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How Many More All Irelands For This Limerick Team?

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Replying To bloodyban: "Paul O Connell ,Dave Kilcoyne, Craig Casey , Dan Goggin and many more rugby players aswell. Good school...my old Alma Mater..and loads of Clare hurlers aswell" goggin was ard scoil for very little of his schooling. was senior cycle and his main cup rugby was munchins KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3513 - 16/12/2020 20:13:05 2323001 Link
Replying To galwayfball: "He doesn't give galway that much and gets a lot in return for his money although I think he has every right to know where the money is spent And people might forget but the mens football team couldnt actually get a sponsor not so long ago. Cancer Care West was on the front of the jersey which is a great cause which I support myself but we couldnt get a sponsor." Yes, and back in the nineties the Health Board had to be got to sponsor Limerick. All the the talk about JP disguises the fact that local businesses in Limerick would not give the steam of their pee to the GAA Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4344 - 16/12/2020 20:20:35 2323003 Link
Replying To MicktheMiller: "Oldtourman. Just a query. Are Sexton Street CBS, and Ard Scoil Ris, two separate schools?" Hi Mick.. Yeah, 2 different schools on opposite sides of the city... Unfortunately hurling is long gone in Sexton St, all soccer there now. skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1067 - 16/12/2020 20:54:05 2323011 Link
Replying To Oldtourman: "Why would we even bother about goals when we can rack up an average of thirty points in every game. tell me again how many goals Galway got against us this year or for that matter how many shots did Nicky Quaid have to save that day." It's boring to watch... Armchairreporter (Galway) - Posts: 76 - 16/12/2020 22:33:40 2323036 Link
Replying To Armchairreporter: "It's boring to watch..." If you want a dramatic ending perhaps Eastenders is for you :-) slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 17/12/2020 09:43:09 2323067 Link
Replying To Armchairreporter: "It's boring to watch..." are you living in the same cave as kathy...... munsterchamps (Limerick) - Posts: 1101 - 17/12/2020 10:15:29 2323080 Link
Replying To slayer: "If you want a dramatic ending perhaps Eastenders is for you :-)" What's frustrating me is the hurlers that Limerick have at the moment are great. Is Kiely holding them back with his style. Imagine what they would be winning matches by if they were scoring goals rather than 30 boring points. I know there were plenty of excellent points scored but my god go for the kill. Think of Kilkenny in their pomp. The sky is the limit with this group. Armchairreporter (Galway) - Posts: 76 - 17/12/2020 21:58:03 2323296 Link
Replying To Armchairreporter: "It's boring to watch..." Ah stop lad. Some of the scores and how they're created are a joy Shocs07 (Limerick) - Posts: 372 - 17/12/2020 22:24:53 2323304 Link
Replying To Armchairreporter: "What's frustrating me is the hurlers that Limerick have at the moment are great. Is Kiely holding them back with his style. Imagine what they would be winning matches by if they were scoring goals rather than 30 boring points. I know there were plenty of excellent points scored but my god go for the kill. Think of Kilkenny in their pomp. The sky is the limit with this group." Rubbish. Try playing against teams with a bucket load of sweepers no chance of goals Shocs07 (Limerick) - Posts: 372 - 17/12/2020 22:26:22 2323305 Link
Replying To Shocs07: "Rubbish. Try playing against teams with a bucket load of sweepers no chance of goals" It's not rubbish.This is a very talented Limerick team but they're not scoring goals.Goals kill off matches quickly.That's how Kilkenny at their best did it.Think of the early KK goals in the 2007 Final against Limerick.I would expect Limerick's goalscoring to improve because I think this Limerick team will go from strength to strength. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2182 - 17/12/2020 23:18:19 2323317 Link
If John Kiely is holding Limerick back and they are winning All-Ireland's, and I was a Limerick man I'd be saying lets be having you. Can however see no logic whatsoever. The dream problem. I fear our manager is holding us back and we aren't winning. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1737 - 17/12/2020 23:20:45 2323318 Link
Replying To Armchairreporter: "What's frustrating me is the hurlers that Limerick have at the moment are great. Is Kiely holding them back with his style. Imagine what they would be winning matches by if they were scoring goals rather than 30 boring points. I know there were plenty of excellent points scored but my god go for the kill. Think of Kilkenny in their pomp. The sky is the limit with this group." You have to marvel at the wonderful play that leads to the point scoring opportunities,goals are easier scored when the opportunities arise very often the scorer is clean through. ONdeDITCH (Limerick) - Posts: 873 - 17/12/2020 23:58:21 2323320 Link
Replying To Shocs07: "Rubbish. Try playing against teams with a bucket load of sweepers no chance of goals" It's not rubbish. This sweeper system is just an excuse. Go for it ye have the players. Look at the difference in Limerick hurling since 2018. Kiely needs to let them loose. Think of Shane Dowlings goals. Which is better to look at???? Armchairreporter (Galway) - Posts: 76 - 18/12/2020 09:36:41 2323343 Link
Replying To Shocs07: "Rubbish. Try playing against teams with a bucket load of sweepers no chance of goals" Plenty of goal chances on Sunday. None taken. The O'Keeffe double save was the best I've seen in a long time. He didn't just block the second shot, he played it away. lionofludesch (Down) - Posts: 475 - 18/12/2020 10:26:43 2323353 Link
Replying To StoreysTash: "If John Kiely is holding Limerick back and they are winning All-Ireland's, and I was a Limerick man I'd be saying lets be having you. Can however see no logic whatsoever. The dream problem. I fear our manager is holding us back and we aren't winning." Think the only manager that would suit you is Dr Who or Marty McFly. Someone who could go back in time with proper S and C and skills programs for our lads way before they even reached Minor age. Then the same lads might have a few All Ireland Minors and u21s like the Limerick Galway Tipp and Waterford lads and might challenge the current team members for places! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12101 - 18/12/2020 10:31:56 2323354 Link
Replying To Armchairreporter: "What's frustrating me is the hurlers that Limerick have at the moment are great. Is Kiely holding them back with his style. Imagine what they would be winning matches by if they were scoring goals rather than 30 boring points. I know there were plenty of excellent points scored but my god go for the kill. Think of Kilkenny in their pomp. The sky is the limit with this group." The problem with flooding forward in search of goals these days is that it leaves alot of space in the middle 3rd for your opponents to exploit. Every successful team this millenium including Kilkenny in their pomp played with forward players covering back or semi permanently back ie a sweeper. Kilkenny got their goals largely against other teams that weren't playing that way yet including Limerick. Helps when you have the forwards they had too though same as Tipp the last decade. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12101 - 18/12/2020 10:40:05 2323355 Link
Replying To Armchairreporter: "It's not rubbish. This sweeper system is just an excuse. Go for it ye have the players. Look at the difference in Limerick hurling since 2018. Kiely needs to let them loose. Think of Shane Dowlings goals. Which is better to look at????" I agree 100% as a fan nothing lifts a game like goals. It's just it's not the way to win games at the moment. No point flooding forward to score 4-17 when the likes of Canning, Whelan, Hegarty and Morrissey score 30 points from the space you leave them by flooding forward for goals. Storeystash came up with a good idea to counter this by making the sliotar heavier. Another Falway poster suggested making goals worth 5 points but I think that would make managers even more determined not to let them in. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12101 - 18/12/2020 10:44:22 2323358 Link
Replying To Viking66: "I agree 100% as a fan nothing lifts a game like goals. It's just it's not the way to win games at the moment. No point flooding forward to score 4-17 when the likes of Canning, Whelan, Hegarty and Morrissey score 30 points from the space you leave them by flooding forward for goals. Storeystash came up with a good idea to counter this by making the sliotar heavier. Another Falway poster suggested making goals worth 5 points but I think that would make managers even more determined not to let them in." The last time Galway played, without a sweeper, Limerick scored three goals and only a very daring save by Shehill prevented a fourth. Mulcahy got a goal and two points- he was completely deprived of possession against them this year so well did O'Neill's and Fitzgerald's system work. . Remember Limerick never looked like conceding a goal against Galway, and were secure enough in that regard both days against Waterford, although in fairness to the the Deise they they did batter Quaids goal and played an expansive brand of hurling- we have heard the last of them. Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4344 - 18/12/2020 11:29:23 2323377 Link
Replying To Viking66: "I agree 100% as a fan nothing lifts a game like goals. It's just it's not the way to win games at the moment. No point flooding forward to score 4-17 when the likes of Canning, Whelan, Hegarty and Morrissey score 30 points from the space you leave them by flooding forward for goals. Storeystash came up with a good idea to counter this by making the sliotar heavier. Another Falway poster suggested making goals worth 5 points but I think that would make managers even more determined not to let them in." Galway Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12101 - 18/12/2020 12:01:25 2323393 Link
Replying To Armchairreporter: "It's not rubbish. This sweeper system is just an excuse. Go for it ye have the players. Look at the difference in Limerick hurling since 2018. Kiely needs to let them loose. Think of Shane Dowlings goals. Which is better to look at????" Ah stop! We're walloping the likes of Tipp each year for the last few years, collected 6 major titles and somehow the team is being held back??? Shocs07 (Limerick) - Posts: 372 - 18/12/2020 12:55:03 2323408 Link