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It should not even be called the Leinster championship any more!
ecad123 (Galway) - Posts: 272 - 25/06/2019 12:20:30 2200549 Link 0 |
I'd prefer to toss for Nowlan or Wexford Park with even distribution of tickets than go to PUC. PUC a lovely pitch but it has been ridiculous asking Wexford supporters to go there. The powers that be got their answer the last two years - they didn't listen after 2017 but they certainly know now.
lochgarmanabu (Wexford) - Posts: 1020 - 25/06/2019 12:49:35 2200566 Link 0 |
Cork doesnt seem that much further away than Dublin I assume the roads are not as good though. To stay in Leinster and be neutral its Portlaoise which isnt much better for Wexford people so maybe a toss up is best but 27000 aint a great capacity for a final no matter where You chose in Leinster. Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 25/06/2019 13:30:33 2200592 Link 0 |
I very much hope I am wrong, but the reason Galway are considered better than Wexford or Dublin currently is because they are. I really cant help but feel when it comes to the quarter finals or semi's that Wexford or Dublin will be well beaten by Tipp or Limerick. Whereas a semi final with either of those 2 vs Galway and you probably get a 1 point game, as our 3 semi finals against tipp all ended, along with the drawn Clare and 1 point Semi final win last year. But again I do hope I am wrong. And I say all of this on the back of realising wexford should have beaten us in salthill and dublin did beat us. Its in no way an anti dublin or wexford post. Miami305 (Galway) - Posts: 147 - 25/06/2019 13:40:52 2200599 Link 0 |
Lets worry about the replay if it happens, stick to the match at hand for now. Too many threads get dragged off on tangents StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1726 - 25/06/2019 13:49:39 2200604 Link 0 |
What should it be called?
mooncat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 533 - 25/06/2019 15:46:33 2200692 Link 0 |
Your spot on...the match hasn't even been played yet and that lad is taking about a replay. This game should be a cracker
katser (Galway) - Posts: 2188 - 25/06/2019 15:51:12 2200700 Link 0 |
Great rivals.. Great managers....many great players on both teams. Should be a cracker. Hoping Wexford score better than in recent years. McDonald has been relatively quiet but has the finishing instincts to cause havoc if supplied with decent ball. Hope Wexfirrd really attack Kilkenny and have as real go. carlowman (Carlow) - Posts: 1812 - 25/06/2019 20:32:30 2200870 Link 0 |
Is this a joke?. Kilkenny in 2017 is the only decent team that Davy has beaten from 2014 til now. Its beyond me how anyone thinks that he is a good manager. You cant use the word great and include, Davy and Brian Cody. Why has McDonald been relatively quite?. Dec82 (Clare) - Posts: 242 - 25/06/2019 21:21:40 2200909 Link 0 |
One of two names: 1. The non-snobby championship! 2. The East's Awake (by Galway) championship! lol baire (Galway) - Posts: 1767 - 25/06/2019 21:38:16 2200924 Link 0 |
He won an All ireland with what has seemed to be since not exactly a great Clare senior panel. He brought Waterford to a Munster title and all Ireland final and they havent exactly set the hurling world alight either since he left. He had us beat Kilkenny in 2017 and would probably have repeated the trick last year in Nowlan Park except the players just ran out of legs after unfairly having had to play 4 championship games on successive weekends. We beat Dublin which was something else we hadnt achieved for the last decade either. This year we are unbeaten in Championship hurling. If you want to take into account the league he won the first league title with Clare that they won since god was a child and brought us up to 1a and comfortably kept us there. We still have a bit of mental fragility in big games but what better way to get over that than to play and hopefully win more big games? If you dont think he is a good manager maybe you should take it up?
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11479 - 25/06/2019 21:54:33 2200936 Link 0 |
I'm not going to get into a Davy and Clare argument with you. Every other point you make, doesn't make him a good manager. Beating Dublin and talking about the league, are you serious?. What happened to Clare after they won the league?. You keep going back to the 4 games in a row, ye didn't have 4 games in a row this year and still only beat Carlow. I'm not having a go at Wexford, i dont even know anyone from Wexford, its just him. Who knows, i might just do that and maybe beat a decent team from time to time. Dec82 (Clare) - Posts: 242 - 25/06/2019 22:28:11 2200969 Link 0 |
Honestly, I wouldn't give a ...... What difference does it make? ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 25/06/2019 22:39:14 2200977 Link 0 |
When Antrim were in it I thought the "Tri-province championship" would have been a good (and geographically correct) name for it, if a bit poncy.
ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 25/06/2019 22:46:26 2200978 Link 0 |
Ya but the situations are quite different. I wouldn't tolerate a Munster final in Leinster not because of tradition of the magic aura of Munster but simply because we have 4 40000+ capacity stadiums to chose from and ye have 0 40000+ backups if HQ is booked. Also if Cork is been mentioned as the likely venue it may be because Limk v Tipp would have to be in Thurles the same day in event of a replay Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 25/06/2019 22:52:43 2200982 Link 0 |
exactly,what difference. i just hope we get the job done on sunday and cut out the need for a replay!! :) perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 26/06/2019 09:09:24 2201068 Link 0 |
1. Rest of Ireland championship or 2. Best of the rest championship : ) Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 26/06/2019 12:23:52 2201192 Link 0 |
Does sheedy have a point? Would there be a few thousand hurling fans who would go to both? I would have thought so. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 26/06/2019 12:24:49 2201195 Link 0 |
I would rather go back to Wexford Park than any Munster venue. What a match we had the last day. Keep the over hyped Munster hurling. Waterford should have been relegated, same as Carlow. Croke Park, Portlaoise, Wexford or Kilkenny. Any of those would do me. The Gaa werent thinking of a replay when they booked Westlife, they just saw the dollars, same as last year with Buble. It will be a draw, mark my words. bobkat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 17 - 26/06/2019 12:47:36 2201211 Link 0 |
Given that New York and London compete in it do you have similar thoughts for renaming the All-Ireland football c'ship? Personally, I'm going to the "Leinster Hurling Final" and looking forward to a great occasion (without the added stress of caring who wins) Maroonatic (Galway) - Posts: 1060 - 26/06/2019 13:41:34 2201247 Link 0 |