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kavvie, everyone is entitled to their opinion, why does having an opinion different to yours mean that I haven't seen much hurling? zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1805 - 20/11/2014 16:20:48 1673744 Link 0 |
An absolute legend of the game, if even a few of the Galway hurlers had the heart of Tommy Walsh, we certainly wouldn't be waiting 27 years for an All Ireland. gilly0512 (Galway) - Posts: 1176 - 20/11/2014 16:38:21 1673760 Link 0 |
Liam Dunne was not a hatchet man.Tough as old boots,never shirked a tackle.His battles with J Power were not for the feint hearted. cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 20/11/2014 16:42:54 1673763 Link 0 |
Folks, along with the laudits for his outstanding hurling ability, character and spirit, his retirement letter is worthy of mention. He hit every note, appreciation of family, teachers, team-mates, supporters etc. and the special thanks to the like of Rackard Cody. I thought it oozed class, and displayed a gratitude and recognition of the contribution of others that star players across sports don't always display. LaLu (Louth) - Posts: 233 - 20/11/2014 16:47:58 1673764 Link 0 |
cuederocket TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7907 - 20/11/2014 16:54:26 1673770 Link 0 |
Very well put LaLu - he played the game very aggressively but seems to be a gent off the field. There was a great letter printed in a national newspaper after Dublin beat Kilkenny last year about his conduct on the field after the game, represents everything good about the GAA. Apparently his father played for years with Tullaroan and Tommy has vowed to do the same before passing the jersey onto his own son - that's the type of thing that makes our games. Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 20/11/2014 17:13:18 1673778 Link 0 |
This is not the time o compare Tommy with anybody else. carlowman (Carlow) - Posts: 1821 - 20/11/2014 20:06:36 1673835 Link 0 |
Any chance he might take about 6 of his colleagues with him and give the rest of the country a sporting chance ? jerryp (Cork) - Posts: 104 - 20/11/2014 20:11:07 1673837 Link 0 |
Simply - A class act Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1415 - 20/11/2014 20:59:11 1673852 Link 0 |
What a player. Watching him consistently claim the ball in the air over much taller men one of the finest sights in hurling I've seen. KildareKelly (Kildare) - Posts: 593 - 20/11/2014 20:59:16 1673853 Link 0 |
Tommy was such a class act. People often 222 (UK) - Posts: 695 - 20/11/2014 21:16:56 1673857 Link 0 |
Well done tom enjoy the golf kiddo. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 20/11/2014 21:37:56 1673863 Link 0 |
Any chance he'll come and play in Offaly for the next 5 years I wonder. Faithfull (Offaly) - Posts: 573 - 20/11/2014 21:42:33 1673866 Link 0 |
An excellent player and one any team would love to have. He appeared to be a very good character off the field. Good players like TW could play it any way and deal with what was put in front of him (tough and honest). Was not the biggest player on the field which made his performances all the more special-had a level of consistency which would be very difficult to match in any generation. I wish him a happy retirement and may he continue playing for years to come. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 21/11/2014 10:46:15 1673903 Link 0 |
This letter last year after Dublin beat Kilkenny sums up what a decent guy he was as well as a great hurler.. MURPHB33 (Dublin) - Posts: 166 - 21/11/2014 11:03:01 1673912 Link 0 |
While Cody greatest hurling manager of all time and KK half back line played great in replay and KK have won All Ireland again I honestly still think Cody got the decision to drop Walsh this season wrong. When he played this year he did well. Had he played more he probably would not have retired. KK would probably be better off having his services for the next 2 seasons or so. Shame to see him gone at 31. bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 1358 - 21/11/2014 11:06:56 1673913 Link 0 |
Some class acts retiring this year. Rory Hanniffy gone from Offaly as well. He was top class but his career came about 10 years too late for inter county rewards!! TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7907 - 21/11/2014 11:43:37 1673921 Link 0 |
One of the best players in an era of great players. ringo (Wexford) - Posts: 384 - 21/11/2014 11:49:18 1673924 Link 0 |
realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8596 - 21/11/2014 12:38:52 1673942 Link 0 |
An excellent player and one of the hardest skills in GAA to pluck a ball out of the sky he mastered it to perfection. WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 21/11/2014 13:04:29 1673946 Link 0 |