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I see that Cork did not reappoint Pat Ryan as Senior Hurling manager last night, but none of the papers are reporting what happened. Anyone have the inside track?

I know a lot of Cork people seem a bit annoyed with how the second half of the All Ireland Final turned out, so are they trying to make him the fall guy.

Who is next in line if he is not reappointed ?

LimerickandProud (Limerick) - Posts: 201 - 06/08/2025 14:04:19    2630274

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Replying To LimerickandProud:  "I see that Cork did not reappoint Pat Ryan as Senior Hurling manager last night, but none of the papers are reporting what happened. Anyone have the inside track?

I know a lot of Cork people seem a bit annoyed with how the second half of the All Ireland Final turned out, so are they trying to make him the fall guy.

Who is next in line if he is not reappointed ?"
He lost the dressing room at half time of the All Ireland Final.
Player power won out, but in reality the only winners on the day were Tipp.
Once that happens it is curtains for any manager unless there is a lot of apologies and a massive clearing of the air.

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4611 - 06/08/2025 14:27:34    2630278

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Replying To Fionn:  "He lost the dressing room at half time of the All Ireland Final.
Player power won out, but in reality the only winners on the day were Tipp.
Once that happens it is curtains for any manager unless there is a lot of apologies and a massive clearing of the air."
Not disagreeing with anything you said Fionn, but like LimerickandProud I'm curious to know what happened last night. Articles were suggesting both managers would be re-appointed. Only one was. Strange that Cork GAA haven't commented. Most Cork based Social media outlets are focusing on the club championships at present.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6535 - 06/08/2025 14:41:10    2630280

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Replying To slayer:  "Not disagreeing with anything you said Fionn, but like LimerickandProud I'm curious to know what happened last night. Articles were suggesting both managers would be re-appointed. Only one was. Strange that Cork GAA haven't commented. Most Cork based Social media outlets are focusing on the club championships at present."
I think if you are in the Cork CB and you are being told what happened and how the manager was disrespected, it is difficult to give him a vote of confidence without taking more time to make a decision for the best of Cork Hurling.

Allegedly, not the first time player power ran amok in Cork unfortunately.

They clearly need more time to get to the root cause of all this, and not just what happened at Half Time.

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4611 - 06/08/2025 15:09:55    2630287

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Replying To Fionn:  "I think if you are in the Cork CB and you are being told what happened and how the manager was disrespected, it is difficult to give him a vote of confidence without taking more time to make a decision for the best of Cork Hurling.

Allegedly, not the first time player power ran amok in Cork unfortunately.

They clearly need more time to get to the root cause of all this, and not just what happened at Half Time."
I don't know if I buy the theory that there was a blow up at half time (whatever about after the match). They went in 6 points up without ever really hitting the heights they can. I would have thought they would have been making small tweaks only.

LimerickandProud (Limerick) - Posts: 201 - 06/08/2025 16:05:30    2630296

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Replying To Fionn:  "I think if you are in the Cork CB and you are being told what happened and how the manager was disrespected, it is difficult to give him a vote of confidence without taking more time to make a decision for the best of Cork Hurling.

Allegedly, not the first time player power ran amok in Cork unfortunately.

They clearly need more time to get to the root cause of all this, and not just what happened at Half Time."
I wonder will the men from the glen be there next season

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2489 - 06/08/2025 20:29:30    2630323

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Replying To LimerickandProud:  "I don't know if I buy the theory that there was a blow up at half time (whatever about after the match). They went in 6 points up without ever really hitting the heights they can. I would have thought they would have been making small tweaks only."
Clearly there was 1 major change required - but this was the crux of it....

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4611 - 06/08/2025 20:39:55    2630326

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Replying To LimerickandProud:  "I don't know if I buy the theory that there was a blow up at half time (whatever about after the match). They went in 6 points up without ever really hitting the heights they can. I would have thought they would have been making small tweaks only."
i wont say how i heard it as prob wouldnt be posted but im not 100 % sure there was an altercation at halftime im 150 % sure......i found it hard to believe too but when my source told me that was enough for me. its going to be a long way bk for cork and hard to see the management staying .

munsterchamps (Limerick) - Posts: 1149 - 07/08/2025 13:00:44    2630408

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Replying To LimerickandProud:  "I don't know if I buy the theory that there was a blow up at half time (whatever about after the match). They went in 6 points up without ever really hitting the heights they can. I would have thought they would have been making small tweaks only."
I would agree with you if Cork won there would not have been a word about anything why on Earth would he lose the DR 6 points up a goal before half time all looking great but hey don't let the truth get in the way of a good story. Cork came back out far too complacent and Tipp wired into game Cork hit woodwork 4 or 5 ties 2 of them should have been goals small margine can make all the difference Tipp should have been dumped out in Ennis when Clare levelled weren't went on to be Championship winners Small margins

clooney (Clare) - Posts: 1000 - 07/08/2025 15:17:44    2630439

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Replying To clooney:  "I would agree with you if Cork won there would not have been a word about anything why on Earth would he lose the DR 6 points up a goal before half time all looking great but hey don't let the truth get in the way of a good story. Cork came back out far too complacent and Tipp wired into game Cork hit woodwork 4 or 5 ties 2 of them should have been goals small margine can make all the difference Tipp should have been dumped out in Ennis when Clare levelled weren't went on to be Championship winners Small margins"
If my aunt had liathrodI she be my uncle. If the ref had liathrodI and called the penalty and card on Cork in the Waterford game they might have not been in the final either. All speculation. One thing that is not. Tipp beat the living p-s out of Cork in the 2025 final. Will it have any significance in 2026 ? Probably little as both will have to fight all over to make it there.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3162 - 07/08/2025 23:40:21    2630493

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Replying To clooney:  "I would agree with you if Cork won there would not have been a word about anything why on Earth would he lose the DR 6 points up a goal before half time all looking great but hey don't let the truth get in the way of a good story. Cork came back out far too complacent and Tipp wired into game Cork hit woodwork 4 or 5 ties 2 of them should have been goals small margine can make all the difference Tipp should have been dumped out in Ennis when Clare levelled weren't went on to be Championship winners Small margins"
what a stupid post if this if that....if i did 2 different numbers last sat night id have won the lotto......tipp drew with limerick beat clare waterford galway kilkenny and hammered cork.....they were the best team in the country this year.

munsterchamps (Limerick) - Posts: 1149 - 08/08/2025 07:15:21    2630500

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Replying To Bon:  "I wonder will the men from the glen be there next season"
Eoin Downey isn't related to an IC Full-back and P. Horgan is finished, 38 next year FFS.

Rob Downey the only Glen man that should be on the team.

Past hurler (None) - Posts: 977 - 08/08/2025 07:55:27    2630503

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Replying To clooney:  "I would agree with you if Cork won there would not have been a word about anything why on Earth would he lose the DR 6 points up a goal before half time all looking great but hey don't let the truth get in the way of a good story. Cork came back out far too complacent and Tipp wired into game Cork hit woodwork 4 or 5 ties 2 of them should have been goals small margine can make all the difference Tipp should have been dumped out in Ennis when Clare levelled weren't went on to be Championship winners Small margins"
I was surrounded by Cork fans in the Cusack Stand and they were all extremely nervous throughout the first half. Barrett's goal gave them a big lift but they weren't too confident at half time. They admitted that a six point lead wasn't a true indication of the first half, and I'm sure Cork's management and players were in no way complacent at half time. On a general note, Tipp's championship record was won 6, drew 1 and lost 1 (and that with 14 players for the whole game). Every other team lost at least two games.

midlands (Westmeath) - Posts: 627 - 08/08/2025 12:22:18    2630536

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Replying To clooney:  "I would agree with you if Cork won there would not have been a word about anything why on Earth would he lose the DR 6 points up a goal before half time all looking great but hey don't let the truth get in the way of a good story. Cork came back out far too complacent and Tipp wired into game Cork hit woodwork 4 or 5 ties 2 of them should have been goals small margine can make all the difference Tipp should have been dumped out in Ennis when Clare levelled weren't went on to be Championship winners Small margins"
Totally agree with your post there is no if's or but's about it all facts, the woodwork denied Cork of at least 2 goals, perhaps even 3, the upright denied them of a point, the goalkeeper saved a Cork penalty, the Cork keeper in trying to save a point deflected the ball out to an incoming Tipp player to score the easiest of goals.

Early into the second half Cork were 00-06 up, complacency played some part in their downfall. Without taking from Tipps sweet victory it must be added that they only beat Cork in the second half over 35 minutes, 28 mins actually.

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3238 - 08/08/2025 12:54:56    2630548

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Replying To supersub15:  "Totally agree with your post there is no if's or but's about it all facts, the woodwork denied Cork of at least 2 goals, perhaps even 3, the upright denied them of a point, the goalkeeper saved a Cork penalty, the Cork keeper in trying to save a point deflected the ball out to an incoming Tipp player to score the easiest of goals.

Early into the second half Cork were 00-06 up, complacency played some part in their downfall. Without taking from Tipps sweet victory it must be added that they only beat Cork in the second half over 35 minutes, 28 mins actually."
As another neutral, let me sayTipp had nine wides in the first half and were narrowly wide with a goal atttempt and the Cork goal came from a simple error by a Tipp defender. Also remember that on Balance fifty per cent of those balls that hit the post would probably go wide. Also worth noting is that a 6 point lead in Hurling is worth very little. Apart from all that, this Cork Team has a long history of dying out of games at crucial stages This same failing cost Limerick one if not two All Irelands in the Nineties.

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4522 - 08/08/2025 16:48:12    2630624

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Replying To supersub15:  "Totally agree with your post there is no if's or but's about it all facts, the woodwork denied Cork of at least 2 goals, perhaps even 3, the upright denied them of a point, the goalkeeper saved a Cork penalty, the Cork keeper in trying to save a point deflected the ball out to an incoming Tipp player to score the easiest of goals.

Early into the second half Cork were 00-06 up, complacency played some part in their downfall. Without taking from Tipps sweet victory it must be added that they only beat Cork in the second half over 35 minutes, 28 mins actually."
The woodwork never denies anyone a goal or a point. Well maybe a point but never a goal. When was the last time you saw posts move enough to stop a goal?
If the posts weren't moving then it was the player shooting who cost his side a goal, not the woodwork. Or luck. Or anything else.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16821 - 08/08/2025 17:06:13    2630626

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Replying To supersub15:  "Totally agree with your post there is no if's or but's about it all facts, the woodwork denied Cork of at least 2 goals, perhaps even 3, the upright denied them of a point, the goalkeeper saved a Cork penalty, the Cork keeper in trying to save a point deflected the ball out to an incoming Tipp player to score the easiest of goals.

Early into the second half Cork were 00-06 up, complacency played some part in their downfall. Without taking from Tipps sweet victory it must be added that they only beat Cork in the second half over 35 minutes, 28 mins actually."
You say that Cork were denied three goals by the woodwork, the Tipp goalie had the audacity to save a penalty, and the Cork goalie presented Tipp with an easy goal. That's a five goal swing, so Cork were denied a draw by a cruel series of mishaps! Just for the sake of accuracy, the woodwork did not deny Cork anything. As far as I know, the goalposts and crossbar were in exactly the same place for the entire game, and it's up to forwards to put the ball between the posts if they want to score, something that Tipp failed to do on nine occasions in the first half. So, without taking from Tipp's sweet victory, as you say, could you enlighten us as to which 28 minute period did Tipp actually beat Cork. Bearing in mind that the second half lasted 39 minutes, were Cork on top for 11 minutes of that half?

midlands (Westmeath) - Posts: 627 - 08/08/2025 17:28:02    2630629

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Replying To Oldtourman:  "As another neutral, let me sayTipp had nine wides in the first half and were narrowly wide with a goal atttempt and the Cork goal came from a simple error by a Tipp defender. Also remember that on Balance fifty per cent of those balls that hit the post would probably go wide. Also worth noting is that a 6 point lead in Hurling is worth very little. Apart from all that, this Cork Team has a long history of dying out of games at crucial stages This same failing cost Limerick one if not two All Irelands in the Nineties."
Nobody could argue but that Tipperary well deserved their win on the day. Cork will need to look at what went wrong, find a way of putting it right, and they won't be far off next year.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2583 - 08/08/2025 17:36:02    2630631

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Replying To midlands:  "You say that Cork were denied three goals by the woodwork, the Tipp goalie had the audacity to save a penalty, and the Cork goalie presented Tipp with an easy goal. That's a five goal swing, so Cork were denied a draw by a cruel series of mishaps! Just for the sake of accuracy, the woodwork did not deny Cork anything. As far as I know, the goalposts and crossbar were in exactly the same place for the entire game, and it's up to forwards to put the ball between the posts if they want to score, something that Tipp failed to do on nine occasions in the first half. So, without taking from Tipp's sweet victory, as you say, could you enlighten us as to which 28 minute period did Tipp actually beat Cork. Bearing in mind that the second half lasted 39 minutes, were Cork on top for 11 minutes of that half?"
"could you enlighten us as to which 28 minute period did Tipp actually beat Cork. Bearing in mind that the second half lasted 39 minutes, were Cork on top for 11 minutes of that half"?

The last 28 mins of the second half (give or take a few seconds after which Tipp drew level.

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3238 - 08/08/2025 20:43:05    2630654

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Replying To Oldtourman:  "As another neutral, let me sayTipp had nine wides in the first half and were narrowly wide with a goal atttempt and the Cork goal came from a simple error by a Tipp defender. Also remember that on Balance fifty per cent of those balls that hit the post would probably go wide. Also worth noting is that a 6 point lead in Hurling is worth very little. Apart from all that, this Cork Team has a long history of dying out of games at crucial stages This same failing cost Limerick one if not two All Irelands in the Nineties."
Look, it is as simple as this we are talking about the greatest field sport in the world, full stop. It's an amateur sport played professionally by amateurs in every sense of the word; we continually try to gloss over or take from the occasion irrespective of who wins or loses.

If Tipp had 9 wide's and narrowly wide with a goal attempt, and the Cork goal came from a simple error by a Tipp defender, question you ask, does that in itself not take the sparkle off Tipp's victory over Cork.?

Finally, you say, 6 point lead in Hurling is worth very little. That may very well be, but a simple 00-01 win on the score board at full time means your team is victorious in every sense of the word, it means the world.

The game was won and lost in the second half, not over 70 minutes.

Tipp. Are still worthy all Ireland champions.

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3238 - 08/08/2025 21:28:57    2630660

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