Larry Tompkins says Kildare was galvanized by the Newbridge or Nowhere campaign

Larry Tompkins believes that Kildare was galvanized by the Newbridge Or Nowhere campaign.

Tompkins won two All-Irelands with Cork, where he still lives and owns a bar on Leeside, he is from Rathnew to Kildare and had an interpersonal career with Lilywhites that lasted from the late 1970s in the middle 1980s.

And before Kildare's Super Hights debut against Monaghan this afternoon, the 55-year-old is thrilled with the way his compatriots have Kildare won three rebound matches – beating Longford, Mayo and Fermanagh – after losing to Leinster in Carlow, and having lost all the games of their season. Back in Division 1.

The fight to keep Mayo's game in St Conleth Park was the spark needed for the Cian O'Neill team and, with a confidence that flowed on the side.

And with Daniel Flynn, Neil Flynn, Paul Cribben and Kevin Feely in Kildare gets closer to Monaghan's game believing he can win

Kildare does not have a good record on Croke Park, but neither does Monaghan . Between them, the teams played 11 quarterfinals in Ireland and there was only one victory – for Kildare, seven years ago.

"It seems to be after galvanizing them," said Tompkins

"They play a good football, playing the Dublin game – very attractive, putting the ball forward, not putting it back [19659002] "They are nice to watch, especially in the last two games. Now they have a little more to learn, they will suffer some Super Hights but I think they will be pretty competitive.

"Kildare is well prepared, I think the players are in shape.They have some good players that we have seen in recent years – maybe missed a bit of trust and belief. [19659002] "How did Carlow beat them? That's Kildare for you.

"I could go back in time, have seen the biggest teams of Kildare and they could be beaten by Wicklow on a given day, because just, the state of mind, that is difficult to explain.] "Take a guy from Kerry and a guy from Kildare, there's a little difference."

"If you go out to play games and some think you're the next big thing, for for whatever reason they enter a Kildare Tompkins believes that Kildare will also use Newbridge to their advantage next week when Galway will arrive at St Conleth's.

campaign) was a good thing because of how the result ended, "he said.

" They were right, is not it? They could have been trampled on if they accepted it. We may not have talked about Kildare in the Super Eight, they could have left.

"When I played, I would say that the great Kerry team did not beat us there, and Kildare was in Division I of the National League then.

" I have started in 78, 79, 80 – Kerry came to Newbridge every two years. I do not think Kerry beat Kildare in Newbridge at that time – and that was Kerry's big team. "

Verdict: Kildare

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