roashter wrote: » Fahy has been good for under 21s lately and has a chance now to make the no. 1 jersey his own.
KevinK wrote: » Really? Is this not the same Andrew who played u-14 in 2002 - making him 26-28?
letowski wrote: » Good to get the win I suppose, but I don't feel to happy over the performance. I didn't catch Davy's interview after the game but I guess he said something along the lines of any sort of a win will do, but really I feel were half way through the summer now, we should be operating at a much higher level. I think there has to be huge concerns now whether we are in a good enough position to win the quarter final but that's for another day. The positives after the win for me were the performances of Dillion (again), McInerney, Podge, O'Donnell and Shanagher. I think Shanagher now is obviously here to stay, as he is bringing an extra dimension aerially up front which is great. I think this is also having a knock on effect on O'Donnell who finally, finally looks to be coming into a bit of form. His role seems to be changed a little as he does't always have to be the furthest up front being double teamed, he came out a few times and got involved in the play well and took points. I thought the two linked up well. If we get McGrath back, that could have the makings to be a good inside line. On the negative side, I honestly don't like the way Davy has us set up, it's still too congested in midfield. Our half backs in Cleary Browne and McInerney play far too high up the field for my liking and it left oceans of space in the back line. We could end up with someone like Galway and Tipp in the next round and players like Callinan, Bubbles or Canning or Mannion could have a field day. We were lucky Limerick didn't push up until the end, they had Dowling and Downes furthest up they are two very lazy players to make a run for the ball. I'd prefer if our backs held there shape more compactly, I think it would loosen things up more in midfield and would see better performances from the likes of Galvin, Kelly and Conlon. It'd one for Davy and his legion of a backroom team to look at I'd say.
windy shepard henderson wrote: » an awful lot to work on , i can imagine that was a poor game for the neutrals to watch, but to be fair we never looked like we were going to lose at any stage i felt dillons distribution was poor at times although he did have a good game i would think pat o connor would be a better choice , the idea of david mac and conor cleary pushing up field for clare puck outs needs more work but will work in time , the puck outs aimed at cleary at times were a bit close to the sideline in the second half , shane o'donnell had a fine game for a fella that dosnt sore points , hopfully he continues the trend , while finally we look to have an out and out full forward in arron shanagher as far as tactics go , i would like to see us work the ball better from the short puck out rather then dillon or o'connor launch predictable long high balls down on two double marked men , a win is a win but galway or tipp will punish our wastefulness in two weeks time if we hit as many handy wides as we hit todaywith the likes of mcgrath , and colin ryan out we covered ourselves well in the scoring stakes but we look like a team that is trying to get used to a system rather then being close to perfecting it ....which we should be at this stage of the year
letowski wrote: » I think you hit the nail on the head here. I think back last April versus KK, the system was starting to come together and then Conlon got injured and we had three grueling matches with Waterford in which we seemed to go back to a short passing game again. My post might have been a little negative, we did hurl very well in the 2nd quarter (less the wides), I think that's something the team should build on. McGrath was a loss today he is our best finisher, our wides kept Limerick in it today. John Conlon is still a little flat after his injury as he was flying it before. We need him back. Maybe getting Tipperary next and have it on in Croke Park might be for the best in terms of getting this team motoring.
windy shepard henderson wrote: » hurlers play galway two weeks today , and they are far from happy with loughnane's comments , it makes the game that bit harder now
Akrasia wrote: » What were Loughnane's comments?
windy shepard henderson wrote: » he claimed that galway were gutless in there second half performance against kilkenny , he also had a pop at galway hurling in general and at the current set up arrangement , it was a bit ironic coming from him as he was'nt exactly a miracle worker during his time in charge of galway
Akrasia wrote: » I think Waterford's abject performance today needs to show Fitzy that the best strategy is the one that dominated hurling for a hundred years before a sweeper ever became popular. If you have good players, play them in the traditional positions and let them compete for the ball man vs man. All this overthinking by the managers is hubris by the managers thinking that they're the ones who win the games. No, in hurling, the players win the match. Managers can lose matches by arsing around and getting in the way of the players instinct developed over years of practice and training Kilkenny has never used a sweeper and their results speak for themselves
Figerty wrote: » Don't know about that, Ollie Canning chose not to play with Galway over the carry on the club championship. 10 minutes to go in the All-Ireland semi, Eddie Brennan picked up a breaking ball, took off, left the Galway left corner back for dead and a goal was scored. I remember thinking that would probably not have happened if Canning was there...I wonder does Loughnane think the same? I just googled it and Loughnane has brought it up againhttp://www.balls.ie/gaa/ger-loughnane-shoots-back-at-ollie-canning-and-mocks-joe-cannings-world-tour/339189.
Bambi wrote: » Delighted for the Clare big ball boys Delighted for Laois too [/QUO the last time we played laois 3 years ago we lost by 15 points . the work colm collins has put in since has been serious , its a statement of intent of how far we have came in a short space of time , personally delighted with the win
letowski wrote: » I think in the grand scheme of things, this is probably Davy's biggest game as manager with Clare, outside of the 2013 AI Final. He has been with this group for 5 years now, and if he wants to prove he has the group going in the right direction, a big performance is required. We have to see this side front up now in big games. He cannot feel justified in coming back as next year's manager if we go out in a whimper like the last 2 years. Galway can be good, but in terms of quality there isn't a whole lot between the teams, actually right now PP have use favorites. But there's absolutely no way in hell I'm putting any money on this game, these are arguably the two most hot/cold sides in the competition.
Akrasia wrote: » I think Waterford's abject performance today needs to show Fitzy that the best strategy is the one that dominated hurling for a hundred years before a sweeper ever became popular.
keeponhurling wrote: » Need to stop you there. Waterford did not lose today by 21 points due to their strategy being a bit off. It was just a very poor performance on the day.
windy shepard henderson wrote: » there strategy had an awful lot to do with there defet today , yo dont play with 3 forwards with a gale force wind at your back
keeponhurling wrote: » At hand time they were only 2 points down after the gale at their back. Maybe a bigger problem was the 10 wides they hit, or the goal they gifted Tipp ?
windy shepard henderson wrote: » spotted the tweet of the weekend on the sunday game earlier tonight from star reporter kerian cunningham it was a poor game last night and it is an over reaction from some galway peoplehttps://twitter.com/KCsixtyseven/status/751857185374740485
Keano wrote: » It was a dismal performance from us. Nicky English is right in what he says about teams who player the sweeper, it is to limit the size of the defeat. A long time since I left a Clare match after a win and having no emotion. Should be basking in beating our neighbours but instead it's wondering when they will be allowed to hurl and express themselves again.
Cake Man wrote: » Was just going to come here asking what yer U21 team would look like for Weds night. Would ye be so kind as to give us a morale boosting win after Sunday Seriously though, it wouldn't surprise me at all if ye came through. Our lads involved Sunday will be so low on confidence it'll be very hard to pick themselves up for a battle so soon. We can only hope there's a big response. Am I right in saying this is live on TG4?
