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Replying To bennybunny:  "If you read the text, i said players and not counties"
Fair enough. Sorry

Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 21/01/2020 18:06:44    2261386

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Replying To Breezy:  "Just saying KK and Tipp contested this years final isnt giving enough credit to the state of hurling at the moment. Neither won their provence and both were taken to the line in the semis. Last year Cork and Clare took Limk and Galway to extratime and a replay and Waterford were in the 17 final. Also tring to pick a clear favorite for next years provences or AI is as tough as any competition I know of."
Absolutely. Any one of 6 or 7 teams are genuine contender's in hurling.
Lmk, Galway, Tipp, Kilkenny,Wex, Cork could all make a reasonable claim.
don't think Waterford or Dublin are at that level yet, but not far off.
Bit disingenuous to point to last year's AI Final as a return to the status quo..

skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1056 - 21/01/2020 19:01:40    2261403

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Fortunate to see what exactly? Never before seen dominance by a county, engineered by the powers that be, to become a semi professional outfit in a still amateur sport? And how many potential rivals are going to the wall financially in a vain attempt to keep up with the riches bestowed on one before all others.
Sorry but all this decade has shown is that inter county football as we know it is on deaths door and the GAA's response?
Never mind the blue elephant in the room, look here's a tier 2 competition for the also rans....

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 21/01/2020 23:16:08    2261467

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semi professional outfit

Explain please?

Jackeen (Dublin) - Posts: 4097 - 22/01/2020 09:34:30    2261493

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Replying To Johnnyprophet:  "It has been a poor decade just gone , well for football anyway and this decade will probably be more of the same when you have one team being given a money advantage and everyone else trying to catch up and I know il get our money troubles fired at me now and we've got problems no doubt but that doesn't detract from what's going on in Dublin.
Hurling has been good in my honest opinion and that's not just because we won an all Ireland."
You're not wrong jonny, I don't see any changes in football in the 20s either.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 22/01/2020 11:10:03    2261522

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Replying To TheHermit:  "Fortunate to see what exactly? Never before seen dominance by a county, engineered by the powers that be, to become a semi professional outfit in a still amateur sport? And how many potential rivals are going to the wall financially in a vain attempt to keep up with the riches bestowed on one before all others.
Sorry but all this decade has shown is that inter county football as we know it is on deaths door and the GAA's response?
Never mind the blue elephant in the room, look here's a tier 2 competition for the also rans...."
Try taking up hurling

Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 22/01/2020 16:25:24    2261601

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Replying To Jackeen:  "semi professional outfit

Explain please?"
I think he's talking about the Kerry Minors

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12115 - 22/01/2020 17:41:05    2261624

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Replying To TheHermit:  "Fortunate to see what exactly? Never before seen dominance by a county, engineered by the powers that be, to become a semi professional outfit in a still amateur sport? And how many potential rivals are going to the wall financially in a vain attempt to keep up with the riches bestowed on one before all others.
Sorry but all this decade has shown is that inter county football as we know it is on deaths door and the GAA's response?
Never mind the blue elephant in the room, look here's a tier 2 competition for the also rans...."
How's that centre of excellence going for ye down there anyway?? Give my best to the Kerry Group PLC and your generous Kerry Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Bren Griffin.

Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 22/01/2020 18:16:28    2261631

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Replying To Breezy:  "Try taking up hurling"
Plenty of hurling in North Kerry doesn't change the Dublin issue though....

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 22/01/2020 20:47:37    2261657

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Replying To Jackeen:  "semi professional outfit

Explain please?"
How about you explain to us why you've an issue with people who have a low post counts when they say something you disagree with but have no problem with it when it's the other way around?

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1380 - 22/01/2020 22:01:04    2261667

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Replying To TheHermit:  "Fortunate to see what exactly? Never before seen dominance by a county, engineered by the powers that be, to become a semi professional outfit in a still amateur sport? And how many potential rivals are going to the wall financially in a vain attempt to keep up with the riches bestowed on one before all others.
Sorry but all this decade has shown is that inter county football as we know it is on deaths door and the GAA's response?
Never mind the blue elephant in the room, look here's a tier 2 competition for the also rans...."
Still whinging about one decade ? never mind , yea still have 81 Munsters and 37 All Ireland titles :)

superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2837 - 22/01/2020 22:43:27    2261679

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Replying To oneoff:  "
Replying To Jackeen:  "semi professional outfit

Explain please?"
How about you explain to us why you've an issue with people who have a low post counts when they say something you disagree with but have no problem with it when it's the other way around?"
How about you explain why you keep posting off topic ?

superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2837 - 22/01/2020 22:45:25    2261680

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Replying To catch22:  "How fortunate we are to be witnessing events that have never been seen before in the GAA.
The great Kilkenny team of the previous decade and now Ballyhale putting themselves on top of the club All Ireland titles table.
Corofin achieving 3 in a row, something not done previously and Dublin completing the 5 in a row, a new standard at county level.
Kerry's underage teams also have made their mark.

For all the complaining and reasons for it, it's still a golden age with teams that will be remembered long for what they have done and the commitment required to reach these heights."
"The great Kilkenny team of the previous decade".

Let me rephrase that for you "The great Kilkenny teams of the two previous decades".

Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2446 - 23/01/2020 00:27:15    2261703

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Replying To oneoff:  "
Replying To Jackeen:  "semi professional outfit

Explain please?"
How about you explain to us why you've an issue with people who have a low post counts when they say something you disagree with but have no problem with it when it's the other way around?"
Will you and your 147 different user names stop stalking me please. Its embarrassing!

Jackeen (Dublin) - Posts: 4097 - 23/01/2020 09:36:36    2261715

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