That Cork team will give Limerick some fucking hammering.
They’ll hammer em alright, they might try and ride them as well.
Tipperary will play Waterford in round 1 of the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A on Saturday February 15th at 7:00pm in Semple Stadium, Thurles.
The Tipperary Senior Hurling team to play Waterford in the Allianz Hurling League on Saturday next at 7pm in Semple Stadium Thurles has been announced. Right corner-back Cathal Barrett from the Holycross-Ballycahill club will be the sole League debutant in a team captained by midfielder Brendan Maher. In total, there are 7 changes to the Tipperary team which captured Waterford Crystal Cup honours last weekend.
Tipperary manager Eamon O’Shea has also named his 26 man panel for the Allianz Hurling League. The panel will be subject to changes as required during the group stages of the competition.
TIPPERARY (SH v Waterford) – Darren Gleeson; Cathal Barrett, Conor O’Mahony, Michael Cahill; Shane McGrath, Padraic Maher, Conor O’Brien; Brendan Maher (Captain), James Woodlock; Seamus Callanan, Noel McGrath, Kieran Bergin; Jason Forde, Paddy Murphy, John O’Dwyer
Tipperary Senior Hurling panel for the Allianz Hurling League group stages – Cathal Barrett (Holycross-Ballycahill), James Barry (Upperchurch-Drombane), Kieran Bergin (Killenaule), Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields), Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch), Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields), Darragh Egan (Kildangan), Darren Gleeson (Portroe), Tomas Hamill (Killea), Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone), Conor Kenny (Borris-Ileigh), Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh – Captain), Denis Maher (Thurles Sarsfields), Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields), Patrick Maher (Lorrha-Dorrha), Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields), Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney), Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch), Liam McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney), Paddy Murphy (Nenagh Eire Og), Conor O Brien (Eire Og Annacarty), John O’Dwyer (Killenaule), Conor O’Mahony (Newport), Jason Forde (Silvermines), Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh), James Woodlock (Drom & Inch)
[SIZE=4]GAA predicts hurling bonanza [/SIZE]
Friday, February 14, 2014
GAA officials expect almost 30,000 patrons to flock through the turnstiles for this weekend’s four high-profile Allianz NHL fixtures.
By Eoghan Cormican
Cusack Park, Ennis will host the largest gathering as Brian Cody and Davy Fitzgerald renew sideline acquaintances, with Clare County Board officials expecting a crowd of 8,000 for the highly-anticipated tie.
All three Division 1A games will be televised by TG4 and Setanta, while tomorrow’s Division 1B meeting of Cork and Limerick is also live on Setanta Sports.
County Board chiefs, however, are confident many spectators will skip the televised coverage and ignore the adverse weather conditions and “flock through the turnstiles.”
Clare PRO Sean O’Halloran said the attendance in Ennis for the clash of the reigning league and All-Ireland champions could top 8,000, but only if the weather holds up.
“If we get reasonable enough weather on Sunday we could get between 7,000 and 8,000 at the game,” he noted.
“In saying that, if you get more wind and rain people will stay at home. Live on television and that will hamper attendance figures. If there is no let-up in the weather, I would expect no more than between 5,000 and 6,000.”
Galway secretary John Hynes believes hurling supporters in the south of the county will overlook Galway’s league opener at home to Dublin and instead travel to Ennis.
Nonetheless, Hynes is confident of a 5,000-strong crowd at Pearse Stadium.
“We would be expecting an even bigger crowd but we imagine that a lot of hurling supporters in south Galway will probably travel to Cusack Park, Ennis to watch the clash of Kilkenny and Clare” he said.
“It is the meeting of the two most recent All-Ireland hurling champions and it is more convenient to get to Ennis from south Galway also.”
Tipperary secretary Tim Floyd forecasts a similar attendance for tomorrow’s all-Munster clash at Semple Stadium, lamenting, however, the GAA’s persistence with flood-lit evening fixtures.
“It’s a pity the game isn’t on Sunday afternoon as floodlit games tend not to attract as big attendances as games in the afternoon. We looked to have it played on Sunday, but the GAA in their wisdom decided to play it on a Saturday evening.”
Cork chairman Bob Ryan stressed the importance of a bumper crowd for the visit of Limerick as the number of high-profile games in Division 1B are less than plentiful.
“We’d be expecting between 7,000 and 7,500,” he enthused.
“You simply can’t beat seeing it first hand and I think the Cork supporters have been re-energised by the performances of the team last year. It is vitally important that we get a good crowd out. We have three home games and we know this is the one that will draw the largest crowd.
“From a financial perspective it is very important we get a good crowd. Gate receipts are clearly an important source of income.”
Ger Loughnane on Offaly hurlers- “They’re the only team in the modern era where you still see players with fat legs, bellies and arses.”
Fagan no sign of molumphy, fives or Stephen Daniels ?
I’d say we’ll get a nice trimming tomorrow night.
is molumphy out foreign with the army?..
heard fives is bananas and not unlike Daniels to disappear… comedy gold right there…
Daniels and Darragh Fives injured. Molumphy just back from a tour of duty.
Where did you see this?
GAA fans are seething after Ger Loughnane made derogatory remarks about their hurlers in the Irish Daily Star.
The outspoken pundit, whose Clare team lost to the Faithful County after a memorable three-game saga in the 1998 All-Ireland semi-final, claimed during the course of his preview to the 2014 Allianz Hurling League that Offaly are “the only team in the modern era where you still see players with fat legs, bellies and arses.”
He also remarked: “Of the 10 teams, Offaly have the greatest scope of all for improvement. But to me, they look like a county living in the Dark Ages.”
After Loughnane’s extraordinary comments, could we be about to witness another sit-down protest from the Faithful? Come to think of it, they’re not to take this sitting down!
He’s right
Have you seen Harnedy play this year yet? I hear he’s done some serious bulking up.
Has he not been looking at Eoin Larkin over the past 3 years or so?
Ohalloran too
O’Halloran will never be fit.
Any idea how many of last year’s minor crop are in the squad, Fagan?
Take yourself to the Liverpool thread this instant and start giving it #biglicks
Shane dowling is a much bigger unit these days. And I mean more muscular, not fat. He looks very strong.
Tis lucky Loughnane hasn’t seen him recently.