With Limericks clear dominance going to continue for many years to come is it now time to discuss the possibility of Limerick splitting into 2 teams for the interest and fairness of hurling?

pkboher (Cork) - Posts: 49 - 13/12/2020 19:32:10    2322066

jonno (Kildare) - Posts: 260 - 13/12/2020 19:51:23    2322076

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4316 - 13/12/2020 19:52:41    2322077

Completely agree, it's only fair for hurling ;)

DuhallowRed (Cork) - Posts: 267 - 13/12/2020 20:07:03    2322090

This joke wasn't funny the first time

Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4207 - 13/12/2020 20:10:11    2322093

Seriously - in both codes - form teams based on Electoral constituency, so each represents a more equal population headcount - it is radical but fairer.

omahant (USA) - Posts: 2570 - 13/12/2020 20:23:29    2322104

Limerick don't use the national stadium as their home ground or get disproportionate central funding so i'd relax for the moment.

bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 13/12/2020 20:29:59    2322112

What way? Have a team in green called LIME and a team in yellow called RICK?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11722 - 13/12/2020 20:38:15    2322117

Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 13/12/2020 21:22:27    2322147

Rolo2010 (Donegal) - Posts: 738 - 14/12/2020 14:00:36    2322295

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3494 - 14/12/2020 14:05:37    2322298

Toman (Galway) - Posts: 622 - 14/12/2020 14:22:37    2322308

Limerick deserve their place in the sun, they have a very well honed machine and at the same time play a beautiful and exciting brand of hurling. They shoot from distance and score 30+ points in every game. What's interesting is their zone defense, there always seems to be three Limerick players suffocating an opponent with support on the flanks ready to engage if the opponent miraculously manages to get past first three. Very rarely is the ball sky'ed, delivery seems to be a low trajectory (fastest route) ball route and forwards can make unbelievable overshoulder shots that are hard to block/hook.
Limerick are at least five points better than any team right now, their play through the ranks is almost perfect. Where there might be some kinks in the armor is the amount of frees they give away. Which is what basically kept Galway and Waterford in the games they played. In addition to the frees given, they have gotten away with a lot of plays that were borderline frees also. Limerick is NOT a dirty team its just a result of the system they play they are prone to give frees. Im also looking at the hand passes they give, fast streamlined, directed and accurate and again borderline legal.
Now having said all this, the fact that Limerick can give away so many frees and still beat teams by 5+ points tells us how good this team is and were very unfortunate ( and robbed) of what I think would have been a well deserved three in a row.

BostonGuy (Galway) - Posts: 111 - 14/12/2020 15:00:34    2322320

Congratulations to Limerick on winning their 2nd All Ireland in 3 years. They are a fabulous team and on the evidence available in the last 3 years are clearly the best equipped teams in terms of quality players within one county squad. I don't believe dividing counties into different parts or amalgamating counties is the way forward. I don't believe that people from weaker counties want to win anything if it means joining up with another county. However, I would like to know how much sponsorship money LImerick receive from their private benefactor, does anyone know the figures. I would like to know so it can be compared with other counties to see if it is having an effect. Would anyone agree that merging all the central funding and sponsorship money together centrally and distributing it across the counties would be fairer than allow individual counties to have a massive sponsorship deal? Maybe it is fair that the stronger counties are allowed to get their own sponsorship based upon their success but I think it is making having a level playing field very difficult especially considering it is an amateur game or is the amateur ethos, the fly in the ointment?

wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 1909 - 14/12/2020 15:15:54    2322324

skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1056 - 14/12/2020 15:37:58    2322326

Toman (Galway) - Posts: 622 - 14/12/2020 15:52:40    2322335

Rolo2010 (Donegal) - Posts: 738 - 14/12/2020 16:06:02    2322339

To win races you have to have the horse first. Once you have that money is a big factor to get the right trainer and best jockey on its back. Limerick by a country mile have the best players, management, trainers, backroom etc. Don't kid yourself it takes money to maintain that and good for them to be in that position. If any of these things are missing your chance of success is limited. The question is in a so called amateur sport is that okay. Other that the players is all other parts supposed to be equal for all. The road to professional started a long time ago and exists in Gaelic games. Lots of good paying jobs but don't say that out loud in case the kid (feeder system) who comes down to the field several times a week stops. Or his parents give up out fitting him/her while driving all over the place to games. There is lots of healthy enjoyment got from the sport but trying telling the rest of the entertainment world that is their payment. I am not advocating for professionalism but the existing of two different streams, while ignoring it exists. One that has limited resources and the other with abundance.
Congrats again to Limerick and thank you for changing the balance of power on the field in the game.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2655 - 14/12/2020 16:26:33    2322343

omahant (USA) - Posts: 2570 - 14/12/2020 16:55:57    2322356

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4316 - 14/12/2020 17:19:29    2322360