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[Leinster should be interesting with 3 teams in the running.]

Tipp improved 150% between April and August. I dunno if KK can. Not enough iterations imo.

You'll never learn  you're obvious Kilkenny hatred makes you look foolish so many times

You can't really hate a hurling team. Maybe Schadenfreude occasionally such as here :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgoPvOQPdfQ&t=299s

KK are ranked 3rd by the bookies which seems fair. Like all great managers Cody squeezed the last out of a super cohort and is now missing them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A65qo0U5630

Kilkenny won't be there this year but they've at least put out some reminders that they ain't going to lie down this summer

Leinster should be interesting with 3 teams in the running.

For three playoff spots! Leinster will be anything but interesting unless Offaly or Dublin can take points from some of the other three and that doesn't look likely.

Munster on the other hand, any three of the five are in with a shout.

Credit to Kilkenny, they showed a great hunger and with TJ Reid and big Walter on song along with the young 19 year old have talent in the squad. Cillian Buckley is a fine hurler as it Eoin Murphy in goals and that's a decent foundation. Add in Richie Hogan, Paul Murphy and Colin Fennelly and they will be there or there abouts later on added by a handy enough run in Leinster where the odd defeat won't be catastrophic. Still thing Paudie Walsh in fullback is a square peg in a round hole and the right man in on top of him will cause issues.

But have they enough to kick on in the summer months like most other major contenders will?
There's far more to Tipp that they showed yesterday, Galway will be much stronger, Waterford won't become a bad team overnight. Limerick can kick again with a young team.

The likes of Clare, Wexford and maybe KK have shown a good bit of their hand already IMO and maybe won't have the strength in depth for 4 games in 5 weeks and that's maybe where they'll all come unstuck. Injuries to key men and no suitable back ups could spell the end of their summers.
Kilkenny used to win leagues at a canter and you just knew they were treading water, this team was full tilt yesterday, but who knows.

Aagreed on most of that, Could Murphy take the fullback role? As you say, Walsh is plugging a hole there and could come unstuck, now in saying that, he'd decent forwards against him yesterday but that wasnt Tipp's best full forward on show TBH..

Wexford will cause a ripple this year as will Limerick, problem with Limerick is being able to put back to back performances, in a one off game they can be brilliant or shite!  Galway will be rested and looking to peak for the final stages, so i will expect them to be still a bit rusty during Leinster..

Aas for Munster, anyone can win that, my money is on Clare though

[there is widespread concern that the PSNI decided to prosecute a case]

Can you put a link up where it says this?  I see one where 67k want a review which is currently taking place but not one of what you are suggesting ie that they shouldn't play for ulster again

From what I can gather from a number of newspaper articles, there is widespread concern that the PSNI decided to prosecute a case that they had little or no chance of winning.  That means that Syferus and 65,000 (alleged) other fascist, anti-democratic gobdaws should either accept the verdict of a lawfully constituted court that found Olding and Jackson innocent of all charges laid against them or they reject the concept of law and order. Not only that but the PSNI may have to answer questions about their reasons for allowing wasting over eight weeks of a lot of peoples' time as well as subjecting the complainant and the accused to an immense amount of unnecessary stress.

As far as I know, in the North, it is the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) that decides whether to take a case to trial, not the PSNI.

I'm sure its presented to the PPS by the police who then decide, based on what early evidence that has been collected by the police, which by all accounts after the trial has been shown to be rubbish at best...

We'll never know for sure what happened that night unfortunately, but the cops could have done better either to present a better set of evidence or explain to the girl/parents that there would be anything close to a conviction available based on what she said during the interviews of her and the rugby lads...

Either way it was a fcuk up and has now a new term is floating around call "rape culture" such a buzz word now its trending

Smalling coming up and scoring a goal wont change my mind on him as a central defender, there must be a Vidic type player out there that would command that defence, Jones injured a lot too so cover for him would be needed. Will Bailly and Rojo be the main ones?

Virgil has looked like the best defender these last few games Ive seen, very good business by Liverpool.. as for Midfield a younger Matic possibly in Scott McTominay, so maybe he'll develop into that role..

Whats the best postion for these players? Rasford, Martial, Sanchez, Lingard, Lukaku, Mata, Pogba.. 7 players who play in advance roles but limited space available and with Lukaku and Sanchez always starting and Pogba, how do you keep the likes of Rasford Martial and Lingard happy?

Will be a strange transfer season with the World cup, all sorts of stupid buys usually 

What a pile of shite!!!! How many times did she say privileged? I'd say Iceland would be a good place for her

Tipp improved 150% between April and August. I dunno if KK can. Not enough iterations imo.

You'll never learn  you're obvious Kilkenny hatred makes you look foolish so many times

You can't really hate a hurling team. Maybe Schadenfreude occasionally such as here :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgoPvOQPdfQ&t=299s

KK are ranked 3rd by the bookies which seems fair. Like all great managers Cody squeezed the last out of a super cohort and is now missing them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A65qo0U5630

Kilkenny won't be there this year but they've at least put out some reminders that they ain't going to lie down this summer

Just reading up on  Reed, he apparently isn't that popular. He doesn't talk to his parents and was accused of cheating in college.

Being disliked by other golfers is a likely a sign that he's a sound lad.

Wasnt their that survey of all the pros on who they hate the most and Bubba won by a mile. He seems like a likeable idiot in his interviews but apparently he is just a cnut and you sometimes see it in his outbursts on the course.  His caddy takes all sorts of abuse

Should get Allison Morris from the Irish news to protest against the abuse his caddy gets!!

Fair play thought he would have shot lower today but it was enough. A 67 would have been enough for Rory. He may win it at some point but then again he may not actually get a better chance. Very disappointing considering the conditions today that 74 was as bad if not worse than the 80 in 2011.

Eh? Not as bad but just as shit.. Fowler hopefully sorts it soon

Well Speith must be wondering about his Saturday session!

5 e/w on Fowler, hopefully he pulls through

What a miss

Champions league qualification is closer. Not bizarre in the slightest...

I'd be surprised that Liverpool don't finish 2nd!!

Spieth playing as well as he can to at least put pressure on

Chelsea only draw which is a great result for Liverpool.

Bizzare post! Chelsea?

Tipp improved 150% between April and August. I dunno if KK can. Not enough iterations imo.

You'll never learn  you're obvious Kilkenny hatred makes you look foolish so many times

Reeds fade shot looks fragile. Let's hope it gets him into trouble on Sunday.

If Rory does not win then I would much rather it was Ricki, than Reed.

Really looking forward to it Masters Sunday has a way of getting into the head of leaders and it's not so often that they can get over the line!!

I think Rory will be very happy to be playing Reed today the match play aspect should suit him and I think chasing will suit him better than leading.

I thought Reid owned Rory in the Ryder Cup head to head. He won't mind playing with Rory either.

Huge motivation for both