They Said It ....

August 2006

“I thought I had taken my punishment for a number of years. I have never come across that type of an element. I was disgusted. How can they call themselves supporters? They’re there to cheer on their team, have a go at me but not get personal. 85/90 per cent of the Cork people are awful genuine and the amount of them that came over to me afterwards was fantastic, but them yolks, they have no place going to matches.”
Clare goalkeeper DAVY FITZGERALD hits back at the small number of Cork fans who verbally abused him during the side’s Munster quarter-final meeting

“We’re delighted with the performance. I’m absolutely over the moon about it.”
Westmeath hurling manager SEAMUS QUALTER - who is obviously happy that his side didn’t lose by more - after his team’s 1-23 to 1-9 loss at the hands of Kilkenny

“It’s a bit of a non-event to be honest and it’s very unfair to ask fellas to go out and play a third time after losing two championship games. I think a team should only either play in the qualifiers or the Tommy Murphy Cup - not in both. The clubs are entitled to have their players back now. ”
Carlow Chairman EDDIE BYRNE gives his take on the Tommy Murphy Cup

“We didn’t think we were as bad as we looked against Cork, but we also know we’re certainly not as good as we looked out there.”
Clare hurling boss Anthony Daly knows that his sides’ 17 point win over Limerick is not a fair reflection on the standing of both counties

“It was a great novelty at the start, but it was always inevitable that the big boys would benefit most. The last five years have shown that with a few exceptions that has been the case.”
Longford manager Luke Dempsey feels that the qualifiers do little for the so called ‘weaker counties’

“If we don’t do something about it, in 10 years’ time there will be no need to start the championship until August because there will only be four of five counties competing. Hurling is like an old country house where the front door has been maintained. It looks grand from the road but when you go inside you find that the place is falling down.”
Galway’s Conor Hayes believes the game of hurling is on its knees nationally