Official NFL & NHL 2009 Thread

Galway team v Cork

E Ward.
M Ryan, K Oā€™Donovan, F Moore.
A Coen, S Kavanagh, G Mahon.
A Cullinane, E Forde.
D Tierney, K Hynes, C Donnellan.
N Healy, G Farragher, A Callanan

Cork team v Galway

kennedy
keane,murphy,oā€™sullivan,
moran,ryan,leahy
johnson,oā€™connor,
mannix,a ryan,crowley,
t og murphy,collins,cronin

Limerick V Dublin on Sunday should be a lively game. The dubs will be keen to keep up their winning streak but a win for us and weā€™ll be right back in the chase. I donā€™t think the Limerick team is being named until after training tonight. Geary was rumoured to be coming back in at center back after being away on honey moon for the past 3 weeks.

Hopefully weā€™ll sneak this one by a couple of points.

The Dubs have a few decent lads back in their ranks as well who were away in Australiaā€¦Fallon and Carton and a couple more whose names escape meā€¦

Reckon they will run limerick close

[quote=ā€œThe Pukeā€]The Dubs have a few decent lads back in their ranks as well who were away in Australiaā€¦Fallon and Carton and a couple more whose names escape meā€¦

Reckon they will run limerick close[/quote]

That Fallon lad is decent. I tried to check Hoganstand there to see if the Limerick team was up but they seem to be giving the site an over haul.

Dublin team v Limerick

A Nolan.
R Trainor, T Brady, S Hiney.
M O Brien, M Carton, D OReilly.
S Durkin, J McCaffrey.
S Lambert, L Ryan, A McCrabbe.
D OCallaghan, D Curtin, L Rushe.

Interesting to see former Limerick all ireland under 21 winner Maurice O Brien start at wing back

[quote=ā€œThe Pukeā€]Dublin team v Limerick

A Nolan.
R Trainor, T Brady, S Hiney.
M O Brien, M Carton, D OReilly.
S Durkin, J McCaffrey.
S Lambert, L Ryan, A McCrabbe.
D OCallaghan, D Curtin, L Rushe.

Interesting to see former Limerick all ireland under 21 winner Maurice O Brien start at wing back[/quote]

Very interesting. He never really got an extended period in Limerick team. Isnā€™t a bad player at all but to be honest I donā€™t think he is quiet up to inter county level.

Put in one of the best wing-back performances Iā€™ve ever seen against Wexford in the middle final of that 3-in-a-row. Yeah have never seen him do it beyond that though. Still, Dalo has time for Limerick hurling, heā€™ll get his fair crack of the whip.

FAO Cian Foley

What do you make of Davy Fitzā€™s decision to drop Dan the Manā€¦

poor auld dan hasnt been the same since Richie Bennis took a hop off him

[quote=ā€œThe Pukeā€]FAO Cian Foley

What do you make of Davy Fitzā€™s decision to drop Dan the Manā€¦

poor auld dan hasnt been the same since Richie Bennis took a hop off him[/quote]

http://www.independent.ie/multimedia/archive/00185/waterfordHurling_185191t.jpg

Or since he took up salsa

Any chance of Cork beating the handicap (+11) against Galway? Cork are improving and Galaway (minus the Portumna boys for this match) were less than impressive against the dubs.

Iā€™d say a decent enough chance. Galway have proved themselves to be quite average in the last year or so and lack any real killer instinct without Hayes, Canning. Not sure how much the Cork 5th team are improving but they should be fired up and give it a good go. The knives may well be out for Mcintyre after this one

Cork are going to take a helluva beating one of these days. 20/25points plus. It probably wonā€™t be Galway that do it - Iā€™d say itā€™ll be one of the other Munster counties with a grudge,
either Limerick or Clare. Gerald will last three/four weeks tops.

[quote=ā€œsid waddellā€]Cork are going to take a helluva beating one of these days. 20/25points plus. It probably wonā€™t be Galway that do it - Iā€™d say itā€™ll be one of the other Munster counties with a grudge,
either Limerick or Clare. Gerald will last three/four weeks tops.[/quote]

Totally agree. Management they say is a ā€˜results businessā€™. That should be the bottom line. Fielding a team of no hopers hardly constitutes good management.All the bullshit with last years panel aside and Mcarthys well and truly fooked. Fair balls to him though. He stood his ground and achieved absolutely nothing

Super score by Ken McGrath there. Heā€™s still a class act, good to see him back at the business end of things.

Class hurler, could play anywhere but a sly prick all the sameā€¦Should have owned up in 2002

Was a desperate act of knackery alright but when has that ever happened? Nice to see Fitzyā€™s direct play policy is taking effect with the Deise, they have the striking for it anyway.

Meanwhile Clare Fm website is re-directing to something called get-weather.com. No wireless with me so highlights it is.

Pat Vaughan has been replaced by Conor MacMahon, full backline strugglingā€¦24 minutes gone Tipp 10 points Clare 0-05

Glad to see that dirty prick Tommy Walsh gone. Par for the course for Eoin Kelly.

Tommy the cunt Walsh just sent off for a dirty stroke on Eoin Kelly, who also got the line for running after him and hitting a few digs - think thatā€™s what happened anyway, just saw the reply when i flicked over and couldnā€™t understand a word the boys were saying.

Was it yellow or red cards they gotā€¦