Wonder why they decided Coleman was not right man for captaincy? Is his place under threat? SOD has had difficult days for cork - has had his hands full Interested to hear who people think will break into first 15 after club c’ship - Hayes at 15, Twomey at 8 and Ben O Connor when he eventually becomes available? Anyone else?
I hope everyone’s place is under threat, as it should be at inter county level
I heard a story about the Irish rugby coach saying during the week that he wants 50 fellas in the room all eyeing up the competition, we haven’t had that in a while. I have an inkling the new management will bring that ruthless streak which is badly needed.
You named 3 Barrs players as young fellas to break into the first 15, I’d be adding Ben Cunningham and Eoin Downey to that list too, but to expect those 5 to break into the first 15 straight away might be too high an expectation, let’s give them time not be judging them on their first league appearance.
And again this is where management are crucial, they have to pick 15 players for their team and find the right balance to the team and get the tactics and mental preparation right, right now I’d say they have 4 or 5 nailed on players for positions and they will need time to find the rest.
As I’ve been saying for a long time, we need to be playing a fast aggressive style of hurling, a mix of long and short, funnily much like the Barrs have done this year after a few years of the tippy tappy shit that, like Cork, breaks down against good teams.
I’m fairly sure Pat Ryan is thinking the same
