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

any sign of @ousmanedembele? He seems to have taken Corks defeat very badly

Iā€™ve been in a period of hibernation and self reflection

And what conclusions have you come to?

Up the corkness by 40%

One of Irelands medium to long term problems is that it is currently run by mediocre bean counters who produce nothing and add nothing of value, but have an overwhelming sense of entitlement. The tick is wagging the tail which is wagging the dog.

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Between mbb and Fagan, you donā€™t know which leg to hump first you forelock tugging lickspittle.

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Too many middling greyhounds lingering on the panel like a bad smell. Thereā€™s a forward line there to win AIs if we can get the right target men for PUC outs/ ball winners beside them. Obviously the defense has to improve which is no secret. Fuckit Iā€™ll stop because I want to save my big spiel for when the championship is over as a whole. Cork are gone so the conversation shouldnā€™t really be about us.

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Iā€™ve actually known Tim personally. An absolute gent and a character. Hope his hurling career can spark next year perhaps as a ball winner on the half forward line ala Hegarty.

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Stop gaslighting me you drunk!

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I think Wooly is brilliant on hurling. Like bill o herlihy in his hay day he doesnā€™t pretend to be an expert. He just asks the pertinent questions.

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OK mate.

Iā€™d be delighted if he turned into another Hegarty

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Id play him full forward with horgan and cadogan on either side. Play Harnedy in half foward line. Would love to see Twomey and o regan from u20s giving time in half forward line in league.

Great news for Wexford - Ciaran Carey predicts a Limerick v Wexford All Ireland finalā€¦

Having an all Ireland semi on a Saturday really sucks. I dont like it one bit

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Itā€™s all so rushed. Is there extra time again this year if itā€™s level after regulation time?

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Extra time if neccessary. It far too rushed and the whole thing feels devalued as a consequence

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Extra time in GAA matches is invariably a shambles. Out of the allotted 20 minutes, youā€™d be lucky to get 5 minutes of play with a stream of substitutions and players cramping up. Two terrific semi finals last year over 70 odd minutes and then a shambles of extra time in both matches.

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Itā€™s definitely run off far too quickly. The semi finals should be on consecutive weekends. It halves the amount of coverage that can be afforded to games too. The quarter finals should be over two weekends too. These are your showcase games to promote the sport and the GAA is halving the coverage, and probably diminishing the audience too.

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Club is king. Iā€™ve no issue with the latter stages of the intercounty championship being run off quickly.

Itā€™s a disaster when you canā€™t plan for your club championship matches and are at the mercy of the intercounty team. We are still in limbo and waiting on Saturdayā€™s result before knowing where and when weā€™ll be playing.

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