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If they hadn't retired ballydalane they would have been beaten anyway, new management and structures in Galway, Limerick and Tipp were going to change results and bring All-Irelands to those counties. Age and the ferocity of all their battles over the years were bound to take their toll on a lot of those KK players, it's a wonder some of them lasted so long - that type of drive, commitment and tenacity are rare in any sport. I shouldn't have used the term 'demise'. KK are still very much at the top and will be for the foreseeable future. baire (Galway) - Posts: 787 - 25/08/2019 13:58:23 2229161 Link 2 1 |
You're right Oldtourman, Wexford did win that one. My mistake.
baire (Galway) - Posts: 787 - 25/08/2019 14:02:45 2229166 Link 1 0 |
Let's look at this statistic, Oldtourman. The 11 year period before Galway entered the Leinster championship, 1998-2008: KK = 10 Leinsters WX = 1 The 11 years since Galway entered, 2009-2019: Kilkenny = 6 Leinsters (almost halved) Galway = 3 Dublin=1 Wexford=1 baire (Galway) - Posts: 787 - 25/08/2019 16:54:23 2229190 Link 1 0 |
Big difference between the two periods.
Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 501 - 26/08/2019 16:18:45 2229468 Link 0 0 |
Think ourselves and Dublin improved in the second period you talk about. Kilkenny didnt have as a good a team the same time. Galway have a good team currently also. If Galway had been in Leinster in the 1st period Im not sure they would've won many if any Leinster titles. We were lucky to win the 1 we won being honest.....
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 800 - 28/08/2019 10:46:39 2230039 Link 0 1 |
I agree. It would have been fierce tough to beat that KK team in that period.
Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 501 - 28/08/2019 11:58:13 2230064 Link 0 0 |
While many might not think it a 'golden age' of hurling, the Tipp v Galway rivalry in the late 1980's was one that grabbed Ireland's attention for a long period. Tipp won the Munster Final in 1987 for the first time in 16 years but Galway beat them 3-20 to 2-17 in the Semi Final before winning the final. Then they met in the All-Ireland Final in 1988 and Noel Lane's goal won it for Galway 1-15 to 0-14. They then met in the 1989 NHL final which Galway again won by 2-16 to 4-8. slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6189 - 30/08/2019 08:57:15 2230594 Link 1 0 |
Good memories but the Clare-Offaly fiasco in the mid 90s was no slouch either.
Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 501 - 30/08/2019 09:48:05 2230604 Link 0 0 |