Has the gap to Kilkenny narrowed?

[orangeman]

Are KK gone ?? Or are KK not taking the league seriously ?

3 losses in 5 NHL games - not like them.

Minus the Ballyhale contingent until today. I haven't seen any sign that anyone will beat them this year when they have everyone back.

Galway were without Portumna lads.

[Minder]

Are KK gone ?? Or are KK not taking the league seriously ?

3 losses in 5 NHL games - not like them.

Minus the Ballyhale contingent until today. I haven't seen any sign that anyone will beat them this year when they have everyone back.

Galway were without Portumna lads.

They had them all last year. Galway might give them a game if they had everyone firing. When people talk now about the Portumna players, well it is really only the Cannings and Joe in particular. The others may find it difficult to nail down a place for Galway.

[orangeman]

Galway gave them plenty to think about last year for a long time.


I can see a few chinks on the armour starting to appear/ It's inevitable that the hunger might be on the wane at this stage.


Can someone take advantage or will they he the same hard nut to crack in the summer ?.

[Reillers]

..It's the League. Lets all take a breath. I do think they'll be beaten this year. Deserved to be last year, just hung on, and the teams around them are improving and figuring out what needs to be done to beat KK.
Teams are now going out to first and foremost beat KK at their own game, the physical game. Which is something they don't like getting thrown back in their face, if you base it on the reaction of their supporters.

Teams are throwing the kitchen sink at them physically and I'd say, it'll result in a lot of players being sent off if things keep going the way their going.

[orangeman]

..It's the League. Lets all take a breath. I do think they'll be beaten this year. Deserved to be last year, just hung on, and the teams around them are improving and figuring out what needs to be done to beat KK.
Teams are now going out to first and foremost beat KK at their own game, the physical game. Which is something they don't like getting thrown back in their face, if you base it on the reaction of their supporters.

Teams are throwing the kitchen sink at them physically and I'd say, it'll result in a lot of players being sent off if things keep going the way their going.

Do you mean KK's opponents will get a lot of players sent off for being over physical


What did you make of the challenge on the Galway goalkeeper today by the way which resulted in him being taken off by ambulance


The commentators reckoned there wasn't much wrong with it ?? Would the helmet have had anything to do with it ??

[Reillers]

..It's the League. Lets all take a breath. I do think they'll be beaten this year. Deserved to be last year, just hung on, and the teams around them are improving and figuring out what needs to be done to beat KK.
Teams are now going out to first and foremost beat KK at their own game, the physical game. Which is something they don't like getting thrown back in their face, if you base it on the reaction of their supporters.

Teams are throwing the kitchen sink at them physically and I'd say, it'll result in a lot of players being sent off if things keep going the way their going.

Do you mean KK's opponents will get a lot of players sent off for being over physical


What did you make of the challenge on the Galway goalkeeper today by the way which resulted in him being taken off by ambulance


The commentators reckoned there wasn't much wrong with it ?? Would the helmet have had anything to do with it ??

KK have a long history of bullying, borderline legal anyway, players off the line. Now teams, instead of being bullied off the ball and trying to get at them another way, are now meeting physicaly. And physical meet physical will end up with more sending offs/cards..etc. Imo anyway.

What happened today looked odd. Thought he was playing for a free where we were watching it, then they show the Galway players putting him in the recovery position and well clearly it was a lot more serious then first thought. Don't think there was much in it, only say it once/twice though. Just one of those things I guess.
Hard to tell whether the helmet helped or made it worse.

[INDIANA]

..It's the League. Lets all take a breath. I do think they'll be beaten this year. Deserved to be last year, just hung on, and the teams around them are improving and figuring out what needs to be done to beat KK.
Teams are now going out to first and foremost beat KK at their own game, the physical game. Which is something they don't like getting thrown back in their face, if you base it on the reaction of their supporters.

Teams are throwing the kitchen sink at them physically and I'd say, it'll result in a lot of players being sent off if things keep going the way their going.

Do you mean KK's opponents will get a lot of players sent off for being over physical


What did you make of the challenge on the Galway goalkeeper today by the way which resulted in him being taken off by ambulance


The commentators reckoned there wasn't much wrong with it ?? Would the helmet have had anything to do with it ??

KK have a long history of bullying, borderline legal anyway, players off the line. Now teams, instead of being bullied off the ball and trying to get at them another way, are now meeting physicaly. And physical meet physical will end up with more sending offs/cards..etc. Imo anyway.

What happened today looked odd. Thought he was playing for a free where we were watching it, then they show the Galway players putting him in the recovery position and well clearly it was a lot more serious then first thought. Don't think there was much in it, only say it once/twice though. Just one of those things I guess.
Hard to tell whether the helmet helped or made it worse.

Yep no different to Cork hatchetmen like Dermot Mc Curtain Reillers. Fergal Ryan was good at lowering the blades too. O Sullivan the same. You really do shovel in the shit you promote don't you?

[johnneycool]

..It's the League. Lets all take a breath. I do think they'll be beaten this year. Deserved to be last year, just hung on, and the teams around them are improving and figuring out what needs to be done to beat KK.
Teams are now going out to first and foremost beat KK at their own game, the physical game. Which is something they don't like getting thrown back in their face, if you base it on the reaction of their supporters.

Teams are throwing the kitchen sink at them physically and I'd say, it'll result in a lot of players being sent off if things keep going the way their going.

Do you mean KK's opponents will get a lot of players sent off for being over physical


What did you make of the challenge on the Galway goalkeeper today by the way which resulted in him being taken off by ambulance


The commentators reckoned there wasn't much wrong with it ?? Would the helmet have had anything to do with it ??

KK have a long history of bullying, borderline legal anyway, players off the line. Now teams, instead of being bullied off the ball and trying to get at them another way, are now meeting physicaly. And physical meet physical will end up with more sending offs/cards..etc. Imo anyway.

What happened today looked odd. Thought he was playing for a free where we were watching it, then they show the Galway players putting him in the recovery position and well clearly it was a lot more serious then first thought. Don't think there was much in it, only say it once/twice though. Just one of those things I guess.
Hard to tell whether the helmet helped or made it worse.

Yep no different to Cork hatchetmen like Dermot Mc Curtain Reillers. Fergal Ryan was good at lowering the blades too. O Sullivan the same. You really do shovel in the shit you promote don't you?

Never seen much divilment in McCurtain myself, but the bould Timmy Crowley knew his strengths for sure as JBM's main supplier in chief.

[INDIANA]

..It's the League. Lets all take a breath. I do think they'll be beaten this year. Deserved to be last year, just hung on, and the teams around them are improving and figuring out what needs to be done to beat KK.
Teams are now going out to first and foremost beat KK at their own game, the physical game. Which is something they don't like getting thrown back in their face, if you base it on the reaction of their supporters.

Teams are throwing the kitchen sink at them physically and I'd say, it'll result in a lot of players being sent off if things keep going the way their going.

Do you mean KK's opponents will get a lot of players sent off for being over physical


What did you make of the challenge on the Galway goalkeeper today by the way which resulted in him being taken off by ambulance


The commentators reckoned there wasn't much wrong with it ?? Would the helmet have had anything to do with it ??

KK have a long history of bullying, borderline legal anyway, players off the line. Now teams, instead of being bullied off the ball and trying to get at them another way, are now meeting physicaly. And physical meet physical will end up with more sending offs/cards..etc. Imo anyway.

What happened today looked odd. Thought he was playing for a free where we were watching it, then they show the Galway players putting him in the recovery position and well clearly it was a lot more serious then first thought. Don't think there was much in it, only say it once/twice though. Just one of those things I guess.
Hard to tell whether the helmet helped or made it worse.

Yep no different to Cork hatchetmen like Dermot Mc Curtain Reillers. Fergal Ryan was good at lowering the blades too. O Sullivan the same. You really do shovel in the shit you promote don't you?

Never seen much divilment in McCurtain myself, but the bould Timmy Crowley knew his strengths for sure as JBM's main supplier in chief.

Seems to me the only people who whinge about kilkenny's physicality is Cork people like Reillers.

[Reillers]

..It's the League. Lets all take a breath. I do think they'll be beaten this year. Deserved to be last year, just hung on, and the teams around them are improving and figuring out what needs to be done to beat KK.
Teams are now going out to first and foremost beat KK at their own game, the physical game. Which is something they don't like getting thrown back in their face, if you base it on the reaction of their supporters.

Teams are throwing the kitchen sink at them physically and I'd say, it'll result in a lot of players being sent off if things keep going the way their going.

Do you mean KK's opponents will get a lot of players sent off for being over physical


What did you make of the challenge on the Galway goalkeeper today by the way which resulted in him being taken off by ambulance


The commentators reckoned there wasn't much wrong with it ?? Would the helmet have had anything to do with it ??

KK have a long history of bullying, borderline legal anyway, players off the line. Now teams, instead of being bullied off the ball and trying to get at them another way, are now meeting physicaly. And physical meet physical will end up with more sending offs/cards..etc. Imo anyway.

What happened today looked odd. Thought he was playing for a free where we were watching it, then they show the Galway players putting him in the recovery position and well clearly it was a lot more serious then first thought. Don't think there was much in it, only say it once/twice though. Just one of those things I guess.
Hard to tell whether the helmet helped or made it worse.

Yep no different to Cork hatchetmen like Dermot Mc Curtain Reillers. Fergal Ryan was good at lowering the blades too. O Sullivan the same. You really do shovel in the shit you promote don't you?

Never seen much divilment in McCurtain myself, but the bould Timmy Crowley knew his strengths for sure as JBM's main supplier in chief.

He's just having a go at me, childish as ever, probably still sore from the match. KK, and anyone who denies that they do clearly have  never seen a game before in their life, play to the edge when it comes to the rules and they are physical and teams are eventually looking at them realising that the only way to beat them is to meet them with physical tactics back. Look at the AI final, the Tipp League game, the Cork League game..and they didn't like one minute of it when you heard the fans afterwards, teams now believe that the only way to beat this KK team is to give as good as they get.

Why Indiana feels the need to drag up something completley irrelevant, just to have a go at me, is more than pathetic. They have got nothing to do with what I've said..I'm talking about KK's tactics now, and how teams are dealing with them. And people denying it, is laughable.

[Reillers]

..It's the League. Lets all take a breath. I do think they'll be beaten this year. Deserved to be last year, just hung on, and the teams around them are improving and figuring out what needs to be done to beat KK.
Teams are now going out to first and foremost beat KK at their own game, the physical game. Which is something they don't like getting thrown back in their face, if you base it on the reaction of their supporters.

Teams are throwing the kitchen sink at them physically and I'd say, it'll result in a lot of players being sent off if things keep going the way their going.

Do you mean KK's opponents will get a lot of players sent off for being over physical


What did you make of the challenge on the Galway goalkeeper today by the way which resulted in him being taken off by ambulance


The commentators reckoned there wasn't much wrong with it ?? Would the helmet have had anything to do with it ??

KK have a long history of bullying, borderline legal anyway, players off the line. Now teams, instead of being bullied off the ball and trying to get at them another way, are now meeting physicaly. And physical meet physical will end up with more sending offs/cards..etc. Imo anyway.

What happened today looked odd. Thought he was playing for a free where we were watching it, then they show the Galway players putting him in the recovery position and well clearly it was a lot more serious then first thought. Don't think there was much in it, only say it once/twice though. Just one of those things I guess.
Hard to tell whether the helmet helped or made it worse.

Yep no different to Cork hatchetmen like Dermot Mc Curtain Reillers. Fergal Ryan was good at lowering the blades too. O Sullivan the same. You really do shovel in the shit you promote don't you?

Never seen much divilment in McCurtain myself, but the bould Timmy Crowley knew his strengths for sure as JBM's main supplier in chief.

Seems to me the only people who whinge about kilkenny's physicality is Cork people like Reillers.

Wasn't giving out about their tactics, just saying for what it is and how people are dealing with it, shocking you havin a go for no reason. And if you think that it's only Cork that have a problem with their physicality than you are clueless.

[INDIANA]

..It's the League. Lets all take a breath. I do think they'll be beaten this year. Deserved to be last year, just hung on, and the teams around them are improving and figuring out what needs to be done to beat KK.
Teams are now going out to first and foremost beat KK at their own game, the physical game. Which is something they don't like getting thrown back in their face, if you base it on the reaction of their supporters.

Teams are throwing the kitchen sink at them physically and I'd say, it'll result in a lot of players being sent off if things keep going the way their going.

Do you mean KK's opponents will get a lot of players sent off for being over physical


What did you make of the challenge on the Galway goalkeeper today by the way which resulted in him being taken off by ambulance


The commentators reckoned there wasn't much wrong with it ?? Would the helmet have had anything to do with it ??

KK have a long history of bullying, borderline legal anyway, players off the line. Now teams, instead of being bullied off the ball and trying to get at them another way, are now meeting physicaly. And physical meet physical will end up with more sending offs/cards..etc. Imo anyway.

What happened today looked odd. Thought he was playing for a free where we were watching it, then they show the Galway players putting him in the recovery position and well clearly it was a lot more serious then first thought. Don't think there was much in it, only say it once/twice though. Just one of those things I guess.
Hard to tell whether the helmet helped or made it worse.

Yep no different to Cork hatchetmen like Dermot Mc Curtain Reillers. Fergal Ryan was good at lowering the blades too. O Sullivan the same. You really do shovel in the shit you promote don't you?

Never seen much divilment in McCurtain myself, but the bould Timmy Crowley knew his strengths for sure as JBM's main supplier in chief.

Seems to me the only people who whinge about kilkenny's physicality is Cork people like Reillers.

Wasn't giving out about their tactics, just saying for what it is and how people are dealing with it, shocking you havin a go for no reason. And if you think that it's only Cork that have a problem with their physicality than you are clueless.

Its a typical Corkmans whinge Reillers. You can't beat them Reillers so you have to cast aspersions on their style of play. There was a time in Cork when they had real hurlers playing for them who could give and take it- you needn't start blaming kilkenny you have a bunch of pussies playing for you now.

Cork thinks the world owes them All-Ireland. Remarkably similar to a lot of Dublin football fans.

[Reillers]

..It's the League. Lets all take a breath. I do think they'll be beaten this year. Deserved to be last year, just hung on, and the teams around them are improving and figuring out what needs to be done to beat KK.
Teams are now going out to first and foremost beat KK at their own game, the physical game. Which is something they don't like getting thrown back in their face, if you base it on the reaction of their supporters.

Teams are throwing the kitchen sink at them physically and I'd say, it'll result in a lot of players being sent off if things keep going the way their going.

Do you mean KK's opponents will get a lot of players sent off for being over physical


What did you make of the challenge on the Galway goalkeeper today by the way which resulted in him being taken off by ambulance


The commentators reckoned there wasn't much wrong with it ?? Would the helmet have had anything to do with it ??

KK have a long history of bullying, borderline legal anyway, players off the line. Now teams, instead of being bullied off the ball and trying to get at them another way, are now meeting physicaly. And physical meet physical will end up with more sending offs/cards..etc. Imo anyway.

What happened today looked odd. Thought he was playing for a free where we were watching it, then they show the Galway players putting him in the recovery position and well clearly it was a lot more serious then first thought. Don't think there was much in it, only say it once/twice though. Just one of those things I guess.
Hard to tell whether the helmet helped or made it worse.

Yep no different to Cork hatchetmen like Dermot Mc Curtain Reillers. Fergal Ryan was good at lowering the blades too. O Sullivan the same. You really do shovel in the shit you promote don't you?

Never seen much divilment in McCurtain myself, but the bould Timmy Crowley knew his strengths for sure as JBM's main supplier in chief.

Seems to me the only people who whinge about kilkenny's physicality is Cork people like Reillers.

Wasn't giving out about their tactics, just saying for what it is and how people are dealing with it, shocking you havin a go for no reason. And if you think that it's only Cork that have a problem with their physicality than you are clueless.

Its a typical Corkmans whinge Reillers. You can't beat them Reillers so you have to cast aspersions on their style of play. There was a time in Cork when they had real hurlers playing for them who could give and take it- you needn't start blaming kilkenny you have a bunch of pussies playing for you now.

Cork thinks the world owes them All-Ireland. Remarkably similar to a lot of Dublin football fans.

Typical again, why can't you actually read the post. I never said there was anythign wrong with their tactics did I. I just said that teams are now matching them up front physically, trying to beat them that way. But instead of actually debating it you choose to attack them personally..yet again. "bunch of pussies"..what are ya a 12 year old girl. I mean ffs. Look at yourself.

The fact that you can't admit what's clear to everyone else, well like I said it shows up what you know of the game. I'm sure if you looked at a Tipp/Waterford/Galway..forum, or went to a good GAA pub there you'd get the same back. 

Teams are meeting KK physically to beat them. Tipp almost did it in the final, and should have. They did do it in the League, as did Cork. And Corks game, this Cork teams tactics were total opposite to KK tactics. And they were met and destroyed by KK's tactics in 06 and KK have moved on physically from there.

The fact that you're denying that. Says a lot about your knowledge of the game.

[gallsman]

Tipp almost did it in the final, and should have.

Six months later and you're still spinning that shite. Get over it ffs.

[deiseach]

Are you telling me that Antrim won't be looking at an All Ireland semi final spot (at least) come the summer?

Do you mean an All-Ireland semi-final spot at most? That would be a spectacular result for Antrim.

The results in the League mean something, and we'll find out what they mean in September. I think Kilkenny will be able to squeeze enough effort out of the players with the Holy Grail of five-in-a-row in sight. Once they've got that thought I wonder whether (hope that) a lot of them will decide they've been at the coalface for too long.