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Not much difference between outcomes in both provinces, KK 6 in a row today and Limerick prevented from winning their 7th on penalties yesterday.
Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 184 - 08/06/2025 21:03:05 2615907 Link 0 |
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Galway did ok today. They stayed in the match until the last 10 minutes. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2619 - 08/06/2025 21:06:26 2615909 Link 0 |
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Bring up another team from Joe Mac as well, what madness, its almost like yo are suggesting something that would be good for hurling.
zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1995 - 08/06/2025 22:22:28 2615931 Link 0 |
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I don't think that's fair to be honest. Munster has great contests all the way through and great excitement but since this Limerick team came along they've been more dominant than Kilkenny. In Munster, Limerick have beaten Clare in multiple finals with Tipp and Cork having cameos. In Leinster, Kilkenny have beaten Galway most often with Dublin and Wexford making appearances. Qualifications have been the same really with Kilkenny normally winning it and the next 3 alternating year on year. Exactly the same as the equivalent in Munster. Ok last year had an all Munster all Ireland final bit Kilkenny were unlucky not to beat Clare as they'd done relatively easily in previous years in spite of Clare being regarded everyone's number 2 team. Dublin were well in the game with Cork last year. Wexford have given Clare and Tipp plenty of it. Galway's record is pretty good against Munster opposition too. Ok, Munster is certainly ahead at the minute but all of Leinster is rebuilding where as Cork are reaching their peak, Limerick beginning to decline slightly, Tipp rebuilding and Clare begining to decline. I certainly wouldn't be ruling Kilkenny out at this stage, and expect the next three in Leinster to improve quite a bit in the next 2-3 years and that's without even mentioning Offaly. Nobody was saying Munster was dead when Kilkenny were hammering everyone. I don't think any hurling person would ever say that. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3704 - 08/06/2025 22:35:51 2615935 Link 1 |
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You're obviously a glass half-full person. But, I would have thought that a county of Galway's calibre would have more ambition than just staying in a match, and consider it 'ok' to do so.
Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2838 - 08/06/2025 22:38:50 2615936 Link 0 |
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Did they? Besides a 15 minute spell in the second half, they looked like they were going through the motions at best.
SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2579 - 09/06/2025 06:42:52 2615968 Link 0 |
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Wexford are going backwards at a rate of knots though. I had high hopes for Dublin this year, and was excited after their win against Wexford, but they capitulated against Galway the last day and now look likely to be playing Limerick. You are right, and it is up to the others to step up, but this is not happening??? Why is it not happening? With the exception of Offaly these past few years, it's mainly KK winning underage also.
bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 403 - 09/06/2025 08:35:31 2615976 Link 0 |