Below is a post that I found on our neighbours site. I cant decide if it qualifies for the most begrudging, the most comical or the most deluded post that I have seen. Perhaps it qualifies for all three.

Congrats to Limerick on the win yesterday, it was fully deserved!!

Although I would still rather they had lost haha

It just goes to show that the all ireland was there for us this year - we were every bit as good as galway and we were better than Limerick in ennis.

I think the loss to galway will hurt our players a little bit more today when they see that we were the only team that the all ireland champions were not good enough to beat!!

Its not on 1998 levels but this all ireland is one that got away from us..

hurlingexpert (Clare) - Posts: 1744 - 20/08/2018 09:19:26

Green2debone (Limerick) - Posts: 18 - 24/08/2018 15:25:11    2136329

Westfester (Limerick) - Posts: 945 - 24/08/2018 17:08:26    2136369

brud (Limerick) - Posts: 943 - 24/08/2018 18:21:30    2136387

Does anyone fancy mike Casey for an all-star? Thought he was fantastic all year for club and county. His club would have won the all-ireland had he not got injured in the replay.

All the talk last week was about the Johnny Glynn battle which Casey won hands down. Kiely even mentioned him straight after the match for a man of the match contender. I also thought he was outstanding in both cork matches. Great year his had.

brud (Limerick) - Posts: 943 - 24/08/2018 23:42:45    2136448

Westfester (Limerick) - Posts: 945 - 25/08/2018 11:59:42    2136481

Westfester (Limerick) - Posts: 945 - 25/08/2018 11:59:48    2136482

PatOLogical (Limerick) - Posts: 1361 - 25/08/2018 13:34:39    2136496

Green2debone (Limerick) - Posts: 18 - 25/08/2018 17:59:53    2136535

shoulderghost (Limerick) - Posts: 863 - 25/08/2018 23:12:39    2136577

I am going to try to express myself after the week I had but first congratulations to all involved with Limerick (players,management,county board,sponsors, supporters the whole lot), I was on a high all week and still haven't watched the game back yet. What can one say only how blessed and proud I am to be from Limerick. Last Sunday and the following few days showed we are the best sporting county in the country no doubt, I was 1 of the lucky 1s that got tickets for the match and I feel bad for the supporters who couldn't get any, especially the ones who travelled to Dublin and tried their best to secure a ticket. To be in Croke Park to see it 3/4 covered in green and white and to see clips later of supporters at the big screens in the Gaelic Rounds and Newcastlewest and to be at the homecomings in Limerick,Adare and Galbaly was a humbling and Proud experience that will never leave me, no county could replicate what Limerick preduced. The pure joy and jubilation at the final whistle for everyone from Limerick where ever they watched it, put to bed all the heart ache since 73.

Whatever I write wouldn't do justice to how I feel, i have often came out of a match buzzing after a Limerick win, but this was something else on last Sunday it was so surreal. I just want to congratulate the team and management again but most of all Thank them for giving us a great year and for the memories and that can't be bought.

DUALSUPPORT (Limerick) - Posts: 1038 - 25/08/2018 23:15:40    2136578

blackspot91 (Limerick) - Posts: 1055 - 26/08/2018 03:58:15    2136582

i had a read of michael fennellys column on the sunday world today...the first little bit was isn't it great that limerick won and they played the most attractive hurling to watch. then for about three quarters of the column he goes on about how galway lost the match...he's main point was that galway underestimated limerick....and at the end theres no mention of limerick are young and should be around for a while its watch out for galway next year.....then again i shouldn't be surprised with him because it has struck me more than once that he doen't really rate limerick hurling this hasnt just started this year this has been going on for a while.....i'm not 100% but i think he went against limerick is nearly all the matches this year.

munsterchamps (Limerick) - Posts: 1111 - 26/08/2018 12:42:14    2136608

daveboy (Limerick) - Posts: 1139 - 26/08/2018 14:45:06    2136642

munsterchamps (Limerick) - Posts: 1111 - 26/08/2018 15:16:13    2136649

I have always noticed that if one of the big three dont win it out, experts from any of these (big three) counties are mealy mouthed in their 'judgements' of 'lesser county' victories. When Clare won in 2013, despite beating Cork handsmely in the final. it was the same 'auld' nonsense.
The fact is we, as in the Limerick and their supporters, need to apologise to no one for this win. They beat the reigning League and Championship, winners twice, consigning them to another year in 1B in one game and relieving them of their All Ireland title in the other.
We beat the second most favored team to win the Championship in Tipp and this and last years League Finalists. We beat the the reigning League Champions in Kilkenny. The back to back Munster Champions Cork also fwell to Limericks remorseless march to the McCarthy Cup as did last years beaten finalists Waterfotrd..
So let Michael Fennelly can bladder away as much as he likes, his team never won as difficult an All Ireland, for all their fine teams.

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4350 - 27/08/2018 08:40:59    2136717

Where is the cup going during the week?

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4350 - 27/08/2018 08:46:43    2136720

Been supporting limerick 35 years - i thought this day would never come, really only sinking in now. Been waking up every day checking its ours. I was nervous all week, was in the hill in 1994, lower davin last sunday, twas 94 revisited, when canning had the free at he end i was looking at the net expecting it to bulge and break our hearts, when condon came out with that ball and whistle blew - it was relief redemption exstacy emotion everthing, cried my eyes out, I cannot express what this means to our county

Had we lost that game we would never have recovered, last few days been brilliant watched and relived the game , the homecoming was brilliant amazing turnout did the homecomings in adare and galbally and kilmallock the last few days

Media coverage incredible seeing us on front pages, bought all the papers monday and tuesday, leader has a special supplement today, blanket coverage. We ave had some rough times following Limerick hurling and football, been at six all ireland finals prior to sunday - lost em all, some bad beatings on the way

Tipp 97, Cork 2000, Tipp 2002 Offaly 2003 Clare 2006 Offaly 2008 2009 the mother of all beatings by tipp in semi (which started our path to glory) , 2013 clare 2015 tipperary (another horrific day) struggled at senior level in 2016 and 2017. Even remeber one week in 2016 where in space of 8 days we lost (intermediate munster final, senior qualifiers in both hurling and football, munster minor final and under 21 munster semi)

Really pleasing for those of us who have seen they guys at club and underage level last few years .
Delighted both my kids got to see this a memory we will all cherish for the rest of our lives

And to think the way we did it Beat the big 3 , drew in cork with 14 men, beat all 4 of last years semi finalists, our support was fantastic too all year really got behind the team

Heartiest congratulations to john, declan coaches, players, backroom staff, JP and Gerry McManus, Caroline, and the county board and all involved with the academy,

And thank you to the players who without fail after every match stay on the pitch for ages afterwards to sign stuff take pics, and did it again after the game sunday, and at the various homecomings taking pictures signing stuff, - a real well mannered good humoured and decent bunch of lads, a credit to Limerick their clubs, and most of all themselves and their families. They deserve everything they get out of this.

WELL DONE LADS - WE ARE THE ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONS

45 YEARS OF HURT NEVER STOPPED ME DREAMING
HOPE YE ALL ENJOY IT LADS AND GET PLENTY PICS WITH CUP

youngmunstersman (Limerick) - Posts: 80 - 27/08/2018 10:12:28    2136749

youngmunstersman (Limerick) - Posts: 80 - 27/08/2018 10:16:58    2136750

PatOLogical (Limerick) - Posts: 1361 - 27/08/2018 14:10:47    2136784

Just a few comments on the media aspect.

There was no Limerick representative on the Sunday Game panel after the final as Limerick just weren't relevant as far as RTE are concerned for years. I think that will change and I'd back Seamus Hickey to have a good run in the media spot light once he finished up (whenever that is).
Des Cahill is probably wondering where he went wrong with Limerick supporters - as far as I'm concerned it's because he came down on the Clare side in the 1990's when he took the Lighthouse Family song "Lifting" and revised to words to "We can beat Limerick". Yes - indeed we have long memories and unforgiving hearts.
My general sense is that most commentators haven't figured out this Limerick team yet. They think we won because of heart, effort and the failings of other teams which is only a small part of the picture. They haven't realized the quality of the hurlers in this team. The big story after we defeated Tipp was all about Tipp. It's the same after Galway. They think that Galway didn't play well and as a result lost the game not realizing just how hard that it is to play well against Limerick because of our pace, power and technical hurling capabilities. As a result, Galway and not Limerick are favorites for the 2019 All ireland. For Limerick - this is absolutely brilliant. These guys are slow learners but over time - they probably will.

Other comments:

Why are we getting penalized by referees so much? I haven't looked at the stats for the entire campaign but I think we're heavily outscored when it comes for scores from dead balls. I don't perceive us as a dirty team so are we just more powerful?
Limerick has a real opportunity now to kick on and win a few titles on the trot. This team will be even better next year than this year as we 're at the start of a cycle. I would have aimed for a win in 2020 but here we are as champions in 2018 which is the start of our up-wards curve. In fact, I expect Limerick to be the dominant team over the course of the next 5 years, Players like Gillane and O'Flanagan are all going to improve. Kyle Hayes is a monster and can be anything that he wants to be in hurling. And we have guys on our bench and in the stands that can be serious contributors in the future. If there was a transfer market in hurling, the Limerick bench would be raided by other counties as we have particularly forwards and midfielders that most other counties including Cork and Tipp would love to have.
Finally - what a kick in the teeth for Cork yesterday in the U21 final. There's a lot of optimism about the near future for Cork hurling which is misplaced as they have to transition away from the established players in their late 20's and 30's to a new team. They have a lot of work to do to find a lot more hurlers than just the 4 U21's that they currently have in the senior team. Tipp are also in transition as their senior group are also getting to the point that gravity is pulling you down. What are the odd's that neither Tipp nor Cork get out of the round robin next year?

Dealer (Limerick) - Posts: 835 - 27/08/2018 15:59:57    2136831