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Anytime they beat Galway it was pure fluke. Nothing to do with skill, style or entertainment just poxy! Was it 20pts they were beaten in a All Ireland Quarter Final one time! katser (Galway) - Posts: 2578 - 13/05/2025 10:14:31 2609106 Link 0 |
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He doesn't represent Galway in any shape or form, he's an online troll and attention seeker.
Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 122 - 13/05/2025 10:32:05 2609114 Link 3 |
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Style and entertainment generally wins #### all for any team in any sport.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15829 - 13/05/2025 10:42:09 2609118 Link 0 |
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Kilkenny v Dublin this weekend will be interesting to see their strengths and weakness! Are you expecting Dublin and Wexford to win this Weekend! katser (Galway) - Posts: 2578 - 13/05/2025 11:21:00 2609139 Link 0 |
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Not neccessarily expecting, but hoping ;-)
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15829 - 13/05/2025 11:29:16 2609144 Link 0 |
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Idiotic to suggest that an anonymous online poster REPRESENTS Galway.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4145 - 13/05/2025 11:43:49 2609148 Link 2 |
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Pope I don't mean to offend but that poster has a real problem it seems with every other county..even some of the stuff posted about players and clubs in Galway is diabolical..I like posting to what I'd call genuine posters from other counties who make decent points and arguments. CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2513 - 13/05/2025 12:13:11 2609169 Link 3 |
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Im the same its hard to see Kilkenny losing in Nowlan Park but all we can do is hope Dublin can get over their poor record over the cats and we do our job over Offaly . Then it would set up a showdown in Wexford Park next Sunday but its hard to see us turning them over this year given our performances.
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 602 - 13/05/2025 12:19:20 2609171 Link 0 |
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It would be some craic IF Dublin WERE to beat Kilkenny and Wexford after they beat Offaly (not hoping but expecting). Then Wexford could knockout Kilkenny and We would beat Dublin twice in PP and Leinster Final! Makes perfect sense to me! katser (Galway) - Posts: 2578 - 13/05/2025 12:30:01 2609176 Link 0 |
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I've heard it all now, pathetic stuff.
Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2326 - 13/05/2025 13:09:59 2609197 Link 1 |
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Dublin have already arrived. Difficult for Offaly and Carlow (and Laios, Westmeath etc.) to build an experienced team that can challenge when relegation is always on the horizon. You would have to already have the talent and experience to compete at the higher level when you are promoted - of course you only get the experience by playing at a higher level, so catch 22. In the very probable event that the promoted team isn't quiet up to pace they are relegated and have to start again. It msy take years to get back and little by little interest is lost from players, supporters and volunteers. The current system is working against these teams. The munster championship has shown what can be achieved when teams have the chance to compete every year and I think the liked of Carlow, Laois, Offaly and zwestmeath and others have all shown that they are not too far away and have the potential to expand the championship to a wider group. It is difficult to work out how to change structure in the current calender, but maybe have three or four round Robin groups with no relegation (if you want to keep Munster at least let Kerry in). When other teams feel they are good enough to enter let them join as well. I think counties need to vote for change if they want to develop hurling beyond less than a third of counties. Firceall (Offaly) - Posts: 38 - 13/05/2025 13:45:17 2609212 Link 0 |
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I honestly think that you know very little or nothing about sport.
brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 88 - 13/05/2025 14:41:01 2609238 Link 1 |
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Nothing new from him there tbh. it was insulting to say the least. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4250 - 13/05/2025 15:06:49 2609243 Link 0 |
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Firceall those with the power to change the structure will never vote to change it. Unfortunately. Because hurling will never grow if we don't try to include Offaly, Laois, Kildare, etc without relegating them over and over again. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1836 - 13/05/2025 23:47:46 2609417 Link 0 |
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Relegation just keeps repeating up and down and stifles improvement. At least on a yearly bases. Two or three years should be the criteria. Neither should a team who are making no progress be allowed keep other teams from getting a chance at a higher level.
Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3046 - 14/05/2025 14:26:10 2609569 Link 0 |
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What happens to up and coming teams? Do you deny them the chance to get into senior championship? I think the structures are working well and there has been quite a few different teams up and down, some more than once and some having clearly benefitted. It is close enough to league structure so that teams like Offaly and Carlow can offset poor championship years with more experience in top league tiers. It is very difficult to make a break into very top. Dublin and Wexford are well off what it needs to win All Ireland and I doubt Galway will do any better if they qualify in third or second.. That's the way the game is. An elite sport in which it takes huge dedication to be successful. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3547 - 14/05/2025 19:24:09 2609674 Link 0 |
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Agree with most of that. Imagine what would have happened to Waterford if they had been relegated a few years ago. A few new players, existing players back to health and a good management structure and they are back competing. That would have been much more difficult if they had to rebuild without playing top teams. Granted Waterford and other Munster teams even when they weren't winning games didn't drop in level as some of the rest of Ireland Teams, but thst makes it even more important that those teams continue to be able to experience the pace required. Everyone should be aware that Counties with smaller populations are going to have periods when they are uncompetitive no matter how good their structures management are. are. But when they have a golden generation, they are unlikely to achieve anything under the current format of yo-ying. I think any championship format should have an inherent goal of expansion, so when other Teams feel they are ready to step up, they too can get a change to play at a higher level. Firceall (Offaly) - Posts: 38 - 14/05/2025 19:32:15 2609676 Link 0 |
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Dublin just hammered Galway in under 20 semi final. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3547 - 14/05/2025 19:52:25 2609678 Link 0 |
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Loughrea threw that game away. Game should've been over at half time. I don't begrudge na Fianna of winning, but Loughrea were the better team, they werent ruthless enough.
BigBàsMan (Galway) - Posts: 131 - 14/05/2025 21:43:39 2609705 Link 0 |
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Of course you don't deny teams the chance of moving up. However no team should be relegated after one year. Or no team should be promoted after one year. Two years at least finishing last and two years finish first to be promoted. Yes you might end up with and extra team in either divisions at some stage but so what.
Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3046 - 15/05/2025 00:23:26 2609725 Link 0 |