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This McGrath cup thread is already as long as a Munster championship thread..

Tipp could have a big win in Tralee with the teams named today. It's a Kerry u21 team missing a lot of players and Tipp look fairly strong.

Looks at scoreline - first yerra of 2017.

I'd imagine Kerry will be very short favs for the U21 championship.

The difference in fitness and sharpness between the 2 sides was evident , Tipp haven`t played any friendlies up to this . Only Foxy and Kiely were anyway near there best . A lot of new faces for Tipp today , lack of match sharpness didn`t help their cause !

Tipp team for tomorrow has a lot of new faces , great to see these lads get a chance :

http://www.nationalist.ie/news/sport/230079/new-look-tipperary-football-team-to-face-kerry-in-mcgrath-cup.html

Tipp v Kerry on Sunday in Tralee , hope to head down . Hear that Kerry are putting out their Under 21 side !

Tipp to win Division 3 and reach the Munster final where anything can happen !

Anyone got the Munster Team or a link to it ?

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Well done Lads , fair play . Will try to get something going in North Tipp and get some Clubs involved !

That 2014 Final Connacht won brought about 5 hundred to Tuam.
Other than a nice weekend junket for some leading players it has no further point and no public interest.

500 people obviously thought differently.

I heard one of the Tipp footballers saying they would only get maybe 500 at NFL games. So do we throw Tipp out of the league?!

300 actually , but we are passionate about our Football !

He plays with Borrisoleigh I think?

Was the best young hurler in Kildare a few years ago. His younger brother is a fine hurler too.

Yeah I knew he was up there alright, but he's been hurling with Tipp for a few years now. Dropped off the panel before championship last year, but if he had scored the goal he missed v Kilkenny he'd probably have made it!

Big strong lad, but a bit slow in the wrists for hurling, if he can play football he might well be an asset. Problem is, as Horse Box is alluding to, there's a pile of clubs in North Tipp that don't even play football.

George Hannigan didn`t play Club football this year yet he will be on the Tipp starting 15 next year , same with O`Brien , O`Halloran played 2 games with a North JFC final to come against Nenagh Eire Óg . Philip Austin played 2 Intermediate Club games , he will be under pressure to start next year with Boland , Hennessy and others on board , reckon O`Halloran could be too !

Don't talk to me. It's the bane of my life. If the North Board took football seriously we'd be sending 30% more lads into contention in Thurles.

Intermediate and Junior Football Championships in the County are run terribly in all Divisions . The standard is brutal . Not good for the County side going forward !

He plays with Borrisoleigh I think?

Was the best young hurler in Kildare a few years ago. His younger brother is a fine hurler too.

Yeah I knew he was up there alright, but he's been hurling with Tipp for a few years now. Dropped off the panel before championship last year, but if he had scored the goal he missed v Kilkenny he'd probably have made it!

Big strong lad, but a bit slow in the wrists for hurling, if he can play football he might well be an asset. Problem is, as Horse Box is alluding to, there's a pile of clubs in North Tipp that don't even play football.

George Hannigan didn`t play Club football this year yet he will be on the Tipp starting 15 next year , same with O`Brien , O`Halloran played 2 games with a North JFC final to come against Nenagh Eire Óg . Philip Austin played 2 Intermediate Club games , he will be under pressure to start next year with Boland , Hennessy and others on board , reckon O`Halloran could be too !

Looks like Steven O'Brien is giving the hurlers another lash. Fair play to him he obviously really wants to make it as a Tipp hurler, but it is a savage blow for the footballers. This is a huge year again, and if you had him anchoring the midfield, especially with Acheson in the middle east, it would be a great start.

He`ll be back for the Championship ! The Cork McGrath cup game is midweek so probably Dr Morris Park I reckon .

Hopefully Carberry  will give Crokes a decent munster final. Will need a tough game when facing Corofin/Castlebar

Still laughing at this      . . .

Tipp, Cork, Kerry....nice way to kick off the year and get ready for league action



Munster McGrath Cup Football
The McGrath Cup Football competition will be played off in a similar format to 2016 with two groups of three teams. The top team in each group will content the final. Defending McGrath Cup champions Cork have been paired with Kerry and Tipperary in Group A while in Group B, Limerick, Clare and Waterford will fight it out for a place in the final. The competition will begin on Sunday January 8th with fixtures on January 11th and 15th ahead of the 2017 McGrath Cup Final on Sunday January 22nd.

Good stuff , strong group ! Beat Cork in the Championship this year for the first time since `44 however we got the Cork monkey of our back in Senior Football 4 years ago in the McGrath when we beat them by 3 points in Pairc Ui Rinn . We can do the same with Kerry in Tralee on the 8th of January ! We have Cork at home , probably Tipp Town .

Stephen quirke called into the senior hurlers, abit surprised as he wasnt a stand out under age. All the best to him

Sure it'll keep the footballers down, that's the main thing.

Exactly , same as taking Steven O`Brien last year knowing he hasn`t a hope of being in the Championship game day Panel !

Well Bies , any word on the draw . Is it the 6 County sides or are the Unis and Colleges allowed enter this year ?

Hopefully Carberry  will give Crokes a decent munster final. Will need a tough game when facing Corofin/Castlebar

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