no Im sorry i dont agree, i saw that game and i thought that tyrone were in cruise control, they wwere good and put their foot off the pedal, i mean they were never likely to lose that gameQuote:
Originally Posted by Superhoops
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no Im sorry i dont agree, i saw that game and i thought that tyrone were in cruise control, they wwere good and put their foot off the pedal, i mean they were never likely to lose that gameQuote:
Originally Posted by Superhoops
its grammar ;)Quote:
I thought you would be the last one to correct spelling or grammer
And mine is second to none, unless i was rushed when writing a reply because of doing it on the sly at work.....
One of the victims of that car crash yesterday was Kilkenny goalkeeper James McGarry's wife, Vanessa.
Story here
Sad situation. Will Sundays game be called off?
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Originally Posted by shedite
Why would it be called off?
please tell me your not serious??Quote:
Originally Posted by Soko
''The GAA has confirmed following consultation with members of the Management Committee and the C.C.C.C that this Sunday's triple bill of All Ireland Hurling quarter finals in Croke Park has been postponed. The decision was taken at the request of the Kilkenny County Board and as a mark of respect to the late Vanessa Mc Garry (wife of current Kilkenny player James Mc Garry), who was tragically killed in a road traffic accident yesterday.''
i taught it was the GAA's decision till i read that....i personally think he should have told the lads to play on, 4 counties have been gearing towards this game for the last few weeks
It's a GAA tradition that if an opposing team has suffered a bereavement/tragedy the match will be postponed. It exists at every level of the game. I'm a little surprised both matches were called off but it's a gesture that will be appreciated and understood.Quote:
Originally Posted by Soko
Would that be the spineless Laois that beat Tyrone & Meath in last year's qualifiers, and Derry in the year befores?Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
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Originally Posted by nedder
No, deadly serious. I just saw now that funeral is scheduled for Sunday so that would have left an awful dilemma for the Kilknenny players
They only called off both games because they need a double header to justify playing Croke Park. Terrible fixture congestion for the Stadium on the way now
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Originally Posted by Marked Man
No, the spineless Laois that rolled over like dogs to ensure they would be playing in those qualifiers
Ya the games had to be called off, it is an amateur sport after all. RIP to the people who died in the crash.Quote:
Originally Posted by Soko
RIP to all the people who died in all the crashes :! !
not a regular poster on this site but i must commend the gaa on postponing the matches for sunday as a mar of respect.. on another note i offer my condolences to all effected over the accidents.. and to james mcgarry, a top keeper and our toughts are with him at this time...
on another note..... LIMERICK for the all ireland!!!luimneach abu!!"!!
i thought you were a kiwi?
will this mean that all fixtures for croke park in the next few weeks will have to be put back a week?
I probably picked you up wrong. Absolutely the correct desicion to postpone this match.Quote:
Originally Posted by Soko
These games are now fixed for next Saturday, so no real knock on effect for other games
Thats an I not an i...Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Second to none, eh?
;)
Paul, are Roscommon minors still in the hunt to defend their title?
No, they were beaten by Galway in the connaght final on july 8thQuote:
Originally Posted by geysir
I'm going to log into Galwaybayfm.ie in while to listen to Galway crash and burn in the championship again.
I think that means they must still be in the hunt.Quote:
Originally Posted by feo123
theres no qualifiers at minor level......
There is, to some extent. There are quarters finals involving both the provincial finalists, as well as the provincial winners.Quote:
theres no qualifiers at minor level......
caps lock and the shift key do not work ;) nice try though:)Quote:
Thats an I not an i...
Second to none, eh?
they are playing carlow on the august bank holiday. They were unlucky to lose to galway in fairness, they got their captain young garvey sent off ( for no reason, and i amn't being biased ) when they were level or a point behind, then they were still in the hunt in injury and galway got a goal to win by 4 points. FOD made them hang around and watch the presentation and all that, great gesture and idea it will stand to them later on in this championship hopefully. They are still in it, seems laois or derry are the team to beat though.Quote:
Paul, are Roscommon minors still in the hunt to defend their title?
Paul, you've got that wrong, you are playing Laois. Beaten provinical finalists cannot play each other in the quarter finals.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
The draw is;
Galway v Carlow
Laois v Roscommon
Cork v Derry
Tyrone v Kerry
so you are right. i thought because it was going to be in portlaoise ( as this is the case I beleive but has to be announced ) that it wasn't laois. I remember reading though that laois were better than carlow, but carlow got a load of goals in the game if i remember correctly. So that could be a good sign.
According to the GAA website details of venues/times will be confirmed onQuote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
30th July.
im always right
how is that feo? you were wrong, just like I was :D
i know people ;)Quote:
According to the GAA website details of venues/times will be confirmed on
30th July.
that was meant to read tullamore/ennis above, i only noticed this now.....
AI Quarter finals coming up this weekend. A few good games there...
Wexford - Tipp
Kilkenny - Galway
Limerick - Clare
Cork - Waterford
How do ye think it will go?
I'd personally go for tipp, KK, Limerick and waterford to win. Can't really see Cork winnning considering their current form and the injury to Niall McCarthy.
Bar the tipp game they can all go either way imo.
Wexford v Tipp - Wexford by 2 points to restore some pride
Kilkenny v Galway - Galway have the ability but Kilkenny should take it by 4 points
Limerick v Clare - Will probably be a horrible match, Limerick should have just enough.
Cork v Waterford - Cork will bounce back and win by 5 points, a pity because Waterford have been the team of the year.
Tipp, Kilkenny, Limerick and Waterford, imo.
I'm sure my granda, he's from the Devil's Bit, my grandmother, she's from Abbeyfeale, and my ma, she's from Dungarvan, had no influence on my opinions. :D
oooh your a funny person...wexford and offaly have fallen so much the last 3 yrs they arent far of the dublin/antrim standard..... tipp will make bits of them.... back us at 4/1.... 2yrs ago we were the same price and beat them in croker.... thurles just does'nt suit us plus we dont play there as much as KK do!!Quote:
Originally Posted by passinginterest
Can you explain why? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by gilberto_eire
How can any true hurling county say that Thurles doesn't suit them. Best pitch in the country by a mile.
This is my fear. There are only so many times a year you can beat Cork. If our full back line can put in a half decent performance, the forwards are playing well enough to give it a fair go.Quote:
Cork v Waterford - Cork will bounce back and win by 5 points, a pity because Waterford have been the team of the year.
i dont know but we've taken two heavy defeats to KK down there in recent years!.... in fairness though its not a neutral venue for a few counties because most big championship games are played there. its too close for KK too, only ppl in Portumna on the Tipp border have it easy coming from here!.Quote:
Originally Posted by Superhoops
Croker seems to be a slippier pitch so more chance for our nippy full-forward line to turn there defenders!
I have heard that said often enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by noby
Why is the Thurles pitch regarded as the best?
There is no possilble logical line of thinking that Galway should beat Kilkenny on Saturday, but stranger things have happened especially in the GAA.
Id expect Cork to beat Waterford by a couple of points because they nearly did even though they were missing key players earlier in the year,
Clare to beat Limerick, they seem they have to turned around the atmosphere in the camp and i dont rate Limerick that highly, their battlers but they have already had plenty of battles this year already,
For Wexford-Tipp see Galway-Kilkenny. Wexford either get hammered or pull out a win out of nowhere, in the last few years it is mostly getting hammered but seeing Martin Storey on the telly last night cocksure they were going to get something has put doubts in my mind.
I'm a Tipp follower, I like Semple but it's over rated as a pitch. It's big advantage, from a hurling perspective, is that it's huge.
I think that's great but that there are too many pitches trying to go for the whole concept of being huge. Hurlers love it, but having had one of the biggest club pitches in the country as the home pitch I played on for 6/7 years I think it's important that players who flourish in on the big pitches get tested on tight pitches once in a while.
Semple is very good and excellent at being big but it's not the be all and end al of pitches.