will justin come back to haunt ye
just wondering any thoughts on justin getting the lk job . he will feel he has a point to prove . dont think davy is the answer down yere way . justin would be glad to see the back of flynn and kelly the henchmen
kerryblue , 10/10/2008 at 02:17

2008- Who will it be??
Hope you didnt place that bet, sion are down and out
Relegation would be the ultimate insult
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JimCla1r , 23/09/2008 at 11:48

2008- Who will it be??
I think mt sion will still win it again this Year .A lot has changed since there first two games.I saw them against fourmilewater a few weeks ago and they looked very good without the county players the score that day did not do them justice.They were the way better team that nite and fourmile had a full team.They played a full strenght Abbeyside team last weekend and lost by 4pts MT sion were missing 7 of there team it looks like they have a strong panel again.they are a good bet at 5 2 1 to win the county.ANY COMMENT.
newyork , 16/09/2008 at 18:29

2008- Who will it be??
Now wit the hype of All Ireland nearly done and dusted we find ourselves in more familiar waters- The Senior County Championship- So who will it be??? With last year champions finding it difficult to find their feet at present and with The Sion struggling in their opening two games, who can call it??? One would have to think that it will be a city decider again, will it be The Sion, Will The Gunner go marching on again or will The Salle finally come from behind the closed curtain and stand up and be counted??? Anyones championship me thinkgs, anyones championship.....
gunnerluver , 16/09/2008 at 14:38

Thanks for all your comments...
I'm the guy from England that wanted tickets for the match well I managed to get them, so a big thanks to all who gave me suggestions. We also got to see the boys return on the Monday night......sad, but not disheartened.

My congrats to the team for the efforts they made and joy they gave us through the year.

Killkenny?.....Well they play in another league, and it just shows the level our lads will have to lift their game to be the champs, but they can do it....all things are possible.
Michael1953 , 14/09/2008 at 09:38

a disgrace,where was the pride?
Glenside has summed up the feelings of most neutrals that were lucky to be t the match. Look, Waterford were blown over y a seriously great Kilkenny performance. Of course the management team would change tactics if they had the chance again. Too many KK players ere simply in top class form on the day.
To have one wide in th first half and tally up 2-16 was incredible.

But heads up Waterford... great to see you beating a lot of Munster opposition over the past few years.

Still a lot of work being done in Waterford and a lot of work still to do...

Good to see too that Waterford did not resort to dirt in the last few minutes... too many teams in the past woud have!!

Keep the faith and the dream.
carlowman , 13/09/2008 at 21:56

Earn
thats a genuine gaa man talking . its easy talk when ur a the top but it takes a better man to talk when ur at the foot of it . itravelled 3000miles last yr towatch limerick play in the final and while richie may be no brian cody u can only play with the hand ur dealt with
kerryblue , 12/09/2008 at 01:11

Earn
Top marks for this posting... almost smelled the burgers on match day...
eyewitness , 11/09/2008 at 14:35

Earn
this is the kind of stuff you like to read on message boards, one of the best pieces of writing to hit thees pages in a long long time.. Well done ... captured the mood of a real supporter
glenside , 11/09/2008 at 10:42

Earn
Well said, lots of couinties in both codes should take heed.
mayolight , 11/09/2008 at 10:39

Earn
I remember a lot about last years championship. I remember the Munster final. I remember the feeling in my stomach coming out of Thurlas, soaked, beaten. I remember the coverage of the build-up to the semi final, that this was Waterford's year. That Kilkenny had better watch out. I remember the journey home from Croke Park on All-Ireland final sunday. The radio phone-in shows. Waterford people texting in. Our year. We would have done this. That. The other. I remember thinking that Waterford lost the semi-final. No matter. I remember sitting in the Gaelic Grounds in June this year. Waterford people lambasting Big Dan. Take him off. He's useless. He was never any good. Really? My point is a simple one. You don't deserve anything until you earn it. Its not your year because RTE says so. Its too easy for people to come on and post a two fingered salute after last Sunday. Forget that. Waterford have some fantastic hurlers. Genuine talent you would gladly cut Ash for. Great games. Thrills, spills. John Mullane boy. Go ahead and kiss your crest. Climb the railings. Do the airplane on the Field of Legends. Its great when you're winning. But when you're winning, someone is losing. Remember last years Munster final? The feeling? There are plenty of fantastic hurlers with Munster and League medals in Limerick. Loads of great days. And nights. And nights. And... But ask each and any one to a man. Swap it for one thing? (Another shot, not a medal, because they have not earned one). Stay behind your team. You wouldn't have done any better last year because you didn't get there. End of. Just like nobody would have done better last Sunday, only Waterford. Because you did get there. You earned that at least. There's and old saying, something about the begrudgers. 2009 is a new year. Go earn it. Best of luck.
PullHardLads , 11/09/2008 at 00:13

a disgrace,where was the pride?
As a neutral at the game on Sunday, I would just like to make the following comments.
I was lucky enough to be in a sectoin of the stand and surrounded by the good people of Waterford .
I was under no illusion as to the pride and passion those people were feeling as that big Blue & White Flag made it's way to the centre of the pitch, when THEIR team ran out on to the sacred ground,when THEY shook hands with President of Ireland,and when THEY marched around after the band for the big Parade.
Now unless Your from Kerry or Kilkenny you dont get to experience these feelings very often.so when you get the chance to do so then you take it with both hands.
Now we all know that the game on Sunday was one way traffic,But that is down to the fact that we as followers of the GAA have been lucky enough to witness one of the best teams ever to grace the Holy soil of Croak Park for many years.
KIlkenny are just light years ahead of every one else,
Didnt matter who was there on Sunday, Cork, Tipp, Galway, Limerick, it would have been all the same.
Unfortunatly for the Waterford team it was them.
So when the dust settles on all of this saga, I hope this team will remember all the great games they have given to all of us over the years, and how they instilled the hope and pride we all feel in our County at the start of each year's championship.
The one big difference for this team is that they delivered the opertunity of getting to an all Ireland Final for all of their County,
Now that for me is where the real PRIDE is .
glenside , 10/09/2008 at 21:33

IT'S A LONELY PLACE!
I actually shudder to think what Kilkenny would have done to Antrim had they been in Waterford's place.
fear aontroma , 10/09/2008 at 16:34

a disgrace,where was the pride?
A lot of harsh words there about a team that have revitalised the game in Waterford. From our own perspective we are consoling ourselves with the fact that we now know what it's like to be a participant in the big event again, rather than an observer on the sidelines.
Yes we got thrashed but in my own opinion , If we had played to our ability the scoreline would not have been so harsh on us.
Yes to be honest some players may have bottled it a bit, but i really cant put my hand on heart and blame any of them....If anyone had seen Waterford from 3 weeks before the game , they'd know that the city had exploded into Blue and White....in retrospect this must have put huge pressure on the lads.
We've got to try and take something positive from this or else we'll just fade away....and we dont want that to happen.
A collective lesson has been instilled to the collective Waterford memory banks and we'll have to use it and gain from the experience.
Waterford have been the flair team in the game over the last 10 years and some of the criticism is undeserved.Lets not wait another 45 years before we get back there.......Be careful how yee judge us , because next year it could be you, This KK team is a machine at the moment and they'll chew up anything that gets in their way. The way i see it this is not just a Waterford problem but a national one.......KK have raised the bar ---- how and IF the rest of us can ever reach it remains to be seen.
Be careful who you kick on the way up lest they kick you on the way down.....


UP THE DEISE

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blueblaa , 10/09/2008 at 15:50

a disgrace,where was the pride?
Hard luck. Was rooting for you but you came up against a colossus.
Next year.
Cully , 10/09/2008 at 13:58

a disgrace,where was the pride?
Dont want to bore anyone but T Considines little side swipes at Fittzgerald are childish.

He made a mess of management last year in Clare, easy write his ramblings in the Examiner but he fell out with many good hurling people last year stupid dummy teams tightning in of Cusack Park cringe making stuff.

A good club manager though but.

Hope Waterford recover still a good team need to find 3/4 more it can be done though I admit that Waterford would be ahead of Clare but still Mike Mac blooded 2/3 good hurlers there are several good players coming out of 3rd Level that need to be looked at.

College hurling is very strong future is bright.
clooney , 10/09/2008 at 11:38

best wine kept for sunday from waterford hurlers
you must have sniffed to much of the whiteline whiteline
voiceofreason , 09/09/2008 at 15:55

a disgrace,where was the pride?
those of you not from kk or waterford............................. if ye were so good how come YE didnt make it to the final ??????????

Wd were no match for kk but they beat tipp et al.......... am i wrong?

bet ya tipp were secretly glad they didnt make the final this year!
voiceofreason , 09/09/2008 at 15:54

a disgrace,where was the pride?
if you look at higgint's comments, they were posted about 25 mins after the final whistle. no doubt he had failed to cool down and get a bit of perspective after the game. why take a cheap shot at waterford for not preventing KK going ahead of Cork in the leadership table when Cork could not do that themselves.
As a Deise man, I am very proud of what this team have done over the years and stayed on the full 70 mins on sunday to show them that support as did many thousand others. I know its time for a change in players, mgmt and attitude but that is for antoher day. I was just delighed to be there on AI final day at last on Sunday and if anyone had any questions of the waterford team on Sunday, then they were answered last night by the 14000 who turned up. One in every 7, if cork were to get that after losing a final, they would get 40-50k turn up after losing but no fear of that happening.
DeiseExile , 09/09/2008 at 13:30