Tipperary V Clare

JamieK

Well lads!

Does anyone know the story with tickets for this match? Like would people be able to get tickets in Limerick? Terrace preferably!

And predictions are welcome too btw...feeling quite confident about this one despite my usual pessimism! lol

Tipp 2-17
Clare 0-16

...:rolleyes:

romah

I dont think there will be too many from Clare heading in the ennis road on sunday


TICKET PRICES
Mackey Stand (Covered) – Adult €30: Juvenile €5.
Uncovered Stand – Adult €25: Juvenile €5
Terrace – €20

tickets can normally be bought outside the ground before the match
without too much hassle...shouldnt be any more than 20,000 at it ...not a Munster final so all the fine weather supporters will be at home.

as for a result ...Tipp by at least 10 points ..and thats being optimistic:(

JamieK

romah wrote: »

I dont think there will be too many from Clare heading in the ennis road on sunday


TICKET PRICES
Mackey Stand (Covered) – Adult €30: Juvenile €5.
Uncovered Stand – Adult €25: Juvenile €5
Terrace – €20

tickets can normally be bought outside the ground before the match
without too much hassle...shouldnt be any more than 20,000 at it ...not a Munster final so all the fine weather supporters will be at home.

as for a result ...Tipp by at least 10 points ..and thats being optimistic:(

Oh...I would have that there would be up around 30,000 at this given that it's Clare's first championship game of the year and that the general talk in my area is that there's a good crowd making the journey!

I think Clare are going to try hit us hard rather than play classy and keep the scoreboard ticking over so maybe a top-class spectacle isn't to be expected??!

Benhonan

Classy hurling isn't really what we pride ourselves on here in Clare, and it's definitely not what Mike Mac is famous for, so that's no surprise. It'll probably be a fairly heavy defeat, but I'm still looking forward to seeing James Mac get his first proper championship run as well as hopefully a few of the younger players getting a chance to shine.

hawkwing

Don't know anyone who is going from Tipp.Still there if they lose anyway and won munster last yr so no great attraction.pre back door would have been a much bigger draw.

Daysha

Clare are 4/1 to win, don't think I've ever seen such long odds for a Munster Championship match before. If I had money to burn I'd stick a bit on them, but it's not going to happen. Tipp by 7 or 8.

Erin Go Brath

Tipp for me. Second best team in the country at the moment. Way too much power for Clare to handle. 6 points + margin

zenmonk

There will be about 5,000 from Clare at this game. That is all the true supporters that exist in the county these days. A crowd of 22-25,000 I'd say. Tickets will be readily available.
Tipp are of course massive favourites but Clare could be stubborn. Remember Clare beat Waterford and Limerick last year in the Munster C'ship. I dunno 4/1 I reckon they're worth a tenner.

romah

Clare are a team in transition . If the League is anything to go by there is a lot of transition left to go

have been to a number of the league matches this year and saw a team that was really struggling to keep up with the rest ..a draw with dublin was the highlight..also rans this year I fear

Tipp have already had an recent outing against CORK so they will be at championship pace

Tipp blitzed Clare in the first half of last years munster final and there was no way back ..

Good Luck Clare..

grenache

Clare's poor league form just means that they will want to prove themselves in this their first championship match. They're stubborn at the best of times and wont' be that far off Tipp. Still you'd have to fancy the Premier County to prevail by 4 or 5 points. It will be closer than people are thinking.

mysterious

Tipp will have a better chance of winning. Tipp should get into the semis..


Thats if you believe it that is.

grenache

zenmonk wrote: »

Remember Clare beat Waterford and Limerick last year in the Munster C'ship. I dunno 4/1 I reckon they're worth a tenner.

With respect, Clare beat two teams who were in total chaos at the time. Limerick were pure muck throughout last years championship, conceeding 4 goals to Clare and having Offaly beat us by 10 points in our own back yard, with stories of drink fuelled escapades abounding. Things were obviously not right in the Waterford camp, a very poor showing against Clare was followed by the players ousting Justin McCarthy.

mysterious wrote: »

Tipp will have a better chance of winning. Tipp should get into the semis..


Thats if you believe it that is.

They're already in the semi's

romah

Was strolling by Cusack Park in Ennis last night ...and saw gate open so in I went and at a good look at Clare senior team training session ..with about a crowd of 3

Certainly didnt look like a senior inter county hurling team that was training ...simple control and first touch just not there in the bits and pieces of training that i saw ..

There is too much focus on the physical side of the game nowadays and the simple skills of hurling have suffered for it ..

no looking good

Evil_Clown

Clare Team:
Clare (SH v Tipperary): P Brennan; P Vaughan, J McInerney, G O’Grady; P Donnellan, B Bugler, A Markham; B O’Connell, T Griffin; T Carmody, D McMahon, C Ryan; N Gilligan, D Barrett, J Clancy.

They have Griffin startin in midfield with BOC which looks like an interesting one but i'm not sure if it will stay that way come the match.

premierstone

Nice to see Tipp have finally seen the light re. Webster and have John O Brien on the edge of the square where he belongs. Webster is grand as a plan B when things arent happening or whatever but to be starting him in Championship was madness, a feckin rookie FB gets Hurler of the month after marking him says it all really

Benhonan

I wouldn't be so hard on Webster. He gave Brian Lohan an awful cleaning in his debut match, and since then he has gotten blatantly fouled in a lot of championship matches with a lot of refs doing the typical GAA thing of allowing full backs to absolutely molest full forwards who are unfortunate enough to be bigger and stronger than them. Cadogan was a prime example of this.

JamieK

What is the Tipperary team for Sunday actually I haven't seen it yet??

CyberDave

Brendan Cummins; Paddy Stapleton, Paul Curran, Conor O'Brien; Declan Fanning, Conor O'Mahony (Captain), Padraic Maher; James Woodlock, Shane McGrath; Pat Kerwick, Seamus Callanan, Lar Corbett; Eoin Kelly, John O'Brien, Noel McGrath

premierstone

Benhonan wrote: »

I wouldn't be so hard on Webster. He gave Brian Lohan an awful cleaning in his debut match, and since then he has gotten blatantly fouled in a lot of championship matches with a lot of refs doing the typical GAA thing of allowing full backs to absolutely molest full forwards who are unfortunate enough to be bigger and stronger than them. Cadogan was a prime example of this.

In fairness Lohan was badly caught that day in Limerick it was a wet day and Lohan didnt know anything about Webster and pulled him down a few time I think if he knew him he'd have let him off he would have messed it up some how, believe me I've seen him plenty and he barely makes he's club team (he's actually a very fine footballer) also Lohan was beginning to slip at that stage aswell twas the beginging of the end for one of the greats. Webster is basically a FF who doesnt score, hasnt great vision and doesnt distribute the ball very well - so i cant see how anyone thinks he should be on the Tipp team.

John O'Brien is a natural FF who plays most of he's club hurling there and has won MOM awards iin 3 county Finals playing FF - Johnno has grerat hands but what lets him down at the very top level of intercounty hurling is he's lack of genuine pace (the amount of times you see him blocked down) but on th eedge of the square pace is irellevant and imo he will really come into he's own there*

* They'll probably go and do something like switch himself and Lar Corbett from the throw in on sunday and make all that pointless

Benhonan

premierstone wrote: »

Webster is basically a FF who doesnt score, hasnt great vision and doesnt distribute the ball very well - so i cant see how anyone thinks he should be on the Tipp team.

Well it's hard to argue with you on that account, still I wouldn't write him off completely as a hurler. He's a great athlete with a very good hand for a ball and I think if refs treated him fairly he'd win crucial frees. If he worked at his game a bit he could be a key player, although I spose that is a bit irrelevant. Corbett is a great forward who combines lightening pace with a great shot off his shoulder going away from the goals making him very difficult to mark.

Back on topic, does anyone know what handicap the bookies are giving on this one? I've revised my opinion and I think Clare will genuinely rattle Tipp in this one. 4/1 are insane odds at any rate.

Browney7

Clare +5 is 11/10. Tipp -5 is 3/5. Handicap draw is 11/1.

I think Tipp will win by about 4 points but I think thats a fair enough handicap given Clare's form coming into this

Power-surge

Hardly any talk on this game. Tipp to win it, but they wont hammer Clare.

EKRIUQ

Who's that with Jamie O Connor on TV3 doing the generalising?

Daysha

A Tipperary man doing the co-commentary. TV3's stupidity knows no bounds

marbar

tipp are looking class

soccymonster

Clare seem to have lost it already in the first 10mins.. Tipp look very impressive..

Daysha

Tipp 2-11 Clare 0-07 after 30 minutes. Noel McGrath has been immense so far.

soccymonster

Clare score goal with diarmuid mcmahon (kilmaley) the scorer just at the end of normal time in the first half. Half time score tipp- 2:11 clare -1:8.

GymJim

Clare having their usual start of 2nd half dominance at moment. Noel McGrath just popped over another beauty there. End of period of dominance it would seem.

Ryan looks a handy player at left half forward for Clare. Dependable free taker also.

Daysha

Tipp have taken their foot of the pedal for the 2nd match in a row. When they got that second goal they were outscored by Clare by 1-5 to 0-1.

Euro_Kraut

3-14 to 1-12 now to Tipp.

soccymonster

Maybe im sayin it too early but it seems clare are in the qualifiers with limerick, galway and wexford... Tipps usual dominance in a game is not very enjoyable to watch. Anyone else question mcmahons goal for clare in first half?

sslazio11

Why oh why oh why do TV3 have Trevor Welch doing commentary on a hurling game? He doesn't have a notion.

Clare are giving this a good lash, but everytime they get it back to 4/5 points, Tipp just ease away again. Just too many classy hurlers.

GymJim

soccymonster wrote: »

Maybe im sayin it too early but it seems clare are in the qualifiers with limerick, galway and wexford... Tipps usual dominance in a game is not very enjoyable to watch. Anyone else question mcmahons goal for clare in first half?

Couldn't question Clare's application but there are just times when skill cannot be overcome by gruntwork.

As for Tipp's usual dominance...not sure this is quite right. Tbf Tipp should be out of sight if really were as dominant as they should be. They seem unable to kill a team off when on top (like the Cork game). This will get them through Munster but will kill them against the Cats in the end.

Again Ryan seems a smashing player. Lovely sideline cut there. Noel McGrath also is an outstanding talent.

soccymonster

Oh getting abit tense now.. If clare can get their goal, it might just give them the push they need.. They seem to be up for it. Gymjim i think i spoke too early.

Crotchety

'Tis a grand match..

...except the only problem is it's on TV3 instead of RTÉ.

Crotchety

sslazio11 wrote: »

Why oh why oh why do TV3 have Trevor Welch doing commentary on a hurling game? He doesn't have a notion.

I would have to agree. He should go back to stuffing his face with bacon sandwiches. :pac:

GymJim

soccymonster wrote: »

Oh getting abit tense now.. If clare can get their goal, it might just give them the push they need.. They seem to be up for it. Gymjim i think i spoke too early.

This is what I mean...while I can't see Clare score a goal Tipp should be way out of sight by now. Yes Clare's fight has been great but Tipp have missed 3 handy points in the last few minutes to kill them off.

Never give a sucker a chance...

Euro_Kraut

What a save by Cummins!! My God.

Great game.

soccymonster

Ah its over... Tipp must up their game for the munster final if they want to beat waterford. Id say they'd be able for it. Well done to noel mcgrath for man of the match. Played a class game today.

GymJim

TV3 must have just had 10 straight mins of ads. Did I just imagine how long that was. Ah here's Sheehy and the daughter...he must be annoyed not to have run away with this.

Tomas911

Lucky to get through, we need to stop falling asleep after the first 30 minutes.

soccymonster

GymJim wrote: »

TV3 must have just had 10 straight mins of ads. Did I just imagine how long that was. Ah here's Sheehy and the daughter...he must be annoyed not to have run away with this.

the program is supposed to be over at 6.30 so i think tv3 are just trying to waste as much time as possible. Will they just get on with the qualifier draw. Matt cooper is just blabbing on like..

Daysha

We can take this Tipp team tbh. Like Jamesie just said, we've a brilliant record against Tipp in recent years. I did say yesterday that Mullane and Kelly are going to have to work far harder to get that kind of room in the forward line, but if the Tipp backs switch off from time to time like they did today or against Cork we'll be able to stock up some crucial scores.

GymJim

Clare goal was certainly not a goal. How did nobody on the pitch notice that?

soccymonster

GymJim wrote: »

Clare goal was certainly not a goal. How did nobody on the pitch notice that?

oh another 'short' break. It better be... Definetly not a goal. Conor o brien should get his eyes checked. As a tipp man, you'd think that he would have noticed it when he was standing right infrnt of the goal!

GymJim

soccymonster wrote: »

oh another 'short' break. It better be... Definetly not a goal. Conor o brien should get his eyes checked. As a tipp man, you'd think that he would have noticed it when he was standing right infrnt of the goal!

It won't be. A "short" break for TV3 is a full length one on any other station. They seem to bring new levels of inadequacy to each game they show. Still for some reaon I want to take a train journey and fly to Dubai though...no idea why

GymJim

Just back...at least a 5 minute break there!

Melion

Why was it not a goal(Clare)?

soccymonster

Melion wrote: »

Why was it not a goal(Clare)?

from what I could see and others saw, the sliothar did not go over the goal line, it hit off the side of the post very quick and came out again... Ah sur..

davestar

but on a closer look brendan cummins' hurl(backup hurl located in the net) fell to the ground when the sliothar went through . correct me if i'm wrong .