Lads talking about a centre half back marking a lad are living in the 90s
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In last year’s Championship, Hannon pushed on way more because of the step-up from Nash and cleaned out most forwards that went up directly against him. He is an unbelievable hurler and when he’s absent, we’ve not been the same.
He obviously shouldn’t have been at 6 for Adare last year, what a waste at club level, leaving a player as good as him in a position where he can’t attack. But that’s down to Adare’s management making terrible decisions, not Hannon. He did fine at centre-back defensively but his effectiveness was limited as most teams just avoided the middle at all costs, and he was always fully marked for short puckouts, etc.
At 11, the year before, he was their best player by a country mile, sadly for us.
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I’d say the vast majority of intercounty hurls don’t stand out for their clubs. Patrickswell only get consistent performances from Byrnes.
Hannon was receiving letters of abuse in the post from Limerick fans after 2013.
Ah tbf, Gillane is unbelievable for the Well, he gets double-marked by practically every team. Or they play a sweeper right in front of him.
Any time he’s one-on-one, he scores scandalous amounts.
In Limerick, these county players usually stand out massively.
Like the Dublin footballers.
It must go hand in hand with financial doping.
Bitta doping wouldnt go astray these days in Lakes.
He absolutely bullies teams mercilessly if they don’t have an intercounty back to put on him, and even then he’s never fully held.
Yes and how did it go when Nash was marked this year?
Gillane bullied them with 5 frees.
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Presume All Star Corner Back Barry Nash was picking him up, hence the paucity of scores from play.
They were making all kinds of excuses too when Big WOD was bullied and run off the TUS GG by the diminutive Conor Sheehan last November.
One match in a bad year for patrickswell. That’s definitive then. Gillane injured too?
The 3 lads have sacrificed any chance of club success with the Well to backbone this Limerick side though Lynch X2 HOTY, Byrnes the current HOTY & Gillane the fav for the title at this moment. By the time club championship starts they are shot but in 20 years time nobody will remember or care who won what at club level bar @peddlerscross but those 3 will always be known as the cornerstones of this Limerick sides success at national level.
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Tell that to Tj Reid.
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TJ Reid is a buffoon at the best of times.