Hurling puts football in the shade

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laoislad

#480
July 29, 2018, 06:00:33 PM
Brilliant game of hurling again today.
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From the Bunker

#481
July 29, 2018, 09:17:49 PM
What were the McDonagh, Rackard, Ring and Meagher finals like.

Seemed to go under the Radar for some reason.

Funny that!


thejuice

#482
July 29, 2018, 09:19:48 PM
It's just one brilliant game after another, is not a bit too predictable. Would it not be better to have a dire oul affair just to lower everyone's expectations. It would be a bit more dynamic and then you give out a bit more instead of just enthralled all the time.
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Milltown Row2

#483
July 29, 2018, 09:51:15 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on July 29, 2018, 09:17:49 PM
What were the McDonagh, Rackard, Ring and Meagher finals like.

Seemed to go under the Radar for some reason.

Funny that!

They were like the games before the super 8's
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johnnycool

#484
July 29, 2018, 10:19:00 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on July 29, 2018, 09:17:49 PM
What were the McDonagh, Rackard, Ring and Meagher finals like.

Seemed to go under the Radar for some reason.

Funny that!

A lot of good games at these levels as they're teams of a similar standard and yes, very little coverage.

From the Bunker

#485
July 29, 2018, 10:48:32 PM
Quote from: johnnycool on July 29, 2018, 10:19:00 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on July 29, 2018, 09:17:49 PM
What were the McDonagh, Rackard, Ring and Meagher finals like.

Seemed to go under the Radar for some reason.

Funny that!

A lot of good games at these levels as they're teams of a similar standard and yes, very little coverage.


I would not doubt the games were good! But hey no need to promote the smaller counties when you have the Super 8 in hurling playing top notch week in week out. Feck them lot!

Main Street

#486
July 29, 2018, 11:31:05 PM
Definitely good entertainment, a good filler while waiting for  the last round of games.

Rossfan

#487
July 30, 2018, 02:02:19 AM
Have to say this hurley stuff is exciting.
Maybe it helps that anyone of 10 teams could win it to start off.
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trileacman

#488
July 30, 2018, 09:42:17 AM
Quote from: Rossfan on July 30, 2018, 02:02:19 AM
Have to say this hurley stuff is exciting.
Maybe it helps that anyone of 10 teams could win it to start off.

The hurling hyperbole reaches a new nadir.

Galway were the firm favourites but have shown suggestions they may be infallible. Outside that cork, tipp, Waterford were meant to be genuine contenders now Clare and limerick have emerged ahead of those 3 and Kilkenny can never be written off. Dublin, Wexford, Offaly are the b rate sides. That's a very generous 7 almost as generous as saying Kildare were ai contenders st the start of the year.
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seafoid

#489
July 30, 2018, 10:17:16 AM
Football is in a monopoly stage with one dominant team.
Hurling is post monopoly with Kilkenny back to mediocrity so there is a more balanced feel with a number of teams in genuine contention.   
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BennyHarp

#490
July 30, 2018, 10:41:14 AM
Quote from: seafoid on July 30, 2018, 10:17:16 AM
Football is in a monopoly stage with one dominant team.
Hurling is post monopoly with Kilkenny back to mediocrity so there is a more balanced feel with a number of teams in genuine contention.

An oligopoly perhaps?
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screenexile

#491
July 30, 2018, 10:51:52 AM
Quote from: seafoid on July 30, 2018, 10:17:16 AM
Football is in a monopoly stage with one dominant team.
Hurling is post monopoly with Kilkenny back to mediocrity so there is a more balanced feel with a number of teams in genuine contention.

Exactly. . . it wasn't that long ago Kilkenny and Cork were the only 2 decent teams. . . The 2 games were fantastic but why do I have to listen to some nomark who plays club Hurling in Carlow or Derry and couldn't even puck it off their bad side acclaim to me that hurling is the best sport in the world!!

Not the hurling you play lad!!

screenexile

#492
July 30, 2018, 11:01:47 AM
Quote from: hardstation on July 30, 2018, 10:58:32 AM
What on earth are you rambling on about?

Hurling pricks with an inferiority complex having to tell anyone and everyone who plays another sport that Hurling is the best sport in the world!

didlyi

#493
July 30, 2018, 11:05:28 AM
Quote from: thejuice on July 29, 2018, 09:19:48 PM
It's just one brilliant game after another, is not a bit too predictable. Would it not be better to have a dire oul affair just to lower everyone's expectations. It would be a bit more dynamic and then you give out a bit more instead of just enthralled all the time.

I kind of agree. Its time for a poor game to put the great games in perspective.

johnnycool

#494
July 30, 2018, 11:12:21 AM
Quote from: From the Bunker on July 29, 2018, 09:17:49 PM
What were the McDonagh, Rackard, Ring and Meagher finals like.

Seemed to go under the Radar for some reason.

Funny that!

All very competitive if you must know but yes your second point is well made and the GAA need a good boot up the hole.

There is no reason the finals of these competitions couldn't have been the precursor to those games over the weekend or even the two quarter finals.
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