:rolleyes:
Concentrate on getting sideline cuts right in youâre own County, weâll have our own house well in order when ye visit. 
I disagree. Theyâre far better than Limerick. They have the potential to beat anyone. Bad tactics and bad luck cost them against Kilkenny last year. If the draw that they and Clare got had been reversed they could have had an interesting year
[quote=âPiles Hussain, post: 883238, member: 363â]Ah sure weâre fucked altogether. We wonât win another AI for at least 8 years.
Sure with all these newfangled tactics and approaches to the game, weâre light years behind.
Cody out.[/quote]
tic tacs you meant?
[quote=âmyboyblue, post: 883155, member: 180â]Close to, a quick look shows Laois Senior Footballers cost 63K in 2013, so that would seem about right.
Incidentally Laois spent 623K on county teams in 2013, Clares spend of 917 for two All Ireland wins measures up rather nicely.[/quote]
Laois senior footballers coat 63k but all Laois county teams cost 623k? Where did the other 560k get spent?
Weâre a dual county mate
[quote=âthe man himself, post: 883187, member: 1766â]720 or 350 a year to join? Thatâs an absolute disgrace. The membership in my club is at most 20 euro for the year. Ok we obviously donât have the facilities that Kilmacud have but its still a
disgrace[/quote]
Itâs far worse in Oz. They make it pretty difficult for people on low incomes to pay their insurance. Itâs one reason the Indigenious and others often drop out after a couple of games, the pressure comes on for insurance. And what makes it worse is you have small clubs paying anything up to 3-4k a week to bring in a few good outsiders and they wonât facilitate their own.
My womanâs soccer was 500 plus after gear and fees last season, and they did nothing for her when she tore her ankle and was out of work for 8 weeks. The rest of the club basically subsidizes teens State league team.
We get away with murder in Ireland and GAA in particular compared to Oz and US.
Insurance companies are cunts.
Teddy Macâs weekend bonding sessions?
[quote=âcaoimhaoin, post: 883405, member: 273â]Itâs far worse in Oz. They make it pretty difficult for people on low incomes to pay their insurance. Itâs one reason the Indigenious and others often drop out after a couple of games, the pressure comes on for insurance. And what makes it worse is you have small clubs paying anything up to 3-4k a week to bring in a few good outsiders and they wonât facilitate their own.
My womanâs soccer was 500 plus after gear and fees last season, and they did nothing for her when she tore her ankle and was out of work for 8 weeks. The rest of the club basically subsidizes teens State league team.
We get away with murder in Ireland and GAA in particular compared to Oz and US.
Insurance companies are cunts.[/quote]
So are some people
THE outpouring of emotion amid celebratory scenes on the Gaelic Grounds pitch at the final whistle of the Munster hurling final is one of the iconic images of summer 2013. However, Limerick GAA is now counting the cost of the pitch invasion that greeted Limerickâs first Munster SHC title since 1996.
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The Limerick Leader has learned that three people have taken personal injury claims against the GAA after âfalls or slipsâ on the field as close to 30,000 Limerick fans cheered their new hurling heroes[/I].
Read the thread title, mate.
Hopefully that was in the previous years expenses.
[SIZE=6]Was last year the start of a new era of hurling glasnost?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Old order shaken by a revolution from within[/SIZE]
Dermot Croweâ 06 January 2014
[SIZE=5] A random moment from the hurling year. Waterford minors are closing in on a first All-Ireland final appearance since 1992 and a first title win since 1948. In any other season it would be one of the main headline stories; in this one it has to take its place in the queue. They are hurling Kilkenny in the semi-final in the knowledge that countless failed expeditions precede them.[/SIZE]
High stakes situations have turned young Waterford legs to jelly in the past but this is a confident team, coming off a model development squad system and accustomed to success. They are tangling with Kilkenny, winning without any danger of complacency when in the second half one of their players eschews convention and doubles on the ball overhead.
It is a small wonder that some agitated member of the backroom team didnât hare on to the field with a flip chart and begin mouthing obscenities and stark forecasts of the end of the world being nigh. But life went on and Waterford won. And then they defeated Galway to win the final as well.
There is a cavalier strain in the Deise hurling DNA that surfs over the generations. The practitioner of this virtually obsolete art in [U]Croke Park[/U] in August might have been influenced by Ken McGrath, who was fond of the opium hit granted by a clean overhead connection and until relatively recently could be seen to execute it. Or it might be one of those recurring traits that is pure Waterford, that resurfaces from time to time like a cycle of nature and is beyond the grip of all coaching expertise and censorship.
Here was that wild spirit revealing itself once more, in a young buck behaving as if he were indulging himself in the back garden with his dad ten years earlier with nobody else paying a blind bit of notice. The possession-conscious would have told him this was not a good idea. But it was good to see.
Waterfordâs success was one of many novelties in a year that never tired of drama or tales of the unexpected. Even after the inter-county season closed with Clareâs scoring extravaganza and coronation there was room for arguably the biggest blow of the lot for the hurling longshot when Mount [U]Leinster[/U][/URL] Rangers won the Leinster senior club championship. They are managed by a Kilkenny man, one rather more fortunate than the Kilkenny evangelist who crossed over the same border with the best of intentions 20-odd years ago only to find his team end up embroiled in an unholy fracas. This quickly became the talk of Graiguenamanagh and those other hamlets that sit close to the Carlow border but for hurling purposes are as apart as Israel and the [URL=âhttp://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/Gaza_Stripâ][U]Gaza Strip[/U]. The failed experiment was being discussed in the pub one night by the hurling elders when a particularly indignant gent sniffed: âThe fella who gave them the hurls was worse.â Carlow hurling has come a long way; their win was truly historic.
In the end, even with fitness remaining a central part of team preparations, pure sorcery won the day and saw Clare rise to the top. Tony Kelly might have been up one morning at 5am to embark on a character-affirming run but no amount of early mornings or jumping jacks would turn a prosaic hurler into the gifted wristman Kelly already is, his interventions always telling and vital, as he glides in and out of the action with the stealth of the barn owl gracefully swooping on its prey. Kelly, still ridiculously young, operates on a different level like all the great players, with a nonchalance that makes it looks easy when of course it is anything but. Some of his scoring and trickery were a delight to view.
It was a year rich in diveristy and risk-taking. In pulling overhead and rejecting orthodoxy the Waterford minor captured the season at large; rebellious, bold, non-conformist, expressive.
In todayâs game, with its strength and conditioning moguls, and various âmind-strengtheningâ personnel peddling their schtick, control of the process is king. Now and then the players throw off the chains and go helter-skelter and it was refreshing to see that alteration in Clare when they abandoned their sweeper and trusted in their own hurling ability. Granted it was hair-raising and high-wire at times to see them test the belief that whatever Cork would score, they could score more. Nobody factored in Domhnall OâDonovanâs outrageous act of salvation but all that bravery deserved some good fortune; had Clare lost the drawn All-Ireland final it would have been a travesty. Many hurling counties found a new vitality and those most was expected of looked heavy-limbed and devoid of creative spark.
Hurling is a team game. But it should never become a subordination of the individual brilliance and idiosyncracies of the players who at some point, whether through nature or nurture of both, take it upon themselves to do something audacious.
Seconds left in Thurles on a baking hot summerâs day and [U]Kevin Moran[/U] races down the sideline pursued by Eoin Larkin. Heâs hooked yet somehow finds the energy and will to retrieve the ball, turn and strike over the bar off his left side from close to the sideline. Drawn match and extra-time.
At the All-Star awards when this score was raised and compliments duly served in a chance meeting at the bar, his recollection could have been a mantra for the year. âIt was like an out-of-body experience,â he stated. The heat that day â heâd felt nothing like it. He thought he was running on empty when the hook went in. From somewhere in the depths he summoned up enough for that last act of heroism.
That Waterford minor hurler with the streak of audacity is following in Moranâs footsteps and will easily remember the 2008 All-Ireland final when Waterford hurling was on the receiving end of a near-Utopian performance from Kilkenny. Time and time again, the value of time itself as a healer is shown to us. Waterford is a case in point.
Hope springs eternal. Kilkenny have been a magnificent force but teams see a fallibility in Kilkenny now and they have gone to great lengths to do all they can to compete. This is usually the product of ten years of work behind the scenes, tending to development squads, knowing there is no summer if there is no spring. Clare had warmly appreciated assistance on that score from Kilkenny but it was something they ultimately could only achieve alone. Laois, brutalised by Cork in 2011 when conceding ten goals in a qualifier, reminded those who had forgotten that they have hurling when they set their minds to it. Offaly went sleeves-up against Kilkenny in Tullamore. Wexford won a Leinster under 21 title and Antrim had a great day in the semi-finals and claimed an historic victory.
And the big hitters fell short. Kilkenny started the year looking to win a third All-Ireland in a row, and a seventh in eight years, but didnât reach Croke Park for the first time since 1951, losing a replay to [U]Dublin[/U], and going out to Cork on a day in which Henry Shefflin saw red.
Shefflin, the most feted hurler in the history of the game, later talked of the prospect of a personal comeback and wondered if with the speed of the hurling in 2013 he would be able for it anymore. He added a wise rider; hurling can look faster and more forbidding to the player or spectator outside the white lines than to those in the middle of it, without time to think. And yet the speed and precision of the hurling looks to have moved on to a new dimension. In Shefflinâs absence others stepped in to fill the void. Pat Donnellanâs handpass for Shane OâDonnellâs first goal in the All-Ireland final replay is one even Shefflin would have been proud of.
Dublin finally convinced the hurling family of their bona fides with a replay win over Kilkenny, demonstrating a resilience and mastery of the essentials. The win in Portlaoise, after they had appeared to have blown their chance in not closing out the drawn match six days earlier, marked their first championship defeat of Kikenny since 1942.
The Leinster final refused admission to both Kilkenny and Wexford for the first time in 23 years. The year ahead offers the most open and interesting Leinster race since the mid-1990s and arguably the most competitive Munster campaign in close on 20 years. Dublinâs first provincial senior title since 1961 ended with Jimmy Gray of that vintage proudly handing over the silver to Johnny McCaffrey, the Lucan player a product of the 2005 minor team that won Leinster after a 22-year stretch and underlined the quality of the new breed coming off development squads. They had the winning of the semi-final classic with Cork until they went down to 14 men. Good as the year was â a return to Division 1 hurling also sealed with a hard-earned win over Limerick in Thurles â there will be gnawing regret that they did not kick on and seize a wonderful opportunity to win a first All-Ireland since 1938.
Galway, full of promise in 2012, lost their way. They remain an utterly confounding and enigmatic challenger. Nowlan Park staged a frenetic evening of old school knock-out combat when Kilkenny hosted Tipperary, both ailing, Tipp more so. Kilkenny, Tipperary and Galway are ripe for redemptive strikes in the New Year and of the three Kilkenny, still the bookies favourite, carries the greatest promise. But they will need to find a defensive sextet that can cope with the pace and running Clare bring to the game. They have no shortage of options from midfield up and 2005 was the last time they failed to win an All-Ireland two years running. Tipperary need to rediscover what being Tipp once meant. The rest will take care of itself.
In Munster Limerick returned to a place they last visited in 1996 during a decade when hurling saw a rising from the counties outside the traditional belt. The reaction of their supporters, the damburst of joy, was a glorious sight. The pity was that they failed to perform in the All-Ireland semi-final against Clare. Their improving record at minor and under-21 level, and continued good management, makes them a good prospect in the years ahead to close that insane gap since their last All-Ireland.
Which brings us to Clare and Cork and that fireworks finish over two breathtaking games. Anthony Nashâs innovation has stirred a debate about rule reform for 20m frees. Even if you are of the view that reform is necessary there is still room to admire Nashâs chutzpah. And chutzpah did not prove wanting in Shane OâDonnell, the 19-year-old not named in the original starting line-up who scored 3-1 with his first four touches after 19 minutes played. He is already written into Clare legend alongside Tull Considine and Jimmy Smyth.
The year Nicky Brennan made his â not unreasonable â speech about a crisis in hurling, 1994, was the same one in which OâDonnell was born. A year later, improbably, Clare would win their first Munster title in 63 years and their first All-Ireland in 81. After that anything was possible but this triumph has seen Clare champion a hurling brand that is at the high street end. They were flying fit, certainly, and blessed with youthful derring-do but it was their skills range and the quality of their attacking play that finally ruptured Corkâs brave and unfeasibly long resistance. [U]Tom Kenny[/U] had his last day in Croke Park; Shane OâDonnell will hope this is the first of many.
Is this the start of a fresh spell of hurling glasnost like that seen in the 1990s? That seems safe to assume. Clare have won three of the last five All-Ireland under-21 titles; theyâve arguably won this senior championshp slightly ahead of time. Winning back-to-back is a tall order but they are setting the standard. Clareâs 5-16 winning total in the All-Ireland final replay has only been surpassed twice in the last 100 years, excluding 80-minute games. Corkâs losing total of 3-16 has only been bettered twice in the history of the competition, in 1990 by Galway and by Wexford in 1963, again excluding 80-minute contests. Where was the marking, [U]Alan Hansen[/U] might say, but 2013 did not claim to be perfect. Merely endlessly entertaining.
Teams are fitter, space is more confined and time more restricted than ever and yet those bountiful score totals were posted in last yearâs All-Ireland final replay. This, the first All-Ireland senior final played on a Saturday, was a game apart in a year apart. What a privilege to have been there to see it. How thoroughly re-energised hurling has suddenly become.
[B][SIZE=6]The hurling SWOT test[/SIZE]
MARTIN BREHENY[/B] â 18 JANUARY 2014
[SIZE=5]It has been a long time since a hurling season was launched with such a high degree of anticipation, but then 2013 turned into such a spectacular whirlwind that the public were already looking forward to this year even as Patrick Donnellan was accepting the Liam MacCarthy Cup.[/SIZE]
Most of the top contenders will have their first action of the new season this weekend, so itâs an appropriate time to borrow a model used in business to assess where a particular project stands. The SWOT analysis test evaluates strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats â four core principles that are as relevant in sport as in business. Hereâs how the top 12 hurling counties measure on the SWOT test as they gear up for the new season:
CLARE
Strengths: They won the All-Ireland title with a young panel last year so, in theory at least, the basis for a golden period has been laid.
Davy Fitzgerald took Clare from being No 10 in the country to No 1 in two seasons and will be fuelled by an even more intense obsession to remain at the summit. Thereâs huge flexibility in how Clare play, a valuable asset in a season when everybody will be gunning for them.
Weaknesses: How will they react to being All-Ireland champions? They have no way of knowing until the real heat comes on. This is new territory for them and is very difficult to plan for.
Their running/support game, underpinned by massive industry, ultimately won the title last year, but now that all opposition will have studied them in detail, it may not be as effective second time around.
Opportunities: Most of the squad are still young enough to know no fear â quite a plus to take into a campaign as defending All-Ireland champions.
Davy Fitz has a large squad to choose from so even if a few of last yearâs high achievers drop back a little, he has replacements who are capable of slotting in comfortably, without upsetting the overall balance to any significant degree.
Threats: Everywhere! Beginning tomorrow against Limerick, all opposition will see the Clare scalp as a valuable acquisition, even when they arenât at full strength.
CORK
Strengths: Beaten All-Ireland finalists in 2013; beaten semi-finalists in 2012 â itâs a return that doesnât satisfy a county which regards regular visits by Liam MacCarthy as part of its birthright but, at the same time, it points to solid summer form.
And while the disappointment of losing to Clare last September was deep and intense, Cork also know just how close they came to winning the first game. As ever, Corkâs innate self-confidence is a real plus.
Weaknesses: They need strengthening in the half-back and half-forward lines so it remains to be seen if new arrivals Aidan Walsh and Eoin Cadogan can provide the necessary reinforcements. Cork also need more leaders â there were times last year when too much responsibility was left to too few.
Opportunities: Last year proved that being in Division 1B (Dublin[/URL] and Limerick won [URL=âhttp://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/Leinster_Rugbyâ]Leinster and Munster respectively from the lower grouping) was no disadvantage in the championship, so Cork need have no worries about their situation this year.
In fact, 1B offers a chance to experiment, which Jimmy Barry-Murphy will welcome. All the more so since four 1B teams will join their 1A counterparts in the race for the league title outright. Seems like an ideal championship build-up route for Cork.
Threats: They have a tough draw in Munster (v Waterford, with the winners to play Clare in the semi-final), so it could be a longer haul than last year.
Also, to what extent will their goal-scoring capabilities be reduced by the likely change to the penalty/20-metre free rule? Ace sniper Anthony Nash was responsible for prompting the proposal for change which could now hit Cork.
DUBLIN
Strengths: For the first time in 52 years, Dublin will go into the Leinster championship as holders, which provides a huge confidence boost. They now know that they are capable of matching the very best, whether in championship or league. Thatâs a precious asset for a panel which is still developing.
Weaknesses: They need to increase their goal rate. They averaged one per game in six championship outings last year and while their points return more than compensated, an improved goal tally would further add to their momentum.
Opportunities: As defending champions, they earned automatic qualification to this yearâs Leinster semi-final and were then handed an added boost when the draw despatched Kilkenny, Galway and Offaly to the other side. It presents Dublin with an excellent chance of qualifying for the final and, irrespective of how they fare there, avoiding a testing qualifying run.
Threats: The âseason after successâ syndrome? Dublin won the Allianz League title and reached the All-Ireland semi-final in 2011, raising hopes among their supporters that the following season would be even better. Instead, Dublin misfired badly in the 2012 league and championship. They will be wary of a repeat pattern.
KILKENNY
Strengths: Their record over the past 14 years is a massive plus. It wonât win games but it leaves them with a multi-layered confidence streak while also raising doubts among the opposition.
Neither sentiment may be as strong as a few years ago but they still count for quite a lot. Another significant strength is that for the first time in recent years, Henry Shefflin starts the season on a fitness par with everybody else as opposed to rehabilitating after injury.
Weaknesses: The supply lines havenât been as productive in recent years as Brian Cody would have liked.
It meant that regulars who werenât performing to maximum efficiency last year did not come under as much pressure to retain their places as should have been the case.
Opportunities: Kilkenny thrive when question marks are raised against them. It happened in 2002, 2006 and 2011, seasons where they imposed their powerful will on opposition who might have thought they were in decline. Thatâs the mindset Kilkenny will be taking into the new campaign.
Threats: Do they go with a defence where four of six are over the age of 30? How long more must Shefflin remain the main man in attack? Will the young guns blast their way onto the team or continue to fire intermittently?
LIMERICK
Strengths: Winning the Munster title for the first time in 17 years provided a welcome confidence injection. And when John Allen, who presided over the breakthrough, departed it was very important to get the right replacement. Enter Donal OâGrady, who launched the initial revival a few seasons ago. Thereâs a general feelgood factor right across Limerick hurling.
Weaknesses: Is the Limerick forward line, as constituted last year, good enough to win an All-Ireland title? Probably not. Itâs a key area where OâGrady must work on if Limerick are to build on last yearâs progress.
Opportunities: Like Cork, they are in 1B of the NHL, which gives them some breathing space in their search for new talent. They need it to be successful.
Threats: They must go to Thurles to play Tipperary for the Munster semi-final. Itâs a tall order since Tipp will be on a revenge mission after last yearâs setback in the Gaelic Grounds. Losing a Munster semi-final would leave Limerick facing a tough All-Ireland route.
TIPPERARY
Strengths: If hurling were a 30-a-side game, Tipperary would probably have the strongest team of all. However, they have had difficulties in recent seasons finding a top 15/20 capable of reaching the levels set by some of their main rivals. Addressing that is the big challenge facing Eamon OâShea this year.
Weaknesses: When they beat Kilkenny in the 2010 All-Ireland final, there was an expectation among the Tipperary public that a prolonged glory period was on the way. That appeared to permeate through to the players, leading to underachievement since then. That mindset has been a corrosive influence.
Opportunities: They have a lot to prove after last year when they won no championship games and after the previous season when they imploded against Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final. 2014 offers a chance to banish those painful memories.
Threats: Which Tipperary will turn up? If itâs the Tipp of the last two championships, thereâs a real prospect of a generation which will be recalled for winning the 2010 All-Ireland before settling for the expectation that a one-off achievement would be enough to build a new empire. It never is.
WATERFORD
Strengths: They are better than generally given credit for, which is a plus. It continues to strengthen their resolve, even if it must leave them wondering why they are largely disregarded in pre-season forecasts on who will make most impact.
Weaknesses: Their main men are top-quality performers while they also have some good young talent coming through. Their weakness rests in the middle order which, for all their honesty and endeavour, tend to come up short on the biggest occasions.
Opportunities: Can they progress enough of the young talent into positions of responsibility? If so, Cork will head for Semple Stadium with some trepidation for the first round of the Munster championship on May 25.
Threats: The manner in which Michael Ryanâs term as manager ended wasnât exactly the squadâs finest hour. Blaming the manager seems to come all too easily to some Waterford players. Itâs not a good trait.
GALWAY
Strengths: Galway 2-21 Kilkenny 2-11; Galway 0-22 Cork 0-17; Galway 2-13 Kilkenny 0-19. Those results from the 2012 Leinster final, All-Ireland semi-final and final demonstrate the potential of Galwayâs power output when all the generators are working at full capacity. If they managed it two years ago, why not again this season?
Weaknesses: After last yearâs wash-out, the spine of the team needs to be re-built. With the exception of Joe Canning at No 14, Galway are unsettled down the centre from No 1 to No 11.
And, for some strange reason, they donât always play Canning in his best position at full-forward, much to the delight of the opposition, who love to see him way out from goal.
Opportunities: Expectations are low among Galway supporters after last yearâs dismal efforts. That will ease the pressure, certainly in the league, where extensive restructuring is required. If properly executed, it will give them a decent chance in a championship which appears to be wide open. No county needs a better league campaign more than Galway.
Threats: There has to be a fear that last yearâs inertia will continue. Galway were so ineffective that it may have seriously depleted their confidence reserves. If it has, they are in trouble. However, they still have the positive memories of 2012 to encourage them.
WEXFORD
Strengths: They drew with Dublin in last yearâs Leinster championship and with Clare (in normal time) in the qualifiers and, while they saw neither job through to a successful conclusion, it left them in optimistic mood after watching how their conquerors progressed so spectacularly.
Weaknesses: Liam Dunne is fishing in a smaller talent pool than many of his rivals. He is doing his best to camouflage that shortcoming and while he succeeds on occasions, itâs difficult to sustain it throughout an entire campaign.
Opportunities: They are on the same side of the Leinster draw as Dublin, which they will regard as offering a real opening to reach the final, provided of course they survive the quarter-final tie against the round-robin winners (Laois, London, Antrim, Carlow, Westmeath).
Threats: Expectations are rising, so Wexford need to make a bigger impact in 1B than last year. If not, it could undo the progress made in last yearâs championship.
OFFALY
Strengths: Brian Whelahanâs appointment as manager has raised hopes in a county where the memories of the glory days are receding ever further in the rearview mirror. His challenge is to impose his winning personality on a squad which needs a new sense of direction.
Weaknesses: Has Whelahan got the material to make a significant difference? The evidence to support the case is not especially convincing.
Opportunities: All great advances begin somewhere. Whelahan will be preaching the gospel of positive thinking and can display his many medals as a practical expression of its importance. The new league format gives Offaly a great chance of reaching the quarter-finals.
Threats: The 1B campaign is hugely important for Offaly, since they are due in Nowlan Park on June 7 to take on Kilkenny in the Leinster quarter-final. Itâs a daunting prospect, even if Offaly did trouble Kilkenny for a long time in Tullamore last year.
LAOIS
Strengths: A progressive mood prevails after making well-structured progress last year. Seamus Plunkett got everyone pulling in the same direction and it nearly yielded a shock win over Galway in the Leinster championship. The positivity overhang is a solid strength to take into 2014.
Weaknesses: Their talent pool, while deepening, is still more shallow than those in the top 10, so everything Laois does has to be seen in that context. Also, itâs crucial that the sense of unity which applied last year continues.
Opportunities: Surviving in 1B is the first objective, followed by topping the Leinster preliminary-round group (it also includes Antrim, Carlow, London, Westmeath) and qualifying to play Wexford in the quarter-final.
Threats: As with Antrim, thereâs a danger they could drop into Division 2, which would be disappointing after winning promotion for this campaign.
ANTRIM
Strengths: One of their strengths is also a weakness. Loughgiel Shamrocks, who play Mount Leinster Rangers in the All-Ireland semi-final next month, are among the top clubs in the country, but not all of their players have been available to the county team. If Antrim could call on all available talent, they would be much more imposing.
Weaknesses: Loughgielâs involvement in the All-Ireland club championship could leave Antrim without any of their players until late March, effectively ruling them out of the 1B games.
Opportunities: Reaching the All-Ireland U-21 final last year was a real boost at underage level, even if they were well beaten. At senior level, Antrim must embrace the Leinster championship.
Threats: Itâs likely that Antrim will be in a 1B relegation clash in a group that also features Cork, Limerick, Wexford, Offaly and Laois. Dropping into the second division would be a serious setback for any of them. Antrimâs position looks precarious.
Threats: The manner in which Michael Ryanâs term as manager ended wasnât exactly the squadâs finest hour. Blaming the manager seems to come all too easily to some Waterford players. Itâs not a good trait.
Listen here Breheny you fuckbucket. The last journalist to take a similar line against Waterfords finest is up in the John of Gods hiding out from the police. Just so you know you cunt. Itâs called karma and Iâll personally rub your fucking face in it when the time comes.
aboy Fagan boy, thatâs the spirit
Breheny the cunt would prefer to have a simpleton his own age in charge of the team as long as heâd take his calls.
Breheny did a âhurling ratingsâ article a few weeks back. Kilkenny have had a phenomenal run over the last decade, the best team I have seen in my lifetime but he had them at number 3 in the 2013 ratings, despite not making the Leinster final or an All-Ireland semi final. Heâs a right fucking ape, brown noses his mates who provide him with the cushy interviews like Cody and Mick OâDwyer all the time.
I wouldnât take a blind bit of notice what he says.
I got as far a line 2 -Martin Breheny and I stopped. what did he say about us?
[quote=âdodgy-keeper, post: 889510, member: 1552â]Breheny did a âhurling ratingsâ article a few weeks back. Kilkenny have had a phenomenal run over the last decade, the best team I have seen in my lifetime but he had them at number 3 in the 2013 ratings, despite not making the Leinster final or an All-Ireland semi final. Heâs a right fucking ape, brown noses his mates who provide him with the cushy interviews like Cody and Mick OâDwyer all the time.
I wouldnât take a blind bit of notice what he says.[/quote]
The panel have been warned by their new manager that cunts like Breheny will be out to get them. So it will be grist to the mill.
breheny if you are reading this, fcuk off back to mayo and leave Waterford alone you kunt
I think he is from Galway.