Gi back..
Gi back..Was it mentioned today? Cause I didn't see it, but I'll happy to stand corrected if you can cite a post that says so.
I went back over the posts made on this thread today, couldn't see any sign of anyone saying podcasts cost Cork the AI. Once again, can you cite a post that says otherwise?Gi back..
none so blind as those who will not seeI went back over the posts made on this thread today, couldn't see any sign of anyone saying podcasts cost Cork the AI. Once again, can you cite a post that says otherwise?
Fair enoughnone so blind as those who will not see
Feel free to open my eyes by citing the specific post or posts.none so blind as those who will not see
That will be the job of the new management and players, 'in here' is irrelevant. Ben O'Connor will need to confront the GAA and media and show up the truth or Cork will be going nowhere fast. In this regard I expect he will have a far more fortright mindset and show to be much more proactive than PR's management but the level of controlled aggression will be key.The eternal misery’s in here can’t put last year behind them and move on
The Cork players that have grown up in clubs that value work rate, hooking, blocking and cynicism over pure skill will have to come to the fore. We won’t maximise our playing personnel advantage until that reality of the intercounty game is grasped in the big city clubs especially.That will be the job of the new management and players, 'in here' is irrelevant. Ben O'Connor will need to confront the GAA and media and show up the truth or Cork will be going nowhere fast. In this regard I expect he will have a far more fortright mindset and show to be much more proactive than PR's management but the level of controlled aggression will be key.
Tipp will be the team to beat next year, they will improve in personnel with 2 Allstar goalies in their ranks and likely to have 3 superior 'keepers to what Cork have in the squad. They have the best all round hurling defender and leader in Ronan Maher especially if Lawlor is travelling, the best long range scorer in Eoghan Connolly, the best inside inside forward in John McGrath and all round forward of a high work rate in Jake Morris. Players such as Sean Kenneally and Oisin O'Donoghue along with the other U-20 AI winners they've added will keep the older guys on their toes and only be more keen to to retain Liam. Recent history in retaining AI's comes against them on paper but Liam Cahill has brought a ruthless streak and he won't be concerned about what went before. A player such as Conor Bowe not included in the panel for 2026 shows their strength in depth.
In turn I believe Cork will miss Hoggy and more so if we don't see a fit Padraig Power, the Blarney man is key to the Cork attack although Brian Hayes should still be the main man. Can Hayes be as good at half-forward and improve to win aerial possession should be a factor. Cork should be likely to move Tim O'Mahony into a wing-forward role rather than thinking Seamie Harnedy will be there for every game. Tommy O'Connell has to start and be persisted with to a fair degree, Brian O'Sullivan and Micheal Mullins should also bring steel and energy with no little hurling. Along with Darragh Fitzgibbon and Mark Coleman at least one of these new guys should be a massive plus in mid-field or the general mid-sector. It is an area where Cork can be stronger than Tipp or any other side by next years championship.
Cork need to go with natural defenders such as Cormac O'Brien and Ger Millerick along with sorting the best positions for the Downey's and Ciaran Joyce. I would play Joyce at centre-back and R. Downey at full with E. Downey an option for the wing. Players such as Daire O'Leary and Cillian Tobin could become mainstays in the Cork rearguard especially over Ben's tenure. I also would be inclined to play Eoin Roche at the start of the league and maybe hold on Sean O'Donoghue until later on with Niall O'Leary played further up-field. Same with Paudie O'Sullivan or Brion Saunderson in goal before falling back on Patrick Collins later if pressurised into same.
What can a Cork manager actually do if jornos and podcasts from other counties are continuously hyping us up?About time people start downplaying the team. The hype from all angles this year was infuriating.
In what way.?
Absolute bullshit..I respect your view...Media coverage does play a part in all sports. Hyping up Cork adds pressure on the players. Some players cope well with the pressure some not so well.
Pressure sucks the energy out of you, affects your decision making and makes you do things you wouldn't normally do. Can knock a % or 2 off your performance. It affects most sports people from amateur GAA players to Olympians to pro soccer players.
GAA players are in amongst their communities day in day out so absolutely impossible to ignore the hype.
The other side of it is that it allows the opposition to develop a siege mentality and play with a chip on their shoulder. "Everbody wrote us off" etc , That can improve their performance by a % or 2. It's why you often see players across different sports barely engaging with the media or just giving bland answers. They don't want to give the opposition any kind of edge.
Sports psychology is big buisness these days and every team is trying to gain an advantage, playing the media is all part of it and unfortunately we in Cork are poor at it currently.
Nowhere did I or anyone else on this thread blame the media or podcasts for the collapse in last years final. I'm merely pointing out that in my view the media coverage with the Cork hurlers is completely over the top, I believe a lot of it is done in bad faith by journalists and pundits who are only too happy to see Cork fail and I believe we are poor at playing the media game.
You obviously have a different opinion and that's fine too but the media and dealing with hype/expectation etc is all part of sport and does often have a negative influence on performance.
