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What was the ref at there? Stopping play to allow a substitution when a team is in possession.

Probably got the call from the fourth official and told the lads but they carried on, then called it back.

Limerick played in second gear against same team last time out! This was Limerick flexing their muscles, and still an extra gear in them. They'll be hard to stop after that, providing they don't get carried away with the hype they could do 2 in a row.

Wexford's best 15 can do very well but the bench isn't as good.

But he's still won more

He's 5 years older that Nadal, 6 than Djokovic.

He won 12 of his slams when the competition was over the hill Sampras and Agassi, Hewitt, Roddick, Safin and teenage Nadal and teenage Djokovic. When Djokovic and Nadal entered their primes he was knocked back into a distant third.

It's like saying Larry Holmes was a better heavyweight than Ali.

He's won 20, that's a fact. The stats on that don't lie.

To still be competitive against lads 6 years younger than you, is some going. Naturally a player will fade as they get older. It's not his fault who he beat in all those 20 finals.

Hopefully the records shows that his were clean wins

But he's still won more

I'd say you will get it hard to find many polls of either fans, media, former players, current players or any other groupings that would rate Nadal as GOAT

But you are definitely entitled to think he is... As are others to disagree, fact!

Is Wimbledon really starting tomorrow? Can't raise any enthusiasm for tennis and I'll watch any sport.

It's like saying Batman would beat Superman 

After Tipps performance today Laois should be confident that they can be, at the very least, be competitive

Lee Chin is the complete hurler

I'd really like to see quaide's save again which could have taken it back to three before limerick opened up. Looked like an amazing save but didn't see the replay of it.

Limerick very impressive though like as says Bonner Maher huge loss.

Cane off his feet?

Fed does not have a "noted problem" on clay. Nor does Djokovic for that matter. They're both French Open and multiple Masters Series winners in clay. It's simply that Nadal is the best player on it in history by a country mile.

Nadal has won 6 slams away from RG. Six slams is all time great, hall of fame territory ffs.

I'm not knocking him, I love his grit and determination and never give up attitude when he plays. All I'm saying is he's a clay court specialist. I don't think Federer or Novak are any less a tennis player cause of the majority of their slams have been on hard and grass courts, whereas Angelo believes RG is the be and end all of tennis!

His inability to win more on the other surfaces has nothing to do with people who are 6 foot 5! He's no midget himself, possibly the same size as Fed and Novak and they have no problems. As for beating supposed weaker players, that's just rubbish! You beat who's putt in front of you, none of them are easy.

While Fed has 20 he'll be recognised as being better all round. Having a favourite player is fine to, mine is Novak, I think he's better than the other two

Sampras was no giant either but he was a monster server, probably the best server the game has seen, Federer is also one of the greatest servers the game has seen. The giraffes who excel on grass are monster servers, a monster serve alone will bring you a long, long way on grass. You call Nadal a clay court specialist, is Djokovic a hard court specialist? Is Federer a grass court specialist? Both grass and hard courts play similar so the only thing relevant that you seem to be saying is that the tennis calendar discriminates against those who excel on clay court.

There are blinding contradictions in the points you make.

Jeeze I'm bored ! Enjoy the biggest tournament in the tennis calendar tomorrow

Not sure why MR2 is getting the abuse? he's not the agressor who's failing to take on board anything other than his own opinion.

He's arguing against facts and logic.

There's no aggressor here, just facts and logic.

Facts are simple... 20 for Fed 18 for Nadal

The point is he doesn't have an inability to win on other surfaces ffs! He has won 6 grand slams off the clay!

Look, keep your knickers on. The point was that someone thinks he's the best player, I pointed out he's not,  as he hasn't the most titles, then the point on clay making you a better player, as it's a more difficult surface to win on for the big servers, so if he's a better player (technically) he should have won more than his current 6 slams away from clay. I'm not knocking him, in fact I prefer him over Fed. It's just simple maths though, 20 beats 18.

Fed does not have a "noted problem" on clay. Nor does Djokovic for that matter. They're both French Open and multiple Masters Series winners in clay. It's simply that Nadal is the best player on it in history by a country mile.

Nadal has won 6 slams away from RG. Six slams is all time great, hall of fame territory ffs.

I'm not knocking him, I love his grit and determination and never give up attitude when he plays. All I'm saying is he's a clay court specialist. I don't think Federer or Novak are any less a tennis player cause of the majority of their slams have been on hard and grass courts, whereas Angelo believes RG is the be and end all of tennis!

His inability to win more on the other surfaces has nothing to do with people who are 6 foot 5! He's no midget himself, possibly the same size as Fed and Novak and they have no problems. As for beating supposed weaker players, that's just rubbish! You beat who's putt in front of you, none of them are easy.

While Fed has 20 he'll be recognised as being better all round. Having a favourite player is fine to, mine is Novak, I think he's better than the other two

He's won one Australian open. Fed has won one French, they are multiple winners of the rest, Nadal has won 12 french titles on clay, his inability to win on other surfaces is noted, as is Feds problems on clay, though credit to the amount of finals he's played there.

Has Nadal not won the most ATP titles ever and f all of them have been on clay. He's won all four slams. People are arseholes.

ATP titles now? Ffs lads we are talking about the main titles, Federer at the minute is the best player currently due to winning the most Slams. When Nadal gets past his count he'll be unquestionably the best. When that happens he'll be viewed (if the rumours go away that is) he's the best tennis player to grace the courts (clay courts). But being a one trick slam/surface winner won't mean he's the best.

For me and it's all personal choice I think Novak is the best

This is pathetic lads. Close the thread the bigot is dead. Move on

Nolan?

No, your ma