Hurling 2024

[Milltown Row2]

Cork hurlers (like Tipp) don't lack confidence when it comes to winning, they think each year they will be winning the All Ireland.

Yesterdays game was equally as good as their first encounter and for Cork it was again a knock out game, as games went then, Cork would have been out of Munster had they not beaten them, I suppose drawing on that win at the time they had that in their locker mentally, physically yesterday they brought about what Limerick have done to the teams these last lot of years, possibly allowing others a way to stop Limerick.

Like Dublin's drop in football, I still think Like did did recently, they'll win another 2 or so more with this team, as they are far from finished.

Some of the scores from wide out the wing or even tight ones on the wing at the 14 line were great to see.

The best team won on the day, Cork will need to come down a bit and then get back up again, Clare didn't really get to the same intensity in their game with Kilkenny, they stuck to the task, broke them down, and seen the game out, they didn't panic and as Brian said, he could have made 6 subs at halftime but knew the team out there had it in them to win.

Looking forward to the final, hopefully manage to get a ticket, can only assume this year will be tougher to get as both realistically have a even chance to win this game, Cork will be fav's purely on beating Limerick, that will suit Clare though

[Saffrongael]

Kiely probably too loyal to his half backs yesterday, Hannon in particular should have been hooked as he was in all sorts of bother - as he was in the first game too. It's not as if Limerick don't have options. WOD or Cathal O'Neill to 6

[blanketattack]

https://x.com/BernardCasey90/status/1810109782990160212?t=FNa2PhNRL13HHsjnkw-fqg&s=19

[johnnycool]

https://x.com/BernardCasey90/status/1810109782990160212?t=FNa2PhNRL13HHsjnkw-fqg&s=19

Everyone knows the antiseptic effect of saliva...

 

[Milltown Row2]

Our parents used it on us and we turned out alright 

[blanketattack]

It's not the spit being used to wipe his face is the main issue, it's the fact that he licked the part of the tissue that already had Horgan's blood on it 🤮

[Capt Pat]

Davy Fitzgerald and Anthony Nash taking over Antrim hurlers according to reports.

[Saffrongael]

Davy Fitzgerald and Anthony Nash taking over Antrim hurlers according to reports.

He has obviously worked out/been told that Galway isn't happening.

[NAG1]

Davy Fitzgerald and Anthony Nash taking over Antrim hurlers according to reports.

He has obviously worked out/been told that Galway isn't happening.

Galway and him never felt like a good fit to me anyway.

Davy is box office there is no doubt, he also won't be settling for the apathy that sometimes can come with our County teams. It's an all or nothing situation.

[johnnycool]

Davy Fitzgerald and Anthony Nash taking over Antrim hurlers according to reports.

He has obviously worked out/been told that Galway isn't happening.

Galway and him never felt like a good fit to me anyway.

Davy is box office there is no doubt, he also won't be settling for the apathy that sometimes can come with our County teams. It's an all or nothing situation.

Davy resigns from Waterford and that news is barely hot off the press and Austin Gleeson announces his return to IC hurling.

Is that a coincidence?

TBH I'd hate to be a forward in some of the uber defensive crap that Davy is renowned for although that did seem to have softened slightly with Waterford during the championship, but the likes of Dessie Hutchinson struggled to get on the ball with Davy's tactic.

Some Antrim sponsors will need to dig deep into their pockets to make it happen.

[Saffrongael]

Davy Fitzgerald and Anthony Nash taking over Antrim hurlers according to reports.

He has obviously worked out/been told that Galway isn't happening.

Galway and him never felt like a good fit to me anyway.

Davy is box office there is no doubt, he also won't be settling for the apathy that sometimes can come with our County teams. It's an all or nothing situation.

Any different to Darren Gleeson? Who seemingly didn't take any shit. I just don't see it as being a great fit, if he does more than two years I will be shocked.

And a lot of the "box office" stuff gets old very quickly 

[imtommygunn]

He has a shelf life which 2 years is probably the max of. Gleeson setup professional standards but I would expect Davy would stray into the flogging territory. It's still just a rumour though.

[Milltown Row2]

I'm hoping for a initially buy with clubs players and sponsors to the set up should he be coming in.

After that, like any manager they will be judged on results and improvements on previous years

Our targets are reasonable, stay up in Div 1, stay in the McCarthy cup, target gains against teams that are just above our level and bring in new talent

[NAG1]

I'm hoping for a initially buy with clubs players and sponsors to the set up should he be coming in.

After that, like any manager they will be judged on results and improvements on previous years

Our targets are reasonable, stay up in Div 1, stay in the McCarthy cup, target gains against teams that are just above our level and bring in new talent

I would have thought by going for Davy if that actually is the case, they would be looking to move forward from where they have been over last couple of years. I don't know if that is possible with the current group I've a feeling we are a few short but who knows.

[imtommygunn]

I thought some of those younger defenders (O'Connor, Boyd in particular) had started to develop very well and McGarry gave us something at full back. I still think we struggle winning our own ball in the forwards. Hard to say how McLaughlin will turn out but definitely a good bit of promise in him too.

Division 1 a funny beast this year with being expanded.

Also still will believe it when I see it wrt Davy...