Replying To Ryanteam: "[quote=Cockney_Cat: "That's fine for Cork. But my comment was to do with the amount of neutral games, not involving Cork being play at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. A lot of these games could be played elsewhere in grounds more convenient for the travelling fans. This is all down to the debt still to be paid, currently around €31m, of which €12m is owed to Croke Park.
Probably an aside at this point, but I often wondered about the feasibility of hosting All Ireland hurling finals outside Dublin. I have attended All Ireland hurling finals at Croke Park, where the native population has little or no interest in the proceedings. The 1984 All Ireland final between Cork and Offaly was hosted in Thurles due to centenary year, and the atmosphere was far superior."
The hosting of the hurling AI outside of Croke Park is a non-starter. The final at Croke Park is a 82,000 sell out every year. Besides the history and tradition, no other stadium has a capacity anywhere near that. The final is not just for the two competing counties, but for the whole GAA community. This usually means that the two finalists never get a sufficient ticket allocation, with plenty of neutral fans in attendance, which can effect the atmosphere. 45,000 in Thurles for a Munster final is a great atmosphere. I wouldn't mind seeing the Leinster Final being played in Thurles, but that will probably never happen. Better a 35K to 40K crowd in Thurles than in Croke Park."]If we ever get there again there will be more than 40k at it.
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "[quote=Ryanteam: "[quote=Cockney_Cat: "That's fine for Cork. But my comment was to do with the amount of neutral games, not involving Cork being play at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. A lot of these games could be played elsewhere in grounds more convenient for the travelling fans. This is all down to the debt still to be paid, currently around €31m, of which €12m is owed to Croke Park.
Probably an aside at this point, but I often wondered about the feasibility of hosting All Ireland hurling finals outside Dublin. I have attended All Ireland hurling finals at Croke Park, where the native population has little or no interest in the proceedings. The 1984 All Ireland final between Cork and Offaly was hosted in Thurles due to centenary year, and the atmosphere was far superior."
The hosting of the hurling AI outside of Croke Park is a non-starter. The final at Croke Park is a 82,000 sell out every year. Besides the history and tradition, no other stadium has a capacity anywhere near that. The final is not just for the two competing counties, but for the whole GAA community. This usually means that the two finalists never get a sufficient ticket allocation, with plenty of neutral fans in attendance, which can effect the atmosphere. 45,000 in Thurles for a Munster final is a great atmosphere. I wouldn't mind seeing the Leinster Final being played in Thurles, but that will probably never happen. Better a 35K to 40K crowd in Thurles than in Croke Park."]Depends who's in the Leinster final. There'll be 60k of we're in it"]You're right. I was thinking of some the low attendances in recent years. There was 60k in attendance for the Wexford v Galway Leinster final in 2017, and 51k in 2019 v Kilkenny.
Cork look like the team to beat. The way they played against Clare and Galway in particular was devastating. They are very intelligent with their play, and move the ball so fast and deliberately. They generally keep three inside forwards and feed them as quick as they can, however the strike runners from midfield can also cause havoc.
I do think however the Liam Cahill and Mikey Bevans will have a plan to try and nullify Cork (while the rest of the Intercounty hurling management teams will be keeping a close eye on this match to see how they get on). I think Tipperary are the most improved team this year and I think this game might be tighter than some will suspect.
Hopefully we see a good game and the ref lets them play it without becoming the centre of attention himself.
Replying To LimerickandProud: "How are we feeling about the League Final?
Cork look like the team to beat. The way they played against Clare and Galway in particular was devastating. They are very intelligent with their play, and move the ball so fast and deliberately. They generally keep three inside forwards and feed them as quick as they can, however the strike runners from midfield can also cause havoc.
I do think however the Liam Cahill and Mikey Bevans will have a plan to try and nullify Cork (while the rest of the Intercounty hurling management teams will be keeping a close eye on this match to see how they get on). I think Tipperary are the most improved team this year and I think this game might be tighter than some will suspect.
Hopefully we see a good game and the ref lets them play it without becoming the centre of attention himself."
Should be a good game in front of a bumper crowd. Cork are without their ace forward Brian Hayes,but have a readymade replacement in Alan Connolly. Ryan has done a good job in building up a strong squad, with coverage in every position, whilst Tipperary are much improved this year,and have beaten Cork in league. Although it's a league final the focus will be on championship a few weeks away!