Match Thread - Clare v. Cork

Clareman

And after all that Cork look like going in in front.

Clareman

Clare scored 9/16 chances, Cork scored 10 out of 21, Bugler looks in trouble as the half time whistle goes.

allthedoyles

Both teams seem to be throwing the ball to each other a lot rather than a tapped pass .

Clareman

I know I said I wouldn't have a beer this weekend, f**k it.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Shane O'Donnell is having a great game he just needs to add a few more scores.

Clareman

allthedoyles wrote: »

Both teams seem to be throwing the ball to each other a lot rather than a tapped pass .

Yeah, noticed that as well, very little seperation between the ball and hand before the pass

niallo27

Corks tactics are really negative. It will be really tough for them to get a goal.

Clareman

Cork bringing back the sweeper means there's no space for the Clare forwards. A lot of Cork's wides were cause of the pressure by Clare, the Cork forwards are down a man, the yellow card to Dillion could be massive yet.

Kelly's puck outs are brilliant by the way.

Clareman

This is my first time watching Jamesey on Sky, reminds me of economics in Flannan's.

marco_polo

I think we may need to use our free man to help Dillion out a bit more a second yellow would be a disaster.

Clareman

Conlon off, I assume he was injured, Cunningham not a bad sub to bring on but I don't know how our forwards are going to line up, we've 3 full forwards playing now.

Clareman

What kind of messing are we doing?

Great point by McGrath, great interplay to set it up, honest guv

Clareman

2 poor balls, 1 from Clare and 1 from Cork, must be hard to adjust to floodlights.

J@ysus SoD that's a forwards goal, should have gotten there.

11-10 to Cork after 38

Very Bored

Clareman, I don't understand your point about not getting worrying about Kilkenny and not Tipp. I never said that, I suggested that both are the main teams to beat.

marco_polo

Clareman wrote: »

Conlon off, I assume he was injured, Cunningham not a bad sub to bring on but I don't know how our forwards are going to line up, we've 3 full forwards playing now.

He was quite enough in the first half but I can't imagine he'd be called ashore at half time unless injured

Clareman

Very Bored wrote: »

Clareman, I don't understand your point about not getting worrying about Kilkenny and not Tipp. I never said that, I suggested that both are the main teams to beat.

Waterford are unbeaten and league champions, I'd have them as equal at least to Tipp

Clareman

12-11 to Cork after 41

Clareman

Spoke too soon, 13-11 after 40:49

Clareman

Both teams have found there scoring ranges now in the second half, some good points from both sides.

Clareman

Umpires show how infallible they are again

allthedoyles

could do with hawk-eye

Clareman

Colin Ryan off now.

Bad wide by SoD

nkay1985

What's it like now lads? Just catching up on the auld wireless.

marco_polo

Still no Hawkeye working in Thurles yet thought it would be up and running by now it's been installed for months

Clareman

Wow, what a first free

All square after 44

Clareman

nkay1985 wrote: »

What's it like now lads? Just catching up on the auld wireless.

Good game now, fairly open under bad conditions

Clareman

Bad wide by McGrath.

Clare could do with a few scores.

Get O'Donnell off, he's having a stinker.

nkay1985

Clareman wrote: »

Good game now, fairly open under bad conditions

Good to hear. Thought Limerick and Dublin were fairly poor.

Clareman

nkay1985 wrote: »

Good to hear. Thought Limerick and Dublin were fairly poor.

I'm not saying it's a classic by any streatch, lots of slipping and sliding but 2 eveningly matched teams.

Clareman

Terrible wide by Cork there.

Don't know what the crowd were giving out about SoD got himself into trouble.

nkay1985

Clareman wrote: »

I'm not saying it's a classic by any streatch, lots of slipping and sliding but 2 eveningly matched teams.

Sounds like a good atmosphere there anyway.

0byme75341jo28

Shane O'Donnell is very poor.

Clareman

Galvin on, I don't think we've a problem in the middle of the pitch.

WFT if the ref blowing for once the ball is in possession, should habe blown when it was in the air, poor reffing there.

allthedoyles

Gary Wrong Sidekick wrote: »

Shane O'Donnell is very poor.

Good hurler but goes glory-hunting

Clareman

Wow, bad wide by Donnellan there.

Only 27 scores after 50 minutes but it's extremely open.

14-13 to Cork after 50 by the way.

marco_polo

Clareman wrote: »

I'm not saying it's a classic by any streatch, lots of slipping and sliding but 2 eveningly matched teams.

The pace of the game is quicker but the shooting is just as poor.

Say Your Number

It's raining wides

Clareman

allthedoyles wrote: »

Good hurler but goes glory-hunting

I've no problem with a full forward going for glory but overplaying the ball is terrible.

Some very bad wides at this stage.

awec

Wide after wide...

Clareman

Clare half forwards being dominated now, Conlon and Ryan big losses now.

Cork point, up 15-13 after 51:30

Clareman

Bite gone out of it now, whoever scores the goal will win it I'd say

Very Bored

@Clareman for me Waterford have peaked too early. Very hard to be that good all year long. I know we had a bad league but I don't think we've gone soft all of a sudden, Cody will be working to have us primed for August, whether he'll get it right or not remains to be seen but I don't think we've suddenly gone bad.

Clareman

Attaboy Davey Mc, great point.

Clareman

Why is the ref suddenly insisting on his whistle before the puck out now, that's a change.

Honan isn't a half forward.

GreaseGunner

Score and time? Awful that this isn't on RTE.

Clareman

The shooting in this is absolutely terrible.

marco_polo

GreaseGunner wrote: »

Score and time? Awful that this isn't on RTE.

55mins Cork up 15-14

tastyt

The two matches today emphasise how much that tipp and Kilkenny are still out on their own. Poor stuff all round today

Clareman

My gawd Galvin that was a shocker.

At least the ref is pulling both teams for the quick puck outs.

allthedoyles

14-15 to cork 51 mins