Cork GAA Discussion Thread

I'd say most counties don't want Cork to win. KK or Limerick don't, Clare neither I'd say. I wouldn't expect them to. Would we be supporting KK or Kerry if they were in an AI final? I don't think so. Eamonn Sweeney wrote a ridiculous article in the Sunday Indo a few weeks ago saying that hurling "needed Cork to win an All-Ireland "and that it would be "good for hurling".

I'd say a lot of people got a good laugh reading that. There's very few GAA supporters think that. They'd much rather see a county like Wexford or Waterford win it.

Hard to know who KK fans would be supporting

Quite a quandry for them

Their biggest problem might be trying to figure out who's winning or what the score is!

Bit like when it's a Dublin v Kerry football final

Shout for the lesser of two evils and feel dirty afterwards

Ah we are far worse than those 2 to many.

You would not see Stalin or Hitler bending the rules like Cork do, apparently.

It's amazing that a lot of neutrals want Tipp to win because they find Cork arrogant. This is despite Tipp once being seen as the home of arrogance and Cork not having won an All Ireland in 20 years. it's a strange time to be alive.

You're getting mixed up, we're the "home of Hurling ".

Limerick def used to hate Tipp more

Think that's changed over last few years

Lot of needle between Cork and Limerick

We seem to have this issue of constantly going flat in games for between 10 to 20mins regularly - This needs to be addressed along with some minor defensive mistakes which im sure will be ironed out...

I must pull you up there, even though I want Cork to win; they don't "deserve" an All-Ireland, that's nonsense.

I remember people saying that about Waterford hurlers years ago when they won a few Munster finals and reached a few AI semis and one final (in 2008).

I was delighted with Tipp winning the other semi as I think they are more beatable than Kilkenny. I think Cork would beat both but Tipp are a bit easier as they are further behind in their development. Kilkennys tactics near the end were very poor with the extra man and kind of gave Tipp a fighting chance that they took. The keeper should have saved that goal as well as that other goal looked like he was going for a point to me but had to hit it when surrounded so it flew off on a low trajectory.

As I have been saying all year, we need to just worry about ourselves and make sure we produce what we have being doing. I don't subscribe to the theory that we have peaked too soon or we needed a stiffer test. I thought Dublin played really well and their manager is very good. They would have got beaten any other way so they did the right thing going for it, At least they see now where they are, It was even great that they kept going to the end as it made us keep going too. They got a goal and we went and got a few more as well. It would have been way worse if they had just said forget it and we were just strolling around. It was actually a good tussle to the very end. We treated them like Limerick and kept going non stop.

The other pluses is Downey and Hoggie can rest early being taken off and you could see the subs were itching to get on and impress. Kingston and Lehane scoring of the bench and even Jack O'Connor getting a point even with a brief cameo.

We still have a few things that can be improved such as Barrett scoring. He missed a fair few shots but he still worked really hard tracking players and tackling. So the process is there and he kept to it even when not scoring. When one guy doesn't score then the other players kick in to get them. We don't rely on a couple of players whereas Tipp do. They rely on Forde an awful lot as well as McCarthy. I'm sure we will have a plan to shut them down.

Hopefully Harnedy is fit but even if he can be a sub it will be a super boost. I would say training must be super intense but I hope there are no more injuries!

We just have too much firepower for them but it all relies on performing on the day. Once we get into top gear we will be hard to stop. They will have to try and disrupt our play but I don't think they can plug all the gaps. Surely after losing last year, will really get guys knowing whats needed on the day. We look like we have stepped up a level from last year.

On another note, am i the only one on Boards that doesn't hate other counties? I like all the counties and if they win, I have no problem! The only proviso is when one team has one a few in a row, I get kind of cranky and prefer a change! But still if they win, they win.

Your post there was liked by a Limerick fan. He must have forgotten about 2010 when most of their player spent the year on strike.🤣

Christy Ring statue in Cloyne. Erected in the early 80's, 83 or 84?

Club draw on tonight

Long shot as far more members than tickets but fingers crossed I might get one

One lad in work was trying a contact in Wicklow

Quoted €500 for a ticket

Sad thing is someone else will pay that for it

It be the last dance for Hoggie Lehane, Cahalane,and Harnedy next week. Hope after all what these players have gone through over the years will land Liam McCarthy back to leeside after a 20 year wait. If Cork win it will be a special moment. A generation has passed since they won it last. I reckon the county would shut down if they win.