Iâd give your post an âinformativeâ rating if I wasnât on my mobile device.
[quote=âcaoimhaoin, post: 819528, member: 273â]
Itâs absolutely incredible how much Limerick supporters got carried away, and always do, with one result. The Cork game fell really well for them and I always felt they got too much credit for it. Itâs clear now they did, as satisfying as it must have been for them.
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it wasnât one result kevâŚthey beat Tipp aswell which was a bigger scalp than CorkâŚthey also won munster championship for first time innearly 20 yearsâŚLimerick were very nervous yesterday and it cost them big time in first halfâŚthey missed a lot while everything Clare hit went overâŚwhen a young team gets in the groove like that itâs a nightmare to play against as they are all full of energy and all want the ballâŚ
Bate by 7 with about 18 missed chances? Agree 100% they shouldnt have been within the stratosphere, no comparison in skill levels or anything between both the teams but fact is Limerick were absolutely horrendous yesterday and they still had more than enough ball to win the game. Clare were outsanding when in posession, but conceded a huge amount of posession that a better team than Limerick would have exploited. Not to take away from Clare I thought they were great and savagely efficient in posession. Three wides all game is some shooting.
Who knows what the limerick mindset would have been like if they had scored all the frees. I thought you could see the confidence draining out of them as the first half went on and they missed all those chancesâŚkilled any momentum they had.
Fair enough, it was definitely Collins but I thought McCarthy had picked him up at that point. Havent seen it since.
Limerick people are losers. End of.
The first half of this was like a slow bicycle race with a plethora of mistakes and cock ups on both sides.
For all the talk of Clareâs display the missed frees were critical in the destination of this game. Missing 4 frees like that in the first half drained the confidence out of Hannon and out of Limerick. If theyâd gone over, which the should have given the fact that he was striking with the breeze it wouldâve had a massive impact on the game. And meant that Clareâs comfort zone was gone. Theyâd have been some pants shitting then if their carry on for the first 20 minutes was anything to go by.
And of course the Keystone Cops goal that Clare got.
If this game was in Thurles in front of 25,568 people Limerick wouldâve won it.
So it begs the question, what is wrong with Limerick people? I just donât know. This is isnât a new phenomenon either. They were a laughing stock in '94 and '96. Fondly refered to as nearly men by Liam Griffin who pointedly remarked that Shaws, their sponsors at the time, were even half arsed with the âAlmost Nationwideâ slogan.
I read yesterday that according to Donal OâGrady, the captain, they âenjoyedâ the Munster title for 2 weeks. I find that very hard to believe. Thatâs 40% of their preparation time gone plus some time devoted to club games.
He missed critical ones which would have settled limerick down. i don`t think it would have made a difference as we were just better hurlers on the day but the way mulcahy was going he could have made us very edgy towards the end if it was a tight game
I hope he gets struck down with a life ending ilness.
As many lads have said the frees and other missed chances were killer. Donal Og Cusack has talked before about the importance of momentum, Clare had it for a full 70 mins. The missed frees and chances were confidence sapping, and with that mistakes come creeping into play which just compounds the problem, especially when you playing against a Clare team that it seems every one of them will strike it over the bar with half a yard of space.
We briefly got to grips with Clare in the second half but were too far behind at that stage.
Had some of the frees gone over allied to the first three points in the second half then it could have been evens, or just a point in it with most of the second half to play and maybe weâd have started hurling.
That the score could have been so close seems ridiculous given how comprehensively it feels we were out played.
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That the score could have been so close seems ridiculous given how comprehensively it feels we were out played.[/quote]
At the time I didnât think we were being outplayed in the first 20 minutes. I thought we had far more of the ball than Clare but our use of it so so bad. Nearly up to half time I was convinced we would win once we found our groove but we never got going at all.
Limerick missed a very straightforward free just before half time from around 50 yards out on the right hand side that would have brought it back to 5 points IIRC. Gavin OâMahoney actually came across the pitch from left half back to take it but was ushered away. Less than a minute later and Clare won a free about 10 yards further forward from that spot and Colin Ryan came back into his own hald and split the posts. It was a 2 point swing and hige fillup for Clare
[quote=âAppendage, post: 819619, member: 11â]
If this game was in Thurles in front of 25,568 people Limerick wouldâve won it.
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just like last year you mean?
there was nothing between the sides in that game other than limerick capitalising on mistakes in our full back line to score goals. since then the clare team has added david mac, patrick o`connnor, conor ryan, colin ryan and podge collins to the starting line up and tony kelly and galvin are now in their second full season
limerick have juggled things around a little bit and changed tactics slightly. clare are currently the better team and improving. limerick have had a good season but need some better hurlers in their half forward line who are prepared to work as hard as those selected yesterday. they also need to put hickey back wing back and get the younger players to cop on to their fitness and work rate
Yeah, Clare didnât really pull away until the end of the second half.
i know they are only amateur so we shouldnt expect too much but tard missing the ball twice was comical
how in Godâs name could someone that bad make it onto a team
[quote=âdancarter, post: 819617, member: 122â]Bate by 7 with about 18 missed chances? Agree 100% they shouldnt have been within the stratosphere, no comparison in skill levels or anything between both the teams but fact is Limerick were absolutely horrendous yesterday and they still had more than enough ball to win the game. Clare were outsanding when in posession, but conceded a huge amount of posession that a better team than Limerick would have exploited. Not to take away from Clare I thought they were great and savagely efficient in posession. Three wides all game is some shooting.
Who knows what the limerick mindset would have been like if they had scored all the frees. I thought you could see the confidence draining out of them as the first half went on and they missed all those chancesâŚkilled any momentum they had.[/quote]
But Dan the way Clare plate leaves Limerick have a load of ball. They either were not of right mindset, didnât expect as much possession or simply donât have the hurling. I agree that missed frees compound other problems but I really donât think they were ever in that game. Clare were just so sharp, even if Limerick improved I feel Clare would have upped it significantly.
[quote=âThe Wild Colonial Bhoy, post: 819660, member: 80â]i know they are only amateur so we shouldnt expect too much but tard missing the ball twice was comical
how in Godâs name could someone that bad make it onto a team[/quote]
Surprised you havenât mentioned Dowlingâs rather large frame.
Donal OâGradyâs commentary right before it happened was very funny. âHeâs very, very good at theseâ.
Is it the fact that Tipp have less Munsters and All Irelandâs than cork, or that Limerick beat Cork in a final, or that Cork are now in a real Final that makes Tipp a bigger scalp?
Come on scum, you are only commenting for the sake of it now.
You are making excuses for a team that completely flopped. Itâs absolute horse shit to say you can get caught by a younger team etc. limerick should have been stamping their authority on the game, playing the way they wanted to. Instead they collapsed.
It annoys me I like your football team, otherwise Iâd be wishing all sorts of pain in them.
[quote=âcaoimhaoin, post: 819675, member: 273â]Is it the fact that Tipp have less Munsters and All Irelandâs than cork, or that Limerick beat Cork in a final, or that Cork are now in a real Final that makes Tipp a bigger scalp?
Come on scum, you are only commenting for the sake of it now.
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So now you are saying provincial titles count for something??..jesus a week is a long time in your worldâŚ
you are talking utter tripeâŚTipp would have been considered the second best team at the start of the championship thatâs why they are a bigger scalp than Cork⌠by your logic Tyrone would prefer to beat cavan in Ulster than beat Donegal as cavan have more titlesâŚcomplete bolloxâŚ
Post reported you horrible cunt. Davy is a great bit of stuff.
[quote=âscumpot, post: 819681, member: 182â]So now you are saying provincial titles count for something??..jesus a week is a long time in your worldâŚ
you are talking utter tripeâŚTipp would have been considered the second best team at the start of the championship thatâs why they are a bigger scalp than Cork⌠by your logic Tyrone would prefer to beat cavan in Ulster than beat Donegal as cavan have more titlesâŚcomplete bolloxâŚ[/quote]
I just asked a question as to why Tipp are a bigger scalp when you now have the information that Cork are a much better team than them.
I gave other options for you yet you choose to ignore present form from those options but you use historical reasoning for your analogy. A bit of contradiction there.
Itâs ok, I understand youâre still a bit drowsy from the weekend.
[quote=âcaoimhaoin, post: 819687, member: 273â]I just asked a question as to why Tipp are a bigger scalp when you now have the information that Cork are a much better team than them.
I gave other options for you yet you choose to ignore present form from those options but you use historical reasoning for your analogy. A bit of contradiction there.
Itâs ok, I understand youâre still a bit drowsy from the weekend.[/quote]
:D:D have been drunk maybe once in the last 2 months palâŚyou are really clutching at straws⌠the last time drink was involved in our exchanges I would say was the night you accused me of being Ciaran Whelan !..now that was batshit crazy right thereâŚyou came on here like a lamb the day after thoughâŚ
I see now why you like dogs - obedient, donât answer you backâŚyou must love the power of itâŚyou seem to think you are an authority on everything and that your opinion is finalâŚ
for the record âŚyou used historical reasoning you lunatic⌠âIs it the fact that Tipp have less Munsters and All Irelandâs than corkââŚ