Limerick will make a holy show of tipp on Easter Sunday.
Sunday ? What are they playing Sunday
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The Dubs had 0-10 on the board after 11 mins. They managed the same amount in the next 67 minutes (including injury time). Pitiful.
Couldnāt believe how bad they were against us in the group stage of the league. No bite or energy or willingness to even just get stuck in. Just had a general air of āwell we are missing the Cuala lads so whatās the point of trying.ā Same today. Physically way behind and touch terrible.
Ger Cunningham seems to have set them back years.
Limerick supporters like ourselves are good judges of bottlers
Limericks biggest test so far this year. If they play in the first twenty like they did against Galway and Clare, itāll be curtains by half time
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I find it difficult to see beyond a Galway-Tipperary All-Ireland final.
Michael Ryan is an outstanding manager who is always immediately impressive when interviewed. He appears to operate with a firm but fair hand in a county in which it is more difficult than most to run a tight ship. He handled the Cathal Barrett situation last year in the correct way and the long term benefits of that should become apparent this year. Iād confidently speculate that Ryan has a considerably higher IQ than any other current inter-county hurling manager.
While I like Derek McGrath, Waterford are going to be screwed by playing their four Munster matches at four different venues. I see real similarities between McGrath and Stephen Rochford. It appears to me that both may well be burned out by agonising defeats over the last couple of years and have returned this year against their better judgement.
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What one bud?
The one about the match being in Thurles next Saturday.
Although it was at Leitrimās expense, it was great to see former porn star Greg Jacobs career has come full circle as he lifted the Div 3B title for his beloved Lancashire.
Where did it all go wrongs Greg?
I think itās nailed on Tipp - Galway ā¦ Obviously depending on if they avoid each other along the way. But panel wise and on form they are the best two teams in the country.
Be very interesting to see how Wexford go this yearā¦Will it be a case of burn out from the 200 sessions in January and February or have they tailored it to ease off again and peak again around July.
Realistically, 1/4 final is where Limerick are looking at. Anything beyond is bonus territory.
Itās quite easy to foresee a situation in Leinster where Galway, Kilkenny and Wexford all end up on three wins and the provincial final places are decided on scoring difference.
Nevertheless I expect Galway to come through as Leinster winners.
Tipperary should do likewise in Munster.
The two remaining semi-final places could easily be filled by any two of six teams.
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I would have a good bet on Tipperary winning it and having spent the last year working there I have kind of softened towards them. A nice old shower in fairness in the main. You get gobshites in every county and normally due to being fueled up on match day. I think Tipperary are good. Galway a very close second. The rest are in a bunch behind.
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Tipperary are the best team in Ireland in my opinion. Theyāre the only team in the country Wexford have a losing record against since Davy Fitzgerald took over. Iād like to get another crack at Tipp in the league as I thought we had closed the gap on them in Thurles last month since last season, albeit weāre now 0-2 against them. Itād be nice to have another go at setting up and trying to impose ourselves on them though. A dry run for a probable All Ireland semi-final or final meeting in essence.
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There will be no stopping Wexford this year after that demolition of the hungover 14 man All Ireland champions. Nice to see @Bandage being humble and realistic about their chances this year.
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Iām not being humble, or indeed cocky, but Iām being realistic alright. I think we can have a massive say in the championship, but 7 other counties will feel the same.
I couldnāt disagree with this at all. Iāve been saying it for a while now. All thatās missing here is Limerick.
The one thing regarding Wexford would be, while Leinster is a distinct possibility, they wonāt win the AI. They went three years running recently, winning Leinster and didnāt have the stones to harvest one AI from them. Limerick on the other hand have had the cojones when needed.
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Which two counties are you writing off as having no hope? Dublin and Offaly?
Dangerous talk with the round robin format.