Am I the only one surprised at Clare yesterday? I know Tipp probably needed the win more but Clare looked like a side who believed their own hype. Bugler saying Tipp were "jealous" of Clare's achievements. I know in context there was little offence in the comments but a strange choice of words the week of a match none the less.
Anyway- Davy should have learned one thing yesterday. They won't beat Tipp in a shoot-out. Play the game fast and loose and Tipp will run up winning scores. Cody learned this after 2010 and hasn't lost to Tipp in a big match since. If you want to beat Tipp you have to sufficate them around the middle and prevent quality ball going in to the forward line. We've no ball winners and the defence is suspect but we've more players capable of throwing a ball over the bar than anyone else.
1577850 Winning matches builds momentum too and Limerick look in dire straights once again. They really do look to be a one season team dare I say it. From a source lots of mad stuff goin on down there and now with O'Grady gone how good will they be. Tipp KK final again not many one predicted at the start of the league. Tipp were a puck of a ball away from being in a relegation final and are now in a league final. I dont know but this is only my opinion that Tipp are playing a lot of mind games and shadow boxing in the league. They are peaking at the right time. I think Kilkenny will beat us once again in the league final as the focus must be on the big mission to beat the Munster Champions and get back into a Munster final.Its a bonus game for Tipp the more top level hurling before the Limerick game the better.
Limerick hurling may be in crisis, again. That doesn't guarantee that they won't arrive in Thurles and decide to cut loose, get their loo-laa fans going and gives us absolute hell.