I donāt hear any undercurrent from people wanting Flanagan dropped. If you look at teams picked here most people have him in. Of the starting forwards from the league Murphy is the one most people think will struggle to make the team.
The question is why do people want murphy dropped? Heās a low profile, he isnāt in the papers looking for attention, heās industrious and heās very skillful. Heās been given his chance and taken it. Yet youāve lads looking for him to disregarded for people whoāve had umpteen chances over the last five years and never took their chances.
Iāve great time for him but he doesnāt score. I wouldnāt be starting him personally because of that
It sounds like you have a strong source within the panel pal,the confidence is bursting through your last few posts!
Based on our league performances you could only be very positive. For the first time in years you are expecting a performance not hopeful of one.
No source really, certainly no inside track but Iāve bumped into a few panellists/backroom types over the last week or so and they seem quietly confident.
I mean, obviously it would be a serious worry if they didnāt think they could win but the air of quiet assurance has really impressed me and by all accounts, theyāre training very well. And if they feel theyāre going better than they were in the League, that can only be a good thing.
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Indeed,I see the Tipp lads over on Premier view are looking to put Limerick hurling back in our box,they had best mind their fingers in trying to do so.
James McGrath the ref next Sunday.
Meeeeeeehh
A free flowing timber fest so
Must set up an account over there and wind the fuck out of some of those conts over there.
If we base everything on league form, then the NaP lads havent a hope. The current structure forced Kiely to plan for the league without them and build his style of play to suit what he had at the time.
I would personally make every effort to start Shane Dowling. I think he is as close to a proven inter-county performer as Limerick have, but I can see why Kiely might not. Flanagan has been excellent in the league and is in flying form.
However, were we to face a situation of being 5-6 points down with a quarter of an hour to go, thereās no current Limerick hurler Iād rather spring from the bench than Dowling. I think itās madness to even consider not having him on the match-day panel.
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Dowling will be a great impact sub.
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Hell get his twenty minutes if weāre in trouble. For Sure.
Theyāre going to bate ye up & down the Ennis Road 
I havenāt seen anyone suggest Flanagan be dropped for this game, or Dan Morrissey. The young lad is demented. Itās also mad to suggest that there are no players starting based on reputation, there are players whose form has been indifferent to downright poor all league who are starting. They have the talent though and have performed in the past so the hope/expectation is theyāll step up for championship.
Well thereās one for a start @glasagusban @Peejaymc. As I said, a lot of people accept Flanagan has to start but there is a āweāll wait and see how he goesā attitude, basically they canāt wait to get Dowling in for him. They fail to see this completely changes how we play.
Thereās lads here hoping Flanagan plays badly so theyāll be proven right.
If he plays badly next Sunday Iād still persist with him. One poor display should not see us abandon the style of play, which is what you do if you replace Flanagan with Dowling because Dowling canāt do what Flanagan does, despite being an excellent player
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