Cork GAA Discussion Thread

Ive heard a the same story around the same few players by at least 2 different sources..wint name them but looks like something definitely happened at ht and afterwards in the hotel...

Would also explain why the homecoming was kicked to touch.

Bring in Henry Shefflin while he’s free

Yeah that's what I can't understand. It makes sense that there would be a bust-up after the game but why at half-time when they were winning?

Carter packed it in, Cody didn't get rid of him…although maybe Carter would have had a case for "constructive dismissal".

Does that seem unlikely? Wouldn’t have been an illogical substitution.

And the fact the Glen lads didn’t go to the meal after etc then (which is a fact).

Unlikely, but as you say it's possible.

In fact, didn't a similar thing happen in the league v Clare in Ennis ? Eoin Downey was struggling on Duggan, got a yellow and maybe fouled again after that…so management promptly subbed him and brought on Cahalane.

But that was the league and Cork had the game already won. Plus I didn't think Downey was struggling that much in the first half on Sunday.

And even if Pat Ryan had wanted to sub Eoin at half time, the fact is he didn't. Would he really have changed his mind over a strop by other players?

Made worse by the fact that Rob Downey is team captain. Doesn't show great leadership skills.

(if true, of course)

Or Tipp made the adjustments they needed to make at HT and came out and went for it - they had nothing to lose.

Cork got caught on the hop, kept playing long. Next thing they know, the 6 point lead is gone. Players panic and the errors stand to compound. Once Downey gets set off that's game over.

Tipp have their tails up, Ryan does nothing until its too late and the rest is history.

I've heard that nonsense of " Tipp having nothing to lose ". This is tipperary with a tremendous record of winning finals. Look at the last 20 years. As a Tipperary and hurling supporter, the hype got to Cork heads and believing your own hype knocks the fight out of anybody. A family member attended an question and answers gaa function in Cork before the final and came away believing that Cork people couldn't see tipp being able to keep with Cork. He was even asked would he take a bet giving Tipperary a 10 point head start. .I feel for Pat ryan, he put together a good outfit and comes across a good man . I feel next year, if Cork makes it back, then ye will approach a final with a much healthier attitude.

Whatsapp has a habit of circulating crap alright

if the AI was your typical game of hurling at any level and especially with Cork involved the following would have been the general pattern in the second half:-

(1) cork played poorly in the first half and under normal circumstances it would have expected to UP IT’S game in the second half

(2) Cork would have expected Tipp to ‘COME BACK AT THEM ‘ at some stage - which happened but the question is could Tipp keep up the intensity of that ‘come back’. I , myself still believed that Tipp got into the lead too early because it then gave Cork the chance to keep pace with Tipp and then ‘ put on the BURNERS ‘ in the last five minutes

But point one and two never happened. Except that Tipp kept up the required intensity throughout the second half

I note that there was ‘a row’ apparently in the Cork dressing room during half time. Let’s assume that it involved a small no of players with management. Then what about the majority of the players not involved and their chance of winning their first Ai medal . They were not involved and one would have expected them to ‘PLAY OuT of THEIR SKINS’ . There was mention of a player leading the way and try to take the game to Tipp by some daring runs, etc. but that never happened either. Nobody on the Cork team did not seem driven enough to win their first AI medal. Most of them did get a taste of victory when they won the league and munster

In Tipperary, we care for the full-time score

I dunno....

Six points up at half time in an All Ireland Final is perfect conditions for a row!