Waterford GAA Discussion Thread 2011-2012

solarith

jupiterjack wrote: »

This is just laughable really to refer to football as a minority sport, i would guess that your from the city and that you know nothing about the club scene in waterford. Perhaps it is the case that hurling is the priority of 80% of city clubs but you should spread your wings and look towards the county where football is the priority of perhaps 60-70% of clubs..

I suppose it's pointless even discussing it with someone called 'hurlerford'.

Cake Man

Ballygunner 0-20 DLS 0-19 after extra time in the eastern U21 championship at Walsh Park.

Very entertaining game, poor first half but it got going in the second. Tit for tat in the last 5mins and they eventually finished 0-15 each. Extra time brought about the same with no side going any more than a point ahead but BG managed to hang on by the minimum at the end.
Eoin Madigan had a great game, Philip Mahony did well too. Paudie Mahony and Barry O'Sullivan got some nice points for the winners. Jake Dillon also took his scores well but did miss an easy free near the end of normal time.

glick6

Cake Man wrote: »

Ballygunner 0-20 DLS 0-19 after extra time in the eastern U21 championship at Walsh Park.

Very entertaining game, poor first half but it got going in the second. Tit for tat in the last 5mins and they eventually finished 0-15 each. Extra time brought about the same with no side going any more than a point ahead but BG managed to hang on by the minimum at the end.
Eoin Madigan had a great game, Philip Mahony did well too. Paudie Mahony and Barry O'Sullivan got some nice points for the winners. Jake Dillon also took his scores well but did miss an easy free near the end of normal time.

Agree, a tale of two centre backs. Both Philip and Eoin were very good. Ballygunner relied heavily on Paudie for frees as did De La Salle with Jake. A lot of soft frees given away by both teams. Jake missed an easy one, I thought it was first half of extra time, and then went for goal from a close in free in the second half of extra time that SOK saved. Paudie Mahoney looked very immobile in open play. I wonder is his hip still not quite right since surgery. Others that stood out were Stephen O Keefe at wingback for the gunners and Shane MCNulty in patches. He scored two great equalising points at the death of normal time.

Mountainlad

solarith wrote: »

70% of clubs you say? Not sure what world you live in.
edit - 80% Now! My God.


Money has absolutely nothing to do with lack of hurling All Irelands in the county.

Also, poor showings? Stradbally lost the Munster Club Final after a replay and Nire would have beaten Nemo in Cork only for a slip and the ball ended up in the net. Did you see the Kerry Co Final last weekend? Nire and Stradbally are most definitely at that standard.

Is it 2006 your on about with The Nire? They lost to Dr Crokes by 3, and the scenario you described matches what happened early in that game.

I don't think Stradbally or the Nire are at the same standard as Crokes, their forward line looks impossible to match. That said I reckon they'd do better than Ballinacourty did last year.

I don't agree with the poster about forsaking football, it's not exactly like its a huge drain on resources at the moment and cannot in anyway be used as scapegoat for the financial mess we have on our hands.

Mountainlad

Was the u21 match a semi final? Really unfair to Lismore to be honest that the Eastern board have taken this long to get their championship played off.

Timmy O'Keeffe was at it again today before the Passage and Cappoquin minor game, game was delayed 5 minutes or so as he tried to get people on the sideline into the stands.

zol 2

Mountainlad wrote: »

Was the u21 match a semi final? Really unfair to Lismore to be honest that the Eastern board have taken this long to get their championship played off.

Timmy O'Keeffe was at it again today before the Passage and Cappoquin minor game, game was delayed 5 minutes or so as he tried to get people on the sideline into the stands.

The Kaiser was at it again so? He's like the Bull McCabe-No one trespasses on my field!! MUPPET- It would be more in his line try to sort out the mess those FOOLS with him in the county board have created and the latest is the senior hurlers are trying to raise 250k themselves and this f##king idiot is worrying about how many are on the line.No wonder the whole place is laughing at us.

Top drawer

Is there any truth in the hearsay that eoin kelly is leaving pasaiste and heading back to cnoc sion?

Mountainlad

zol 2 wrote: »

The Kaiser was at it again so? He's like the Bull McCabe-No one trespasses on my field!! MUPPET- It would be more in his line try to sort out the mess those FOOLS with him in the county board have created and the latest is the senior hurlers are trying to raise 250k themselves and this f##king idiot is worrying about how many are on the line.No wonder the whole place is laughing at us.

250K THEMSELVES? :eek: How??

liogairmhordain

best of luck to ballinameela & an rinn, the first waterford clubs into munster championship action this year, versus limerick & tipperary opposition respectively in intermediate football & hurling. as a county we have a terrible record in the intermediate & junior club championships over the years. not sure when was the last time a waterford club won a match at intermediate or junior to be honest. kilmac & butlerstown to follow in junior football & hurling in the coming weeks.

The blue blaa

I have it from a very good source that the new County Hurling selector is Ray Murphy of DLS. Ray worked alongside Michael Ryan when they guided DLS to All-Ireland semi final against Clarinbridge where it was the last puck of a ball that cost them.

Mountainlad

He must be a really good source to post that twice

The blue blaa

Mountainlad wrote: »

He must be a really good source to post that twice

Sorry bout that haha i'v a Stammer

Mountainlad

If he does become a selector, will he be splitting duties or just stay with De La Salle until they're out?

Mountainlad

The Nire 0-6 Stradbally 1-1

The Nire played with a gale first half apparently. Went 4 points up to no score. Wonder will a 2 point lead be enough, goals are going to be crucial. Robert Ahearne got Stradbally's goal I think, and no doubt Stradbally will aim to pump high balls into the giant in the second half.

Mountainlad

Stradbally 2-2 The Nire 0-7

Ball dropped in from a Shane Ahearne free went for a point, Robert Ahearne got a fist to it to score his second goal.

Save made by Oliver Costelloe stopping a good goal chance from Darren Guiry. Save from the resultant 45 too. It's getting exciting now!

Level now, Seamus Lawlor point. 5 minutes left.

Mountainlad

The Nire 0-8 Stradbally 2-2.

Another draw!

thesultan

Listened to it on the radio. Jason Ryan is very good on it.

daddydick

zol 2 wrote: »

The Kaiser was at it again so? He's like the Bull McCabe-No one trespasses on my field!! MUPPET- It would be more in his line try to sort out the mess those FOOLS with him in the county board have created and the latest is the senior hurlers are trying to raise 250k themselves and this f##king idiot is worrying about how many are on the line.No wonder the whole place is laughing at us.

"The whole place is laughing at us"...what sort of a statement is that? Who exactly is the "whole place" and what exactly are they laughing at??? Laughing at the fact that one of our County Board Officials is actually being pro-active and getting off his ass to implement the rules of the association? We've seen enough brawl caused by assholes who are on the line that have no authority to be there. Laughing at the fact that the man implements the rules? Grow up.

A manager,selector and water/Hurl carrier is all that needs to be there, anyone else shouldnt be within the perimeter of the field...fair play to Timmy for going about implementing this, even if he gets a world of abuse from angry substitutes fathers first cousins who feel they have a right to stand on the field and also from people like you.

djfern84

Mountainlad wrote: »

The Nire 0-6 Stradbally 1-1

The Nire played with a gale first half apparently. Went 4 points up to no score. Wonder will a 2 point lead be enough, goals are going to be crucial. Robert Ahearne got Stradbally's goal I think, and no doubt Stradbally will aim to pump high balls into the giant in the second half.

pretty sure shane ahearne got the first goal

deisebhoy17

any word on ballinameela or an rinn

Mountainlad

deisebhoy17 wrote: »

any word on ballinameela or an rinn

Ring lost by 0-2 points

The blue blaa

Mountainlad wrote: »

If he does become a selector, will he be splitting duties or just stay with De La Salle until they're out?

He is not involved with them this year.

zol 2

daddydick wrote: »

"The whole place is laughing at us"...what sort of a statement is that? Who exactly is the "whole place" and what exactly are they laughing at??? Laughing at the fact that one of our County Board Officials is actually being pro-active and getting off his ass to implement the rules of the association? We've seen enough brawl caused by assholes who are on the line that have no authority to be there. Laughing at the fact that the man implements the rules? Grow up.

A manager,selector and water/Hurl carrier is all that needs to be there, anyone else shouldnt be within the perimeter of the field...fair play to Timmy for going about implementing this, even if he gets a world of abuse from angry substitutes fathers first cousins who feel they have a right to stand on the field and also from people like you.

The same muppet that had 3 different referees appointed for this game is it? Is this the official you're on about? We had 3 refs and 12 umpires ready to officiate that's some implementing of the rules alright!!So what other job hasn't he done this year? He was a ref(if you could call him that)for minor football matches earlier in the year and hadn't a f##king clue of half the rules,(i presume he got his"expenses"for this)he was in and out of the pitch during clashmore senior football games but il give him the benefit of the doubt as i presume he had something to do with the team.Is there not a conflict of interest here if this is the case given his position on the board?And if he hadn't anything to do with the team then he should be practising what he preaches.He deserves every bit of abuse he gets as his fulltime position is secretary and nothing more!! What or who gives him the right to dictate the delaying of games so as to flex his so called power on teams. Stick to trying to bankrupt the association here with the rest of the fools at the top table with him that's all he's fit for!! But if the Kaiser wants to implement his dictatorship rules about so many people on the line why are so many tickets given out in the first place for entry to the sideline? Why doesn't he make sure this is sorted 10 mins before any game starts so as to not have these farcical scenes that we've had in the last few weeks???And to answer your question about whose laughing at us,i was in the company of inter county players from within and outside this county at the senior final and they were roaring laughing at him. One player thought we were gone back to the 60's as he thought we had the archbishop of cashel throwing in the ball to start the match!!

solarith

zol 2 wrote: »

The same muppet that had 3 different referees appointed for this game is it? Is this the official you're on about? We had 3 refs and 12 umpires ready to officiate that's some implementing of the rules alright!!So what other job hasn't he done this year? He was a ref(if you could call him that)for minor football matches earlier in the year and hadn't a f##king clue of half the rules,(i presume he got his"expenses"for this)he was in and out of the pitch during clashmore senior football games but il give him the benefit of the doubt as i presume he had something to do with the team.Is there not a conflict of interest here if this is the case given his position on the board?And if he hadn't anything to do with the team then he should be practising what he preaches.He deserves every bit of abuse he gets as his fulltime position is secretary and nothing more!! What or who gives him the right to dictate the delaying of games so as to flex his so called power on teams. Stick to trying to bankrupt the association here with the rest of the fools at the top table with him that's all he's fit for!! But if the Kaiser wants to implement his dictatorship rules about so many people on the line why are so many tickets given out in the first place for entry to the sideline? Why doesn't he make sure this is sorted 10 mins before any game starts so as to not have these farcical scenes that we've had in the last few weeks???And to answer your question about whose laughing at us,i was in the company of inter county players from within and outside this county at the senior final and they were roaring laughing at him. One player thought we were gone back to the 60's as he thought we had the archbishop of cashel throwing in the ball to start the match!!

Ha, this is great - he's the manager of the Clashmore team genius.

I suppose what gives him the right is the fact that he's the county secretary. Teams are given 13 tickets for free passes to game via the players gate and 5 of which are allowed on the sideline, what's the issue here like?

But no, 'zol 2' is a genius and is above everyone else here anyway. Why don't you solve all our issues here? Let's leave all who want to go on the line in on the line. I was seriously not happy with my seat in the football final today - got in late and stuck in the corner, I think I'll fancy a seat on the sideline for the replay.

Is that the scenario you want? Or do you want all 26 people to be standing on the sideline? If you don't want either of these scenarios then do us a favour and just stop moaning for the sake of it.

solarith

As for the football final, my God I wish they senior intercounty finished a month earlier so finals wouldn't be played in November. Was serious muck and slob out there today. Neither deserved to win really, draw was probably fair result. Nire will definitely rue missed frees in first half from in front of goal.

deisebhoy17 - B'meela lost by a point. Conceded 2 early goals and did well to have it level mid 2nd half, but never got in front.

deisebhoy17

solarith wrote: »

As for the football final, my God I wish they senior intercounty finished a month earlier so finals wouldn't be played in November. Was serious muck and slob out there today. Neither deserved to win really, draw was probably fair result. Nire will definitely rue missed frees in first half from in front of goal.

deisebhoy17 - B'meela lost by a point. Conceded 2 early goals and did well to have it level mid 2nd half, but never got in front.

Thanks. same fate as usual for our intermediate club champions. expect the same with the juniors. I heard Ring were unlucky enough alright they werent happy with the referee but its the same old story all the same.

yllab

this was a great game of hurling that produced some great scores from play.for de la salle they had great play from adam o sullivan,shane dalton,eoin madigan,colm morris,jake dillon and shane mcnulty.for ballygunner they had philip mahony,stephen o keefe,barry o sullivan and pauric mahony for his free taking.however why was this match not fixed for an earlier time as it got a little dark for extra time.

Mountainlad

I wouldn't resort to attacking Timmy O'Keeffe on a personal level, but I have to say they need to apply a bit of sense about clearing the sidelines. Right before throw in is not the time to do it. It should be done at least 10 minutes before. Both teams should be warned prior to this. They have cards that you give to an official that stands at the gate in order to get onto the field, so how come they end up letting to many people on in the first place?

It's not fair to players and paying supporters in all honesty. Teams aren't blameless of course as if the guilty people would just go into the stand without the song and dance it would save us all a lot of grief.

zol 2

solarith wrote: »

Ha, this is great - he's the manager of the Clashmore team genius.

I suppose what gives him the right is the fact that he's the county secretary. Teams are given 13 tickets for free passes to game via the players gate and 5 of which are allowed on the sideline, what's the issue here like?

But no, 'zol 2' is a genius and is above everyone else here anyway. Why don't you solve all our issues here? Let's leave all who want to go on the line in on the line. I was seriously not happy with my seat in the football final today - got in late and stuck in the corner, I think I'll fancy a seat on the sideline for the replay.

Is that the scenario you want? Or do you want all 26 people to be standing on the sideline? If you don't want either of these scenarios then do us a favour and just stop moaning for the sake of it.

I have to laugh here,you're on about solving all the issues well the REAL issues are the mess we're in financially,the fact that the FUHRER is double jobbing,and the fact that our senior hurlers have to fundraise 250k by prostituting themselves in boxing rings and such like so they can raise a few quid so as to represent their county and this fella is worried about how many are standing on the line!! THESE ARE THE REAL ISSUES.Believe me i'm not moaning for the sake of it but in the grand scheme of things this issue of numbers on the sideline is minimal compared to what are our real problems.Outside of the minor hurling final what other serious incident have we had this year on the sideline?We could have had one yesterday in the eastern u21 hurling final when we had no official linesmen at the game only 1 person from either side fulfilling the duty. Whose fault would that have been if trouble broke out over a disputed line ball?It just goes back to my earlier point that here he is in the Fraher field solving all the problems(with 3 refs there)and we're short officials in Walsh Park! Good god what hope have we getting the real problems sorted when we can't get the basics right. Can ye honestly tell me what's going on is fine with ye? Take a look at the successful counties around us and compare their officials to what we have and tell me we're on a par? The one man that stood up to the regime while in charge of our minor hurlers last year ended up having a constant battle with them over the minimum of problems while all the while we had a manager in charge of our seniors and he was bleeding us dry!

yllab

ballygunner linesman was physically assaulted in front of the referee yesterday at the u21 eastern final .the referee failed to punish the culprit?why?inconsistancy is not good enough,the ballygunner man was doing his job as a match official but the referee failed him.

daddydick

zol 2 wrote: »

I have to laugh here,you're on about solving all the issues well the REAL issues are the mess we're in financially,the fact that the FUHRER is double jobbing,and the fact that our senior hurlers have to fundraise 250k by prostituting themselves in boxing rings and such like so they can raise a few quid so as to represent their county and this fella is worried about how many are standing on the line!! THESE ARE THE REAL ISSUES.Believe me i'm not moaning for the sake of it but in the grand scheme of things this issue of numbers on the sideline is minimal compared to what are our real problems.Outside of the minor hurling final what other serious incident have we had this year on the sideline?We could have had one yesterday in the eastern u21 hurling final when we had no official linesmen at the game only 1 person from either side fulfilling the duty. Whose fault would that have been if trouble broke out over a disputed line ball?It just goes back to my earlier point that here he is in the Fraher field solving all the problems(with 3 refs there)and we're short officials in Walsh Park! Good god what hope have we getting the real problems sorted when we can't get the basics right. Can ye honestly tell me what's going on is fine with ye? Take a look at the successful counties around us and compare their officials to what we have and tell me we're on a par? The one man that stood up to the regime while in charge of our minor hurlers last year ended up having a constant battle with them over the minimum of problems while all the while we had a manager in charge of our seniors and he was bleeding us dry!

So instead of clearing the sidelines of ignorant idiots he should be sitting in the stand developing a financial plan to get us out of the difficulties we're in? Here's one for you, develop a plan to get us back in the green and submit it through your club to the county board, I'm sure if you're the genius you appear to be they will take it on board and all will be fixed at Christmas.

Had to laugh at you giving out about him being on the sideline for Clashmore senior footballers this season, he is the team manager you clown!!!!!

solarith

zol 2 wrote: »

I have to laugh here,you're on about solving all the issues well the REAL issues are the mess we're in financially,the fact that the FUHRER is double jobbing,and the fact that our senior hurlers have to fundraise 250k by prostituting themselves in boxing rings and such like so they can raise a few quid so as to represent their county and this fella is worried about how many are standing on the line!! THESE ARE THE REAL ISSUES.Believe me i'm not moaning for the sake of it but in the grand scheme of things this issue of numbers on the sideline is minimal compared to what are our real problems.Outside of the minor hurling final what other serious incident have we had this year on the sideline?We could have had one yesterday in the eastern u21 hurling final when we had no official linesmen at the game only 1 person from either side fulfilling the duty. Whose fault would that have been if trouble broke out over a disputed line ball?It just goes back to my earlier point that here he is in the Fraher field solving all the problems(with 3 refs there)and we're short officials in Walsh Park! Good god what hope have we getting the real problems sorted when we can't get the basics right. Can ye honestly tell me what's going on is fine with ye? Take a look at the successful counties around us and compare their officials to what we have and tell me we're on a par? The one man that stood up to the regime while in charge of our minor hurlers last year ended up having a constant battle with them over the minimum of problems while all the while we had a manager in charge of our seniors and he was bleeding us dry!

My dear genius, the EASTERN u21 hurling final not having the officials is nothing to do with the COUNTY secretary.

zol 2

daddydick wrote: »

So instead of clearing the sidelines of ignorant idiots he should be sitting in the stand developing a financial plan to get us out of the difficulties we're in? Here's one for you, develop a plan to get us back in the green and submit it through your club to the county board, I'm sure if you're the genius you appear to be they will take it on board and all will be fixed at Christmas.

Had to laugh at you giving out about him being on the sideline for Clashmore senior footballers this season, he is the team manager you clown!!!!!

daddydick what an apt name i can see i'm clearly wasting my time here as its f##king morons like yourself that has us in the mess where in!! And just for your information i do more fundraising for all these county teams than you'll ever know about. So guys i bow to the Fuhrer-FAILED SECRETARY,FAILED REFEREE AND FAILED MANAGER.HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Now i'm off for a pint and some intelligent conversation.Let me know when the sideline is cleared!! Oh and daddydick here's one for your Fuhrer-tell him he can bring the turnstiles into the bottom of the stand that way he can gate collect aswell as keep an eye on the sideline and this way he won't miss out on the fee that the gate collectors gets aswell!!!!

daddydick

zol 2 wrote: »

daddydick what an apt name i can see i'm clearly wasting my time here as its f##king morons like yourself that has us in the mess where in!! And just for your information i do more fundraising for all these county teams than you'll ever know about. So guys i bow to the Fuhrer-FAILED SECRETARY,FAILED REFEREE AND FAILED MANAGER.HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Now i'm off for a pint and some intelligent conversation.Let me know when the sideline is cleared!! Oh and daddydick here's one for your Fuhrer-tell him he can bring the turnstiles into the bottom of the stand that way he can gate collect aswell as keep an eye on the sideline and this way he won't miss out on the fee that the gate collectors gets aswell!!!!

This is just ridiculous! Grow up for God sake this is a discussion board, you're arguments remind me of someone outside a chipper at 3am. I give up!!

deisebhoy17

zol 2 wrote: »

I have to laugh here,you're on about solving all the issues well the REAL issues are the mess we're in financially,the fact that the FUHRER is double jobbing,and the fact that our senior hurlers have to fundraise 250k by prostituting themselves in boxing rings and such like so they can raise a few quid so as to represent their county and this fella is worried about how many are standing on the line!! THESE ARE THE REAL ISSUES.Believe me i'm not moaning for the sake of it but in the grand scheme of things this issue of numbers on the sideline is minimal compared to what are our real problems.Outside of the minor hurling final what other serious incident have we had this year on the sideline?We could have had one yesterday in the eastern u21 hurling final when we had no official linesmen at the game only 1 person from either side fulfilling the duty. Whose fault would that have been if trouble broke out over a disputed line ball?It just goes back to my earlier point that here he is in the Fraher field solving all the problems(with 3 refs there)and we're short officials in Walsh Park! Good god what hope have we getting the real problems sorted when we can't get the basics right. Can ye honestly tell me what's going on is fine with ye? Take a look at the successful counties around us and compare their officials to what we have and tell me we're on a par? The one man that stood up to the regime while in charge of our minor hurlers last year ended up having a constant battle with them over the minimum of problems while all the while we had a manager in charge of our seniors and he was bleeding us dry!

god its depressing reading some of the posts on here sometimes.

We know all about the co. boards difficulties we dont need the likes of you to keep harping on about it. we are told that they are being dealt and that its 'nearly sorted'. either way theres not much we can do only get on with the games at the end of the day. Just because the county board is in poor financial straits dosent mean that we cant still try and instil a bit of law and order and try and do things properly at ground level, even if they obviously haven't been done properly at boardroom level.

I dont agree with Timmy O'Keeffe holding the game up for 5 mins to get everyone from the sideline up onto the stand, but I beleive that the motive is certainly the correct one its just about finding a better way to deal with it. I know from my playing days it used to really bug me the amount of people that used to show up on the sidelines for championship games. Felahs that you wouldnt see from adam all year be it at training or league games yet they used all come out of the woodwork on championship days only mad to carry a bottle of water or a hurley I cant think for any other reason other than not have to pay at the gate. There is absolutely no reason for most of them guys to be on the sideline and its up to the clubs to co-operate aswell.

From the co. boards point of view it is a ticking time bomb. You dont need a reminder of how Michael Wadding was assaulted by Lismore subs and mentors a few years back and the last thing we need at the moment is to be all over papers because of free-for-all and to be dishing out/paying heft fines when things were never at a lower ebb financially.

The blue blaa

yllab wrote: »

ballygunner linesman was physically assaulted in front of the referee yesterday at the u21 eastern final .the referee failed to punish the culprit?why?inconsistancy is not good enough,the ballygunner man was doing his job as a match official but the referee failed him.

The Eastern Board were to blame there. They never arranged linesmen for a young adults final between two rival clubs, if they had of organised it properly the Ballygunner man wouldn't of having to do the line and a neutral linesman would of being more honest,an the same can be said for the opposite linesman who maybe gave his side more.
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PTH2009

so what does everyone think of De La Salles chances in the Munster Semi Final next Sunday against Clare Champions Newmarket On Furgus

it wont be easy as Waterford teams seem to struggle playing in Clare for some reason but hopefully De La Salles experience will come out on top.

I think Thurles Sarfields will win Munster out this year (I think weather played it part in De la salles win over them in 2010 tbh). T

hurlerford

PTH2009 wrote: »

so what does everyone think of De La Salles chances in the Munster Semi Final next Sunday against Clare Champions Newmarket On Furgus

it wont be easy as Waterford teams seem to struggle playing in Clare for some reason but hopefully De La Salles experience will come out on top.

I think Thurles Sarfields will win Munster out this year (I think weather played it part in De la salles win over them in 2010 tbh). T

Newmarket are an unknown quanity, you would expect DLS expierence in munster to see them through. They got the easier side of the draw this time around and are in with a chance of reaching the final. Thurles sarsfield look like the team to beat in munster this year as they have won alot of tip minor county titles in the last 10 yrs and a good few intercounty players in their team. As for Newmarket it all depends how tuned in DLS are on the day. Hopellfy they'll come away from clare with a win.

glick6

hurlerford wrote: »

Newmarket are an unknown quanity, you would expect DLS expierence in munster to see them through. They got the easier side of the draw this time around and are in with a chance of reaching the final. Thurles sarsfield look like the team to beat in munster this year as they have won alot of tip minor county titles in the last 10 yrs and a good few intercounty players in their team. As for Newmarket it all depends how tuned in DLS are on the day. Hopellfy they'll come away from clare with a win.

Well I suppose you can see why the bookies make dls favourites. Not that many club teams boast two current all-stars.

tatoo

glick6 wrote: »

Well I suppose you can see why the bookies make dls favourites. Not that many club teams boast two current all-stars.

And it was Newmarket's first win in over thirty years, serious celebrating done.

mccarthy37

tatoo wrote: »

And it was Newmarket's first win in over thirty years, serious celebrating done.

Don't be fooled by all this talk about the celebrating Newmarket are doing.
They have moved the game from Ennis to Sixmilebridge which really looks like real intent to me.
Mount Sion got sucked into believing this about Doora Barefield back in the late 90s and got a right beating from them in Dungarvan
Best of luck to De La Salle next Sunday they are representing the whole county so I hope they can do us proud.
Thurles Sarsfield's have to play Sarsfield's of Cork and I would not pick a winner of this one either.

tatoo

mccarthy37 wrote: »

Don't be fooled by all this talk about the celebrating Newmarket are doing.
They have moved the game from Ennis to Sixmilebridge which really looks like real intent to me.
Mount Sion got sucked into believing this about Doora Barefield back in the late 90s and got a right beating from them in Dungarvan
Best of luck to De La Salle next Sunday they are representing the whole county so I hope they can do us proud.
Thurles Sarsfield's have to play Sarsfield's of Cork and I would not pick a winner of this one either.

Doora Barefield were a serious team back then and were a match for any club, home or away, with players of the caliber of Sean mcMahon, Jamesie O'Connor, Ollie Baker and the Hoeys amongst their ranks, Newmarket would be known as underachievers on the other hand.

deisebhoy17

tatoo wrote: »

Doora Barefield were a serious team back then and were a match for any club, home or away, with players of the caliber of Sean mcMahon, Jamesie O'Connor, Ollie Baker and the Hoeys amongst their ranks, Newmarket would be known as underachievers on the other hand.

I remember that game well. It was 1998 when waterford hurling was on a high. They had those 3 main players but Sion had a lot more co. players in their ranks and were hugely fancied. Was played in Fraher Field and the Clare Champions came down and completely blew them out of the water. It was their first co. championship win aswell and people were talking about Mt Sion as all ireland winning material at the time. It was a tough lesson

thesultan

Super team were St. Joseph's. Mount Sion I thought should have done alot better with the players they had. Ken McGrath I never saw get the better of Seanie McMahon in any game.

Side note. Of the Ballygunner and Mount Sion teams of 90's and the De La Salle team now who was the best team ?

deisebhoy17

thesultan wrote: »

Super team were St. Joseph's. Mount Sion I thought should have done alot better with the players they had. Ken McGrath I never saw get the better of Seanie McMahon in any game.

Side note. Of the Ballygunner and Mount Sion teams of 90's and the De La Salle team now who was the best team ?

I would say on paper Mount Sion. The quality they had their disposal.... Ken McGrath, Tony Browne, Eoin Kelly, Eoin McGrath, Brian Flannery, Michael White, Anthony Kirwan, Brian Greene. Not to mention the many outstanding club players like sean ryan, barry browne, johnny cleere ect. They would have been as good as many intercounty teams but underachieved when it came to the Munster club championship. They only won one when in truth they should have won a lot more.

deisebhoy17

Heard that that a couple of key names from the Waterford Senior Hurling panel/team are emigrating and wont be avaialable for 2013. Anyone shed any more light on this?

thesultan

Do tell?

mccarthy37

deisebhoy17 wrote: »

I would say on paper Mount Sion. The quality they had their disposal.... Ken McGrath, Tony Browne, Eoin Kelly, Eoin McGrath, Brian Flannery, Michael White, Anthony Kirwan, Brian Greene. Not to mention the many outstanding club players like sean ryan, barry browne, johnny cleere ect. They would have been as good as many intercounty teams but underachieved when it came to the Munster club championship. They only won one when in truth they should have won a lot more.

They won it twice 1981 and 2002

deisebhoy17

thesultan wrote: »

Do tell?

just read it here http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=180558

solarith

What's this about Jason Ryan and Kildare backroom team? Sounds bizarre! Was on BeatFM today so it *must* be true.