Limerick GAA - We get knocked down 🐐

Julio_Geordio · October 27, 2009, 6:29pm

I’ve seen him play a few times myself and infairness he’s looked good. This in know way changes the fact that I’ve seen him cry on the field more times than I care to remember

fenwaypark · October 27, 2009, 6:37pm

is this the lad that plays centre back with ard scoil ris in harty?

The_Dunph · October 27, 2009, 6:57pm

Yeah and cente forward with Adare currently.

The_Puke · October 27, 2009, 10:52pm

[quote=“The Dunph”]I sincerely hope he isn’t called up at this early stage in his career. Others they could consider:

Sean Tobin - Murroe/Boher
O’Connell - Adare
Sexton - Adare
O’Brien - Kilmallock
Steven Cahill - Croom

But these are all forwards…[/quote]

Sean Tobin is far too light/slight for intercounty at the moment…Is O’Brien Paudie O’Brien, he has potential and is a fine dynamic hurler but isn’t a forward IMHO, far more suited to midfield or if he toughened up a bit half back

Sledgehammer · October 27, 2009, 10:55pm

[SIZE=7]12 [/SIZE][SIZE=2]being dropped from the panel. This is going to get ugly lads, mark my words [/SIZE]

The_Runt · October 27, 2009, 10:58pm

where’d you get this from Sledge?

Mac · October 27, 2009, 11:00pm

Sledge knows the score

Bandage · October 27, 2009, 11:02pm

Can any of the lads being touted to come into the panel actually strike the ball cleanly?

The_Runt · October 27, 2009, 11:04pm

Fancy hurling will get you nowhere Bandage.

Sledgehammer · October 27, 2009, 11:14pm

AO’S definitely gone - mental burn out and maybe the manager thinks he’s doing him a favour? Burn-out my bollox, just how many games have they played over the past few years, how many BIG GAMES??? I ask you :mad::mad::mad:

The_Runt · October 30, 2009, 12:18pm

Sledge Knows the score

McCarthy wields the axe at Limerick

By Martin Kiely

Friday, October 30, 2009

LIMERICK senior hurling manager Justin McCarthy has sensationally
dropped several high-profile players from the panel that took part in
this year’s league and championship.

Gone from the panel are full-back Stephen Lucey, along with corner-back
Mark O’Riordan, forwards Niall Moran and Andrew O’Shaughnessy and
veterans Donie Ryan and Mike O’Brien.

In total McCarthy has dropped 12 of this year’s panel with only 20
players surviving.

The remaining members of the panel met with the team management this
week and McCarthy said: "I am sure that many teams will be making
changes and we are no different in Limerick. The time has come to bring
in some new blood and give them a go at inter-county level. The mind-set
to survive at this level has to be right and we have to change that.

“It’s our job to exact the best from the players and I was very happy to
see that many of our young lads are looking forward to getting back
hurling. Places are up for grabs and lads will have to prove to us that
they are willing to make the necessary sacrifices that are required to
survive at this level.”

McCarthy has been in charge of Limerick for less than 12 months and his
charges had a decent league run before losing to Waterford after a
replay in the Munster Championship.

Subsequently they had wins over Wexford, Laois and Dublin but lost
heavily to Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Long before McCarthy took over in Limerick there had been difficulties
with some players in relation to discipline but he stressed that that
won’t be tolerated going forward.

"To be successful in any walk of life one has to be very disciplined and
of course there are always side attractions,’’ he said. "They will
always be people who will put you on the wrong track, always guys that
will try and break the system and try things on. We weren’t fooled by
people who may have stepped out of line in the past year.

"It didn’t have a huge effect but going forward I will not tolerate that

we have to have a better code of discipline, players have to be honest
to themselves, their fellow players and the management and not be
foolish enough to alter their commitment because to succeed you can’t
take risks or stupid chances and hope that it will work out because it
really doesn’t."

Limerick will begin working towards 2010 tonight when the remaining
members of this year’s panel will play a trial match under lights. Under
the new guidelines from Croke Park this is the only match that the
members of this year’s panel can play.

Over the next few weeks Limerick will hold further trials and its
thought that close on 50 players will be looked at.

“The day you stop working it’s over, of course,” says McCarthy. "We were
all disappointed to lose the way we did to Tipperary but we will begin
working in very early January to try and climb our way back up that
ladder.

"Limerick is a proud hurling county and I know already from the players
that they won’t be found wanting when it comes to hard work in 2010. To
make the breakthrough will require everyone to put their shoulders to
the wheel and to have a clear focus of where we want to go.

“We can sit in the room with the lights off but I can tell you we will
be turning them on in Limerick.”

HBV · October 30, 2009, 12:29pm

wouldnt have an issue with that, im sure Shaughnasy will be back at some stage down the line and lucy is fucked anyway and if we are going to be down for a few years we may as well be building something.

would never had happened with an internal manager btw.

hannibal · October 30, 2009, 12:32pm

Surprised at Niall Moran being dropped though heard a rumour yesterday that he wanted out.

The trial match is bullshit, if McCarthy and/or his selectors attended enough games over the summer then they should have been able to identify potential talent. Many of the players attending this trial game may not have hurled in the last two months if their clubs were eliminated from competitive action. How are they suppossed to impress under those circumstances?

Watchyourtoes · October 30, 2009, 1:20pm

[quote=“HBV*”]wouldnt have an issue with that, im sure Shaughnasy will be back at some stage down the line and lucy is fucked anyway and if we are going to be down for a few years we may as well be building something.

would never had happened with an internal manager btw.[/quote]I am afraid I have to call bullshit on that one,it wouldn’t matter one bit if it was A domestic coach in charge,just look back at every other Limerick hurling breakdown through the years.Same shit different team.

treaty_exile · October 30, 2009, 1:21pm

[quote=“hannibal”]Surprised at Niall Moran being dropped though heard a rumour yesterday that he wanted out.

The trial match is bullshit, if McCarthy and/or his selectors attended enough games over the summer then they should have been able to identify potential talent. Many of the players attending this trial game may not have hurled in the last two months if their clubs were eliminated from competitive action. How are they suppossed to impress under those circumstances?[/quote]

might be more interested in who cares enough to turn up rather than how they play?

anyone know where/when the match is on?

hannibal · October 30, 2009, 1:25pm

[quote=“treaty_exile”]might be more interested in who cares enough to turn up rather than how they play?

anyone know where/when the match is on?[/quote]

Its on tonight, has to be held before 1st Nov(no county acvtivity allowed nov-dec). Think its on at Staker-Wallace ground in Martinstown. No doubt JP will give a look down from his mansion!

Sledgehammer · October 30, 2009, 1:27pm

The tfk exclusives thread is pretty much redundant these days, such is the regularity with which I keep turning them out as a matter of routine

treaty_exile · October 30, 2009, 1:28pm

same shit, same team more like.

HBV may be right in his theory that a limerick manager would never have lasted long enough to perform this kind of surgery.
bennis may have intended it, but was ousted before he had the chance.

dave keane would probably have done it long ago, if left in situ long enough.

justin is the first manager to survive a debacle like the tipp game and be given the time to correct what he sees as the underlying faults in the panel. at the very least, as an approach, it’s worth a try. no point firing another manager and hiring another compromise candidate.

we needed a wake up call. what’s the point in hanging on to the same faces year after year hoping that they’ll miraculously reverse the trend of years of underachievement (with one obvious exception)

better invest time on the coaching field with a bunch of young, motivated lads who are willing to listen and won’t jangle their u-21 medals at every manager who has the temerity to criticize them.

treaty_exile · October 30, 2009, 1:30pm

played there once, fucked if i can remember where the pitch is.

anyone know if that pitch is easier get to from the tipp town side or the limerick city side?

balbec · October 30, 2009, 3:08pm

[quote=“treaty_exile”]played there once, fucked if i can remember where the pitch is.

anyone know if that pitch is easier get to from the tipp town side or the limerick city side?[/quote]

If you head out the Tipp town road from kilmallock it is on the left before Elton, the old pitch was on the right.