It's great to see the Christy Ring Cup final is getting some prominence again and being restored to its August slot in Croke Park.
I think Limerick will win in by 3 or 4 points.
I'm sure the Tipp lads can't wait to enter it next year ;)
This game could go either way. Clare will need to build a big lead in the first half to have any chance of surviving when Limerick really turn it on in the last quarter.
Downes and Dowling are 2 game changers alright and might be the difference in the last 20. These young Clare lads are quality though. Not sure about Kelly in goals after the Galway game but they've fast, skillful players all over the pitch. Surprised the build-up has been low key in Clare given how talented these young lads are. Limerick will put a lot more pressure than Galway did on the Clare short passing game in defence. Cork beat Clare with scores from turnovers and Limerick will hassle them just as much. If Clare can avoid giving up turnovers and cheap scores they might do it but who knows really? It should be a really high quality game, tighter and lower-scoring than last week, but it will be an amazing occasion and if I was at home I wouldn't miss it.
Bizarre free at the end but I suppose Limerick had a good point ruled out by Hawkeye at the start. Limerick fans booing a 17 year old lad (Brian Molloy) taking frees would want to cop on.
Quote from: Asal Mor on August 18, 2013, 02:50:03 PM
Bizarre free at the end but I suppose Limerick had a good point ruled out by Hawkeye at the start. Limerick fans booing a 17 year old lad (Brian Molloy) taking frees would want to cop on.
Maybe they could get a Full back and a CHB from the minors and put them in a hothouse for the winter ...
Well done to the minors on a brilliant and really hard fought win. And O Donoghue and Cooney looked good at full-back and centre-back seafoid. O Conghaile was excellent in the corner and it's a long time since we had a lad from west Galway on a county team. Conor Whelan up front looks the best prospect of all to me. Great bit of stuff - reminds me of Damien Hayes. The team had to show some balls to come through, especially with the way the ref was letting everything go. That must be what Brian Cody's training matches are like.
Has Roy Keane been giving Davy Fitz interview tips? ;D
;D Class interview from Davy. Ya gotta love him.
Clare ahead by 7 points. Sounds like the Galway match.
If ever the pre match interviews of both managers reflected the demeanor of there teams play in the first half ,this was it.
Yeah Clare are very efficient and look to have a lot more quality up front. Kelly is an amazing talent - he's gonna be one of the all-time greats. Collins and Ryan are class too. Limerick have a lot of brawn up front but not as much skill or speed. They are obviously nervous too.
Quote from: Asal Mor on August 18, 2013, 03:38:04 PM
;D Class interview from Davy. Ya gotta love him.
I loved the cold stare towards the interviewer as he walked off. What a character! ;D
;D He is f**king priceless. Funniest interview since that mobile phone went off twice in Ipswich.
A couple of harsh calls going against Clare.
6 points in it. Very impressive Clare performance.
A great job by Davy Fitz. Massive achievement.
I dunno about the 5 week break influencing things though. Clare are playing great hurling.
Yeah Davy gets the best out of teams. He's a great manager. Ryan, Collins, Kelly, Donnellan, McInerny and the keeper Kelly were all brilliant. It's gonna be a fast-paced final.
I wouldn't blame the 5 week break either but sad for Limerick and the pressure did get to them. They didn't do themselves justice and wasted too many chances in the first half. Allen might get a bit of stick for his supersub tactic, especially not starting Dowling. He's done a great job though and it looked like a couple of the Limerick lads were apologising to him after the game.
He is very interesting in interviews, so he is.
Odds for the finals (from Paddypower.
Cork 5/6 Draw 10/1 Clare 6/5
Waterford 5/6 Draw 10/1 Galway 11/10
Interesting (to me anyway) that the overround is a little bigger for the minor game, with the 11/10 on Galway a little less generous than the 12/10 on offer for Clare. Any bookies on here who could tell me why that is?
Quote from: Asal Mor on August 18, 2013, 04:39:02 PM
;D He is f**king priceless. Funniest interview since that mobile phone went off twice in Ipswich.
Missed the interview, anyone got a link?
Quote from: BennyCake on August 18, 2013, 03:37:39 PM
Has Roy Keane been giving Davy Fitz interview tips? ;D
Keane was spotted in the crowd after the match. He definitely had a word with Davy ;D
A big win for Clare today, now can they take the next step? Clare have some great players especially Tony Kelly. Did Morey not play at all today for Clare?
Because of circumstance I had to listen to the game on the Radio today. Radio One and Marty Morrissey. Jez, he was a dose. The Clare bias was over-whelming with his cheers at every score. He did not update the score, so you were left for ages wondering what the score was. Players were named when they scored, but not who they were scoring for. I'd know feck all of the players on both sides. So this left me in limbo as to who was going further ahead or catching up from behind!
Quote from: Asal Mor on August 18, 2013, 05:26:59 PM
Yeah Davy gets the best out of teams. He's a great manager. Ryan, Collins, Kelly, Donnellan, McInerny and the keeper Kelly were all brilliant. It's gonna be a fast-paced final.
I wouldn't blame the 5 week break either but sad for Limerick and the pressure did get to them. They didn't do themselves justice and wasted too many chances in the first half. Allen might get a bit of stick for his supersub tactic, especially not starting Dowling. He's done a great job though and it looked like a couple of the Limerick lads were apologising to him after the game.
Clare were very good but Limerick were appalling. And a lot of Limerick's were unforced especially the missed shots- many of them largely free shots.
Quote from: From the Bunker on August 18, 2013, 11:39:25 PM
Because of circumstance I had to listen to the game on the Radio today. Radio One and Marty Morrissey. Jez, he was a dose. The Clare bias was over-whelming with his cheers at every score. He did not update the score, so you were left for ages wondering what the score was. Players were named when they scored, but not who they were scoring for. I'd know feck all of the players on both sides. So this left me in limbo as to who was going further ahead or catching up from behind!
FTB, I often have to listen to matches on the radio but I find the local stations much better than RTE, if you have access t them. They're biased too obviously, but the passion, the genuine excitement and the knowledge of the players is great.
Quote from: INDIANA on August 19, 2013, 07:19:16 AM
Clare were very good but Limerick were appalling. And a lot of Limerick's were unforced especially the missed shots- many of them largely free shots.
Yeah I think Hannon missed 5 placed balls in the first half. Can't remember who was co-commentating yesterday, but remember him saying after the 2nd or 3rd one that they should change the free taker as Hannon didn't look relaxed out there. Hard on the young lad, but he's had a great year and he'll have many more hopefully.
Quote from: Asal Mor on August 19, 2013, 07:27:59 AM
Quote from: INDIANA on August 19, 2013, 07:19:16 AM
Clare were very good but Limerick were appalling. And a lot of Limerick's were unforced especially the missed shots- many of them largely free shots.
Yeah I think Hannon missed 5 placed balls in the first half. Can't remember who was co-commentating yesterday, but remember him saying after the 2nd or 3rd one that they should change the free taker as Hannon didn't look relaxed out there. Hard on the young lad, but he's had a great year and he'll have many more hopefully.
I'm not sure Liimerick will be back as quick. They had more experience on the pitch then Clare yesterday and for me Clare have more ability to be getting to Croker far more regularly then Limerick.
Quote from: Asal Mor on August 19, 2013, 07:27:59 AM
Quote from: INDIANA on August 19, 2013, 07:19:16 AM
Clare were very good but Limerick were appalling. And a lot of Limerick's were unforced especially the missed shots- many of them largely free shots.
Yeah I think Hannon missed 5 placed balls in the first half. Can't remember who was co-commentating yesterday, but remember him saying after the 2nd or 3rd one that they should change the free taker as Hannon didn't look relaxed out there. Hard on the young lad, but he's had a great year and he'll have many more hopefully.
Donal O'Grady was the co-commentator and made that comment on changing Hannon after the first few very bad wides.
Limerick just didn't turn up yesterday, maybe it was the hype of the Munster final win, the expectation of beating Clare or what not but their key players just didn't get any sort of momentum at all, but credit to the Clare lads, they play with some amount of pace and skill and their passing game is now working for them when in the league it wasn't just as slick. Tony Kelly is a joy to watch, skillfull, well balanced runner, striking sweetly off both sides at his leisure. He's the souped up version of Jamsie O'Connor, but he's also got some very good hurlers around him as well in Colin Ryan, Paudge Collins all hitting the target.
You got to give wee Davy credit as they played with no fear on what must have been their biggest game to date, for all his ranting and raving, he has a the team playing with a pressure free coolness.
He'll love to give Cork a good rattle and no doubt he will. Both very pacy teams yet again, so it could be a very open game.
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Quote from: Asal Mor on August 18, 2013, 04:39:02 PM
;D He is f**king priceless. Funniest interview since that mobile phone went off twice in Ipswich.
Missed the interview, anyone got a link?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Uofd3t5_rys
Well done to Clare......... fully deserved win.
A horror show for Limerick........ have never seen supporters so disappointed after the game. To be fair to Limerick they had the biggest non Dublin support I have ever seen in CP. Everything went against them , missed frees, soft goal conceded, goal chance brilliantly saved at a time a goal could have settled them down.
Thought Clare full back McInerney was motm . In fairness to DF, he is the ideal man for this job. A great manager imvho for a younger bunch of lads and maybe not the best for a bunch of grizzled veterans.
Really hope Clare win it now. Pace, skill , absence of hang ups and confidence is what it is all about now.
Quote from: the Deel Rover on August 19, 2013, 09:08:36 AM
Quote from: blewuporstuffed on August 18, 2013, 06:43:30 PM
Quote from: Asal Mor on August 18, 2013, 04:39:02 PM
;D He is f**king priceless. Funniest interview since that mobile phone went off twice in Ipswich.
Missed the interview, anyone got a link?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Uofd3t5_rys
Dead pan stuff, you'd wonder does he burst out laughing to himself once the camera's stop rolling. The lads in the studio after it was shown had some laugh at it.
That aside did anyone see the post match interview wee Marty had with the Wexford Camogie manager after they'd been well beat by Galway, first question in was about the referee and whether he was fair or not. The Wexford lad had to think a while and attempted to say little but after a bit more probing from wee Marty let fly. Shit stirring wee bollox.
Quote from: the Deel Rover on August 19, 2013, 09:08:36 AM
Quote from: blewuporstuffed on August 18, 2013, 06:43:30 PM
Quote from: Asal Mor on August 18, 2013, 04:39:02 PM
;D He is f**king priceless. Funniest interview since that mobile phone went off twice in Ipswich.
Missed the interview, anyone got a link?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Uofd3t5_rys
You can just imagine what the changing room was like just before he let them out onto the pitch.
You'd loved to have been a fly on the wall.
Quote from: INDIANA on August 19, 2013, 07:35:11 AM
Quote from: Asal Mor on August 19, 2013, 07:27:59 AM
Quote from: INDIANA on August 19, 2013, 07:19:16 AM
Clare were very good but Limerick were appalling. And a lot of Limerick's were unforced especially the missed shots- many of them largely free shots.
Yeah I think Hannon missed 5 placed balls in the first half. Can't remember who was co-commentating yesterday, but remember him saying after the 2nd or 3rd one that they should change the free taker as Hannon didn't look relaxed out there. Hard on the young lad, but he's had a great year and he'll have many more hopefully.
I'm not sure Liimerick will be back as quick. They had more experience on the pitch then Clare yesterday and for me Clare have more ability to be getting to Croker far more regularly then Limerick.
Yeah Limerick looked very ordinary yesterday but they still had the chances to win, even with the injuries to Hickey and Downes. Downes is a class forward who would have come on earlier if he hadn't been carrying an injury.
Quote from: Asal Mor on August 19, 2013, 02:52:56 PM
Quote from: INDIANA on August 19, 2013, 07:35:11 AM
Quote from: Asal Mor on August 19, 2013, 07:27:59 AM
Quote from: INDIANA on August 19, 2013, 07:19:16 AM
Clare were very good but Limerick were appalling. And a lot of Limerick's were unforced especially the missed shots- many of them largely free shots.
Yeah I think Hannon missed 5 placed balls in the first half. Can't remember who was co-commentating yesterday, but remember him saying after the 2nd or 3rd one that they should change the free taker as Hannon didn't look relaxed out there. Hard on the young lad, but he's had a great year and he'll have many more hopefully.
I'm not sure Liimerick will be back as quick. They had more experience on the pitch then Clare yesterday and for me Clare have more ability to be getting to Croker far more regularly then Limerick.
Yeah Limerick looked very ordinary yesterday but they still had the chances to win, even with the injuries to Hickey and Downes. Downes is a class forward who would have come on earlier if he hadn't been carrying an injury.
Most matches are down to what happens on the day, really
Quote from: orangeman on August 19, 2013, 10:29:25 AM
Quote from: the Deel Rover on August 19, 2013, 09:08:36 AM
Quote from: blewuporstuffed on August 18, 2013, 06:43:30 PM
Quote from: Asal Mor on August 18, 2013, 04:39:02 PM
;D He is f**king priceless. Funniest interview since that mobile phone went off twice in Ipswich.
Missed the interview, anyone got a link?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Uofd3t5_rys
You can just imagine what the changing room was like just before he let them out onto the pitch.
You'd loved to have been a fly on the wall.
I reckon one of the Clare subs should video the dressing room pre-final. Happened to Davy before in his uni managing days.
Go for it lads!!