jesus, there hasn’t been a ball struck in anger yet and you’re writing us off? It’s a new era with Pat at the helm and we won’t be carrying assengers next year that’s for sure, give them a chance at keast
Pessimist win nothing
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Would you like to see Cork win the all ireland in hurling?
Sure I would! I harken back to the glory days of the 1970’s and before! There was a time when knocked out of hurling, we always had football to fall back to. Cork competed in both codes. We’re a shadow of our past glories!
I have nothing but the utmost respect for Kieran Kingston and his commitment to Cork, but you can’t give fellas a free pass when they allowed what happened last year happen. Any selectors that set up their team the way we did last year will get constructively criticised and rightfully soGreat interview in the Examiner with Kieran Kingston. Easy for us posters to sit here and criticise but you have to have the upmost respect for fellas to take on that role. You can see how much it meant to him from reading through it.
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'It’s like walking away from your family' - Kieran Kingston on ending Rebel reign
“One of the greatest strengths a man can have is recognising his weaknesses,” Kieran Kingston says. “I had to evaluate what was best for Cork hurling, not for me."
I wasn’t saying people shouldn’t criticise R&B was just pointing out that it wasn’t true a lack of effort or trying. Tried something he felt would work and it didn’t of course people can critique and add comments sure that’s what we all do. That’s what I’ve also done, just wanted to highlight the article really as I thought it was a great read
Fair point, he put his life and soul into making us better but at the end of the day we were in disarray this year. I really hope in 2023 that Pat Ryan returns us to our traditional values of hard work, fast hurling and a never say die attitude, they are missing way too long
Do you honestly believe a player of the calibre of Brian Moylan of Glen Rovers never deserved the chance to play inter-county?
The words 'in general' is a broad term and while you are correct in this statement the selection of players has to be far more proficient. Cork have a problem across the spectrum at all levels starting with U-14 that filters all the way up to senior. I've highlighted these issues regarding the U-15 mentors and then we're reading a balderdash article of Eamonn Murphy on yesterday's Echo regarding next years U-16's which is in denial of reality. The biggest farce this year was the treatment of Stephen Lynam and Ben Heffernan (both Glen Rovers) by the Cork Minor management and County Board respectively. Although Cork hurling received a boost from capturing the AI Minor title in 2021 for which the management deserved praise, it still begs the question how John Ahern and Paul Flynn (both Dungourney) didn't make the panel?
There are players added to the inter-county squads every year for other guys who are dropped or left the panel. In selecting the 4 you refer was their judgement correct? Midleton's Cormac Beausang stood out in Midleton's county championship victory and was one of the few who performed decently v Kilmallock but wasn't included in KK's squad, it's good news that Pat Ryan has him currently included.
