Iâd say TJ had quotes from tattle all over the dressing room. Take that @PinaColadaFan
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Safe travels to all today. Looking forward to a good game against our Galway buddies
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Definitely but most of the time lads donât have the foothold to do it. Hard to position yourself to bat a ball when the other lad is backing into you. Half the time youâll end up waving at the ball. The other way is to take a few steps back but if you come and donât get it youâre in an even worse spot than if he caught it over you. At the end of the day the old style murderous overhead pull is the best approach but lads donât know how to do that these days.
Average age of the team being on the high side is a problem as well. Thereâs a big gap to the next decent crop of U20s so are playing with the same hand to a large degree next year. Although Aidan McCarthy will probably be a big factor of he gets back to where he was.
Another issue is that Munster is extremely difficult to emerge from unless you have a gear or two to spare like Limerick do. No guarantees at all youâll be around at the business end again next year. And if you are, youâll face the same challenges again with freshness, timing etc unless you beat Limerick and go the short route.
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Paddy Deegan had a fair go at it when Tom Monaghan put up the hand in Salthill but the ref didnât like it one bit
You would feel that McCarthy, Meehan and Rodgers will all start next year barring injury but realistically we probably need Crotty to take a step and become at least a solid impact player off the bench come championship. Adam Hogan will be in the 26 next year too and will probably be starting come 2024.
Very few alternatives to centre back though. Conlon has exceeded expectations there but medium term what do you do? Diarmuid Ryan maybe but I still think he is a big green and his attacking style more suited to wing back.
Is this the most passive aggressive quote ever on TFK?
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Would mccarthy not play centre back?
I think he might well be given a chance there alright but I wasnât overly impressed with him as a half back in 2020.
He was a really important player for us last year and a really effective half forward as he had the ability to drift from sideline to sideline and was excellent at both getting on breaks and winning his own ball. I think he has a slight selfish/greedy streak in him which is fine for a forward which might take a few years more maturity before he has the nous for 6
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Would need more time. Didnât look great at wing back in his rookie year. Physically not there yet either, at least not the last time we saw him.
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Cian Galvin likely missing another senior club championship campaign with injury isnât great for his prospects either
Think if Cody was picking the team heâd go for Ryan at 6. But heâd be a very different 6 to Conlon. If you wanted more of a like for like youâd probably go with DMc. Maybe Malone could go back to 5. I think his days might be numbered at midfield either way as the tank was running low by the MF this year.
If Brian Cody was picking the Clare team?? Wtf???
Yeah the legs certainly look to be on the wane. Whether it is due to playing every game since pre season or simply him the wrong side of 30 now is the question.
He has played the more defensive role this year screening and what not but his ability to carry ball and break tackles has gone back compared years previous.
Not with downbeat Derek at the helm.
It is still very much the case in the really big games.
Think Limerick v Kilkenny in 2019. Waterford couldnt handle any bit of favouritism this year.
Clare played their best hurling at the start of this years championship when they were written off. As soon as they were hyped up, they collapsed.
These counties just cant handle the pressure for the most part.
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I was wondering the same as that second half progressed. Clare had a load of ball but were happy to save face on the score board in the end. Lamping in shots from 100 yards out. Made a few one man efforts and got creamed in the process.
Key now is keeping Lohan in there long term which mightnât be simple.
Nothing standing in the way of that now
I think both Clare and Waterford went all in to beat Limerick. When they didnât the arse fell out of it. Waterford never got up off the canvas after losing to Limerick.
Clare eventually fell over the line v Wexford once they collapsed. They were punch drunk and walked into Kk with the chin out. Itâs a tough day for them and they got a good clipping.
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