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It does look like Michael Ryan is keeping some big guns for 20min to go. Could be a smart move as Limerick are strong finishers as was shown against Galway, Clare. & Tipp. Regarding Mulcahy, I did hear he is in great form. Plus he will bring that bit of experience to the forwards. All other 5 are very young. He is accurate and does have more of an eye for goals at this level. JK has been very fair to the guys that pulled him through the League. So it's up to the to lads now to stand up and show what they can do. Can't wait - pity about the rain but I think a slog in the rain will suit us more than tipp. Come on Limerick Seeking_silver (Limerick) - Posts: 411 - 19/05/2018 09:53:14 2102099 Link
Replying To munsterchamps: "michael ryan has certainly shaken up he's team after the league final.....big changes from the team that hammered kilkenny 2 yrs ago....sweeping changes no daragh gleeson, cathal barrett, james barry, micky cahill (injured),michael breen, brendan maher, bonner maher.or callinan. i just think he feels he's team are gone over the hill and is taking a gamble on the newcomers producing for him......i was gobsmacked that he dropped brendan maher to me he is in the top 5 hurlers in the country or else he is hoping to bring in some of the big guns with 20 to go to get him over the line....i just hope we can get a result tommorow and i feel if we do i can see the wheels coming off this tipp wagon ... BIG gamble by michael ryan." B Maher is carrying a knock and mustn't be 100% yet. I'm surprised about breen not in midfield. he destroyed us 2 years ago and I've heard a view Tipp voices saying their midfield are average club hurlers at best! Also, I don't like to be the one to bring something negative up but I've heard of a tweet from a nap player criticising the team selection and nap limerick panelists liking it as well as official nap page. If there is any rumblings I hope John and the lads get them alone in a room and have a good chat and clear the air and not let anything get out of hand in the background. blackspot91 (Limerick) - Posts: 1055 - 19/05/2018 11:28:18 2102107 Link
Replying To welpastit: "Couldn't agree more. Looks a very average Tipp team really. They are struggling to fill key positions. Wasn't v optimistic given our own selection anomalies but I'd be much more optimistic having seen their team. Really cannot understand Colin Ryan's omission. For me he should be starting." Colin Ryan got his chance and was off at half time. He is young and will make it in the future. Mulcahy has improved and regained his sharpness under current management and experience was needed in a very young forward line. O Donovan was a starter until he got injured and all others deserve their starting place based on form up to now. The team will evolve as the weeks go by but as of now our best team is starting and i am fully behind them. We would need to be in front going in to the last quarter as Tipp have a few serious subs. Clubgaa (Limerick) - Posts: 879 - 19/05/2018 11:53:07 2102109 Link
Replying To blackspot91: "B Maher is carrying a knock and mustn't be 100% yet. I'm surprised about breen not in midfield. he destroyed us 2 years ago and I've heard a view Tipp voices saying their midfield are average club hurlers at best! Also, I don't like to be the one to bring something negative up but I've heard of a tweet from a nap player criticising the team selection and nap limerick panelists liking it as well as official nap page. If there is any rumblings I hope John and the lads get them alone in a room and have a good chat and clear the air and not let anything get out of hand in the background." It's very easy to go on the Nap Twitter page and see that that didn't happen EdgeOfTheSquare32 (Limerick) - Posts: 31 - 19/05/2018 12:19:27 2102113 Link
Replying To blackspot91: "B Maher is carrying a knock and mustn't be 100% yet. I'm surprised about breen not in midfield. he destroyed us 2 years ago and I've heard a view Tipp voices saying their midfield are average club hurlers at best! Also, I don't like to be the one to bring something negative up but I've heard of a tweet from a nap player criticising the team selection and nap limerick panelists liking it as well as official nap page. If there is any rumblings I hope John and the lads get them alone in a room and have a good chat and clear the air and not let anything get out of hand in the background." I can't understand the problem Nap have regarding no one starting.The lads there have done a great job and have made it hard for anyone to take their place. I had a feeling they could cause chaos if It came to this situation.Although I admire Nap as a club and have followed them through there success I feel maybe some need to realise there's a bit more to Limerick hurling than just 1 club.I have faith in J K and Co.I also believe that each team that goes out through Championship will be the best Limerick team available.They are all part of 1 team now. Limerick ABU meehan82 (Limerick) - Posts: 173 - 19/05/2018 12:52:18 2102117 Link
Good team n bench I tink, Condon, Colin Ryan, Downes and Nash all carrying knocks, all 4 should be back in contention for Cork or W'ford ģames, anybody with any sort of niggle will not be considered due to the intense structure of this Championship format, batman (None) - Posts: 177 - 19/05/2018 13:10:10 2102120 Link
Replying To EdgeOfTheSquare32: "It's very easy to go on the Nap Twitter page and see that that didn't happen" I'm not on Twitter so I don't know. maybe I just became part of the problem for spreading bs if it is so apologies if that's the case. however, tweets can be deleted. blackspot91 (Limerick) - Posts: 1055 - 19/05/2018 13:15:36 2102121 Link
Replying To blackspot91: "B Maher is carrying a knock and mustn't be 100% yet. I'm surprised about breen not in midfield. he destroyed us 2 years ago and I've heard a view Tipp voices saying their midfield are average club hurlers at best! Also, I don't like to be the one to bring something negative up but I've heard of a tweet from a nap player criticising the team selection and nap limerick panelists liking it as well as official nap page. If there is any rumblings I hope John and the lads get them alone in a room and have a good chat and clear the air and not let anything get out of hand in the background." Why do people spread rumours like that? Some people only want to hear bad news. hailorshine (Limerick) - Posts: 70 - 19/05/2018 13:18:42 2102122 Link
Replying To blackspot91: "The football champions coorofin, who cake walked it, have no one starting for Galway. it'll be a long Munster championship. they get their time. No Nash or Downes on bench. injuries?" Agree with your thinking, but maybe niggling injuries a factor, with those you mentioned not on panel, or maybe just just thinking ahead re long hard struggle over next 5 weeks... ...in Kiely we we trust.. PatOLogical (Limerick) - Posts: 1377 - 19/05/2018 13:59:51 2102125 Link
Replying To blackspot91: "also no Colin Ryan on bench" Agree with you here also, BUT tough 5 weeks ahead....a wonderful struggle and a wonderful problem to have. Best of Luck tomorrow lads! Come On Ye Boys In Green! PatOLogical (Limerick) - Posts: 1377 - 19/05/2018 14:04:52 2102127 Link
One of the worries that I heard expressed about John Kiely over a year ago is as to whether he was ruthless enough for the job. Well I think he answered that one last night. One of the first conclusions from reviewing the championship squad was that some good players were going to have very difficult conversations after the championship team (and subs) were picked because of the size, age and depth of the squad. I think the hardest job of all for Kiely is to have those conversations, to have the affected players accept those decisions and to understand what they need to do to make him change those decisions for the next match. I'm very surprised that Nash, Ryan and Downes are not even in the squad and I just hope that's not going to cause a problem. I genuinely believe that a lot of these calls are very close and that this team will evolve very significantly over the course of the next 4 games. Also the guys on the bench who believe that they should start need to be patient and seize their opportunity when it comes. The one kind of surprise to me on the starting XV is Mul who needs to have a big game to stay there. I'm really surprised with the Tipp team. I expected that Callinan would not start because he cannot be match fit but they seem to have gone with a completely new backline. Brendan Maher to my mind is a quality player and I'm shocked that he's not starting. The other thing I cannot figure out is why aren't they playing Michael Breen at their starting full back because they know they have a problem there, He was brilliant against us in the 2015 U21. The key tomorrow for Limerick is the conversion rate of chances to scores and will Hickey survive at full back. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see all 4 NaP players finish the game tomorrow. Fingers crossed for a great result as at this stage, I have no idea as to who will win. Dealer (Limerick) - Posts: 837 - 19/05/2018 14:13:58 2102130 Link
Replying To batman: "Good team n bench I tink, Condon, Colin Ryan, Downes and Nash all carrying knocks, all 4 should be back in contention for Cork or W'ford ģames, anybody with any sort of niggle will not be considered due to the intense structure of this Championship format," I like what you are saying and hope your are correct. Also blv negative cheap shots and vibes being floated about Na Piarsaigh players is cheap fireside gossip and hope its abandoned immediately on eve of first round of our best championship team in (at least) recent memory and maybe much longer. NaP have and will be a powerful force in Limerick and Club and County hurling going forward. Long may that continue! ( An No .....I am miles from Na Piarsaigh) Let's leave Granny at the fireplace and Let's all be united as Boys in Green tomorrow and for the next 5 weeks. 5 20 man games coming up....hope we can be fit and healthy for all. Come On Ye boys in Green! PatOLogical (Limerick) - Posts: 1377 - 19/05/2018 14:26:29 2102134 Link
Replying To EdgeOfTheSquare32: "It's very easy to go on the Nap Twitter page and see that that didn't happen" Comment was made under a tweet from Jerome announcing the team last night. Since deleted. Treatyfan15 (Limerick) - Posts: 28 - 19/05/2018 14:28:58 2102135 Link
Replying To Treatyfan15: "Comment was made under a tweet from Jerome announcing the team last night. Since deleted." Any idea what it said? EdgeOfTheSquare32 (Limerick) - Posts: 31 - 19/05/2018 18:01:20 2102159 Link
Tipperary have shown a certain degree of disrespect towards Limerick by picking the team they have. I can only conclude that Michael Ryan thinks the team he picked are good enough to stay with Limerick for 50 mins and then he can finish with his strongest 15. It's shows distain really. Back when Limerick beat Tipp 2 years in a row he was in no way complimentary of Limerick. It was all ' Tipp didn't play well' stuff. I hope Limerick use this and take them to the cleaners. PeggyShippen (Limerick) - Posts: 300 - 19/05/2018 19:28:32 2102173 Link
I was wondering does anyone know what's up with Downes and Nash. Are they injured? On the game I feel Hayes will play centre field with O'Donovan moving to centre forward. It is a hard one to call as you really can't judge either team and a lot of questions will be answered tomorrow. Anyone having a flutter tomorrow might do worse than having a 5euro bet at 16/1 on the Cork and Clare game to be goalless. skule111 (Limerick) - Posts: 119 - 19/05/2018 21:16:25 2102182 Link
Replying To skule111: "I was wondering does anyone know what's up with Downes and Nash. Are they injured? On the game I feel Hayes will play centre field with O'Donovan moving to centre forward. It is a hard one to call as you really can't judge either team and a lot of questions will be answered tomorrow. Anyone having a flutter tomorrow might do worse than having a 5euro bet at 16/1 on the Cork and Clare game to be goalless." Best of luck to both teams tomorrow. 'The old grey leaves Carlow at a quarter past nine in the morning' to paraphrase a line from 'The shades of New Direen'. Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4500 - 19/05/2018 21:47:13 2102188 Link
Replying To skule111: "I was wondering does anyone know what's up with Downes and Nash. Are they injured? On the game I feel Hayes will play centre field with O'Donovan moving to centre forward. It is a hard one to call as you really can't judge either team and a lot of questions will be answered tomorrow. Anyone having a flutter tomorrow might do worse than having a 5euro bet at 16/1 on the Cork and Clare game to be goalless." Hayes will be centre forward. Hayes and Hegerty will have the task of roughing up the Maher brothers tomorrow and win dirty ball. brud (Limerick) - Posts: 943 - 19/05/2018 21:48:40 2102189 Link
Best Limerick team for a long time, totally focussed . full of the best underage hurlers in Ireland and led by a serious management team . I think limerick will beat tipp tomorrow, May the green and white flutter proudly tomorrow and may the spirit of Mackey guide ye home . Luimneach Abu longtermfan (Limerick) - Posts: 120 - 19/05/2018 23:05:36 2102201 Link
Replying To brud: "Hayes will be centre forward. Hayes and Hegerty will have the task of roughing up the Maher brothers tomorrow and win dirty ball." I like that. Goes without saying ...good men under the puckout! Looking forward to great tussles all over the field and in in particular to tussle between out half forwards Tipp half backs! In the immortal words of Ronnie Drew... "Beware of The Risen People, for they shall take what ye would not give" . Come On Ye Boys In Green!" - always worth spelling it out ! PatOLogical (Limerick) - Posts: 1377 - 19/05/2018 23:34:17 2102204 Link