That isn’t really true though. Hegarty won a 21s all Ireland and o meara played underage hurling with limerick. They were in the system. The difficulty is for lads that aren’t playing regularly with underage squads and maybe developing later. These are the fellas hindered by playing at a lower level. Even o meara now will find it very tough to get back into the limerick squad after being dropped. Fellas like Breen, David Reidy and Barry o O’Connell all got back in to the squad after impressing for their clubs at intermediate and senior level.
And willie griffin played all the way up with limerick so Again he didn’t move to get in with limerick. He was already in with them. He left because he was living in Adare and wanted to play with them. Brendan o Connor was more friendly with the adare lads. I very doubt it had anything to do with limerick.
Football on Sunday moved to Mick Neville Park with a midday throw in.
Should be able to make the hurling in town for 2.30pm then.
Barry OConnell was blackguarded by Kiely.
How So? Kiely gave him a good chance I felt. He didn’t get on great with tj Ryan that probably set him back a few seasons. Nearly sure he played 21s at 16 and aged 19 he was gone from the match day panel. He won a 21s all Ireland under kiely and was a part of the senior panel in 2018.
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@anon60384913 you don’t have to disagree with me for the sake of it mate, it just makes you come across a bit unhinged
He was never given a fair crack. A disgrace.
I’m not disagreeing with you just pointing that I don’t believe either player moved due to limerick. O meara is A very different case as he probably wants to get back into the senior squad he’s just been dropped from. I know James well and his brother Matt a little and I’d say neither would stop him. It’s fellas like Willie o meara that really struggle to develop now. He won’t be tested at junior level and has moved out of the underage system.
I’d say tj Ryan never really gave him a fair chance. He played a fair few league games under kiely. Limerick also won the all Ireland the same year so I’m not so sure you can blame kiely.
Move might not even be to improve his limerick chances, it could be just a case of wanting to play with a club that treat hurling a bit more seriously!!! Askeaton are predominantly football and that will not change!! He’s probably gone from hurling three nights a week at to maybe once every two weeks at a much lower standard
Limerick hurlers are training five nights a week between the gym and the pitch! As I said it’s very tough for him to develop now. Askeaton are doing a lot of underage work and results are promising.
Heard a few stories about this one.
You are correct in that it’ll be hard for him to get back in now. However, the All County proposal will make the Junior Championship more high profile than it is when it’s divisional based. I’ve seen Willie held scoreless in the Junior Championship when played as a forward and I’ve seen him under plenty of pressure to hold his man as a back too, aswell as seeing him do wreck, so it’s not as if he’ll never get a good test, granted it won’t be every week he plays
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The hurling is on at 2 I believe. Maybe give Limerick vs London a miss…
Could they not do a double header? Would the pitch be that bad?
I’ve have thought that was the obvious solution
Jesus they are both home games set for Sunday but for two different venues?? What genius came up with that??
There’s camogie on after the hurling so they don’t want three matches on the pitch…