All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2024 (Munster And Leinster Championships,Liam McCarthy Cup)

I didn’t notice it too much in the second game, but some really obvious thrown balls in the first game (and most games these days). Referees have just completely given up enforcing it.

After seeing Kilkenny in Leinster final and knowing how much they like and feel comfortable playing in Croke Park and also watching Clare last two games i would have Kilkenny warmer favourites than todays odds suggest. I was expecting something like Kilkenny 8/11 and Clare 11/8 and would be surprised if that's not what the odds end up as the closer we get to the game.

Limerick are obviously bloody good at the business end of things but I do think this Croke Park point forgets they haven't actually played a Munster team in CP since 2021 (when, admittedly they hammered them).

dowling controversial but interesting… seamus hickey is depressing.. and tj ryan isnt much better.. some craic if Donie Ryan (TJ's brother) was analysing games

Seamus Hickey is a pain in the derrière. TJ is good. I like Dowling and his point today was well made. How in God's name can you let a man run 11 steps against the rules because he himself has been fouled and is on an 'advantage'. As soon as he hits the 4 steps the ref has to blow him up and give the free..he cannot let him tsje another load of steps illegally in some bizarre attempt at advantage. No other sport in the world allows an advantage like that. The throwing by Shane Barratt today was outrageous and the steps by O Donnell for his goal was crazy..

Yes Hurling was invented in 2018 by Limerick.

I think you will find its only tipperary fans don't turn up according to boards members. Don't let facts get in the way of a false narrative.

Bizarre comment and nothing to do with the conversation being had.

our county board has the same remark made to jarlath burns , they also criticised the late throw in times in the saturday evening games like the league final last April against kilkenny as an example, there basically saying put all main hurling games on a sunday

then you have people on rte all year calling hurling a rare specie and under threat to the games of rugby and soccer ….roight ,… but not to mention the donkey derbies of the also rans of the tailteann cup

reality is these are great attendances for the brutal times of day these games are being played at , 1 o'clock on a saturday ffs??

And so do I. But if it was a Sunday I can guarantee a much bigger crowd but the same imbalance! Look at Cork v Tipp inThurles. A championship game with everything on the line and the rebels outnumbered them probably 10-1 on their own ground...

Similar for Waterford v Cork. Home game for Waterford, start of championship yet the red and white was the bigger crowd....

The GAA is dying on its feet and the top brass are more interested in revenue from use of stadia and other streams to be bothered.

Whether its the entertainment value in most football games, ruining pitches for concerts, the shortened IC season, the lack of visibility of top hurling games, or having underage soccer push in to traditional gaa months and the loss of players as a result.

There's a myriad of problems being ignored and just because they throw on loads of additional games which keeps the yearly attendance figures looking good, people are voting with their feet. 5 big games on across both codes yesterday and none with the crowd you'd expect for the calibre of game that was on offer.

Next week will be similar. Even the Dublin QF in the football will struggle to fill Croke Park even with 3 other teams involved. We're on a slippery slope and already on our arse and sliding.

Cork has nearly 5 times the population that Waterford does.

And I would say there was not much in it despite the talk beforehand.

Cork sent tickets back 2 years ago for the match in Walsh Park if you really want to go down this road. Explain that?

Ah now we all know some counties in particular follow their county through thick and thin. In hope, expectation or even exasperation. There are others who only show up in great numbers when their team is doing well.

It is not simply a question of "sunshine supporters" who are sometimes an annoyance to the regulars, getting tickets for the big games etc.

The truth is some counties per captia have more diehard supporters than other counties, and others have more sunshine supporters per capita. It is almost traditional/cultural at this stage.

Of course while I was praising the Cork hurling support earlier worth a mention that Corks football support is atrocious!! We know the arguments, hurling county etc, but for the size of the county its an embarrassment tbh