Kilkenny Hurling

[Copper_pipe]

M8. Google Maps said to go that way.

[iron_mike]

The m9 is a lovely spin during the summer. Great scenery after Dungarvan

[binkybarnes]

@GeoffreyBoycott

1976 was also a bit like the time Man U wore grey jerseys at Southampton and got hammered, Kilkenny wore a funny jersey that day. I

I think kilkenny wore black shorts that day. They haven’t seen the light of day since

[Ashman]

Back then league winners had often inglorious championship defeats . The league was generally won by the team with the least number of beer bellies . Limerick in 1985 and 1992 , Tipp in 1979 , instantly come to mind, . Kk weren’t great in 1995 and 1976 were a team past it . Last year they lost to the eventual all Ireland champions by 2 points in adversity . The current team aren’t great but they are being harshly judged with the comparator team of 2008 to 2015 . Also kk folk tend to be like Kerry people , the team either wins the AI or are poor .

[Bandage]

Kilkenny are defending league champions and are 2 points better off this season than they were after 3 rounds last year.

[flattythehurdler]

Cody in

[the_man_himself]

Jeff is reading an awful lot into one league game

[GeoffreyBoycott]

@the_man_himself

Jeff is reading an awful lot into one league game

You’re the one, who’s spent the last seven months reading an awful lot into one match last summer, claiming a moral victory for Kilkenny in losing to Limerick.

@the_man_himself

Kilkenny were very good last year. Could have beat Limerick in the quarter final

@GeoffreyBoycott

Any time I watched them playing, they were very average.

Steeped to beat Dublin in Parnell Park

0-1 from play from the starting 6 forwards against Galway in Salthill in 70 minutes before an injury time Walter Walsh goal averted a double digit defeat.

0-1 from play from the starting 6 fowards against Wexford in Nowlan Park.

0-4 from play from the starting 6 forwards against Galway in drawn Leinster Final.

Beaten out the gate in the first half of the replay against Galway in Thurles. Galway fell asleep for a few minutes to let them back into, then woke up again to hammer them a second time.

They did improve a bit against Limerick, but the story of that match was Limerick making far heavy work than they should have had of overcoming psychological baggage and Aaron Gillane making a hero of Eoin Murphy.

The Kilkenny reliance on 3 or 4 top drawer saves from their goalkeeper nearly every day and the complete reliance on a 30 something veteran in their forward line is not reflective of a contending team.

@GeoffreyBoycott

The bigging up of Kilkenny is amusing. Everybody beats Kilkenny now. Limerick for the first time last summer since 1973, Waterford the summer before for first time since 1959, Dublin in 2013 for first time since 1941. Kilkenny have got some right hidings in the last three summers from Tipperary, Waterford and Galway. Not many young lads to throw in either at the moment as they were getting hammered by Wexford at U21 for three or fours years running and even losing to Westmeath.

[the_man_himself]

@GeoffreyBoycott

You’re the one, who’s spent the last seven months reading an awful lot into one match last summer, claiming a moral victory for Kilkenny in losing to Limerick.

You’re going around the place on a victory lap after a league game in February. You couldn’t make it up

[Piles_Hussain]

We’re box office mate, even when we’re down.

[GeoffreyBoycott]

@the_man_himself

You’re going around the place on a victory lap after a league game in February. You couldn’t make it up

I’ve just been calling out, how poor Kilkenny have been for most of the past three/four years, which they have been. There’s a real reluctance from people outside of Kilkenny to call it what it is. The Kilkenny posters here are under no illusions as to what a low ebb Kilkenny are at, at the moment. You seem to be traumatised by all the hidings that Cody’s Kilkenny in their pomp inflicted on Tipperary for well over a decade.

[the_man_himself]

They were very poor in 2017, decent last year and before that they were getting to All Ireland’s nearly every year so poor/very poor simply isn’t right. You could well be right in the long run but this victory lap you’re going on the last few days over a league game in February is hilarious

[GeoffreyBoycott]

@Piles_Hussain

We’re box office mate, even when we’re down.

You’ve traumatised a whole generation of Tipperary folk. The scars will be there for years still. Some of them even seem to be willing Kilkenny to be good again and back at the top table. Stockholm syndrome.

[the_man_himself]

Classic Jeff, playing to the gallery rather than replying to my post

Why is there so many weirdos on here who bring everything back to what county you happened to be born in?

[peddlerscross]

Only the Mullen brothers can save Kilkenny hurling now

[Mullach_Ide]

@GeoffreyBoycott

@Piles_Hussain

We’re box office mate, even when we’re down.

You’ve traumatised a whole generation of Tipperary folk. The scars will be there for years still. Some of them even seem to be willing Kilkenny to be good again and back at the top table. Stockholm syndrome.

Not only Tipp folk have been traumatised driving through Callan jeff.

[GeoffreyBoycott]

@the_man_himself

Classic Jeff, playing to the gallery rather than replying to my post

Why is there so many weirdos on here who bring everything back to what county you happened to be born in?

Maybe you should answer the questions that you’re asked yourself and stop playing to the gallery. You still haven’t clarified this from last night yet.

@the_man_himself

Considering the hammering they got in 2016 and their performances in 2017 I thought they were very good last year. If they can keep all their good lads fit they have 5 or 6 of the best players in the country straight off the bat

@GeoffreyBoycott

Not hyping them up too much. Lolzers. You were claiming a few weeks ago that Kilkenny had 5 or 6 of the best hulers in the country in their ranks.

@the_man_himself

Eoin Murphy, TJ Reid, Cillian Buckley, Richie Hogan, Padraig Walsh, Paul Murphy when fit and at their best are some of the best hurlers in the country in their positions, yes.

@GeoffreyBoycott

There’s 15 positions, so if we short-listed 3 or 4 of the best for each position, we’d have 50 or 60 hurlers. Are you maintaining your position of just over a month ago that Kilkenny have 5 or 6 of the best hurlers in the country or is it the case that they have 5 or 6 hurlers who’d make it into the top 50 or 60. Just answer the question now. No need for all the dramatics or no need to call me a liar for merely pointing out what you have said.

[the_man_himself]

I’m not going to answer your questions when you won’t answer mine

[GeoffreyBoycott]

@the_man_himself

Classic Jeff, playing to the gallery rather than replying to my post

Why is there so many weirdos on here who bring everything back to what county you happened to be born in?

I was born in London. Can’t answer that one for you.

[the_man_himself]

Huh? You’re bringing up me being from Tipp at every opportunity trying to get some handy likes from a few simpletons

I call things as I see them mate, I don’t base my opinions on which side of a boundary line I was born on