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Speak Now · 03-05-2013 3:26pm

What's the story with season tickets for Sunday? Are there tickets to be printed out or is it just scanned on the gate. If it's just scanning does that mean they cant be used for the new stand as it's supposedly sold out.

kilkenny12 · 03-05-2013 9:54pm

Here we go..

KILKENNY v TIPPERARY

1- EOIN MURPHY

2- PAUL MURPHY

3- J.J. DELANEY

4- JACKIE TYRRELL

5- TOMMY WALSH

6- BRIAN HOGAN

7- KIERAN JOYCE

8- LESTER RYAN

9- MICHAEL FENNELLY

10- CILLIAN BUCKLEY

11- MICHAEL RICE

12- EOIN LARKIN

13- COLIN FENNELLY

14- RICHIE HOGAN

15- AIDAN FOGARTY

Richie Power and Wally injured as ye know

KevIRL · 03-05-2013 10:04pm

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

What's the story with season tickets for Sunday? Are there tickets to be printed out or is it just scanned on the gate. If it's just scanning does that mean they cant be used for the new stand as it's supposedly sold out.

Scanned and all counties season tickets have free entry

thesultan · 03-05-2013 10:11pm

Wow Rice on Maher.

silverbirch66 · 03-05-2013 10:57pm

thesultan wrote: »

Wow Rice on Maher.

Rice is the better hurler and I'd expect him to get the upper hand.

Maher is all Hollywood when there is no one on him but get in tight or get the run on him and he's at sea.

Looking at the 2 teams named and with the speed and savvy of the kk forwards,I'd expect the cats to win by in excess of 15 points and have the yahoo's supporters using their leftover tinfoil to wipe away their tears.:D

Those Tipperhairy lads will hardly be scoring headers again:D

Realt Dearg Sec · 04-05-2013 12:53am

It's a strong team, I'd prefer Hogan further out the field and rice on the wing but with power injured I can see the reasoning behind the Selection. my big hope is that Buckley makes an impact early, he has championship potential that he needs to demonstrate. The backs are lined out as I expect them to be in the summer. I think it'll be a great ould rattle of a game, but I think that team and the atmosphere there'll be in the park Sunday (and I think it'll be bad tempered in the stands) should be enough to have us win by about four.

I expect a bit of shadow boxing from tipp tactically too. A hard game because of who they're playing, but the real tricks will remain firmly up their sleeve

dastardly00 · 04-05-2013 7:24pm

The KK minor team lost to Wexford today, 1-10 to 3-7 respectively, in Round 2 of the Leinster minor championship.

MfMan · 04-05-2013 8:35pm

Is that league or knockout?

dzer2 · 04-05-2013 8:46pm

MfMan wrote: »

Is that league or knockout?

Round robin type of thing they play Kildare next day out.

dastardly00 · 04-05-2013 8:47pm

MfMan wrote: »

Is that league or knockout?

It's knockout, but with a back door system. Wexford and Dublin won in Round 1 & 2 and are now through to the semi-finals.
There are 2 quarter-finals: KK vs Kildare and Offaly vs Laois.

Badabing · 04-05-2013 8:59pm

Tommy Walsh is 30 Tomorrow, I can see a motm and a league medal for him

Ryu Hayabusa · 05-05-2013 1:45pm

I can see nothing but a win for Tipperary today

Hitchens · 05-05-2013 1:50pm

Ryu Hayabusa wrote: »

I can see nothing but a win for Tipperary today

:eek:

Realt Dearg Sec · 05-05-2013 5:57pm

Hitchens wrote: »

:eek:

Sure we're grand...

cat in the sack · 05-05-2013 7:09pm

Ryu Hayabusa wrote: »

I can see nothing but a win for Tipperary today

you would want to look again:D

Hitchens · 05-05-2013 8:14pm

good match, it could have gone either way, fair play to both teams

05-05-2013 9:23pm

It was a terrific game today and especially for the neutral. There was such savage intensity in one passage of play. To be honest, barring the bit of scrapping it was a relatively clean game also.

dzer2 · 05-05-2013 9:29pm

Deleted User wrote: »

It was a terrific game today and especially for the neutral. There was such savage intensity in one passage of play. To be honest, barring the bit of scrapping it was a relatively clean game also.

Yeah we got a least 2 minutes of championship hurling. Pity that the row ended it. Just feel tipp are a bit light up front. Great game to be at just thought that Tipp were all out for this one but came up short.

Amprodude · 05-05-2013 9:39pm

Congrats KK today on the win. A great performance by both teams and it was a great match to watch as a neutral. I think we had the two best teams in the country at the moment and they will meet again later in the year i reckon.

dastardly00 · 05-05-2013 10:20pm

Good win today by KK. It's always a good day when you beat Tipp

KK performed a lot better than they had so far in the league today, but still not near championship performance levels.

Eoin Murphy and the 6 backs were absolutely solid today, which was good to see considering the high number of goals they have conceded in the league. Barring injuries, that'll be the starting 'keeper and 6 backs come the Leinster championship match against Offaly.

I was happy with Rice and Fennelly switching positions at the start, as I think Rice's best position is in the midfield. Yet again Lester Ryan was superb. It'll be very unlucky for him if he doesn't start in the first match of the championship. Mick Fennelly was an absolute colossus today. Nobody could match him. Maybe centre forward could be his new position! ... it would suit Rice and Ryan! He annihalted Maher in the first half.

The other forwards didn't perform that well attacking-wise, but they did put the effort in chasing, blocking and hooking. Serious work ethos. Cillian Buckley did well anytime he got the ball. He seems to use his head when he has the ball and picks out a good pass rather than hitting the ball aimlessly away.

The only negative for me today was that Richie Hogan wasn't at the races at all today. It was his poorest match of the league. Also when Taggy was put centre-forward in the 2nd half was a bit worrying.... he doesn't have the skill for that position.

Brendan Maher played well in midfield for Tipp, and the new chap Bergin was good. Lar was nonexistent except for that hand pass. Callanan was awful. All the Tipp supporters around me were giving out stink about him.

Also Barry Kelly gave a free in the 1st half against Bonner Maher for over-carrying the ball when he was solo-ing the ball on the hurl!

Clareman · 05-05-2013 11:23pm

1 and only warning folks, this forum is to discuss Kilkenny GAA, not to insult anyone or to break the rules, I'm going cleaning up the thread now and I fear some good posts will be lost because of bickering, but please try to keep discussion civil so we don't have to delete anything.

The reason I am deleting by the way is because otherwise an awful lot of posters would be banned/infracted, there has been a lot of rule violations going on in this thread and a lot of cards would be handed out to normally unsanctioned posters.

thesultan · 06-05-2013 4:46pm

Any insight into the sending off?

Realt Dearg Sec · 06-05-2013 4:54pm

thesultan wrote: »

Any incist into the sending off?

Looks to have been fair. For sure, JJ can have no complaints anyway. I've heard that Lar was twisting JJ's arm or something beforehand, and JJ lost it. It wasn't a proud moent. Shame too because JJ had a great game up until then. Lar was kept fairly quiet up until then too.

silverbirch66 · 06-05-2013 5:57pm

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Looks to have been fair. For sure, JJ can have no complaints anyway. I've heard that Lar was twisting JJ's arm or something beforehand, and JJ lost it. It wasn't a proud moent. Shame too because JJ had a great game up until then. Lar was kept fairly quiet up until then too.

Seeing as Lar was missing on the pitch, he probably thought he had better do something to get the name in the papers on Monday.:D

I'd actually worry for Tipps chances later on in the year.Too many passengers,their only forward that actually works to the required level doesnt seem like a natural finisher,they broke even in midfield because they played 3 there(hence McGrath looking like a superstar,hes far from it when marked) in fairness their backs are decent and I was impressed with Obrien and the new lad.
Padraig Maher not so and as I said before and was proved right yeserday,get the run on him and bye bye baby:D Great lad when going for a ball uncontested,not so when somebody is actually marking him.Pure Hollywood...I'd put Tipp well below Galway TBH.Playing with the wind and using a 3rd midfielder says it all.

Our own defence was superb,Murphy has the jersey now even if he had little to do,Tommy a little rusty though.Would'nt worry too much about that.Midfield excellent but our forwards Hogan and Colin in particular were not at the races at all.If Fennelly gets his touch right then I'd expect him to run riot.Good workrate from buckley,taggy and Larkin.

Mick Fennelly will be getting HOTY if he keeps up that performance level.Should be some competition for places from 8 up when the 4 lads come back.I know its early days yet,but I would'nt back against the Cats reclaiming Liam in September.The Hunger,workrate,desire and skill they have is unreal.

06-05-2013 9:30pm

silverbirch66 wrote: »

Seeing as Lar was missing on the pitch, he probably thought he had better do something to get the name in the papers on Monday.:D

I'd actually worry for Tipps chances later on in the year.Too many passengers,their only forward that actually works to the required level doesnt seem like a natural finisher,they broke even in midfield because they played 3 there(hence McGrath looking like a superstar,hes far from it when marked) in fairness their backs are decent and I was impressed with Obrien and the new lad.
Padraig Maher not so and as I said before and was proved right yeserday,get the run on him and bye bye baby:D Great lad when going for a ball uncontested,not so when somebody is actually marking him.Pure Hollywood...I'd put Tipp well below Galway TBH.Playing with the wind and using a 3rd midfielder says it all.

Our own defence was superb,Murphy has the jersey now even if he had little to do,Tommy a little rusty though.Would'nt worry too much about that.Midfield excellent but our forwards Hogan and Colin in particular were not at the races at all.If Fennelly gets his touch right then I'd expect him to run riot.Good workrate from buckley,taggy and Larkin.

Mick Fennelly will be getting HOTY if he keeps up that performance level.Should be some competition for places from 8 up when the 4 lads come back.I know its early days yet,but I would'nt back against the Cats reclaiming Liam in September.The Hunger,workrate,desire and skill they have is unreal.

But in fairness you could say that about any player. You only won by 3 points so i wouldn't be getting carried away yet tbh. For all our foibles it wasnt exactly a hammering now was it? One score in it at the end of the day.

Mick Fennelly was the real difference yesterday i felt. He is like a thoroughbred racehorse in full throttle and in my opinion he is the real fulcrum of that Kilkenny team. Henry, Power, Tommy, etc are vital but i think Fennelly gives Kilkenny a whole other dimension with his power and his speed. He is the complete player

silverbirch66 · 06-05-2013 10:35pm

Deleted User wrote: »

But in fairness you could say that about any player. You only won by 3 points so i wouldn't be getting carried away yet tbh. For all our foibles it wasnt exactly a hammering now was it? One score in it at the end of the day.

Mick Fennelly was the real difference yesterday i felt. He is like a thoroughbred racehorse in full throttle and in my opinion he is the real fulcrum of that Kilkenny team. Henry, Power, Tommy, etc are vital but i think Fennelly gives Kilkenny a whole other dimension with his power and his speed. He is the complete player

It reminded me of the AI in '11.Only 4 points in it,kilkenny forwards not going 100% but yet clearly the better team and the scoreboard did'nt reflect it.And remember no TJ,Henry,Power and to a lesser extent Walter Walsh yesterday.
I think our defences are'nt too far apart quality wise,we probably have the
edge in midfield but the main difference is the 2 sets of forwards.Skill wise they would,in all fairness be very very close,but in terms of attitude and workrate,Kilkenny would be alot stronger.Callinan,Corbett,Kelly and Bourke are passengers and TBH,if they come up against the same back line later on I cant see any different outcome.They will win you a Munster,but not the big one.
Noel McGrath is an enigma.That lad has as much in his locker as Canning and more skill than Shefflin but would I swap him for either? No chance.
When he is marked tightly he doesnt want to know.OShea knows this and thats why he stood in the middle of the park by himself yesterday.All good until Fogarty went out on him.
For the size of him and his talent,he should be doing alot better.

Final point about Maher,Good hurler but watch him closely when going up for a ball against someone who is actually going for it and Maher will rarely win it.Contrast that with what Tommy Walsh (5'7") has being doing for years and you will see what Im talking about.Maher will do the big catch and clearance when not tightly marked ,not when going toe to toe.And I think he is just way way to loose.For all the world he is like a sweeper in soccer,great positional sense but get him 1 on 1 or sit on his shoulder and you have him.

Michael Rice and Aidan Fogarty are the key to his team.They wont get the headlines,but take them out and you would notice it.Serious engines,fight like terriers for dirty ball and wont give up.Walking definitions of team players.

20silkcut · 07-05-2013 12:03am

Lot of quiet kk forwards yesterday as well. For all the fighting like terriers and winning dirty ball it wasn't much good to them most times being closed down fairly quickly in the claustrophobic confines of Nolan park. There was some amount of hooking and blocking . It's a ground that suits back men. Bar fennellys two goals there was not much heart stopping moments or swash buckling moves from the kk forwards either.

Limestone1 · 07-05-2013 12:26am

20silkcut wrote: »

Lot of quiet kk forwards yesterday as well. For all the fighting like terriers and winning dirty ball it wasn't much good to them most times being closed down fairly quickly in the claustrophobic confines of Nolan park. There was some amount of hooking and blocking . It's a ground that suits back men. Bar fennellys two goals there was not much heart stopping moments or swash buckling moves from the kk forwards either.

Wow - what are you like on a bad day ! As neutral I thought the intensity , tackling and blocking was tremendous - not far off championship speed at times and definitely as much as we expect from a league final. Well done to KK

07-05-2013 1:17am

silverbirch66 wrote: »

It reminded me of the AI in '11.Only 4 points in it,kilkenny forwards not going 100% but yet clearly the better team and the scoreboard did'nt reflect it.And remember no TJ,Henry,Power and to a lesser extent Walter Walsh yesterday.

I disagree. Tipp played with far more belief and composure yesterday then they did in the 11 final. Granted some of the forwards didnt get going and need to pull their finger out but overall the game was close all the way. With a bit more composure we could have got a run on ye and taken it so to suggest it was one sided is pure baloney.

Ye had a super hurler Eoin Larkin who is as good as those you mentioned but who didnt score anything from play yesterday whilst marking a 28 year old making his senior intercounty debut so you could argue that Tipp had their homework done on your forwards considering they only managed a point each between 4 of them and regardless of the absentees that's a super set of forwards that lined out for Kilkenny. Not dismissing the quality of the absentees but could they really have done any better? Are you not giving the Tipp backs the credit they deserve?

Eoin Kelly didnt see much of the ball yesterday as did the full forward line in general really but he battles hard and has been terrific for Tipperary and for the game of hurling over the years. The only two id agree need to get involved more are both Lar and Callanan. As one poster suggested though, the smaller pitch in Nowlan is a great aid to defences. Paul Curran for example, isnt blessed with speed similar to the way Jackie Tyrell isnt but neither had as much ground to cover as they would in Croker

Nothing suggested to me yesterday that the gulf between Kilkenny and Tipperary was that wide and i was very pleased with the way we acquited ourselves. There is a gap there i will admit but I see no reason why it cant be closed in the not to distant future. The 18 point gap between the sides in the semi final last year doesnt do the full potential of the Tipp team any justice in my opinion in the same sense that it would be ludicrous to suggest just after the Leinster final that Galway were way better than Kilkenny because they restricted them to 1 point from play in the first half.

There is a difference between a bad team and a badly managed team. Tipp arent a bad team but in 11 and 12 we were a badly managed team who got lucky in Munster.

Hitchens · 07-05-2013 8:13am

Deleted User wrote: »

I disagree. Tipp played with far more belief and composure yesterday then they did in the 11 final. Granted some of the forwards didnt get going and need to pull their finger out but overall the game was close all the way. With a bit more composure we could have got a run on ye and taken it so to suggest it was one sided is pure baloney.

Ye had a super hurler Eoin Larkin who is as good as those you mentioned but who didnt score anything from play yesterday whilst marking a 28 year old making his senior intercounty debut so you could argue that Tipp had their homework done on your forwards considering they only managed a point each between 4 of them and regardless of the absentees that's a super set of forwards that lined out for Kilkenny. Not dismissing the quality of the absentees but could they really have done any better? Are you not giving the Tipp backs the credit they deserve?

Eoin Kelly didnt see much of the ball yesterday as did the full forward line in general really but he battles hard and has been terrific for Tipperary and for the game of hurling over the years. The only two id agree need to get involved more are both Lar and Callanan. As one poster suggested though, the smaller pitch in Nowlan is a great aid to defences. Paul Curran for example, isnt blessed with speed similar to the way Jackie Tyrell isnt but neither had as much ground to cover as they would in Croker

Nothing suggested to me yesterday that the gulf between Kilkenny and Tipperary was that wide and i was very pleased with the way we acquited ourselves. There is a gap there i will admit but I see no reason why it cant be closed in the not to distant future. The 18 point gap between the sides in the semi final last year doesnt do the full potential of the Tipp team any justice in my opinion in the same sense that it would be ludicrous to suggest just after the Leinster final that Galway were way better than Kilkenny because they restricted them to 1 point from play in the first half.

There is a difference between a bad team and a badly managed team. Tipp arent a bad team but in 11 and 12 we were a badly managed team who got lucky in Munster.

Well put TG, a bounce of the sliothar was all that was in that match.

The Lar/JJ thing, a nothing incident. They reminded me of two young fellas scrapping in the schoolyard. Harsh that they're going to miss the start of the Championship.

No animosity there, they're pals again as soon as the final whistle blows. You'd swear listening to some people that hurling should be a non contact game.

Likewise, the Maher/Rice thing, nothing to see here move along, they both just hurled away grand, much to some of the media's disappointment I'd say.

Great rivalry and passion between KK & Tipp as always and some sublime skills from both teams.

silverbirch66 · 07-05-2013 8:34pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Eoin Kelly didnt see much of the ball yesterday as did the full forward line in general really but he battles hard and has been terrific for Tipperary and for the game of hurling over the years.

True,but I think his best days are long gone.Some operator in his prime.

How old is he?

07-05-2013 9:29pm

silverbirch66 wrote: »

True,but I think his best days are long gone.Some operator in his prime.

How old is he?

31.

Pudders · 07-05-2013 11:30pm

Deleted User wrote: »

31.

But hasn't he suffered from back problems for a while?

One of the finest hurlers around.

As for Sunday, I don't understand the Tipp optimism. Kk never looked like losing and other than frees and long range points had Tipp forwards in the back pocket. And we have Henry, Richie, Walter and TJ to come back.

Overall a very productive league for Kk. Lester Ryan probably the best newcomer in the league. Add in Murphy in goal. 2 fine additions with plenty more game time for others.

Kkid · 09-05-2013 11:17am

Lads, I’ve been wanting to say this for a couple of days and finally someone made me snap today. I don’t care about being liked a s a county, fine every hates us I take it as a compliment nearly but some people goading opposition fans is ridiculous. I am sick of listening to Kilkenny fans being ignorant and pompous when it comes to the county team. Most of these wouldn’ tknow where a Walsh Cup game is played Leinster Hurling or Connacht Football. I’m 28 years of age and have been lucky enough to be able to see some great players and games and i’ve never seen these keyboard warriors hurl so i’m sure their more or less insignificant. Rweading TheJournal.ie comments section its always the same clowns spoofing cr@p.

Unles syou played you should be gracious in Victory and defeat. We’ve been been beaten a few times in the last few years and the teams who have beatne us have by and large beaten us because their intensity and physicality was greater than ours on the day. Likewise we’ve won a lot over the past few years and I think thats due to our intensity and physicality being greater along with being graced with some great hurlers playing to their optimum.

With regards to last Sunday there it was a good game, not a great game as some serious mistakes were made, P Murphy while playing well did lose a ball or two in a silly way and this will need to be quelled come later in the year. Likeiwse Joyce was good and bad in equal parts, he worled hard but had to work harder due to his constant running with the ball and being bottled up.

The midfield battle was strange as for a period you had 7 players there, Rice and Ryan were joined by Fogarty and Maher and Mcgrath were joined by Noel and then Conor O’Brien played as a deep midfielder (moving after Taggy) and this really caused so bottling and while midfield got a lot of the ball it did mean that the game looked more frantic than it was really. The forwards worked hard (most of them) and I think Cody has a tough choice to make on one forward in particular who may or may not lose out. Larkin has by his standards of 2-3 years ago endured a poor league and while hard work is a mainstay of his game I thought watching (and rewatching the game) I think his work rate should no longer guarantee a starting place for him as his form has dipped so much. He is a grand lad and good worker around the club so it's not a personal thing I just feel he needs a bit of a kick to maybe push him on again. I would include him in the Offaly game but once all players are back fit and fighting for places I think it could be his time. A forward line of

Power Fennelly TJ

Walsh Hogan Shefflin

would for me work a treat and would have a nice balance and core. Hogan had a bad day last Sunday but it was his 1st bad day in a while and if leave him at 14 and let him work in those around part Henry and the two wing forwards movement could open up teams. Delighted with MIck CF I had known he was starting there and back him @ 18s for MOTM.

Sorry for the rant.....

dzer2 · 09-05-2013 11:34am

Kkid wrote: »

Lads, I’ve been wanting to say this for a couple of days and finally someone made me snap today. I don’t care about being liked a s a county, fine every hates us I take it as a compliment nearly but some people goading opposition fans is ridiculous. I am sick of listening to Kilkenny fans being ignorant and pompous when it comes to the county team. Most of these wouldn’ tknow where a Walsh Cup game is played Leinster Hurling or Connacht Football. I’m 28 years of age and have been lucky enough to be able to see some great players and games and i’ve never seen these keyboard warriors hurl so i’m sure their more or less insignificant. Rweading TheJournal.ie comments section its always the same clowns spoofing cr@p.

Unles syou played you should be gracious in Victory and defeat. We’ve been been beaten a few times in the last few years and the teams who have beatne us have by and large beaten us because their intensity and physicality was greater than ours on the day. Likewise we’ve won a lot over the past few years and I think thats due to our intensity and physicality being greater along with being graced with some great hurlers playing to their optimum.

With regards to last Sunday there it was a good game, not a great game as some serious mistakes were made, P Murphy while playing well did lose a ball or two in a silly way and this will need to be quelled come later in the year. Likeiwse Joyce was good and bad in equal parts, he worled hard but had to work harder due to his constant running with the ball and being bottled up.

The midfield battle was strange as for a period you had 7 players there, Rice and Ryan were joined by Fogarty and Maher and Mcgrath were joined by Noel and then Conor O’Brien played as a deep midfielder (moving after Taggy) and this really caused so bottling and while midfield got a lot of the ball it did mean that the game looked more frantic than it was really. The forwards worked hard (most of them) and I think Cody has a tough choice to make on one forward in particular who may or may not lose out. Larkin has by his standards of 2-3 years ago endured a poor league and while hard work is a mainstay of his game I thought watching (and rewatching the game) I think his work rate should no longer guarantee a starting place for him as his form has dipped so much. He is a grand lad and good worker around the club so it's not a personal thing I just feel he needs a bit of a kick to maybe push him on again. I would include him in the Offaly game but once all players are back fit and fighting for places I think it could be his time. A forward line of

Power Fennelly TJ

Walsh Hogan Shefflin

would for me work a treat and would have a nice balance and core. Hogan had a bad day last Sunday but it was his 1st bad day in a while and if leave him at 14 and let him work in those around part Henry and the two wing forwards movement could open up teams. Delighted with MIck CF I had known he was starting there and back him @ 18s for MOTM.

Sorry for the rant.....

dont no what your problem is mate but I have listened to some amount of sh1te being thrown at our county and players over the last number of years and its sickening to hear as they are just lads working and playing a game I will defend them as they have given me and my family some off the best days out we are ever likely to get. Your not around long enough to remember the bad old days. While we have some looney fans every county has their fair share of them.

Kkid · 09-05-2013 11:39am

I understand that and I love my county but you don’t need to belittle other counties to show your own counties achievements. I love Hurling and would be distraught if I wasn’t born in a Hurling strong county but some lads have been way out of line with some of the comments I will always defend the players when people say they’re dirty blah blah blah we’ve all heard it, and will alwyas hear it but attacking a lad cause he is being overly phyiscal is bad, but some of the stuff i’ve read from Kilkenny “fans” about Lar is crazy stuff. He’s no angel and while he has been silly over the past few years some of the things i’ve heard and seen written have been terrible, while we don;t have to love him attacking him personally is stupid.

dzer2 · 09-05-2013 12:02pm

Kkid wrote: »

I understand that and I love my county but you don’t need to belittle other counties to show your own counties achievements. I love Hurling and would be distraught if I wasn’t born in a Hurling strong county but some lads have been way out of line with some of the comments I will always defend the players when people say they’re dirty blah blah blah we’ve all heard it, and will alwyas hear it but attacking a lad cause he is being overly phyiscal is bad, but some of the stuff i’ve read from Kilkenny “fans” about Lar is crazy stuff. He’s no angel and while he has been silly over the past few years some of the things i’ve heard and seen written have been terrible, while we don;t have to love him attacking him personally is stupid.

I have no sympathy for Lar your memory seems short enough considering the bull that was thrown around freely after 2010. Lar has only himself to blame Tipp are playing mind games if you want to see poor lar in action look at the game again and watch intently at 15 mins 20 secs in you will see poor defenseless lar give the big bad wolf Brian Hogan a good big cowardly dig in the ribs with the butt of the hurley when Brian was following the action.

Realt Dearg Sec · 09-05-2013 1:25pm

Anyone any views on the club games this weekend? Would love to see tullaroan and gbc go at it after last year. Also hope, and expect, for the Boro to beat o loughlins and get back on the tracks after the disappointing start against shamrocks last day out.

Kkid · 09-05-2013 2:21pm

So, for hitting lad off the ball he deserves to be called all those things? I'm not saying he's not a clown etc but personal attacks are ridiculous. What bothers me is you are obviously one of these Keyboard Warriors

Pudders · 09-05-2013 2:34pm

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Anyone any views on the club games this weekend? Would love to see tullaroan and gbc go at it after last year. Also hope, and expect, for the Boro to beat o loughlins and get back on the tracks after the disappointing start against shamrocks last day out.

The Village to beat Fenians
Ballycallan Tullaroan - too close to call
O'Loughlins to beat the Boro (can't see you get a win realt)
Shamrocks to beat Danesfort
Shocks to be St Martins
Clara to beat Comer

dzer2 · 09-05-2013 2:42pm

Kkid wrote: »

So, for hitting lad off the ball he deserves to be called all those things? I'm not saying he's not a clown etc but personal attacks are ridiculous. What bothers me is you are obviously one of these Keyboard Warriors

Believe me I am not a keyboard warrior so dont let that worry you. Let me ensure you I have not nor never will give any personnel abuse or revert to name calling. If you want to check it out go search my posts.
Lar is no clown let me tell you I know him quite well, along with a number of players from different counties. I might have no sympathy for him but did you see anywhere where I have any for JJ either there is no place on a playing field for that kind of stuff no matter what happens. People have being pointing out that Lar was hard done by with the sending off. Well let me tell you that JJ is on the county scene nearly as long as Lar and its the first time that he has being seen doing anything like this too.

dzer2 · 09-05-2013 2:51pm

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Anyone any views on the club games this weekend? Would love to see tullaroan and gbc go at it after last year. Also hope, and expect, for the Boro to beat o loughlins and get back on the tracks after the disappointing start against shamrocks last day out.

The tullaroan ballycallen game should be the game of the round. I think comer and clara will be the most explosive and will determine comers season. Martins and Carrickshock will be a good curtain raiser.

The village will be too strong the fenians ans expect the shamrocks should record their second win.

Realt Dearg Sec · 09-05-2013 2:54pm

Pudders wrote: »

The Village to beat Fenians
Ballycallan Tullaroan - too close to call
O'Loughlins to beat the Boro (can't see you get a win realt)
Shamrocks to beat Danesfort
Shocks to be St Martins
Clara to beat Comer

Agree with you on most of that.

my predictions in those games:
Village
tullaroan
Boro (might be the heart over the head)
Shamrocks
shocks (muckalee doing the upset wouldn't be a shock though and I think they'll upset a couple of teams during the year)
clara

BQQ · 09-05-2013 4:12pm

Kkid wrote: »

I'm not saying he's not a clown etc but personal attacks are ridiculous.

So let's stop the personal attacks, but it's ok to call him a clown.
Try taking your own advice. :rolleyes:

silverbirch66 · 09-05-2013 11:39pm

Deleted User wrote: »

31.

Just goes to show how special Henry Shefflin is when you compare the Tipperary version to him.(no offence to Eoin Kelly,great hurler)

20silkcut · 10-05-2013 8:15am

Genetics has a hand in this too. Shefflin has aged better than almost every hurler in the country.

thesultan · 10-05-2013 3:12pm

He also pushed himself to the limit. If you look at Shefflin of five or six years ago he is alot thinner in the face now such is the diet and training he entailed in his recoveries.

Pudders · 11-05-2013 7:43am

Big win for the village against Fenians last night!

11-05-2013 5:07pm

thesultan wrote: »

He also pushed himself to the limit. If you look at Shefflin of five or six years ago he is alot thinner in the face now such is the diet and training he entailed in his recoveries.

Phenomenal man to keep going back to the well the way he does. Credit where due.

cat in the sack · 11-05-2013 10:25pm

Pudders wrote: »

Big win for the village against Fenians last night!

what was the final score pudders, how did Eoin Larkin go.

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