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Replying To dakid: "Teams named. O'Connor in for O'Brien. Cahalane in for Millerick. What do we all think? I'd give the edge to Limerick on pure intensity. If Cork can match the level Limerick bring then they could pip it. Can see the likes of Cahalane getting a rush of blood and doing something stupid and swing the game for Limerick." More likely that Gillane backs into defender on edge of the square, falls down and the defender gets a black card and a penalty call for holding ! Ryanteam (Cork) - Posts: 562 - 06/06/2025 14:14:14 2615338 Link
Replying To Ryanteam: "More likely that Gillane backs into defender on edge of the square, falls down and the defender gets a black card and a penalty call for holding !" good to see the Limerick players living in your heads, rent free Yadse (Limerick) - Posts: 134 - 06/06/2025 15:17:36 2615352 Link
Replying To bloodandbandage: ""I don't like that Cork team" A very strange statement to make. These are a bunch of young, honest lads giving their all for the county. What have they done to earn your dislike?" Well learn to live with it, boy! The individual players themselves are fine. I'm a good fan of Fitzgibbon, for example, as I was of JBM, Johnny Crowley, Denies Coughlan, and of course the Rock (he was great to watch) back in the day. It's not the players per se, but rather the Corkness of the whole county. The attitude of their supporters and their unawareness that many others outside of Cork also dislike Cork. And their puzzlement when they are told that, and their finding it strange that someone actually dislikes the county. I grew up in an era when it was okay to tell someone that you didn't agree with them or that you didn't even like them; none of this namby-pamby being nice, pseudo-nice, to people because of political correctness or that you might hurt their feelings. SO, learn to live with it, boy! UP LIMERICK! foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2295 - 06/06/2025 15:21:43 2615354 Link
Replying To foreveryoung: "Well learn to live with it, boy! The individual players themselves are fine. I'm a good fan of Fitzgibbon, for example, as I was of JBM, Johnny Crowley, Denies Coughlan, and of course the Rock (he was great to watch) back in the day. It's not the players per se, but rather the Corkness of the whole county. The attitude of their supporters and their unawareness that many others outside of Cork also dislike Cork. And their puzzlement when they are told that, and their finding it strange that someone actually dislikes the county. I grew up in an era when it was okay to tell someone that you didn't agree with them or that you didn't even like them; none of this namby-pamby being nice, pseudo-nice, to people because of political correctness or that you might hurt their feelings. SO, learn to live with it, boy! UP LIMERICK!" I guess an irrelevant statement from a Yank who resides in Florida! Ryanteam (Cork) - Posts: 562 - 06/06/2025 15:34:49 2615360 Link
Replying To Yadse: "good to see the Limerick players living in your heads, rent free" It's true though! Gillane has developed this into a fine art, the referee is usually 50 yards away, he sees Gillane down, and blames the big bad defender! Fair play to Gillane, he's smart and gets away with it!! Ryanteam (Cork) - Posts: 562 - 06/06/2025 15:39:02 2615362 Link
Replying To foreveryoung: "Well learn to live with it, boy! The individual players themselves are fine. I'm a good fan of Fitzgibbon, for example, as I was of JBM, Johnny Crowley, Denies Coughlan, and of course the Rock (he was great to watch) back in the day. It's not the players per se, but rather the Corkness of the whole county. The attitude of their supporters and their unawareness that many others outside of Cork also dislike Cork. And their puzzlement when they are told that, and their finding it strange that someone actually dislikes the county. I grew up in an era when it was okay to tell someone that you didn't agree with them or that you didn't even like them; none of this namby-pamby being nice, pseudo-nice, to people because of political correctness or that you might hurt their feelings. SO, learn to live with it, boy! UP LIMERICK!" I couldn't give two hoots about who likes or dislikes us, but you are being disingenuous with your response! You said I don't like that team, which would infer that you had issue with the current players, however, you then went on waffling about Corkness, and Cork people being your reason for the dislike....Anyway, UTR! bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 402 - 06/06/2025 16:14:47 2615374 Link
Ryanstream do any of your boys do that kinda thing??it's every county and I've seen a good few forwards being penalised now and frees given to defenders. Hoping for a classic tomorrow evening..hoping there won't be controversy..I'm not liking the forecast,but who cares it's a Munster final..cmon limerick!!! CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2536 - 06/06/2025 16:25:18 2615380 Link
Replying To Ryanteam: "It's true though! Gillane has developed this into a fine art, the referee is usually 50 yards away, he sees Gillane down, and blames the big bad defender! Fair play to Gillane, he's smart and gets away with it!!" Gillane gives as good as he gets, after years of being mauled by full backs, especially Conor Cleary from Clare he has try and paint the picture for the referee. Hoggie is also expert at it (i.e. waiting for the smallest bit of contact) and he has been doing it a long time. LimerickandProud (Limerick) - Posts: 172 - 06/06/2025 16:56:06 2615391 Link
Replying To Ryanteam: "I guess an irrelevant statement from a Yank who resides in Florida!" If the Cork team can bring half the fight the Supporters do, we will have a right cracking match :) Safe travels to anyone coming to the match LimerickandProud (Limerick) - Posts: 172 - 06/06/2025 16:58:31 2615392 Link
Replying To LimerickandProud: "If the Cork team can bring half the fight the Supporters do, we will have a right cracking match :) Safe travels to anyone coming to the match" As long as there's a fight in the dog, we'll have a scrap! Don't take it so seriously..at the end of the day, it's a sporting occasion and enjoy it! Much gratitude to these amateur players who devote their lives to entertaining us year in and year out! Anyway, Up the rebels!! Ryanteam (Cork) - Posts: 562 - 06/06/2025 21:14:32 2615424 Link
Replying To Ryanteam: "It's true though! Gillane has developed this into a fine art, the referee is usually 50 yards away, he sees Gillane down, and blames the big bad defender! Fair play to Gillane, he's smart and gets away with it!!" It never worked against the wrestler Cleary from Clare though. He got a handy one the last day out off Downey though, and I even wrote that here the day after that match! He's as strong as an ox so defenders have no choice but to foul him at times! foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2295 - 06/06/2025 22:04:14 2615427 Link
This game is a free for all. Rules don't seem apply. dakid (Australia) - Posts: 302 - 07/06/2025 18:43:21 2615579 Link
It just goes to show that the Munster championship is more important than the actual rules of the game.. something I've been saying for a few years now. twbm (Clare) - Posts: 38 - 07/06/2025 20:01:49 2615591 Link
Oh Lord this is some game. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 460 - 07/06/2025 20:29:24 2615594 Link
Replying To Alwaysencourage: "Oh Lord this is some game." Dreadful. Should be a lot of retrospective suspensions, after the recent Parnell Park 'review'. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4206 - 07/06/2025 20:46:02 2615596 Link
What an occasion that was. Not perfect by any means. Loads of mistakes and some very dodgy decisions but credit to both teams they left absolutely everything on the pitch. Good to see somebody new winning it for a change after a very long period of dominance from Limerick. I'll be very surprised if Limerick don't win the all Ireland now. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3703 - 07/06/2025 20:47:12 2615598 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "What an occasion that was. Not perfect by any means. Loads of mistakes and some very dodgy decisions but credit to both teams they left absolutely everything on the pitch. Good to see somebody new winning it for a change after a very long period of dominance from Limerick. I'll be very surprised if Limerick don't win the all Ireland now." What an unbelievable sporting match. The first thing the Cork keeper done after winning the penalty shootout was to go over and shake hands with the Limerick keeper. What other sport would that happen in? Incredible stuff. Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 534 - 07/06/2025 21:09:47 2615607 Link
Terrible way to end a final with penalties. There are two more finals tomorrow that could also be decided this way. There is no need for penalties after one game. Add an extra week to the schedule (next week) to allow for replays. This nonsense was copied from professional soccer. Soccer is completely different from the GAA. The soccer season is more congested, players have international games to play straight after the season and club finals end, or holidays to take before club tours start. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2837 - 07/06/2025 21:14:08 2615610 Link
Close, tight game. Could've gone either way. A poor standard though, riddled with mistakes. A fitting end to a poor enough Munster Championship. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13811 - 07/06/2025 21:14:46 2615611 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "What an occasion that was. Not perfect by any means. Loads of mistakes and some very dodgy decisions but credit to both teams they left absolutely everything on the pitch. Good to see somebody new winning it for a change after a very long period of dominance from Limerick. I'll be very surprised if Limerick don't win the all Ireland now." "I'll be very surprised if Limerick don't win the all Ireland now", Why? What a nonsense statement. Please enlighten me as to how you'd be shocked if Limerick don't win the AI? bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 402 - 07/06/2025 21:24:05 2615615 Link