Cork GAA Discussion Thread

DuffleBag

This debate always happens when UCC take a scalp. Facts are they havent won the county since 1970, and the last time they even looked like winning was when a small village from the east of Cork beat them in the semi.

You have the likes of Hoggie on twitter then who's sour and calling for divisions and colleges to be taken out of the county championship. I wonder what the likes Harnedy/Ellis and co thought of that when they arguably got their shot from playing with the division/college team.

If anything, getting the chance to play against these kind of fellas can only be good for the club championship, which i think everyone can agree has been ****e standard for years.

zetecescort

Have no problem with the colleges but would like to see a rule on having a minimun number of Cork players

D'Agger

darragh_haven wrote: »

A few years ago UCC were playing Dr. Crokes in a Munster football, and Johnny Buckley & Heaney after playing all through the cork championship with UCC, they jumped ship to Dr. Crokes for the final.
Colleges shouldn't be in the county championships

They played their part in getting Crokes to the Munster final also it's worth noting. It's not like Buckley & Casey let Gooch and the lads down home get to the Munster final while they had a ball with UCC then 'jumped ship' in order to get a Munster winners medal, they grafted to get Crokes to that final and ultimately their loyalty lies with their club.

I think the bigger reason for pointing towards not having colleges in the SHC & SFC is player burnout - between club, county & college you could end up playing a ferocious amount of games. I wouldn't mind seeing college players having the Fitz or Sigerson to play for and that's it but again I do believe it increases the competition in the championships and raises the standards of clubs in Cork as a result.

thesultan

What's up with the pairc?

KrustyUCC

Seems to be completion works going on

Apparently there will no games in PUC for the rest of the year

Pity as PUR pitch is cutting up badly

Ron Burgundy II

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Seems to be completion works going on

Apparently there will no games in PUC for the rest of the year

Pity as PUR pitch is cutting up badly

County Semi-Final and Final (both codes) are fixed for the PUC. So hopefully this will remain the case. Didn't get a chance to watch the first game played so I'm hoping these games will get the green light.

KrustyUCC

Yes they are fixed but major doubts about them apparently

Heard it from many different sources at the weekend

Ron Burgundy II

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Yes they are fixed but major doubts about them apparently

Heard it from many different sources at the weekend

Yeah, I heard something alright but sometimes these rumors can be a load of nonsense. President of the GAA is due to open the ground on the 22nd October which is the date for the SHC final.

KrustyUCC

I hope you are right as I was looking forward to the finals down there this year

danganabu

DuffleBag wrote: »

This debate always happens when UCC take a scalp. Facts are they havent won the county since 1970, and the last time they even looked like winning was when a small village from the east of Cork beat them in the semi.

You have the likes of Hoggie on twitter then who's sour and calling for divisions and colleges to be taken out of the county championship. I wonder what the likes Harnedy/Ellis and co thought of that when they arguably got their shot from playing with the division/college team.

If anything, getting the chance to play against these kind of fellas can only be good for the club championship, which i think everyone can agree has been ****e standard for years.

Fine let UCC play in the championship but any player that plays in one county championship should not be eligible to play in another, anything else goes against the entire ethos of the GAA. It is akin to Patrick Horgan playing with Cork in hte Munster Championship and also playing with Kilkenny in the Leinster Chanpionship and then deciding at AI final stage which one he will line out for, now does that make any sense to anyone??

D'Agger

Ron Burgundy II wrote: »

County Semi-Final and Final (both codes) are fixed for the PUC. So hopefully this will remain the case. Didn't get a chance to watch the first game played so I'm hoping these games will get the green light.

Semis won't be going ahead there I believe but would imagine the finals should go ahead as per tradition

Think Double-header semi finals would be good though.

zetecescort

6 games for PUR next weekend, madness.

Pat Hartnett stepping down from the hurling management team

DuffleBag

danganabu wrote: »

Fine let UCC play in the championship but any player that plays in one county championship should not be eligible to play in another, anything else goes against the entire ethos of the GAA. It is akin to Patrick Horgan playing with Cork in hte Munster Championship and also playing with Kilkenny in the Leinster Chanpionship and then deciding at AI final stage which one he will line out for, now does that make any sense to anyone??

If he's going to college in Kilkenny then fair enough. It's not like these college players are going out of their way to play with another club in the hope of winning another county medal, which would be against the ethos of club. They're representing their college in the championship, nothing more nothing less. If the college plays their club in munster championship then rightly so, as with the ethos of the GAA, they pick their club as the Crokes lads rightly did.

You're over thinking it if anything.

As for PUC. Apparently an electrical issue? TVs falling off walls etc as well

zetecescort

8 hurling All Star nominations for Cork: Anthony Nash, Colm Spillane, Damien Cahalane, Mark Coleman, Darragh Fitzgibbon, Alan Cadogan, Conor Lehane and Patrick Horgan.

Mark Coleman also nominated for Young hurler of the year with Waterfords Conor Gleeson and Galways Conor Whelan

zetecescort

DuffleBag wrote: »

If he's going to college in Kilkenny then fair enough. It's not like these college players are going out of their way to play with another club in the hope of winning another county medal, which would be against the ethos of club. They're representing their college in the championship, nothing more nothing less. If the college plays their club in munster championship then rightly so, as with the ethos of the GAA, they pick their club as the Crokes lads rightly did.

You're over thinking it if anything.

As for PUC. Apparently an electrical issue? TVs falling off walls etc as well

aren't we lucky the stadium manager is an electrician

zetecescort

well done to Sean Powter on being nominated for Young footballer of the year

Boots234

What was the reasoning for allowing both finalists from each division into the county junior hurling and football championships? Bit harsh if a losing finalist gets a soft draw and ends up winning the competition. Are 1 or 2 teams getting promoted?

purpleisafruit

Boots234 wrote: »

What was the reasoning for allowing both finalists from each division into the county junior hurling and football championships? Bit harsh if a losing finalist gets a soft draw and ends up winning the competition. Are 1 or 2 teams getting promoted?

I would feel it's a good thing. In some divisions, you can have 2 really strong teams playing each other in a final and a team pulls off a shock to advance to the county championship. Look at Bandon, one of the strongest junior football teams in the county for years but just couldn't get out of their division. Finally win junior and stroll through intermediate in their first year, 2nd year out of junior playing a Premier Intermediate semi-final next week.

The White Feather

Something of interest to Cork GAA fans

Former Cork hurler Paul Tierney completed the the Tor des Géants which is a 330km race in Italy. He finished in 25th place and it took 99 hours!

That's a mental race to be doing and it says only 60% finish it. Tierney had a successful hurling career, including three Cork SHC medals with the Rockies and playing for Cork at minor, U21 and senior level.

He now coaches running in England.

The full article is here

zetecescort

SHC 1/4 finals this weekend:
Blackrock v Newcestown (Sat) and Bandon v Na Piarsaigh (Sat), UCC v Sarsfields (Sun) and Erins Own v Imokilly (Sun)


SFC 1/4 finals this weekend also:
St Finbarrs v Ballincollig (Tonight, Barrs lead 9-3 at HT), Carbery Rangers v Castlehaven (Sat), Valley Rovers v Duhallow (Sun) and UCC v Nemo Rangers (Sun)

zetecescort

St Finbarrs 1-12 Ballincollig 0-12 FT

.E_C_K_S.

Kingston gone from the setup:

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/kieran-kingston-steps-down-as-cork-manager-after-two-seasons-in-charge-36161637.html

Meyler possible replacement?

zetecescort

very disappointing news but huge thanks due to him and his team, took the job when things looked bleak and left us far better off

Mahony0509

I’m shocked.

independent11

Time for Donal Og ?

taytobreath

why would a manager leave when ye had a good year? The best year in years.

nlrkjos

independent11 wrote: »

Time for Donal Og ?

Absolutely !!! but Hon Sec will block that one till the day he dies, otherwise, hartnett Myler and Rock are doing alright. Mulcahy shoul get a cut off it.

Burial.

Anyone but Donal Og.

zetecescort

taytobreath wrote: »

why would a manager leave when ye had a good year? The best year in years.

not sure what his work situation is but he gave 2 or 3 years as selector with JBM on top of the 2 as manager.

washman3

taytobreath wrote: »

why would a manager leave when ye had a good year? The best year in years.

Reputation intact....;)
Look at Liam Sheedy.!!
Kingston done a brilliant job but next season is the real test of this Cork team.