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Replying To baire: "I have suggested replacing the smaller competitions with the traditional Leinster and Munster championships. The biggest 'local rivalries' were and will always be in the club championship." Why exactly Baire? What is the aim of any changes you would like to see made? Arent there enough championship matches already? The League is a handy warm up tournament and attracts fair crowds down here. It's great to see the team in action from January onwards. Think there needs to be a longer break between League and Championship though. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16479 - 10/07/2022 13:12:23 2431021 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Why exactly Baire? What is the aim of any changes you would like to see made? Arent there enough championship matches already? The League is a handy warm up tournament and attracts fair crowds down here. It's great to see the team in action from January onwards. Think there needs to be a longer break between League and Championship though." At this stage Viking I have written enough about it and have made my position quite clear. baire (Galway) - Posts: 1849 - 10/07/2022 15:27:37 2431057 Link
Replying To baire: "At this stage Viking I have written enough about it and have made my position quite clear." I read back your posts and there's some waffle about parity of esteem, Connacht referees and renaming the Leinster championship to suit counties that aren't even in Leinster. Quite how replacing the League and pre season competitions with Provincial Championships achieves that goal is too great a leap for me. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16479 - 10/07/2022 20:01:11 2431168 Link
Replying To baire: "At this stage Viking I have written enough about it and have made my position quite clear." Indeed Viking, he has written enough (and too much) at this stage. Please don't be encouraging him to pen any further waffle. foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2325 - 10/07/2022 20:30:56 2431185 Link
Replying To Viking66: "I read back your posts and there's some waffle about parity of esteem, Connacht referees and renaming the Leinster championship to suit counties that aren't even in Leinster. Quite how replacing the League and pre season competitions with Provincial Championships achieves that goal is too great a leap for me." I imagine it would be Viking. Enjoy your Summer. baire (Galway) - Posts: 1849 - 10/07/2022 20:57:31 2431191 Link
Inter county Season coming to close at weekend Kilkenny to topple Limerick on Sunday. Hurl15 (Kilkenny) - Posts: 6 - 11/07/2022 08:05:06 2431228 Link
Replying To Hurl15: "Inter county Season coming to close at weekend Kilkenny to topple Limerick on Sunday." I think that could have happened in the semifinal. I think Limerick will have learned a lot from both semi finals and will improve a lot from the Galway clash. So a Limerick win for me. Hope it's a good game either way and best of luck to all. Seeking_silver (Limerick) - Posts: 411 - 11/07/2022 12:11:43 2431337 Link
Replying To Seeking_silver: "I think that could have happened in the semifinal. I think Limerick will have learned a lot from both semi finals and will improve a lot from the Galway clash. So a Limerick win for me. Hope it's a good game either way and best of luck to all." As long as we can handle the Limerick forwards as Galway did, we'll cruise home. Hegarty hardly touched a ball against Galway, and 2 points Galway got were reversed by Hawkeye. I think we can win well here, we are on an upward curve. Here's to the beginning of drive for 5. Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 11/07/2022 13:28:35 2431372 Link
Hurler of the year odds puts it as a 5 horse race with Gillane, Byrnes, TJ, Nash and Mullen (in that order) well ahead of the rest. Glad to see there is a little bit of sense with the odds this year and that Nash is finally getting recognised. A man of the match performace by any could swing it. Have been critical of Gillane, Byrnes and Mullen in the past - Gillane with his free taking and other non playing the ball stuff, Byrnes with his shooting from both frees and play (his conversion rate was not always this good) and Mullen to a lesser extent with his shooting. Have got to say all 3 have been unreal this year and Gillane and Byrnes in particular are getting stronger year on year. tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 11/07/2022 14:17:47 2431402 Link
This forum is great. Can be from any county you desire, depending on which way wind blows. Cork, Kilkenny, USA or Japan … pick your place!Ha ha Anyway, hopefully we'll get a good final, am off traveling for awhile and good luck to all ! Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 11/07/2022 14:19:05 2431404 Link
Replying To Rockies: "As long as we can handle the Limerick forwards as Galway did, we'll cruise home. Hegarty hardly touched a ball against Galway, and 2 points Galway got were reversed by Hawkeye. I think we can win well here, we are on an upward curve. Here's to the beginning of drive for 5." I'm assuming you just didnt realise you werent signed into your KK username windup account? It could happen a bishop... tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 11/07/2022 14:19:09 2431405 Link
Replying To Rockies: "As long as we can handle the Limerick forwards as Galway did, we'll cruise home. Hegarty hardly touched a ball against Galway, and 2 points Galway got were reversed by Hawkeye. I think we can win well here, we are on an upward curve. Here's to the beginning of drive for 5." Didn't Galway knock Cork out at Semple Stadium? I'm pretty sure that's what happened and I was there watching the game sober!!! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16479 - 11/07/2022 15:10:48 2431440 Link
Replying To tiobraid: "I'm assuming you just didnt realise you werent signed into your KK username windup account? It could happen a bishop..." Awkward when that happens....which KK user do we think Rockies is? ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1412 - 11/07/2022 15:42:44 2431455 Link
Replying To Rockies: "This forum is great. Can be from any county you desire, depending on which way wind blows. Cork, Kilkenny, USA or Japan … pick your place!Ha ha Anyway, hopefully we'll get a good final, am off traveling for awhile and good luck to all !" What a faux pas, Rockies? God a seven-year-old child wouldn't even make it. First, it shows that you operate two accounts on here. Second, it is clear that you hate to see Limerick winning. "Off traveling", from your 'Rockies' account, yes! And who wouldn't blame you, after your huge faux pas. Your credibility is completely shot, so your posts would only amount to the posts of a fool that we'd all laugh at (I've always treated your posts as such anyway). However, I'm sure that unfortunately you'll still be lurking around in your other forum guise and posting from your second account. foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2325 - 11/07/2022 15:46:02 2431458 Link
Biggest laugh I've had in years. Am actually in Australia… keep on keeping on… lol Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 11/07/2022 17:11:43 2431494 Link
Replying To ExiledInWex: "Awkward when that happens....which KK user do we think Rockies is?" Not guilty. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2859 - 11/07/2022 18:41:43 2431525 Link
Replying To Rockies: "Biggest laugh I've had in years. Am actually in Australia… keep on keeping on… lol" You probably shouldnt stay up so late.... tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 12/07/2022 15:29:19 2431699 Link
Is the All Ireland on on Sunday? Things are very quiet... Any rumours around either counties? tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 12/07/2022 15:30:16 2431700 Link
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "Not guilty." Lol!! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16479 - 12/07/2022 15:54:26 2431708 Link
Replying To tiobraid: "Is the All Ireland on on Sunday? Things are very quiet... Any rumours around either counties?" Absolutely agree. This topic was 18th on the list of forum topics. Yet the AI is 5 days away. No build up or excitement. 2 weeks isn't enough when all of last weekend is football semi finals. The calendar needs to be tweaked next year with 3 weeks between the semi and final and give the hurling 2 weeks after the football semi finals for the build up. mr305 (Galway) - Posts: 63 - 13/07/2022 10:03:20 2431793 Link