Cork GAA Discussion Thread

A dire first half but hopefully we'll turn it around. If we lose this and we fail to get out of Munster, then we might need to drop some of the old guard.

Especially when we have a lot of all Ireland winners from u20 level to bring through. Hopefully we'll lift it in the second half though.

This was always going to be a dangerous game if any ounce of complaceny settled in.

Waterford 2 ahead again

This is some shambles of a performance.

We can forget about the All Ireland and getting out of Munster. Time for Horgan, Lehane Harnedy and Cahalane to go now. Where are you now White feather?

Waterford four up in injury time here.

Another short summer on the way

Not good enough....out of all the hurlers available in Cork this is what is put out to represent us?

Ok i just need to relax here because i'm pretty angry about this defeat! First of all well done to Waterford the better more hungry and more motivated team on the day.

We have to make our two home games count against Clare and Limerick now, and then get something away to Tipperary in Thurles.

But that was a very sloppy display from Cork that lacked drive and hunger. We've been saying this crap for too long now at this stage.

The thing is that Cork performance today was miles away from the standard of the Clare and Limerick game. We'll be eaten alive by both Clare and Limerick if we show up with a performance like that again.

It looks like we're going to hit the twenty years without a senior all Ireland milestone. There needs to be some hard calls made on the Hoggie, Harnedy, Lehane and Cahalane generation at some stage.

Now Hoggie and Seamus in particular have given some serious service to Cork, but we have a raft of all Ireland winners from underage to bring through.

Give them a chance instead of persisting with players who either don't look like being around for our next all Ireland win or who have had more than enough chances at this stage.

We've spent the last twelve years waiting for one fella in particular to step up to the plate! Another Munster group stage exit won't look good for Pat Ryan either when you have Ben O'Connor waiting in the wings.

A bad a day as there ever was for Cork hurling and it raise a whole pile of questions but again well done to Waterford. They might cause a few more surprises before the year is out.

We've gone seriously soft as a hurling county. If it's another short year then Ryan needs to wield the axe. All four of Hoggie, Harnedy, Lehane and Cahalane should not be starting on a Cork team all at once at this stage

If we have to wait another few years for senior success then so be it, but the lads from underage are the future. Give them a chance and be patient with them. I was delighted that Pat took over from Kieran Kingston as manager.

But at least Kingston won a Munster title and took us to an all Ireland final. I'm not advocating that we bring Kingston back now. I just think that a lot of people are on notice after today.

Nearly twenty years without a senior all Ireland, twenty six years without a league title and it's been more than half a decade since we last won Munster.

We can't just brush all this under the carpet. That is serious levels of underperformance for what is the largest county in Ireland.

Yes it's very hard to do, Clare were in a similar boat with U21 successes and they barely got over the line in 2013. That was it then. However, I think we've a good few that should be getting their game. What happened to Cunningham? He not in the squad? Plus will Dalton be back? who I happen to like as he gets stuck in and can take a free as well.

All is not lost yet, but some hard decisions need to be made.

Cheers, didn't know. All that said, the outing against Limerick could be brutal. They looked solid out, those lads are pretty big and can get as physical as you like, and can hurl as well. Took everything Clare threw at them today, didn't panic at all, and came out on top. Clare lads must be sick tonight.

Not sure Cunningham is the answer, at least in the half forward line- watched him struggle to win high ball against Westmeath in the league last year.

Dalton was a massive loss today- we have no hurler with his 'skill' set.

Terrible result...Cork hurling in an awful place I'm afraid. Lack of leadership and heart...

I just knew Cork would find it difficult to win today and was right. Waterford were not respected by a lot of the Cork folk . Cork will come out fighting next week but will come up short and then championship is over and hopefully we see changes then.

So… he's not injured then 😁