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Daly making all the right noises, heard it all before “we didnt contact him etc etc”. Doubt we’ve heard the last of this.

Dublin hurling manager Anthony Daly has moved to quell reports that Antrim’s Liam Watson is a target for the Leinster champions.

And Watson himself has also now distanced himself from a suggestion that he had an ‘approach’ from someone in Dublin about the prospect of pitching in with Daly’s squad, despite mixed signals given on his Twitter account.

Watson (below) has been out of favour with Antrim for the last 12 months.

His Loughgiel Shamrocks manager PJ O’Mullan suggested there had been contact from someone in Dublin about a prospective move.

But when contacted yesterday, Watson insisted: "Nobody has approached me at the minute, no.

“How it has come about – I don’t know. I think it has been blown out of proportion. The manager said something about an approach from someone in Dublin. I spoke to him (O’Mullan) and asked him who was it and he said it was just talk.”

Daly was adamant yesterday that “nobody” from Dublin had approached the 2012 All-Ireland club winner about an inter-county switch.

He did confirm, however, that he had spoken in glowing terms about Watson at a fundraising forum in St Peregrine’s in Dublin last week when asked what player he would like to have.

“Jim Gavin was there too and he said he’d love to have the ‘Gooch.’ I mentioned Watson because he was a player from a less successful county whom I think a lot of. I’m glad that he has had exposure with the club to show how good he is in recent years,” said Daly.

“My comments were picked up on by one outlet and that’s fine. I wouldn’t go back on that. But I’ve never spoken to Liam Watson, apart from shaking his hand after a game. I wished him well after a recent challenge Dublin played against Loughgiel ahead of their game with Mount Leinster Rangers. But apart from that, I wouldn’t know him,” confirmed Daly.

Daly has had players involved from other counties like Ryan O’Dwyer, Niall Corcoran and Maurice O’Brien, who have committed to Dublin clubs and are settled in the capital.

Under GAA rule Watson, now in his early 30s, would have to transfer to a club in Dublin and play a championship game for them before he would become eligible.

But Watson stressed that leaving regular All-Ireland contenders Loughgiel was not something he would be prepared to do.

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the level on whining and toy throwing on here by the cork lads is hilarious.

Its just a rule clarification, the rule was being broken. As Frank Murphy’s authority continues to wane the Cork boys are going to have to get more familiar with the actual rule book as in was meant to be implemented, not their own warped interpretations. Davy has won, move on.

Cork would be much better served looking at their coaching structures and focusing on producing better hurlers not looking at yet another sleveen/under handed approach to winning games

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[quote=“Kid Chocolate, post: 907023, member: 553”]the level on whining and toy throwing on here by the cork lads is hilarious.

Its just a rule clarification, the rule was being broken. As Frank Murphy’s authority continues to wane the Cork boys are going to have to get more familiar with the actual rule book as in was meant to be implemented, not their own warped interpretations. Davy has won, move on.

Cork would be much better served looking at their coaching structures and focusing on producing better hurlers not looking at yet another sleveen/under handed approach to winning games[/quote]

Nash has teams rattled.

Ulster will block this anyway. Frank will have a deal done.

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I honestly don’t know- looking at it on paper you would imagine we couldn’t have 4 of the 6 championship backs over 30? He certainly didn’t look out of place last Sunday and I thought he was the pick of the last years U21s .
They (selectors ) are saying they are using the league to look at players and he is getting game time. As for being light- he needs two years with Michael Dempsey to bulk up- you can see it in Colin Fennelly this year.
I wonder will JJ play this Sunday- I’ve heard that this is his last year

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To Frank, the greatest Cork GAA man EVER :clap:

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If tipp can’t run the kilkenny backs they will have serious question marks over them for the summer

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If tipp can’t run the kilkenny backs they will have serious question marks over them for the summer

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Insightful tan.

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[quote=“Kid Chocolate, post: 907023, member: 553”]the level on whining and toy throwing on here by the cork lads is hilarious.

Its just a rule clarification, the rule was being broken. As Frank Murphy’s authority continues to wane the Cork boys are going to have to get more familiar with the actual rule book as in was meant to be implemented, not their own warped interpretations. Davy has won, move on.

Cork would be much better served looking at their coaching structures and focusing on producing better hurlers not looking at yet another sleveen/under handed approach to winning games[/quote]

Henry Shefflin and Conor Cooney took penalties\21 last week and were well inside the 21 when they struck them. Both were saved. No one mentioned a word about the breach of the rule unlike when Nash strikes them

Cork’s coaching structures are catching up I hear. Even when they are in not in great order, Clare needed a break on the time keeping and 3 attempts to get a championship win over them last year

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[quote=“Kid Chocolate, post: 907023, member: 553”]the level on whining and toy throwing on here by the cork lads is hilarious.

Its just a rule clarification, the rule was being broken. As Frank Murphy’s authority continues to wane the Cork boys are going to have to get more familiar with the actual rule book as in was meant to be implemented, not their own warped interpretations. Davy has won, move on.

Cork would be much better served looking at their coaching structures and focusing on producing better hurlers not looking at yet another sleveen/under handed approach to winning games[/quote]

I forgot to ask.

How can you say Davy has won in a discussion around the Nash motion?

Davy put 14 men in goals with bigger hurleys and Nash still scored. Davy called for the motion to be passed and it ended up not even being debated. I d say Davy lost that one !

And as for Cork acting outside the rules and lack of familarity on the rules tell yere keeper stay on the line next year until the peno is struck. I don’t hear Davy and the Clare chairman mentioning this when mentioning player safety around penalties

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[quote=“kerry1891, post: 907279, member: 1379”]I forgot to ask.

How can you say Davy has won in a discussion around the Nash motion?

Davy put 14 men in goals with bigger hurleys and Nash still scored. Davy called for the motion to be passed and it ended up not even being debated. I d say Davy lost that one !

And as for Cork acting outside the rules and lack of familarity on the rules tell yere keeper stay on the line next year until the peno is struck. I don’t hear Davy and the Clare chairman mentioning this when mentioning player safety around penalties[/quote]
Take your head out of corks arse will you

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take off the banner tinted spectacles

I have had enough of Clare officials, mentors, fans like you talking about player safety around penalties, rule enforcement etc when there own defenders are breaching rules defending the penalty strike and breaching the rules in the first place by conceding penalties\close in frees. stop fouling so close in v cork and there will be no need for all the concern

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[SIZE=2]1. DAVID HERITY DUNNAMAGGIN
2. WILLIE PHELAN DUNNAMAGGIN
3. KIERAN JOYCE ROWER INISTIOGE
4. BRIAN KENNEDY ST. LACHTAINS
5. JOEY HOLDEN BALLYHALE SHAMROCKS
6. BRIAN HOGAN O’LOUGHLIN GAELS
7. TOMMY WALSH TULLAROAN
8. LESTER RYAN CLARA
9. PADRAIG WALSH TULLAROAN
10. WALTER WALSH TULLOGHER ROSBERCON
11. COLIN FENNELLY BALLYHALE SHAMROCKS
12. HENRY SHEFFLIN BALLYHALE SHAMROCKS
13. JONJOE FARRELL THOMASTOWN
14. MARK KELLY O’LOUGHLIN GAELS
15. T.J. REID BALLYHALE SHAMROCKS[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]The experiments continue.[/SIZE]

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Fouling really ? Take a look a pat Cronin , a 6 ft 4 giant repeatedly flinging himself onto the ground , the sole purpose being to get his big shooter up…9 years since their last senior, 14 since there last u21 and nearly 20 since their last minor . Stick to the pigs bladder , the cork lads will still include you

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Motion re 20m frees withdrawn from congress. Davy will toss and turn tonight.

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Heard that…no surprise …

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This whole rule thing can probably be sorted out by one ref making Nash use a normal hurley. Nash fires the ball forward, and gets a fresh air on the strike, all is right with the world again.

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Yeah it should be a normal Hurley. Easiest way to be consistent as a steps rule won’t be.

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those stats stack up but even though they do Cork have talent

Cork are down but they were 30 seconds away from being all Ireland senior champions, they were eliminated after extra time in the minor championship by the eventual minor champions.

You were quick to point out cork’s flouting of the rules around penalties but neglected clare’s and other counties. Did Davy strike penalties within the rules back in his day as a matter of interest? He scored nearly all the big penalties in big games if I recall right.

Note too sure what the the pig bladder has got to do with the discussion?

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[quote=“kerry1891, post: 907309, member: 1379”]those stats stack up but even though they do Cork have talent

Cork are down but they were 30 seconds away from being all Ireland senior champions, they were eliminated after extra time in the minor championship by the eventual minor champions.

You were quick to point out cork’s flouting of the rules around penalties but neglected clare’s and other counties. Did Davy strike penalties within the rules back in his day as a matter of interest? He scored nearly all the big penalties in big games if I recall right.

Note too sure what the the pig bladder has got to do with the discussion?[/quote]
Any idiot can see the rule is wrongly constructed , if you can’t see that there’s no point continuing this.