Who would you like to see captain the cork hurling team this year??

mollybird

Donal Og i hope would be captain.

dugout16

Yes for me i would also say Donal Og, if not him then Tom Kenny

monosharp

mollybird wrote: »

Donal Og i hope would be captain.

edited: Because I'm trying to more understanding and peaceful and what I said would have gotten me banned.

So all I'll say is, you can't be serious.

dugout16

Why? He's the clear choice really, the biggest leader by far over the past few years! Commands unreal respect among his fellow players

Mushy

I just hope they get out on the pitch firstly(and this from a Tipp fan:eek:). I could very well see Donal Og being captain though, even though I think its better to have an outfield player as captain.

thirdmantackle

can they even find 15 loyal hurlers in the county?

Donal Óg would want to be paid for that honour

gucci

im sure the players would want to first vote in a transparent system more complicated than the US democrat presidential nomination process to nominate a captain.....................

Tomthepost

Frank Murphy or Teddy Holland (sort of Ryder Cup style captains)

Zzippy

Tomthepost wrote: »

Frank Murphy or Teddy Holland (sort of Ryder Cup style captains)

OT, I'd like to see Sean Og made captain. He's far more inspirational than Donal Og IMO, and I don't think goalkeepers make good captains - they're not in the game enough except for puckouts and the odd save, they're also too far away from many players on the team to have any influence on them. Besides, I can't stand the little b*ll*x!

monosharp

Zzippy wrote: »

Besides, I can't stand the little b*ll*x!

The best point yet by far.

hawkwing

sean óg was a joke on tubridy and

future_plans

hawkwing wrote: »

sean óg was a joke on tubridy and donal

Two very valid reasons not to be county hurling captain!

hawker

hawkwing wrote: »

sean óg was a joke on tubridy and donal plays

Thats a very serious accusation abour Cusack you are making without any concrete evidence. I suggest you remove this post.

Zzippy

hawker wrote: »

Thats a very serious accusation abour Cusack you are making without any concrete evidence. I suggest you remove this post.

+1.
Accusing a Cork player of playing for Tipp is a very serious matter! He might get a Tipp-bashing when he's out some night

in2urcorners

hawkwing wrote: »

sean óg was a joke on tubridy and donal plays

Jaysus you're a brave,funny man alright, casting aspersions from your keyboard.:rolleyes: Now Mammy's calling ya for your dinner, run along...

smashey

Right everybody.

Drop it and get back on topic.

Hawkwing infracted.

mollybird

yes this is a serious matter. but i do agree on one or two of the points. yes donal og won't be able to get what he wants ot the players who are at the other end of the field but im sure they could work out a way to do that. secondly yes they have to start playing again. i don't like the way they pick the captain. (the captain of the team to wins the club championships). like the last captain i can't even remember his name. what is the point in that?? he had no real experience in playing matches. you need someone who has had alot of experience and someone who the players respect e.g donal og or yes sean og.

Groe

My hurling manager is good freinds with some of the Cork team so lucky enough me and my team got a training session from Donal Og, Diarmuid O sullivan and Kevin hartenit. And IMO Donal Og was the best trainer. So I think Donal Og should captain them.

future_plans

Ronan Curran and Tom Kenny form the shortlist for the captaincy of the Cork hurling team in 2008.

Under new protocol passed by Cork Co Board on the same night as their first controversial vote on changing the format for choosing team selectors, the right of the Cork champions to nominate a captain was taken away.

Instead, the management have that choice now and Curran, the team's centre-back, and Kenny are understood to be the favourites.

Originally it was thought that Donal Og Cusack or Diarmuid O'Sullivan, who have missed out on the honour in recent years because of Cloyne's failure to get across the line in Cork, would be chosen once the new rule was agreed. A decision on the captaincy is expected to be confirmed this week.

Cork delayed naming a team last night for their first post-strike game against Dublin in Parnell Park on Sunday.

Ben and Jerry O'Connor and Joe Deane will not see action until later in the league, while Kieran Murphy has also been ruled out with injury.

There is a doubt over Sean Og O hAilpin who missed the weekend challenge against Galway.

Like their footballers, Cork have already lost the points from the games they missed because of the strike against Kilkenny and Waterford.

To be fair, I do think Ronan Curran has been outstanding over the last few years and a great leader on the field.

Tomthepost

What about Joe Deane?

future_plans

yeah. He didn't have a great year last year, but then again he was recovering in the early part. He went missing for large parts of some games and I don't think he can be as influential the other two mentioned around the middle. Nothing against Deano though. Great player and have loads of respect for him.

MrJoeSoap

It's Gardiner.

What a terrible choice. You need someone who is strong, passionate and honest. Not someone who'll throw a hurl into another players back, or roll around on the grass after taking the slightest of blows to the face.

Could name ten players more suited to the job.

mollybird

ya not sure what kinda job gardiner going to do of it. guess we will have to wait and see. never would of put him down as a contender for the job though

Archebald

even though gardiner is an extremenly classy hurler , i cant help but feel he is stil only young to be made captain,,he has been playin alrite so far this year in the league games but wouldnt tom or diarmuid have beeen better more experienced players

MrJoeSoap

Archebald wrote: »

even though gardiner is an extremenly classy hurler

I couldn't read on past that from rofl'ing!

Archebald

wat??????????????????//

dugout16

Archebald wrote: »

even though gardiner is an extremenly classy hurler , i cant help but feel he is stil only young to be made captain,,he has been playin alrite so far this year in the league games but wouldnt tom or diarmuid have beeen better more experienced players

Gardiner is actually a year longer on the team then TK so you could say he is more experienced

Archebald

o sorry i will make sure not to make that mistake again:rolleyes: