Cork, the softest of cunts (Part 2)

[neilld]

Dalton to 6, or goals

[KinvarasPassion]

@Alan-partridge

There’s a bang of Tony Robbins off of that lad

You need to change your mindset or you haven’t a hope of bettering yourself pal

[Corksfinedtboy]

Too easy
No good for either side

[FatChops]

@KinvarasPassion

Did I hear that Cork have ‘motivation guru’ Gerry Hussey on the ticket this year?

He was with them last year, except when he wasn’t when he was off with the lions when the All-Ireland was on.

[gilgamboa]

@FatChops

He was with them last year, except when he wasn’t when he was off with the lions when the All-Ireland was on

You’re all confused in yourself mush

[KinvarasPassion]

@FatChops

He was with them last year, except when he wasn’t when he was off with the lions when the All-Ireland was on.

Plenty smoke and magic beans

[FatChops]

Indeed and I’m not.

[gilgamboa]

@FatChops

Indeed and I’m not

By god then you are

Come back to me when you’ve it figured out

[gilgamboa]

Any sign of @FatChops since?

[Corksfinedtboy]

We’re gone like soccer’ – Cork’s Ben O’Connor says ‘genuine hurling people’ want to see ‘a good, hard physical game’

John Fallon

February 1 2026 9:14 PM

Cork hurling manager Ben O’Connor says there is a danger of hurling being turned into soccer if GAA authorities continue to introduce new rules and regulations.

O’Connor, speaking after their 2-20 to 1-21 comeback win in a fiery contest with Galway in Pearse Stadium, said hurling people want to see “a good, hard physical game” and that there is a real danger of taking “the manliness” out of the game.

He said he was not perturbed by a free count of 21-7 against his side and that some anomalies can arise in games at this time of the year.

O’Connor said the inability to get messages to players on the field, with management confined to a zoned area on the sideline and the discontinuation of the maor foirne, and the crackdown on physicality on the pitch, was ruining hurling.

“We’re gone like soccer, aren’t we? Black cards, red cards, yellow cards, technical areas, we’re following that game. That’s the fellas above trying to cleanse hurling. That is what they are trying to do, if you want to be fair about it.

“They don’t want any dust-up, they don’t want any bit of blood spilt, they don’t want a hurley broken, they want to make it a nice game for ‘my little Johnny’ at home.

“Genuine hurling people don’t want that. They want a good, hard physical game. No one is hurt when it is played that way. There wasn’t a dirty stroke pulled outside there tonight,” said O’Connor.

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He was pleased with the way his men came from seven points down in the opening half to get on top, but admitted a wasteful Galway side left the door open for them after a blistering start.

“Galway should have been out of sight. They had a lot of wides. We were under a bit of pressure, to be fair about it. We weren’t happy at half-time. Maybe last week after winning so easy maybe a small bit lethargic starting off and I just think that at half-time there were a few harsh words inside and we just said we wanted to see the best of you in the second half and in fairness we did.

“A dogged win, exactly what you want in the league, good fighting attitude out of fellas. It was nice to get the two points at the end of the day,” he added.

The attention now turns to next Saturday’s All-Ireland final repeat against Tipperary in Páirc Uí Chaoimh and O’Connor said they will be ready for the challenge.

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“We can’t wait for it. I suppose that was the standout league fixture when they all came out, below in the Páirc and I’m sure it will be as close as ever. We’ve got a couple of nights training now over the week. We’ll get set for that, and we’ll be looking forward to that next Saturday night.”

Meanwhile, Galway manager Micheál Donoghue said they can take a lot of positives from their opening two games when they went down to the All-Ireland finalists.

“We should have extended the lead in the middle period. We had loads of opportunities and against a top team like Cork you have to take those. It was nip and tuck in the second half but we were really disappointed with the goals we conceded,” said Donoghue.

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[backinatracksuit]

I’d say this is another case of being wrong only further proving the point

[FatChops]

Twas Gary not Gerry, I got my sheisters mixed up

Hopefully this year if there’s an almighty row at halftime Gerry (not Gary) will actually be there to massage the right egos.

[myboyblue]

Did he try catch you on a typo?

[gilgamboa]

@FatChops

Twas Gary not Gerry, I got my sheisters mixed up

Hopefully this year if there’s an almighty row at halftime Gerry (not Gary) will actually be there to massage the right egos

You got there anyway good man

You can appreciate I’m sure it is pretty material point that they didn’t hold onto Gary Keegan after last year

[Batigol]

Will BOC feel the same when someone lightly tips one of his players and they spend the next 30 seconds rolling around on the ground I wonder?

[Biff_Egan]

They managed to get Seamus Flanagan, a real thorn in their side, ran off the panel due to biased editing by Carkie producer on RTE

[myboyblue]

I’d say so. He saw no issue with all the timbering his U20s did of Offaly that day anyway

[gilgamboa]

@Batigol

Will BOC feel the same when someone lightly tips one of his players and they spend the next 30 seconds rolling around on the ground I wonder

Ben has you mithered and it barely Feb

[StoneCold]

I’d say Ben is great craic at parties

[gilgamboa]

@StoneCold

I’d say Ben is great craic at parties

He wouldn’t be bating sliotars at cows from the bonnet of a car anyway the boring fucker