Who will win the hurling on Paddies Day? Dream final would Portumna and Newtownshandrum, if they get there!

CorkBlogger (Cork) - Posts: 50 - 14/10/2009 09:54:54    453899

Dream final would be Portumna v Ballyhale.

Tribesman28 (Galway) - Posts: 176 - 14/10/2009 10:40:09    453932

Portuma v Ballyhale with the Shamrocks to reverse last years defeat

The Face (Monaghan) - Posts: 890 - 14/10/2009 11:06:36    453963

Dream final Portumna Vs James Stephens.....but if the Village do lose....Portumna Vs Ballyhale.

Puddersthecat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1692 - 14/10/2009 12:37:33    454048

What provinces are against each other in the All Ireland Semi finals...I presume Ulster champions will have a quarter final against British champions.

irlande (Fermanagh) - Posts: 535 - 14/10/2009 13:28:28    454120

Who cares,how many teams will be in with a shout?About 3 at best.Great.They should just play it off in the next few weeks between these 3 teams and save everyone the bother.

fredrickwood (Roscommon) - Posts: 2871 - 14/10/2009 15:29:39    454320

fredrickwood
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454320 Who cares,how many teams will be in with a shout?About 3 at best.Great.They should just play it off in the next few weeks between these 3 teams and save everyone the bother.

It is a tad confined alright but that's hardly the fault of the strong clubs. are 4 roads still going strong

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 14/10/2009 15:46:14    454346

Yeah they won it again(yawn) last sunday.they now compete in the Connacht Intermediate club thingy,so here's hopin they can go far.They were unlucky last year in a tight game in Connacht Final against Cappataggle.Hardly much point playing Portumna.

fredrickwood (Roscommon) - Posts: 2871 - 14/10/2009 22:50:22    454874

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454320
Who cares,how many teams will be in with a shout?About 3 at best.Great.They should just play it off in the next few weeks between these 3 teams and save everyone the bother.


I assume that would be the team that has appeared in FOUR finals, Dunloy, and who would the other two be?

Four Roads, maybe?

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 15/10/2009 00:31:35    454967

semi's are connaught v ulster and munster v leinster.

fatchops (None) - Posts: 127 - 15/10/2009 06:47:42    455014

Have the people on this thread ever watched the club championship games? It's the only level where Ulster hurling has consistently competed and beat the best the country has to offer. Portumna are the ones to beat but there's very little between the rest of the clubs in the competition.

I can see Ballycran or Dunloy causing a real shock in the s/f.

Benandonner (Antrim) - Posts: 459 - 15/10/2009 14:33:35    455387

Portumna v BallyBoden Final!

ConnollyDub (Dublin) - Posts: 2007 - 15/10/2009 14:53:09    455408

Newtownshandrom v Mount Leinster Rangers (Carlow) with Mount Leinster Rangers to win,----- in extra time.

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3178 - 15/10/2009 16:02:20    455487

PORTUMNA AND BALLYHALE

dubs4eva (Dublin) - Posts: 484 - 15/10/2009 21:46:17    455891

supersub15
County: Carlow
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i take it your from leinster rangers,were you up with the u 14's in the feile,my own club hosted ye

lowerormond (Tipperary) - Posts: 1267 - 15/10/2009 22:00:56    455900

Portumna

aine007 (Galway) - Posts: 55 - 15/10/2009 22:28:32    455946

Definitely not Four Roads.Definitely not Dunloy.Remind me again how many of those finals they won Patrique?

fredrickwood (Roscommon) - Posts: 2871 - 15/10/2009 22:40:30    455974

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Definitely not Four Roads.Definitely not Dunloy.Remind me again how many of those finals they won Patrique?



That is really sad.

I remember the excellent Clan na nGael club sides, from Roscommon, led by the great Tony McManus. I knew Tony from university days.

Now I would look totally crass and a bit like a"Johnny come lately to the GAA" Manchester United fan if I began to dismiss that great Roscommon team because they lost four finals in a row. It was still a mighty achievement being in those finals.

You see, in GAA circles, unlike SKY TV driven soccer, it is not all about winners. Now Clan na nGael did Connacht and Roscommon proud in reaching those finals, but at least there is a tradition there.

Dunloy, situated about 300 miles from the hub and home of hurling, in FOUR (sic) 4 all Ireland club finals, having beaten the like of Glenmore, Mount Sion and Athenry to reach those finals, that is like Kerry winning 30 Sams or Kilkenny winning 20 Mccarthy cups.

Add in the fact that Ballycastle (ANTRIM) and Rossa (ANTRIM) have also lost in finals, and that Loughiel (ANTRIM) WON THE TITLE in the past, it is extremely rude, and insensitive of someone to just completely write off the Ulster challenge in this tournament. Four clubs from Antrim have been in finals, not too many counties can equal that. And don't forget that Newtownshandrum beat Ballygalget of DOWN by a POINT in the semi a few short years ago.

Mind you it is completely excusable if you know nothing about the sport.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 16/10/2009 00:36:40    456106

Portumna V Newtown would be a tasty final! I fancy James Stephens to come out of Leinster, if they do they will take some beating.

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 16/10/2009 09:25:54    456187

the Cork final was poor fair last weekend, shows poor standard of Cork club hurling. doubt Newtown will get out of Munster

mau_mau (Westmeath) - Posts: 75 - 16/10/2009 12:30:13    456354