Cork GAA Discussion Thread

I assume Rule 5.11c - to charge an opponent for the purpose of giving a team mate an advantage. The penalty for a player already booked is to be sent off, and a free from where the offence took place.

If O'Donnell had possession and the shoulder was fair, then obviously that isn't a free.

Regarding consulting, the referee has "the power to consult" and "on a needs basis" with umpires. But the referee's decision is final. In this case you could see that the referee was looking directly at the incident.

For example, if he hadn't seen it then he has the power to ask the umpire what happened to help him establish facts.

Cheers for that, good to know in future.

Only problem with this is that in theory every county could lose at least two games and qualify under the current system. So taking this to its logical conclusion you'd have no All Ireland champions potentially. Kilkenny played in the 2019 All Ireland Final after losing two matches.

Minor football: Kerry 0-7 Cork 1-2 HT. Miskella penalty after 20 min keeping us in touch. struggling to win our kick outs.

Kerry 0-12 Cork 1-7 FT. closed the gap to 1 a couple of times but never got level

Senior football fixtures after todays draw

Group 3: May 18/19 (home team first): Clare/Kerry v Cork; May 25/26 (home team first): Armagh/Donegal v Tyrone; June 1/2 (home team first): Tyrone v Clare/Kerry, Cork v Armagh/Donegal; June 15/16 (neutral venues): Armagh/Donegal v Clare/Kerry, Tyrone v Cork.

That was a terrible game to watch. Kerry just that bit better.

Football is becoming unwatchable whereas I love any underage hurling game

And you are the one then that calls me negative when I say the same thing as you about the footballers. How ironic is that. I rest my case.

Team for tonights U20 Munster Final against Kerry. Reminder that it is live on TG4

Kerry 0-9 Cork 0-5 HT

We have had a couple of goal chances that would have been great to get one

Should have tucked that away there. Another goal chance missed

Same old story no matter the grade. Very frustrating to see lads getting into great positions and just fluffing it. Not clinical enough at all.

Good inputs. I do think that there's more light at the end of the tunnel this time around, but I will concede Pat is under pressure to deliver sooner rather than later. Dropping in more U20s is an option but you'd be afraid of the roasting they could get until they are established players. Look at last years U20 final where Offaly's Screeney was playing a blinder, Cork upped the ante physically in the second half and that was that. That could be what awaits some of out U20s when it comes to tackling the physicality of Limerick, Clare, Tipp, Galway, KK, etc at championship time. That could be an even uglier sight.

Tactically? We're not at the races at the moment. I think we can now handle physical teams, but when we dish it out we get someone sent off. We probably need to hunt in packs a bit more like other teams to disrupt, maul, second arm, and so on- but that was never Cork's style. We also cannot handle when other teams get cute… see Clare's last few minutes antics of dragging players down and disrupting the game. All that is up to the sideline to get players prepped, and by the way Cork management need to start reminding the refs to play a manly game etc before the games, or maybe Clare are just a bloody good team and we were always going to be a point or two behind. Anyway, what the hell do I know, I never got as far as playing for Cork. Onwards and upwards.

It would be the best feeling in the world if we got totally written off the weekend nobody gave them a hope and Cork then came out and won comprehensively. Carlsberg don't do dreams but if they did this would be up there with the best.

Tipp 2-10 Cork 0-7 HT. Cork mistakes punished for both goals. We have hit some poor wides too

Lads this has been a right collapse of a performance.

might calm the calls for O'Connor to be next senior manager for a while

Pat Ryans previous efforts at both club and intercounty have been forgotten by a few lately too. Not saying he should have the job for as long as he wants or that results dont matter but he was the best candidate by far at the time and he should get our full support while in the job.

With regards to Pat Ryan and this he needs our full support thing, well results and performances will dictate that i'm afraid.

If it's another group stage exit with just one or two championship wins this year, then alarm bells will be ringing.

He has been unlucky at times for sure, but i think getting out of the group stage at the very least should be the bare minimum requirement of a Cork manager.

He has a good track record at u20 level but senior level is a totally and utterly different ball game to u20 level altogether.