Cork GAA Discussion Thread

"That's our goal and that's what we are going to do" in relation to winning the league,munster and all ireland.

Calm Down. I merely put up the correct quote as previous posters were incorrect to say he didnt say we would win it. I didn't give an opinion on his quote so your response is ott to me. It was cork poster who took isse with it here .

That's what I took it as too. Context and how it was said was just in the confidence mode rather than we will def win !

Then there is the other side where I remember Dennis Walsh before a championship game saying "we will give it a go" he said it so meekly I knew we were not going to win. We want confidence but not arrogance or meekness!!

I think he meant to say "Winning the AI is our goal" rather than "We will win it". I don't think it was a clever thing to say however and if we fall short again this year no doubt it will be dragged up.

I don't enjoy being hated but I am not actually sure Cork are universally, right across the board hated among other counties. Limerick probably hate us, because of that stupid song the Cork team sang after the Munster final last year and also that we stopped them winning the five-in-a-row. Other counties dislike us because according to them every single Cork supporter was dead certain before the AI final last year that all we had to do was turn up to win. That wasn't actually the case. Yes there were a lot of Cork supporters who were over-confident but not everyone was. I for one, wasn't.

Plenty other counties can be cocky too, not just Cork.

Limerick announced their team tonight. Basically their championship team without Peter Casey or Morrissey.

Seems like they are really going for it. I'm hoping we pick a team like that played Kilkenny. Try out some more guys and see how they go. Not a totally néw team though. No need to go all out yet

There's no hate about the 5 in a row. We were beaten fair in a great game of hurling is the general narrative. Would have been more Limerick people wanted Ye to win the final that year too.

There is a nasty rivalry forming between the younger sections of both sides though. It's far too antagonist for my liking.

Ah we're just getting old. I'd say we'd have been delighted with that bit of edge/niggle when we were younger. FWIW I've noticed nothing untoward other than people moaning about Cork fans (which is a perennial topic) a bit more than usual now that Cork have a genuinely competitive team. It makes sense though: team going well means we have a bigger bandwaggon, with naturally more dopey behaviour and silly hype than before.

I'd agree that Anthony Daly seems to have an issue alright though. I see grudging respect or intermittent negativity from others in the media, but he seems to just have a single-track mind / agenda with regards Cork. The team or its fans could find a cure for cancer and Dalo would somehow manage to turn it into a negative.

Team announced. Ben is doing great stuff with his team selections. 8 changes!

Eoin Roche, Ger Millerick, Ethan Twomey, Micheál Mullins, Shane Kingston, Collins, Barrett and Alan Walsh all start!

i actually think the opposite.. dont think Ben is taking this game too seriously… sure he has selected Eoin Downey at 6… no opposition could take that team seriously with him on the field not to mind to have him playing at centre back..

Cork might get away with him out on the wing... but not in the centre... doesnt command the area or have a presence like the Rock or Ronan Curran did.. imo Ciaran Joyce is the most natural 6 Cork have but he isnt played there..