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[but no amount of money will produce hurlers]

I'll be shouting for Tipp, mainly because they have surprised me this year, Kilkenny deserve some credit also in fairness but Tipp just shade it for me.

What kills me mainly is the amount of crap discussed about football! It's literally dung but it doesn't stop the shit being talked about it. I hope Dublin continue to wipe the floor with everyone in football as you can produce 'footballers' with money, but no amount of money will produce hurlers

Ahem. JP. Cough.

How open LFC are through the middle is a big worry though. Last night, and against Norwich, you could drive a coach and four through the middle of the Liverpool midfield and straight at our defence. VVD is a class act but that is tough duty. Fabinho doesn't look up to the pace of last year yet, and I think the other midfielders are being told to go slightly wider, which means the middle is a bit more open. It will be interesting to see how that evolves as the year goes on.

Hi Oakleaf, yeah you can remove the Turfmen. A proud franchise ends in tears.

They'll always be remembered. In all seriousness, fair play for the effort you've put in over the years. It's been fun to follow the games whilst checking the fantasy team. A lot of organizing on your part, so thank you. We'll have to find a way of getting me into the 'B' and 'C' (numbers permitting) also I assume?

I'll invite you to join, and then make you commish...

Hi Oakleaf, yeah you can remove the Turfmen. A proud franchise ends in tears.

In 2011 Dublin had a massive bandwagon, years of perceived hurt & pain. Tickets were like gold dust, last year I was being offered loads. The distribution system will hit then this year, the final won't generate much interest among neutrals who traditionally snapped up their club's allocations, €250 for 2 when you factor in ticket, transportation and refreshments for a foregone conclusion . Add in 2 poorly supported minor teams.

If you are offered loads this year give me a shout!

I thought when he got clattered by the goalie he banged his head on the ground. I was surprised he wasnt brought off then.

oakleaf, I've given you commish rights on the A Division

Spanish guy decides to make video of himself throwing fridge over cliff, with an anti recycling message. He doesn't bother concealing the reg number on his van.

https://www.newstalk.com/news/man-fridge-spain-cliff-890892

I love that they made him drag it back up. That's proper order.

Lads, I don't have time to set this up this year. If anyone else wants to run it, I think I can transfer, but I won't be entering either.

I thought he also was inconsistent with his application of the yellow card for high challenges. He booked Noel McGrath, but not at least 2 Wexford lads, including the #7 who was already on a yellow.

The worst decision of the whole lot was not to play advantage for Jake Morris' goal. Every ref in Ireland plays 5 second advantages at this stage, so to blow up immediately there was brutal.

I thought the first Tipp goal was a soft enough free, no problem with the hawkeye decision though. Same situation as if a linesman flags a ball over the line, but the ref takes a while to see it. The ball is dead at that stage, so everything else is immaterial.

Barry Heffernan very lucky, John McGrath very, very lucky.

But how many Wexford head high tackles didn't get a yellow card? The Wexford 7 should have been gone for his head high with Bubbles Dwyer, because he was on a yellow. Noel McGrath got a yellow (correctly) for the same thing.

Tipp lads are manic on referees most of the time, they are seriously one eyed when it comes to that, but I thought the ref yesterday got some big decisions wrong. The Lee Chin incident could easily have been a penalty too, but it was hard to tell if he was pulled down or fell down looking for it. He was fairly surrounded so there was no need to foul him really, but Ronan Maher had his hands around him at least.

As I said though, biggest frustration for me was the disallowed goal that he brought back for a 20m free.

remember me if ye get any!

The world is back on its axis I suppose. Who predicted Tipp and Kilkenny again? Great weekends hurling

The highlighted pieces on the Sunday game were ridiculous. That score after 16 steps!

Can anyone recommend anywhere in Kerry that would have plenty of self catering apartments to rent?

Castleross Hotel in Killarney does chalets. Also I believe there's self catering apartments in Glenbeigh and Cahirciveen as well. We rented a holiday home down in Cahirciveen a few times, lovely, but not overly cheap.