The Hurling Thread

[Happyhonkaman]

Clare were awful.

Far worse than we were in the first half against Galway.

Couldn't read much into that win as Clare never showed up.

Lohan had a nightmare, from tactics (raining down high ball on KK, braindead) to leaving Galvin stink the place up for a full 25 mins.

To be fair I thought he acted quickly with Galvin. It’s not like a PL team with a bench full of internationals. Nothing worked for him, he was second to everything, and anything he got he missed. The same fella was their 2nd best player after Ryan last day out IMO. Hauling him ashore after 25 mins when none of the forward unit were going well is hardly dithering. Duggan had a shocker, TK stank the place out, the KK defence ate them, it’s not like Galvin was alone.

Only SOD went well out of the lot of them

 

[slowhandm]

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Such a 'childish' reaction to a mere statement of facts, do something useful and go look up the definition of bitter, buffoons like you always reactionary, always making noise, never anything of intelligence, o well I suppose you do offer the comic relief on the thread

 

[Hank Scorpio]

To be fair I thought he acted quickly with Galvin. It’s not like a PL team with a bench full of internationals. Nothing worked for him, he was second to everything, and anything he got he missed. The same fella was their 2nd best player after Ryan last day out IMO. Hauling him ashore after 25 mins when none of the forward unit were going well is hardly dithering. Duggan had a shocker, TK stank the place out, the KK defence ate them, it’s not like Galvin was alone.

Only SOD went well out of the lot of them

He got 10 minutes more than his play deserved and the game was gone.

They went for long range hail Mary shots or high ball in which is manna from heaven for a KK defence.


They were awful. Anyone trying to dress that shitshow as some kind of Kilkenny masterclass is delusional.

 

[Happyhonkaman]

He got 10 minutes more than his play deserved and the game was gone.

They went for long range hail Mary shots or high ball in which is manna from heaven for a KK defence.


They were awful. Anyone trying to dress that shitshow as some kind of Kilkenny masterclass is delusional.

I doubt anyone is claiming KK are a masterclass are they? I wish it was us wondering if we were really that good, but today was all about the Clare implosion

 

[rebel without a caus]

Clare midfield and forwards were woeful. Very little team play. All playing for themselves.
Kilkenny won't get near Limerick. Limerick backs will devour those hail-mary balls into the KK forward line.

 

[handsomeNed]

KK were superb. Anyone claiming otherwise is a complete numpty.

 

[rebel without a caus]

KK were superb. Anyone claiming otherwise is a complete numpty.

They were very good. They would have beaten most teams today.
But, their style of play very much plays into the hands of Limerick.

 

[rebs23]

They were very good. They would have beaten most teams today.
But, their style of play very much plays into the hands of Limerick.

I don’t know, kk seem to have adopted a style to play Limerick. Avoid the middle , kick or flick out of rucks and play quick ball into FF line that can win ball in the air.

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

I called it for Kilkenny and was 100% confident KK would beat them.
In no way did I think that Clare deserved the favourites tag.

There's a difference between measured appreciation of the energy, skill and fight that they brought to their first few games in Munster and the completely over the top promotion of them to "next best, only challengers to Limerick" position.

Their weaknesses were completely overlooked in the deluge of fanboy praise.
Those weaknesses came to roost today.

I think the favourite tag was more down to their performance against Limerick in MF, not a lot took their performance against Wexford in to account.

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

Stop. They may have had some luck but they were full value for their win that year.

Thanks to the referee's watch!