Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

Glenmore with a surprise win over a much fancied Thomastown in Piltown earlier. Harney and Kirwan having a big impact there already it seems

Surprised they started, they can’t have been training with Glenmore until the transfer was approved (technically). If they weren’t and they hadn’t been training with Clonea (which they shouldn’t have been) then it’s an awful long time without hurling to be thrown straight in with a new club.

They must have been training with some club.

They started last week too.

I honestly don't know, I keep chopping and changing.

Abbeyside have been playing really well and ballygunner look a bit off. It will probably come down to who has the better defence as both forward lines look dangerous.

The issue Abbeyside have is they are not complete underdogs, the fact they have played so well and ballygunner look a little of everyone (including me) is like, "Abbeyside could give them a right rattle, they have a right chance, if ballygunner play as they have been Abbeyside could catch them"

Although ballygunner have looked a bit off, they have still won nearly all their games relatively comfortable and I would expect to see the more usual free flowing ballygunner Sunday.

The heart says, Abbeyside stay with them and give it a right go.

The head says it could be like 2018 again.

They played with Glenmore last Sunday also, they drew that match, they were training with clonea

The head is winning!

Commentary on Clubber was awful... Gavin Whelan talking a mile a minute and Dan Shanahan with 'unbelieveable' and 'to be honest with you' on repeat. Charged €17 to listen to that?! I muted him in the end. No surprise result today in Fraher. It's no longer a case of who will win the County Final every year, it's more a case of who will the Gunners beat this year. You can only but admire them whatever about the usual narratives of 'population', 'catchment area', 'spending power', 'size of backroom team' etc.

11 in a row is some achievement and was seconds away from been 12 in a row

4 in a row in Munster would be outstanding and once again in such a tough draw esp the QF having to travel up to Limerick. How come it's in Limerick again, thought it's a home and away agreement ?

Gulf in class there today. Abbeyside didn’t really show up. Pity because it could have been a good game if they played to their potential.

I could be wrong here but I don't think they were seconds away in last beaten County Final in 2013. Were they not outscored in last 10 minutes or so, 2 points and 2 goals without scoring when Passage East were 7 points down? It's completely irrelevant now though to be fair. I can't see any Club matching them tbh... they have a super set up akin to an inter county Team, that's not a criticism of them or their commitment or talent, it's just fact.

Anyone have the attendance from today, interested to see if there is a huge gulf between WP and FF

4,012 in attendance. Don't think there is a team in Ireland that could have lived with Ballygunner today. The quality of their touch, interplay and distribution of ball to the forwards is approaching inter county standard.

well they had also won the two before that game so it could have been 14 in a row today.

The game also wasn't live on TG4 unlike other years which played a part.

The last 8 finals in WP, BG cruised to victory also which also surely had an impact in WP attendences over the past few finals.

4k attendance in FF, first final in 9 years, Abbeyside playing in it probably puts the conspiracy to bed about the whole more support in the west v east.

Tyler allowed the quick puck out all day yesterday and Ballygunner destroyed Abbeyside on it. Stephen O Keeffe will be disappointed by at least one of the goals he conceded but his deliveries and the movement of his half backs, midfield and half forward line left Abbeyside chasing shadows. David Franks showed how you put together a puck out strategy when you don't have tall ball winning half forwards. Something none of our recent county managers have been able to do.