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Believe it or not there are some very passionate football men up there. Just not enough to get a consistent League team together.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13296 - 16/05/2024 17:43:01 2545166 Link 1 |
Is one code really the spirit of the GAA though? Cork, Galway, Wexford and in fairness Dublin are the real GAA counties. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3029 - 17/05/2024 10:15:00 2545212 Link 0 |
"Statistics show that since 2000, only 2 teams dominated, Kilkenny and Limerick" Tipp have played in 7 All-Ireland finals since 2000, winning 4 of them. Limerick have only dominated the last 5 years, appearing in only one AI between 2000 and 2017 (which they lost). Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2643 - 17/05/2024 10:39:24 2545217 Link 0 |
While we are splitting hairs Limerick won an AI 6 years ago CC;-)
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13296 - 17/05/2024 10:50:18 2545219 Link 0 |
Clare? Limerick? Tipp? Westmeath? Laois? Offaly? Carlow? Antrim?
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13296 - 17/05/2024 11:07:38 2545223 Link 0 |
I think investment in Inter County set ups only takes you so far and it is not always sustainable. It really depends on you having the fundamentals right, especially in a sport like hurling. Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1878 - 17/05/2024 11:10:43 2545225 Link 0 |
Without being a snob, hurling is a more difficult game to play well. Which requires high standards of coaching in particular. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2952 - 17/05/2024 11:32:01 2545231 Link 0 |
If you want to have Wexford in that list you would also have to include Clare. Tipp Limerick Waterford and also Kerry where hurling is stronger than football is in a lot of the top hurling countries. Also what about Offaly Laois Carlow Westmeath Kildare. Don't forget Down Antrim and Derry. If you confine the list to counties with a realistic chance of winning Liam and Sam it varies over the years but bookies would have Galway probably shortest odds now followed by Dublin and Cork. Anyone else would be way down the list. Maybe Clare would be next. Westfester (Limerick) - Posts: 973 - 17/05/2024 11:32:20 2545232 Link 0 |
This is the point. You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear as they say. You need the coaching at underage. It is a national scandal that every child in this country does not get the chance to play our ancient game. There is no reason why a chap in Longford can't hold a hurl the same as a chap in Kilkenny. And even less reason why he shouldn't at very least be given a chance to do so. I think the top hurling counties are happy enough to look after themselves, and f the rest of them. I don't for a second believe this Limerick team are products of anything other than top coaching and top investment in that coaching, and whatever else goes on behind the scenes.....we'll never know. But it had to start at club u6 level and unless it does, no top hurler can be made later in life. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1250 - 17/05/2024 12:16:04 2545243 Link 0 |