That will be a massively popular opinion on TFK
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Itās good enough with Kilkenny, Galway and Wexford still. Donāt think it would make much of a difference
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Its a crazy format though in fairness to have the semi-finals and final on this late in the year after the european cup is done.
It would be akin to playing the national hurling league after the All Ireland final.
Was always the way with the pro14 and its various iterations. The french league is having quarter finals this week and the premiership had its semis today
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Has it ever been any different? In fact, Some of the stuff blown now would be laughed at 10/20 years ago. Outside of very dangerous or technical fouls, let them both at it and no more about it.
The players have never been as fast, powerful or skillful. Itās just that one is far stronger than the rest, tho thatās closing also.
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I disagree. If refs were consistent in applying the actual rules, teams would respond accordingly and you would have much better specticles.
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Barry Kelly tried that.
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What rules in particular? Itās near on impossible to call a lot of close quarter hits. Hand passing and spare arm are certainly ones that I agree with you on.
Those two.
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One thing in hurling which is often overlooked is the difficulty in telling whether the ball has gone over the bar or not. Difficult to tell if youāre at an awkward angle in the likes of the Canal End or watching on TV sometimes. A lot of people only knew based on the roar of the crowd.
Get glasses you cunt.
Spare hand has ruined hurling imho. It has also slowed the game down considerably.
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Thats a popular opinion also. Not for this thread.
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Itās not new tho. Kilkenny were doing it 15 years agoā¦
He needs specticles.
Never said it was
I think the spare arm and hand passing go hand in hand. The reason throwing became so prevalent and let go by the refs is because their arm was being held so they couldnāt handpass properly. All of a sudden then throwing became widespread and acceptable regardless of the arm being held
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I would only allow handpass off hurley.
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Itās kind of like society when you put it like that. Strange
Rory McIlroy is a national hero. The man played for Ireland at olympic level, heāll turn down the Saudiās because heās gone through his own discrimination. All the social media cunts call him British, heās never once said anything even remotely close to calling himself British. Heās Northern Irish, and Iād respect and understand that. Man doesnāt get enough respect. Heāll probably go down in golf history in golfing ability as Sergio Garcia, but Iāll shout for him.
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