Waterford GAA Discussion Thread 2011-2012

PTH2009 wrote: »

So a good or a bad result. ??

Sould this team be winning by bigger margins seeing as it could be our championship team. ??

Maybe it mite be a good thing if we do get relagated to 1B of the league for 2014 it will give us a few competitve games at our level against the Offalys and Wexfords (not get beat out the gate like we will be this year)

lol WTF.

Now I should be clarifying this comment by saying I dont expect us to be world beaters this year...But since when does any right minded person have to question a 6 point win as a good result or bad result?

Your excessive pessimistic outlook has now descended into farce, and if (when) Waterford do end up having a bad result or 2, and you come on here saying 'told ya so', I for one will be telling you to go get fukked PTH....Even a stopped clock is right twice a day afterall

Well done to the team on the win today, nice positive interview in the Indo today from Michael Ryan also. Next weekend is such an important match for our league season, would be nice to get a win in it

Mountainlad wrote: »

There was 8 players under 24 that started in the team today, and 5 u21s came on

Well, I never said ye weren't actually doing it. Good to see anyway, hope it works well for ye this year.

KevIRL wrote: »

Anyone heading to Clare on Sunday for the hurling league opener? I have 2 season tickets but we cant make it on Sunday, would be willing to give them to regular from this thread if someone wants to save the admission price.

Not going, I'm sure they'll be some die hard fans here glad of them, fair play.

What do you think of our chances Sunday? Looks like failry young well drilled team and had a good win over Tip in the Crystal.
That being said Ryan has been starting near his strongest team in the recent challenges so I'd say we should have a near championship team starting.

Any news on Maurice Shanahan, is he injured?

Hon the deise!

Meself and Mrs.Kelly are very excited. The Deise bandwagon is getting going again. I'm very giddy about the coming year. I think it could be our best year yet. There is talk that perhaps we could do the treble - Allianz Hurling League, FA Cup and Heineken Cup. That'd be amazing if we did do that. I think we'd be the first team to ever do that if we did manage to win all three. It'll be very tough though. There's good teams in all three competitions.

It's very sad that John Mullane is gone. I used to think he was marvellous. He was like a cross between the Karate Kid and Blackie Connors from Glenroe. He used to be able to play hurling like a genius. He was terrific to watch. I saw him get 2-06 from play in an FA Cup 5th round tie versus Huddersfield and I remember saying to myself 'Remember this day forever Tom.' Actually it mightn't have been the FA Cup. While I think of it I think he was actually held scoreless the same day. And now that you mention it,twasn't against Huddersfield at all, it was actually against Offaly at a pitch opening in Gurteen,County Tipperary. But he was very good, the Tipp crowd were amazed that a man could be so good at hurling.

Dan Shanahan and Shane Ahearne are huge losses for the coming year. Shane Ahearne in particular will be very hard to replace. I bought his book for Christmas, it was excellent. Full of anecdotes and lessons on how to be a really good bald hurler. The book is called 'Shiner On You Crazy Diamond Hurler - The Shane Ahearne Story' The sub heading on the front reads 'Inside the Bald Head of a Brilliant Hurler Who Risked It All In Pursuit Of A Dream Of Winning A Munster Title With The Waterford Team Primarily In The Eighties' . It's by Shane Ahearne. I think it's on Amazon or Kindling or whatever that book store is called. It was a great read. He was a marvellous hurler, big tall and strong with very good wrists. He reminded me a lot of Nadia Comanech, the first female gymnast to ever score a perfect 10 in the Olympics.

Stephen Frampton was telling me down in the Three Shippes there over the weekend that he's not sure if he'll be back at all. He'll be a big loss if he doesn’t come back. He definitely deserves his place in the pantheon of great hurlers that happen to be bald, along with Sambo McNaughton, Cormac Bonner, Mullane,Hartley and Shiner. Maybe they should open a GAA 'Bald of Fame'. It'd be like a Hall of Fame but for bald fellas.I'd build it somewhere around Ballyduff Lower, they'd appreciate that kind of stuff there.

Michael Skully Ryan is back in business I think. He kinda lost the run of himself last year after he appeared on Strictly and started dating Chantelle Houghton from Big Brother. Fellas were saying he used to be skipping training sessions and everything to go to Modest Mouse concerts with herself in Dublin. There was a noticeable drop in performance last year when Skully wasn't as close to the camp as he normally is. But I met him at yoga in the community hall in Ballymac there last week and he looks great. He was doing the Downward Facing Dog and the Extended Puppy Pose like the Michael Ryan of old. Even the instructor noticed it. At the end of the class, Mr.Miyagi (the instructor) looked at Michael, bowed in front of him and said in that ridiculous Japanese accent of his 'Welcome back, master'. He paused between 'welcome back' and 'master' for dramatic effect, and by golly it worked.

So all in all, with everything considered, I think we'll win the league very easily but after a tough championship we will narrowly edge out Kilkenny in the final by 24 points, all from play.

IanVW wrote: »

I might be heading kev

Sound Ian, if you are going and can collect them from me (i'm in the city), i'll keep you the option of a first refusal. Let me know.

If Ian cant take them then I'll put em back out there.

ill know nearer the weekend 80 % sure ill be there ha

lanarty94 wrote: »

I reckon waterford could be relegated they will really struggle without mullane he carried that team on his own for the last three years

Would never have thought of that

lanarty94 wrote: »

I reckon waterford could be relegated they will really struggle without mullane he carried that team on his own for the last three years

The reception on your Tele must have been very bad these last three years, go see the games live it might surprise you to see there are a few more players on the team than you think who are quite capable.

premierstone wrote: »

tbf to lanarty John Mullane was head and shoulders above he's team mates and he's loss will be massive. The division is incredibly competitive and I would agree with he's assesment at this point in time Waterford would have to be favourites for the drop.

The usual negativity about waterford from people outside the county who could probably only name about 4 players on the team. Its not the first time ive heard this since Mullane retired. Yes he was our best player, yes he was consistently good but to say he was 'carrying the team' for the last few years is ridiculous.

We will find it difficult in the top division this year but only because we have a young and relatively inexperienced team. I for one am looking forward to the next few years as we see a new young team with plenty of skill develop. As long a Mullane et al were there we would be labelled as an ageing team as we have ben for the last few years. This feels like a fresh start and a break from the past.
The perception is out there ( as evidenced by the above posts) that Waterford will be the soft touch in Div 1, I think more that one team will be surprised by what they really face.
Tipp were seen as a shoe in for promotion from Div 4 in the football and look at them now still looking for a win.
Another Harty final to look forward to, one in the bag last weekend. As Mr Adams famously said' They haven't gone away you know'

Deise Abu

carter10 wrote: »

The usual negativity about waterford from people outside the county who could probably only name about 4 players on the team. Its not the first time ive heard this since Mullane retired. Yes he was our best player, yes he was consistently good but to say he was 'carrying the team' for the last few years is ridiculous.

We will find it difficult in the top division this year but only because we have a young and relatively inexperienced team. I for one am looking forward to the next few years as we see a new young team with plenty of skill develop. As long a Mullane et al were there we would be labelled as an ageing team as we have ben for the last few years. This feels like a fresh start and a break from the past.
The perception is out there ( as evidenced by the above posts) that Waterford will be the soft touch in Div 1, I think more that one team will be surprised by what they really face.
Tipp were seen as a shoe in for promotion from Div 4 in the football and look at them now still looking for a win.
Another Harty final to look forward to, one in the bag last weekend. As Mr Adams famously said' They haven't gone away you know'

Deise Abu

I can name you the entire Waterford panel if you like, but Id prefer to keep the debate someway adult like.

Mullane may not have been carrying the team but he was certainly shouldering more than he's fair share and was the only real quality scoring threat, the opposition knew if they kept Mullane quiet they were as good as winners.

What Tipp football and Division 4 has to do with this is beyond me??

Hey all,

sorry to be a combo breaker.But does anyone know of agood source for good desktop backgrounds related to Waterford? a google search for good images proved fruitless.

I work in Dublin ,so I feel the need to remind people what it's all about :-)

P.S. any that do dual monitors a bonus

robopaddy wrote: »

team for sunday

1. s o'keeffe
2. n.connors
3. l.lawlor
4. s. daniels
5. d.fives
6. m.walsh
7. r.foley
8. ph.mahony
9. k.moran
10. p.mahony
11. s o'sullivan
12. s.molumphy
13. j.mullane
14. s.walsh
15. j.dillon

Strong team if only it was true. Sunday is a must win game for Clare at home. I dont fancy our chances as we have a good few lads in the forwards that are not proven winners yet but you never know on the day.

Davy Fitzgerald will make a return to waterford tomorrow when he brings the LIT team to take on WIT in the quarter final of the fitzgibbon at 2.30pm. The winners play Mary I of limerick in the semi after their win over DIT today. That means UCC, UL and UCD are at the other side of the draw which should be extra motivation for either team to win tomorrow in Carriganore.