outside of Dunne and Bryant and their half forward line didnt function and were very poor today until the last 15 mins on the introduction of a few subs and they'll need to address that to be competitive against Ferbane. The penalties were very entertaining and both goalies did very well. The organisation for Rhode Ferbane game however was grossly unfair on those players and they should have been given a later throw in in event of ET.
Clubs really need to look at who they are putting forward to represent them as the delegates for co board meetings. The competition is farcical in its structure and the delegates are responsible for this. Rhode are now in relegation semi final after coming second in group. Shamrocks could have been too after topping their group, had they lost today. It is pure farcical. There was no point in playing any of those group games to be honest.
Ferbane put out Rhode, who have reached the end of the road in football terms for a while.
Tullamore are favourites, but if Edenderry play to their full abilities, they could be finalists. Ferbane should account for Shamrocks, but I could be wrong.
