No, I didnāt say Cork could beat Galway when they liked, I was responding to some posts about Galway winning historical matches as if that matters.
I do believe that Cork are as good as as anybody else, I think Clare are overrated, Galway and Kilkenny are all close enough.
But Limerick are streets ahead
@Pirlo, any word on why OāKeeffe didnāt play yesterday? Presume thatās Dunbar gone for the season too.
Tactical I think. He was warming up for most of the match.
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Most Cork folk donāt trust the team enough to beat Galway at all. Then again, Galweigians will feel the same. I would have much preferred Kilkenny, theyāre far more limited.
It will be a fascinating contest between two of the most inconsistent teams Iāve ever seen. Genuinely, anything can happen.
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Cork only scraped past Dublin due to some wrongful ref calls.
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I think Clare are under rated if anything.
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Cork were excellent in first half, best I seen all year. Dublin totally dominated second half and would have won but for the sending off imho.
100 percent.
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Clare were about 4 points the better team in that drawn final in 2013 but Cork kept hitting them with sucker punches. That Pa Cronin goal was very dramatic.
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Time will tell, I expect them to make a final and get steamrolled by Limerick, but Kilkenny will test them severely.
The Cork and Clare lads are very confident.
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How many points is steamrolled?
They are very parochial
Weāre not in any final yet.
The memory of 2019 wonāt allow us to look beyond the semi final.
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Only a fool would write off the Carkies ā¦ outside of the great rivalry with KK in the noughties , for a certain generation theyāre masters of sneaking in to win a sneaky all Ireland ā¦ 1990, 1999ā¦nearly done it in 2013ā¦
If the provincial finalists lose next weekend, as I expect, then will the semi-finals flip to Limerick-Wexford & Cork-Kilkenny to avoid repeat round robin games?
Correct.
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Will they risk Tony Kelly or keep him right for the semi?
Keep going mate, I think thereās still life in it
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Would you play him if heās not right? They beat Waterford well without him