Limerick GAA Discussion Part 2

Why is it a joke to not show a dead rubber ?

The GAA have to sell their TV rights and they basically only have RTE to sell to so damaging the price of those rights by under mining RTE with your streaming service for a nothing match isn't good business.

They are right not to show it. Dead games don't sell advertising.. advertising pays for coverage not some social idea that a match that means nothing has 'local interest' on a national station. If people want to see there will be loads of tickets.

Yes, it’s a “dead rubber” in terms of the championship, but Limerick v Clare is a fixture fans care about, and there’s value in keeping that engagement, even beyond pure advertising revenue. Tickets might be available, but not everyone can make it in person, and if the GAA wants to build loyalty, it can’t just prioritise short-term ad sales over long-term fan connection. It’s a balancing act and I think missing the chance to showcase a big rivalry is a mistake. Don't tell me more would buy the Offaly V Antrim match over this game today

Cork and Waterford have something to play for. We don't.

If those fans are going to drift away because a single match isn't on telly then they were never candidates of "long term fan connection" anyway. Today won't move the needle in either direction.

It always annoys me the way GAA fans talk like the game is constantly on the brink of collapse.

I actually said the exact opposite.

I said if missing this one game is what turns them off the sport they were never candidates for growing or maintaining the fan base.

If you want to make an argument that we need to "tell the suits" then I agree some games not on telly should have been. Like the Joe McDonagh should have been. But there are 5 games on today and "the suits" picked the correct 3.

No. I was there today. O'Donnell was fouled probably 5 times on the ball. He has mastered the art of dealing with a back hanging onto him by pushing back and then pulling in the back on him. A corner back hanging on O'Donnell gets caught in a double movement, he moves the body in, and then away, he pushes back with the free arm and draws the back into the foul.

Kelly was nearly clothes lined in the second half.

I think it wss Taylor that was tackled after the ball today resulting in another close free for Rogers.

Hegarty goes in high with the arm regularly and it's going to cost him eventually. Limerick used to complain about KK flick backs,. Limerick have a different type way of dealing with forwards coming through. Every team has it's way.

Ye will beat Cork 10 points and deserve the Championship. Can only see KK putting up a real challenge to LK in the AL Final.

O Donnell manufactures fouls. Carries the hurley like an axe, puts his arms up in the air and barges. Refs fall for it every time. Overcarries consistently too but refs never call it.

Not a surprising outcome yesterday given the circumstances and the number of changes made.

Some of the players that haven't played much looked a bit rusty and didn't have their usual level of impact.

Clare took their goal chances. The two in the second half were very similar.....Limerick backs drawn way on on the left wing contesting balls and space left in behind which was exploited very well by Taylor.

Limerick left a couple of goals behind them. O"Brien elected not to shoot when in a great position and Aidan O Connor dropped a pass after a great run by Byrnes.

Did well to close the gap down in the later stages and kept it fairly respectable. The third Clare goal killed a potential comeback.

In terms of positives, Flanagan did well, did a lot of hard running and looked sharper than recently. Hegarty and Byrnes good overall. Hegarty probably our best player on the day.

It was only a cameo appearance from Adam English but his touches and use of the ball were top class when he came on. He's gone from not being a starter last year to being one of the best players in the country on current form.

Seamus Flanagan looks in really good form and was the biggest positive from yesterday - wouldn't be surprised if he started over SOB the next day. Person who might be disappointed the most is SOB as he never really got into it and when he had the chance to put his mark on the game in the first half he made that crazy pass when bearing down on goal. For a big unit they don't seem to play much ball into him quickly to take on his man. I thought the wind in the 2nd half was crying out for a few long balls in to see what he could do. Aside from SF, the other positive was no injuries - a few looked dodgy at the time, esp Peter Casey but thankfully all ok.

None of the players that didn't start against Cork done enough to displace anyone.

We were kept in the game by the first 15 players yesterday.

Should move Munster Final to Croke Park, precedent has been set with previous provincial finals from Ulster there.

No

I agree with breezy it has to be the gaelic grounds for me too. Unreal occasion when it's a full house

Nah it would have to go to congress and both counties would have agree. Imagine the red herring of a Clare Waterford mf in croke park