Limerick GAA Discussion Part 2

seriously doubted we'd win an all ireland again back in the dark days of 2009-2010 but to witness 3 in 4 is unbelievable. Things change fast in hurling so rack em up when you can, I thought in 2018 if we got to 10 all irelands by the end of Lynch, Hayes etc. careers we would be delighted but they have exceeded that already.

being greedy but hoping we have a few good u20 teams in the next few years to get some new talent into the squad and push it on again.

Watched the 2018 semi final between Limerick and Cork yesterday waiting for the final to show up on YouTube. The difference between that Limerick team and the one nowadays is massive. Mainly the same personal and playing a similar brand of hurling but they are far more polished this year than they were then. They're a joy to watch nowadays.

The second half yesterday won't go down as anywhere near a classic but with the damage done in the first halt it was hard to see either team having the motivation.

Congrats to Limerick, ye have a great team there who are likely to win a few more. Just as a matter of interest how many more do ye think this Limerick team will win (either in a row or with an interruption in between) or how long will they be the dominant team, also who do you see as your closest rivals, the most likely team to close the gap over next few years.

The bulk of the team are in 2 blocks, the 28 year old and the 24 year olds so I don't see anything changing until the 28 year olds start to retire but who knows what the landscape will look like by then. Also you never know when the backroom team will decide to call it a day which would potentially be a big problem.

Galway and Cork look to be doing well underage, Cork in particular are putting a lot of work in and Galway will surely get their act together soon and challenge again.

Limerick are obviously favourites for next year but I still think Galway or any of the Munster teams could win it if they can catch Limerick on a bad day

It was a long year too as they really hit the league hard from the start. Can't blame them really if the wanted to go for the full sweep of medals. Also if we had been poor in that league all the pundits were ready and waiting with the narrative that we got lucky against a tired Galway

The reason I would have Galway up there is that ye have the players if ye could only sort out the mess behind the scenes. I think from the outside everyone is really shocked that the 2017 team only managed 1 All Ireland.

In reality if Limerick did happen to get knocked out early the championship would be there for any of 4 or 5 teams to take

That 2017 team should have won more, from 2012 to 2018 we should have picked up at least another All Ireland (2012, 2015 & 2018 were left behind us), one was the bare minimum that team deserved and were lucky it was Waterford we faced in the 2017 final or we probably wouldn't have won it. We have a history of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, even in 2018 when teams feared us after 2017 we let standards slip, allowed teams come back at us (Kilkenny & Clare) when we had them more or less dead and buried and by time of final we were out on our feet. Limerick deserved the win on the day, but, our performance in the final was poor, yet we only lost by a point and everyone patted them on the back for coming back in the last few minutes, yet forgot how poorly they performed in the preceding 70 mins. That team is more or less gone now.

We haven't even been able to turn the recent minor success into even 1 U20 All Ireland, Cork bet us out the gate in last week's final ( and at minor too) yet at minor level that Galway team hammered everyone. Nothing in our history suggests we'll sort things out. It's true we had plenty of talent to be winning All Irelands in the past decade or so, but, not so sure now, it'll be a few years before we're serious contenders again. Very frustrating being a Galway supporter, we always find a way to shoot ourselves in the foot.

There will be lots of close games next year again. Would be surprised if Limerick actually do the 3 in a row. Its just so difficult when everyone is gunning for you.

Kilkenny, Galway, Tipp (with Cahill), Waterford are all well capable of sorting themselves out quickly. Cork might need one more year as a beating like yesterday can leave scars and they will likely go into a form of rebuild based on the U20s. Clare are always dangerous too and Lohan retained is very good news for them.

Well done Limerick - a fantastic performance, especially in the first half.

Total hurling in fairness. Everyone of the lads can hurl but are all team players.

No weak links as far as I can see.

Well done.

From a northern gael!

You would be surprised if Limerick win it next year?

Just think it’s going to be hard to do 3 in a row. They look unbeatable right now but everyone will regroup and we have to hit the same heights again. Think we will win a couple more from this team before it runs it’s course but I do think it will be very difficult next year

Amazing win

These fellas are a savage team, everyone in the stadium knew the game was over on 25 mins, I don't expect them to go unbeaten next year but being greedy a hat trick would be amazing

Delighted for the nash family, Declan was one of my favourite corner backs of all time and to have barry win an all Ireland in the same position is amazing

94 left a scar but thanks to this team its barely visible anymore

Love watching Quaid and hannon, composure from these guys is top level

Maybe Graeme Mulcahy as he is unlikely to be a starter again but outside that I doubt it. Nicky could play for 5-7 more years

I can't see the standards and drive drop next year anyway. Not when you have Caroline Curid as part of the coaching staff.

I think both Waterford and cork will be our most serious challengers next yr it can flick around very quickly but dont see either beating us next yr, for cork they might need 2 or 3 yrs but as already said it can change quickly plus you'd never know god forbid who might get injured we need mike casey back and coughlan, o Neill and adam English maybe to start pushing for a place.

No disrespect intended to the galway posters but I can't see them challenging( they should) but can't see it. Tipp? Can't rule them out but wouldn't think so but maybe if Cahill was manager. Waterford for me could be our biggest challengers with de burca and others back I think they're the closest to us, can they bridge the gap? Next year? I'd be surprised.