AI Senior Hurling- Liam McCarthy Cup 2018

Bonniedog · 19-08-2018 11:15am

golfball37 wrote: »

Final in August was a great decision. Hurling will die out if we make the ic season any longer. Club hurlers deserve better than waiting til November in some cases to finish championships

There are two counties in the final today. What excuse under heaven do rest of them have not to be playing senior championship? And I include Dublin in that. Fact that Callaghan from Cuala is on county footballers should be no excuse for holding the whole thing up.

My favourite example is Waterford SFC which a few years ago finished around Christmas! Waterford. Football. They were gone by May.

PTH2009 · 19-08-2018 11:45am

Best of luck to both teams in the final today. AI Finals are great occasions that will be never forgotten

mountgomery burns · 19-08-2018 1:16pm

Bonniedog wrote: »

There are two counties in the final today. What excuse under heaven do rest of them have not to be playing senior championship? And I include Dublin in that. Fact that Callaghan from Cuala is on county footballers should be no excuse for holding the whole thing up.

My favourite example is Waterford SFC which a few years ago finished around Christmas! Waterford. Football. They were gone by May.

Off topic but...

Lot of hurlers playing football, there was the league late championship exit and u21 hurling to blame for that in conjunction with the football being put on hold to get a hurling representative out in time. Structure was not great either but far more to it than that.

Hopefully we'll have a great final today to end a great year.

maireadf · 19-08-2018 1:51pm

Does anyone use the Magzter app for the programme .. today’s one isn’t there ? Need it for an elderly Galway man !

bloodless_coup · 19-08-2018 2:42pm

Is RTEs frame rate stuttering?

ProudDUB · 19-08-2018 2:45pm

Not on my telly.

Itssoeasy · 19-08-2018 2:58pm

doylefe wrote: »

Is RTEs frame rate stuttering?

Nope. Not for me.

Itssoeasy · 19-08-2018 2:58pm

Both teams start as selected.

ProudDUB · 19-08-2018 2:59pm

Limerick look very relaxed in the warm up room.

Itssoeasy · 19-08-2018 3:01pm

ProudDUB wrote: »

Limerick look very relaxed in the warm up room.

They haven't shown the Galway team have they ?

They do and hopefully we get a good game of hurling.

ProudDUB · 19-08-2018 3:02pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

They haven't shown the Galway team have they ?

They do and hopefully we get a good game of hurling.

No, I don't think so. Teams got there late due to the traffic, so hopefully they both have the time to get all the stretching and pucking about done.

Realt Dearg Sec · 19-08-2018 3:04pm

ProudDUB wrote: »

Teams got there late due to the traffic

Did they not know there was a big match on?

ProudDUB · 19-08-2018 3:04pm

Finally....RTE shut up for once and let the sound be heard when the teams come out.

But then they make a bollocks of it when Galway come out. Bloody typical.

Itssoeasy · 19-08-2018 3:05pm

I hope the structural condition of croke park is good as I'd say there'll be a mighty reaction.

bloodless_coup · 19-08-2018 3:13pm

Good to see it's Marty in the commentary box. He'll give his obligitary rambling inspirational speach before the throw in

Realt Dearg Sec · 19-08-2018 3:18pm

doylefe wrote: »

Good to see it's Marty in the commentary box. He'll give his obligitary rambling inspirational speach before the throw in

Yeah what's the point in having a world class commentator like ger canning if they're not going to use him? Rte have left the Ferrari in the garage again.

C__MC · 19-08-2018 3:25pm

RTE need to shut on the past - let these teams write their own script

Sick of hearing about the 70s and 80s teams

rickis tache · 19-08-2018 3:25pm

hhhhhuuuupppp

C__MC · 19-08-2018 3:26pm

Galway to win

ProudDUB · 19-08-2018 3:27pm

HATE the way the talking heads in the studio are yabbering over the parade. Shut the bleep up and let us hear the noise and experience the atmosphere of the occassion. Drives me nuts that RTE don't have the cop on to get everyone to shut up for the 2 minutes.

C__MC · 19-08-2018 3:27pm

Gary mc donnacha would be great on here

OldMrBrennan83 · 19-08-2018 3:27pm

Here comes the script.

Ardent · 19-08-2018 3:28pm

doylefe wrote: »

Is RTEs frame rate stuttering?

Yes it is for me too. Thought it was my satellite box! Bad jitter on RTE 2 HD.

johnpatrick81 · 19-08-2018 3:28pm

Could one of these teams not worn white? My colour blindness is hating the jersey clash

enricoh · 19-08-2018 3:29pm

At least Marty shut up for the anthem!

Itssoeasy · 19-08-2018 3:30pm

C__MC wrote: »

RTE need to shut on the past - let these teams write their own script

Sick of hearing about the 70s and 80s teams

What's wrong with talking about the past ? Hurling is lucky to have the history it does, good bad or otherwise. Well the teams of the 70's and 80's are relevant because of when Limerick last won it all.