Cork v Tipperary AI Semi Final

Mushy

Think Cork will have enough in it to beat them, partially because I just don't know which Tipp team will show up. They do have the players to do it though, so it will be a very close game.

Ignorant etc.

So its the battle to find out which team will be runners-up come Sunday 7th :P!

I reckon Cork by the puck of a ball.

citykat

Why are people so fascinated with attendance?

Santa Cruz

kksaints wrote: »

Almost sure I read something after the quarter finals that thought that tomorrows match would be a sell out.

Never going to be a sellout. 60,000 would be about it whether it was Cork/Kilkenny, Kilkenny/Tipp etc. The population isn't there. The final is the only game that will fill Croker for hurling

junospider

Cant see cork beaten today,tipp are soft.

rebs23

Santa Cruz wrote: »

Never going to be a sellout. 60,000 would be about it whether it was Cork/Kilkenny, Kilkenny/Tipp etc. The population isn't there. The final is the only game that will fill Croker for hurling

We'll see but the population is there. Cork has a population of 520,000. Huge hurling support.

Rightwing

Santa Cruz wrote: »

Never going to be a sellout. 60,000 would be about it whether it was Cork/Kilkenny, Kilkenny/Tipp etc. The population isn't there. The final is the only game that will fill Croker for hurling

LK brought over 40,000 to last years semi. I think Croke park were basing their initial figures on this amount. Tipp (like Clare last season) probably won't bring big numbers to the match thereby giving the 60-65K figure.

Kkboy

Big crossroads for both teams today. If Tipp lose they will have to face the fact that the golden generation of 2010 hasn't developed as expected. If Cork lose they will have to deal with winning no All Irelands in a decade.

run_Forrest_run

Kkboy wrote: »

Big crossroads for both teams today. If Tipp lose they will have to face the fact that the golden generation of 2010 hasn't developed as expected. If Cork lose they will have to deal with winning no All Irelands in a decade.

you should work in media

Kkboy

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

you should work in media

Local notes in the Kilkenny People is as far as id go.

run_Forrest_run

Kkboy wrote: »

Local notes in the Kilkenny People is as far as id go.

it's so nice to sit back and enjoy this one in the knowledge that the Cats are safely in the final. Looks like the monsoon conditions of last week won't return.

Rightwing

Kkboy wrote: »

Local notes in the Kilkenny People is as far as id go.

That's more a reflection of the media than you.

The losing manager will probably quit after today.

run_Forrest_run

Rightwing wrote: »

That's more a reflection of the media than you.

The losing manager will probably quit after today.

you really think so? I somehow doubt JBM would go on the back of a loss today, unless it was a loss of his own making through bad decision making etc and even at that they would want to be right howlers.

Kkboy

Rightwing wrote: »

That's more a reflection of the media than you.

The losing manager will probably quit after today.

I think JBM has done a great job whatever happens today. Don't really see how Cork could do better than him but I suppose management at that level takes up so much time that if your not winning all Irelands and don't work as a teacher, its hard to give more than 3 or 4 years.

lorenzo87

For anybody that uses common sense, proper logic and look at the teams displays in the Championship this year, then Cork have to be big favourites in my book. Patrick Horgan is the best forward in the country in my opinion, you can call him slow or whatever you like, but the stats don't lie, he is a machine. Limerick went to Tipp and beat them in Thurles, Tipp showed no resolve or courage that day, and as a Limerick man I was not expecting us to win there. Cork haven't got enough credit this year, Munster Champions, beat a very good Limerick side and I fancy them to go all the way.

Rightwing

JBM has done a great job for Cork, brought them back from nowhere, but you'd sense if he can't win today, like O shea, he's brought them as far as he can.

robbiezero

Rightwing wrote: »

JBM has done a great job for Cork, brought them back from nowhere, but you'd sense if he can't win today, like O shea, he's brought them as far as he can.

Can't see any reason why O'Shea would be leaving. Bar Tipp get a hiding today, the team is surely in a far better place than when he took over and is probably still in a transition phase.

Rightwing

Looking at the minor match on TG4, they said a crowd of 70,000 is expected today.

Ignorant etc.

Tons of Cork fans carrying Palestinian flags. Since when has the GAA been a voice on world conflicts? For reasons I won't go into here I have sympathy for the Israelis but I wouldn't expect the GAA to allow me into the stadium to make a political point by carrying an Israeli flag.

Rightwing

Ignorant etc. wrote: »

Tons of Cork fans carrying Palestinian flags. Since when has the GAA been a voice on world conflicts? For reasons I won't go into here I have sympathy for the Israelis but I wouldn't expect the GAA to allow me into the stadium to make a political point by carrying an Israeli flag.

Bring any flag you like.

Royce McCutcheon

Nice auld summary by Marty there

daviecronin

She was awful screachy yer wan

BunkMoreland

Nearly missed that

Boom__Boom

Jeez that was feeble by the Cork backs

RikkFlair

Cracking goal for Tipp

Rightwing

It's obvious Tipp are going for the throat here, they see goals in that cork defense.

Boom__Boom

Wonder if there's an issue with the pitch ? - seems a lot of the players are having a lot of trouble getting the ball up off the deck.

Cypher_sounds

Good finish from the tip lad after he took about 8 steps.

Ompala

Soft free there

Boom__Boom

Tipp a bit disappointed to be only 4 points up considering how much of the game they've had.

Stevecw

What are Cork at letting Tipp having all those short puck outs to get things started

lorenzo87

God, I hate this back door system!!!

Boom__Boom

11 scores in 25 minutes

Fair to say that the first half has been very average

Spudmonkey

Ref keeping cork in this

The Lost Sheep

lorenzo87 wrote: »

God, I hate this back door system!!!

Its better than what we would have without it.

Tipp should be much further ahead at this stage

LostBoy101

Tipp causing Cork all sorts of problems especially with the long ball.

daviecronin

Boom__Boom wrote: »

11 scores in 25 minutes

Fair to say that the first half has been very average

Less then average I would say but we will see

Da Shins Kelly

Tipp look much hungrier, to be honest.

daviecronin

Ya tipp should be miles ahead

Stevecw

Corbett is struggling to get into this game

Boom__Boom

daviecronin wrote: »

Less then average I would say but we will see

Yeah really hasnt lived up to the hype.

Only thing is that there's only 3 points in it so surely the 2nd half will have excitement if Cork can keep in touch.

Boom__Boom

Jeez the ref is giving Tipp naaathing

Ompala

Ref being very generous to Cork in this!!

Da Shins Kelly

Tipp have just cause to be annoyed with this ref.

Moneymaker

Ref is a joke.

Mountainlad

TIipp have about 4 incorrect decisions gone against them by my count, could be crucial. I think Lar's day is done too, he had to bury that.

But as I said before, the goals look there for Tipp. Don't see the same Cork threat.

And just as I say it, that looked like a free in.

lorenzo87

This ref is a complete farce!!! Made 5 or 6 horrfic calls already, and seems massively biased towards Cork.

Crann na Beatha

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Da Shins Kelly

Tipp defence is solid.

Ompala

Phoenix wrote: »

Score lads

1-07 to 0-08 to tipp