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What is the demand for tickets like, relative to other years lads? Is it any crazier than usual for this meeting of the big 2? As Marty Morrissey might say, it has all the makings of a mouthwatering clash.

With regard to not starting Dan and Prendergast who could Davy have brought in? None of the Waterford subs made an impact when introduced.

I read that article and thought Considine sounded like a bitter man who was taking great pleasure from putting the boot into Davy. Kilkenny gave the greatest display ever, totally overpowered the deise physically,  and Waterford didnt have the players to compete, whatever way you juggled them.  

Davy overachieved with an ageing team. He came in after they had been beaten well and without a fight by a decent Clare team. Davy breathed the life back into them, freshened the whole scene up and Waterford went further than they had ever been before.  He achieved this even though some of Waterford's greatest servants - Shanahan, Prendergast and Flynn especially- were nowhere near their former excellence. Kilkenny taking the game to a new level was what last Sunday was about, and they suffocated their opponents to such a point that Davy was just fighting back the tide with a pitchfork.

Moving into Leinster should get Galway more big championship games per year. At the moment we only get 1 or 2 a year.This makes it hard for players to develop the ability to play to their best in big championship matches. At least when we make the move we will have no more excuses. At minor level Galway have been the best in the country over the last 20 years. These young players are failing to progress from there. A lot of  this is down to the guys themselves and how hard they are willing to work.

I remember Mulligan only got 7/10 in the indo the next day while Mcguigan and Jordan both got 9. Think someoe else got a 9, maybe Dooher??? but Mulligan clearly wasn't man of the match.
As for the hurling I can understand why RTE's analysts wanted  to recognise the ultimate team performance, which last Sunday certainly was. Id be well pissed off if I had Eddie Brennan backed though. In spite of the other superb performances, particularly by Walsh, Delaney, Lyng and Larkiin - it was obvious that Fast Eddie was the man that killed off Waterford.As Vincent Hogan said on Monday "there is no better man at going for the jugular".

Galway seem to have gone backwards ,if anything, under Loughnane. Id be surprised if the players still have faith in his methods. Had we had seen any signs of progress, id be in favour of him staying, but his time in charge has been a flop (bar  the performance v Kilkenny in '07 Quarter Final).

I'd hope to see Micheal Bond come in. Liked everything i heard about his time in Offaly. Good common - sense manager.