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Replying To foreveryoung:  "Totally agree. Any time I'm in Ireland, I try to go to as many games as possible. I remember the last time I saw Limerick footballers play was about 2012 in Portlaoise against Kildare in the qualifiers. It was a night when Limerick put in a stoic performance…seconds from beating a hotly fancied Kildare. Alas, it wasn't to be.

But what surprised me, was I'd an empty car, driving up from a certain parish in south-east Limk. I thought the locals would be mad up for the game. Between cousins, relatives, and "football" people, the only person who went to the game with me was an 18-year-old cousin. I couldn't believe it. They just had no interest in going.

I was quite loud about what they missed, later that night when back in the pub. The Yank put a few of them to shame.

Here's to throwing the kitchen sink at Kerry. Unfortunately, I won't be home for it. It'd make for a mighty weekend in Killarney."
I was there that night in Portlaoise. Talking of South East Limerick Pubs, though a western gent myself, I always loved Dan Casey's famous old pub in Killbehenny. I particularly liked the iconic quote on the wall there. 'Poor is the Nation that has no heros, beggared the one that has and forgets them'.

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4490 - 18/05/2022 09:47:48    2418277

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Can I just wish all involved with our under 20s the best of luck on Sunday?can I ask am I the only supporter who finds it strange that an all ireland final is used as a curtain raiser to munster championship.

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2499 - 20/05/2022 11:07:13    2418878

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Best of luck to Limerick football. You had a good season, keep it up. Hard to compete with the hurlers success, but you are making a mark for the big ball code.

thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1879 - 20/05/2022 11:42:59    2418894

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Replying To CTGAA10:  "Can I just wish all involved with our under 20s the best of luck on Sunday?can I ask am I the only supporter who finds it strange that an all ireland final is used as a curtain raiser to munster championship."
What was once a major event in the GAA calendar has been reduced to a tournament that the powers that be want to get out of the way.
Disgraceful from Croke Park.
I was at under 21 finals with 20,000 or more down the years. it has now become almost irrelevant.
The new timelines for the Championship have rendered them just another sporting event. Plenty rugby, soccer, golf etc competing with GAA. All over mid July and the prime summer days we always had to ourselves empty.
How did this happen? madness.

SixtiesKid (Galway) - Posts: 342 - 20/05/2022 11:49:17    2418902

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Replying To SixtiesKid:  "What was once a major event in the GAA calendar has been reduced to a tournament that the powers that be want to get out of the way.
Disgraceful from Croke Park.
I was at under 21 finals with 20,000 or more down the years. it has now become almost irrelevant.
The new timelines for the Championship have rendered them just another sporting event. Plenty rugby, soccer, golf etc competing with GAA. All over mid July and the prime summer days we always had to ourselves empty.
How did this happen? madness."
Is there a reason the u20's couldn't be played July/August/Sept? Is it to do with the split season again and the clubs.

Seeking_silver (Limerick) - Posts: 411 - 20/05/2022 17:11:36    2419048

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Replying To CTGAA10:  "Can I just wish all involved with our under 20s the best of luck on Sunday?can I ask am I the only supporter who finds it strange that an all ireland final is used as a curtain raiser to munster championship."
How would you make it not "strange"? Have it as a stand alone fixture? Send it off up to Carrig-on-Shannon where they put the U-21 football final? Play it after the Senior hurling game?

It's a good idea IMO. Thurles is conveniently accessible for fans from the 4 counties involved. I think both games are gonna be fought tooth and nail, so there's an incentive to hurling followers to get there early and get value for money by catching 2 games instead of just 1.

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2196 - 21/05/2022 17:22:37    2419220

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Foreveryoung this final has always been played as a stand alone fixture,it's an all ireland final..I attended 2 finals in Gaelic grounds with tipp/cork and they were brilliant..huge crowds have attended these finals..do you expect many to hang around after it from lim/kk to watch cork/tipp,I know I'd be leaving anyway..think the Gaa expected cork to be beaten so were looking at getting people to thurles for what they thought was a dead rubber game..if you think what they did is right then so be it..

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2499 - 21/05/2022 18:28:25    2419233

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A game limerick could have won,however on the day the better team won it..I'd have to question managent,they go away by squeezing through other games but not today..panel of 24,2 subs used..why have a panel if there is no faith in them?a lot of the so called big names for limerick just didn't show up..I hate being critical of any players who play for the county,however maybe they listened to to much about how good they were and read to much press..

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2499 - 22/05/2022 15:07:35    2419416

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Replying To CTGAA10:  "A game limerick could have won,however on the day the better team won it..I'd have to question managent,they go away by squeezing through other games but not today..panel of 24,2 subs used..why have a panel if there is no faith in them?a lot of the so called big names for limerick just didn't show up..I hate being critical of any players who play for the county,however maybe they listened to to much about how good they were and read to much press.."
Hate saying but have to agree re management. Been slow all championship in bringing on subs. Kk won tactical battle but game was still there for taking but just not sharp enough today

dingo (Limerick) - Posts: 23 - 22/05/2022 18:11:00    2419485

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Poor performance on the sideline. It permeated onto the field. How many long range frees were aimlessly hit wide when a precise ball into the forwards would have been a better choice. Also they got caught for throwing alot today and the ref could have blown for more. The seniors are getting blown for it more aswell.. They are young lads and will learn a lesson ,a harsh lesson. Just a performance that lacked composure.

bloodyban (Limerick) - Posts: 1710 - 22/05/2022 18:21:26    2419489

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Better team won in the under 20s. The favourites tag is a heavy burden to carry at underage.

After the senior results, it's difficult to say where teams are at the moment. Cork seem to have got it together in a big way just in the nick of time. Kilkenny have now been beaten twice even if they have a big performance for the leinster final in them. Galway building nicely all the time while Clare have probably shown the best consistent form.
As for ourselves, we have gotten into the munster final without being exceptional. The back 6 have been excellent in general with the exception of the patchy performance of the half backline versus tipp.
DO'D or WO'D have been excellent on different days. Can't wait for the day when the 2 of them hit full form.

I suppose the worry so far this year is the top 6. Hegarty and Gillane aside the others haven't hit form. Injuries obviously haven't helped. Flanagan has suffered from the lack of game time. Hopefully it will come. Tom's shooting has been extremely erratic. I worry if lynch doesn't see any game time next day too. After such a long lay off will he be able to hit the ground running

Mads (Limerick) - Posts: 367 - 22/05/2022 19:31:29    2419503

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Hard luck to the 20's yesterday. It was a bit like the first game against Clare. They just didn't click. I've seen it so many times with our club hurling & Camogie teams. I'm sure there is a reason teams don't click on a particular day. It must be mental fatigue? I don't know.

It had similarities to the senior performance in 2019 and the cork performance in 2019! Balls just don't don't stick and touch is just off. I'm sure the lads that are still u20 next year will pick themselves up and the lads that make it onto the SH panel will learn in that whirlwind.

Seeking_silver (Limerick) - Posts: 411 - 23/05/2022 12:25:31    2419663

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Unlucky for the u20s. Lots of guys with plenty of ability there for progression to senior level


Yesterday's turkey shoots were interesting from the point of view of our championship progression
Clare are hopping and the Munster final if we ever doubted it will be a humdinger.it's a genuine 50/50 game for me. Injuries and suspension will be crucial for further on…... Lose and it's play Wexford and hopefully the Leinster final loser, win and it's cork/cats/Galway.

As the round robin ends I think I'd feel 1-9 look in decent nick while he scoring of our forwards would be the one nagging doubt. Hopefully with CON lynch and perhaps Casey back and a better return from Kyle graeme and Seamus we'd put teams away quicker. Peaking further along the season is key but there are some seriously tough challenges ahead. Our scoring average (bar goals perhaps ) is down considerably on previous years.

Hard to rate cork or Clare based on how quickly tipp and Waterford put up the white flag. Both seem to have good depth. Both are finding their best team. Cork in particular are much stronger if the dispense with the tippytappy and play more directly. Fitzgibbon and harnedy coming into form. They're a dangerous prospect as they blow so hot and cold. Unstoppable if the build up a 15 head of steam. We'd have to strangle them early in any future

I suspect Clare will go very far in the championship. They've a good blend of skill and timber and have no shortage of workers. Wouldn't be surprised to have to play them in croker

Hard to know with Leinster. Galway look accomplished. Have they been tested?? Kk look way back but there is still quality forwards. Not sure if they haven't an All Ireland in them but they'll take serious beating. They always improve as a season goes on. Wexford will push the Munster loser all the way.

6 decent teams all capable of beating each other. We're good enough to get there but it's going to take another long hard fight

Sugary_tae (Limerick) - Posts: 70 - 23/05/2022 13:20:03    2419693

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Replying To CTGAA10:  "A game limerick could have won,however on the day the better team won it..I'd have to question managent,they go away by squeezing through other games but not today..panel of 24,2 subs used..why have a panel if there is no faith in them?a lot of the so called big names for limerick just didn't show up..I hate being critical of any players who play for the county,however maybe they listened to to much about how good they were and read to much press.."
The issue of which was the better team is not relevant. The reason for this is that if I had a pound for every time I saw a better team held to a draw, only for the 'lesser team' to blow them away in extra time, I'd be a rich man.

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4490 - 23/05/2022 13:30:05    2419701

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Disappointing result for the U20s. Kilkenny the better team on the day. Limerick lost their way in the second half pumping high ball into the forwards where Kilkenny had an extra defender. Kilkenny forwards a little more clinical on the day and also were more physical coming out with ball from rucks, etc.

What it the GAA's rationale of playing this off by the 22nd of May? The prestige of the competition seems to have been lost compared to the previous U21 competition. Surely most of the players are doing third level exams right now and some probably preparing for the leaving cert. Is the idea to allow players to go the US, travelling for the summer?
Under the old U21 competition the final was the week after the Senior final. With the split season and senior players not allowed play surely this would make more sense rather that squeezing the final in as a curtain raiser to a Munster Round Robin match.

journeyman (Limerick) - Posts: 141 - 23/05/2022 13:38:14    2419709

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Replying To journeyman:  "Disappointing result for the U20s. Kilkenny the better team on the day. Limerick lost their way in the second half pumping high ball into the forwards where Kilkenny had an extra defender. Kilkenny forwards a little more clinical on the day and also were more physical coming out with ball from rucks, etc.

What it the GAA's rationale of playing this off by the 22nd of May? The prestige of the competition seems to have been lost compared to the previous U21 competition. Surely most of the players are doing third level exams right now and some probably preparing for the leaving cert. Is the idea to allow players to go the US, travelling for the summer?
Under the old U21 competition the final was the week after the Senior final. With the split season and senior players not allowed play surely this would make more sense rather that squeezing the final in as a curtain raiser to a Munster Round Robin match."
The suits in Dublin want all championships ran off as quick as possible, get those nasty matchs out of the way ASAP. Playing as a curtain raiser yesterday was not appropriate to the importance of the fixture, there would have been twice the crowd at a stand alone fixture in a months time. . The people in the fancy jobs in Croke park are not GAA people themselves, the matchs are a nuisance in their eyes. The All ireland championship will be played off over a weekend in coming years if they get their way.
Limerick had decent support there yesterday but people cant afford matchs 7 or 8 weekends in a row and nothing then for 40 weeks of the year.

OpenStand (Limerick) - Posts: 736 - 23/05/2022 13:55:49    2419722

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Replying To bloodyban:  "Poor performance on the sideline. It permeated onto the field. How many long range frees were aimlessly hit wide when a precise ball into the forwards would have been a better choice. Also they got caught for throwing alot today and the ref could have blown for more. The seniors are getting blown for it more aswell.. They are young lads and will learn a lesson ,a harsh lesson. Just a performance that lacked composure."
Well that is funny you should bring that up,because there was a few dodgy given by KK players that went went unchecked and in the following Senior game Cork, as usual, seemed to be at it all day, as they were above in Croke Park in '18 and last year.

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4490 - 23/05/2022 14:48:37    2419750

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4 days to go now! We pride ourselves on being a great sporting county; we pride ourselves on being a great GAA county; hopefully Limerick people travel in force to Killarney on Saturday to support our brilliant team.

football first (None) - Posts: 1259 - 24/05/2022 08:45:18    2419873

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Replying To OpenStand:  "The suits in Dublin want all championships ran off as quick as possible, get those nasty matchs out of the way ASAP. Playing as a curtain raiser yesterday was not appropriate to the importance of the fixture, there would have been twice the crowd at a stand alone fixture in a months time. . The people in the fancy jobs in Croke park are not GAA people themselves, the matchs are a nuisance in their eyes. The All ireland championship will be played off over a weekend in coming years if they get their way.
Limerick had decent support there yesterday but people cant afford matchs 7 or 8 weekends in a row and nothing then for 40 weeks of the year."
I don't agree with your presentation of the situation at all.
It's not Croke Park suits who have decided they want certain fixtures out of the way, it's not Croke Park who want championship games finished.
Co gress which has elected delegates from.every county who have voted for those measures.

I fully agree with you that ut should should a.stand alone.fixture however and should not bee a curtain raiser to.another match.
I believe that should bebthe see.fkr.minir also

There has been this tendency to apportion blame to 'suits' and 'Croke Park' as if they are not GAA people working for the good of the games. That I am afraid is incorrect and untrue.
Many of those who work in Croke Park are directly involved with clubs and understand the nuances of the GAA perfectly well hut have little actual control of decisions made by committees and Congress.

carlowman (Carlow) - Posts: 1872 - 24/05/2022 12:48:16    2419949

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I do love the way Kiely & co back their players and system/style of play but surely there will be a long hard discussion on whether they put someone on Kelly this time. Think Dan Morrissey could be a good match up for Duggan as-well. Plus allows Kyle to move back to 7.

dingo (Limerick) - Posts: 23 - 27/05/2022 18:45:31    2420531

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