Winning the all Ireland would set us back 20 years
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If Tom Condon is thinking about retiring he should be on the match day squad against Tipp and when we have the games sealed he should be brought on for the last few minutes to batter a few Tipp cunts and get sent off. He can retire happy then.
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Do you not think Nash, Dempsey have a chance. Barry Murphy lugged veey sluggish in 21 ,game and for Doon Wednesday night.
Dowling is the first name Iād have in the forwards. Who has proven anything in championship in the forwards most of them have done fuck all or nothing at all. So he is a starter until dethroned.
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My team for Tipp is Nicky, Finn,Hicky,English,Byrnes,Hannon,Morrissey, Lynch, Browne, T.Morrissey, Hayes, Hegarty, Gillane, Flanagan, Mulcahy. Subs in order of appearance hopefully Dowling, Richie, Odonoghue, nash, dempsey
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Thatās John kielys team mate.
Progress on the last time I suppose.
To be fair, thatās a mad way to look at things. Youād never blood any new players if that was the case. I wouldnāt be saying discount past form completely, but really, weāve been very poor for the bones of 3 years so there isnāt much to look at.
2 of the players who will start are in their first year on the panel really so itās hard of them to have done anything. But both have excelled when given their chance this year. Hegarty & Hayes are nailed-on, just class players. So then youāre looking at Tom Morrissey & the corner-forward. Morrissey has played really well, his work rate is top notch, I think heās deserving of his place. Mulcahy hasnāt done much over the past few years, but looks to be in form atm; and I wouldnāt pick Dowling in the corner anyway.
Iām a big fan of Dowling, always have been, but his starting chances were always going to be hurt by Na Piarsaighās run. Heās even alluded to it himself. If he was absolutely tearing it up in training, Iām sure heād be starting. But the fact is the whole team is going wellā¦ by all accounts, theyāre absolutely raring to go. Itās not really a case of him being dropped, heās still a vital part of the panel and will play a role in us beating those mutants.
If I was picking the team and wanted to start Dowling, I think itād be at 11. I thought heād do better on the wing last year, but he didnāt and was caught particularly against Clare. At 11, he could direct affairs; maybe sit off his man and pick off a couple of scores and is less likely to be caught by a pacy wing-back bursting out. Maybe it will happen over the course of the Championship, Iām another who prefers Hayes on the wing if he is in the half-forward line.
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Are you John Kiely?
Personally, I hope that we donāt have to call on Richie- I imagine back subs will only be used if thereās an injury or someone is in trouble.
Definitely Dowling, Nash & Pat Ryan for impact; then WOD/Malachy/Dempsey/Murphy depending on how things are going.
No for the first time in a long while i got to nearly all the games in the league (none of the Munster league games though) I just think Graeme edges it with his experience because i think it will be needed esp against Tipp. So in each line you would have good veterans who could guide the young lads through (Nicky, SH, DH, PB, Hego-a real leader even though very yougn and GM inside)
That looks like what itāll be, although if we have to bring in a full back the game will already be over.
Dowling has been at best mediocre for Limerick since 2015 . That said Limerick in general havenāt even reached mediocrity since then .
His form in training will have to be exceptional to start barring injuries .
Tbf dowling has been messed about as have most limerick forwards in recent years. I think kielys game plan doesnāt really play to his strengths. Quick, fast and hard working forwards are what kiely is looking for. Itās all about a system as opposed to an individual. Dowling as an individual is probably as talented as any of our forwards but he doesnāt complement the other players. Dowling loves the big occasion. Heās a great connection with the crowd and I guarantee youāll notice him coming on Sunday week. I think he has a big role to play this year as a sub.
Considering the size of him youād want to be seeing him alright!
I meant heās actually the type of lad when not starting wants to make an impression. His best hurling for limerick was in 2013 as a sub.
His best year was 2014 when he won an All Star
Those performances were glorified. He got on the end of a couple of long balls. He was outstanding team player in 2013.
Reallyš¤ he scored 4-36 in the championship in 4 games in 2014 as against 11 points in 3 championship games albeit off the bench in 2013. I am obviously wrong in thinking his contribution to the team was greater in 2014.
He canāt be taken seriously here, heās trying to argue Dowlingās best year was when he was a sub because he doesnāt want to see him start.