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Clare GAA Discussion - 2024 All Ireland Hurling Champions

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    #2012
    Clareman
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    BloodyBill wrote: »
    Who would you have favourites ahead of Limerick? Tipperary whom they hammered last year...I think they are clear favourites with Tipperary just behind, then Galway Kilkenny Cork ect

    Good point, for some reason I was thinking that Limerick were floundering a bit, but they are 5 from 5 in the league and have a decent club championship. With the championship this year I think it's going to be down to the physically big teams who can score goals, playing games on cold October/November days/evenings isn't going to allow team score bit points totals.


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    #2013
    Figerty
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    Clareman wrote: »
    Good point, for some reason I was thinking that Limerick were floundering a bit, but they are 5 from 5 in the league and have a decent club championship. With the championship this year I think it's going to be down to the physically big teams who can score goals, playing games on cold October/November days/evenings isn't going to allow team score bit points totals.

    Lets be honest lads. I don't that many really care about the championship this year.


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    #2014
    Clareman
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    Figerty wrote: »
    Lets be honest lads. I don't that many really care about the championship this year.

    An All Ireland is an All Ireland no matter what, if no-one wants a medal I'll gladly take 1


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    #2015
    Billy Ocean
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    Figerty wrote: »
    Lets be honest lads. I don't that many really care about the championship this year.
    Bit like the RTE survey recently claiming most people are happy with covid restrictions I think you need to reassess you sample size on that statement.


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    #2016
    Figerty
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    Billy Ocean wrote: »
    Bit like the RTE survey recently claiming most people are happy with covid restrictions I think you need to reassess you sample size on the statement.

    I know on the ground there is little interest in it. Once the club championship are over perhaps there will be a build up, but at the moment, people have moved onto getting back to work etc.


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    #2017
    Clareman
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    The rugby is starting in 2 weeks but the HEC final is at the weekend, the soccer is back but they just finished, it's all f**ked up, the lack of noise is weird, not being able to go to matches will be weirder but I'm still looking forward to matches, I'm particularly interested to see how the games show up under floodlights. Yes it's going to be weird, yes it's going to be not the same but it's still an All Ireland that's there to be won, every team will have the excuse that they're a summer team but 1 team will be able to call themselves All Ireland Champions 2020


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    #2018
    lim4ev
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    Figerty wrote: »
    Lets be honest lads. I don't that many really care about the championship this year.

    My arse!!! Can't wait


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    #2019
    Figerty
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    lim4ev wrote: »
    My arse!!! Can't wait

    It's not your arse that shoud be interested!:D


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    #2020
    BloodyBill
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    Everyone Iv met is looking forward to the championship. It ll be a special Championship and will be remembered far more than regular ones. The Covid All Ireland. No negativity around it at all. I just hope it gets played


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    #2021
    finbarrk
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    BloodyBill wrote: »
    Everyone Iv met is looking forward to the championship. It ll be a special Championship and will be remembered far more than regular ones. The Covid All Ireland. No negativity around it at all. I just hope it gets played

    Not much good to the lads who were used to going to matches. Myself included. For the lads that were used to watching on TV it will be fine.


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    #2022
    Clareman
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    finbarrk wrote: »
    Not much good to the lads who were used to going to matches. Myself included. For the lads that were used to watching on TV it will be fine.

    Sure lads were used to watching it on high stools at the counter, they can't do that, lads were used to a lot of things that they can't do anymore so might as well get used to it my opinion.


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    #2023
    lim4ev
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    Figerty wrote: »
    It's not your arse that shoud be interested!:D

    Tried to put up a smiley face but don't know how to


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    #2024
    Clareman
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    Colm Galvin out for the championship, huge loss in my opinion

    https://twitter.com/colmg15/status/1311659057586073600?s=20


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    #2025
    BloodyBill
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    Colm Galvin is a huge loss. He provided the creativity. Possibly our most important player over the last 7 years. Very consistent. I struggle to see who would fill his jersey well. Still it ll give an opportunity to someone else.


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    #2026
    Clareman
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    The problem now as I see it is that Kelly will be brought back to midfield and I don't think he's a midfielder, I think the game against Cork where he started in the corner and was told go wherever he wanted is his best position but now I'm struggling to think of an alternative.


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    #2027
    New Era
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    https://twitter.com/JoshPrender7/status/1311961868697767936


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    #2028
    Figerty
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    New Era wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/JoshPrender7/status/1311961868697767936

    How many teachers are on the county senior panels... This could get messy..


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    #2029
    finbarrk
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    Wonder will this affect the game in the Park on Sunday week?
    https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/1007/1169979-fermanagh-suspends-activity-after-confirmed-covid-cases/


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    BnB
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    https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40060385.html

    Podge gone. Is this the end of his inter county hurling career...? Either way, best of luck to him


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    #2031
    Gael85
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    BnB wrote: »
    https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40060385.html

    Podge gone. Is this the end of his inter county hurling career...? Either way, best of luck to him

    He on football panel now?I wonder will Gary Brennan be part of football panel too?


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    #2032
    Clareman
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    I think Brennan was injured for Ballyea so I doubt he'll play much part of the season this year unfortunately.


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    #2033
    KIB4Life
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    Gael85 wrote: »
    He on football panel now?I wonder will Gary Brennan be part of football panel too?

    It says in the Clare Champion, that Brennan and Jamie Malone have returned to the panel and Aaron Fitzgerald is back from injury.


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    #2034
    Gael85
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    KIB4Life wrote: »
    It says in the Clare Champion, that Brennan and Jamie Malone have returned to the panel and Aaron Fitzgerald is back from injury.

    3 massive additions. Fitzgerald is badly needed at centre back. What Quilty lads are on panel?


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    #2035
    KIB4Life
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    Gael85 wrote: »
    3 massive additions. Fitzgerald is badly needed at centre back. What Quilty lads are on panel?

    Keelan, Dermot Coughlan and Ciaran Morrissey were the three Kilmurry lads part of the panel before the lockdown in March, so I’d presume they will be in the panel again also I’d say Daniel Walsh could be someone that might also be added to the panel. Hopefully now the league and championship can be finished.


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    #2036
    Clareman
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    The Clare Echo must be monitoring us :D

    https://www.clareecho.ie/huge-boost-for-clare-footballers-as-brennan-malone-return/


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    #2037
    Figerty
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    Clareman wrote: »
    The Clare Echo must be monitoring us :D

    https://www.clareecho.ie/huge-boost-for-clare-footballers-as-brennan-malone-return/

    Have Clare ever had as strong a panel available in years?


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    #2038
    Clareman
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    Figerty wrote: »
    Have Clare ever had as strong a panel available in years?

    They have a great opportunity this year, I'm far more confident for the footballers than I am for the hurlers this year.


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    #2039
    LuckyGent88
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    Any ideas on how the Clare senior hurling team Is likely to line out against limerick if the championship goes ahead??

    Missing the two main ball winners in the forwards and the best distributor now too. Don’t think Podge is a massive loss. He hasn’t shown great form the last couple of years at senior level.


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    #2040
    BloodyBill
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    LuckyGent88 wrote: »
    Any ideas on how the Clare senior hurling team Is likely to line out against limerick if the championship goes ahead??

    Missing the two main ball winners in the forwards and the best distributor now too. Don’t think Podge is a massive loss. He hasn’t shown great form the last couple of years at senior level.

    Its a pity Podge left it so late. Lohan has a job of work to do to get a performance from that squad. Traditionally the Derby with Limerick is close but its hard to see that happening this year.
    The footballers should do OK.. but no matter what side they put out they ll get beat by 10plus by Kerry and probably Cork...


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    #2041
    windy shepard henderson
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    BnB wrote: »
    https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40060385.html

    Podge gone. Is this the end of his inter county hurling career...? Either way, best of luck to him

    i still regard him a far better hurler then footballer , it probably is the last we will see him hurling i think

    regrettably you could see this coming back in 2013 and 14 , himself conor mcgrath and cathal mcinerney were doing far too much between hurling ,football 21s and the club football and hurling runs in munster

    at one stage i think they won the county football championship on a Saturday and played and beat the waterford champions the next day


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