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I've been on the limerick bandwagon from very early this summer , just watching you could tell there's something different about this team and there's no doubt in my mind that limerick will be All Ireland Champions this Sunday's,

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 16/08/2018 11:32:17    2133803

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Replying To clondalkindub:  "I've been on the limerick bandwagon from very early this summer , just watching you could tell there's something different about this team and there's no doubt in my mind that limerick will be All Ireland Champions this Sunday's,"
Cork should have closed it out against Limerick in the semi Final.Limerick are a talented but a young team.Hard for a young team to win their first All-Ireland Final.I expect Galway to still be champions come 5p.m next Sunday evening.I think the banana skin for Galway was Clare and they nearly slipped on it.Once past that,i don't think they'll be stopped on Sunday.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2162 - 16/08/2018 12:55:42    2133827

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Replying To clondalkindub:  "I've been on the limerick bandwagon from very early this summer , just watching you could tell there's something different about this team and there's no doubt in my mind that limerick will be All Ireland Champions this Sunday's,"
Shouldn't you be on the Dublin bandwagon?

Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2214 - 16/08/2018 13:37:20    2133839

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Interesting to see that for a second year in a row that David Burke thinks if they win the midfield battle they will win the game. Strange thing to come out with given he plays midfield

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 16/08/2018 13:45:21    2133840

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Why did they start scoring again in the 42nd minute, I wonder? Necessity is the mother of invention, perhaps! Don't ignore the fact that Galway were awarded a total of six frees on the day, in your assessment of pedigree. Unfortunately, it's a critical factor, and regularly ignored by 'experts' etc. Let's face it, any day that you get only six frees in a game, won't be the day that you max out on the scoreboard!!"
Not strictly true.
Tipp scored something like 2-23/2/24 from play in a 2016 with only a few frees. KK similar in 2008.
Limerick scored 27 points against KK this year (2 frees and 1 sideline)., 24 from play.
Don't tell me that Galway started scoring again because they felt like it!
Why cant you enjoy the run Galway are on about harping on for the last month about free counts and referees?

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 16/08/2018 14:00:29    2133847

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Why did they start scoring again in the 42nd minute, I wonder? Necessity is the mother of invention, perhaps! Don't ignore the fact that Galway were awarded a total of six frees on the day, in your assessment of pedigree. Unfortunately, it's a critical factor, and regularly ignored by 'experts' etc. Let's face it, any day that you get only six frees in a game, won't be the day that you max out on the scoreboard!!"
Interestingly I had a look back over the last 7 finals and the winners didnt score more from placed balls than the loosers in any of them finals. KK scored almost double what Tipp scored in 2016 from placed balls and lost.

So going on that logic you are most defintely incorrect to assume a team wont be free scoring if they arent scoring frees. All of those finals were high scoring and the most placed balls that were scored by the winners was 7 and that included sidelines in almost all of them.

Your logic doesnt stand up in that sample sizes popey!

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 16/08/2018 14:12:07    2133848

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Replying To Killarney.87:  "That's a bit harsh to suspend him for the senior final over a sending off in an under 22 game."
Yes it seems harsh alright. You wouldn't want to scare lads from playing in these games in future as a result, where by on the basis of this suspension, players in coming years opt out with an "injury" etc so as to preserve their involvement with the seniors

Miami305 (Galway) - Posts: 147 - 16/08/2018 15:03:06    2133866

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Replying To endgame:  "Cork should have closed it out against Limerick in the semi Final.Limerick are a talented but a young team.Hard for a young team to win their first All-Ireland Final.I expect Galway to still be champions come 5p.m next Sunday evening.I think the banana skin for Galway was Clare and they nearly slipped on it.Once past that,i don't think they'll be stopped on Sunday."
Limerick (gillane) left 3 goals behind against cork. Your selecting a 10 minute period when cork were poor and limerick were on top, to imply that Limerick are lucky to be in the final and cannon fodder for Galway. This is especially harsh considering limerick have beaten tipp Cork kk and Waterford to get there. But if you think youth is a hindrance to winning, then fair enough. I supposed young teams/individual athletes have never won anything before..

blackspot91 (Limerick) - Posts: 1055 - 16/08/2018 15:30:05    2133876

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Replying To Miami305:  "Yes it seems harsh alright. You wouldn't want to scare lads from playing in these games in future as a result, where by on the basis of this suspension, players in coming years opt out with an "injury" etc so as to preserve their involvement with the seniors"
It's more than harsh, it's a ridiculous rule. It's a seperate competition and he should be let tog out.
Two yellows is no suspension and yet a red in a seperate competition warrants a suspension. Madness.

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 16/08/2018 15:56:13    2133880

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Replying To blackspot91:  "Limerick (gillane) left 3 goals behind against cork. Your selecting a 10 minute period when cork were poor and limerick were on top, to imply that Limerick are lucky to be in the final and cannon fodder for Galway. This is especially harsh considering limerick have beaten tipp Cork kk and Waterford to get there. But if you think youth is a hindrance to winning, then fair enough. I supposed young teams/individual athletes have never won anything before.."
the draw at 9/1 has to be worth a tenner.

Limerick Cork - Munster
Tipp Cork - Munster
Tipp Waterford - Munster
Galway KK - Leinster Final
Galway Clare - Semi
Cork Limerick - Semi

Have I missed any? Seems to be nothing in so many of the matches during 70mins

Miami305 (Galway) - Posts: 147 - 16/08/2018 16:44:34    2133898

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Replying To tiobraid:  "Interesting to see that for a second year in a row that David Burke thinks if they win the midfield battle they will win the game. Strange thing to come out with given he plays midfield"
"I'd be always telling Johnny that if we win midfield at all, we have a great chance of winning the game."

Don't see what's wrong with this and id agree with him, the middle third is vital and will have a huge outcome on who wins. You saw that last year with Jamie Barron and David Burke being the two stand out players who massively influenced their teams. I think he's taking accountability and much better our captain puts the pressure on himself instead of saying if our forwards win the battle with the limerick backs we should win the game.

Miami305 (Galway) - Posts: 147 - 16/08/2018 17:07:40    2133904

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Replying To blackspot91:  "Limerick (gillane) left 3 goals behind against cork. Your selecting a 10 minute period when cork were poor and limerick were on top, to imply that Limerick are lucky to be in the final and cannon fodder for Galway. This is especially harsh considering limerick have beaten tipp Cork kk and Waterford to get there. But if you think youth is a hindrance to winning, then fair enough. I supposed young teams/individual athletes have never won anything before.."
Limerick won't be cannon fodder for any team and I didn't say anything of the sort.They had a tough path to the final but the days of winning 2 or 3 games and being in an All-Ireland final are over.I do think Galway will win on Sunday but the best of luck to Limerick if I"m wrong.Nobody would begrudge Limerick their first All-Ireland in 45 years.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2162 - 16/08/2018 17:37:04    2133908

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Replying To tiobraid:  "Not strictly true.
Tipp scored something like 2-23/2/24 from play in a 2016 with only a few frees. KK similar in 2008.
Limerick scored 27 points against KK this year (2 frees and 1 sideline)., 24 from play.
Don't tell me that Galway started scoring again because they felt like it!
Why cant you enjoy the run Galway are on about harping on for the last month about free counts and referees?"
The reason I harp on about it, is because there's something in it. I thought Horgan gave us a good shake in last year's final, giving us a 'great call' against Fives on 62/63 mins, but six frees in that last Clare game was a questionable total, and moves Horgan firmly onto Galway's seemingly ever expanding 'referee watch list'. Perhaps Horgan is as 'troubled' as his county man Brendan Cummins seems to be, at even the possibility of Galway having the 'belief' for 2 in a row.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3419 - 16/08/2018 17:55:56    2133910

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tickets sorted, dreading the day if truth be told , been in croke park 6 times on all ireland final day 3 seniors 3 minors , lost them all, the thought of being beaten again is chilling, on the other hand if thing go our way could be the greatest day of our lives,

Last week and this week all talk has been tickets ticket tickets, but tickets are freeing up now so talk is now of the game , Build up has been good here flags all over the house and all over the county,

Going to take a monumental effort to beat this excellent galway side , but we are playing very well and got a great chance. We are due a break ,, please please please let us win this one

Good luck lads , Luimneach Abu

youngmunstersman (Limerick) - Posts: 80 - 16/08/2018 18:15:06    2133915

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Replying To Miami305:  "the draw at 9/1 has to be worth a tenner.

Limerick Cork - Munster
Tipp Cork - Munster
Tipp Waterford - Munster
Galway KK - Leinster Final
Galway Clare - Semi
Cork Limerick - Semi

Have I missed any? Seems to be nothing in so many of the matches during 70mins"
Draw is a great bet, had it for Cork limerick semi aswel. P. Mannion motm at 14/1 is decent bet aswel. Should have got it the 1st game against Clare and got it the 2nd day.

Dec82 (Clare) - Posts: 242 - 16/08/2018 18:55:04    2133926

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Replying To tiobraid:  "It's more than harsh, it's a ridiculous rule. It's a seperate competition and he should be let tog out.
Two yellows is no suspension and yet a red in a seperate competition warrants a suspension. Madness."
I fully agree with you but hopefully these young lads learn in future to not be stupid in a match like that. We were favored in that game but Tipp came out sharper and deservedly won the match. Even the commentators on GalwayBay radio agreed.

But yes separate competitions shouldn't effect each other.

Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2119 - 16/08/2018 19:10:55    2133934

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Replying To Miami305:  ""I'd be always telling Johnny that if we win midfield at all, we have a great chance of winning the game."

Don't see what's wrong with this and id agree with him, the middle third is vital and will have a huge outcome on who wins. You saw that last year with Jamie Barron and David Burke being the two stand out players who massively influenced their teams. I think he's taking accountability and much better our captain puts the pressure on himself instead of saying if our forwards win the battle with the limerick backs we should win the game."
It could be that Burke WANTS the game to be decided there. Mind games. He doesn't want long puck outs coming down on the Galway backs because 1. Daithi Burke is just over an injury. 2. MacInerny just getting back from injury. 3. Hanbury is rumored to be gimpy.

Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2119 - 16/08/2018 19:15:28    2133935

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i have heard repeatedly "limerick are young,they will have another day even if they dont win".i work in a bar in wexford and heard this from a few reps,etc.
i dont agree.next year will see tipp,kilkenny,waterford,wexford(hopefully),back and refreshed after having their summer shortened.
when opportunity knocks,you have to answer the door.
i really hope they get over the line,there is also a situation where if they lose the winning momentum from u21 will be lost,and the hill becomes even bigger.

sometimes,i think young lads dont feel pressure,sometimes i think it can kill them.

unfortunately,finals are there for winning,and experience is absolutely vital when all is said and done.

i think,regrettably,galway by 1-2 points,but i will be thrilled for limerick if declan hannon is presented with liam mccarthy at 5 o clock on sunday evening.

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 17/08/2018 08:45:32    2133981

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I am going to be in Hill 16 for the first time on Sunday. As far as I am aware, it is divided into sections and when one section is full you cannot go into it. What happens if I am in a full section and leave to go to the toilet? Will I get back in?

EdgeOfTheSquare32 (Limerick) - Posts: 31 - 17/08/2018 09:11:08    2133985

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Replying To blackspot91:  "Limerick (gillane) left 3 goals behind against cork. Your selecting a 10 minute period when cork were poor and limerick were on top, to imply that Limerick are lucky to be in the final and cannon fodder for Galway. This is especially harsh considering limerick have beaten tipp Cork kk and Waterford to get there. But if you think youth is a hindrance to winning, then fair enough. I supposed young teams/individual athletes have never won anything before.."
I don't think you'll find many Galway people who think that Limerick will be cannon fodder for Galway, this game is 50:50 at best, and you would probably say that the impetus is with Limerick, not to mention most of the country wants to see them win. Galway have only played in fits and starts all year, and it's a credit to them that they're back in another All Ireland Final, but unless they play for 70 mins on Sunday, I can't see anything other than a Limerick win.

gilly0512 (Galway) - Posts: 1176 - 17/08/2018 09:31:36    2133990

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