Wexford are way too high in 5th given they could be effectively gone from the championship by tomorrow. Laois above Offaly is questionable too given their terrible league campaign and slight decline in recent years.
The previous effort had Limerick at 6
All that effort and it just a big waste of time
Excellent analysis
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Lovely placeholder post there till I get back to it Sunday
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Much better, you cunt.
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Welcome back @Locke
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Big changes incoming.
Big big changes
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Munster 1-5 I suppose.
Heâd never put Tipp No.1, would he?
Took last week off as there had only been one game but I think every team, bar Cork, has played since we last had a rankings post. . . Iâm told the rankings are often posted on dressing room walls and I think itâs only right and proper that I take the bulk of the credit for some recent underdog performances. Youâre welcome fans of Tipp and Galway.
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Cork. No change and still a yawning chasm between them and the rest. Tim OâMahoney, Sean OâDonoghue, Declan DaltonâŚthese are GENERATIONAL talents and they will wrap up Munster title 55 and All Ireland 31 this year. And if you think their support is unbearable nowâŚ
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Kilkenny. Leinster hurling is beneath them, really. Will be in the AI semi final at least. Beat shit out of Offaly at the weekend.
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Tipp. BACK again. Went down to the literal bear pit that is Ennis and won. Did that Tipp thing of building a big first half lead before completely collapsing but steadied the ship enough to just about bring the victory, and a potential Munster final appearance, safely home to port. Hopefully farming concerns ease and a handful of their fans can make the journey to Thurles for the next outing.
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Limerick. Beat Waterford for the 30th time in a row. Like an older boxer whoâs completely shot yet looks ok when they feed him a tomato can opponent, they looked good, but Waterford played into their hands completely. In for a rude awakening when the Cork juggernaut rolls into town
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Waterford. Their victory over Clare has lost a little value by Tipp also beating them and they rolled over and let Limerick tickle their belly as and when they wanted the week after. Need another win to make something out of their summer. Going on the road for their last two games.
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Galway. I dont know anymore. I just dont know.
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Clare. Something nice and reassuring about how shit Clare are at defending All Irelands. Now, this is caveat-ed by the fact that they are missing some serious hurlers due to injuries and fall-outs (HOW could anyone fall out with Brian Lohan?!). Facing an early exit, which is no harm as their players appear to be extremely brittle and can go down from even the slightest of touches.
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Dublin. Quietly, professionally and boringly getting on with their business. That loss to KK in the Leinster final now almost secured.
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Wexford. Approaching Argentina 1986 levels of being a one man team. Puck-out strategy: hit it to Lee Chin, building attacks: go to Lee Chin, need a score: Lee Chin etc etc. Will likely need to beat Kilkenny now to have any chance of progressing which, weirdly, they seem to be able to do.
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Offaly. The reality of no longer just facing children as your opposition is biting hard. Shipping some beatings. Staying up would represent progress, and they absolutely NEED to do that.
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Antrim. Going backwards under Davy, who admitted that the drive to Antrim is actualy quite a long one the other day. Look a little hopeless at present but that last day game against Offaly would offer ultimate redemption for them.
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Oh you had great potential as a minor but youâve all the signs of a lad whoâs going to be the fella playing Junior A and canât make the bridge up.
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The likes couldnât stay where they were. I was flying too high too soon. We are in a maintenance phase here, but Cork vs Limerick with reinvigorate things.
Who?
A big big big big weekend in the hurling. Some big changes.
- Cork. To the untrained eye, people might think that these lads came up the N20 giving it the big licks and were sent home with their tails between their legs. However, to us astute viewers, it was clear that these lads are still the alpha dogs in the game and looked so much slicker than those wall punchers from Limerick. These lads have won it all, be it the League or the prestigious âBeating Limerick in a semi-finalâ cup, and will channel that serial-winner mentality to win the big one. Back them now or regret it later.
- Tipp. BACKness was reaffirmed against Waterford meaning, for the first time in the decade, Tipp will be playing hurling beyond the round-robin. Could make a Munster final and/or a a semi, would would represent progress. BACK.
- Kilkenny. Made hard work of a gallant Dublin but got over the line to secure their 874th Leinster final in a row. And I cant see them losing it either. Wont go quietly.
- Limerick. Had a good win but made the cardinal sin of showing their hand. Hard to see them go too deep in the championship with mullockers like Cian Lynch, Adam English and Aaron Gillane in the team. In serious trouble.
- Galway. Beat the everlasting shit out of Antrim, thanks solely to a decision by Johnny Murphy. Iâm so tempted to say they are improving but Galway can make you look a fool as soon as you start rating them. Or not rating them.
- Waterford. Probably unlucky to lose by as much as they did against Tipp. Nothing but a win will do them in the bear-pit that is PUC. And thatâs practically impossible.
- Dublin. So close to being worth attention.
- Clare. The proud tradition of making a complete balls of defending an All Ireland secured again. Once they got out of the tight environs of Ennis and had to play on wider pitches they really struggled. No awkward journeys up to Dublin to deal with.
- Wexford. Out. But staying up. Which is kinda where they stand at the moment. If Lee Chin was to retire theyâd be Joe McDonagh level.
- Offaly. Put it up to Wexford. Have to beat Antrim in the last game at home to stay up, and they absolutely have to do that.
- Antrim. Robbed blind against Galway, so they were. A disgrace. Sad to see a referee determine a result like that.
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FFS will someone put this thread out of its misery.
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Ffs.
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Couldnât agree more
Fucking hell, the same style âMan United still look like the team to beat this seasonâ bantz as the murderpool fans. Youâd almost yearn for @Locke âs ranking efforts but his posting here is intermittent after he was radicalised & fucked off to that right wing telegram group.
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Like awarded for this part alone. Itâs all a cod when Limerick arenât No.1.
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