Antrim Hurling

[Seamroga in exile]

16 mins gone in Kilkenny final. Ballyhale 5-4 up. They were 4-0 up after 10.

Sounds a bit turgid to me.

far from it. 7-5 to Ballyhale. 23 minutes gone.

[Seamroga in exile]

Ballyhale have had 2 penalties saved. 8-6 to Ballyhale nearly half time.

[Seamroga in exile]

.Half time. Ballyhale 9 dicksboro 7. Great game. 

[Seamroga in exile]

Shamrocks 11- 8, 5 gone 2nd half

[Milltown Row2]

.Half time. Ballyhale 9 dicksboro 7. Great game. 

Sounds a bit turgid to me.

[Seamroga in exile]

Ballyhale won 16 - 12.

[Milltown Row2]

Ballyhale won 16 - 12.

Bad conditions?

[Seamroga in exile]

Ballyhale won 16 - 12.

Bad conditions?

nope. Scored as much in the first half as what was scored in the whole Galway semi. not comparable in the slightest.

[imtommygunn]

Anyone read the irish news interview with kevin ryan today?

It makes very interesting, if slightly depressing, reading.

He wants a clean slate and seems to want everything out in the open which is good.

[DearyMe]

Read that, seems happy to move on with committed players - fair play to him!
I remember Limerick did something similar a few years ago though!

[manballandall]

Shamrocks must be hot favourites for all ireland now considering the low scoring in the galway and kilkenny games.

[imtommygunn]

Any team with Henry Shefflin on it would be favourites almost any day. Lot of people making a lot of an innocuous turgud comment...

Lar Corbett and Paudie Maher on Thurles team will be hard to watch too.

What else can he do DearyMe? I was worried he'd bail out like Wallace but doesn't sound like he will.

[DearyMe]

True Tommy, im behind him 100%, so long as he sticks to it.  I hate when managers make statements and go back on their word due to pressures form clubs, county boards etc.  I admire his attitude and support it.

I hope players buy into it!

[Milltown Row2]

Any team with Henry Shefflin on it would be favourites almost any day. Lot of people making a lot of an innocuous turgud comment...

Lar Corbett and Paudie Maher on Thurles team will be hard to watch too.

What else can he do DearyMe? I was worried he'd bail out like Wallace but doesn't sound like he will.

What? 

[btdtgtt]

As I said before ballyhale are justifiable favourites.
Loughgiel won't mind that tho! It suits them - but the ballyhale forward line is vastly superior to anything loughgiel faced last year.

I didn't get to read the Kevin Ryan interview - can anyone post it if not maybe the main quotes?