They dont focus on goals at all. A few years ago they had serious problems getting points, getting 4 goals against tipp in thurles and losing was one notorious example, joe is out the field for this purpose
They donât have the players to get goals. Thatâs why they play the way they do.
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Correct and i agree. But thats not what was said. It wasnt said tipp have more s****men, it was alleged that galwy have none, due to an as of yet unexplained cultural difference
Can a good stickman not also be a wristy hurler? Can someone please clarify this?
Whelan certainly thinks points first every time, the rest are well capable, but unlike waterford they are coached not to
there has been one decent hurler out of that hole in the last 30 years kev
now if there was ever an area where soccer has utterly taken over,
agreed
and yet the forumâs resident sports psychologist is using language that sports should âgo to warâ and have âstraight up fightsâ with each other
@caoimhaoin saw a lot of conflict in his former years id imagine
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Galway were very fortunate last year to have benefited from a very sympathetic ref in the AI semi final. They fouled Tipp like a bunch of tramps from start to finish and were let get away with it and the evidence is the free count. Tipp got nothing from that ref while Galway were awarded handy frees
one after another in comparison. Canning scored the crucial point at the finish but it was clear to all who were watching the scoreboard was askew due diabolical biased refereeing, what was happening in front of their eyes that Tipp were being screwed. Tipp have nothing to worry about. they were the better team and they know themselves that they actually won the match. Reading this idiot here from Galway getting all worked up here about stickmen is some laugh.
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did you ever have a chat with my uncle about his vision for the Desmond League?
in general people do watch a scoreboard
whatâs your point?
Galway were lucky.
I havenât spoken to your uncle in a long long time.
Soccer is moving to the summer this year.
I believe none of that shit matters.
They are battling with u aware and disconnected parents. Or overly busy parents who mean well.
But parents are the critical people in any kids life. They set the boundaries
No thatâs what the Fai have done.
They moved from a place of authority aurnd little cross over v. Rugby to taking on the Gaa.
The amount of lads who do not read what is being said is laughable.
Education me hole
groundbreaking
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Lets all welcome vincent hogan to the forum
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Have you ever noticed the difference between a rural hurler and a urban one.
I accept itâs being diluted due to development squads etc but there is still a bit of it.
North side hurlers in Cork for instance hurl on hills and alleys. Itâs probably one of the few places left with a semblance of a culture of this.
A coaching culture, a negative imo, exists in cork that makes Cork hurlers poorer decision makers than other teams.
In Tipp they love their stickman. They will leave a stickman flourish and come through quicker than they would elsewhere.
In Galway the County championship seems to support physicality. This big men come thru to dominate. It could be refereeing enabling that. It could be cultural acceptance. Many factors.
Itâs endless really. Thatâs just a quick selection and explanation
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In our day Kev if you didnt play GAA you wouldnt see your pals from one end of the summer holidays to the next. Now kids are connected 24/7 on their phones and xbox. They dont need sport to have a meeting place.
Think back to when you were 12 or 13. How many boys in your class played no sport whatsoever? V rare. Its not at all rare now
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