Official 2011 All Ireland Hurling Championship Thread

[Julio_Geordio]

@myboyblue

Limerick V Antrim v 7pm at Parnell Park

Hmmmmm I was planning on going home this weekend but I might hang around now.

[Watchyourtoes]

@tazdedub

Sure would be a cracker of a game. I think both teams would believe they could win it and both sets of supporters thinking that their team should win it. There shouldn’t be too much between Dublin and Limerick. Limerick should beat Antrim but we seen last year what happened when Dublin underestimated them, I reckon the Dubs wont mind which side they get though.

It’s actually priceless when you think that Limerick could realistically get to an AI semi-final after last years farce! :lol:

[The_Runt]

@Julio Geordio

Hmmmmm I was planning on going home this weekend but I might hang around now.

The fixture is not set in stone yet as I believe Limerick as pushing to have it deferred until Sunday.

[The_Runt]

@Watchyourtoes

It’s actually priceless when you think that Limerick could realistically get to an AI semi-final after last years farce! :lol:

It’s shaping up exactly like 09 :unsure:

[tazdedub]

@Watchyourtoes

It’s actually priceless when you think that Limerick could realistically get to an AI semi-final after last years farce! :lol:

Ah sure, tis the way of the hurling world.

[Watchyourtoes]

@The Runt

It’s shaping up exactly like 09 :unsure:

:blink: but now we have the best Manager in the business… would I be right in saying that? is DOG the best manager in the game right now considering what he has to work with and his past achievements with Cork?

[Julio_Geordio]

@tazdedub

Sure would be a cracker of a game. I think both teams would believe they could win it and both sets of supporters thinking that their team should win it. There shouldn’t be too much between Dublin and Limerick. Limerick should beat Antrim but we seen last year what happened when Dublin underestimated them, I reckon the Dubs wont mind which side they get though.

I wouldn’t be afraid of the Dubs anyway if we get that far. I think the Dubs would beat us but without a major goal threat I don’t think we’d be too far off them. I’m worried we’ll meet someone with a proper goal threat and get absolutely rotivated. If we somehow beat the Dubs and drew either Kilkenny or Tipp we’d be liable to get our asses handed to us in a major way. A glorious defeat to Dublin and a day out in croker would be a good end to the season.

[Turenne]

@tazdedub

Ah well still another final to go to next week. I hope the 4 mongs from Graiguenamanagh that were sitting behing me yesterday calling all Dublin folks scumbags are counting their lucky stars for getting out of the Croke park in one piece yesterday, not only did they manage to piss off and annoy any Dublin supporters sitting around them but the also managed to annoy their own fans as well, a few choice words were had with said mongs just after half time and that sent 2 of them scurrying for the exit while the other 2 that were doing all the shouting just sat their and kept their mouths shut and made a hasty exit with 5 minutes to go. Cant stand gobshites like that be they from the arse hole of nowhere or the ares hole of Dublin.

If only the GAA had a few more men like Taz.

[The_Runt]

@Watchyourtoes

:blink: but now we have the best Manager in the business… would I be right in saying that? is DOG the best manager in the game right now considering what he has to work with and his past achievements with Cork?

Despite my gloatings elsewhere we shouldn’t be getting carried away.
At the end of the day we’ve lost to an average Waterford side in a game we should have won, and beaten a terrible Wexford team, who if they had been more clinical could have pushed us all the way. Wins against both Antrim and Dublin and a creditable semi-final performance are needed before we can say we are truly “back”.

[Bandage]

@Turenne

If only the GAA had a few more men like Taz.

I was chatting to TASE some years back and he explained to me that people need to realise GAA players are amateurs playing their hobby. I used to get annoyed at GAA defeats and shout and whinge at referees but I save that for professional sports that actually matter now.

[Fagan_ODowd]

If Limerick make it to a semi they’ll give it some rattle. This team is more akin to the 2007 vintage than 2009

@The Runt

Despite my gloatings elsewhere we shouldn’t be getting carried away.
At the end of the day we’ve lost to an average Waterford side in a game we should have won, and beaten a terrible Wexford team, who if they had been more clinical could have pushed us all the way. Wins against both Antrim and Dublin and a creditable semi-final performance are needed before we can say we are truly “back”.

[fenwaypark]

@Bandage

I was chatting to TASE some years back and he explained to me that people need to realise GAA players are amateurs playing their hobby. I used to get annoyed at GAA defeats and shout and whinge at referees but I save that for professional sports that actually matter now.

TASE is an alright sort

[Watchyourtoes]

@Fagan ODowd

If Limerick make it to a semi they’ll give it some rattle. This team is more akin to the 2007 vintage than 2009

I would agree with that and unlike in 09 where we had no game plan,tactics and most important for any Limerick team raw passion we seem to have all now under the current set up.We are still very much a work in progress but it’s encouraging to see this new breed of young scoring forwards coming through,oh to have a healthy shaugs like in 07 now what a forward unit we would have then.

[Bandage]

It’s a crying shame that it was at Wexford’s expense but it’s only magnificent to see Limerick hurling on the march again.

[Watchyourtoes]

@Bandage

It’s a crying shame that it was at Wexford’s expense but it’s only magnificent to see Limerick hurling on the march again.

[Special_Olympiakos]

FOD- Your assertion about Shefflin is true but I would say however he hasn’t done it against Tipperary recently. He was brutal in the 09 league & AIF final.

Him going off injured didn’t win Tipp the AIF last year as they proved the year before [imo] that they were well able for KK and in fact much better than them.

[Appendage]

A complete irrelevance but what the fuck are Antrim still doing in the championship? Can someone please think of the children and prevent teams from benefiting from losing their opening game which is effectively what has happened here.

[cluaindiuic]

How do you fix it?
Seedings?

[Special_Olympiakos]

@Appendage

A complete irrelevance but what the fuck are Antrim still doing in the championship? Can someone please think of the children and prevent teams from benefiting from losing their opening game which is effectively what has happened here.

Then Cark would be gone too, no?

[Mac]

@cluaindiuic

How do you fix it?
Seedings?

Run the provincial championships off on some kind of round robin basis. 6 teams in Munster (incl Kerry), 6 / 7 / 8 in Leinster. Matches every second weekend from whenever till end of July. Top 4 teams from each group go to a proper AI quarter final. Let top 2 teams in each league play a provincial final as well if needs be. Let Walsh / Crystal cups continue in current format. Abolish current league structure. Give clubs more time for games between Walsh / Crystal cup and start of “championship”.

Am sure there’s flaws throughout that but just a suggestion.