Limerick GAA Discussion Part 2

Unfortunately it's happening with most counties now. Cork probably the worst offenders

Didn't think the ref had a great game myself either but listening to Anthony Dalys podcast on the Examiner they were all saying he was very good,maybe it has something to do with who his father is

It was more wooooo than booooo but the "you fat bstrd" thing for every single pick out is an absolute pain. Bad enough having to put up with it on a Friday night but you kind of expect it with soccer.

No but that group of young lads in every county was usually the ones with most of the flags and singing so its sad to see it turn sour. Had a few incidents of bottles thrown Saturday too which I have only ever once seen a single bottle before in 15 years of going.

You get the bandwagon brigade in every county. They were never to be seen during the lean years. Dublin is full of them i.e. LOI or Premier League club fans who once the County team get some success going start attending matches and don't know there arse from their elbow.

Agree with this. I was there sat night and while the behaviour of those dopes in the middle of the back of the terrace was disappointing, the vast majority of limerick fans were dead on, really got behind their team and were grand to chat to after

I was in the Ennis road terrace, and as a Waterford man, found the crowd around me 100%; vocal, passionate but typical friendly GAA supporters.

There was a good few drunk young men around outside on the way in and out and I presume it was them making a nuisance of themselves on the other end of stadium; that's a societal problem rather a Limerick GAA problem.

My first Waterford game was the 1983 Munster final in the Gaelic grounds, and excessive drinking by a certain minority has always been a part of watching inter county gaa matches

On a positive note the 3 stewards I interacted with were all very pleasant with just the right about of Limerick wit and slagging.

Myself and brother where struck by the skill level of Limerick subs in warmup, we were right beside them on front row of stand before we went up to terrace. I think because the team is in such good physical shape, and know how to maximise it, Limerick don't get enough credit for their skill level. Even Hegarthy's biggest detractor would have to acknowledge his stick work/striking,

Good win by 20s tonight anyone any idea what's the story with Patrick o donovans injury he came on v cork has he gotten injured again since?

I think it was Anthony Daly said "your allowed win 1" and everyone is delighted for ya but that's all you get.

Limerick are for the last two years utterly dominant(two big margin all Ireland wins and very few close matches), and the best team in country for 4 years.

Other than Dublin footballers at their peak and Kilkenny at theirs, that kind of dominance has been really rare in modern times; the great Tyrone team never managed it and their peaks stopped the Kerry team of the same period of ever being dominant. Other than Kilkenny, Clare for a few years in mid 90's were the closest in hurling and they never managed a two in a row (Jimmy Cooney's mistake fucked them up in 98 in fairness).

The other factor is the physicality of the Limerick team. There seems to be persistent element who believe you should be able to win hurling all Irelands playing dandy hurling, Kilkenny got a bit of grief on that score to but it certainly is something the current Limerick team are getting.

Even the Cork team around 99-06 had players who played on the edge (Niall McCarthy, Mulcahy etc) and they were probably the "nicest" team to win a few All Irelands.

The physical element is part of the very essence of what hurling is about; a physical contest where the small skillful guy has his place as long as he accepts the risk. That's what made DJ, Jamesie O'Connor etc great.

Limerick won the toss and will have home advantage for the Munster Hurling U20 Final v Tipperary.

Fixture:

Wednesday, May 4th @ 7:30 PM

Limerick v Tipperay

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Hes out for remainder of Munster Championship at least!

According to Official Limerick GAA Facebook !

Sickner but not unexpected due to the nature of the Hamstring injury!

It would be no harm for the county board to spend a few quid on maintenance in the gaelic grounds. The intercom system doesn't work and can't be heard in the uncovered stand. You can't read the row numbers/letters as the paint has faded. You had people reciting the alphabet as they walked up the steps trying to figure out what row their seats were in......we're not talking big money here.......

Ya, no doubt it was a hit and miss performance against Waterford....but he has some talent. I was sitting right in front of where he shot his last point, he pretty much had no space and no time to look at the posts but still landed it over the bar after, as you mention, having shot a couple of wides immediately before.

Needs a bit of a power hose in the uncovered and terrace toilets too and on a grander scale a fold out table with some mars bars doesn't cut it anymore. The game in Cork was a real eyeopener in that sense.

Also and this isn't just a Limerick thing but do bands not want to play before a match anymore ?