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Replying To Barnowl94:  "Balderdash like this boils my blood.
There have been plenty of poor games between the 'big three' KK , Cork & Tipp.
But they are glossed over by misty eyed clowns who think at least one of the above have to be in a final for it to be
'Worth seeing'
I expected more from an Antrim man."
There isn't a 'big three' anymore. We are lucky to have a big two.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 07/08/2016 09:26:09    1897154

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Replying To Barnowl94:  "Balderdash like this boils my blood.
There have been plenty of poor games between the 'big three' KK , Cork & Tipp.
But they are glossed over by misty eyed clowns who think at least one of the above have to be in a final for it to be
'Worth seeing'
I expected more from an Antrim man."
maybe you shouldn't post on here if something as trivial as that makes your blood boil. I've been to enough hurling finals down the years and its my opinion that Kilkenny v Tipp bring out the best of each other and rarely is the game a non contest as it would likely be with other counties. i dont get why my county has anything to do with it either, i know plenty of people at my club who are thinking along the same lines and no doubt across the country. catch a grip would ye!

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2386 - 07/08/2016 13:38:52    1897313

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Replying To SaffronDon:  "maybe you shouldn't post on here if something as trivial as that makes your blood boil. I've been to enough hurling finals down the years and its my opinion that Kilkenny v Tipp bring out the best of each other and rarely is the game a non contest as it would likely be with other counties. i dont get why my county has anything to do with it either, i know plenty of people at my club who are thinking along the same lines and no doubt across the country. catch a grip would ye!"
Well if you think it's trivial to dismiss every other county bar Tipp and KK maybe you need to 'catch yourself on' .
Coming from Antrim I'ld imagine you would be sick of hurling snobbery and remarks like Tipp / Cats is the only final worth watching.

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 07/08/2016 16:26:09    1897428

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Replying To Barnowl94:  "Well if you think it's trivial to dismiss every other county bar Tipp and KK maybe you need to 'catch yourself on' .
Coming from Antrim I'ld imagine you would be sick of hurling snobbery and remarks like Tipp / Cats is the only final worth watching."
you seem to take things very personal. if your county was involved in some epic finals with kilkenny and had the same rivalry tipp do with them, then id be saying Galway and Kilkenny is the final id travel to see. but ye dont! and after the muster final i wouldnt deem waterford v tipp worth travelling to either. as for the rest of ireland it doesnt apply because there's only 4 counties left. its not snobbery, its common sense at 70euros a ticket, so wind your neck in.

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2386 - 07/08/2016 16:52:45    1897445

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WOW just go to show alot of posters know nothing about hurling

juniorjudge (Waterford) - Posts: 383 - 07/08/2016 17:12:24    1897462

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I'd happily watch a final with either of the two teams who played today; great stuff.

Tipp has shown its worth over the year and so has Galway; but given Galway's demonstrated tendency to lose big games with a second half collapse, I wouldn't blame neutral observers to be less than enthusiastic about our involvement in a final. We're an odd bunch; no one is too surprised to see us in the final but at this stage no one expects us to win. We're turning into natural born runners-up.

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 07/08/2016 17:23:06    1897469

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Kilkenny and Waterford thank you, to managers players supporters you restore our faith in Gaelic games and healthy manly rivalry None of the cheap gutter behaviour of the 'men' who gave such a shameful display of meanminded pettiness Hopefully Kerry Dubli and Mayo take a leaf out of the book that inspired this after noon's spectacle Somehow I think Tipperary footballers are not as yet contaminated by the
Northern lights that blinded us to the beauty of our football game Hurling on another plane entertainment wise

37sowhat (Sligo) - Posts: 752 - 07/08/2016 17:34:13    1897476

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Great game, great effort by Waterford but did they blow it by not pushing up on KK at the very end?
The way KK worked the opening for Fogarty and the way he took it is what sets them apart from the rest.
Reminded me of the way they worked the ball up the field to equalise against Wexford in the 93 Leinster final .Eamonn Morrissey I think it was .
By the way Saffron I have been at epic games between Galway & Kilkenny and Antrim and Kilkenny for that matter.

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 07/08/2016 17:40:32    1897479

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Kilkenny and Waterford thank you, to managers players supporters you restore our faith in Gaelic games and healthy manly rivalry None of the cheap gutter behaviour of the 'men' who gave such a shameful display of meanminded pettiness Hopefully Kerry Dubli and Mayo take a leaf out of the book that inspired this after noon's spectacle Somehow I think Tipperary footballers are not as yet contaminated by the
Northern lights that blinded us to the beauty of our football game Hurling on another plane entertainment wise

37sowhat (Sligo) - Posts: 752 - 07/08/2016 17:47:30    1897487

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By the way Saffron I have been at epic games between Galway & Kilkenny and Antrim and Kilkenny for that matter.

tell me why that is relevant to me attending this years AI final? ok, Galway and Kilkenny could serve up a cracker, yes its happened in the past, but not recently, so i dont see it worth chancing, and Antrim v Kilkenny? at least keep this in the right century please.

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2386 - 07/08/2016 18:08:35    1897506

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Replying To SaffronDon:  "By the way Saffron I have been at epic games between Galway & Kilkenny and Antrim and Kilkenny for that matter.

tell me why that is relevant to me attending this years AI final? ok, Galway and Kilkenny could serve up a cracker, yes its happened in the past, but not recently, so i dont see it worth chancing, and Antrim v Kilkenny? at least keep this in the right century please."
Ok Saffron 2012 semi, 18 point win for Kilkenny, 03 semi 10 point win for KK both over Tipp how's that for keeping it in the right century!

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 07/08/2016 19:28:42    1897552

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Replying To Barnowl94:  "
Replying To SaffronDon:  "By the way Saffron I have been at epic games between Galway & Kilkenny and Antrim and Kilkenny for that matter.

tell me why that is relevant to me attending this years AI final? ok, Galway and Kilkenny could serve up a cracker, yes its happened in the past, but not recently, so i dont see it worth chancing, and Antrim v Kilkenny? at least keep this in the right century please."
Ok Saffron 2012 semi, 18 point win for Kilkenny, 03 semi 10 point win for KK both over Tipp how's that for keeping it in the right century!"
2009, 2010 and 2014 finals, three of the best I've ever seen, I was lucky enough to be at two of them. enough said really.

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2386 - 07/08/2016 19:57:36    1897579

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Tipp V KK in 2009 was the best hurling final I've seen, the same teams drawn game in 2014 not far behind but to say they are the only teams you would bother travelling to watch is just wrong.
Well done Waterford on great performance today, ye should have won it.
Hope next Saturday is a s good.

Condorman (Dublin) - Posts: 983 - 07/08/2016 20:31:51    1897597

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Replying To Condorman:  "Tipp V KK in 2009 was the best hurling final I've seen, the same teams drawn game in 2014 not far behind but to say they are the only teams you would bother travelling to watch is just wrong.
Well done Waterford on great performance today, ye should have won it.
Hope next Saturday is a s good."
well I dont live round the corner from Croke like you so sometimes you have to ask yourself if the journey and cost is likely to be worth it! I've already said previously that of course there could be other match ups that may be good games but for me its hard to beat hurling's greatest rivalry coming head to head, it has proven to be the best contest left in the GAA. why is that so hard for some people to understand??

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2386 - 07/08/2016 20:51:01    1897611

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