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That is a laudible attitude, but still most teams who take Liam home in September ply their trade in 1A. 2013 was of course an anomaly to that.
Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts: 4100 - 21/02/2017 10:06:42 1959024 Link 0 |
Well as only 2 teams bar Clare have won it since 1a and b were introduced it's hard to judge. For our sake we a better off in 1b. Average of of our panel is just over 21 and have given about 10 or 11 debuts in 2 weeks this year. We wouldn't be able to do that in 1a.
mike03 (Limerick) - Posts: 2000 - 21/02/2017 13:43:40 1959143 Link 0 |
so did dublin mike03,and they bet cork away in what could be a vital game. perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 21/02/2017 14:11:50 1959161 Link 0 |
Oldtourman preddan (Kildare) - Posts: 736 - 21/02/2017 14:17:26 1959164 Link 0 |
agree there, if we are promoted and nobody else wants a league title we will gladly accept it but I think at this stage Tipp have already decided that they want to stamp their authority on Hurling for 2017 and will be gunning for the League.
zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1804 - 21/02/2017 15:05:06 1959184 Link 0 |
Pinkie I actually think Clare were in 1A in 2013 and survived in it by beating Cork in a replayed play off. The following year they lost a religation battle with Kilkenny. Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4321 - 21/02/2017 17:48:24 1959275 Link 0 |
I agree there. You actually wouldn't care what division you're in just to see someone different. No offence meant in any way but I'm sick of looking at ye :) I'm sure Laois and the likes are sick of us too.
mike03 (Limerick) - Posts: 2000 - 21/02/2017 18:49:07 1959307 Link 0 |
Tony Sorry. I misread what on reflection should have been obvious. Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4321 - 21/02/2017 21:39:29 1959369 Link 0 |
You could have mentioned that Limerick beat both Cork and Tipp in Munster in 13, something that our hurlers had only done once in the same season in about a hundred years. I do agree with you re our conty board. For a couple decades very little was put into under age hurling, and less into football, in this county, while our board officials seemed obsessed with building a huge pitch, which is so seldom filled. Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4321 - 21/02/2017 21:46:11 1959372 Link 0 |
You could have mentioned that Limerick beat both Cork and Tipp in Munster in 13, something that our hurlers had only done once in the same season in about a hundred years. I do agree with you re our conty board. For a couple decades very little was put into under age hurling, and less into football, in this county, while our board officials seemed obsessed with building a huge pitch, which is so seldom filled. Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4321 - 21/02/2017 21:46:58 1959373 Link 0 |
lads,are the big 3 really bigger cash cows for the gaa?surely wexford,limerick,clare bring just as big a crowd as the big 3. perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 21/02/2017 22:04:31 1959385 Link 1 |
Limerick in fairness probably have the largest support. I remember the first round of division 2 league in 2011 in Ennis, Limerick had a huge crowd there (Clare were dreadful the same day - worst Clare performance I ever saw)
LohansRedHelmet (Clare) - Posts: 2479 - 22/02/2017 01:08:10 1959436 Link 0 |
A lot of Clare fans love the bandwagon.....although I think you could say that about any county. Maybe KK fans will start going to more games if they are not guaranteed a final appearance every year. LohansRedHelmet (Clare) - Posts: 2479 - 22/02/2017 01:09:14 1959437 Link 0 |
Not sure I agree with this. No problems with being in 1b for a year or two or max three. But 7-8 years down there will impact the level of hurling your team can produce....of that there is no doubt. However, the fact that the top 4 from 1B get into the semis at least will give Limerick and Galway a good tough challenge. LohansRedHelmet (Clare) - Posts: 2479 - 22/02/2017 01:12:00 1959438 Link 0 |
The current league format has made it more competitive & interesting than in years. You never hear any manager now saying 'it's only the league'. keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 23/02/2017 11:04:06 1959809 Link 1 |
1a format works. The rest dont. 1b is over in the space of a week. No other sport has a league that fizzles out before half the season is played. They should bring back the promotion play off and reward whoever tops the group with home advantage.
mike03 (Limerick) - Posts: 2000 - 25/02/2017 07:02:42 1960372 Link 0 |
They would bring just as much or more if we could actually get to a few big games!
ColinWex (Wexford) - Posts: 901 - 25/02/2017 10:31:39 1960385 Link 0 |
It would actually be very interesting to see how KK fans would go if they have 5 or 6 years of downtime. How loyal would they be?
ColinWex (Wexford) - Posts: 901 - 25/02/2017 10:37:54 1960388 Link 0 |
Is that not just bec Wexford upset the applecart by beating the 2 favourites in the first 2 rounds? Nothing guaranteed yet anyway.
keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 25/02/2017 11:20:14 1960402 Link 0 |
Tipperary v Kilkenny tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 09/03/2017 12:02:02 1965641 Link 0 |