All-Ireland Hurling Championship 2019 II*** Up Laois

[Aristotle]

The Rock was a selector previously, what other management experience does he have?

If Denis Ring wins an U-20 All-Ireland, do you think they’ll pick him?

Pat Ryan is supposed to be decent.

[Sidney]

@Gman

97 and 01 the last times we played Tipp in the semi finals? I remember the 97 one with all the talk beforehand about how physical Wexford were and that the ref had to be up on his game to protect the Tipp lads. Rory McCarthy was pole axed out of the game with an illegal challenge and fuck all done over it. The 01 drawn game had Brother O Gorman from midfield doing wreck and salvaging a draw. Martin Storey made an appearance too as a sub. Liam Dunne and Brendan O Meara sent off in the replay for a bit of handbags. And Mitch Jordan sent off late on for a wild pull. A young David Doc O Connor playing in that drawn game and replay. Eoin Kelly too for Tipp only a young lad making his name at the time.

Martin Storey’s performance as a sub in that replay was pitiful to watch. In a couple of years, his game had deteriorated like milk left out overnight on the kitchen counter on the warmest night of the year.

It was the sort of performance you’d expect from a lad who doesn’t know one end of a hurling bat from the other, who you’ve had to knock on the door of an hour before a match to plead with to get him to make up the numbers on a team.

[fenwaypark]

Not a hope Ring gets it.

[Perez2017]

From what I remember storey coming on totally spooked tipp

[GeoffreyBoycott]

Was Nicky Lambert on that team in 2001?

[flattythehurdler]

Would being thick as a ditch disqualify you from a senior ic management appointment?

[gaillimhmick]

@flattythehurdler

Would being thick as a ditch disqualify you from a senior ic management appointment?

Were you thinking of giving it a go Flatty?

[gilgamboa]

@anon78624367

Mark Landers, the Rock, Pat Ryan, Pat Mulcahy, John Allen, O’Grady, these are the names usually bandied about.

@anon32894817 has a better chance than Landers. Pat Mulcahy be involved in some form Id say

[Sidney]

@GeoffreyBoycott

Was Nicky Lambert on that team in 2001?

The pauper’s Gary Laffan

Wexford getting a replay in an All-Ireland semi-final that year was some overachievement

Damien Fitzhenry and Darragh Ryan pretty much double handedly got them through their quarter-final against Limerick

[fenwaypark]

Pat Mulcahy will get it if he wants it. Id give it to Donal Og but not a hope he gets it.

[anon78624367]

@fenwaypark

Donal Og

is he still involved with Cloyne in any capacity?

[balbec]

Joe Quaid does a great job with weaker counties.

[anon78624367]

[fenwaypark]

Pretty sure he is.

[Julio_Geordio]

What’s O’Grady at these days?

[StoneCold]

Being condescending on RTE

[Tassotti]

Cork need to get rid of the tippy tappy game and add manliness to their game

[Bandage]

He was one of a clutch of U21s drafted in for the QF against Limerick after a demoralising Leinster Final defeat to Kilkenny.

They actually gave the county a right good boost by defeating Kilkenny in a Leinster U21 Final by 0-10 to 1-5 or something ridiculous the midweek after the senior defeat, and Gaffer Dempsey sought to capitalise on that feel good factor.

Rory Mallon was already on the senior team if I recall correctly but others were drafted in - the likes of Doc O’Connor, Trevor Kelly, Nicky Lambert at full forward and maybe even Ger Coleman.

[anon78624367]

rediscover their corkness. What makes them Cork, like.

[Tassotti]

Cork hurlers have not expressed themselves in years