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Replying To Barnowl94:  "You either didn't read what I said or you didn't understand it.Of course you have to be up for the physical challenge in hurling and football .What I said was it wasn't physicality that beat us when we played Tipp in 2016.It was losing 2 players to injury in the first half .Defensive lapses in the last 10 minutes played their part too."
Jesus I wear blinkers but you must have gone to the pound shop for yours.

heartbroken (Galway) - Posts: 370 - 24/04/2018 12:30:36    2094728

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I was attacked by my fellow key board warriors when I said KK a one trick pony with TJ REED been the one trick pony . Well in salthill today if it was not for the ref give KK soft frees Galway would have won pulling away. Only worry for me is we let big Walter Walsh get a soft goal when the game was over.

heartbroken (Galway) - Posts: 370 - 27/05/2018 21:29:03    2104350

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He had a fantastic league campaign but it's his third year in a row now in the championship where he hasn't been at his best. I'm fully aware I'll get slated but he was far from his best again today.
TJ hasn't dragged kk thru a cship game for last 3 seasons despite what most people believe

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 27/05/2018 23:24:33    2104442

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Replying To heartbroken:  "I was attacked by my fellow key board warriors when I said KK a one trick pony with TJ REED been the one trick pony . Well in salthill today if it was not for the ref give KK soft frees Galway would have won pulling away. Only worry for me is we let big Walter Walsh get a soft goal when the game was over."
By the way. I wouldn't be too worried about the goal. They wouldn't be let in there if it mattered
I genuinely believe galway will win the all Ireland this year without getting out of third gear

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 27/05/2018 23:26:23    2104444

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Replying To heartbroken:  "I was attacked by my fellow key board warriors when I said KK a one trick pony with TJ REED been the one trick pony . Well in salthill today if it was not for the ref give KK soft frees Galway would have won pulling away. Only worry for me is we let big Walter Walsh get a soft goal when the game was over."
It's still only May, granted Kilkenny don't look like All Ireland contenders in 2018.
If I was you, I wouldn't be so fixated on TJ Reid though. He has 7 Liam McCarthy medals compared to Joe Canning who has just the one for all the huff and puff coming out of Galway over the years.
And TJ Reid has buried that Galway team many a day.
Concentrate on your own county players and don't worry about Kilkenny hurlers who have reached the pinacle of Hurling with club and county on several occasions.

Past hurler (None) - Posts: 916 - 27/05/2018 23:42:43    2104451

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Replying To heartbroken:  "I was attacked by my fellow key board warriors when I said KK a one trick pony with TJ REED been the one trick pony . Well in salthill today if it was not for the ref give KK soft frees Galway would have won pulling away. Only worry for me is we let big Walter Walsh get a soft goal when the game was over."
You are of course right. as you always are.

Please may I apologise, not just on my behalf, but for the other " key board warriors" who dared to question your supreme wisdom.

Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2740 - 27/05/2018 23:44:48    2104455

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Replying To Past hurler:  "It's still only May, granted Kilkenny don't look like All Ireland contenders in 2018.
If I was you, I wouldn't be so fixated on TJ Reid though. He has 7 Liam McCarthy medals compared to Joe Canning who has just the one for all the huff and puff coming out of Galway over the years.
And TJ Reid has buried that Galway team many a day.
Concentrate on your own county players and don't worry about Kilkenny hurlers who have reached the pinacle of Hurling with club and county on several occasions."
Well said

ke40 (Kildare) - Posts: 214 - 28/05/2018 00:03:04    2104465

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Replying To tiobraid:  "By the way. I wouldn't be too worried about the goal. They wouldn't be let in there if it mattered
I genuinely believe galway will win the all Ireland this year without getting out of third gear"
I don't know about that. Limerick, Wexford, Cork, Tipp, etc may have something to say about that. Galway at Wexford should tell us something. That place should be hopping for that match.

Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2489 - 28/05/2018 00:05:24    2104466

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Replying To Cockney_Cat:  "You are of course right. as you always are.

Please may I apologise, not just on my behalf, but for the other " key board warriors" who dared to question your supreme wisdom."
I often get it wrong but Today I feel like the cat that got the cream. Yes It is only May yet and Notting is won. A few years back we bet KK in Leinster final but they were ready for us in All Ireland final.

heartbroken (Galway) - Posts: 370 - 28/05/2018 06:12:07    2104494

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Replying To Trump2020:  "I don't know about that. Limerick, Wexford, Cork, Tipp, etc may have something to say about that. Galway at Wexford should tell us something. That place should be hopping for that match."
Yep wexford could well beat galway next week and I think it'll be their toughest match this year but it's irrelevant because when galway get to croke Park they won't be stopped. Galway at 70% will win the all Ireland this year. They're no where near their best yet and won by 8/9 points yesterday
There is no other team that is as complete as them at the minute

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 28/05/2018 07:16:14    2104495

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Replying To tiobraid:  "He had a fantastic league campaign but it's his third year in a row now in the championship where he hasn't been at his best. I'm fully aware I'll get slated but he was far from his best again today.
TJ hasn't dragged kk thru a cship game for last 3 seasons despite what most people believe"
After a bit of research I make it 1-9 from play in his last 11 cship games and two points this year against Dublin, Offaly and Galway.
He's 100% the best free taker in the country and possibly the greatest of all time and granted he does a hell of a lot more than score from play but with this year's league aside he hasnt been anywhere near as good as he was in the years previous to 2016.
His league form this year was probably the best seen in a league in years but that needs to be put into persepctive. It was a poor league this year.

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 28/05/2018 10:56:18    2104621

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Replying To tiobraid:  "Yep wexford could well beat galway next week and I think it'll be their toughest match this year but it's irrelevant because when galway get to croke Park they won't be stopped. Galway at 70% will win the all Ireland this year. They're no where near their best yet and won by 8/9 points yesterday
There is no other team that is as complete as them at the minute"
Tiobraid as all long suffering Galway fans will tell you, we never get cocky or carried away when it comes to our hurlers, as our past is littered with Galway teams that should have achieved so much more, but generally ended up with egg on their faces. Yes there is no doubt that with the demise of Tipp that Galway are currently the best team in the country, but there are plenty of teams out there that look more than capable of knocking them off their perch should they not treat every team they play, with the absolute amount of respect. Next week will be a big test for them, as Wexford will throw the kitchen sink at them, but all great teams should be prepared for that, stay with them for 50/55 mins and then start pulling away. Wexford have looked quite impressive so far, and on current form you could potentially be looking at a last four of Galway, Wexford, Limerick and Cork/Clare.

gilly0512 (Galway) - Posts: 1176 - 28/05/2018 12:26:49    2104687

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Replying To Past hurler:  "It's still only May, granted Kilkenny don't look like All Ireland contenders in 2018.
If I was you, I wouldn't be so fixated on TJ Reid though. He has 7 Liam McCarthy medals compared to Joe Canning who has just the one for all the huff and puff coming out of Galway over the years.
And TJ Reid has buried that Galway team many a day.
Concentrate on your own county players and don't worry about Kilkenny hurlers who have reached the pinacle of Hurling with club and county on several occasions."
TJ has 7 AI medals because he's a fantastic hurler but unlike Joe Canning he played on arguably the best hurling team ever with the best manager. When he was tightly marked yesterday and playing on a team in transition he wasn't so hot, he failed to score from play. I haven seen any hurler better than Joe Canning getting scores under pressure as he showed yesterday and in last year's All Ireland semi-final.

baire (Galway) - Posts: 1849 - 28/05/2018 12:48:55    2104703

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Replying To Past hurler:  "It's still only May, granted Kilkenny don't look like All Ireland contenders in 2018.
If I was you, I wouldn't be so fixated on TJ Reid though. He has 7 Liam McCarthy medals compared to Joe Canning who has just the one for all the huff and puff coming out of Galway over the years.
And TJ Reid has buried that Galway team many a day.
Concentrate on your own county players and don't worry about Kilkenny hurlers who have reached the pinacle of Hurling with club and county on several occasions."
Plenty of huff and puff coming from yourself there. Well done on matching the arrogance of the poster you were responding to. Perhaps you should follow your own advice and don't worry about Galway hurlers. A player's greatness isn't just measured by the number of All-Ireland medals they have. The man with perhaps the best claim of anyone to be the best footballer only won one All-Ireland.

Ailteoir (Galway) - Posts: 896 - 28/05/2018 13:10:23    2104719

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I would said the pitches surely have played a factor so far in Champsionship, Parnell Park and Pearse Stadium are tight pitches. TJ will come to the fore in Croke Park if they get the chance this year. Cody seemed to hold his cards close to his chest yesterday, didn't introduce Hogan even though the rumour is that he is flying it in training. They will go all out to beat Wexford in Nowlan Park but I think the score difference is too much to make up now.

As for Galway, they are exactly like the KK team from 10 years ago. Unbelievably powerful and strong. They don't have Kilkenny's killer instinct though. Had any of those chances they missed fell to Larkin, Power or Eddie Brennan in their pomp Galway would have been out of sight by half time.

Faithfull (Offaly) - Posts: 573 - 28/05/2018 15:03:30    2104805

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Replying To Faithfull:  "I would said the pitches surely have played a factor so far in Champsionship, Parnell Park and Pearse Stadium are tight pitches. TJ will come to the fore in Croke Park if they get the chance this year. Cody seemed to hold his cards close to his chest yesterday, didn't introduce Hogan even though the rumour is that he is flying it in training. They will go all out to beat Wexford in Nowlan Park but I think the score difference is too much to make up now.

As for Galway, they are exactly like the KK team from 10 years ago. Unbelievably powerful and strong. They don't have Kilkenny's killer instinct though. Had any of those chances they missed fell to Larkin, Power or Eddie Brennan in their pomp Galway would have been out of sight by half time."
Pearse Stadium isn't anywhere near as tight as people make out. There's a perception that it's one of the smaller county grounds, when it's actually the opposite.

Townee2018 (Galway) - Posts: 282 - 28/05/2018 16:32:21    2104897

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Replying To Townee2018:  "Pearse Stadium isn't anywhere near as tight as people make out. There's a perception that it's one of the smaller county grounds, when it's actually the opposite."
It was yesterday though when you could only actually play on half of it!

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 28/05/2018 16:42:15    2104906

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Replying To Faithfull:  "I would said the pitches surely have played a factor so far in Champsionship, Parnell Park and Pearse Stadium are tight pitches. TJ will come to the fore in Croke Park if they get the chance this year. Cody seemed to hold his cards close to his chest yesterday, didn't introduce Hogan even though the rumour is that he is flying it in training. They will go all out to beat Wexford in Nowlan Park but I think the score difference is too much to make up now.

As for Galway, they are exactly like the KK team from 10 years ago. Unbelievably powerful and strong. They don't have Kilkenny's killer instinct though. Had any of those chances they missed fell to Larkin, Power or Eddie Brennan in their pomp Galway would have been out of sight by half time."
I have played in Pearse stadium many times and I can assure you that its a big pitch every bit as big as Croke Park in my opinion.

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 28/05/2018 17:46:42    2104945

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Replying To Past hurler:  "It's still only May, granted Kilkenny don't look like All Ireland contenders in 2018.
If I was you, I wouldn't be so fixated on TJ Reid though. He has 7 Liam McCarthy medals compared to Joe Canning who has just the one for all the huff and puff coming out of Galway over the years.
And TJ Reid has buried that Galway team many a day.
Concentrate on your own county players and don't worry about Kilkenny hurlers who have reached the pinacle of Hurling with club and county on several occasions."
As a matter of interest when did TJ bury this Galway team?
By the way I think TJ is a fantastic hurler, definitely in the top 10 in the country for the last 5 or 6 years.

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 28/05/2018 17:50:13    2104947

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Replying To Barnowl94:  "I have played in Pearse stadium many times and I can assure you that its a big pitch every bit as big as Croke Park in my opinion."
Wikipedia has Pearse Stadium 1 metre longer than Croke Park and 4 metres wider

neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 28/05/2018 20:25:16    2105022

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