In fairness, NaP are missing so many, it’s some achievement they even got this far. Although a walkover in the City final probably helped (what the fuck was that about?)
Who needs a manager?
What were the Kilmallock and Na Piarsaigh teams? @dodgy_keeper
I’d say this period will surely be the lowest ever for club numbers training wise. Surely all clubs are short 10 players if not more between all the goings on.
Looking at the Limerick substitutes it seems amazing they dropped Robbie Hanley off the panel.
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Must be one of the most surprising calls under John kielys from what I can recall.
Absolutely crazy
Just give us the cup now
I guess he was there since kielys first squad in 2016 and never really made the break through.
He was travelling in 2018 and that cost him.
Most teams would have been encouraging players to go on holidays for the last two weeks in June if possible.
Football Championship starts the first weekend in July and hurling clubs would then be just 4/5 weeks out form Championship so now’s the time to go, on the back of the Leaving Cert, primary schools finishing up shortly.
Well you’ve the county footballers back and the leaving certs plus maybe a few doing the 6 week J1 etc but I’d say these past three weeks will be as tough as it ever gets numbers wise for many clubs.
June is always the worst with LC, J1’s, Siilage along with all the other various social excursions.
Henry Shefflin got an awful shock in his first year back with Ballyhale after retiring from Kilkenny when they used only get 7 at training for those few weeks.
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Would they seriously only have had that?
In the old structure early July was a terrible time to be a manager/coach. Championship looming large and getting single figure numbers training.
He wrote about in some of his articles at the time.
I suppose if you are a rural club with an almost guaranteed 6-8 lads involved with Kilkenny anyway and God knows how many more would be away for various reasons, you’d be doing well to get double figures.
I’m sure @Malarkey will confirm.
Even this year I’d love to know if they have anyone at all training currently. Corcoran x2, Reid x2, Mullen x2 & Eoin Cody all involved with Kilkenny. Joey Holden, Brian Cody & Colin Fennelly away travelling. Think Mason and Darren Mullen in America too for the summer. That’s 12 of their first 15 not around to start with. Still probably win the AI though 
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The general vibe is they will be caught this year in KK.
Who’ll catch them?
Paudie O Brien at 3? that’s a v strange one.
2013 U21 v Tipp in Thurles?
Got well beaten the same night. Could be the year before in the Gaelic Grounds too when Tipp also prevailed.