All Ireland Hurling Championship 2013

[deiseach]

Well he'd better come out now and justify it rather than let McGrath take all the flack.

Good point.

[Rossfan]

I see that Clare floot Considine slated the ref in the Cork Examiner saying among other things that he shouldn't have been picked to ref the game as "he doesn't understand Munster hurling". 
Talk about "hurlingman" snobbishness - "ya can't have a man from bloody Westmeath reffin a hurling game"
As far as I know the oul T.O. has only one set of playing rules for hurling.

[AZOffaly]

We used to hear that a lot from the lads north of Meath as well for their football championship.

[Tony Baloney]

They'll be letting women into Croke Park next.

[Milltown Row2]

I see that Clare floot Considine slated the ref in the Cork Examiner saying among other things that he shouldn't have been picked to ref the game as "he doesn't understand Munster hurling". 
Talk about "hurlingman" snobbishness - "ya can't have a man from bloody Westmeath reffin a hurling game"
As far as I know the oul T.O. has only one set of playing rules for hurling.

And Barry Kelly form Westmeath also!!

It seemed harsh at the time but McGrath was following the line Pat has put in from the start, I was at that conference in Croke Park where we had a workshop with referees all over the country, with the help of videos we (well I did) had a chance to look at an incident and say what you'd have given as a referee. Twice Pat pulled me up on what I believed should have happened in the video. Both marginal but if applying the rules to the book Pat was right, but harsh. So this seems to be the way it's going whether you like it or not

[neilthemac]

I think more referees from the second tier counties should get big games

they call it as they see it and apply the rules.
non of this 'munster hurling' or 'spirit of the game'

[seafoid]

I see that Clare floot Considine slated the ref in the Cork Examiner saying among other things that he shouldn't have been picked to ref the game as "he doesn't understand Munster hurling". 
Talk about "hurlingman" snobbishness - "ya can't have a man from bloody Westmeath reffin a hurling game"
As far as I know the oul T.O. has only one set of playing rules for hurling.

Munster hurling is one of the glorious mysteries. At least in Munster. 

[johnneycool]

I see that Clare floot Considine slated the ref in the Cork Examiner saying among other things that he shouldn't have been picked to ref the game as "he doesn't understand Munster hurling". 
Talk about "hurlingman" snobbishness - "ya can't have a man from bloody Westmeath reffin a hurling game"
As far as I know the oul T.O. has only one set of playing rules for hurling.

Munster hurling is one of the glorious mysteries. At least in Munster.

I've a soft spot for the Munster championship after being shipped down to Munster finals since I was 14 or so in the back of a car for 5 or 6 hours. I'd never witnessed anything like them in my young life and its stayed with me ever since, however some of the bullshit that comes with it from Considine and the likes who I think is has a very astute hurling mind but gets clouded with this mystical stuff that you almost don't need a referee at all as its all manly, fair stuff until those hallions from Galway or Kilkenny get involved later on in the championship does irk me. His old buddy Ger lock is another proponent of this mindset as well.

[deiseach]

I see that Clare floot Considine slated the ref in the Cork Examiner saying among other things that he shouldn't have been picked to ref the game as "he doesn't understand Munster hurling". 
Talk about "hurlingman" snobbishness - "ya can't have a man from bloody Westmeath reffin a hurling game"
As far as I know the oul T.O. has only one set of playing rules for hurling.

+1

[johnneycool]

I see that Clare floot Considine slated the ref in the Cork Examiner saying among other things that he shouldn't have been picked to ref the game as "he doesn't understand Munster hurling". 
Talk about "hurlingman" snobbishness - "ya can't have a man from bloody Westmeath reffin a hurling game"
As far as I know the oul T.O. has only one set of playing rules for hurling.

+1

Waterford threw that one away last night, Deise. Young Prendergast must surely regret his folly of his challenge. Thought he was lucky not to get a straight red, but the two yellows had the same affect. Clare took a foothold in the game after that and opened up the lead Waterford tried hard to make inroads into but you could never see the goal coming they needed.

[deiseach]

Waterford threw that one away last night, Deise. Young Prendergast must surely regret his folly of his challenge. Thought he was lucky not to get a straight red, but the two yellows had the same affect. Clare took a foothold in the game after that and opened up the lead Waterford tried hard to make inroads into but you could never see the goal coming they needed.

The red card changed the game all right. Prendergast's foul was a high yellow (so to speak) so even if the first yellow was soft he could have no complaints. Disappointing, but there you go. Minors up on Tuesday, hope they can close it out this time.

[Rossfan]

I see that Clare floot Considine slated the ref in the Cork Examiner saying among other things that he shouldn't have been picked to ref the game as "he doesn't understand Munster hurling". 
Talk about "hurlingman" snobbishness - "ya can't have a man from bloody Westmeath reffin a hurling game"
As far as I know the oul T.O. has only one set of playing rules for hurling.

Munster hurling is one of the glorious mysteries. At least in Munster.

I've a soft spot for the Munster championship after being shipped down to Munster finals since I was 14 or so in the back of a car for 5 or 6 hours. I'd never witnessed anything like them in my young life and its stayed with me ever since, however some of the bullshit that comes with it from Considine and the likes who I think is has a very astute hurling mind but gets clouded with this mystical stuff that you almost don't need a referee at all as its all manly, fair stuff until those hallions from Galway or Kilkenny get involved later on in the championship does irk me. His old buddy Ger lock is another proponent of this mindset as well.

There are thousands of hurling games played every year.
There are FOUR !!!! games in the Munster SHC.
You'd think it was the other way round  seeing how those gang go on about it.
Sure you could play the whole fcukin thing in 3 weeks and get it out of the way - preferably in January 

[Plain of the Herbs]

There's alot I don't understand about Munster hurling meself.

Like - let's have a mad pitch invasion so we can try poke the eye out of one of the players.
Like - who's gonna be the first to shout like a mad hoor halfway through Amhrán na bhFíann.
Like - let's bump and bate and swing and slash before the ball is threw in at all.

Ah,well, I suppose it's the greatest show on Earth. The Munster hurling champions always go on to win the All-Ireland.  Dont they?  Don't they? 

I see that Clare floot Considine slated the ref in the Cork Examiner saying among other things that he shouldn't have been picked to ref the game as "he doesn't understand Munster hurling". 
Talk about "hurlingman" snobbishness - "ya can't have a man from bloody Westmeath reffin a hurling game"
As far as I know the oul T.O. has only one set of playing rules for hurling.

Munster hurling is one of the glorious mysteries. At least in Munster.

I've a soft spot for the Munster championship after being shipped down to Munster finals since I was 14 or so in the back of a car for 5 or 6 hours. I'd never witnessed anything like them in my young life and its stayed with me ever since, however some of the bullshit that comes with it from Considine and the likes who I think is has a very astute hurling mind but gets clouded with this mystical stuff that you almost don't need a referee at all as its all manly, fair stuff until those hallions from Galway or Kilkenny get involved later on in the championship does irk me. His old buddy Ger lock is another proponent of this mindset as well.

There are thousands of hurling games played every year.
There are FOUR !!!! games in the Munster SHC.
You'd think it was the other way round  seeing how those gang go on about it.
Sure you could play the whole fcukin thing in 3 weeks and get it out of the way - preferably in January 

[waterfordlad]

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/hurling/2013/0720/463644-horgan-eligible-to-play-against-kilkenny/

Patrick Horgan is available next week now after the red card was rescinded. I thought myself it was a harsh call but didn't think it would be overturned either. Cork will be happy with that.

[Asal Mor]

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/hurling/2013/0720/463644-horgan-eligible-to-play-against-kilkenny/

Patrick Horgan is available next week now after the red card was rescinded. I thought myself it was a harsh call but didn't think it would be overturned either. Cork will be happy with that.

I'm glad for Horgan that he can play against Kilkenny and it cetainly increases the chances of an upset there, but James McGrath might not feel too happy with Pat McEnaney. As someone said earlier in the thread, if Pat gave referees instructions to be very strict on any strikes to the head, he should really have come out publicly in support of McGrath when this thing blew up in the media.