Replying To StoreysTash: "Just finished watching, Kilkenny were just blown away by an excellent Tipp side. I think its important to be realistic, Wexford are a mile off the pace. Laois knocked us out and Kilkenny still beat them well. We need a team to come through and start breaking some of these glass ceilings for ourselves. I hate talk about an "off day" because its just another excuse. Its a bit like "Wexford hate Thurles" like its a pitch with 2 goals. The problem we have is that we are not good enough to beat many teams who we play there I.e Munster counties. Watching Brendan Cummins on the sideline this morning, he was absolutely up for it and I think Wexford are too calm in our sideline manner. I'm not promoting Davy antics but let the referee and linesman and 4th official know what you think. But before that becomes a decider, we need to produce better players and that is the long and short of it."
Again we need to be looking at what's actually going wrong between 15 to minor to 20.
We're producing better than most up to then.
Personally I think it's a combination of time, nutrition and psychology.
We were a bit of a shambles this year.
There are good technical hurlers there. I won't accept anyone saying there isn't.
Everybody talks about s and c. The programmes are fine. You can do all the lifting you want, you won't get any bigger unless your macros are right.
Psychology point is more difficult. There's nearly a feeling from top to bottom that we can just take it or leave it. Can you teach lads to want it more? I don't know....
I'm sure they all want it, but are we teaching players to channel that in the right way?
Replying To StoreysTash: "Just finished watching, Kilkenny were just blown away by an excellent Tipp side. I think its important to be realistic, Wexford are a mile off the pace. Laois knocked us out and Kilkenny still beat them well. We need a team to come through and start breaking some of these glass ceilings for ourselves. I hate talk about an "off day" because its just another excuse. Its a bit like "Wexford hate Thurles" like its a pitch with 2 goals. The problem we have is that we are not good enough to beat many teams who we play there I.e Munster counties. Watching Brendan Cummins on the sideline this morning, he was absolutely up for it and I think Wexford are too calm in our sideline manner. I'm not promoting Davy antics but let the referee and linesman and 4th official know what you think. But before that becomes a decider, we need to produce better players and that is the long and short of it."
If you think that being in an officials face or complaining aggressively has any influence on them then you have never been one. If anything it has the opposite impact, it may make the manager feel good and I believe its all done for the players especially when its with opposing management teams. However the impact of seeing it on the TV is that it happens in club games all over the country and where the lads on the TV can hold their temper some at club do not. What I don't understand is why in Football the rules have changed to stamp out this behavior but it seems in Hurling its not a problem.
Replying To zinny: "If you think that being in an officials face or complaining aggressively has any influence on them then you have never been one. If anything it has the opposite impact, it may make the manager feel good and I believe its all done for the players especially when its with opposing management teams. However the impact of seeing it on the TV is that it happens in club games all over the country and where the lads on the TV can hold their temper some at club do not. What I don't understand is why in Football the rules have changed to stamp out this behavior but it seems in Hurling its not a problem."
Referees are human, I don't believe in shouting and yelping on the line but I too believe if you look at Brian Lohan or Brian Cody on the line there is no way referees aren't a little afraid of them. You have to channel it the right way I believe, but its no harm to plead your case from time to time. You might just get the next decision or buy one in your favour. I'm not saying its right but its the case. It should not happen but you draw the line long before foul language, abusing players or appealing every decision.
Replying To Doylerwex: "Again we need to be looking at what's actually going wrong between 15 to minor to 20.
We're producing better than most up to then.
Personally I think it's a combination of time, nutrition and psychology.
We were a bit of a shambles this year.
There are good technical hurlers there. I won't accept anyone saying there isn't.
Everybody talks about s and c. The programmes are fine. You can do all the lifting you want, you won't get any bigger unless your macros are right.
Psychology point is more difficult. There's nearly a feeling from top to bottom that we can just take it or leave it. Can you teach lads to want it more? I don't know....
I'm sure they all want it, but are we teaching players to channel that in the right way?"
Replying To Doylerwex: "Again we need to be looking at what's actually going wrong between 15 to minor to 20.
We're producing better than most up to then.
Personally I think it's a combination of time, nutrition and psychology.
We were a bit of a shambles this year.
There are good technical hurlers there. I won't accept anyone saying there isn't.
Everybody talks about s and c. The programmes are fine. You can do all the lifting you want, you won't get any bigger unless your macros are right.
Psychology point is more difficult. There's nearly a feeling from top to bottom that we can just take it or leave it. Can you teach lads to want it more? I don't know....
I'm sure they all want it, but are we teaching players to channel that in the right way?"
Yep there's something in it.
Genuinely in terms of ability we produce players as good as anyone, that's a fact. But there's something missing.
I do think things are too nice, like we have an obsession with games, just keep playing as many games as possible a d we don't care about the content of the games.
We are happy to play away h der no pressure, look at our county championship, no pressure, 2 months of hurling a little above all county league level, then when it comes to actual pressure games at intercounty and we fold, of course we do, we aren't used to it.
People will argue the county championship isn't the be all and end all and yes it's not, but it's a factor and it points to a mindset of lets make things as handy as possible for us, let's remove as much pressure as possible.
We don't want it as much cos there's always an excuse, always a second day or third day or 6th day in our case. It's a mindset.