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Laois just beat Dublin by 2 points! Fair play to them!! But is it really the shock of the century? Im not so sure! Definitely adds weight to the argument for a 6 team Leinster Championship though! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11847 - 07/07/2019 17:58:13 2207164 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Laois just beat Dublin by 2 points! Fair play to them!! But is it really the shock of the century? Im not so sure! Definitely adds weight to the argument for a 6 team Leinster Championship though!" Well done to Laois ....in hurling there is always room for an upset. Triumph for dreamers over realists. Ha ha. Good luck to Eddie Brennan and Laois moving forward. Cork is only county on track for Da Double!! Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 07/07/2019 18:13:19 2207191 Link
Antrim beat Dublin in Croke Park when Anthony Daly was over the Dubs and they were supposedly a team on the up. That was a shock result of equal proportion to today. I can never really trust a Dublin hurling team no matter how built up they might be, I feel there's always a clanger in them. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 07/07/2019 19:11:13 2207264 Link
Replying To ballydalane: "Antrim beat Dublin in Croke Park when Anthony Daly was over the Dubs and they were supposedly a team on the up. That was a shock result of equal proportion to today. I can never really trust a Dublin hurling team no matter how built up they might be, I feel there's always a clanger in them." Agree with that. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1732 - 07/07/2019 19:55:34 2207321 Link
Replying To ballydalane: "Antrim beat Dublin in Croke Park when Anthony Daly was over the Dubs and they were supposedly a team on the up. That was a shock result of equal proportion to today. I can never really trust a Dublin hurling team no matter how built up they might be, I feel there's always a clanger in them." Dubs haven't won All Ireland since 1938. despite contesting many finals since then. They lost in 1961 to Tipperary by a point, a game they should have won, and since then have focused on football. Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 07/07/2019 20:06:32 2207325 Link
I'm struggling to think of a bigger hurling upset of the last 19 years. What a 7 days it's been for Laois hurling. I hope they can keep it going vs Tipp. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 07/07/2019 20:20:38 2207343 Link
It'd hardly be shock of the century. A team that lack consistency really are always there for the taking. Laois done great job today but that's as far as they'll go. Dublin's wide count killed them and was the opposite of how the fared against Galway. That if you like was Laois AI and they deserve their day against Tipp. Nothing to lose and if they don't get shy they might keep the margin down but Callinan and Co will be a different prospect altogether. catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 07/07/2019 20:27:14 2207351 Link
Replying To Jack_Goff: "I'm struggling to think of a bigger hurling upset of the last 19 years. What a 7 days it's been for Laois hurling. I hope they can keep it going vs Tipp." Bigger upsets off the top of my head : 1. Mount Leinster Rangers beating Oulart a few years ago 2. Wexford beating Kilkenny in 2004 (KK going for 3-in-a-row) StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1732 - 07/07/2019 20:35:33 2207364 Link
Replying To ballydalane: "Antrim beat Dublin in Croke Park when Anthony Daly was over the Dubs and they were supposedly a team on the up. That was a shock result of equal proportion to today. I can never really trust a Dublin hurling team no matter how built up they might be, I feel there's always a clanger in them." Correct, I was there, 2010 I think it was. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8591 - 07/07/2019 20:52:04 2207373 Link
Replying To realdub: "Correct, I was there, 2010 I think it was." I'd agree, they would never instill confidence in you. I'd find it hard to think that any of the other teams left in the Liam mc carthy would have lost that game today. I think that's why Dublin Hurlers are always just going to be nearly men. That said what a win for Laois, I thought they were quality last weekend too. Awful pity the game wasn't streamed. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 1908 - 07/07/2019 21:19:01 2207399 Link
Replying To realdub: "Correct, I was there, 2010 I think it was." 2009 before meath vs Dublin? Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 07/07/2019 21:28:53 2207415 Link
Replying To ballydalane: "Antrim beat Dublin in Croke Park when Anthony Daly was over the Dubs and they were supposedly a team on the up. That was a shock result of equal proportion to today. I can never really trust a Dublin hurling team no matter how built up they might be, I feel there's always a clanger in them." I think most honest Dubs would share that assessment. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 07/07/2019 21:30:00 2207417 Link
Replying To StoreysTash: "Bigger upsets off the top of my head : 1. Mount Leinster Rangers beating Oulart a few years ago 2. Wexford beating Kilkenny in 2004 (KK going for 3-in-a-row)" Mount Leinster Rangers were 3/4 of a decent 2nd tier county team. By the time they beat Oulart the lads only had 3 or 4 on the Wexford panel. Was a bit of a shock but not like today. Likewise while Kilkenny were favourites in 2004 we had won 2 Leinster u21 titles 2 years previously and only lost the u21 AIF by a point to Limerick 1 of those years. I remember going to all the games against Kilkenny around that time thinking we might beat them. We usually ended up losing ok. But only by 2 or 3 points! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11847 - 07/07/2019 21:54:44 2207452 Link
Westmeath also beat Dublin quite recently too. I'd say within the last decade Dublin have beaten Kilkenny, Galway, Wexford and Limerick in championship hurling but have lost to Antrim, Westmeath and now Laois. Shocking inconsistency. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 07/07/2019 22:26:59 2207477 Link
Actually, I think Dublin's loss to Westmeath was in 2006. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 07/07/2019 22:37:48 2207488 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Mount Leinster Rangers were 3/4 of a decent 2nd tier county team. By the time they beat Oulart the lads only had 3 or 4 on the Wexford panel. Was a bit of a shock but not like today. Likewise while Kilkenny were favourites in 2004 we had won 2 Leinster u21 titles 2 years previously and only lost the u21 AIF by a point to Limerick 1 of those years. I remember going to all the games against Kilkenny around that time thinking we might beat them. We usually ended up losing ok. But only by 2 or 3 points!" Plus MLR had won the All Ireland intermediate club championship the year before so it was obvious they were no mugs. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 08/07/2019 05:10:37 2207547 Link
Replying To ballydalane: "Plus MLR had won the All Ireland intermediate club championship the year before so it was obvious they were no mugs." I'd say Westmeath beating Kilkenny in the 2016 Leinster championship was the biggest shock and will blight Eddie Brennan's reputation in kk regardless of what he achieves elsewhere. shoulders (Kilkenny) - Posts: 23 - 08/07/2019 09:21:21 2207594 Link
Replying To Rockies: "Well done to Laois ....in hurling there is always room for an upset. Triumph for dreamers over realists. Ha ha. Good luck to Eddie Brennan and Laois moving forward. Cork is only county on track for Da Double!!" What gauge is that track I wonder! baire (Galway) - Posts: 1795 - 08/07/2019 09:32:51 2207605 Link
Waterford beat Limerick in the 1982 Munster Semi Final 2-14 to 2-13 which was a massive upset. You wouldn't think it now because of Waterford's success since 2002 but back then it was a huge upset. In The 1980 Leinster Final with Offaly beating Kilkenny was a monstrous result. Offaly beating Antrim in the 1989 All Ireland Semi final was also huge. Laois beating Dublin is different though considering where both counties have come from. In 2012 Limerick put 6-23 past Laois & I think it was Cork who scored 10-30 against them. A year later Dublin won the Leinster title v Galway. Here we are in 2019 and Laois knock Dublin out. Hats off to Laois. I'd say it is the upset of this century. Massive progress but credit has to go to their previous Managers and players (eg Cheddar Plunkett) who soldiered on. I hope Laois give it everything v Tipp now and yesterday wasn't their final. slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 08/07/2019 10:11:19 2207630 Link
Replying To shoulders: "I'd say Westmeath beating Kilkenny in the 2016 Leinster championship was the biggest shock and will blight Eddie Brennan's reputation in kk regardless of what he achieves elsewhere." Under-21 championship. Yes you're right, it will always be held against him in Kilkenny. That result alone may have permanently blotted his copybook with many powers-that-be in the county in terms of ever getting the "big" job. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 08/07/2019 10:52:34 2207666 Link