stumblingblock wrote: » Weldone to kerry hurlers on being promoted to 1b. Antrim deserve to go down i remember thinking after the waterford game what good is skin ryan been doing with them. Hes been travelling 5 or 600k trips up and down 3 or 4 times a week the past 4 years but they actually seem to have regressed under his reign. He wont pick some of their best players either. Dont how hes getting away with it. even his interviews he seems to admit he dosent know what hes doing. Time to give skin his p45 i think
Ropaire wrote: » Ya I'd agree, we took them apart in the first game last year for fifty minutes and should have kept attacking. We were well able for them then but hamstrung ourselves going overly negative. Our fifteen this year are prob stronger than last year too, have Cork improved much since?
HatchetMan7 wrote: » Even though i'm not necessarily against the defensive system and think Derek Mcgrath should be allowed play the system he wants, in the long term we should definitely become more and more attacking as the year goes on. We have a talented panel of players with alot of options up front. We seem to be about a year ahead in regards team development than alot of people thought myself included. I would love to see us get the most out of players like Stephan Bennett and that's not going to happen if he's in the full forward line on his own.
tomwaterford wrote: » The only thing with the defensive thing...what happens if we come againest a team who fly outta the blocks and find ourself like 1-04 to no score??
deiseach wrote: » It's great we're playing Tipp at this stage. If ever there was a group who could identify weaknesses in a system and hammer away at them, it's that shower of hoors.
Deise Vu wrote: » Unfortunately Tipp have withdrawn their appeal to Seamus Callinan's red card. That would have been a real test for our system and Barry Coughlan in particular.
skaface wrote: » Should be a good crowd Sunday. Are Tg4 showing the two semi finals on Sunday??
tomwaterford wrote: » Is it centra sells tickets
Cake Man wrote: » Any word from our camp? Injuries or any players back from injury?
archieknox wrote: » All fit bar Darragh Fives and Stephen Daniels.
tomwaterford wrote: » I honestly rate the waterford players on average as good as if not better than the cork team (outside of pat Horgan and paudi Sullivan) I'm not trying to wind up people or anything...but if waterford went out and went toe to toe with cork they could beat them....that tipp team are a different prospect though....some serious talent there!!
thinkstoomuch1 wrote: » What exactly have Waterford done under mcgrath to give such optimistic chances v Cork Yes credit due he got promoted and be fair put up high scores against poor teams other didn't do But bar wexford imo ye haven't really played a serious team and imo was Always chance ye get something v limerick in sweeper system limerick can't handle and don't forget offaly actually beat them Cork have problems at full back namely like Waterford If you want to name your team you think Waterford will name for starting championship one to fifteen I'll happily debate with a counter argument cork likely starting fifteen and I think overall cork have more better hurlers at present and proven ones and while against KK this world still have to convince imo nothing suggest Waterford have better than cork Last year was bit false dawn cork totally underestimated Waterford and nearly paid the price plus dualism shambles didn't help but cork two weeks later destroyed Waterford in no uncertain terms Cork in the last two years have become better at beating sweeper system where there was a time under jbm they couldn't
Mountainlad wrote: » Just to add, Tipp are missing Barrett, Bergin, Callinan, John McGrath and probably Bubbles but also Darren Gleeson. While it might not appear the biggest loss (don't think he's all star material despite the award) he's been in good form recently). Despite being highly rated on club performances, Darragh Egan had a nightmare for Pat Horgans when he stepped in against Cork in the league quarters last year. Might not have much to do, but certainly not positive for Tipp.
tomwaterford wrote: » Waterford have done fcuk all under McGrath??? No one says they have!! It just IMO there is very few in cork team outside of pat Horgan and maybe paudi Sullivan who are head and shoulders better than there Waterford counterparts....there is the makings of a serious team here for Waterford Who should in 3-4 years be targeting all Ireland's As it stands cork should beat them come June....but I think that cork team is masking a lot of flaws.... There is no doubt who is rather have over a team jbm....but that's not going to happen!! I don't mean it as a disservice/to run cork down....but this Waterford team...while most likely won't beat tipp Sunday are a great prospect Though I nearly forgot Conor Lehane....another super talent...
