Munster GAA Round Robin 2022

[neilld]

Davy has probably put in for the 3

[kerry1891]

Brendan Cummins or Derek Lyng are good candidates for a few jobs

[PhattPike]

Are there any stooks out there that would chance Eddie Brennan for a job again?

[Corksfinedtboy]

Easyyyyyyyyy Tipp were terrible
Surprisingly so
Doesn’t matter as our boys won’t travel much farther
But then again who knows

[Corksfinedtboy]

Win will do

[Special_Olympiakos]

Indulging him for years part of problem surely. Lovely hurler in the flesh when in space but lazy and windy imo

[Cheasty]

@Cheasty

I’ve occasionally wondered what pairing has the biggest potential to develop as a hurling rivalry that has genuine crossover appeal to the floating sporting public, in a similar way to how in football, Dublin v Mayo developed into the box office rivalry to beat all box office rivalries, despite them not being historic rivals.

In hurling I think the pairing that might have the biggest potential for mass appeal is Cork v Wexford.

Traditional All-Ireland final rivalries between the big GAA counties, ie. Dublin v Kerry in football, Cork v Kilkenny or Tipp v Kilkenny in hurling, do not particularly enthuse the wider football and hurling public. There may be occasional exceptions like Dublin v Kerry 2011 and Tipp v Kilkenny 2010, but they are the exceptions.

A true box office rivalry must have the following:

1. It must have a traditionally hegemonic team playing against a traditionally success starved team. This creates the narrative and the crossover appeal. One team has to be the “villain”.
2. It must be between teams from different provinces.
3. It must be between teams with large support bases.
4. It helps if it is an urban v rural clash.

Dublin v Mayo had all that. It is impossible for a GAA rivalry to get more box office. Kerry v Tyrone had much but not all of those elements though that was a terrific rivalry.

Cork v Waterford of the 2000s had most of that but it was an all-Munster affair so didn’t have the (almost) nationwide appeal.

Cork is the nearest hurling has to a Dublin. Wexford hurling is similar to Mayo football in the passions it arouses. It has genuine cultural cachet throughout Ireland. Wexford have always been the neutrals’ choice.

Cork v Wexford is a lesser spotted rivalry, but the most famous hurling match of them all was Cork v Wexford 1956, while 1993 and 2003 still stick in the memory as great tussles. There is something of an exotic feeling about Cork v Wexford, a touch of the Mediterranean.

The problem with a Cork v Wexford rivalry might be that Cork are traditionally too likeable so don’t fit the “villain” role. You need the traditionally hegemonic team to have or be perceived to have Phil Taylor levels of cuntishness. Though perhaps some would claim the 2000s Cork team had that.

Anyway, Cork v Wexford and Cork v Waterford are both very appetising potential Allianz League final pairings.

Bring on that Cork v Wexford All-Ireland final.

Both teams coming into form at the right time.

Mushrooms v Strawberries.

[kerry1891]

@PhattPike

Are there any stooks out there that would chance Eddie Brennan for a job again?

@PhattPike

Are there any stooks out there that would chance Eddie Brennan for a job again?

he is a man that could show up somewhere alrite

[Cheasty]

@kerry1891

he is a man that could show up somewhere alrite

His odds on being the next Waterford manager have just shortened dramatically.

[kerry1891]

@Cheasty

@kerry1891

he is a man that could show up somewhere alrite

His odds on being the next Waterford manager have just shortened dramatically.

Lyng is the cat to get in my view

any internal candidates in Waterford cheasty ?

[Fagan_ODowd]

@KinvarasPassion

What’s the story here @Fagan_ODowd?

Over trained or a fall out? I thought Cahills comments after the last game told alot.

No idea to be honest. I never thought they were as good as they were being hyped up to be but I thought they were better than they turned out to be. Back to the drawing board as the man said.

[ChairmanDan]

Derek

[kerry1891]

@ChairmanDan

Derek

surely not unless you mean Lyng

[carryharry]

2024…… ( ref Cummins )

Surprised at you asking silly questions.

[balbec]

It’s a sickener for ye. We know all about it.

[balbec]

Derek „contenders” McGrath.

[carryharry]

@johnnysachs

Long time since I have detected this level of apathy amongst Tipp support. We had a great decade but are in a terrible funk now.

2003 - 2008 weren’t pretty either.

The wheel will keep on turning all the same.

Bonnar & Co were poor on the line but the depth of quality just isn’t there at the moment.

Lean times ahead but these cycles come & go.

[ChairmanDan]

What way does the relegation process from the Liam McCarthy Cup play out with bottom of the tables Laois and Tipperary?

[Cheasty]

@kerry1891

any internal candidates in Waterford cheasty ?

Don’t know buddy, I was only pretending to be a harmless hurling man from Waterford to get access to the forum again.

[Fagan_ODowd]