All-Ireland Hurling Championship 2019***

the_rattler · June 3, 2019, 1:00pm

Can’t say limerick over achieved in the 00s. Only 3 wins in munster in 10 years.

Ashman · June 3, 2019, 1:05pm

About right with the quality of players we had . Cork , Tipp and Waterford had vastly superior players them years

iron_mike · June 3, 2019, 1:05pm

No kid. Can’t agree with that. In reality we have been the ultimate underachievers in hurling terms.

glasagusban · June 3, 2019, 1:06pm

What’s the point of this overly long rambling post?

cluaindiuic · June 3, 2019, 1:32pm

Who got MOTM in the two games yesterday?

the_man_himself · June 3, 2019, 1:36pm

Hegarty and John McGrath

Fran · June 3, 2019, 1:40pm

In reality, the current Limerick team is the first one in about 25 years that were anyway good enough to win an all-ireland, probably even longer than that

grapes · June 3, 2019, 1:42pm

Hello Fran I hope you’re keeping well mate.

Fran · June 3, 2019, 1:43pm

Hi Grapes, all’s well, hope the family are good

grapes · June 3, 2019, 1:44pm

Great to hear it Fran.

iron_mike · June 3, 2019, 1:47pm

Would 60% agree. There was an arrogance there that assumed anytime we got through Munster, we’d walk it. 80, 81 and 96 are perfect examples of assumptions that the heavy lifting was done in Munster and all we had to do was show up.
We were deservedly handed our arses on all 3 occasions

iron_mike · June 3, 2019, 1:56pm

The u21s of 00 to 02 probably had enough quality but once again the assumption set in that they would deliver. Kilkenny showed them mercy in 07 as the game was won after 10 minutes and Kilkenny decided to keep them at arms length and chose not to hammer the hammer like they did with Waterford in 08

Fran · June 3, 2019, 1:57pm

1994 was the one they obviously threw away and they possibly had a chance in 1996. Outside of that the quality did not match the expectations

iron_mike · June 3, 2019, 2:01pm

I actually don’t think arrogance bet us in 94. It was a freak result. We just lost the run of ourselves in the last 5 minutes and panicked.
96 was way more disappointing. It was pure complacency that bate us that day.

iron_mike · June 3, 2019, 2:02pm

But yes you’re correct in saying that quality did not match expectations.

anon61878697 · June 3, 2019, 2:17pm

Last year Tipp didn’t get through and they’re in a Munster final… One of Limerick, Cork or Clare won’t be going through after being AI semi finalists last year… Thats the cut throat nature of Munster

anon61878697 · June 3, 2019, 2:18pm

Mid 90s more than good enough

Ashman · June 3, 2019, 2:48pm

I am not . The game in the city is minority . The west of the county is a wasteland . Cork and Tipp have generally be stronger . 2 limerick club has won an all Ireland senior title and consider that over the last 30 years cork clubs have regressed hugely and Tipp s clubs have struggled hugely .

1 Lk club have won a junior all Ireland and we have had no intermediate winner .

Until ASR came on the scene the colleges scene struggled .

The current success is down to a good development programme & a freakish good crop of players . Also that last year Kk were in transition , Tipp being poor and cork having flaws were a factor .

Since I went to my first game in 1980 we always had less natural skill than the bigger counties . We have nearly caught up but even now Tipp have better natural stick men .

iron_mike · June 3, 2019, 3:03pm

Probably just as well then the system is the way it is. Otherwise you’d probably be looking at all Munster All Ireland Finals for the next decade or so and Galway cribbing to go straight back in to a semi.

grapes · June 3, 2019, 3:42pm

apologies, comment withdrawn.