they were not, Wexford went up to Pearse Park and walked all over the cunts.
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Surely no one would argue this point. Any All Ireland that has involved a defeat along the way is automatically devalued. This is basic stuff
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Why was it played in longford?
Youâd have thunk but there seems to be some doubts among posters so thought it best to clarify.
Isnât this the lad who was saying something about Galway being in awe of Kilkenny, playing the jersey rather than the team and all that nonsense? Now he is telling us an All-Ireland canât be a proper All-Ireland unless Kilkenny are knocked out along the wayâŚThe Limerick bandwagon has picked up some awful simpletons.
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They couldnât even win all their games in division 2
They won all their knockout games though.
Like Limerick this year? So if someone else wins the AI now, do they get an asterisk?
I donât think you can be that general. Going by this logic Limerickâs All Ireland last year has an asterix beside it even though they beat Tipp, Waterford, Cork, Kilkenny and Galway along the way. Meanwhile Galwayâs 1988 All Ireland has no asterix beside it even though they only beat an ageing Offaly side and Tipp. Asterix me hole.
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Iâd add to that, anytime you need a ref to help you beat us is not worth a tinkers curse, a double asterisk
The asterix is just a wee sign, thereâs no need to get too hung up on it. While Galway beat Wicklow, Cork, Armagh, Roscommon, Derry and Meath in 01 they lost to Roscommon. The asterix is there to show that the win wasnât blemish free and differentiates it and the blemish free win of '98.
Fogarty, I think, wheeled out the comments from Keher last year about getting rid of yellow and red cards in hurling. He must have the inside line as what Iâm after hearing coming from the camp since Sunday night would suggest weâll finish with players in single figuresâŚand still win. Iâm actually worried for my second favourite hurling county and apologise in advance for the retribution thatâs going to be dished out next weekend
JJ Delaney, who is usually gracious in defeat, was extremely unhappy with the refereeing on Sunday. When they actually critiqued the refâs performance they unwittingly stumbled upon the realisation that it wasnât really the ref but the rules. They reckoned if the rules were amended (I presume in order to help Kilkenny become competitive) then Aidan Harte would have got 3 yellow cards and Aylward none for the one incident. Woolly opined there should be no card for retalliation and JJ kind of agreed. Do you think these rule changes would be acceptable to Eddie Keher?
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Hopefully we can pull off an unprecedented two asterisks in a row
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Have we considered All Ireland titles which may require two asterisks? I canât be arsed reading back.
The race to the bottom has started.
If Limerick were to lose to Tipp this Sunday but then go on to win the All Ireland, it would be an Asterisk fest
The dreaded double asterisk All Ireland
Jaysus youâd nearly have to hand it back out of embarrassment.
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Once the list of Asterisked All-Irelands has been decided upon can somebody please update the appropriate Wikipedia pages? Iâd like to able to review Asterisked All-Irelands in an easy-to-consume format going forward without getting stuck in the rats and the mice in here.
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