Thereās a timetable though to be adhered to and it canāt be interfered with
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There should be no et to decide an All Ireland final unless itās a replay.
The Association is in a bad place right now
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Clare 2024. The top of the mountain has been reached. It shall not be reached again with these players. It does not have to be.
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An ignorant cabog as my mother would say
Fair play to Clare.
I called that one wrong.
Donal OāGrady on the train here says Tony Kelly is the most talented man to ever pick up a hurley
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The scores he got today suggest he lives his life in slow motion 
Itās the beautiful balance
Uh oh
One thing seriously negative on RTEās coverage (among other things).
The lack of tracking subs on and off is really unacceptable. There has to be a dedicated person for that beyond the stat takers (and even at that the stats they show are something a teenager would be able to do)
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Great for Brian Lohan to win the big one. He has his detractors on here but heās done a very good job during what couldāve been a transitional period for Clare hurling. Itās noticeable that the Clare posters all hold him in the highest regard. The bit of seethe for Davy only adds to the sense of accomplishment. It could be labelled a handy one but an epic final that will love long in the memory.
TK, SOD, David McInerney, John Conlon and Seadna Morey with 2 All-Ireland medals. That will more than soften the absence of a Munster medal. Conor Cleary and David Reidy were unfortunate to arrive on the senior scene just after 13ā.
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Is he wrong?
That point in extra time is up there with the very greatest moments in history. He made one dispossession, then made an interception, then scooped the ball around another opponent, gathered and finished under great pressure, somehow avoiding the hook.
He operated like a surgeon. It was the hurling equivalent of brain surgery.
The only comparable score I can think of is Aidan Ryanās goal for Tipp against Cork in 1991, which contained two block downs and a scampering run and primal finish. But that was a different score in terms of emotional tone and Tipp had the bit between their teeth at that stage. Ryan was breaking down a door. Kelly was picking locks like a master criminal robbing Fort Knox.
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Very unsatisfactory ending. Clare deserved to win and all, but if that happened to Limerick Iād be fuming.
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Congrats to @Raylan @Big_Dan_Campbell and all the Banner heads here Iām forgetting. Thinking of Joe Player and firstoffury.
Hard luck to @gilgamboa @ousmanedembele @Corksfinedtboy adopted rebel @kyle and apologies to the rest of ye Iām forgetting.
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Lads thereās nothing handy about taking that limerick team to the wire year on year and finally getting rewarded when it was there to be grabbed.
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Fuck em they had their chances. Thereās no sympathy etc.
Ref could have blown full time before that shot ever took flight. You get what you deserve and Cork didnāt deserve it
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Iāve long been critical of TK and SOD (mainly to annoy Clare people) but both really stood up today. SOD won some unwinnable balls early on, particularly when it looked like Cork might hammer them.
And TK was incredible. He tried a few absolutely outrageous things today - things that youād normally get annoyed at a fella even trying - and pulled them all off.
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He is. Cunt.
Congratulations to @Big_Dan_Campbell and @Raylan. A fully deserved win for Clare imo. After an atrocious opening 15-20 minutes, Clare were the superior side. Some of the stuff that TK was other worldly. But the Clare backs won this for them. The much vaunted Cork attack were dealt with by and large. Is there a more āsolidā presence than John Conlon? Entire half back line were good though.
It was a game for he ages, and will takes months to fully digest. For Cork, the wait goes into itās 20th year. Yes, it was a jersey tug at the death. Johnny Murphy clearly didnāt see it. I didnāt either, watching it live. But ROāF should score that point all the same. Thought Harnedy and TOāM were outstanding for Cork. They will still no doubt win a few All Irelands in whatās left of this decade. But high ball after high ball was pumped into those forwards and the Clare backs ate them alive in the air.
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Absolutely. They could retire now. Culmination of a long journey.
Commiserations to Cork. Extra-time was a brutal orde for both sides. Feel for ROF. Thought he was dead right to go for goal with 5 mins left and win the game.
For us Tony Kelly captaining a Brian Lohan managed Clare team to an All-Ireland is as good as it gets. As good as it can get.
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