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Good to see Cathal O'Neill back yesterday for UL, he started rusty but was getting better by the end. Coughlin and O'Connor were OK and English was good, O'Donovan wasn't in it but the field was terrible. It wouldn't suit the lighter lads like him but considering the good fields they played on up.until now it wasn't fair with all the talent on both teams. That's the 2nd year in a row the final has been played on a terrible pitch. updwell (Limerick) - Posts: 881 - 16/02/2025 13:26:21 2591328 Link 0 |
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Yeah it's a disgrace to expect fellas to play a final on a surface like that, it was in bits.
Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2182 - 16/02/2025 15:12:07 2591346 Link 1 |
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Yeah you have to wonder who makes these decisions, made it next to impossible to play good hurling. I guess it was meant to be played under the dome which was destroyed but surely there was an all weather pitch or maybe move it to Salthill which would have a slightly better surface.
Fitzy01 (Limerick) - Posts: 419 - 17/02/2025 15:18:52 2591605 Link 0 |
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Was In Salhill a week or so ago Field was even worse than Saturdays it looked a very bad choice for this fixture wont worry the UL lads great to see the Limerick University teams at the top for once good for Clare and Limerick teams a bit of exposure and a very well earned medal some may say that the Fitzgibbon doesn't matter but not my opinion.
clooney (Clare) - Posts: 969 - 17/02/2025 17:30:16 2591643 Link 0 |
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In fairness Fitzy the beach in Salthill would be better than Pearse stadium at the moment In all seriousness though they have been playing in college grounds for the last month which were very good for the time of year so why do they switch to club grounds for the final and didn't they have a match on before the Fitzgibbon final as well. updwell (Limerick) - Posts: 881 - 17/02/2025 18:29:51 2591653 Link 0 |
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It's definitely a great competition, always some great hurling in it.
Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2182 - 17/02/2025 20:27:02 2591663 Link 0 |
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It's a pity now that it is such a squeezed competition,the weekend semis and final used to be fabulous with huge crowds attending college grounds.the pitch looked awful and didn't help the game at all,I know most grounds have really suffered due to the weather. CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2467 - 17/02/2025 22:11:38 2591683 Link 0 |
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A lot of big names back for Sunday and I think the pressure will be on them to hold off the younger brigade. Great to see Peter Casey in the subs too. Both teams will use this to test out new players and I think both teams will learn a lot from the game. Pity about the weather forecast for the game. updwell (Limerick) - Posts: 881 - 22/02/2025 10:22:35 2592406 Link 0 |
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All Ireland champions on Sunday, should be a big crowd and Clare in need of a boost will only add to the bite. They've had to deal with a lot of injuries like ourselves and now losing O'Donnell is a big blow to them. He was by far their top forward last year even though we deal with him better than most, it's TK we find hard to get a handle on. If we go with the same 15 as was picked for Kk it looked very strong with a good mix and that's what we'll need this year, a mix of old and new but getting the balance right will be hard. Clare getting a few more back should make for a cracking game and see if youngsters on both sides are up to the standard. updwell (Limerick) - Posts: 881 - 28/02/2025 00:58:24 2593615 Link 0 |
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I am looking forward to this. There will have to be a backlash from Clare who must win (if they have any designs on not being relegated), Limerick don't have to win, however there is pressure on whoever is selected to perform, such is the competition on the squad. It very enjoyable to watch the battles unfold and it will be very interesting to see what team is picked for Sunday. In my opinion, at the moment we have only two players who are safe certain championship starters (if everyone is fit and available) they are Dan Morrissey and Kyle Hayes who are constantly performing at a unbelievably high level We then have likely starters Cian Lynch and Aaron Gillane (both of whom are important players but have been dropped by management in the past when their performance levels were deemed to be below expectations at a given time). I think all other spots on the Championship Team are up for grabs and the competition is very hot. Based on current form Fergal O'Connor, Barry Murphy, Diarmuid Byrnes, Will O'Donoghue, Adam English, Shane O'Brien are leading the way for selection. I think. Colin Coughlan, Aidan O'Connor and Paddy O'Donovan also deserve an honourable mention There a scary list of talented players and household names who need to see more game time so we know where they are at (Sean Finn, Mike Casey, Barry Nash, Declan Hannon, Gearoid Hegarty, Darragh O'Donovan, Cathal O'Neill, Tom Morrissey and Peter Casey) One thing for sure its enjoyable to watch from a supporters perspective, but It tough job (in a good way) for management to to get right LimerickandProud (Limerick) - Posts: 114 - 28/02/2025 10:01:23 2593635 Link 0 |
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Most games there are give and take in the fouls and refs calls but I thought the ref was very poor today and Limerick could feel hard done by Yadse (Limerick) - Posts: 74 - 03/03/2025 03:28:16 2594313 Link 0 |
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Your analysis of the incidents is so green blinkered its laughable. Kelly deserved the line intentional or not but by the letter of the law (careless use of the hurley) so did Casey for a similar incident slightly before. Byrnes threw around 6 punches at Clare players and also deserved the line. Conor Leen was the best player on the pitch today. Barry Nash is a super player and was best on field for Limerick. He is a weapon of a corner back. LohansRedHelmet (Clare) - Posts: 2690 - 03/03/2025 09:24:14 2594338 Link 0 |
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If Byrnes threw punches then it is clearly a red card. I couldn't see it clearly with five Clare lads all trying to paste him to the side-line so I can accept he must have done something terrible to extort such a reaction. Third man into a melee used to be yellow one time as well :) Adam Hogan in particular is a very lucky boy I would suggest. Conor Leen plays on the edge. On another day with another Ref he could have given away two or three frees though. However when Mike Casey does the exact same thing we don't complain so equally we can't complain about Conor Leen doing it. I disagree that Conor Leen was the best player. I think Tony Kelly was the stand out player on the park yesterday and was the difference between the teams in my opinion LimerickandProud (Limerick) - Posts: 114 - 03/03/2025 11:01:23 2594374 Link 0 |
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All the Clare players contributed to a melee and should have seen the line if going by rules. Was Byrnes suppose to let the 5 of them beat him to the ground?
countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 782 - 03/03/2025 11:27:26 2594381 Link 0 |
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There was a few talking points of course but for this time of year not a bad game thankfully it had a bit of bite in it and despite what some posters go on about its a physical game and would be nothing without that Limerick dident really care about the result have loads of players to come back so a few of ours showed well yesterday especially Rynne & O Neill but there are bigger days ahead. Official crowd about 16,500 very poor support for Clare it seemed to me
clooney (Clare) - Posts: 969 - 03/03/2025 12:14:11 2594397 Link 0 |
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Both sets of players were involved it was nothing only a few hand bags your obsession with us is so boring................................................. yawn
clooney (Clare) - Posts: 969 - 03/03/2025 12:15:49 2594399 Link 0 |
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Exactly, so are the refs saying that it is ok in their eyes to have four or 5 players surround and push one player towards the hoardings in a very aggressive manner?
Fitzy01 (Limerick) - Posts: 419 - 03/03/2025 13:23:34 2594424 Link 0 |
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Both sets of players? Yes, 5 Clare players and 1 Lim player.
countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 782 - 04/03/2025 08:43:48 2594608 Link 0 |
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Where's the big number 6 when you need him.
Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2182 - 04/03/2025 09:48:26 2594618 Link 0 |
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Contributing to melee is not a red card offence in hurling. Only applies to football
MrPBoylan (Monaghan) - Posts: 227 - 04/03/2025 21:01:02 2594791 Link 0 |