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Replying To ballydalane: "Without Kilkenny in the All Ireland final there is an element of "Hamlet without the Prince" about it, but shur I might tune in for the last couple of minutes to see who wins...... Final score: Galway 1-24; Waterford 2-18. I fancy Joe Canning to turn on the style tomorrow and win motm." Dunno if you meant it or not but to be honest that post was fairly obnoxious.. skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1062 - 02/09/2017 16:56:50 2041871 Link
Replying To ballydalane: "Without Kilkenny in the All Ireland final there is an element of "Hamlet without the Prince" about it, but shur I might tune in for the last couple of minutes to see who wins...... Final score: Galway 1-24; Waterford 2-18. I fancy Joe Canning to turn on the style tomorrow and win motm." You are living in your own world if you believe that. fainleog (Limerick) - Posts: 598 - 02/09/2017 18:39:00 2041900 Link
Replying To Marlon_JD: "What has the general build-up for the match been like this week? I'm away from home, so its hard for me to tell, but it seems to be a bit more subdued than I'd have expected, going by the general national media outlets, forums, etc. I thought there'd have been a huge build up to this game, given the 2 teams involved (neither have won an AI in last 29 years, neither Tipp or Kilkenny involved etc), and I'm sure its mental within the 2 counties involved, but I thought there'd be more build up in the media this week. Especially after the record crowds that showed up to the 2 semi's. Am I wrong (I could very well be), or is there less interest than expected, outside of the 2 counties involved?" it's been pretty poor on the gaa's behalf. the first showcase final in September and hardly a wimper, it's like they don't give a toss { no offence to the following } because kk/tipp aren't involved. For the biggest sports organisation in the country they sure would need to employ a couple of decent pr gurus who could bring a bit of razzmatazz to the whole weekend/s then again, they will sell out tickets so they probably think that's job done but it really smacks of disrespect and contempt to those teams who make the final/s and those supporters spending good money in the economy and then you have the biased media who've got miles of column print and airwaves of international sucker and super 14 rugby, you'd think that the ai final is an irrelevance and inconvenience to fill a few blank areas bulmccabe (Tyrone) - Posts: 361 - 02/09/2017 18:50:09 2041901 Link
Replying To Damothedub: "I've posted long and often probably going a unheard about how much I hate Kilkenny , your post says it so much better than I ever could Even if it's said in jest the arrogance rings true from all my experience with Cats" Relax, it was a joke, I'm looking forward to the final tomorrow. And people say the yanks don't get irony..... Speaking of arrogance, Dublin football fans are the worst by far. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 02/09/2017 19:41:39 2041932 Link
Bad weather forecast for John Mullane if Waterford win. Heavy spells of rain Monday eve.. may be a bad day to be out in the nip Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 02/09/2017 20:54:47 2041964 Link
Replying To ballydalane: "Without Kilkenny in the All Ireland final there is an element of "Hamlet without the Prince" about it, but shur I might tune in for the last couple of minutes to see who wins...... Final score: Galway 1-24; Waterford 2-18. I fancy Joe Canning to turn on the style tomorrow and win motm." That post is a little unbecoming of you Ballydalane. Up until the Cody reign 2 or 3 all-irelands a decade was the KK quota. Cork were ahead on all-ireland wins until the KK surge of 2006-10. I could go back along way but there was certainly nothing missing from Galway v Tipp 1988, Offaly v Limerick 1994, even more so Offaly v Clare 1995, Limerick v Wexford 1996, Tipp v Clare 1997 to name but a few. I'm on the border with KK and support them as i've family connections but even some of those remarked how boring the celebrations were in 2015. Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 02/09/2017 20:59:39 2041969 Link
Replying To ballydalane: "Relax, it was a joke, I'm looking forward to the final tomorrow. And people say the yanks don't get irony..... Speaking of arrogance, Dublin football fans are the worst by far." It came across as half joking, half in earnest. And that was too much. Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 02/09/2017 21:01:26 2041972 Link
Replying To bulmccabe: "it's been pretty poor on the gaa's behalf. the first showcase final in September and hardly a wimper, it's like they don't give a toss { no offence to the following } because kk/tipp aren't involved. For the biggest sports organisation in the country they sure would need to employ a couple of decent pr gurus who could bring a bit of razzmatazz to the whole weekend/s then again, they will sell out tickets so they probably think that's job done but it really smacks of disrespect and contempt to those teams who make the final/s and those supporters spending good money in the economy and then you have the biased media who've got miles of column print and airwaves of international sucker and super 14 rugby, you'd think that the ai final is an irrelevance and inconvenience to fill a few blank areas" You have a point. Walking through Dublin this evening and night, if you were a stranger you would never get a notion that one of the biggest events in the Irish sporting calendar -- an event by which some of us at least measure our Irishness -- was happening tomorrow. It has the feel of any old Saturday night. I remember either in 1998 or 2001 the Saw Doctors gave a free concert in College Green and there was thousands at it. Everybody knew that night there was an All Ireland final on the next day. They'll probably have to give Dublin hurlers a bye into the final some year before the city will show any interest. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 02/09/2017 21:33:41 2041987 Link
Replying To Laois76: "It came across as half joking, half in earnest. And that was too much." I guess in this day and age people are no longer capable of deciphering the context of the written word unless it's accompanied by emojis. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 02/09/2017 21:38:27 2041989 Link
(sad face) ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 02/09/2017 21:48:31 2041993 Link
Replying To ballydalane: "I guess in this day and age people are no longer capable of deciphering the context of the written word unless it's accompanied by emojis." Sarcasm doesn't travel well over the internet sometimes. It just sounded off as let's face it ye haven't been lacking in big days and it's not all about Kilkenny. Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 02/09/2017 21:51:59 2041995 Link
Replying To ballydalane: "(sad face)" I love Kilkenny people with sad faces! Keep it for 2018 too please! PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 02/09/2017 22:03:22 2042002 Link
Replying To PoolSturgeon: "You have a point. Walking through Dublin this evening and night, if you were a stranger you would never get a notion that one of the biggest events in the Irish sporting calendar -- an event by which some of us at least measure our Irishness -- was happening tomorrow. It has the feel of any old Saturday night. I remember either in 1998 or 2001 the Saw Doctors gave a free concert in College Green and there was thousands at it. Everybody knew that night there was an All Ireland final on the next day. They'll probably have to give Dublin hurlers a bye into the final some year before the city will show any interest." For all the handwringing about Guinness' sponsorship of the hurling championship at the time, at least they knew how to promote it properly. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 02/09/2017 22:19:57 2042006 Link
Replying To Laois76: "Sarcasm doesn't travel well over the internet sometimes. It just sounded off as let's face it ye haven't been lacking in big days and it's not all about Kilkenny." Fair enough, I apologise to anyone who was offended. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 02/09/2017 22:40:09 2042016 Link
Hon Galway!!!! tribeinbrum (Galway) - Posts: 4155 - 02/09/2017 22:47:08 2042018 Link
Replying To ballydalane: "Fair enough, I apologise to anyone who was offended." No it has never been your form Ballydalane. A poster of integrity always. We all say something that comes out wrong. I suppose a lot of emotion around tonight, just looking at the Keady family in the audience there etc. And Mention of Conor Gleeson's brother too. Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 02/09/2017 22:57:57 2042020 Link
Watching up for the match, nothing better than watching it the night before. Can't wait till this match!!! oakleafersir (Derry) - Posts: 808 - 02/09/2017 23:04:04 2042024 Link
Replying To ballydalane: "Without Kilkenny in the All Ireland final there is an element of "Hamlet without the Prince" about it, but shur I might tune in for the last couple of minutes to see who wins...... Final score: Galway 1-24; Waterford 2-18. I fancy Joe Canning to turn on the style tomorrow and win motm." Hamlet without the prince my ae. Ye weren't good enough this year . A certain amount of humility wouldn't go amiss with you boys . The fact that this is the most eagerly awaited final in at least two decades should say something to you. Greengrass (Louth)** - Posts: 6031 - 03/09/2017 02:51:19 2042050 Link
Todays the day... Come on Galway Belclare1 (Galway) - Posts: 1626 - 03/09/2017 09:42:25 2042074 Link
Best of luck to both teams today. At least one famine will end after so many near missess... I can only see one winner and that's Galway to win pulling up. 10 -12 point margin. Dirk (Wexford) - Posts: 65 - 03/09/2017 09:50:34 2042078 Link