1/6/2023 0 Comments Redhand llc![]() ![]() Message to Kerry – don’t come back to Jones’ Road until you have found the modern day version of John O’Keeffe, Marc Ó Sé or Tom Sullivan, the elder. And while they looked better at time on Saturday, the fact is that corner-forwar Conor McKenna scored two goals, with super-sub full-forward Cathal McShane get the other – and three points for good measure. Even in the first 25 minutes of the Cork game, Kerry’s last line of defense was under pressure. Look, that's not offering up excuses here today.” Then it was becoming a four week window and then it became a five week window. We originally thought we had a three-week window. ![]() Referring to the postponement he said: “|Obviously, you set out with an overall plan at the start of the year and you had to deviate from it. Is therein the problem? We had something like 33 shots at the posts and got 23 points.” “I think Tyrone had three goal opportunities and came away with three. We had four opportunities today, didn't come home with anything,” Keane said. One of the things we had been doing a lot throughout the year has been scoring goals. That’s eluded us so there's a lot of disappointment. “Obviously, we came here with an ambition of getting to a final. ![]() B games in Killarney, honing his side to be at perfect pitch for the big day.Īnd this may be where Keane parts ways with the Kingdom because after three chances, he seems to have been caught on the hop in particular against Cork last year and again on Saturday versus Tyrone. Certainly in Mick O’Dwyer’s time, he would have used the extra weeks to turn up the heat in A vs. REDHAND LLC SERIESKerry will point to the five-week gap they’ve had because of Tyrone’s threat to pull out of the series due to Covid-19 but in truth, that shouldn’t have mattered. ![]() Kerry on the other hand saw their goal flow dry up with Stephen O’Brien’s square infringement and ground handling indiscretion the neares they came to actually putting a genuine three-pointer on the board. The irony of the game was the goals came again but this time it was Tyrone who got the vital green flags – every one at a vital time in the game. They never ceased to get among their startled foes who ultimately were worn down by the constant tackling and stubbornness of their opponents. No one told Tyrone that such a script was written and if they did, well, the Ulster champions just tore it up and presented one of their own – a compelling page-turner which saw them go at Kerry like big cats around a prey. The inquest in Kerry will be savage, as always, as the fans there felt with Dublin gone, it was only a question of turning up and reclaiming Sam for a journey to Tralee, Killarney and all the other Gaelic outposts that are synonymous with the green and gold. What Saturday’s match at Croke Park proved yet again is that there is a serious chasm between a league game in Killarney and the cut and thrust of an All Ireland semi-final. Leaving aside the Covid-19 outbreak, which in theory should have affected their stamina and fitness, the above dressing down by Peter Keane’s team would have most keeping their money in their pockets rather than bet on the Red Hand to come out on top. Ah, yes, hindsight is indeed 20-20 vision, but you would have been either a brave person or a fool to put big money on Tyrone last Saturday. ![]()
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