Cork Hurlers - Part 2

[JimmyBarrySmurph]

In fairness jimmy joe canning and his galway crew 2011 to 2020 could write a disk rotation on not getting out of the block. Their best team since the 80s wasted

I saw Canning give plenty shocking displays in his time. Up in Thurles one day for an AI QF double header I’d say I covered more ground walking back to the car then he did playing

 

[longbigandjuicy]

8 The ref. 9 The heat. 10. 3 week break to limericks 2 week break.

11. The road to Limerick

 

[Cooltime]

A systems failure on and off the pitch yesterday.

1. Mike Casey waltzing up the field to score a point summed up the lack of intensity from Cork.
2. Limerick puck out strategy. They got so much change out of the half forward line bunching together, getting a yard on their marker before breaking onto ball Quaid was able to hit into space. Cork kept going straight down the spine where they were getting cleaned.
3. The lack of intensity in the warmup carried right through the match, they looked bloody tired coming on to the pitch. I put it down at the time to them conserving energy in the heat. At times during the match it felt like Limerick had 18 players on the pitch the way they swarmed Cork players.
4. Management - naivety with set up and lack of reaction during the match. Also, are management allowing players to declare themselves fit (Deccie, Downey) – every player should want to play but management need to make the hard calls.

On a side note, noticed on the programme Will Buckley was one of the four standby players. Considering he wasn’t on the official panel initially; he must be doing well in training. Good for him, he must have a good attitude after the set back of not making the panel to top 30. If he keeps this up he will be making 26, if not this year, next year.

 

[red&blue]

On the subject of fans behaviour, Every county has their share of followers who go for the piss up more than the match
itself, Cans on the bus and pints before the match will ensure you will have a share of idiots in the crowd,

What I witnessed yesterday was not young fellas or young ones, it was middle aged men and women laughing and ridiculing us to our faces. It was disgusting

For balance genuine hurling people are great, after last years semi final a good few limerick supporters congratulated me and wished us well for the final

The way things are going there is going to be a free for all in the stands soon enough

 

[Gregory_Mike]

Dished out 17 batings to mouthy Limerick fellas in the stands yesterday, so that's a 1 point win for Cork. It would have been 18 but @Cook My Sock took off like a scalded cat.

 

[jimmym]

What I witnessed yesterday was not young fellas or young ones, it was middle aged men and women laughing and ridiculing us to our faces. It was disgusting

For balance genuine hurling people are great, after last years semi final a good few limerick supporters congratulated me and wished us well for the final

The way things are going there is going to be a free for all in the stands soon enough

The question is if you see a Glen fella getting a slap will you defend him?

 

[Gregory_Mike]

The question is if you see a Glen fella getting a slap will you defend him?

No, he'll join in and give him a few more slaps.

 

[CmonTheTown]

In the hurling I've heard racial and homophobic abuse hurled at Cork players in the 90s and 00s and shocking comments made by our fans at warriors like John Mullane.

Best one ever had to be at a Cork Limerick game down the Pairc. Joe McKenna era and he was having a bad day up front. I was in the city end and same half as Joe, some smart Alec shouts out “Joe McKenna, Junior B next year”. There was a groan in the crowd, Joe heard it too

 

[omar]

The question is if you see a Glen fella getting a slap will you defend him?

That's like a busman's holiday for a Glen lad. Leave him have his fun

 

[jimmym]

I remember one match in late 70s? When John Horgan showed his Cork jersey to a section of the cork crowd who were acting the prick,