Cork GAA Discussion Thread

A lot of the reason why we haven't won an AI in 21 years is because we have never had a coach or selectors that were tactically aware. Meyler, Kingston and now Pat Ryan never made tactical adjustments during games when we were in trouble.

It happened again last Sunday. Our sideline was completely outfoxed by Liam Cahill. It's absolutely stupid. To go hitting long balls into a full-forward line when the opposition have an extra man back there is crazy. Cahill must be laughing his head off at us in private.

Maybe it's a Cork arrogance thing that we don't believe we should have to bother with tactics, we will just outhurl the opposition. I don't know but it's got to change or else the long wait for an AI will continue.

Some very interesting posts on here;

https://tfk.thefreekick.com/t/all-ireland-hurling-final-2025-tipps-29th/39966/1347

There's too much too read but I read a bit of it and it really illustrates how much our sideline screwed up big time.

The guy with the Cork Champions 2025 tattoo is hoping for a win in 2035 anyways!

It's an innocent enough type of arrogance though. As opposed to anything nasty like for instance Conor McGregor type attitude. I'm not from Cork, but I was at the Cork Dublin game with my young fellow. And the Cork people were so nice to him (he had his Dublin jersey on). Great banter, and in a lovely childish way. And all of the Cork people around me in the Davin stand on Sunday were so down to earth. Very little frustrations at the ref. Took it all on the chin, and shook hands to congratulate the Tipp fans that were gone ecstatic.

I spoke to a few Cork fans outside Croke Park before the match. And they were very nervous that Tipp had such long odds. And were being written off. They were not confident at all. Shure people in my own home county of Mayo were gone mad painting cows and sheep and cars some years ago. It's not really arrogance. It's more a bit of attention seeking. Same with the tattoo guy. He was looking for a bit of attention, and he got it. And I'm sure he had a right auld laugh about it with him mates.

You know something this team was a few 50/50 refereeing calls going in their favour from winning an all Ireland last year. Is there another big push in them or has last Sunday broken them? Time will tell on that i guess.

The whole do it for Hoggie thing was quite possibly another distraction that we all got caught up in as well. Jimmy Brohan in the 50's was one of Cork's finest ever hurlers. Barry Egan in the 90's was a fine player as well but neither of them won any senior all Ireland medal with Cork.

Gloating? Really?

"What do you do if you're Pat Ryan here now? Do you jump ship? I don't think you jump ship. I think he's done an exceptional job. Their performance was still among the best of any county this year."

Cork teams and people in general have always been disliked so it's no fly off my back! I never even heard of this Dan Casey either. There's been plenty of nasty stuff said about Cork especially back during the time of the strikes. Things just seem to be more toxic now in these social media times.

Anyway the Cork footballers in the mid to late 00's had some bad and humiliating outings in Croke Park. They stuck at it though and they won an all Ireland in 2010. This team can do the same if they man up and find that testicular fortitude needed for the big occasion.

One thing I will say about Cork is they have had some absolute gentleman as managers, whether it be Pat Ryan, Kieran Kingston, JBM, a lot of county managers could learn from their behavior and grace. As a Waterford man, I was extremely embarrassed by some of Davy Fitz antics when he was in charge of us.

Cork are far from hated throughout the country. They bring craic and colour and travel in huge numbers. Sure there is a bit of arrogance but it is usually good natured and until Cody they led the roll of honour so maybe some of it was deserved. I really hope the huge number of young people that followed Cork this year aren't disheartened by Sunday. Every county has a small number of fans you would be ashamed of including my own.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3GOhUYAYkkspGAyK7oApOc?si=gX4tNvwcQW-8aTxKty8QzQ&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A0D7EXr3ekAwJEaTUAofbPU

Brolly goes on to say he believes cork don’t have the strength of character required to win at the higher level

Kieran Shannon seems to have pulled no punches on Pat Ryan and the Cork management in the Examiner. The players left him down pretty bad in that second half as well though.

He is a paid analyst on a 2FM sports programme. He would have been asked about the All Ireland involving Cork and Tipp, same as if it were Clare and Kilkenny. Don't be looking for perceived digs that don't exist.

Picking a one-off year as an example is lame.

Extremely lame, yes

I’d agree strongly with everything he said .