Cork GAA Discussion Thread

Gutting but ultimately we didn't deserve to go through with 1 win out of 4.

On the bright side we have Connolly and Coleman to come back next year not to mention O'Flynn who was a massive loss today.

Decent first season for Pat Ryan. Plenty of progress, showed plenty of heart in the last three games. Just lacked that little bit of quality which hopefully the players above and a few of the under 20s will address in the next year or two.

Moral victories are no good. 18 years without an All Ireland is simply disgraceful for a hurling County like Cork. We died with the boots on but we still are miles away going all the way. Cork have work to do in defence going forward. I would have taken 3rd if we got there.

Lets face it Patrick Horgan has been carrying Cork to Munster finals and all Ireland semis for the last decade. Sad he won't ever win an All Ireland. Eighteen years without a title is a disgrace for a county like Cork.

Unfortunately don't think he'll win one and therefore won't go down as a legend of Cork hurling...an excellent player over the years though

Fantastic player no doubt but not a legend unfortunately....

Hate the top scorer stat. Frees account for 40% of their scores - If you aren't a free taker then you can't get near it. It's dumb

I'm disgusted with today's result. I know people are saying that Cork are progressing this year but that's not guaranteed next year. We probably should have got a result against Tipp and Clare. We could have won today too but we didn't. This is another major problem Pat Ryan has to address, getting on the right side of tight games and winning them. We just didn't do it this year. Nothing is guaranteed in sport and that's what I fear about Cork going forward. All this underage potential doesn't guarantee an All Ireland. There are 2-3 players that need to go next year. Some have been around a while and we aren't winning nothing with those players involved. Forced myself to watch TSG tonight but wasn't easy.

one of the big problems with the moderan game with back door systems and group stage championships is it takes away from teams like cork

look at your record against us and limerick historically , we have won like 10/62 games limerick have won 20/70 games because there is no more straight knock out it almost dilutes corks chances of repeating the history of the 70s 80s 90s ect..

clare went from 1951 to 1982 for a win against the rebels , as for today , ye were good , its pat ryans first year in charge , i feel the reason you are out goes back to the tipperary game , ye were much the better team that night and deserved to win

theres plenty of talent coming through so relax the famine is almost over and i back pat to win the big one under his tenure , once ben cunningham and one or two more younger lads mature to senior ye will be fine

The problem with Cork is Cork themselves.

I'm optimistic about this bunch after yesterday. They showed great heart but if we could cut out giving away least few easy scores we be laughing.

Peno and one of goals should not have stood although that does not forgive Cork for poor positional play.

19 years since we won all Ireland it will be and no guarantee we keep improving, but with the underage teams showing talent coming, got to be optimistic.

At moment we are the Mayo of hurling. Get little more stronger and clinical in next 11 months and we give it right go next year.

It hurts to be out though. Summer over and not even June sucks.

Least got U20s to look forward to...

As gallant as our performances have been this year compared to the last number of years, in the dog eat dog world of Munster championship there's no getting away from the cold hard reality that the only team we managed to beat was Waterford. Massively proud of the fighting performances we put in 2023, but such are the tight margins. The four point swing from the penalty and Cahalane off the ground decisions were one of many things that cost the game. On that note, where was Eoin Downey yesterday, I assume injured? We badly, badly need to get rid of Cahalane. He's an absolute walking cluster** of a defender.

I agree, there are a few players who are there a long time that aren't up to it and are still getting game time. Horgan is not one of these players. He's been outstanding for Cork for the last 10-12 years but not sure how long more he will stay at it. Time waits for no man.

With the modern structure, you're looking at seven games minimum to win the all Ireland. The four group games in Munster, Munster final, all Ireland semi final and the final. In 1999 we only had to play four games to win the all Ireland. All Irelands sure are harder to win now than in the pre backdoor era imo. In fairness to Pat the team gave it it's all for him all year, we showed character to come back against Tipp, and we showed character as well against Clare and Limerick, but we just fell short in the end unfortunately.

The tactics need to improve though and the goalkeeper situation needs to be looked at as well. We were missing a couple of players due to injuries as well. So these things all add up in the end! If the U20's win the all Ireland then that'll be three u20 all Irelands in four years, so that would suggest that the players are coming through. So really Cork should be there and thereabouts for the next couple of years as all Ireland contenders imo.

I thought Damian Cahalanes performances were solid enough this year.

Exactly Cork still relying on their old timers. Where's Jack O Connor? Showed a lot of promise a couple of years back, no where to be seen now