Galway v Tipperary - All Ireland Senior Hurling Semi-Final 2017

[anon61956325]

You’re some wum to be fair - If Cork can raise it to the level Tipp did yesterday they will be doing very well and will have a chance.

[Ambrose_McNulty]

@backinatracksuit

, I think they’re one of the best teams I’ve see

Ah for fuck sake.

[Esso_Oil]

@Ambrose_McNulty

, I think they’re one of the best teams I’ve see

Ah for fuck sake.

In fairness the operation to give a previously blind @backinatracksuit his sight was only performed in June

[Sidney]

@ironmoth

Sure Joe Canning shipped a nice bit of abuse here during the week from pasty-legged keyboard warriors and the like.

Evidence, please?

[alf_stewart]

@Mullach_Ide

There was a nice choir going in Hill 16 but you are right, plenty of gougers in every county.

What were they singing. I was at the other end and couldn’t make it out.

[GeoffreyBoycott]

@backinatracksuit

I can’t see any circumstances that Waterford can beat Galway, I think they’re one of the best teams I’ve seen

Galway v Waterford is the most one sided head to head in championship hurling. Waterford have won all 10 previous meetings. Waterford are the only county Galway have never beaten in Championship hurling.

[flattythehurdler]

No time like the present.
An aif win would balance the ledger nicely.

[Fagan_ODowd]

In fairness to Galway they’ve all the hard work done now. Few light training sessions between now and September should keep them ticking over nicely.

[Matty_Hislop]

It’s all over bar the shouting. Nobody could begrudge Galway this all-Ireland success.

[Fagan_ODowd]

@Matty_Hislop

It’s all over bar the shouting. Nobody could begrudge Galway this all-Ireland success.

In fairness it will make up for the one they were robbed out of in 1989.

[Fagan_ODowd]

@johnnysachs

This is a photo I took of Waterford Kilkenny in Thurles. It is turgid fucking bullshit to watch and these tactics cannot be allowed to prevail. I think it will be Cork but if its Waterford I hope its 2008 part deux.

Lovely photo there of Kilkenny playing into Waterfords hands.

[GeoffreyBoycott]

@Fagan_ODowd

In fairness it will make up for the one they were robbed out of in 1989.

Galway settled the 1989 score with Tipperary yesterday. I’d say it was all the sweeter for Galway as they were such unworthy winners on the day and stole it off valiant Tipperary who were only undone by a John Denton role reversal.

Galway will surely be hoping for Cork in the final. They’ve scores to settle with Cork - the narrow loss in the 1953 final for starters - the Mickey Burke/Christy Ring incident and the dust up afterwards in Barry’s Hotel.

[Fagan_ODowd]

@GeoffreyBoycott

@Fagan_ODowd

In fairness it will make up for the one they were robbed out of in 1989.

Galway settled the 1989 score with Tipperary yesterday. I’d say it was all the sweeter for Galway as they were such unworthy winners on the day and stole it off valiant Tipperary who were only undone by a John Denton role reversal.

Galway will surely be hoping for Cork in the final. They’ve scores to settle with Cork - the narrow loss in the 1953 final for starters - the Mickey Burke/Christy Ring incident and the dust up afterwards in Barry’s Hotel.

Did they not settle that score in 1979?

[Special_Olympiakos]

Unworthy winners? The slippy ball gave Tipp 1-2 in first half from Galway mistakes. They were better all over the field yesterday

[the_man_himself]

The better a hurler you are the easier it is to deal with the slippy ball. It’s not exactly all luck

[balbec]

Yerra alert.

[GeoffreyBoycott]

79 was only a semi final. Final balancing of books needed. Don’t forget Tom Cashman slighted the Mayor of Galway in a less that magnanimous victory speech in 1986 as well.

[GeoffreyBoycott]

@Special_Olympiakos

I’d say Rory Gantley is only man from Touhys small club to play in an aif.

@anon70480284

Finbar Gantly and possibly Joe Gantly too…isn’t Tubber the one parish you could thrown Eamon Taaffe and Pat O Connor into it too

@GeoffreyBoycott

Finbarr Gantley played in the 1979, 1980 (sub) and 1981 finals.

@anon7035031

Finbar Gantley (Sn) played in the 1979/1980 finals. None of his sons (Rory, Finbar, Joe) played in an AI final afaik, although all played for Galway.
snap

Think Steve Mahon was possibly playing for Beagh when Galway won in 1987.

[ironmoth]

@GeoffreyBoycott

Think Steve Mahon was possibly playing for Beagh when Galway won in 1987.

Mahon played in 1980 too Geoffrey. He retired after 1987, and was replaced on the team by a young horse from Abbeyknockmoy by the name of Michael Coleman.

Edit. Kilbecanty man, not Beagh.

[GeoffreyBoycott]

Yes but he was playing his club hurling with Kilbeacanty in 1980.