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This will be a match to look forward to. I expect a classic like last years matches, I'm going for a Waterford win here though. oakleafersir (Derry) - Posts: 808 - 03/07/2017 14:40:08 2009661 Link 0 |
Cody is enjoying this watching his team been written off and some household names who can play better. WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 04/07/2017 00:31:30 2010082 Link 0 |
A brilliant win for our under 21s, with several senior panellists, against Wexford tonight, hopefully it will give the seniors a much needed boost in advance of Saturday night. On the basis that there are several Kilkenny players due a big performance, I'll go for a Kilkenny win in a tight game, 1-21 to 1-19. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 05/07/2017 22:21:39 2011247 Link 0 |
Write the cats off at your peril, 2 Leinster titles in 3 days - rumours of their demise.... Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts: 4100 - 06/07/2017 07:37:34 2011298 Link 0 |
Kilkenny looked nervous against us. slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 06/07/2017 08:11:49 2011313 Link 0 |
Very little talk on here about this game. Very hard to call. I can't see a classic but can see a dog fight and perhaps ET. I'd expect Lester Ryan might start for KK possibly at the expense of Richie Hogan. If Cody is as ruthless as ever, he won't start him. Cody will be reasonably happy after the last game, especially with positions 1-8. Cillian Buckley has the potential to be a brilliant centre back. tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 06/07/2017 09:33:54 2011366 Link 0 |
Confident enough at what Kilkenny will bring , less so with Waterford thus making a prediction dangerous , 9 times out of 10 you would go with tried and trusted and in this case Kilkenny , however that's to do a bit of a disservice to Waterford who are a fine side with some fantastic players , will go with Waterford would fear for them long term if they cant do the Cats Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 06/07/2017 10:42:07 2011399 Link 0 |
Fancy Waterford for this one. woops (Kerry) - Posts: 2073 - 06/07/2017 11:20:48 2011425 Link 0 |
Thank you for the "hurling" in brackets here!! was not sure if it was handball , rounders, ladies football or camogie you were talking about..... shotgun (Fermanagh) - Posts: 130 - 06/07/2017 11:30:46 2011431 Link 1 |
No Bother, happy to help!!!
oakleafersir (Derry) - Posts: 808 - 06/07/2017 12:08:50 2011444 Link 0 |
Correct Limerick man. Limerick had the chances to take the game (Quaids save aside) but some players took the wrong options, shooting from way out, poor passing and so forth BUT the much maligned Limerick fullback line won most of the battles against their esteemed Kilkenny opponents and that must be a big concern for Cody. The free scoring forwards aren't there any more. Mick Fennelly needs to be kept in cotton wool and fed ambrosia with pretty Kilkenny maidens tending to his every whim as he's central to the Cats having a prolonged summer of hurling. Waterford, who knows!! They're the better team on paper but paper isn't where the game will be played. Expect Shanahan to stay deep on the edge of the square with a much smaller Paudraig Walsh for company. If only the Waterford full forward line would stay up the pitch and let the midfield and half forwards do the grunt work further down the park. That way there's an out ball for the defenders to play whereas now it must be soul destroying for Maurice to be left up there on his own. He'd the better of Cahalane early doors, but no support. Same thing happens again on Saturday evening the the Cats will prevail yet again bricktop (Down) - Posts: 2503 - 06/07/2017 12:15:28 2011447 Link 0 |
Waterford went mano-a-mano on us last year and should have won first time out (and almost brought relay to extra time). Hopefully they'll do the same this time and we should get a good match. If they need to deploy a sweeper against this current Kilkenny forward unit then God help them. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 06/07/2017 23:41:37 2011742 Link 0 |
Waterford wont win because: LohansRedHelmet (Clare) - Posts: 2479 - 07/07/2017 02:48:23 2011755 Link 0 |
Been saying the same for the last few years. Could also be the reason (scoring goals) Galway wont win the All Ireland tho
tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 07/07/2017 07:25:17 2011777 Link 0 |
We'll not know that about Galway until they've to go chasing the game with 10 minutes on the clock. So far they haven't needed to.
bricktop (Down) - Posts: 2503 - 07/07/2017 07:32:55 2011783 Link 0 |
This is the best chance Waterford will ever have of beating Kilkenny and they just have to take it. I can't stand all this talk about never writing off Kilkenny and how they are at their most dangerous when little is expected of them. This Kilkenny team is simply not as good as any other in the Brian Cody era and if they go much further in the championship, it will be a shocking indictment of the ability and ambition of all of the other so-called leading counties. Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 996 - 07/07/2017 15:35:41 2012030 Link 1 |
Yeah I agree Gaillimh, it's time for Waterford to take down Kilkenny. 1959 is too long ago now. Even if Waterford crashed out a quarter final or semi final stage afterwards, beating Kilkenny would give them something to build on for next year. I get the sense that Kilkenny fans in South Kilkenny like to head into Waterford city to remind the locals of the fortunes of the two teams over the last number of decades. A win for Waterford tomorrow could see a dramatic decline in KK reg cars driving over the new bridge for a while. Hunt or be hunted Waterford, now is your time to shine. 2013 and 2016 will be forgotten quickly. Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 07/07/2017 16:10:42 2012050 Link 0 |
Kilkenny team announced. The same fifteen that started against Limerick. I'm a bit surprised at that, I thought there might have been a couple of changes. Ah well, Cody and team know best. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2466 - 07/07/2017 22:23:18 2012184 Link 0 |
I concur. A very poor Limerick team had them for the taking at Nowlan Park last weekend. I believe Waterford are way ahead of Limerick & should be well able to take the spoils unless Kilkenny find form from somewhere not seen thus far in 2017.
keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 08/07/2017 02:35:44 2012238 Link 0 |
Hard to know what way this will go. catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 08/07/2017 08:34:03 2012260 Link 0 |