The Hurling Thread

[foitek]

Another league round, another weekend of 'exhume the sliotar'. Won't somebody please think of the county players?

 

[Tricolour]

The false equivalence is what irks me. We had September All Irelands for over 100 years and what did that do for the promotion of hurling? The last first time winner of a hurling All Ireland was in 1981. Before that it was 1948.

Yeah but nobody ever complained about September all irelands when they were in that month. Never remember Sunday game debates, newspaper articles,,etc saying September all Irelands were destroying the club game.
Not that I want them in September again BTW

 

[Hallbopping]

Yeah but nobody ever complained about September all irelands when they were in that month. Never remember Sunday game debates, newspaper articles,,etc saying September all Irelands were destroying the club game.
Not that I want them in September again BTW

I suppose we had knockout club championships in those days.

 

[rebs23]

Any insight into what happened Waterford Saturday night in Galway? Thought they were building nicely?

 

[Matlock]

Any insight into what happened Waterford Saturday night in Galway? Thought they were building nicely?

Even Queally seemed at a loss to explain it.

Next weekend's match against Tipp is going to be fascinating. They are both hurting, and they both need a win.

 

[Gregory_Mike]

Tricolour seems like a decent fella but he's doing an awful lot of whinging about extending the IC season. I wonder is it because KK haven't won an AI since 2015?

 

[Vladimir The Bear]

Not every team can’t travel to a windy Salthill and get a result.

Salthill is something akin to the 7th circle of hell. And you'll get a timbering from the home team while your up there.......least that's what we were told 6 weeks ago anyway.

 

[CmonTheTown]

Not every team can’t travel to a windy Salthill and get a result.

Could have easily been a different result against Cork if Galway had been able to take their points. Also, they are not that bad a team.

4 teams now on 2 wins/4 points, the league is not over yet from the point of view that the second league finalist is not a shoe in, and the second team going down is not set in stone either. Any of those 4 teams could go down or be in the league final.

A fantastic state of affairs. Roll on the next 2 rounds.

 

[mathuna]

Saying it with years, the August bank holiday weekend is the perfect landing spot for the hurling final. Sunday hurling, Monday camogie. Be a great long weekend.

 

[bluesball]

Tipp v Kilkenny relegation match ?