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How Many More All Irelands For This Limerick Team?

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Firstly: Congratulations Limerick! Hard luck Waterford. How many more All Irelands will this current Limerick team win? I say at least 1, but probably 2. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2138 - 13/12/2020 17:13:50 2321952 Link
They'll keep winning as long as the McManus money is there. AfricanGael (UK) - Posts: 1947 - 13/12/2020 17:23:35 2321964 Link
Congrats to limerick. A crushing display of men against boys that will be difficult to take for waterford. They were just bullied out of the way. Obviously limerick have some fantastic volunteers at their disposal... A similar result next week and surely the question of investment wil come under the microscope of the gaa. HardCase (USA) - Posts: 64 - 13/12/2020 17:28:18 2321970 Link
Limerick is not a natural hurling county. For a long time the GAA has played second or third fiddle in the city and county. I hope that Cork, Galway, and Tipp will catch them. Well done to Limerick. A good coaching team has made "average hurlers" into winners. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2522 - 13/12/2020 17:28:38 2321971 Link
Replying To galwayford: "Limerick is not a natural hurling county. For a long time the GAA has played second or third fiddle in the city and county. I hope that Cork, Galway, and Tipp will catch them. Well done to Limerick. A good coaching team has made "average hurlers" into winners." What the hell is your problem!!!!! Not a natural hurling county! We've gone unbeaten the whole year, won the league, munster and now the all Ireland final. Utter begrudgery. skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1067 - 13/12/2020 17:35:16 2321978 Link
Replying To galwayford: "Limerick is not a natural hurling county. For a long time the GAA has played second or third fiddle in the city and county. I hope that Cork, Galway, and Tipp will catch them. Well done to Limerick. A good coaching team has made "average hurlers" into winners." Are they not? I think they have more All Ireland's than Galway, Clare, Wexford etc....they have always had a very large passionate support base too. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11241 - 13/12/2020 17:35:35 2321979 Link
The same question is asked every year when a team wins an all Ireland. Limerick are a top team but hardly one of the great teams like people are making out. As good as limericks half back line is I think hannon is the only one that gets into the KK team of 09 and possibly none of them gets in the Cork team of the mid 00's. Similarly maybe one of the full forward line gets into the Tipp/Kk teams of 09/10. They're a brilliantly coached team no doubt but can be beaten. Hurling is so competitive now and not to the level it was 10 years ago so it's hard to see them dominating completely. Galway by their own admission do not have the team they had and could have pipped limerick while playing very poorly so a bit of perspective is needed. Money counts for a lot though. tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 13/12/2020 17:42:26 2321989 Link
Replying To galwayford: "Limerick is not a natural hurling county. For a long time the GAA has played second or third fiddle in the city and county. I hope that Cork, Galway, and Tipp will catch them. Well done to Limerick. A good coaching team has made "average hurlers" into winners." That's complete and utter BS of the highest order. I hurled in college with 2 of the lads playing today. I went down to their 21st's and the whole place was hurling mad. Also, these lads had never held a rugby ball in their lives. Good coaching should be a pre-requisite and nothing to stop other counties matching them in that regard, including my own where good work is going in but I am not sure it will be good enough. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1737 - 13/12/2020 17:46:25 2321994 Link
Replying To galwayford: "Limerick is not a natural hurling county. For a long time the GAA has played second or third fiddle in the city and county. I hope that Cork, Galway, and Tipp will catch them. Well done to Limerick. A good coaching team has made "average hurlers" into winners." What in God's name are you on about? Hurling has never played second fiddle to rugby in the county. Limerick city is a huge sporting city with rugby the marque sport. Most people love all sports. Half those Limerick players today have played rugby. They know what its like to get properly strong, to do serious training. I think your a wum..your post is mean and unwarranted. bloodyban (Limerick) - Posts: 1710 - 13/12/2020 17:50:18 2321997 Link
Replying To galwayford: "Limerick is not a natural hurling county. For a long time the GAA has played second or third fiddle in the city and county. I hope that Cork, Galway, and Tipp will catch them. Well done to Limerick. A good coaching team has made "average hurlers" into winners." They are not average they have unreal forwards and are hard men not afraid to mix it! They also have good financial backing! fair play to them. Us in Galway it's mainly football (which should be called handpass ball imo) than anything we get no hurlers out Connemara side or the city nothing from ballinsloe and tuam. It's a small pocket really! ecad123 (Galway) - Posts: 272 - 13/12/2020 17:54:58 2322003 Link
Replying To galwayford: "Limerick is not a natural hurling county. For a long time the GAA has played second or third fiddle in the city and county. I hope that Cork, Galway, and Tipp will catch them. Well done to Limerick. A good coaching team has made "average hurlers" into winners." What sort of begrudgein talk is that? Limerick is 100 percent a neutral hurling county look back to the 40s 3 all Irelands in 7 year's one of the greatest hurlers of all time in mick Mackay then into the 70s had great teams they are FOURTH on the roll of honour list just behind the big. Like what waffle are you spouting Irishcelt (Wicklow) - Posts: 149 - 13/12/2020 17:58:15 2322006 Link
Sorry if I am begrudging Limerick GAA. They have done well. And as I have said other similar towns and cities should take note of their success and the way it was achieved. That is good clubs, eg Piarsiagh, good underage, good coaching and good self belief. Also can we in Galway take your strength and conditioning plan? God knows Galway needs it badly. Finally surely Dubs hurling must look at this. Dublin is not a hurling city, but success can be achieved. Slán galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2522 - 13/12/2020 18:15:38 2322022 Link
Limerick is a big population county 195,000 so they don't all have to be playing hurling.Kilkenny by contrast has a population of just under 100,000.Congatulations to Limerick on a brilliant performance today.I'd certainly expect this team to win more All-Irelands.They have it all.Just need to keep their focus and appetite. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2182 - 13/12/2020 18:38:00 2322037 Link
i worked in a bar in limerick for a few years,and while rugby is indeed important i think even then it was and it has always been a hurling first county. rugby will never hold a place in the hearts of limerick people like gaa does. perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 13/12/2020 18:38:12 2322038 Link
Replying To galwayford: "Limerick is not a natural hurling county. For a long time the GAA has played second or third fiddle in the city and county. I hope that Cork, Galway, and Tipp will catch them. Well done to Limerick. A good coaching team has made "average hurlers" into winners." All Irelands won in three different centuries and eight different decades. God if we were 'a natural hurling county' we would have done the devil and all. I know Galway will be benfitting from the current fine minor teams shortly. I can only wish these young lads all the Best and a very happy Christmas to you and yours Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4344 - 13/12/2020 18:46:59 2322042 Link
Replying To galwayford: "Limerick is not a natural hurling county. For a long time the GAA has played second or third fiddle in the city and county. I hope that Cork, Galway, and Tipp will catch them. Well done to Limerick. A good coaching team has made "average hurlers" into winners." Oh ffs. Pathetic post. Hon Limerick!!! lilylanger (Kildare) - Posts: 758 - 13/12/2020 18:50:33 2322044 Link
Replying To HardCase: "Congrats to limerick. A crushing display of men against boys that will be difficult to take for waterford. They were just bullied out of the way. Obviously limerick have some fantastic volunteers at their disposal... A similar result next week and surely the question of investment wil come under the microscope of the gaa." Limerick won because they had excellent hurlers who ran their hearts out for 70 minutes. Well coached and managed too. If they keep that hunger up they will no doubt win more but I think the standard in other counties is rising too so I cant say they will necessarily win every year. Only takes 1 average performance in a year not to win it as happened last year. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12101 - 13/12/2020 18:51:50 2322046 Link
Only time will tell. No guarantees after the 10 final everyone said Tipp would be the next Kilkenny they didn't win again for 6 years. A lot has to go right to win any All Ireland. They have the talent and the management in place right now. If the management stays intact and hopefully no significant injuries they could go on a good run. gatha (Kilkenny) - Posts: 318 - 13/12/2020 18:54:09 2322047 Link
Replying To gatha: "Only time will tell. No guarantees after the 10 final everyone said Tipp would be the next Kilkenny they didn't win again for 6 years. A lot has to go right to win any All Ireland. They have the talent and the management in place right now. If the management stays intact and hopefully no significant injuries they could go on a good run." True but even basic logic would have reminded people that that tipp team had the best ever hurling team to contend with for years after , I can't think of any county right now who are in a position to challenge limericks dominance. Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1732 - 14/12/2020 23:02:11 2322493 Link
It is a great achievement, but you really have to ask yourself would Limerick have won a single all Ireland hurling championship never mind two of them in 3 years, without McManus. I am not so sure. Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 15/12/2020 10:21:28 2322534 Link