Casey x 2 ; Dave Dempsey ; Dowling , Downes , Ronan Lynch ( I was a doubter ) . I also think Will O Donoghue could be a potential mid fielder . Also Boylan as a project ,
Every hurling man I have spoke to all week has been raving about William OāDonoghueā¦
I wouldnāt have all of them. On the panel, yes, but donāt think theyāre all good enough to start.
In fact, one who I think would still be a real asset is David Breen but sadly heās not an option. Still brings a level of aggression, power, work rate and direct running that we lack.
Peter Casey- yes, for sure. On his day, heās probably our best forward.
Michael Casey- will be there or thereabouts. But Finn, English, Condon, Hickey, Richie Mc are all contenders back there too. If heās on form, heāll make it. Needs to work on his distribution though.
David Dempsey- a seriously talented player but I wouldnāt have him in my starting 6 forwards, all on form. Good bench option though.
Dowling- Will most likely start.
Downes- Iāve always been a big fan, and heās a good ballwinner & direct runner. The habit of taking potshots over the shoulder is very annoying though, and he might be in direct contention with Dowling for a full-forward spot.
Ronan Lynch- Not a forward, isnāt one of our two best midfielders. Probably a wing-back, donāt think heād start there on current form. Hopefully he has a good league and comes into contention though.
WOD- Good player; has the athleticism. Hurling a little slow maybe; will be there or thereabouts, but I think I prefer Browne, DOD and C. Lynch as midfield options.
Boylan- Presumably Jerome? His time will come, excellent hurler. Wonāt be next season.
Casey, Casey and Dowling are certs to start. Iād be hoping Downes and Lynch can win their places and would be big additions. If Dempsey comes on another bit he could start again, I think he was more suited to impact sub last year. Time has come for OāDonoghue, could solve a lot of problems for us at midfield. Too soon for either Boylan.
All very light.
Limerick will not reach their potential without a firing Kevin Downes .
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Iāll be very disappointed if someone doesnāt post a starting fifteen up soon.
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They are but they all can travel I have my doubts about WOD on a fast track.
I felt you were a bit slow off the mark this October compared to last year but itās reassuring to see posts on this thread with preferred starting lineups for matches in 7 months time.
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WOD can travel and he can hit with a presence . None of the other 3 offer that solidity .
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DODās not that light. None of them are the size of WOD obviously, but are better hurlers. I do think WOD is a good player and will be in contention as he was this year.
Iād love to see Byrnes tried in midfield personally.
How many of the latte sipping cunts would you select ?
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Byrnes is an IC wing back , not a midfielder .
Heās got the attributes to be an excellent midfielder.
And at wing-back, he doesnāt provide the inside forwards with any sort of good service.
He wonāt at midfield either .
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Loads of them deserve to be on the Limerick team but my worry would be that theyād be on the go for a long time if they progress with the club.
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Horrible Idea.
The fucker would lose a heap of balls hitting them wide and high out of the stadium from midfield.
So in a nutshell you reckon Limerick hurling in 2018 will be best served by either Thurles growing a pair of cojones or Ballygunner upsetting the formbook ?
Why did the players abort the heave against management in the end last month anyway?
I never heard that theory .