2003 felt like Cork came from nowhere. Albeit there was a great group of players there and they’d won it in 99’ as well before a dip. Clare were highly touted against them after they’d torn Tipp apart in the Munster quarter-final that year.
Do you think if they had gone at Limerick that day they would have been in it going down the stretch?
It was like a fight where the boxer had to take it a certain number of rounds to appease the mob.
Galway were obstinate but if they opened up they would have been beaten with 20 to go. Limerick butchered 3 goals chances namely David Reidy x 2 and Tom Morrissey as well as two shocking wides from David Dempsey.
It was a two point hiding if such a thing exists.
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Are lads seriously reading into games from the Winter Blitz? 
Another bottle job by the Tribesmen.
I would say Galway were the dominant team of the 80s and 3 AIs could easily have been double that.
You’d hardly ever hear people discuss the Offaly team of the 1980’s. Barely even realised they won in 1985. The 90’s team is much more fondly remembered in the media with the same number of AI titles.
For obvious reasons. The famous comeback in 94 and the shenanigans of 98 were absolute box office.
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Well, I certainly do not think Galway gave themselves best chance by playing with seven defenders. As you say, goal chances accrued anyhow.
Limerick are really formidable. No one doubts this truth. But your only chance is to front up in attack.
We’ve discussed this before. You have to stop Limerick at source. Allowing the full back line to distribute at their ease renders the amount of defenders you decide to filter back irrelevant as they will pick you off from their own 65 onward
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It is fair enough to say this, the only way to beat any team is to attack and show their vulnerability.
Strange appointment of such an inexperienced referee in the Galway v Limerick game. He could become a central character in this story yet.
Apparently Kilkenny are flying it in training.
You dont need to let Kilkenny enter your head.
After tomorrow ye lads can focus on Clare and sure ye know well ye have their number.
Great times for the green and white army!
Yes, Mike. The long and the short of it, so to speak.
Good luck on Sunday.
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Especially with the current Limerick team, because they are so slick in possession.
Call it @Malarkey, what does your head tell you
Pick your poison with limerick, they’ll beat yoiu whatever way you want to play it
I think that comment is fair comment.
I’d have an opinion or two about '89 alright.
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Unless they’re down to 13 men, which I think is very probable in either of the remaining two games.