The Tipperary experience of All-Ireland wins at under age and senior showed up in spades in this match, as I feared it might. I will be cheering for them in the All-Ireland final as the representatives of Munster.

Midleton (Cork) - Posts: 643 - 18/08/2014 12:23:14    1638292

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I just watched the Donal Og rant there and he makes fair points r,e the building of a new stadium verses coaching stucture. Des Cahill also comes across as an egeit sometimes, two pitches!!!! ffs

I don't think Des actually understood what Dónal Óg was saying. I think Des thought that Dónal Óg was saying that 2 pitches were too much!

He comes across badly a lot does Des imo. He gets very ratty and argumentative with the pundits which is ridiculous really. Michael Lyster would never be like that but can disagree with the pundits himself in a better way imo.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13718 - 18/08/2014 12:41:12    1638301

Of course he is correct - actually I think all centres of excellence are a joke merely used as a trophy project by a county board- but Why was Donal óg not saying all this when Cork won the Munster championship ? ? He could have said they won it despite all the problems he outlined last night ... Whats his Agenda ??

Finsceal (None) - Posts: 559 - 18/08/2014 12:49:18    1638305

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Of course he is correct - actually I think all centres of excellence are a joke merely used as a trophy project by a county board- but Why was Donal óg not saying all this when Cork won the Munster championship ? ? He could have said they won it despite all the problems he outlined last night ... Whats his Agenda ??

Fair point. The answer though is that he (and others) have been saying things like this for years. There were three strikes. While those that went on strike were criticised for being spoilt brats, they have now left while the real villains remain in tact about to build a monument to themselves (Soviet style). A monument to mediocrity.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 18/08/2014 13:02:56    1638312

bennybunny They were not spoilt brats for the first strike, but the other ones.......

icehonesty (Wexford) - Posts: 2553 - 18/08/2014 15:09:30    1638388

Icehonesty

I am not trying to reignite the debate whether they were or were not. No point going over that old ground. The point that I am making is that they are all gone and that some parties still hang around and their latest moves are against the wishes of the majority as their power structures remain and club delegates will not speak up out of fear of retribution. The only time that they ever really had the courage to do that was during the last strike.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 18/08/2014 15:26:57    1638403

Apart from Lehane and maybe Cadogan for awhile, I thought that the Cork forward line & midfield went on strike yesterday. Tipp have certainly found something defensively with the introduction of Barrett & Barry.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3468 - 18/08/2014 15:38:02    1638415

what shocked me was the difference in skill level between tipp and cork
somethings never change the old relieable tipp and kilkenny
they still have the knack n skills

rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 18/08/2014 16:17:36    1638440