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Let them march to féck...

Show the world what an intransigent, bigoted bunch that they are.

Used evergreen 4 in 1 in early March using a dropper spreader.

Huge mistake.
Few burnt spots but I've got those reseeded so that's not my biggest worry.
There are dark green streaks/patches everywhere and I'm pulling my hair out. You can actually see where i ran out around the septic tank etc. Nobody else seems to notice but it's bad looking.
What do I do? Do I let it grow out? Keep it cut short and just wait? How long does it take for this to go away?
I'm afraid of going over the missed bits with more fertiliser incase I make things worse.

Had that problem myself last year there were a few big black streaks through the grass. Luckily it was out the back though so I won't be touching the 4 in 1 again I've just used moss remover last week and will do a separate fertiliser run in the next few weeks.

How long did the streaks last? Mine are dark green as opposed to black. Its turned parts into a jungle and other parts still pale green/yellow.
Dropper going straight into the skip.

That's the problem with fertiliser. I put it on years ago followed by warm wet weather and it got that thick I couldn't cut the bloody stuff. I've Moss Master to drop next week and it has feed in it so dreading the outcome of that!

Do you scarify after using the moss killer?

Tipp's rather unexpected draw with Limerick was a great start for them. I still fancy Cork to prevail on Sunday but Tipp' should have enough at home over Waterford and then face a very winnable (probable) decider in Ennis. Big weekend for the Deise, who've picked a fairly strong-looking side; Austin Gleeson returns I notice. Clare were at times useless, at times admirable last weekend, but Cork really shot themselves in the foot by not holding out. In spite of a lot of results to the contrary, I still think Clare are grossly in excess of the sum of their parts, ( a back-handed compliment I'd say) and I would nearly expect a home win for Waterford on Sunday.

Waterford are the unknowns for me, yes they're expected to be the bottom of the 5 in Munster and very well may be, that doesn't mean to say they don't have the capabilities and players to pull off a win along the way.

I don't think they've a game plan or pattern of play figured out though that will get the most out of the individuals available to them.
Where you believe Clare are better than the sum of their parts is valid and down to good management and character within the team, Waterford are the exact opposite, the sum of their parts should be better than what they produce as a team. Has Queally the wherewithal to make the difference we'll find out soon enough.

It's still Clare for me but only just

I'll go for Cork in the other Munster game and we'll see how the Tipp public get behind their team on Sunday as well after a decent start to the campaign.

In Leinster I think the big game is the Dubs V Wexford, I'm kinda slightly favouring Wexford, for no particular reason other than seeing the strawberry pickers going well and getting to the knock out phases would be good for hurling.

Kilkenny will have too much for Antrim, that's no disrespect to Antrim, but when Davy Fitz is running after big Nugent to come back and him the size of two men doesn't suggest he's much confidence in his current panel.


Offaly v Galway could be interesting with Daithi Burke back in at full back, probably for his aerial prowess on Duignan Jnr. Still see Galway winning that one now they've Kilkenny out of the way.

The top three in Munster will be Clare and Limerick who will decide the Munster Final. Tipp will be in third place.
The top three in Leinster will be Kilkenny and Dublin who will decide the Leinster Final. Offaly will be in third place.
Kilkenny and Clare to win provincials. Tipp V Clare Semi. Kilkenny V Limerick other Semi. Tipp V KK Final. Tipp to win.

Clare won't make it out of Munster. The big 3 of Tipp, Cork and Limerick will.

One swallow doesn't make a summer, there are signs of something about Tipp that they'll be in the mix and putting Limerick to the pin  of their collar is a good start. They'll need to lay to rest the demons of their last trip down to Leeside pretty quickly to face a Cork team looking to answer the questions they weren't able to answer against little old Clare.

Tipp will either win by one or two or get beat by ten to twelve points and they'll need a real good start to put a bit of the jitters up Cork.

The hay won't be saved until the first Saturday in June either way.

The top three in Munster will be Clare and Limerick who will decide the Munster Final. Tipp will be in third place.
The top three in Leinster will be Kilkenny and Dublin who will decide the Leinster Final. Offaly will be in third place.
Kilkenny and Clare to win provincials. Tipp V Clare Semi. Kilkenny V Limerick other Semi. Tipp V KK Final. Tipp to win.

No Cark? You not buying the hype G@@?

Tipp winning the AI? That's a huge leap even PremierView would struggle to justify...

Still think Leinsters battle is for the 3rd spot. It's between Galway, Wexford and Offaly.

Dubs have the odd poor performance in them as well to make the 2nd spot interesting.

I think #2 spot in Leinster is up for grabs. Dublin haven't done anything to suggest they are favourites. Offaly are untested at this level. Lee Chin on his own isn't enough for Wexford.

Dublins inability to get out of Div1B would suggest they're still a bit off the highest levels and will do well to beat both Wexford and Galway, I think they'll drop points in one of these games but still have enough to hold onto the second spot.

Offaly won't beat either Galway or Wexford.

How Utd still grab the posts is beyond me. They are dung but still get most of the media attention.

As for finishing positions a great Liverpool manager had a line about that... now how did it go....

Utd won't get past the next game and if they did Spurs are better

Because united are always headline news. No matter how bad or good they are.
Manchester United are the Premier league.
Deal with it.

Leeds were also grabbing a lot of headlines during their demise at the start of the PL after winning the old Div1.

Their demise was due to a huge, leveraged debt they couldn't service.

Do you see any comparisons?

No comparison. United are so big they are always headline. If utd were relegated the same day Liverpool won the league, the headline would be utd.
If united were in the championship they would still be headline news.
Its just a fact.
I'd actually also say the media have an effect on the managers since Fergie. Prob bar Mourinho the rest couldn't deal with the constant glare.

What about the leveraged debt part?

It's not a good look when you're cutting christmas dinners etc for the staff to keep the lights on.

The top three in Munster will be Clare and Limerick who will decide the Munster Final. Tipp will be in third place.
The top three in Leinster will be Kilkenny and Dublin who will decide the Leinster Final. Offaly will be in third place.
Kilkenny and Clare to win provincials. Tipp V Clare Semi. Kilkenny V Limerick other Semi. Tipp V KK Final. Tipp to win.

No Cark? You not buying the hype G@@?

Tipp winning the AI? That's a huge leap even PremierView would struggle to justify...

Still think Leinsters battle is for the 3rd spot. It's between Galway, Wexford and Offaly.

Dubs have the odd poor performance in them as well to make the 2nd spot interesting.

How Utd still grab the posts is beyond me. They are dung but still get most of the media attention.

As for finishing positions a great Liverpool manager had a line about that... now how did it go....

Utd won't get past the next game and if they did Spurs are better

Because united are always headline news. No matter how bad or good they are.
Manchester United are the Premier league.
Deal with it.

Leeds were also grabbing a lot of headlines during their demise at the start of the PL after winning the old Div1.

Their demise was due to a huge, leveraged debt they couldn't service.

Do you see any comparisons?

I see the Cork media are now saying the hype has gotten to the Cork team, this is the very same media who has hyped them up in the first place based on the league win.

That's the downside of having so much local media in Cork, from the examiner ( i know they think they're national, but the GAA content suggests otherwise) the echo and a few other radio stations...

https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-41617270.html

I think they're still in the mix for the Munster title and the AI, but Clare did expose a few aerial weaknesses that others will have taken note off, but big Duggan is probably the best in the air at the minute now that TJ is on the wane.

Looking at those Munster matches today and Galway are miles off the pace!
We will probably finish 4th in Leinster this year.

Only thing is the standard in Leinster is poor.
It's a good job Galway are not in Munster this year.

Maybe a couple of proper hammerings would wake up those at the top table in Galway.

So what are the top table to do? Individually coach the players to improve their first touch? Harangue them until their hunger and intensity increase? Get some of them to put on a growth spurt and gain a few more pounds of muscle? Are the same top table equally letting down the football squad? If you don't like the top table, go and do something about it, a-la John Kiely in 2008.

Galway are way behind in S&C for their underage teams but the foundations are now in place to improve upon that with Des Ryan now back in the fold.

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news-archive/2024/may/university-of-galway-appoints-new-director-of-sport-and-physical-wellbeing.html

8,243 is all that attended Kilkenny v Galway yesterday. Is it just Munster and the All-Ireland series for well attended Hurling matches nowadays?

Munster hurling championship is the only championship in either code that gets any promotion.

I think the quality of the games is what promotes the Munster shc. The hurling community would argue they are sidelined and last year the majority of their round robin fixtures were on gaago.

Almost all Cork hurlers Munster games were on GAAGO last year and only a fool would think that this wasn't anything other than a commercial decision.


Within Munster you have some huge supporter bases, Cities like Limerick and Cork have big GAA followings, Tipp is a huge county and whilst their supporters deserted them last year they will now believe they've a team they can get behind.

Clare are AI champions and now have the bandwagon up and running, whereas poor Waterford will be perceived to be the whipping boys yet again, but they've still some fine hurlers in their ranks and won't lie down, they probably won't bring a big support though unless they can get a good result against Clare this weekend...


I'd recommend a Munster hurling final to anyone with an interest in sport, let alone hurling. It's a unique experience that'll make the hairs stand on the back of your neck.

I still prefer Thurles as a venue though over Cork or Limerick, the bars in and around Liberty square will be packed out into the street and then heading over the railway bridge to Tom Semples field with the roads thronged with fans from all and sundry.

Great day out.

You'd hope they're at least not covering it up any more.

Is that the case here?

We'll soon find out once this goes to court and maybe a few others come forward!

The Munster championship is streets ahead of anything in Gaelic games..

It's do or die from the first whistle

Come back to me when Kerry are let play in the Munster championship

Fecking disgraceful setup

We should also come back to you when Tyrone are let play in the Ulster Hurling Championship.

Clare going with the tried and trusted from 2024 AI winning team barring the injured Shane O'Donnell.  As reigning AI champions I'd be expecting fire and brimstone from them as the Cork lads arrive down in Ennis.

The interesting selection so far today is that Nicky Quaid is selected to start in goals for Limerick just over 5 months after they announced he'd had the ACL operation.
That is a serious quick recovery if true.

https://news.sky.com/story/two-hours-of-terror-sky-news-investigation-reveals-how-israels-deadly-attack-on-aid-workers-unfolded-13348776

The IDF and all who support them really are the scum of the earth.

When you see what these b@astards are doing it is hard to have sympathy for any injustice that Jews ever experienced in the 20th century.

As much as I hate what the Zionists in Israel and the US are doing it's entirely wrong to conflate their actions with all Jews as we're seeing there's plenty of Jewish groups totally opposed to what is happening in their name.