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Clare Hurling thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To updwell: "Lohan would want to have a word with Duggan and Conlon about throwing themselves to the ground and sure isn't O'Donnell looking for a free every time he gets any conact-good to see the ref ignored it in Munster final." I'd say you could do with having a word with yourself as well. Nothing but bitter and snide comments since Cusack park. A bit sad really.
Dec82andahalf (National) - 23/06/2022 16:50:50
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2022 All-Ireland Hurling Championship thread - 3 Like(s)
Well done Kilkenny. All this Munster Leinster talk is nonsense as far as I'm concerned.
Kilkenny looked like a team who's championship was just starting today, they got everything right. Tactically Clare were shocking and that's on Lohan.
It's been an enjoyable year, better than I expected.
Dec82andahalf (National) - 02/07/2022 22:05:23
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Davy Fitzgerald Returning To Waterford - 2 Like(s)
Replying To countyman2022: "Another bitter Clare man. Greatest bunch to turn on their own. Be no All Ireland in Clare in over 100 years without him." Who else have we turned on?
If Clare had a different manager in 2013 with Paul Kinnerk as coach, I'd say Clare would of won 1 or 2 more but Davy played his own system from 2014 onwards and look how that went.
Dec82andahalf (National) - 12/08/2022 17:00:55
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Davy Fitzgerald Returning To Waterford - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Galway9801: "Clare 2014 - 16 were terrible,,, as opposed to post 2016 when they've been brilliant yeah?" No not at all but they've gone from not winning a game in Munster in those 3 years to contesting 3 Munster finals.
The 3 years post Davy Clare won 6 games in Munster and lost 5 and 2 of those were finals.
2020 Lohan came in and started building the team again, he's bringing through young lads. If your showing form for your club, you'll get your chance. Cian Nolan being an example. Davy played the same 17 or 18 players every year. Peter Duggan never got a look in with Davy, despite being one of the best forwards on the club scene.
I don't expect Clare to be challenging for all irelands every year but I expect them to be competitive and they weren't under Davy.
Dec82andahalf (National) - 16/08/2022 14:11:39
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2022 All-Ireland Hurling Championship thread - 1 Like(s)
Casey is a brilliant full back. It's very rare his man will win a 50/50 ball, even when he's at a height disadvantage. His positioning under the high ball is brilliant so if he doesn't win it, he'll break it and there's usually somewhere there to mop it up.
Dec82andahalf (National) - 07/07/2022 11:24:48
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Davy Fitzgerald Returning To Waterford - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ahsure.: "How did Clare do before/after him and how did Wexford do before him? (This is a not a put down on Wexford and Clare btw)
When you put it in that context you can see why people think he is a good manager." You can't put anything into context unless you actually watch the games.
This thread is nonsense, look at Davys record year by year and then go and watch his teams play. Clare from 2014 onwards when he stopped listening to Kinnerk and then Wexford from 2017 onwards were garbage. It's laughable that Davy is mentioned as a good coach.
Dec82andahalf (National) - 14/08/2022 21:57:47
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Gleebo: "But then why call out journeyman Chisora now, if he's not ducking Usyk? It was obvious that the winner of Saturday's fight was going to come calling on Fury.
And given his history of short-lived retirements, very few people believed this latest announcement, and sure enough, it wasn't genuine.
Don't forget also that Fury could also have fought (and in all likelihood defeated) Joshua last year, but used him as clout for a third fight against Wilder, which no one was interested in seeing.
Hopefully he does take on Usyk in the end, as IMO there's far too much politics in pro boxing which results in the best fighters often not taking each other on, while there are plenty of fights organized that no one wants to see." They fought a 3rd time because it was in the contract from the 2nd fight.
It's laughable that he'd be ducking Usyk, the fight wouldn't go past the 6th round.
Dec82andahalf (National) - 22/08/2022 13:16:44
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All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2023 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fitzy01: "There are so many elements to this;
Limerick come back each season at a certain level and build and grow as the move through the season and peak towards the end, its high risk and they are coming up against teams in Munster who are already peaked and primed to take them down, they were nearly caught out this year but still timed things perfectly. Most teams have saved their best performance for Limerick over the past few years. The likes of Clare are different they came in peaked and primed at the start but could not maintain their form and trended downwards, the same thing happened them last year. To win an all Ireland I don't think you can be at your peak in the beginning and maintain it the whole way through.
The Cian Lynch factor is massive, if we had a fully fit Cian Lynch for the Munster round robin i think things may not have been so tight, He is one of the greatest players to ever swing a Hurley and the difference he makes when fully fit was there for all to see in the AI semi and final where he was the best player on the field in both games imo.
We love the Munster championship, and i personally hope things never change, but the fact is that you have to fight tooth and nail to get out of it. Munster teams cannot really plan beyond the Round Robin whereas Galway and Kilkenny can already plan to be peaked and primed for the AI series. The intensity and ferocity Limerick faced in Munster over the entire match was far greater than they faced in the semis and final. If that's down to the fact that Limerick were starting slow and building at that stage and missing a fit Cian Lynch or down to the fact the the Leinster teams didn't bring as much intensity over a 70 min period is up for debate." Last year this was true with Clare, not this year. Clares loss to KK had nothing to do with downward trending or peaking or any nonsense like that. Clare played there best hurling all year in the 1st 20 minutes after half time. KK won because they were the better team over 70+ minutes , it's that simple.
Dec82andahalf (National) - 10/08/2023 20:32:38
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All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2023 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To daveboy: "Is there any word in clare on potential absentees from the squad for 2024? Shane o donnell and Duggan for work ? Conlon retiring? Ryan Taylor ACL?" Duggan will be playing. Unfortunately Taylor out long term. Can't see the other 2 stepping away especially O Donnell.
Dec82andahalf (National) - 10/08/2023 20:38:01
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All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2023 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To endgame: "Are Clare people happy for Brian Lohan to continue as Manager. From a neutral point of view,Clare are losing games they should be capable of winning ( two semi finals against an ordinary Kilkenny team) and surely the blame has to be pointed in the direction of management." The players have to take there share of the blame as well. Plenty of silly and needless mistakes.
I'm happy for Lohan to stay on. He's turned Clare into a solid team and he's giving young lads there chance. Hogan and Rodgers were brilliant this year. He does need someone beside him who can see the game unfold and react quicker. Rumours are, is that he's looking to freshen up his backroom team.
Dec82andahalf (National) - 10/08/2023 20:50:42
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