How many teams have to play the Dublin footballers in Dublin?
How many teams have to play the Tipp hurlers in Tipp?
So the hurlers should pay for that?
They don’t have to play at Dublin’s home ground.
If Liverpool play Arsenal, Chelsea or Tottenham in an FA Cup final at Wembley, I don’t moan because the match is in London.
Thurles is Tipperary’s designated home ground so Dublin hurlers should not have to play there in a round which mandates neutral venues.
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Not only that but they will get to do it playing them in Thurles, Thurles and Cork.
Amazed Dublin agreed to go to Semple again
Thurles is the home of hurling pal.
Croke Park is the home of hurling, pal.
Thurles is a dull, forgettable provincial town with a stadium with poor facilities, poor sightlines and a sub-standard pitch.
Incorrect mate, Thurles is indeed the home of hurling.
The duds all got lost trying to get there for a football match, I think that may be clouding your judgement.
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Dublin say that they didn’t agree. It was imposed on them.
If they can’t hurl in Thurles, they can’t hurl.
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How can they say beforehand that its neutral venues for the games and then change it without the agreement of all teams?
Tipp in Thurles in 2014 was a quarter final. I may stand corrected here but I believe Thurles was designated the ground in which all senior hurling quarter finals would be played regardless of teams involved. ( like the U21 AIF)
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Yes now you say it I think you’re right.
Probably much of a muchness as I’d fancy Tipp regardless but I just don’t think it’s fair to expect Dublin to be away when the games are supposed to be at a neutral venue.
I’m not saying you’re wrong but you would imagine that if the Dublin County Board gave a scuttery fart about it, they would have objected straight away. Put it this way if twas a football 1/4 final against Kerry and they had to go to Killarney, you’d hear all about it.
It’s obvious Tipp fear Dublin, and have badgered the GGA to make sure they have home advantage despite it being stated before the draw that neutral venues would be used. It’s shame the pig ignorant roasters in charge of the GGA capitulated, but we shouldn’t be surprised.
Looking back through the recent list of All-Ireland winners it’s easy to see why they are worried.
It’s notable how few titles Tipp have won since 1965. Stick hurling back then was a game that was mostly played on the ground and it looks like the mullockers of Tipp thrived in this environment. They have been left behind by real stick hurling powerhouses like Cork and Kilkenny since the 60s and have now resorted to bullying central council to ensure they have home advantage against Dublin of all teams.
Embarrassing stuff.
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That’s a great rant Mattie. No one is even engaging you and you’re stage 4 rattled.
Had you a lot of alcohol over the weekend.
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So now this will be Thurles, Thurles and Thurles?
Although surely Tom Semple’s field will be too small to cater for the Wexican bandwagon. Croker it is.
And losing to Cork
Dublin by 7.
Tickets flying out the door for this double header. Just terrace tickets left on the internet now.
Clubs would have got allocations yesterday I’d say.