Limerick GAA Discussion Part 2

Are you trying to suggest that poster's interest in GAA players ends when there's no games on and they don't notice when players are in national headlines or the news every day? And that any interest outside of that is jealousy? Makes zero sense. People are interested in right and wrong, and the ins and outs of crime, much more than sport.

Whether it's DJ or Rory Gallagher or Darren Gleeson or Kyle Hayes, people take an interest when players or managers or ex-players are in the headlines - sporting related or not. That goes right across the sports whether it's Stan Collymore or Mason Greenwood or Sean O'Brien or a betting scandal, if people follow a sport they'll follow a story in the news about a player.

The reason Limerick posters got heated on here was because they were shown actual evidence from court reports. They only bias is from Limerick supporters supporting their player on a Limerick thread which can only be expected and is fair enough. But to say that people's only interest is related to having a dig is petty. The fact that you relate the issue of a court case to a four in a row is petty. They're completely separate. How can what one individual player does in his spare time be related to Limerick hurling and its years of success? This is about the individual. But because you're only relation to the team is as a fan, you can't separate those two things. But they're not related. It's a well-worn squad circling of the wagons thing that most fans and teams use but it has no basis in reality - only in a squad setting. Good news for Limerick is, it usually works. But it's not logic for a court or the real world. When that logic is used in the real world, it usually leads to trouble. Plenty of instances of that throughout the sporting world.

Your last sentence sums your argument up - it's all about your own personal joy and protecting that.

Yes ur right, Flanagan really needs to up his game and needs to score more as if gillane is shackled we need another threat, to me twas madness to put casey out roaming around midfield last year, I would actually put flanagan out there and leave Peter inside, yes we do need another midfield option next year too, Adam english maybe will come good there

Yes Gillane could be shackled this year alright but not in the way you mean 😀

Leave things that happened in another country out of this. Manchester was it.

Hurling in the city has really improved over the last 5/10 years. Having good Monaleen and mungret teams will be a massive boost to Limerick hurling. If St pats/claughan/Christians could improve also it would be a great plus.

Bit off topic but is anyone aware if the new kits are being launched this side of Christmas? Small fella is asking for Christmas and I don't want to buy the current one if a new one is being released

Pity because the rounded collar on some other counties jerseys released recently are quite nice but can't argue with the 2 year cycle to be fair.

Any update re Limerick Hurling season tickets renewals?

Cian Lynch ankle ligaments injury - 6-9 months out

He had ankle surgery towards the end of August 2022 and had resumed full training the following January and came on as a sub in Limerick’s first league game.

9 months is absolute worst case scenario and would usually mean multiple ruptured ligaments. If the news is true (not questioning you but I do hope you have been misinformed!) then we could theoretically be looking at him being available again in the middle of the Munster championship. The trouble then is closing the gap from fit enough to train to full match sharpness - once he’s there he’s unstoppable but took him a while to get there this year.

Like any sport, the injury timeframe ranges from conservative to extreme, so obviously the 9 months is worst-case.

Nah - was just the way you wrote it came across as if I wrote something completely wrong

Apparently all bs,was talking to someone who met him yesterday,he's on crutches but only because he had a plate removed from his ankle from last years injury.Will be right as rain in a few weeks he said.

He is possibly the most skillful hurler ever and would be a shame if we spend any more of this great run not seeing him play.

Good to here it's just a routine injury.

Cork 21 was absolute magic. The whole played great and you don't win like that if they don't but his display was one of the best individual displays I have seen.

He can make the hurley and sliotar stick together better than most us can stick two magnets together.