Hurling championship 2018

Started by seafoid, April 25, 2018, 07:46:37 PM

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Milltown Row2

It's piss poor for the clubs
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

seafoid

Quote from: Asal Mor on June 03, 2018, 06:32:45 AM
Quote from: sid waddell on June 03, 2018, 01:06:02 AM
Quote from: longballin on June 03, 2018, 12:31:50 AM
Quote from: Asal Mor on June 02, 2018, 09:50:55 PM
The new system is superb. Needs some tweaking wrt rest weeks and relegation/promotion but it's everything you could want. That Cork v Limerick game was phenomenal entertainment.

Took at least ten games to get that game. Is far too many games.
Of the five games in Munster so far, Clare v Waterford has been the only real disappointment.

Tipp v Cork and this evening's game were superb.

Dublin v Kilkenny and Wexford v Dublin were both thrillers in Leinster.

This format should have been introduced years ago.

Each game, particularly in Munster, actually feels like there's more at stake compared to the games played under the 2002-2017 format.  With regular hurling as the weeks go by, the games have been better too.

The GAA needed more of these games to capture public attention. It's just a pity the amount of televised games hasn't increased with the format change.
Excellent post Sid

Players have been crying out for this for years. The week off needs tweaking as it's unfair that one team gets a break halfway through and others play 4 weeks in a row(maybe spread the games over 6 or 7 weeks instead of 5), but I heard Damien Hayes and Wooly saying this is what you'd dream of as a player and they'd give anything to be back playing in it.

I agree that the games mean more now than they did under the back door system which was shite.

Attendances are up, brilliant games of hurling on TV every week. Have the posters who are complaining even been watching the games or are you annoyed football fans? I don't understand how someone who enjoys watching high stakes hurling between the top teams every week could complain.

It's unfortunate that Dublin didn't get over the line in one of their 2 games to date as that would have opened things up more in Leinster, but it's been very competitive and the 2 Dublin games were very exciting. It's a great pity too that Waterford have been decimated by injuries and a suspension and lost so many great players but they'd have been screwed under the old system too. At least now, they can give their younger players the experience of 3 more games at the highest level.

Inter county players have a real season now instead of the old shite of playing once every 4 or 5 weeks and only playing maybe 2 meaningful games all summer. Anyway none of us are IC players so let's see what the players and GPA have to say about it later in the year.
Hurling will be more interesting this year.  There are at least 5 decent teams whereas in football there is only one..
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

manfromdelmonte

Tipp on the ropes here again

macdanger2

Quote from: manfromdelmonte on June 03, 2018, 04:50:35 PM
Tipp on the ropes here again

The blahs are giving them a serious roasting

imtommygunn

#139
That was an awful decision by umpire.

manfromdelmonte

Tipp getting every decision going

imtommygunn

Those umpires not good. Jesus waterford are being shafted here.

manfromdelmonte


imtommygunn

It wasn't like the goal was debatable. Rare to get shafted that badly in a major championship match.

straightred

Quote from: manfromdelmonte on June 03, 2018, 05:37:38 PM
Disgraceful officiating

shocking stuff. A goal that wasnt, a point that might not have been, a possible glesson point not given and then how many steps did tipp take in the last play. Thats just the last 5 mins

Jeepers Creepers

outrageous decision in this day and age

Shamrock Shore

Waterford were rode there. Cnut of an umpire was smirking after coming off.

Asal Mor

An officiating shambles but gripping, heroic stuff again. You'd have to feel sympathy for Waterford.

Tipp are taking on Meath '91 levels of near death escapism.

Very sporting interviews from Padraig O Mahony and Derek Mcgrath afterwards.

seafoid

Quote from: imtommygunn on June 03, 2018, 05:39:32 PM
It wasn't like the goal was debatable. Rare to get shafted that badly in a major championship match.
They have to keep Tipp in.
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

sid waddell

That could be a sliding doors moment in the season.

Tipp have one game to go. If they beat Clare, they would ensure they finish ahead of them in a direct head to head scenario.

Three teams finishing on four points would complicate matters though, and that's very possible.

Tipp surely won't make a Munster final. But if they can stay alive and sneak third place in the group, they will be very hard beaten.

Today was as good as a defeat for Waterford. The officiating was Sludden-esque. But you know what, controversy like that makes the games sometimes.

The Munster hurling championship is glorious madness this year.