It was.
Even that drawn game v Limrick in Thurles was a great occasion. The silence in the ground when Cummins was dropped. Tipp played some fantastic hurling that night and it wasnât Babs fault the umpire was blind.
The 2006 Munster final was probably the last really great championship day in Thurles too.
The noughties was great craic following Tipp
He got terrible stick after an interview he gave on RTE the day before Waterford bate them.in the 2002 Munster final. He reckoned that âWaterford fans would be heading out the gate with 10/15 minutes leftâ He got a lot of grief for it
I was convinced weâd win the All Ireland after a valiant second half comeback brought some respectability against Cork in Pairc Ui Chaoimh 2005.
Babs and the 1980s early 1990s squad had some craic together on holidays I d say!
Babs said last night himself and Richie Stakeleum drove down together to Tipp the night before to Bobby Ryanâs mothers funeral and they had a great old chat on the journey
Jesus for a while I thought Tipp would never beat Cork again. How times have changed
puck outs was the reason yeah? Big call and same club!
Yea Cummins hit a few straight out over the sideline in the drawn game.
It was a comedy gold at the time, when Babs used be brought on Tipp Fm every Monday morning defending his decisions. The time he called Tom Ryan âan arseholeâ was hilarious.
âThe day Tipperary start looking to Tom Ryan for advice will be a sad dayâ was an other great quote.
Tipp may have won a few All Irelands in the past few years but the joy has really gone from the inter county game.
Tipp he said if they get to Croke Park theyâll win it. Given his history of statements thatâs a great comfort
Only because of his Limerick ancestry.
that was a lovely interview on OTB earlier
5 grandchildren, was at bobby ryanâs motherâs funeral yesterday - she was 96 - was at the man who ran kavanaghâs coaches last week - he died on the plane back from tenerife
seems a most decent man
he was at Frankâs retirement in cork- said the speech touched on all matters of the GAA - id say it was some oration
Between that, donkies and derbies and sheeps in heaps, he had a habit of swinging big and missing.
The place was heaving.
He has a great mixture of arrogance and ignorance.
Interesting heâs moved to Kildare Town in recent months.
Out on the Curragh gallops with a son in law like Johnny Murtagh must be a grand way to spend retirement.
I doubt Babs is up on a horse mate
he was horrified that a wexford selector would bring in a dry ball for every freeâŚ
I love the way he got the reference to the three All Ireland medals in.
i heard that too
Having a dodgy shoulder now because he played in 12 All Ireland finals back in the day 